Josh Amaro - 2008 Football - LIU Post
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#2 Josh Amaro
Position: Running Back
Height: 5-6
Class: Senior
Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.
Previous School: Monsignor Farrell
• Experienced veteran
• Weapon as back or receiver out of the backfield
2007: Appeared in all 10 games with seven starts…carried the ball 27 times for 94 yards…found the end zone as a receiver at Bloomsburg University, where he caught two passes for 51 yards.
2006: Appeared in the final seven games of the season, and led the team in rushing … carried the ball 108 times for 503 yards (4.7/carry) and two touchdowns … rushed 23 times for a career-high 166 yards in the victory at Bryant … registered 107 yards on the ground on 22 carries with one touchdown in the home finale against AIC … caught six passes for 95 yards out of the backfield.
2005: Took the field in the first four games as a freshman … carried the ball 22 times for 127 yards (5.8 avg.) in his rookie campaign … rushed for touchdowns in his first two college appearances – at Pace and vs. Stonehill … in the latter game, carried 10 times for 83 yards, including a career-long 44-yard jaunt.
Prior to C.W. Post: Played at Msgr. Farrell High School ... holds the single season rushing record ... also participated in track and holds the 4x100 relay record.
Personal: Son of Luis Amaro and Brunilda Guzman ... has two older siblings,
Luis and Vanessa ... admires Barry Sanders and his mother ... majoring in criminal justice.
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