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SIMBA GWASHAVANHU Fr.r • DB • 6-1 • 195 Gaithersburg, Md. Gaithersburg
At Delaware: Second-year team member • was expected to play a key role in a Delaware defensive secondary that lost three starters to graduation but suffered an injury in spring practice and will miss the entire 2013 season • speedster who had made the move from wide receiver to defensive back in spring drills • one of the team’s fastest players. 2012 Season: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility • played wide receiver on scout team • team finished 5-6 under head coach K.C. Keeler. High School: Standout wide receiver and defensive back at Gaithersburg High School for head coach Kreg Kephar • consensus All-State performer as a senior, earning first team Big School honors • earned second team All-Metro honors by the Washington Post as a senior • started at wide receiver in Maryland Crab Bowl Game. Personal: Simbarashe “Simba” Gwashavanhu (“gwash-uh-vahn-who”) • born Jan. 17, 1994 in Zimbabwe • also lived for a period of time in China • son of Wilbert and Ruth Gwashavanhu • one of five children.
Player Profiles and one year in track and field • earned first team all-district and second team all-region honors as a senior in 2009 • earned second team all-district laurels as a junior in 2008 • team went 11-1 and captured district and regional championships his senior year • earned all-academic honors from school for each sport. Personal: Jerel (“juhrell”) A. Harrison • born June 24, 1992 • son of Terri Harrison and the late Jerome Harrison • history major at Delaware.
HARRISON’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS Receptions 2012 11/3 14 Totals 11/3 14
JEREL HARRISON
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So. • WR • 6-0 • 190 Richmond, Va. Varina At Delaware: Sophomore and a third-year member of the squad who returns as a valuable member of the Delaware passing game • one of five returning Blue Hens who caught 10 or more passes a year ago • projected as the team’s No. 2 wide receiver (Z) behind senior Mike Milburn entering pre-season • talented athlete with good size and speed • can also return kick and punts • shed 10 lbs. off his frame from last season • caught two passes for 32 yards in the Blue-White spring game • switched number from 19 to 4 this season. 2012 Season: Made an immediate impact as a redshirt freshman as a key member of the Delaware passing game • played in all 11 games and started contests vs. William & Mary, Old Dominion, and Villanova • ranked sixth on the team in receiving, hauling in 14 passes for 155 yards and three touchdowns • his 11.1 yard average per catch ranked No. 2 on the team among those who caught 10 or more passes • was named the Blue Hen Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week in early season win over Delaware State as he caught three passes for 32 yards and two touchdowns • had season-highs of four receptions and 57 yards vs. Towson, including a 19-yard scoring pass from Trent Hurley in the first half • also caught two passes for 22 yards vs. Bucknell and two for 10 yards vs. Maine • recorded tackles against William & Mary, Old Dominion, and Richmond • caught a pass for nine yards in Blue-White Spring Game in April • team went 5-6 under head coach K.C. Keeler. 2011 Season: Did not see action and retained freshman eligibility • enrolled at Delaware during Winter Session (2012) and took part in spring drills • originally signed with Hens’ CAA rival Richmond but left due to a coaching change • team went 7-4 for Keeler. High School: Played wide receiver and defensive back for head coach Stu Brown at Varina High School • finished high school career in 2009 and graduated from high school in 2010 • lettered for three seasons in football and basketball
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2013 Delaware Football Media Guide
Yards 155 155
Ave. 11.1 11.1
TD Long 3 24 3 24
Career-High Receiving Yards: 57 yards vs. Towson, 2012
TRAVIS HAWKINS
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Sr. • DB • 5-10 • 195 Rockville, Md. Quince Orchard At Delaware: Third-year member of the squad as a senior following transfer from Maryland • one of the top cornerbacks in the Colonial Athletic Association • teams with senior Jake Giusti as the only two returning starters in Delaware secondary • dual threat as a defender and a kick returner • outstanding athlete with great coverage skills and outstanding speed for returns • has played in 21 career games at Delaware with 19 starts and recorded 102 tackles (77 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, 12 pass breakups, and four interceptions • as a kick returner has brought back 30 kicks for 753 yards and a 25.1 yard average (No. 5 all-time at Delaware) with one touchdown • had two pass breakups in the Blue-White spring game • serves as one of 16 members of the UD football team’s Leadership Council. 2012 Season: Earned second letter for Blue Hens as a second-year starter at cornerback and as a kick returner • ranked seventh on the team in tackles with 50 stops, including 36 solo stops • also had 1.5 tackles for loss and broke up three passes • handled kickoff returns once again, sharing duties with Michael Johnson • returned 12 kicks for 256 yards and 21.3-yard average • matched a career-high with 10 tackles vs. Richmond late in season • also recorded seven stops vs. Delaware State, six each against West Chester and Bucknell, and five against Rhode Island and Villanova • owner of one of the most exciting plays of the season when he picked up a blocked field goal vs. William & Mary and sprinted 90 yards for a touchdown • play broke the previous NCAA FCS record of 89 yards set in 1982 by Western Illinois’ Pat Bayers vs. Youngstown State • returned a season-long kick for 33 yards vs. New Hampshire • registered three tackles and two interceptions in 2012 Blue-White spring game