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 #76
Jared
Wray
Senior
OL
Hopewell,
VA/ Hopewell
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At
Delaware:
2004:
Fifth-year senior who anchors an
experienced offensive front that returns
four senior starters...pre-season second
team All-Atlantic 10 Conference selec-tion
from a vote of coaches and media
mem-bers...Verizon/CoSIDA Academic
All-American nominee...three-year
letterwinner who will start for second
straight year at left guard...intelligent
player and one of the team's most mobile
offensive lineman...three-time member of
Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference
team...has played in 23 career games with
19 starts...
2003:
Made an impressive comeback at mid-season
and teamed with All-American Jason Nerys
and fellow juniors Trip DelCampo, Paul
Thomson, and Chris Edwards to form one of
the top units in the Atlantic 10 and lead
Delaware to NCAA I-AA title...offense
ranked ninth in NCAA I-AA in scoring
offense (34.7) and No. 20 in rushing
offense (207.6)...suffered a
career-threatening herniated disc back
injury during pre-season drills in August
and was thought to be lost for the
season...had surgery and made an
impressive comeback, returning to action
vs. Maine Nov. 1 and starting the final
eight games of the season...
2002:
First-year starter offensive
guard...saw action in all 12 games,
starting 11 contests, including one at
left tackle...did not start vs. The
Citadel (knee sprain) but saw
action...paced a unit that helped Delaware
rank third in the Atlantic 10 in rushing
offense (206.2) and allowed just 15 sacks,
second best mark in the league...ranked
No. 4 in 225 lb. bench press (20 times),
No. 6 in power clean lift (300 lbs.) and
No. 7 in squat lift (490 lbs.) in spring
testing...
2001:
Earned first varsity letter as a
backup tackle and guard as a redshirt
fresh-man...appeared in three games vs.
Massachusetts, William & Mary, and
James Madison...
2000:
Sat out redshirt season and maintained
freshman eligibility...
High
School Honors: Two-way standout at
Hopewell High School under head coach
Marshall Parker...four-year varsity
performer who led team to district
playoffs all four years...as a senior, led
team to district title and regional title
game and earned All-State
hon-ors...two-way first team All-District,
All-Region, and All-Metro selection...as a
junior, led team to district title when he
earned first team All-District,
All-Central Region and All-Metro team
honors...listed as one of Top 40 college
prospects in state by Roanoke
Times....National Honor Society
student...Academic All-Region
performer...also played
basketball...
Personal:
Jared Samuel Wray (pronounced
"ray')...born January 14, 1982...son of
John and Diana Wray...honor student as a
mechanical engineering major...has worked
as engineering intern in research and
development...hobbies include skiing and
working on cars.
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