2025 Football Roster
Ambrose, Travis
Jersey Number 83
Travis Ambrose
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Muskegon, Mich.
- High School:
- Muskegon Reeths-Puffer H.S.
- Twitter:
- @TravisAmbrose5
Bio
2024
As a true freshman tight end, saw action in one game … redshirted season … traveled to several games during the season … Saw first career game action in the season finale at Northern Illinois (11/30).
HIGH SCHOOL
A June 2024 graduate of Muskegon Reeths-Puffer High School, where he played one year of varsity football for head coach and former Chippewa quarterback Cody Kater … Named to the MHSFCA Division 2 All-State First Team as a wide receiver/tight end … Earned Division 2 MHSFCA All-Region honors as a wide receiver following senior year … Named to the MLive Muskegon Dream Team on Offense as a senior … Played defensive end and tight end … Finished with 25 receptions and 304 receiving yards with seven touchdowns and was hailed as the Rockets’ best blocker as a tight end … Led the Rockets to an 8-3 record, second place finish in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Division with a 6-2 record and state playoff appearance as a senior … Numerous-time Muskegon Area Athlete of the Week nominee in football and basketball … Also played basketball, lacrosse, volleyball, golf, and tennis … All-State basketball player who scored over 1,000 career points in his career … Concluded career ranked No. 5 in scoring (1,252 points) … Averaged 17.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per game as a senior … Scored 32 points, 16 rebounds, and blocked five shots against Muskegon Mona Shores … Led Reeths-Puffer to a 19-4 overall record and 13-1 league record and share of the OK Green Conference as a senior … Named to the Muskegon Area Dream Team after averaging 16.8 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game as a junior … Earned First Team Ottawa-Kent Green honors as a sophomore and junior … Led Reeths-Puffer to a 15-10 overall record, third place finish (9-5) as a junior … Named to the Detroit Free Press Top-100 basketball players in the state list … Entered the 2023-24 season closing in on the school’s career scoring record and has an opportunity to set school career records for rebounding and blocked shots … Averaged 15.2 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks and shot 55 percent from the floor as a sophomore … Averaged 9.8 points and 10.8 rebounds as a freshman varsity basketball player … Outstanding student.
PERSONAL
Born Travis Ambrose on July 16, 2005 … Son of Matt and Tori Ambrose … Has a brother Trevor and sister Madie … Father is a fire chief … During the COVID-19 pandemic, the family sent him to live and attend school in Muskegon from Huntington Beach, Calif. … Ended up liking Muskegon so much that he wanted to stay and graduate from high school there … Sister Madie attends Michigan and competes in water polo … Father played college basketball at San Diego State, Orange County Community College, and Portland State, and played professionally in China … Friend and high school basketball, football, and tennis teammate Jaxson Whitaker plays on the Central Michigan men’s basketball team … Hobbies and interests include golf, basketball, fishing, hunting, faith, family, and friends … Committed to Central Michigan on November 2, 2023 … Selected Central Michigan over basketball offers Saginaw Valley State, Wayne State, Lake Superior State, Northwood, and Florida Southern.
ARTICLES
How R-P hoop star Travis Ambrose and his parents migrated from California to Muskegon, one unexpected step at a time | HS Athletics (reeths-puffer.org)
Reeths-Puffer football star Travis Ambrose commits to Central Michigan | wzzm13.com
A great athlete has a new plan: R-P basketball star Travis Ambrose signs to play football at CMU | HS Athletics (reeths-puffer.org)
3 Simple Changes For Arthritis Sufferers (youtube.com)
Leap of faith helps Reeths-Puffer’s Travis Ambrose reach Division 1 dream - mlive.com
R-P basketball standouts Travis Ambrose, Jaxson Whitaker taking their athleticism to the football field
As a true freshman tight end, saw action in one game … redshirted season … traveled to several games during the season … Saw first career game action in the season finale at Northern Illinois (11/30).
HIGH SCHOOL
A June 2024 graduate of Muskegon Reeths-Puffer High School, where he played one year of varsity football for head coach and former Chippewa quarterback Cody Kater … Named to the MHSFCA Division 2 All-State First Team as a wide receiver/tight end … Earned Division 2 MHSFCA All-Region honors as a wide receiver following senior year … Named to the MLive Muskegon Dream Team on Offense as a senior … Played defensive end and tight end … Finished with 25 receptions and 304 receiving yards with seven touchdowns and was hailed as the Rockets’ best blocker as a tight end … Led the Rockets to an 8-3 record, second place finish in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Division with a 6-2 record and state playoff appearance as a senior … Numerous-time Muskegon Area Athlete of the Week nominee in football and basketball … Also played basketball, lacrosse, volleyball, golf, and tennis … All-State basketball player who scored over 1,000 career points in his career … Concluded career ranked No. 5 in scoring (1,252 points) … Averaged 17.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per game as a senior … Scored 32 points, 16 rebounds, and blocked five shots against Muskegon Mona Shores … Led Reeths-Puffer to a 19-4 overall record and 13-1 league record and share of the OK Green Conference as a senior … Named to the Muskegon Area Dream Team after averaging 16.8 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game as a junior … Earned First Team Ottawa-Kent Green honors as a sophomore and junior … Led Reeths-Puffer to a 15-10 overall record, third place finish (9-5) as a junior … Named to the Detroit Free Press Top-100 basketball players in the state list … Entered the 2023-24 season closing in on the school’s career scoring record and has an opportunity to set school career records for rebounding and blocked shots … Averaged 15.2 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks and shot 55 percent from the floor as a sophomore … Averaged 9.8 points and 10.8 rebounds as a freshman varsity basketball player … Outstanding student.
PERSONAL
Born Travis Ambrose on July 16, 2005 … Son of Matt and Tori Ambrose … Has a brother Trevor and sister Madie … Father is a fire chief … During the COVID-19 pandemic, the family sent him to live and attend school in Muskegon from Huntington Beach, Calif. … Ended up liking Muskegon so much that he wanted to stay and graduate from high school there … Sister Madie attends Michigan and competes in water polo … Father played college basketball at San Diego State, Orange County Community College, and Portland State, and played professionally in China … Friend and high school basketball, football, and tennis teammate Jaxson Whitaker plays on the Central Michigan men’s basketball team … Hobbies and interests include golf, basketball, fishing, hunting, faith, family, and friends … Committed to Central Michigan on November 2, 2023 … Selected Central Michigan over basketball offers Saginaw Valley State, Wayne State, Lake Superior State, Northwood, and Florida Southern.
ARTICLES
How R-P hoop star Travis Ambrose and his parents migrated from California to Muskegon, one unexpected step at a time | HS Athletics (reeths-puffer.org)
Reeths-Puffer football star Travis Ambrose commits to Central Michigan | wzzm13.com
A great athlete has a new plan: R-P basketball star Travis Ambrose signs to play football at CMU | HS Athletics (reeths-puffer.org)
3 Simple Changes For Arthritis Sufferers (youtube.com)
Leap of faith helps Reeths-Puffer’s Travis Ambrose reach Division 1 dream - mlive.com
R-P basketball standouts Travis Ambrose, Jaxson Whitaker taking their athleticism to the football field
Jordan Kwiatkowski Post-Game Press Conference at Pitt
Saturday, September 06
Joe Labas Post-Game Press Conference at Pitt
Saturday, September 06
Matt Drinkall Post-Game Press Conference at Pitt
Saturday, September 06
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