Javon Ringer

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name=Javon Ringer


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school=Michigan State Spartans
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currentposition=Running Back
class=Senior
major=Sociology
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birthplace=Dayton, Ohio
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weight=200
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* Second Team All-Big Ten (2007)
* Heisman Trophy Candidate (2008) [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/heisman/index] ]
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* 2007 Champs Sports Bowl
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highschool=Chaminade Julienne High School
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* Michigan State (2004-Present)
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Javon Ringer (born February 2, 1987, Dayton, Ohio) is an American football running back for Michigan State University.

Personal

Ringer is son of Bishop Eugene and Darlene Ringer. He owns a black belt in Karate. He is currently majoring in sociology. [ [http://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ringer_javon00.html] ] Ringer is known for his unselfish attitude, such as signing any autograph a fan asks for, and often does charity work. [ [http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080927/COL22/809270354/1055/SPORTS07] ]

Football Career

High School

Ringer graduated from Chaminade Julienne High School where he is currently the all-time leading rusher. In 33 games, he totalled 6,184 rushing yards and 81 TDs, an average of 187.9 yard per Game and 2.45 touchdowns per game.As a sophmore in high school he help lead his team to a 14-1 record and the Ohio D-II State Championship, which was the school's first state championship in football. In the state championship game he broke records for both rushing TD's (4) and rushing yards in a D-II championship game (251). [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-94748369.html Post News Services. "Chaminade Wins With Ringer." "The Cincinnati Post". November 30, 2002]

College

Coming out of high school, Ringer was a prized recruit for the Spartans, choosing Michigan State over Tennessee, and Florida, among other schools. So far in his career at Michigan State, Ringer has been very successful. Ringer rushed for over 2,750 yards in his at Michigan State, with 6.1 yards per carry average throughout his career. Stats accurate before 2008 season]

In 2005, as a Freshman, Ringer earned honorable mention Freshman All-America status from "The Sporting News". He was also named to "The Sporting News" Big Ten All-Freshman Team. He finished with 122 carries for 817 yards, the second-best single-season rushing total by a True freshman in MSU history.

In 2006, as a sophomore, Ringer earned the Biggie Munn Award, which is an award given to the team's most inspirational player. In 8 games (including five starts), he led the Spartans in rushing with 86 carries for 497 yards, despite missing five games with a knee injury.

As a Junior, In 2007, Ringer had a breakout season, rushing for 1,447 yards on 245 carries with a 5.9 average, becoming Michigan State's first 1,000 yard carrier since T.J. Duckett in 2001. [http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2007/11/count_ringer_among_fans_of_har.html Steve Grinczel. "Count Ringer Among Fans of Hart." "Mlive.com". November 1, 2007] In addition, he was named Second Team All-Big Ten in the coaches and media polls. [http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111907aaj.html Associated Press. "Big Ten Announces 2007 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors." "cstv.com". November 19, 2007]

In April 2008, NFL draft expert Mel Kiper named Ringer as his choice as the best back in the class of 2009. [ [http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080408/SPORTS07/80408005/0/SPORTS06 "Kiper: MSU’s Devin Thomas top WR in draft, Javon Ringer top ’09 RB", Detroit Free Press, April 8, 2008.] ]

Going into 2008, Ringer ranked 6th all time on MSU's rushing list with 3,259 yards. Also, his 596 carries is 7th in school history. He also was seventh on MSU's all purpose yardage list with 4,311.

In 2008, as a Senior, Ringer is a Heisman Trophy candidate. [ [http://myespn.go.com/blogs/bigten/0-2-179/Ringer-on-Heisman-radar-after-another-gem.html] ] He has been nominated for three national awards: the Maxwell Award (an award given to the College football Player of the Year), Walter Camp Award, and the Doak Walker Award (nation's top running back). He was a preseason third-team All-American and first-team All-Big Ten selection by Phil Steele's "College Football Preview", where he was rated 6th among the nation's top running backs. The "Chicago Tribune calls Ringer a "Brusing Runner", a title that former teammate Jehuu Caulcrick also aquired. [ [http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/chi-080919-notre-dame-football-javon-ringer,0,3318233.story] ] [cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/specials/bowls/2007/12/27/champs.sports/index.html |title=Bowl Breakdown: Champs Sports |accessdate=2008-05-24 |publisher= |date= ]

On August 30th, against California, Ringer had 200 all-purpose yards, including a career-best 102 yards on kickoff returns, he had 81 yards on the ground on 27 attempts with 2 touchdowns.

On September 6th, against Eastern Michigan University, Ringer was named Big Ten Tri-Player of the Week after scoring a career-high five touchdowns, with 205 all-purpose yards. He rushed for 135 yards on a 34 carries, On September 13th, 2008, against Florida Atlantic University, Ringer was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for the third week in a row (becoming the first player to do so), when rushed for 282 yards on 43 carries, with a 6.6 average, scoring 2 touchdowns. His rushing yardage and number of carries were both career highs at the time. [ [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/boxscore?gid=200809130030] ] In that game, he had 309 all-purpose yards, which is 2nd all time in MSU History.

On September 20th, against Notre Dame, Ringer had 39 Carries for 201 yards, including 2 touchdowns, earning Big Ten Offensive Player of the week for the second straight time. [ [http://myespn.go.com/blogs/bigten/0-2-189/Big-Ten--official--Players-of-the-Week.html] ]

On September 27th, against Indiana, ringer had a career high 44 carries for 198 yards and 1 touchdownhttp://msuspartans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ringer_javon00.html,] http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=176328]

On October 5th, against Iowa, Ringer had a season low 25 carries for 91 yards and no touchdowns. After this win, Michigan State entered the national rankings at #23

On October 11th, against Northwestern, Ringer had 124 yards on 35 with 2 touchdowns. Ringer now has 1,112 yards, becoming the first Spartan with back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons since T.J. Duckett 2000-2001. [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282850077] Michigan State is now 6-1, their best start since 2003. [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282850077]

Michigan State Head coach Mark Dantonio said of Ringer "He's a total team player - it's not about him, and you can't say enough about him as a person aside from his athletic abilities. But it's the person in him, it's the intangibles within him that make him the back that he is. There are other guys who are just as explosive and just as fast, but it's the things inside of him that make him special."

As of September 27th, Ringer ranks first in the nation in scoring (14.4 points per game.), 1st in rushing touchdowns (14), first ind all-purpose yards (235.6 ypg.), and first in the Big Ten and second in the nation in rushing (179.4 ypg.) He also leads the nation in carries with 187, which is 41 more than any other Running Back.Touchdown stat accurate as of October 11th, 2008. other Stats & all Ranks accurate as of September 27th]

Notes

References

External links

* [http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=176328 Javon Ringer statistics, ESPN.com]