Rob Toresco

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
210
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Flemington, NJ
High School:
Hunterdon Central

At Princeton ? 2006: rushed 90 times for 328 yards and five touchdowns ... caught 32 passes for 309 yards and one touchdown ... finished second on team in both rushing yardage (R.C. Lagomarsino) and all-purpose yardage (Brendan Circle) ... played a prominent role in play of the year; on 4th-and-goal at the 1-yard-line in overtime against Penn, he was stopped at the line but pitched the ball back to Jeff Terrell, who ran around the end for the eventual winning score ... carried 19 times for 66 yards in that game ... iced the Ivy championship for Princeton with 3-yard run on an option with 1:03 remaining in 27-17 win over Dartmouth; scored two rushing touchdowns in the win ... also ran for touchdowns at Lehigh, Colgate and Cornell ... caught seven passes apiece in each of Princeton’s last two wins (at Yale, vs. Dartmouth) ... caught an 18-yard touchdown pass in 17-3 home win over Brown during ESPNU-televised showdown ... gained at least 40 all-purpose yards in nine games and at least 70 in nine games. 2005: finished the season sixth in the Ivy League in rushing (61.1 yards per game) and ninth in all-purpose yards (82.7 per game) ... led all Princeton players with 611 yards rushing ... scored five touchdowns, including four rushing scores ... ran for a career-high 119 yards in 30-0 win at Dartmouth ... scored his first career touchdown on a 2-yard run at Brown; recorded career-long rush of 45 yards and career-long reception of 34 yards against the Bears ... scored four touchdowns in the final four games of the season, including two in the 30-13 win at Penn; had his first career touchdown reception from seven yards out to open a 14-0 lead and iced the game in the fourth quarter with a 5-yard run ... scored on a 1-yard run at Cornell ... caught a career-best six passes at Dartmouth ... gained at least 80 all-purpose yards in seven games ... Princeton was 5-0 when he touched the ball at least 15 times.

At Hunterdon Central ? rushed for 4,900 yards and 54 touchdowns in three varsity seasons ... second-team all-state as a senior ... Scholar-Athlete of New Jersey in 2002 ... first-team All-West Jersey and West Jersey Offensive Player of the Year in 2001 ... all-conference and All-West Jersey as a sophomore ... also played linebacker in his three varsity seasons.

Personal ? born Nov. 21, 1984 ... son of Robert and Debbie Toresco ... father is a developer, mother is a nurse manager ... has an older brother Matthew and a younger brother Anthony; Matthew played lacrosse at Ohio State and Anthony will play lacrosse next year as a midfielder at UMass ... enjoys weightlifting, running, sports, surfing and the beach.

Toresco's Career Statistics (rush/rec)

Year Rush Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg./Gm.
2005 142 611 4.3 4 45 61.1
2006 90 328 3.6 5 18 32.8
Totals 232 939 4.0 9 45 47.0

Year Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg./Gm.
2005 28 216 7.7 1 34 21.6
2006 32 309 9.7 1 24 30.9
Totals 60 525 8.8 1 34 26.3