David White - 2016 Football - LIU Post
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#5 David White
Position: Running Back
Height: 5-10
Class: Senior
Hometown: Bronx, N.Y.
Previous School: Lehman
2016: All-NE-10 First Team ... ECAC All-Star First Team ... Football Gazette All-Super Region I Third Team ... became team's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2009 ... played in all 13 games ... led team in rushing yards (1,054) and rushing yards per game (81.1) ... second in rushing touchdowns (8) and yards per carry (5.5) ... also caught 32 passes for 340 yards and two touchdowns ... ran for touchdowns in back-to-back victories over New Haven (Sept. 10) and Stonehill (Sept. 17) ... took 14 handoffs for 131 yards and a touchdown and hauled in a three-yard touchdown pass in a 63-20 rout of Saint Anselm (Oct. 8) ... had 98 rushing yards and a touchdown in a 22-7 win versus American International (Oct. 22) ... rushed for 106 yards on 11 carries in a 43-23 victory over Assumption in the NE-10 Championship (Nov. 12) ... scampered for a season-best 134 yards and caught four passes for 56 yards and a touchdown in a 48-41 win versus Winston-Salem State in the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 19) ... added five receptions for 64 yards against Shepherd in the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 26).
2015: Appeared in all 11 games (three starts) ... led the team in rushing yards (737) and yards per rush (5.8) ... second in rushing touchdowns (3) ... had seven carries for 41 yards and a touchdown in a season-opening 41-40 win against East Stroudsburg (Sept. 3) ... took five handoffs for 66 yards in a 40-31 triumph over Assumption (Sept. 12) ... rushed for 62 yards on 16 carries and added a five-yard touchdown reception in a 27-24 victory against Merrimack (Oct. 10) ... ran 18 times for a game-high 119 yards in a 30-7 win at Pace (Oct. 17) ... went off for a game, season- and career-high 185 yards in a 49-46 victory over Southern Connecticut State (Oct. 31) ... took 20 handoffs for a game-best 124 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-20 win at Bentley (Nov. 14).
2014: Emerged as one of the prime options in the backfield for the Pioneers ... saw action in all 12 contests, carrying the football 105 times for 496 yards and a touchdown ... ran 14 times for a career-high 117 yards in team's 44-36 win over Pace on Oct. 4 ... amassed a season-high 18 carries and totaled 88 yards in 28-3 victory over Southern Connecticut (Nov. 1) ... scored his first rushing touchdown in NE-10 Championship victory against American International (Nov. 15) ... posted a 16-carry, 105-yard performance in NCAA Tournament First Round clash with Virginia State on Nov. 22 ... also caught 19 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns ... was on the receiving end of a 70-yard touchdown pass in win over Pace.
Prior to LIU Post: Played football and lacrosse at Lehman.
Personal: Was born in Jamaica ... fluent in Patois ... enjoys music, art and poetry ... aspires to play in the NFL or obtain a master's degree in mental health counseling ... majoring in psychology with a minor in business.
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