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BEFORE NDSU: Played in 10 games for Rochester Community and Technical College in Minnesota as a freshman in 2024...Carried 76 times for 341 yards and three touchdowns...Averaged 4.5 yards per carry...Season-high 72 yards in a win over Mesabi Range and season-high 13 carries in a win over Minnesota West.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2024 from West Fargo Sheyenne High School...Two-year letterwinner under coach Jeremy Newton...Played in seven games his senior year...Had 618 rushing yards, 66 receiving yards and six touchdowns...Part of a state championship team in 2022 and won a state title in basketball in 2024...Qualified for the state track meet in the 4x100 relay and 100-meter dash.

PERSONAL: Undeclared major...Parents are Prince and Endurance Kpeenu...Older brother, Barika Kpeenu, is a running back at NDSU...Has two sisters, Leziga and Vurebari.

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Barry Kpeenu