Xavier Limehouse - Sprint Football - Chestnut Hill College Athletics

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9 Xavier Limehouse

Position running back
Height 5-7
Class Junior
Hometown Laurel, Del.
High School Laurel
Major Exercise Science

Bio
Stats
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2025: played in all eight games during the season…broke the school’s single season records for rushing yards (770); rushing attempts (159); rushing touchdowns (10); all-purpose yards (987); all-purpose yards/game (123.4); and points scored (72)…tied the program’s single game record for touchdowns in game (3); rushing touchdowns in a game (3); points scored in a game (18)…in addition to his 770 yards rushing, caught 12 passes for 99 yards and returned six kicks for 118 yards…scored three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) at Caldwell on 9/27…also had 67 yards on kick returns vs Caldwell…rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns at Cornell on 10/4…had 135 yards rushing and one touchdown vs. Molloy on 10/11, recording back-to-back 100-yard rushing games…ran for 162 yards with two touchdowns and caught two passes and added one touchdown for a total of 18 points at STAC on 11/14…rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown vs. Mansfield on 11/1…rushed for 67 yards and one touchdown at Navy on 10/17.

2024: appeared in all seven games and a running back and kick returner…led team with 237 kickoff return yards…second on the team with 390 yards rushing…returned two kicks for 43 yards while rushing for 41 yards vs. Caldwell on 9/20…had 55 yards rushing on 16 carries at Army on 9/27…had a season high 132 yards rushing and added one kick return for 40 yards vs. Cornell on 10/5…returned three kicks for 66 yards while rushing for 39 yards vs. Navy on 10/12…recorded 43 yards rushing at Mansfield on 10/19…had 56 yards rushing and had a 50-yard kickoff return vs. STAC on 10/26…closed out the season gaining 24 yards rushing at Penn on 11/8…

Athletic Honors: First Team All-CSFL Running Back 2025…CSFL Offensive Player of the Week 11/16/25…CSFL Weekly Honor Roll 10/5/25…tied the Chestnut Hill College sprint football career mark with 11 rushing touchdowns All-CSFL First Team Offense as a kick returner in 2024…CSFL Rookie of the Week 10/7/24.

Academic Achievement : Named to Dean’s List Spring 26

Prior to Chestnut Hill: Two-sport athlete at Laurel high School, letting in football and wrestling…earned first team all-district honors for football…team went to State championship tournament twice…finished third in weight class at Delaware State Wrestling Championships in 2024…also had a fifth place finish at states as an underclassman

Personal: son of Ashley and Antonio Limehouse

On Choosing Chestnut Hill: “ My love for the game of football couldn’t keep me away from this sport, so I decided to take the football path instead of wrestling due to the concerns of not playing ever again.”