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NEW MEXICO: Enters 2014 as the top option at running back … a north-and-south runner with power and speed that refuses to do down … also has the ability to catch the ball out of the back field … has great vision and an incredible ability to make cuts and burst back to full speed … has the potential to become the team’s leading ball-carrier as he was in 2011 for UNM … skipped spring practice in 2012 as he contemplated transferring from UNM, but he decided to ask coach Bob Davie to return, and rejoined the team on Aug. 20 … was dropped to near the bottom of the preseason depth chart but worked his way into playing time on special teams and as a backup running back.
2013 (JUNIOR): A career-high 592 rushing yards with six touchdowns, and three receptions for 23 yards primarily as a backup … played in 12 games with three starts … had a career-high 98 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown in a starting role against Colorado State … produced 95 yards on 10 carries at Pittsburgh … finished the season with 77 yards and a TD on 12 carries at Boise State … rushed for 66 yards and a score on 10 carries at San Diego State.
2012 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games … finished with 159 rushing yards on 22 carries for a 7.2-yard average … best game came against Fresno State on Oct. 27 when he rushed for 72 yards on five carries and had a career-long 34 yards … also had nine carries for 61 yards against Nevada on Nov. 17.
2011 (FRESHMAN): Came off the bench in 11 of the 12 games, but finished with a team-high 500 yards, five touchdowns and a 4.6 yard-per-carry average.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for Rockville High School and coach Kevin Bernot … Top-10 Maryland all-time career rushing list with more than 5,000 yards … led the Washington, D.C., metro area with 2,142 yards rushing as a senior … finished his senior season with 33 rushing touchdowns … named first-team Washington Post All-Metro and was a 2010 Maryland Consensus All-State Team selection … named the Washington Sentinel Player of the Year … earned first-team All-Gazette honors and made First Team All-D.C. Sportsfan list … made the 2010 Maryland Crab Bowl All-Star Team and the Chesapeake Bowl Team … earned the Fitzgerald Auto Player of the Year award … was recognized as the Best Rusher and Rusher with the Best Vision by Rivals’ Brian Perroni after the Maryland Crab Bowl … chose New Mexico over Towson … as a junior, he rushed for 1,601 yards and 20 touchdowns … also had 386 kickoff return yards and returned three kicks for touchdowns … earned Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention honors … was a first-team All-Gazette honoree and was a 2A All-League selection … had 1,396 yards on the ground as a sophomore, including 18 touchdowns … played basketball and track & field while at Rockville.
PERSONAL: Son of Miata and Crusoe Gongbay.