University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2014 Football Roster
Roster
Barkley Hill
- Position:
- Running Back
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Denver, Iowa
- High School:
- Cedar Falls HS
2015: Played in seven games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams while battling an injury … recorded a solo tackle against Iowa State (9/5) … also had a solo tackle in UNI’s win over #23 Indiana State (11/7).
2014: Played in 11 games and started one … split his time as a running back, fullback and special teams member … had eight carries for 25 yards against Northern Colorado (9/20) … finished with a season-high 63 yards, including a season-long 45 yard rush against Tennessee Tech (9/27) … also had a tackle against Northern Colorado and Tennessee Tech.
Prior to UNI: Played football at the University of Iowa … redshirted due to injury in 2012.
High School: Named to Parade All-America team as a senior . . . ESPN Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior . . . named Offensive Player of the Year by the Cedar Rapids Gazette . . . candidate for 2011 Ed Thomas Award . . . named first team running back on Des Moines Register Elite all-state team as junior and senior . . . first team all-state by Iowa Newspaper Association as junior and senior . . . Class 4A all-state team captain as a senior . . . first team all-Mississippi Valley Conference and conference Most Valuable Player as junior and senior . . . named third team all-state as a sophomore . . . first team all-conference as a sophomore . . . earned three letters as running back, linebacker and punter . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . rushed for over 6,000 yards and 89 touchdowns in three seasons . . . helped prep team post three-year mark of 30-6, reaching state playoffs each year and advancing to semifinals as a senior . . . holds school records for touchdowns in a game (six) and season (40) . . . holds school, conference and state record with 89 career touchdowns . . . 316 attempts for 2,493 yards and 40 touchdowns as a senior, leading Cedar Falls to an 11-2 record as a senior . . . rushed 230 times for 1,795 yards and 26 touchdowns as a junior . . . gained 1,839 yards and scored 23 touchdowns on 238 rushing attempts as a sophomore . . . also three-year letterman in track, competing in sprints, high jump and long jump . . . member of 400-meter relay team that holds school record (42.07).
Personal: Son of Kathy and Johnny Hill . . . high school coaches were Pat Mitchell and Brad Remmert.
