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One of the Patriot League’s top returning quarterbacks … coming off an outstanding, confidence-boosting 2001 season … an extremely mobile quarterback who is dangerous outside the pocket … mobility allows for a diverse playbook … tough player who showed the ability to play through nagging injuries … made rapid adjustment this spring to new offensive coordinator Kurt Beathard’s style and system … 2001 (Junior): Quickly earned the starting nod in preseason camp and did not disappoint … started all 10 games, passing for 2,327 yards and 12 touchdowns … completed 54.4 percent of his passes (209 of 384) … ranks second in Bucknell single-season records in both passing yards and total offense (2443) … shattered school marks for pass completions, attempts and total plays (455) in a season … set school single-game records for completions (36) and attempts (67) in the Fordham game … ranked third in the Patriot League in passing yards and fourth in total offense … passed for 179 yards and rushed for 55 in season-opener at Kent State … engineered epic 99-yard drive to bring the Bison from behind to win at Columbia … completed season-high 65.5 percent of his passes (19-29) in win over Georgetown … tossed two TD passes against Towson, Georgetown, Holy Cross and Lehigh … threw for career-high 286 yards at Columbia and finished with 280 against both Towson and Fordham … finished with at least 226 passing yards in each of the last five games of the season … named the Lewisburg Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week and the Diversified Information Technologies Player of the Game following the Kent State game … co-recipient of the ROTC Leadership Award … 2000 (Sophomore): Saw action in all 11 varsity games, mainly as the holder for placekicker Chris Lundberg ... started the season-opener at Richmond ... completed 6 of 24 passes for 58 yards with one interception, and carried the ball seven times for a net of three yards ... was 15 of 33 for 110 yards and two touchdowns for the Orange team in the spring game ... 1999 (Freshman): Saw action in two varsity games on special teams, registering an assisted tackle ... quarterbacked the junior varsity program, completing 40 of 91 passes for 639 yards and six touchdowns (five INTs) ... had a long pass of 88 yards ... completed 8 of 15 passes for 178 yards and a pair of scores in a win over George Mason (10/3/99) ... LINE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and basketball ... Associated Press first team all-state selection for small schools (Classes A and AA) his senior season ... threw for 2,171 yards and 24 touchdowns and rushed for 1,052 yards and 11 scores that year ... MVP of both the Tri-Valley League and the Twin Valley Conference ... named The Daily Item’s Player of the Year ... in basketball, scored 1,709 points and grabbed 1,033 rebounds ... PERSONAL: Born January 9, 1981 ... son of Deb and Ken Wenrich of Dalmatia, Pa. ... majoring in accounting.
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