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Christopher Ivory

Class: Senior Hometown: Longview, Texas High School: Longview

Height / Weight: 6-0 / 225 Position: Running Back Birthdate: 03/22/1988 Experience: 3V

IVORY'S WSU CAREER
JUNIOR (2008): Earned a varsity letter after playing in first five games before injury cut short his season...lone start of season came against Oregon, where he had just three rushes before leaving game with hamstring injury...did not play the remainder of season due to injury...season total included 28 rushes for 136 yards and a touchdown...had season-high 78 yards on 11 carries, including five-yard touchdown run to open WSU's scoring...had 32 yards on six carries in opener against Oklahoma State...season-long rush of 19 yards came against Portland State...returned 10 kicks on season for 267 yards...had four returns for 103 yards, including long of 68, against Cal, for which he earned WSU's "Big Play" award...following week had 50-yard KO return at Baylor...also had two tackles on special teams, one each against Cal and Oregon.

SOPHOMORE (2007): Earned a varsity letter after playing in eight of WSU's 12 games...started three games...earned first career start at Stanford following injury to Dwight Tardy and started the next two games...missed the Idaho game with a right shoulder bruise...also missed Oregon, UCLA and California games...was WSU's second-leading rusher...had 60 carries for 313 yards...averaged 5.2 yards per carry...had 100-yard rushing games against Stanford (104 on 15 carries) and Washington (114 on 14 carries)...scored touchdowns against Wisconsin and Washington...had 13 catches on the season for 50 yards...also returned 13 kickoffs for 257 yards (19.8 avg.).

FRESHMAN (2006): Earned a varsity letter after playing in nine of the Cougars' 12 games...received the team's weekly Offensive Scout Team Award following the week leading up to the Oregon game...also received the team's Gamebreaker Award after his performance against Arizona...a sprained ankle forced him to miss the Baylor game...also missed the Arizona State game with a sprained ankle...did not play against USC...served primarily on special teams, but did see action at running back...ran three times against Idaho for 85 yards...broke an 80-yard touchdown run before injuring himself in the fourth quarter...member of WSU's kickoff and kickoff return special teams units...had one tackle on the season.

IVORY'S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Earned three letters in football for head coach John King and two in track and field...helped lead football team to district title all three seasons...JUNIOR season earned second-team All-District 12 5A honors as team posted 12-1 record...SENIOR year rushed for 659 yards and 13 touchdowns, averaging 5.5 yards per carry from fullback position...unanimous first-team All-District 12 5-A selection and honorable mention All-East Texas...added 16 receptions for 209 yards and two scores...named best fullback by 5ATexasFootball.com and was on 2005 Super List for running backs from same organization.

PERSONAL
Christopher L. Ivory...born in Longview, Texas...parents Kenny and Judy Gilliland...enjoys fishing, playing video games and "Family Night"...plans to major in kinesiology and minor in business at WSU.

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