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2001: Redshirted the 2001 season
High School: Earned two football letters for Coach Doug Millsaps at Rolling Meadows High School … Had 1,100 rushing yards as a senior … Rushed for 2,280 yards and 30 touchdowns on 268 carries, averaging 8.3 yards per carry his junior year … Named to the all-conference and all-area teams in both 1999 and 2000 … Garnered 1999 Mid-Suburban Player of the Year honors … Named to the SuperPrep All-Midwest team … Led team to an 8-2 record in 1999 … Won conference title both junior and senior seasons … Earned four track letters … Broke the school record in the 100 and 400 meters as well as the 110 and 300 meter hurdles … Won the state title in the 110 meter hurdles and placed second in the 300 hurdles.
Personal: Full name is Abraham Marshall Jones … Goes by “Abe” … Born June 3, 1982 in Chicago … The son of Doug and Mary Beth Millsaps … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and sciences … Plans to design and remodel buildings following graduation … Admires Ron Dayne because he excelled even though coaches thought he should play another position … Honor roll student for three semesters … Lists Doug Millsaps as the greatest influence in his athletic career … Was in foster care most of his adolescent life.
