About Hassin: Named to 2011 Maxwell Award Watch List ... award honors best player in college football ... one of only two Army sophomores to rush for 1,000 yards (1,013 in 2010) ... tied Academy record with four consecutive 100-yard rushing games during 2010 season ... sat out 2009 season due to NCAA transfer guidelines ... spent several weeks at U.S. Air Force Academy before deciding to transfer to West Point ... selected to the Phil Steele All-Independent First Team in 2010 and was a 2011 preseason first-team pick by same publication.
2010: Appeared in all 13 games ... drew 12 starting assignment ... led team with 1,103 rushing yards ... posted 14th 1,000-yard rushing season in Academy history ... averaged 5.3 yards per carry and 77.9 yards per contest ... second on the team with 191 carries and nine touchdowns ... recorded seven of Army's 17 rushing plays of at least 20 yards ... 12 catches for 154 yards ... averaged 12.8 yards per catch ... tied an Academy record with four consecutive 100-yard rushing games ... established career-high with 158 yards against VMI on just 14 carries ... posted a career-long run of 54 yards opposite the Keydets ... tied career high with three receptions for a career-best 54 yards versus VMI in three passes for 54 yards ... career-long reception of 28 yards opposite the Keydets ... rushed for 144 yards at Tulane on career-high 25 carries ... ran 16 times for 118 yards and a touchdown against Rutgers ... carried 17 times for 114 yards against Air Force ... rushed for three touchdowns in first collegiate game at Eastern Michigan ... ran 12 times for 68 yards against the Eagles ... last score accounted for game-winning points with 38 seconds left ... caught first three passes of his career against Temple.
2009: Sat out season due to NCAA transfer guidelines.
2008: Began career at U.S. Air Force Academy ... transferred to West Point following first week of classes ... attended local community college near home in Wisconsin before reporting for West Point Cadet Basic Training in summer 2009 ... did not appear in a varsity contest at Air Force.
High School: Three-sport standout at Kettle Moraine High in Wales, Wis. ... played football for head coach Mike Fink ... three-time letterwinner ... three-year starter ... two-way stalwart ... split time between running back and linebacker positions ... all-area running back as a senior ... all-county as well ... All-Southeast Wisconsin choice in backfield ... earned all-conference laurels at linebacker during junior campaign ... established single season school rushing record with 1,462 ground yards as a senior ... earned four additional varsity letters in track and field, three in wrestling ... specialized in sprint, shot put and discuss events in track and field ... wrestled at 215 pounds ... outstanding track performer ... runnerup for state track athlete of year ... finalist for state athlete of year ... state shot put champion as a senior ... finished third in state in discus event that year ... established school records in both events ... owns indoor and outdoor shot put marks ... regional and sectional champion in both shot put and discus during sophomore and junior years ... member of school's 4x100-meter relay unit that established new school standard and finished runnerup in state ... All-Southeast Wisconsin selection as a junior ... helped squad to Division 1 State championship ... earned conference championship in wresting ... voted team most valuable player in both wrestling and track and field ... two-time team captain in wrestling and track ... served in same capacity with football team as a senior.
Personal: Born Dec. 17, 1989 ... given name is Jared Alexander Hassin ... parents' names are Donald and Kathryn Hassin ... father, Donald, graduated from West Point in 1971 ... served as a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger and reached rank of colonel ... paternal grandfather, Donald Hassin Sr., also served in U.S. Army ... among those that landed on Omaha Beach during "D-Day" as second lieutenant in 29th Infantry Division ... sister, Kelsey, graduated from West Point in 2010 ... Jared enjoys playing golf and piano in spare time ... majoring in American Legal Stuides.
