Eastern Michigan Athletics
2011 Football Roster
vs
Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Welch, Corey
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Jersey Number 26
Corey Welch
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
- High School:
- Green
Bio
PERSONAL: Full name: Corey Michael Welch...Son of Jeff and Lisa Welch...Born 5-2-88...Undergraduate degree in business administration and studying engineering management with a concentration in finance in graduare school...Has one brother, Jesse, and one sister, Brynne...Both parents are graduates of The Ohio State University...Grandfather, Harry Welch, played football at the University of Southern California and was on the 1953 Rose Bowl championship team...Father, Jeff, played football at Clarion University and brother, Jesse, played lacrosse at The Ohio State University...EMU: One of the most versatile players on the team...Has played in 35 career games with three starts...Has rushed 117 times for 503 yards and four touchdowns, with 19 receptions for 128 yards, 66 kickoff returns for 1,400 yards and two punt returns for one yard...2010: Played in 11 games and earned three starts...Finished fourth on the team in rushing with 58 carries for 195 yards and two touchdowns...Had one-yard touchdown runs at Ball State (Oct. 16) and at home against Toledo (Oct. 30)...Led the team in kickoff returns with 33 for 688 yards and a 20.8 average, ranking fourth in the Mid-American Conference in that category...Top rushing effort was 55 yards on 18 carries at Vanderbilt (Oct. 9)...Best receiving game was a four-catch, 45-yard day at home against Toledo (Oct. 30)...Turned in two games with 100-plus yards in kickoff returns with seven for 143 at Ohio State (Sept. 25) and five for 112 at Vanderbilt...2009: Played in 11 games...Finished fourth on the team in rushing with 34 rushes for 154 yards and two scores...Scored on a 1-yard run at Central Michigan (Oct. 10) and turned in a 12-yard run for a score at home against Ball State (Oct. 24)...Best offensive output came in that CMU game when he carried the ball 12 times for 81 yards with one touchdown...2008: Earned his first letter after playing in all 12 games...Rushed 25 times for 154 yards...Also returned 26 kickoffs for 562 yards to lead the team in return yards...Selected as the Special Teams Most Valuable Player...Named one of the Special Teams Players of the Week for the Maryland (Sept. 20) game...Top rushing effort was 65 yards on five carries in the season opener against Indiana State (Aug. 28)...Had two games with 100+ yards in kickoff returns with 119 on four returns against Akron (Oct. 18) and 100 yards on five returns at Ball State (Oct. 25)...2007: Redshirted...Practiced with the team and was awarded one of two Practice Player honors for the Northern Illinois (Sept. 15) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Green H.S. in Green, Ohio where he played football for Head Coach Elden McVicker...Member of the Academic Honor Roll for four years and graduated with academic honors...Lettered three years in football and four each in wrestling and track...Senior Year: First-team All-League and second-team All-State in football and first-team All-State in wrestling...Named to the All-Northeast Region track team...Junior Year: First-team All-League in football and wrestling, first-team All-District and honorable mention All-State in football, and second-team All-District in wrestling...Sophomore Year: Second-team All-League in football and All-District in wrestling...Freshman Year: Second-team All-District in wrestling and All-League in track...Finished seventh in the nationals in freshman wrestling.
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