Colorado University Athletics
Michael Adkins Bio
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HIGH SCHOOL?He earned
PrepStar All-West Region honors at running back as a
senior, when he earned second-team All-CIF San Diego Section and
first-team All-East County and All-Grossmont Hills League accolades
(he was second-team All-East County as a junior).?? In his prep
career, he rushed for 3,115 yards and 40 touchdowns, despite being
a full-time starter just his senior season, when he rushed 216
times for 1,770 yards and 24 scores.? He gained 100 or more yards
in nine games and also caught 13 passes for 186 yards in leading
the East (San Diego) County in rushing, scoring and all-purpose
yards.? As a junior, he had 91 attempts for 919 yards and 12
touchdowns, with 105 receiving yards and another score.? As a
sophomore, he had 36 carries for 426 yards and four TDs, missing
half the season after suffering an injury.? Top games as a senior:
in a 48-21 win over Steele Canyon, he rushed 23 times for 260 yards
and three touchdowns, with 28 more yards on two receptions for 298
all-purpose; in a 35-0 romp over West Hills, he carried 16 times
for 170 yards and three scores; and in a 45-14 win over league
rival Grossmont, he had 25 carries for 196 yards and three
touchdowns along with two receptions for 77 yards.? Top game as a
junior: in a 44-6 win over Oceanside in the CIF Division II title
game, he carried nine times for 137 yards, which touchdown runs of
25 and 61 yards in the third quarter doused the hopes of any
Oceanside comeback.? Under Coach Troy Starr, Helix captured the
Grossmont Hills League his sophomore through senior seasons and was
10-1 his senior year, 13-1 his junior when HHS was the CIF Division
II (San Diego) champions, and 11-2 his sophomore year (Helix lost
in the CIF semis his senior and sophomore campaigns).? He will
letter for a fourth time in track this spring, as he participates
in sprints and relays; he owns career bests of 10.8 in the
100-meters and 22.2 in the 200 (both hand-timed) and 50.48 in the
400.? He also played basketball as a freshman.
ACADEMICS?He is interested in
majoring in Business or Engineering at Colorado.? Owns a most
impressive 4.49 grade point average in high school, and was named
the San Diego Union-TribuneGÇÖs All-Academic Team Captain
for football (the paper selects an academic captain for eight fall
sports).? On the Honor Roll every quarter since starting high
school, he has taken both AP and Honors classes as a prep, and his
outstanding GPA earned him offers to attend school and play
football at Harvard, Yale and the Air Force Academy.
PERSONAL?He was born April 28, 1995 in San Diego.? His hobbies include playing video games and basketball, bowling (and at one time, golf) and rapping (freestyle).? Father (Michael) ran track at UNLV and San Diego State.? He is active with youth in his community, volunteering with his old Pop Warner league as well as organizing and coaching in several sports, in particular helping with area track meets.? He has aspirations of ascending to be a CEO after his football career, telling the Union-Tribune, GÇ£IGÇÖve always been a businessman since I was a young kid.GÇ¥? He sold pistachios for a dime to classmates in elementary school and an individual Starburst for a quarter in middle school, turning a profit in both situations.?? ????