TERRY WASHINGTON BIOGRAPHY - University of Colorado Athletics

TERRY WASHINGTON, CB

5-11, 190, Jr., St. Louis, Mo. (Cleveland/Garden City Community College)

Note: He will enroll this summer at CU, and will have three years to play two in eligibility.

JUNIOR COLLEGE (Fr./Soph., 2003-04)?He earned second-team all Jayhawk Conference honors as a sophomore, when he was in on 63 tackles (46 solo, four for losses), with six interceptions, 25 pass deflections, two forced fumbles, one recovery, one blocked field goal and two downed punts inside the opponent 5. He had three of his interceptions in a 71-21 win over Highland, when the Broncobusters set a school record with seven overall. GCCC was 5-5 on the year under coach Bob Larson. As a freshman, he played both offense (running back) and defense, rushing for about 400 yards and making four interceptions on defense.

HIGH SCHOOL?As a senior, he earned all-Midlands honors from both Prep Football Report and SuperPrep, as PFR ranked him as the No. 30 player in the region (and the fifth running back). He also earned first-team all-South, all-state, all-metro and all-Public High League honors, while being presented with the Demetrius Johnson athlete of the year award. As a junior, he earned all-South, all-metro and all-league honors. A three-year starter at tailback and kickoff return man, as a senior he rushed for 2,230 yards and 27 touchdowns, averaging just over 10 yards per carry. He also caught 20 passes for 260 yards and returned four kickoffs for touchdowns, owning an average of better than 40 yards per return. He rushed for 1,300 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior, and gained 1,100 while scoring 13 times as a sophomore. He was a three-year starter on defense as well, registering 87 tackles as a senior at cornerback, when he had three interceptions, six pass deflections, two forced fumbles and five recoveries. He split time at corner and free safety, racking up 103 tackles, three interceptions and five PBU’s. Top games his senior year came against Ozark, when he rushed for a career-high 303 yards and four touchdowns, with 358 all-purpose yards including 55 receiving. Against Northeast (Arma, Kansas), he rushed for 284 yards and four scores. Cleveland was 8-3 and the Public High League champs his sophomore through senior seasons, but fell in the first round of the playoffs each year. He also lettered three times in basketball (7.0 ppg, 8.0 apg as a senior) and in track (sprints and relays, with bests of 10.7 in the 100 and 22.0 in the 200).

ACADEMICS?He is interested in business administration or management as his major at CU. An honor roll student in high school.

VITALS?Has 4.4 speed in the 40, 10.7 in the 100 and bench presses 245 pounds.

RECRUITING?He selected Colorado over Indiana, Iowa and Arkansas.

PERSONAL?He was born Dec. 18, 1984 in St. Louis, Mo. His hobbies include movies and spending time with friends. He has done quite a bit of school service, going to shelters to distribute food, clothing and toys.