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2007: Voted a captain by the team, along with Stephen Howell. 2006: Third Team All-Atlantic 10 selection... Posted career-highs in carries (177), rushing yards (850), receptions (34), receiving yards (269) and touchdown catches (2)... Started all 11 games... The junior scored seven touchdowns last season, with a career-best three coming against VMI... He surpassed his previous career-high by 30 yards with 149 yards on the ground against Northeastern... His other game over 100 yards was the 106 he put up against VMI... Hightower was sixth in the A-10 and 48th in the nation with an average of 77.27 rushing yards... Caught TD passes against VMI and New Hampshire. 2005: Helped an offense which scored 349 points on the season, second-most all-time at Richmond... Was part of an offense which averaged 381.3 yards a game, ranking 41st in the country... Helped the Spiders to a total of 4,957 yards on the season, most-ever in Spider football history... Played in 13 games and started nine... Rushed 142 times for 777 yards and nine touchdowns... Hauled in 21 catches for 163 yards... Finished third on the team in scoring with 54 total points on nine touchdowns... Had three 100+ yard rushing games, including a career-best 119 yards and two touchdowns against James Madison. 2004: Played in all 11 games... Carried the ball 58 times for 161 yards... Also made 19 receptions for 158 yards... Also saw time on special teams... Season-highs with 18 attempts, 73 yards and 20-yard run at Villanova (Oct. 16)... Made a season-high six receptions for 63 yards against James Madison (Oct. 23)... Also returned two kick-offs, one for 30 yards at William & Mary. High School: Earned All-State final two years for head coach Mark Gowin... Team MVP and First Team All-I.A.C... Served as team captain in 2002 and 2003... Spring Factory Varsity Magazine top-100 running back... Earned three varsity letters in football and two in basketball and track... Honor roll student all four years... Chairman of the Spectrum Club, a diversity organization, during his final two years of high school. Personal: Son of Nikkie and Lewis Hightower. Born May 23, 1986. |
 
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