| Harold Westley |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Deerfield Beach, Fla.
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| High School:
Cardinal Gibbons
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| Height / Weight:
5-7 / 175
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| Position:
Tailback
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| Experience:
2V
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On Westley: Senior running back who started the first two games of his junior campaign and played No. 2 to LaMont Jordan through the rest of last season ... three-year career stats of 200 carries for 710 yards ... an explosive player with quick feet ... is very dangerous in the open field and has the speed to go the distance ... pound for pound he is one of the strongest players on the team ... returned to his more natural running back position after playing at wide receiver as a sophomore.
1998: Played in 10 games and started against James Madison and Virginia to open his junior season ... 78 carries for 273 yards ... 3.5 yards per carry with a 30-yard touchdown run at Virginia ... five receptions for 19 yards ... 20-for-68 against JMU and 12-for-55 at Virginia ... rushed 21 times for a game-high 70 yards in the annual spring game.
1997: Moved to wide receiver from running back, appearing in eight games as a sophomore ... caught two passes for 10 yards and had six carries for 16 yards.
1996: Became only the third Terp freshman in school history to rush for more than 100 yards when he totaled 120 yards on 11 attempts vs. Wake Forest ... earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors for his effort vs. the Demon Deacons ... was the Terps' leading rusher through seven games ... totaled 421 rushing yards, the most by a Terp freshman since 1990.
High School: Graduated from Cardinal Gibbons High School in 1996 ... was a Top 50 prospect in Florida by the National Recruiting Advisor ... earned All-South recognition from Tom Lemming and BlueChip ... high school coach was Don Marino.
Personal: Harold Westley, Jr. ... born Jan. 2, 1977 ... son of Helen and Harold Westley ... majoring in criminology and criminal justice.
Rushing G-GS Att Net Avg. TD LP
1996 11-2 116 421 3.6 2 39
1997 8-0 6 16 2.7 0 5
1998 10-2 78 273 3.5 1 30
Totals 29-4 200 710 3.6 3 39
Receiving G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD LP
1996 11-2 6 50 8.3 0 42
1997 8-0 2 10 5.0 0 9
1998 10-2 5 19 3.8 0 15
Totals 29-4 13 79 2.7 0 42
Westley Up Close
The best advice I ever received is: "Patience. Things come to those who wait."
My craziest ambition is: to be six-foot-five
My hero is: my dad
