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2008: Amassed 715 yards on the ground as the primary backup to Jahvid Best ... averaged an impressive 5.0 yards per carry ... also tied for second on the team with 27 catches ... earned a start vs. Arizona State for an injured Best (elbow) and finished with 93 yards on 27 carries, plus another 51 yards on five catches ... posted his first 100-yard effort in the Michigan State opener, going for 101 yards on nine carries, which included a game-clinching 81-yard TD run in the fourth quarter ... also totaled 99 rushing yards vs. UCLA ... churned out 61 yards on the ground, including a crucial touchdown against Oregon with 8:47 left in the game to put Cal up by 10 points ... had 49 yards on 10 carries and a touchdown against Washington ... hauled in a career-long 59 yard reception that resulted in his first receiving TD against Stanford ... had eight rushes for 36 yards vs. Miami.
2007: Redshirted the season.
High School: A SuperPrep Magazine and PrepStar.com 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 by Rivals.com ... selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine ... 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 for the Vikings 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 ... rushed for 1,638 yards on 169 carries with 28 touchdowns as a junior ... tallied 52 receptions for 898 yards and seven more touchdowns through the air ... defensively, had 43 tackles and three interceptions ... 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 ... the son of Henry Vereen and Venita Taylor-Vereen ... also a member of Cal's track & field team.
