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29  Toby Shain
Toby Shain

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Seminole, Texas

High School:
Seminole

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 247

Position:
Linebacker

Experience:
2L

Major:
Exercise Sport Science


2000: Backup linebacker and special teams member for Tech ... had one tackle in the bowl game … played in every game in 2000, registering 16 tackles, three for loss, and three QB hurries ... credited with four tackles, two for loss, versus Oklahoma State ... also had four stops against Nebraska ... made pair of tackles, one for loss, and had three QB hurries versus Baylor ... named to Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.

1999: Played in nine games as a backup fullback ... carried the ball six times for 28 yards ... averaged 4.7 yards per carry ... had long run of 9 yards at Louisiana-Lafayette.

1998: Redshirt season.

High School: Seminole High School in Seminole, Texas ... Listed as a Fab 55 selection by the Austin American-Statesman ... honorable mention all-USA by USA Today ... rushed for 2,870 yards as a senior and scored 43 TDs ... carried the ball 250 times for an 11.5 per carry average ... also listed as an all-state defensive back ... team went 11-2 and advanced to regional semifinals as a senior ... team posted 25-7-1 record over three seasons ... recorded performances of 359, 422 and 300 yards in three playoff games as a senior ... named one of the top 100 players in the state by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal ... listed by the A-J as the third-best prospect in the South Plains area ... three-time all-state selection ... first-team all-state selection as junior and senior by APSE and as a senior by TSWA ... selected to participate in the Texas High School Coaches All-Star Game ... two-time district MVP ... rushed for 2,001 yards on 198 carries with 27 TDs as a junior ... career rushing totals include 862 carries for 5,724 yards and 79 TDs ... also caught 19 passes for 317 yards ... also played basketball and ran track ... clocked a 10.34 in the 100-meters as a senior ... member of student council ... High School Coach: Army Salinas.

Personal: Toby Shain ... son of Mike and Laura Shain ... born 1-17-80 in Seminole, Texas ... youngest of four children.

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