Student-Athlete of the Month - Jefferson Heidelberger
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#8 - Jefferson Heidelberger
Height: 5'10" | Weight: 175 lbs | Born: 7/5/82
Year: Senior
Major: Business Administration
Previous School: Nevada Union HS
Hometown: Nevada City, CA
September totals:
Wide receiver: 31 receptions, 488 yards, 15.7 yards per reception, four touchdowns
Kick returner: three returns, 127 yards, 42.3 yards per return, one touchdown.
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Jefferson Heidelberger has been
named MontanaGrizzlies.com Student-Athlete of the Month for
his athletic acheivements in September. Heidelberger
led the Grizzly football team with 160.8 all-purpose yards per
game, while boasting a team-leading 31 receptions, 488 receiving
yards and five total touchdowns.
In the Grizzlies season-opener versus Maine, Heidelberger caught seven passes for 115 yards and one touchdown. He topped that performance in week two against Hofstra with season-high 12 catches for 147 yards. The senior highlighted the 41-23 victory over the Pride with a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Heidelberger proved to be one of the only bright spots in the 41-29 road loss at Sam Houston State. Heidelberger caught nine passes for a new season-high 167 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown pass from Craig Ochs. In the Grizzlies final home game of September, Heidelberger caught three passes for 59 yards and two touchdowns. Heidelberger scored from 15-yards out on a pass from Ochs and ended the game with a 29-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Disney. |
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