Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022
Played in eight games.

IN 2021
Played in nine games ... rushed once for two yards. 

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020
Played in three games … rushed for seven yards on four carries … recorded one tackle … all seven rushing yards came at West Virginia (Sept. 12).

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-star recruit … chosen first team all-state by the Associated Press after rushing for a school record 3,001 yards and scoring 33 touchdowns as a senior at Madisonville North Hopkins High School in 2019 … led the state in rushing … rushing total was the eighth-most ever in one season in state history … became the all-time career rushing leader in MNHS history … 2019 Class of the Commonwealth by the Lexington Herald-Leader … selected as the Tristate MVP … helped the Maroons to an 11-3 record, a district title and a region championship … also had offers from Illinois State, Murray State and Tennessee-Martin … chose EKU because “it felt like home”.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Jeriah Marquise Hightower … son of Harold Bowden and Deidra Hightower … has two sisters – Tamia and Hallee ... plans to study broadcasting and electronic media.