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Jersey Number 85
James Sappington
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 229
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Peculiar, Mo.
- High School:
- Raymore-Peculiar HS
2018
2017
2016
High School
Personal
- Played in 11 games with six starts
- Transitioned from kicker to wide receiver
- Named 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District
- Caught 24 passes for 439 yards and two touchdowns
- Led the Racers in yards per catch at 18.3
- Hard career-high 98 yards against SEMO
2017
- Appeared in all 11 games
- Averaged 60.2 yards on 43 kickoffs with 15 touchbacks
- 2017-18 OVC Medal of Honor recipient
- Named to 2017-18 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016
- Appeared in eight games
- Recorded 11 tackles with 8 solo
- Had 50 kickoffs for 3,008 yards
- Recorded 13 touchbacksÂ
- 2016-17 OVC Medal of Honor recipient
- Named to 2016-17 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
High School
- Named to Class 6A All-State first team by Missouri Football Coaches Association
- In 2015, was 25-for-29 on extra points and 11-for-17 on field goals with a long of 49
- Finished high school with a 4.36 GPA and was a member of the National Honor Society
- Was also a four-year letterwinner and All-District selection in basketball
Personal
- Born James Sappington on April 28, 1998 in Peculiar, Missouri
- Son of Scott and Mary Sappington
- Has three brothers, Mark, Paul and Gabe and two sisters, Elizabeth and Bridgette
- Brother Mark was fifth round selection by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2012 and is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Rays organization assigned to AA Montgomery
- Majoring in business administration with an emphasis in finance
Head Coach Jody Wright | Racer Football | 10/27 Press Conference
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Mason Miller & Dylan Anderson | Racer Mens Basketball | 10/27 Press Conference
Monday, October 27
Head Coach Ryan Miller | Racer Mens Basketball | 10/27 Press Conference
Monday, October 27
Head Coach Ryan Miller | Racer Basketball Post Game Press Conference | 10/26/25
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