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Jersey Number 3
Solomon Vanhorse
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 183
- Hometown:
- Alpharetta, Ga.
- High School:
- Milton
- Major:
- Adult Education/Human Resource Development
2023:
2022:
2021:
2020-21:
High School:
- Played in just one game, suffering season-ending injury in opener
- Had one reception for seven yards
- Also had two punt returns for 60 yards with a career-long 35-yard return
- Named to SBC Academic Honor Roll
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
2022:
- Played in three games, missing most of season due to an injury
- Had six receptions for 86 receiving yards and a touchdown
- Also had three kickoff returns for 49 yards with a long of 20
- Had one catch for 46 yards vs. Texas State (Oct. 1)
- Career-high five receptions for 40 yards and a touchdown at Arkansas State (Oct. 8)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
2021:
- Played in 12 games, making three starts at running back
- HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American
- Third Team All-CAA kick returner
- CAA Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 22)
- Had 42 carries for 117 yards and a touchdown
- Also had 33 receptions for 338 yards and five touchdowns
- Averaged 27.6 yards per kickoff return with one touchdown
- Ranked 12th in the FCS and led the CAA in kickoff-return average
- Career-high three total touchdowns vs. Towson (Nov. 20), with returning the opening kickoff 94 yards while adding a rushing and receiving touchdown
- Season-high 47 rushing yards with 47 receiving vs. Campbell (Nov. 6)
- Career-long 63-yard touchdown reception vs. Southeastern Louisiana in FCS first round (Dec. 4)
- Had three catches for 39 yards and two touchdowns vs. Morehead State (Sept. 4)
- Had three kickoff returns of at least 40 yards
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2022)
2020-21:
- Played in seven games
- Had six carries for 100 yards and a touchdown averaging 16.7 per rush
- Also had three receptions for 26 yards
- Season-high 82 rushing yards and a TD on just five carries vs. Morehead State (Feb. 20)
- Career-long 68-yard rush in MSU win
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020)
- Played in 14 games, making six starts at running back
- Two-time CAA Rookie of the Week (Sept. 9, Sept. 30)
- Had 88 carries for 382 yards and five touchdowns
- Also had 12 receptions for 133 yards and a touchdown
- Career-high 86 yards and two touchdowns with a long of 30 vs. Saint Francis (Sept. 7)
- Ran for 63 yards and two scores at Elon (Sept. 28)
- Rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown in collegiate debut at West Virginia (Aug. 31)
- Had 48 rushing yards vs. Morgan State (Sept. 14) and at Stony Brook (Oct. 5)
- Caught a 19-yard touchdown pass in Morgan State game
- Season-best three catches for 42 yards vs. Villanova (Oct. 12)
- Dean's List (Spring 2020)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2020)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2020)
- Redshirted to retain a year of eligibility
- CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2019)
High School:
- Georgia 7A First Team All-Region as a senior and Honorable Mention as a junior
- Rushed for 1,540 yards with 14 touchdowns as a senior
- Also threw one passing touchdown
- Ran for 666 yards and five touchdowns and gained more than 1,000 all-purpose yards
- Dual-sport athlete who also set school record in the 100- and 200-meter dashes for Milton’s track and field team
- Son of Sean and Juilee Vanhorse
- Has a sister, Sydne
- Father played college football at Howard and spent seven years in the NFL (6th round pick – 1990) with the Detroit Lions, San Diego Chargers and Minnesota Vikings
- Graduated from JMU with a bachelor's degree in sport and recreation management
- Pursuing master's degree in adult education/human resource development
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