“Former Yelm High running back Jacob Swilley, who is now the starter at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.”
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– “Former Yelm High running back Jacob Swilley finding right path at Willamette”
“Jacob Swilley is exactly where he wants to be — finally.

He’s playing football at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, as a redshirt junior. And he’s starting at running back.

‘Starting off, it was just getting into the rhythm of things,’ Swilley said. ‘I didn’t feel like I was on my own. I felt like I fit in and was finally in a good situation.’

Swilley, a Yelm High School graduate, transferred from Central Washington University last season. He initially decided to commit to Central — a Division II school — over Willamette, which plays at the Division III level in the Northwest Conference against Pacific Lutheran and University of Puget Sound, among others,” quoting Lauren Smith, The Olympian.
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