| Jamie Wu |
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 | Hometown:
St. Charles, Ill.
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| High School:
St. Charles
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 285
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| Position:
Offensive Guard
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| Experience:
2V
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| Honors:
Second-Team All-ACC
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On Wu: Second-team All-ACC … one of the Terps' strongest players who is noted for his quickness
… NFL prospect … ended his career with 22 consecutive starting assignments … helped make the
offensive line one of Maryland's strong points during his senior campaign … two-year starter on
offensive line unit which reduced sacks by 50 percent in 1998, and nearly 70 percent again in 1999
(56 in 1997, 30 in 1998, 11 in 1999).
1999: Senior co-captain who started all 11 games … co-anchored Terp offensive line with Brad
Messina, helping guide Maryland's NCAA 12th-ranked rushing offense and allowing just 11 sacks
through 11 games … helped protect the nation's second-ranked freshman quarterback while
creating running room for the nation's fifth-rated runner … ACC offensive lineman of the week
after Terps' 45-7 win over North Carolina … recipient of Maryland's lineman of the year honors and
"Iron Man Award" … also won the Cook Memorial Award as the senior with the highest GPA.
1998: Teamed with departed senior John Feugill as a strong pair on the right side of the
offensive line last season, starting together in all 11 games … helped make the Terrapin rushing
game one of the nation's most improved in 1998.
1997: Saw limited action as a sophomore after making the transition from defensive to offensive
line ... worked at both guard positions and center during spring.
1996: Registered eight tackles in five games as a defensive lineman ... recovered a lateral against
NC State and had one tackle for loss vs. North Carolina.
1995: Redshirt season.
High School: Graduated from St. Charles High School in 1995 ... was an All-America selection
by Scholastic Coach magazine and Street & Smith's ... also was a Midwest All-Star by BlueChip and
the National Recruiting Advisor ... was team captain and conference MVP as a senior ... was an
All-America and all-state performer in track and field ... maintained a 4.0 (on 5.0 scale) high
school GPA ... high school coach was Buck Drach.
Personal: Jamieson R. Wu … born Sept. 18, 1977 ... son of Donna and Robert Wu ... majoring in
art studio.
