| |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shane Vereen vs. UCLA 10/25/08  |
|
CAL CAREER:A vital component of Cal's backfield and kick return units, with seven starts in 26 career games over the last two campaigns after redshirting his first season ... has 2,693 career all-purpose yards ... has rushed for 1,667 yards and 16 TDs on the ground over 325 carries for averages of 5.1 yards per rush and 64.1 yards per game ... has added 465 receiving yards and three TDs on 52 catches, 551 kick return yards on 24 returns and 10 punt return yards on two attempts ... has also thrown two passes, both incomplete.
2009:An honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection ... set career highs with 952 yards rushing on 183 carries (both team-highs) to average 5.2 yards per carry ... scored 14 TDs overall with 12 coming on the ground to rank second on the club in overall touchdowns, rushing touchdowns and total points ... played all 13 games with four starts ... sixth in the Pac-10 in kick return average (23.0 ypg) and seventh in the conference all-purpose running (1,757 yards), leading the team in both categories ... also ranked seventh in Pac-10 in rushing (73.2 ypg) ... his 6.5 points-by-touchdown per game was sixth in the Pac-10 ... added 25 receptions for 244 yards and two TDs ... rushed for more than 150 yards three times - at Stanford (193), vs. Arizona (154), at UCLA (154), setting career highs each time ... added 122 yards on the ground vs. Utah in the Poinsettia Bowl ... received team's Berkeley Breakfast Club Award as the offense's outstanding player in the Big Game ... voted by teammates as one of the offense's two Bear Backers MVPs along with fellow tailback Jahvid Best ... selected fourth-team preseason All-Pac-10 by Phil Steele ... named as the nation's No. 61 draft eligible running back by Phil Steele
Individual Game-By-Game : vs. Maryland: 10 rushes, 48 yards, TD; 3 receptions, 46 yards, TD; 3 kick returns, 76 yards • vs. EWU: 12 rushes, 45 yards, 3 TD (career-high); 1 reception, 6 yards; 1 kick return, 34 yards • at Minnesota: 8 rushes, 27 yards; 2 receptions, 17 yards; 3 kick returns, 58 yards • vs. USC: 155 all-purpose yards on 6 kick returns for 127 yards, 3 rushes for 7 yards,1 reception for 21 yards.• at UCLA: biggest game of season with career-high 154 yards rushing and 1 TD on 17 carries, with 230 all-purpose yards (154 rush, 20 receive, 46 kick return, 10 punt return). • at ASU: 1 rush, 2 yards; 2 receptions, 20 yards; 4 kick returns, 67 yards; 0-1 passing. • vs. OSU: 5 rushes, 9 yards; 3 receptions, 6 yards; 2 kick returns, 29 yards • vs. Arizona: career-highs of 159 yards and 30 carries, 1 TD (season-long 61 yards); 1 reception, 10 yards• at Stanford: career highs of 42 carries for 193 yards rushing, 3 TDs (ties career high); 1 reception, 10 yards • at Washington: 16 carries, 92 yards rushing; 3 receptions, 25 yards
2008: Had a strong season, playing in all 13 games and making three starts ... amassed 715 yards on the ground as the primary backup to Jahvid Best to rank second on the club in rushing yardage, as well as No. 10 among the Pac-10's leaders and tied for No. 95 nationally ... averaged an impressive 5.0 yards per rush on 142 carries ... also tied for second on the team with 27 catches for 221 receiving yards and ranked among the Pac-10's leader in all-purpose yards (No. 18) and total offense (No. 19) with respective totals of 715 and 936 yards ... posted his first 100-yard rushing effort in a starting role vs. Michigan State in the season-opener and his college debut, going for 101 yards on nine carries including a game-clinching 81-yard TD run in the fourth quarter ... also caught four balls and even attempted a pass vs. the Spartans ... had another pair of 75-plus yard games over his next three contests, running for 80 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries at Washington State and 75 yards on 12 attempts vs. Colorado State ... made another start for an injured Best vs. Arizona State and responded with 93 yards on a career-high 27 carries, plus another 51 yards on a career-high five receptions ... nearly posted another 100-yard game the next time he subbed for Best as a starter, totaling 99 rushing yards vs. UCLA and peeling off a long run of 56 yards ... churned out 61 rushing yards and a touchdown on 21 carries in a backup role during a victory over Oregon, including a crucial touchdown with 8:57 left in the game that made the final score, 26-16 ... had 56 yards on 12 carries in the Big Game vs. Stanford and also hauled in a career-long 59 yard reception that resulted in his first receiving TD ... contributed 49 yards on 10 carries and a touchdown against Washington.
2007: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: A SuperPrep and PrepStar All-America choice ... Scout.com listed him as the No. 23 running back in the country ... rated No. 5 at running back in the nation and No. 21 overall in the state of California by Rivals.com ... selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep ... honorable mention Long Beach Press-Telegram "Best in the West" selection ... collected CalHiSports.com third-team All-State honors ... the most highly recruited player in the history of Valencia football ... combined for over 6,000 rushing and receiving yards with 89 touchdowns during an impressive three-year varsity career ... as a senior, tallied 982 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns, while also catching 28 passes for 455 yards and six scores, and returning 13 kicks for 243 yards ... rushed for 1,638 yards on 169 carries with 28 touchdowns as a junior, while tallying 52 receptions for 898 yards and seven more touchdowns through the air and defensively contributing 43 tackles and three interceptions ... had 1,399 rushing yards and 28 TDs on 205 carries and 55 catches for 727 yards and four TDs as a sophomore, and even completed his only pass attempt for a 39-yard scoring strike ... doubled as one of the Southland's top sprinters, recording the fastest 100-yard dash time of any junior in Southern California during the 2006 track and field season.
PERSONAL: Full name is Shane Patrick-Henry Vereen ... born March 2, 1989 ... parents are Henry Vereen and Venita Taylor-Vereen ... also a member of Cal's track and field team ... major is undeclared but considering Media Studies.
LAST UPDATED: January 20, 2010
