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Israel Hairston Season 2024

PositionDB
Weight169 lbs
Height5-9
ClassFreshman
HometownVinton, Va.
High SchoolWilliam Byrd

High School: Played for head coach Brad Lutz at William Byrd, lettering all four years ... served as a three-year team captain ... during his senior year he tallied 133 carries for 1,211 yards and 15 TDs ... went 102 for 170 passing for 1,440 Yards and 13TDs ... registered 43 Tackles, 1 TFL, 5 Ints, 1 TD as a defensive back ... set the single season passing record and career passing record ... as a senior was named first team All-Blue Ridge District Quarterback, first team Blue Ridge District Defensive Back, Blue Ridge District Most Valuable Offensive Back, Blue Ridge District Offensive Player of the Year; first team all-region auarterback, first team all-region defensive back; Region 3D Offensive Player of the Year, VHSL all state second team quarterback, All Timesland First Team quarterback, and Crunch Co-Offensive Player of the Year ... helped lead the Terriers to a Blue Ridge District title, a Region 3D championship, and berth in the state semifinals ... as a junior garnered All-Region 3D honorable mention accolades as a quarterback ... was named the 2023 VHSL Class 3 Male Scholar Athlete of the Year ... was the 2023-24 recipient of the prestigous B'nai B'rith Athletic and Academic Award ... also lettered four years in basketball, serving as a team captain during his junior and senior seasons ... earned second team all-distsrict honors as a junior and senior ... competed in baseball as well as track and field.

Personal: Son of Keevie and Christopher Hairston ... has an older brother, Ethan ... plans to major in civil engineering.