Wofford College Athletics

Returning starter at wide receiver for the Terriers  ... Top receiver for the past two seasons ... 2007: Started all13 games at wide receiver ...  Led the team in catches with 39 for 599 yards and five touchdowns ... Receiving yardage was the most by a Terrier in a season since Steve Mabrey had 634 yards in 1986 and the seventh-most in school history ... Ninth in the Southern Conference in receiving yards and tenth in the conference with 46.1 yards per game ... Had a streak of eight straight games with a reception ... Against Charleston Southern (9/8) had a 23-yard run for a touchdown in the second quarter and added a 47-yard reception for a touchdown in the fouth quarter ... At North Carolina State (9/15) had four catches for 90 yards, including touchdown grabs of 61-yards and 14-yards ... In the win over #1 Appalachian State (9/22) opened the scoring with a 49-yard reception from Josh Collier in the first quarter ... Added two more catches against the Mountaineers for 68 total yards and had one rush for three yards ... Had three catches for 67 yards at Furman (9/29) ... Against Gardner-Webb (10/13) had a career-high six catches for 98 yards, including a long of 40 ... Against Georgia Southern (11/3), scored a 39-yard touchdown on a reverse ... In the NCAA Playoffs at Montana (11/24) had two catches for 40 yards, including a six-yard pass from Josh Collier for a touchdown to take a 17-16 lead with 7:47 left in the game ... Added a 34-yard reception earlier on the same scoring drive ... In the NCAA Quarterfinals against Richmond (12/1) tied a career-high with six catches for 98 yards, including a long of 46 ... Also added one kick return and one tackle on the season ... Earned Wofford Best Receiver honors ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2006: Member of the SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... Wofford’s top receiver with 14 receptions for 183 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore ... Made a critical 25-yard touchdown catch against South Carolina (9/16) that pulled the Terriers within seven points of the Gamecocks ... Also had a 32-yard TD catch against Chattanooga (11/11) ... Made three receptions on two occasions: vs. Furman (9/30) and Chattanooga (11/11) ... Caught at least one pass in eight games ... Earned his second letter ... Also carried the ball five times during the season ... 2005: Had a very productive freshman season ... His lone carry of the year came in his first collegiate game against Georgetown (9/3) ... Caught six passes for 106 yards on the year ... Had two receptions for 47 yards including a touchdown catch against Furman (11/12) ... Caught a 32-yard scoring pass from Ben Widmyer against the Paladins ... Also held on field goal and PAT attempts ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2005 graduate of Gaffney High School ... A Shrine Bowl selection his senior year ... Named all-state by the High School Sports Report ... Also received all-region and all-area honors ... Two-time Academic all-area selection ... Had 39 receptions for 592 yards and four touchdowns despite missing five games due to injury ... Also played cornerback, totaling 49 tackles and three interceptions ... Had three picks as a junior and five his sophomore year ... A Wendy’s High School Heisman candidate ... An all-area and all-region selection in baseball ... Gaffney’s leading hitter his sophomore year . . . Carried a 3.94 grade-point average ... Named to the 2005 South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association All-Star SC/NC Select Team as a first baseman ... PERSONAL:  Born September 2, 1987 in Aiken, South Carolina ...  Son of Phil and Debbie Strickland ... His father is the head football coach at Gaffney and a former player at Gardner-Webb  ... Majoring in finance.