NEWARK, DE (Oct. 15, 2007) -- All-American running back Omar Cuff, who rushed for 200 yards and scored three touchdowns in Delaware's 30-20 Homecoming football victory over Northeastern Saturday at Delaware Stadium, is the Wilmington Trust Best of the Blue Hens Athlete of the Week for the period ending Oct. 14.

Cuff, a native of Landover, MD (Flowers High School), helped the No. 15 ranked Blue Hens improve to 6-1 (4-1 Colonial Athletic Association) with the win over Northeastern, the team's sixth straight without a loss vs. the Huskies in Newark.

Cuff matched a career-high with 39 carries and finished with 200 yards rushing on the day. He scored three touchdowns, two on runs and one on a 25-yard screen pass from Joe Flacco early in the fourth quarter that broke a 20-20 tie.

His three touchdowns gave him 24 for the season, tying the school record set by Gardy Kahoe in 1971. Cuff posted his second 200-yard rushing effort of the season and the 15th 100-yard rushing outing of his career and moved into second place on the all-time UD rushing list with 3,282. Chuck Hall ran for 3,157 yards in 1968-70.

After Cuff’s third touchdown gave the Hens a 27-20 lead, the Blue Hens put the game away when they drove 91 yards on 21 plays and took eight minutes and 37 seconds off the clock, upping the lead to 30-20 on Jon Striefsky’s third field goal of the game with 1:35 remaining. Cuff carried the ball 14 times for 56 yards to highlight the possession.

Past Winners:

2007-08 Season
Oct. 15 - Omar Cuff (Football)
Oct. 8 - Kyle Schmid (Men's Cross Country)
Oct. 1 - Colleen Walsh (Volleyball)
Sept. 23 - Nolan Greenberg (Men's Tennis)
Sept. 16 - Joe Flacco (Football)
Sept. 9 - Jason Bernstein (Golf)
Sept. 2 - Casey Howard (Field Hockey)
Aug. 26 - Stephanie Barry (Volleyball)

2006-07 Season
Jan. 30 - Asha Quant (Women's Indoor Track)
Feb. 4 - Kyle DeHaven (Women's Basketball)
Feb. 11 - Sam McMahon (Men's Basketball)
Feb. 18 - Maryann Walker (Women's Swimming)
Feb. 25 - Adam Zuder-Havens (Men's Lacrosse)
Mar. 2 - Cristine Marquez (Women's Indoor Track)
Mar. 12 - Debbie Sloan (Women's Lacrosse)
Mar. 19 - Tyresa Smith (Women's Basketball)
Mar. 26 - Joe McLister (Golf)
Apr. 2 - Carolynn Sloat (Softball)
Apr. 9 - Bryan Hagerich (Baseball)
Apr. 16 - Alexi Capsouras (Women's Outdoor Track)
Apr. 23 - Jared Wasser (Men's Outdoor Track)
Apr. 30 - Alex Smith (Men's Lacrosse)
May 7 - David Slovak (Baseball)
May 14 - Tommy Scherr (Men's Lacrosse)
May 21 - Dan Deckelbaum (Men's Lacrosse)
May 28 - Mike McGuire (Baseball)