Player Bio: Virgil Rush - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Virgil Rush

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Bear, Del.
	High School: Christiana

	Height / Weight: 5-11 / 189
	Position: Defensive Back
	Birthdate: 07/01/1982
	Varsity Letters: 2

2004: Hard-nosed free safety who made a welcome return to the Bison secondary last season ... has tremendous instincts and field awareness ... expected to return to his starting role in 2004 ...

2003 (Junior): Returned to the program and quickly grasped the starting free safety spot ... was in contention for the team and league lead in tackles with teammate Kevin Ransome until slowed by an ankle injury in the latter half of the season ... missed the Lafayette game and most of the Towson, Colgate and Holy Cross games with the injury ... still managed a career-high 72 tackles (46 solo) ... tied for second on the squad with four interceptions ... also broke up four passes and recovered a pair of fumbles ... picked off two passes in Bucknell's upset win over No. 14 Fordham ... registered double-digit tackles in four of first six games, including a career-high 14 against Cornell ... had 11 tackles against Delaware State and 10 each opposite Columbia and Penn ... named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week after the Delaware State game ... selected as Lewisburg Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week following the Cornell game ...

2002: Not enrolled at Bucknell ...

2001 (Sophomore): Started all 10 games at strong safety ... second on the team with 59 tackles (31 solo) for the Patriot League's top-ranked defense ... intercepted three passes and recovered two fumbles ... had season-high eight tackles against Columbia, Georgetown and Colgate ... recorded interceptions against Columbia, Towson and Colgate ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Player of the Week after the Towson game ...

2000 (Freshman): Played with the junior varsity and recorded four tackles (two solo) and broke up a pass ... also intercepted a pass and returned it 36 yards to set up a score ...

CHRISTIANA HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in football, three in basketball and three and track and field ... three-time all-state selection ... three-time all-conference honoree ... led team in interceptions all four years ... three-year starter in basketball and a first-team all-conference pick as a junior ... in track was all-state in the 200, 400 and 4x400 relay ...

PERSONAL: Full name is Virgil Darnell Rush ... born July 1, 1982 ... son of Dawn Rush ... majoring in economics.