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Starting fullback returns healthy for his senior season after missing most of 2004 with a broken kneecap ... one of the Patriot League's elite backs when healthy ... was cleared to play in 2005 spring camp ... took hold of the fullback position in Tim Landis' spread option offense and turned in a terrific sophomore season ... bruising runner who rarely gets knocked backward ... prototypical fullback in the option system ... excellent short-yardage runner who also has the explosiveness to break a long run ... became the sixth-fastest Bucknell back to go over 1,000 rushing yards in a career ... did so at Colgate in 2003 in his 18th collegiate contest ... All-Patriot League candidate ... 2004 (Junior): Had sights set on a 1,000-yard season, but those hopes ended in disappointing fashion due to a knee injury suffered in a week 3 win over Columbia ... ran for 171 yards on 39 carries in three contests ... season-high 84 yards in week-two win over Cornell ... 2003 (Sophomore): Led Bison with 928 rushing yards, the 10th-highest single-season total in school history ... played in 11 of 12 games, missing the Delaware State game with a thumb injury ... ranked fourth in the Patriot League in rushing ... had five 100-yard rushing games, including a career-high 148 yards against Lehigh ... ran for 147 yards and a TD in season-opening win over Duquesne ... finished with seven rushing touchdowns ... had two TD each against Towson and Holy Cross, eclipsing the 100-yard mark in both games as well ... also caught six passes for 66 yards ... named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week following the Duquesne game ... picked as Diversified Information Technologies Player of the Game and Lewisburg Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week for Duquesne and Lehigh games ... earned Tom Gadd Coaches' Award in recognition of his commitment to Bison Football ... 2002 (Freshman): Copped the Stuart M. Smith Award as Bucknell's most outstanding newcomer after leading the team in rushing with 511 yards ... first Bison freshman to lead the team in rushing since Richie Lemon in 1993 (Lemon went on to become Bucknell's all-time leading rusher) ... finished seventh in the Patriot League in rushing ... scored four touchdowns ... also the team's third-leading receiver with 21 grabs for 141 yards ... presence was first felt late in the St. Mary's game in week 2, when he rushed for 43 yards -- all in the fourth quarter and overtime -- and scored the game-tying touchdown in the final minute of regulation ... made first career start one week later against Cornell and rushed for an even 100 yards, becoming the first Bucknell freshman to top the century mark since Lemon in 1993 ... twice named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week ... selected as Lewisburg Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week after the St. Mary's game ... COATESVILLE AREA HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman in track & field and three-year letterwinner in football ... all-county performer in both football and track ... all-area selection on gridiron ... voted team captain in both sports ... state qualifier in track ... high school teammate of 2004 graduate Corey Mayo ... PERSONAL: Full name is Blamah Z. Sarnor ... son of Roseline Sarnor ... born August 7, 1983 in West Chester, Pa. ... majoring in management. SARNOR'S CAREER STATS Year G/GS Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yds. TD Lg. 2002 11/9 150 511 4 29 21 141 0 28 2003 11/11 206 928 7 54 6 66 0 28 2004 3/2 39 171 0 29 2 7 0 7 Totals 25/22 395 1610 11 54 29 214 0 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||