| Antonio Battle |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Royal Palm Beach, FL
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| High School:
Wellington
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| Last College:
Jones County JC
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| Height / Weight:
5-11 / 187
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| Position:
Tailback
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| Birthdate:
01/15/1978
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| Experience:
JC
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PERSONAL--Born 1/15/78 in Florida....son of Sheila Love...family includes Chris, 27; Rodney, 25; Julian, 18; Sheraka, 16; and Shatera, 13...plans to major in education...his brother Chris played football at Virginia...selected OSU because, "to get a chance to prove myself."
OSU--(1999-Junior)--Joined the Oregon State program for the start of fall camp as a walk-on...he will compete in fall camp for the backup role behind starter Ken Simonton at tailback.
MOUNT SENARIO COLLEGE, Ladysmith, Wisconsin--(1996)--Antonio played one year of football for Mount Senario College, an NAIA school in Ladysmith, Wisconsin...he rushed for over 2,000 yards at Mount Senario College in 1996.
JONES COUNTY COLLEGE, Ellisville, MS--(1998)--Antonio did not play football in 1997 and transferred to Jones County College in 1998 and played football for Coach Parker Dykes...rushed for over 1,000 yards in six games for Jones County College, scoring 8 touchdowns with a long run of 85 yards...named the most improved player on the team.
WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, West Palm Beach, FL--(1992-95)--Antonio was a four-year starter and letterman tailback at Wellington High School and signed a letter of intent to attend Florida State following his graduation in 1996, but failed to qualify for admission...played football for Coach Tom Cherry...also earned four letters in track and field and posted a PR of 10.6 in the 100 meters...earned prep All-American honors as a senior in 1995 and was an all-region selection by Blue Chip Magazine...named the top athlete in his league (Palm Beach County Conference) his senior year...all told, in Antonio’s four-year prep career he rushed for over 5,000 yards, had over 3,000 yards in receiving yardage and scored a total of 66 touchdowns on the ground, another 17 on pass receptions and 14 on kickoff returns for a total of 97 touchdowns...had 800 yards rushing with 11 touchdowns as a freshman, plus he had over 800 yards receiving and 3 touchdowns...rushed for 1,100 yards as a sophomore with 15 running touchdowns and added over 1,000 yards receiving with another 5 touchdowns...rushed for 1,700 yards as a junior with 23 rushing touchdowns...had over 1,000 yards in pass receptions with 6 touchdowns...rushed for 1,500 yards as a senior with 17 touchdowns, plus he had 600 yards receiving with another 5 touchdowns...as a kick returner, he returned kickoffs for 400 yards and 2 touchdowns as a freshman; 388 yards and 4 touchdowns as a sophomore; 500 yards and 6 touchdowns as a junior and 420 yards and 4 touchdowns as a senior...in his top individual game as a prep player, he rushed for 275 yards on 15 carries and scored 5 touchdowns.
