Ed Cortez Profile - BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

30 Ed Cortez

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Reno, Nev.
	High School: Robert McQueen

	Height / Weight: 5-9 / 175
	Position: Running Back
	Birthdate: 09/24/1984

Full name is Edward Madariaga Cortez ... son of Glen and Joselyn Gillette ... born Sept. 24, 1984 in the Philippines ... 2003 graduate of Robert McQueen High School ... earned four letters in track & field and one in football ... First Team All-High Desert League as a running back and kick returner ... first-team all-region running back (and second-team KR) ... second-team all-state selection at RB ... named to Nevada's all-academic team ... News Channel 2 and 4 athlete of the week ... Excalibur News athlete of the month ... rushed for 1,357 yards on 119 carries (11.4 yards per carry) in 2002 ... also added 21 touchdowns ... played for head coach Ken Dalton.