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2025 Football Roster

Alex McCauley '26

32 Matthew Manning

  • Position RB
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Park Ridge, N.J.
  • Highschool Park Ridge

Biography

Honors
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll, 2023 and 2024

Career Statistics
Year GP   Rush Yds Avg TD Lg   Rec Yds Avg TD Lg   KORet Avg Lg
2022 9   21 78 3.7 1 16   1 1 1.0 0 1   - - -
2023 11   87 355 4.1 3 24   11 68 6.2 2 25   6-116 19.3 35
2024 8   68 322 4.7 5 32   4 132 33.0 1 92   1-19 19.0 19
Totals 28   176 755 4.3 9 24   16 201 12.6 3 92   7-135 19.3 35

Career Highs
rushes – 14 vs. TCNJ, 2023
yards – 102 vs. Gettysburg, 2024
all-purpose yards – 102 vs. Gettysburg, 2024

Career Highlights
2024
• Recovered from early injury to return to prominent spot in offensive backfield
• Finished second among Mule running backs in rushing yards
• Improved yards per carry for the second straight season
• Caught 92-yard touchdown pass against Ursinus in his first touch of the season
• Recorded first career 100-yard game with 102 yards on 13 carries vs. Gettysburg
• Rushed for 63 yards on only 11 carries in bowl win vs. Widener

2023
• Shared time at running back for the whole season
• Led Mule running backs in carries, receptions and total touchdowns
• Third on the team in rushing yards
• Also returned six kickoffs for an average of 19.3 yards
• Rushed for high of 55 yards and a touchdown in win at Gettysburg
• Caught game-tying touchdown pass in fourth quarter of double-overtime win vs. Franklin & Marshall
• Scored touchdown on reception in Centennial-MAC Bowl win vs. Lebanon Valley
• Long run of 24 yards went for touchdown in season-opening win vs. Moravian

2022
• Saw action in nine varsity games
• Sixth on the team with 78 rushing yards on the season
• Rushed for 40 yards on only four carries and recorded first career rushing touchdown against Juniata

Personal
• Was a first-team All-North Jersey running back as a senior at Park Ridge High School
• Rushed for 1,530 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior to help team to sectional championship
• Selected for Phil Simms North/South All Star Football Classic
• Lettered four years in baseball and earned first-team all-league honors as a designated hitter
• Parents are Henry and Kristen Manning
• Born Sept. 3, 2004
• A finance major and business administration minor

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2022Freshman

    RB
    5'11" 195 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2023Sophomore

    RB
    5'11" 195 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2024Junior

    RB
    5'11" 195 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2025Senior

    RB
    5'11" 195 lbs
    32