Evan Sembell

Position:
Running Back
Height:
6-2
Weight:
217
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Rochester, Ill.
High School:
Rochester

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Derek Leonard at Rochester High School … earned four varsity letters for the Rockets … helped team to a 12-2 record and a state title as a senior … helped team to a 7-2 mark in the Central State Eight Conference … finished his career with a 52-5 record … first team all-conference as a senior … academic all-conference as a sophomore and senior … academic all-conference honorable mention as a junior … holds the school record for rushing yards in a season (2, 598) … holds the school record for career rushing (3,267) … first team all-state, USA Today All-USA first team Illinois, academic all-state and team captain all as a senior … helped team to four state championships, first public school to do so in the state of Illinois … earned two varsity letters in basketball … academic all-conference as a sophomore and junior … earned one letter in tennis … academic all-conference as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of Mark Sembell and Diane Hilland-Sembell … mother competed in basketball and track at Northern Illinois … graduated high school with a 3.8 grade point average on a 4.0 scale … majoring in biology … born on June 24, 1997, in Springfield, Ill … full name is Evan Sembell.