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Beau Bisharat bio
BEAU BISHARAT
RB GÇó 6-2 GÇó 210 GÇó Sacramento, Calif. GÇó Jesuit
HIGH SCHOOLGÇöAs a senior, he was named to the prestigious Tacoma News-TribuneGÇÖs Western 100 list (one of six running backs), in addition to earning first-team All-Metro (Sacramento Bee) and All-Delta League honors; an ankle injury hampered him much of the season which limited his accolades. As a junior, he was a first-team All-State performer (Cal-Hi Sports), first-team all-CIF Northern Section, first-team All-Metro and first-team All-Delta League. A three-year starter, he had career totals of 4,130 yards rushing, averaging 10.1 yards per carry on 408 attempts, with 43 touchdowns, while making 57 receptions for 834 yards (14.6 per) and six scores. He had 16 100-plus yard rushing games, and had at least one run of 70 or more yards in seven career games and at least one of 50 or longer 13 times. As a senior, despite nursing an ankle injury at different points of the season, he rushed for 1,036 yards and seven touchdowns on 113 carries, he caught 15 passes for 189 yards and two scores. He had a monster junior season, with 184 carries for 1,975 yards and 32 touchdowns (with a long run of 94 yards), along with 31 receptions for 505 yards and three touchdowns; he played some outside linebacker on defense in recording 23 tackles (two quarterback sacks) and a fumble recovery. As a sophomore, when he was a second-team All-League selection, he rushed 111 times for 1,119 yards and 13 TDs, with 11 receptions for 140 yards and a score. Top games as a senior: in a 51-9 win over Christian Brothers, he rushed 22 times for 361 yards and four touchdowns (one covering 86 yards), with one catch for 22 more giving him 383 all-purpose yards; in a 42-26 win over Davis, he rushed for 159 yards and two scores and caught three passes for 56 yards and a third TD. As a junior, his best games included: 19-309 (3 TDs) rushing and 4-57 receiving for 366 total yards in a 27-0 win over Gregori; 17-184 (2 TDs) rushing and 6-90 receiving in a 42-38 win over Elk Grove; and 18-226 (2 TDs) rushing and 1-46 (1 TD) receiving in a 42-28 win over Yuba City. As a sophomore, he rushed for 243 yards and a touchdown on just 15 carries in a 45-42 loss to Oak Ridge. Under coach Marlon Blanton, Jesuit was 5-5 his senior year, 9-3 his junior season and 9-4 his sophomore campaign. He participated in varsity track as a freshman, finishing second in the state in the triple jump (43-0).
ACADEMICSGÇöHe is interested in Business as his major at Colorado, but is undecided on his sequence.
PERSONALGÇöHe was born March 10, 1998 in Sacramento, Calif. His hobbies include hunting, fishing and several water sports (wake surfing, water skiing and jet skiing). His father (Charlie) was a running back at Oregon; he played in the 1979 season opener against Colorado at Folsom Field (which was the first-ever college football game televised on ESPN). (Last name is pronounced bish-er-rot.)
