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Marian University Ind.

Official Athletics Site of Marian University Knights

2025 Football Roster

27 Keagan La Belle

  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Position RB
  • Hometown McCordsville, Ind.
  • Prev School Mt. Vernon (Fortville) HS

Biography

Career Achievements: MSFA Midwest League First Team (2024) ... MSFA Mideast League First Team (2023) ... VSN NAIA All-American Third Team (2023) ... VSN NAIA All-American Honorable Mention (2024)

2024: Logged another stellar season for the Knights, leading the rushing attack while being named to the MSFA Midwest League First Team, marking his second First Team honor ... Was named as a VSN NAIA All-American Honorable Mention honoree at the end of the season ... Was named MSFA Midwest Offensive Player of the Week twice during the season ... Played in all 10 games and started eight of the contests ... Totaled 1165 rushing yards on 208 carries and scored 17 rushing touchdowns ... Averaged 5.6 yards per carry and 116.5 yards per game on the ground ... Finished the season with 19 catches for 103 yards, bringing his total all-purpose yards to 1268 ... Averaged 5.4 yards per catch ... Opened the season with 29 yards on five carries and caught two passes for 31 yards at Siena Heights, rushing for a touchdown on the Saints while playing as the backup due to time missed in preseason ... Ran for 83 yards and caught a season-high five passes for 39 yards against Concordia in game two ... Began his takeoff in game three with 116 yards on 25 carries against Lawrence Tech ... In game four broke off a 263-yard performance against Taylor, scoring three touchdowns on 26 carries ... Averaged 10.1 yards per carry against Taylor, marking the eighth-highest yards per carry in single game history ... Scored three touchdowns which is tied for fifth most in single game history, a mark that has been accomplished 21 times by eight Knights ... Ended the Taylor game with 277 all-purpose yards and the fourth-highest rushing yards in a single game ... Scored once on 14 carries against Indiana Wesleyan in game five ... After a season-low 13 yards against IWU, bounced back with his second three-touchdown game of the season against Olivet Nazarene, totaling 125 yards on 28 carries ... Ran for 46 yards and a touchdown against St. Francis (Ind.) ... Scored two touchdowns on 24 carries and rushed for 84 yards in game eight at St. Xavier ... Had a monster half against Judson, running for 116 yards and two touchdowns in less than two quarters of work in the home finale ... His 11.6 yards per carry against Judson ranks fourth-best in program history in a single game ... Ended the season with a career-game, running 40 times for 290 yards and four touchdowns, all career-bests ... Recorded the second-most yards in single game history, third-most carries in single game history, and the third four-touchdown game in Marian's record book in the win against St. Francis (Ill.) ... Scored an 81-yard touchdown against USF, the longest run of the season and third-longest run in program history ... Had an 80-yard touchdown against Taylor, and is the only Knight with two touchdown runs of 80 yards or longer ... His 290 all-purpose yards against Taylor is the fifth-most in a single game ... Recorded the seventh-most rushing yards in a single season, doing so on the sixth-most carries ... His 17 touchdowns ended one shy of tying the program record in a single season ... Logged the fifth-best rushing yards per game average in season history ... His 17 touchdowns scored finished as the sixth most total touchdowns scored in single season history. 

2023: After entering camp as the fourth running back, ended the season as the Knights' leading rusher and earned MSFA Mideast League First Team running back honors ... The VSN NAIA All-American played in all 11 games for Marian, finishing as the leading rusher and second leading return specialist ... Led the Knights in rushing yards with 707 on 89 carries, averaging 7.9 yards per carry ... Averaged 64.27 yards per game rushing ... Hauled in eight passes for 65 yards and a long reception of 19 yards ... Led Marian in kickoff return attempts with 11 and gained 256 yards as a kick returner with a long of 47 ... Returned one punt for 30 yards, doing so against Concordia ... Made four tackles on the year through special teams work ... Opened the season with 50 yards rushing against Judson ... Had two kick returns for 51 yards against St. Xavier ... Began takeoff in the backfield against Lawrence Tech, rushing for 75 yards including a 68-yard touchdown ... Ran for a TD in three straight games, scoring in a 73-yard outing against Madonna ... Rushed for a season-high 126 yards and a touchdown against Concordia, picking up the game-winning first down ... Ran for 105 yards marking back to back 100-yard games against St. Francis ... Picked up first career two-touchdown game with 80 yards rushing against Taylor ... Scored a touchdown on 34 yards rushing while adding 79 kick return yards against Indiana Wesleyan ... Ran for 81 yards and a touchdown against Siena Heights, capping the second of three straight games with a touchdown ... Ran for 45 yards in the NAIA Playoffs with 61 yards as a kick returner against St. Xavier.

2022: Had a successful freshman season, ending the year as the fourth-leading rusher on the team ... Appeared in 10 of 11 games on the year as a backup running back and special teams contributor ... Ran for 232 yards on 24 carries and scored two touchdowns ... In his collegiate debut, ran for 80 yards on seven carries and a touchdown on a 48 yard run ... Scored second career touchdown against Taylor in reserve duties, running for 70 yards and a score ... At Lawrence Tech ran for 71 yards including a season-best 61 yard run ... Returned one kick as the upback on the return team, going for 8 yards in the NAIA Quarterfinals at Northwestern ... Also a member of the track team, qualified for the outdoor pole vault championships as a freshman.

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2022Freshman

    RB
    5'7" 170 lbs
    37
  • 27

    2023Sophomore

    RB
    5'7" 185 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2024Junior

    RB
    5'7" 185 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2025Senior

    RB
    5'7" 190 lbs
    27