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Kirby Vorhees: 2025 athlete profile

Vorhees transferred from South Dakota State to WSU in 2025
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LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen Editor-in-Chief
May 29, 2025
Connor Seuferling
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Kirby Vorhees is a redshirt sophomore running back who transferred from South Dakota State University to WSU in the spring of 2025.

Vorhees grew up in Lutz, Florida, and played football at Steinbrenner High School. He went for over 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons and was an all-conference selection in back-to-back seasons.

In 2023, he began his collegiate career at SDSU. He appeared in four games and was named as the Jackrabbits’ Scout Offense Player of the Year.

The next season, Vorhees earned the opportunity to see the field at running back in 13 games. He scored 13 touchdowns and rushed for 581 yards, averaging 7.7 yards per carry. He also returned three kicks for 23 yards and caught a pass for five yards.

He followed head coach Jimmy Rogers from SDSU to WSU in the spring of 2025 and is expected to factor into the Cougars’ running back rotation.

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LEVI COOVERT
LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen Editor-in-Chief
Levi is a sophomore studying Multimedia Journalism, Broadcast News, and Advertising at Washington State University. He serves as sports co-editor, and is the beat writer for the men’s basketball team and both men’s and women’s golf teams. He loves the Mariners, Seahawks, Kraken, and Cougars!
Connor Seuferling
Connor Seuferling, Evergreen digital managing editor
Connor is from Everett, WA and is a senior at WSU studying Broadcast News. He is the digital managing editor and served as sports section co-editor with editor-in-chief Levi Coovert last year. He has loved sports since he was a kid and likes to create mulitimedia content. He loves the community experience of WSU and is passionate about telling the uncovered stories of people’s lives.