Shippensburg University Athletics

2023 (R-Sophomore): Appeared in and started in all 11 games as a slot receiver…totaled 13 receptions, 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns…recorded two-or-more receptions four times…caught a season-high three pass Oct. 21 against Millersville…caught a 51-yard touchdown pass Oct. 7 against West Chester…hauled in a touchdown pass Oct. 28 against East Stroudsburg.
 
2022 (R-Freshman): Saw action in 11 games and made two starts as a member of the Raiders’ receiving corps…his 170 receiving yards ranked third on the team…totaled 10 catches…caught a season-long 57-yard pass for a touchdown Oct. 1 against Shepherd…recorded at least one reception in eight outings… also a member of the Raiders’ kick return unit…posted a season-best 28-yard kick return at Millersville.
 
2021 (Freshman): Redshirt season.
 
Lebanon High School: Totaled three varsity letters for the Cedars under head coach Frank Isenburg…named to the Pa. Football Writers All-State ‘5A’ Team and to the Pennsylvania Football Network (PFN) Coaches All-State Second Team as a senior wide receiver…recognized as the 2019 Lancaster Lebanon (LL) League Section 3 Wide Receiver of the Year…named to the All-LL Section 3 First Team and the All-Lebanon County First Team as a senior…recorded 98 receptions for 1,664 receiving yards and 15 receiving touchdowns over his final two seasons, including a 74-catch, 1,095-yard season as a junior…touted as an All-Section defensive back as well…accrued eight varsity letters overall, competing in football, basketball and baseball.
 
About Rufe: Full name is Alexander Rufe…is the son of Ronald Rufe and Nicole Gates…majoring in accounting.