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  Jeff Bennum

Jeff Bennum

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Bellingham, WA

High School:
Meridian

Last College:
Yakima Valley CC

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 185

Position:
QB/WR

Age:
23

COLLEGE: Played in four games last season, having 1 carry for 4 yards and 1 reception for 8 yards ... On church mission to Mexico the previous two years ... Played baseball one year at Yakima Valley CC.

HIGH SCHOOL: Washington State Sportswriters Association Class 2A Player of the Year, Tacoma News Tribune all-state quarterback for all classifications and Washington Prep Report all-State pick as senior at Meridian High School ... Listed among Seattle Times Top 100 (white chip) state high school seniors ... Played in East-West all-star game, throwing 5-yard touchdown pass in 7-0 West victory ... North Cascades Conference Offensive Player of the Year ... First-team all-league both ways ... Led Trojans to 13-0 record, league title and state championship ... Threw for 3,157 yards and 45 touchdowns, both school records, with 68.0 pass completion percentage (191-of-281) ... Also ran for 400 yards and nine touchdowns, returned punt 70 yards for touchdown and intercepted 10 passes ... In 57-14 win over East Valley in state championship game, completed 28 of 33 passes for 390 yards and five touchdowns ... First-team all-league quarterback and second-team defensive back as junior on 7-2 team ... Played free safety as sophomore on 10-1 squad that reached state quarterfinals ... Lettered four years and started three ... Also lettered four years in baseball and two in basketball ... All-league in baseball as junior on squad that placed fifth at state ... Second-team all-league in basketball as junior.

PERSONAL: Major is physical education ... His brother, Bob, played baseball at Olympic CC and football and baseball at Gavilan College CA.



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