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Athletes of the Week

Nelson Woods

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/8/2010
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Wingate University redshirt senior running back Nelson Woods rushed for season-high totals of 26 attempts, 173 yards and two touchdowns as the home-standing Bulldogs defeated Mars Hill College 48-29 Saturday afternoon at Irwin Belk Stadium and John R. Martin Field.
 
Woods and the Bulldog offense outdueled the South Atlantic Conference’s leading rusher, Mars Hill junior Jonas Randolph. The top rusher in the league, Randolph had 140 yards and two scores, compared to 173 yards and two scores for Woods. The Lawndale Burns product had a 68-yard TD run to give Wingate a momentum-changing 28-14 lead midway through the third quarter.
 
Wingate’s all-time leading rusher, Woods has 3654 yards on 771 carries for his Bulldog career. He has 17 100-yard games during his illustrious Wingate tenure. His best performance was Nov. 8, 2008, when he posted career-highs in attempts (30), yards (205) and touchdowns (three) against Mars Hill.



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Date Athlete Sport
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10/10/2019 Rachel Alles Volleyball
10/2/2019 Domineke McNeill Football
10/2/2019 Taylor Krakower Women's Soccer
9/25/2019 Sophie Schaff Volleyball
9/25/2019 Micah Kipchumba Men's Cross Country
9/18/2019 Marianna Warren Volleyball
9/18/2019 Paul Ngongo Men's Soccer
9/11/2019 Shaw Crocker Football
9/11/2019 Rachel Alles Volleyball
5/6/2019 Rachel Alles Volleyball
5/6/2019 Cardell Rawlings Football
4/17/2019 Alex Llerandi Men's Lacrosse
4/17/2019 Kendall Wells Women's Lacrosse
4/4/2019 Warissara Puangcharoen Women's Golf
4/4/2019 Josep Canyadell Men's Tennis
3/27/2019 Jed Bryant Baseball
3/27/2019 Aubrey Reep Softball
3/13/2019 Michela Verpelli Women's Tennis
3/13/2019 Isaiah Kyle Men's Track & Field
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