Post by The Cats on Aug 25, 2018 6:45:42 GMT -5
It's now 7 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, September 1, 2018, against the Newberry College Wolves, in Cullowhee.
For the season's kick-off game, the Cats will host a "White Out" in E.J. Whitmire Stadium as the Cats sport their all-white look, white Adidas jerseys over white pants; and for the fourth straight year, a post-game fireworks extravaganza.
To help pass those long summer days, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful more excited about the upcoming season, and knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the 100-day football countdown each day until kickoff day.
Today, we'll highlight a running back that wears #7
#7 Corey Holloway
Position: Running Back
Height/Weight: 5'10" WEIGHT: 210
Class: Redshirt Senior
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga
High School: Eagle's Landing HS
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Played in all 12 of the team's games with three starts .. Rushed 82 times for 444 yards and seven touchdowns, adding four receptions for 33 yards and a score out of the backfield ... Scored 48 points on the season ... Recorded double-digit carries four times on the year including a season-high 17 in a start at VMI (Oct. 21) ... Rushed for a career-high 119 yards on 16 carries in the home-opening win over Davidson (Sept. 9) ... Rushed 14 times for 105 yards and two touchdowns in the road victory over Chattanooga (Sept. 30) ... Returned three kickoffs for 43 total yards, amassing 520 all-purpose yards on the season ... Named to the 2017-18 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in nine games with one start in the backfield, making his first collegiate start at Mercer (Oct. 15) ... Missed the final two games of the season due to injury ... Rushed 38 times for 119 yards and a touchdown scored in the home win over VMI (Nov. 5) ... Returned a pair of kickoffs for 24 yards, both going for 12 yards ... Finished the season with 143 all-purpose yards ... Tallied two tackle assists against VMI ... Selected to the 2016 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference team ... Rushed eight times for 34 yards in WCU's annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2016-17 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in seven games as a back-up running back ... Rushed for 239 yards on 53 carries with four touchdowns on the ground ... Added nine catches for 220 yards ... Made his collegiate debut with a five-carry, 58-yard outing, scoring his first career touchdown in the opener against Mars Hill (Sept. 5) on a six-yard run in the fourth quarter ... Tallied his second career rushing score on five carries at Wofford (Oct. 17) ... Posted a two-rushing TD game against Samford (Oct. 24) ... Caught a career-high three passes at Chattanooga (Oct. 31) ... Rushed five times for 50 yards in WCU's annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2014 (Freshman): Redshirted ... Named to the 2014-15 Southern Conference Honor Roll... For the Gold squad in WCU's annual Spring Game, rushed nine times for 26 yards including a seven-yard touchdown rush.
Prior to Western Carolina: Was a four-year varsity letter winner in football ... Is a physical runner with good vision that amassed over 1,300 all-purpose yards including 1,093 on the ground en route to earning his team's MVP award as a senior, helping Eagle's Landing High record a school-record for wins ... Led the team with 10 rushing touchdowns as a part of first-team All-Region honors at running back ... Recorded 200 receiving yards as a senior ... Also saw time on defense at linebacker over his final two seasons, tallying 44 tackles including 34 solo stops ... Earned the Good Citizenship Award from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution ... As a junior rushed for 1,449 yards and nine touchdowns ... High school coach was Joe Teknipp.
Personal: Full name is Corey Justin Holloway ... Is the son of G. Reginald and Donna J.L. Holloway ... Is one of four children in the Holloway family.
Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations
