Colorado University Athletics
Donta Abron Bio
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HIGH SCHOOLGÇöESPN ranked him the No. 34 running back in the nation, as well as the No. 94 player overall in the West region and the No. 65 prospect out of California. After playing at Alta Loma as a sophomore, he transferred within the Baseline League to Upland and coach Tim Salter. A three-time first-team All-Baseline League selection, he was the Offensive Most Valuable Player of the league as a senior. He also was a first-team All-CIF Inland Division selection as a senior after receiving third-team honors as a junior and second-team as a sophomore. For his career, he racked up 4,242 rushing yards and 52 touchdowns on 627 carries (6.8 yards per carry). He had 23 career receptions for 177 yards and one touchdown, in addition to one pass completion for 30 yards while at Alta Loma. He also served as a kickoff returner while at Upland, with a long return of 70 yards. As a senior, he totaled 1,754 rushing yards on 252 carries (7.0 per carry), reaching the end zone 33 times on the ground with a longest run of 80 yards. Against Charter Oak in the second round of the playoffs of his senior season, he rushed for 191 yards and four touchdowns on 32 carries to lead the Scots to a 51-13 victory. In a 49-21 win against Los Osos, he had 26 carries for 195 yards and five touchdowns, while in a 59-21 victory over Murrieta Valley, he tallied 14 carries for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Over a three-game stretch of his senior season (against Serrano, Norco, and Loyola), he compiled 609 yards and 10 touchdowns on 73 rushing attempts. As a junior, he led the Highlanders with 1,132 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns on 149 carries. His best performance that season came in a 40-35 win over Chaparral, when he rushed 18 times for 177 yards and two scores. In his one season on varsity at Alta Loma, he rushed for 1,356 yards and seven touchdowns on 226 attempts. His top game as a sophomore came in a 45-21 loss to Claremont, when he had 30 carries for 221 yards and two touchdowns. He compiled a 20-15 record in high school, including a 20-5 mark the past two seasons (12-1 and Baseline League champions as a senior, 8-4 as a junior; 0-10 at Alta Loma as a sophomore).
ACADEMICSGÇöHe is undecided on a major, but is interested in Finance.
PERSONALGÇöHe was born February 20, 1993, in Los Angeles, Calif. His father, also Donta Abron, played cornerback at Northern Arizona. He is nicknamed GÇ£A-TrainGÇ¥ because, as he puts it, GÇ£ItGÇÖs hard to bring me down.GÇ¥ He volunteers as a security guard at his church, and enjoys playing Madden in his free time. His high school teammate, Marques Mosley, is also a 2012 signee for CU. (Name is pronounced DON-TAY ABE-BRUN)