David Gist
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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Weight:
- 190
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- Hometown:
- Cookeville, Tenn.
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- Position:
- Running Back
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- Year:
- 2022
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- Team:
- Football
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- Award:
- Breakthrough Male Athlete of the Year
Bio
Cookeville native David Gist earned the Breakthrough Male Athlete of the Year Award battling back from an injury-plagued 2020-21 campaign to more than double his previous career rushing numbers. An All-OVC Second Team Offense and Phil Steele.com All-OVC Second Team selection, he led the Golden Eagles and ranked in the top-five in the league in rushing yards (901), touchdowns (8), and all-purpose yards (1,139).