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#26 Corey Welch
Position: Running back
Height: 5-9
Weight: 184
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Akron, Ohio
High School: Green
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PERSONAL: Full name: Corey Michael Welch...Son of Jeff and Lisa Welch...Born 5-2-88...Biology major...Has one brother, Jesse, and one sister, Brynne...Both parents are graduates of The Ohio State University...Grandfather, Harry Welch, played football at the University of Southern California and was on the 1953 Rose Bowl championship team...Father, Jeff, played football at Clarion University and brother, Jesse, played lacrosse at The Ohio State University...EMU: 2008: Earned his first letter after playing in all 12 games...Rushed 25 times for 154 yards...Also returned 26 kickoffs for 562 yards to lead the team in return yards...Selected as the Special Teams Most Valuable Player...Named one of the Special Teams Players of the Week for the Maryland (Sept. 20) game...Top rushing effort was 65 yards on five carries in the season opener against Indiana State (Aug. 28)...Had two games with 100+ yards in kickoff returns with 119 on four returns against Akron (Oct. 18) and 100 yards on five returns at Ball State (Oct. 25)...2007: Redshirted...Practiced with the team and was awarded one of two Practice Player honors for the Northern Illinois (Sept. 15) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Green H.S. in Green, Ohio where he played football for Head Coach Elden McVicker...Member of the Academic Honor Roll for four years and graduated with academic honors...Lettered three years in football and four each in wrestling and track...Senior Year: First-team All-League and second-team All-State in football and first-team All-State in wrestling...Named to the All-Northeast Region track team...Junior Year: First-team All-League in football and wrestling, first-team All-District and honorable mention All-State in football, and second-team All-District in wrestling...Sophomore Year: Second-team All-League in football and All-District in wrestling...Freshman Year: Second-team All-District in wrestling and All-League in track...Finished seventh in the nationals in freshman wrestling.
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