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Indiana State University Athletics

2017 Football Roster

Dave Wegiel

6 LeMonte Booker

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Orland Park, Ill.
  • Highschool Carl Sandburg HS

Biography

2017
Earned All-MVFC Honorable Mention at running back...A dual-threat running back for the Sycamores with 1,086 all-purpose yards…Led the team and is second in the Missouri Valley Football Conference during the regular season with 941 yards on the ground…Accounted for a team best five rushing touchdowns and is averaging 85.5 rushing yards per game…Finished with 4.7 yards per carry which was seventh best in the MVFC among ball carriers with 100 or more attempts…Had three games with 100 or more yards rushing including 167 yards against YSU and 104 yards against the top rush defense in the country in NDSU…Third on the squad in receiving with 149 yards on 20 catches, including a touchdown...Honorable Mention Preseason All-MVFC. 

2016
Redshirted due to injury sustained in spring practice.
 
2015
Honorable Mention Preseason All-MVFC (Return Specialist)
Named Honorable Mention Preseason All-MVFC as a return specialist...Played and started in seven games…One of three ISU rushers with 400 rushing yards…Ended season with 437 yards (54.6 YPG) and 3 TDs on 88 rushes…Also had 18 receptions for 150 yards and 1 TD…ISU’s leading kick returner with 88 yards on four returns…No. 2 for ISU in all-purpose at 676 yards (84.5 YPG)…Opened the year with a 161-yard, four TD performance vs. Butler (137 yards, 3 TDs rushing; 24 yards, 1 TD receiving)...Also had 113 yards rushing vs. Southern Illinois; as did QB Matt Adam (123), ISU’s first 100-yard duo since 2010...Missed four total games due to injury.
 
2014
Ranked third in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with 18.8 return yards per game...Had 22 kickoff returns for 413 yards, including a long off 33 against Tennessee Tech...Gained 367 rushing yards on 64 attempts, including a long rush of 87 yards against Missouri State...Went over the 100-yard rushing mark for the first time in his career with 12 rushes for 116 yards versus the Bears...Also tallied 77 rushing yards on nine attempts, including a scamper of 37 yards in the home opener against Tennessee Tech...Also caught nine passes for 73 yards, including one for 18 yards in the FCS Playoffs against Eastern Kentucky when he had three receptions for 34 yards...Posted 853 all-purpose yards on the season.
 
2013
MVFC All-Newcomer Team
Named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team...Was the Sycamores' leader with 25 kickoff returns for 578 yards, averaging 23.1 yards per return...Owned a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against No. 1 North Dakota State...Third-leading rusher with 42 rushes for 175 yards, averaging over four yards per carry and one touchdown and caught seven passes for 39 yards...Returned five kickoffs against Youngstown State and North Dakota State and had a season-best 173 yards of returns versus the Bison, which was the highest single-game total in the MVFC in 2013...Tallied a season-best 56 rushing yards at Missouri State and caught four passes against Youngstown State...Finished the season with 792 all-purpose yards and ranked second in the MVFC with 23.1 yards per kickoff return as well as second in league games only with 22.3 yards per kickoff return...Ninth in the league in MVFC contests with a 98.7 all-purpose yards per game average.
 
High School
Lettered in football and track at Carl Sandburg High School for coach David Wierzal...Named all-area and was a two-time first team all-conference selection ... Twice named his school's Offensive Player Of The Year...Amassed 750 rushing yards with eight touchdowns, 200 receiving yards and four touchdowns as a senior...Tallied 1,037 rushing yards with 15 touchdowns and 85 receiving yards as a junior...Holds the school record in the long jump with 22 feet as well as a member of the 400 meter and 800 meter relay teams.
 
Personal
Born Aug. 10, 1995, to LeMonte Booker Sr. and Hyacinth Booker...Majoring in psychology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2013Freshman

    Running Back
    5'11" 190 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2014Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'11" 190 lbs
    32
  • 1

    2015Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 190 lbs
    1
  • 6

    2017Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    5'11" 190 lbs
    6