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AT STANFORD: Strong honors candidate in 2009 as Stanford's returning starter at running back...tough, aggressive hard-nosed running back who is coming off a record-setting season one year after suffering a season-ending knee injury in 2007...big, bruising runner who utilizes his strength well after initial contact...complete back with great vision and feel for the run game...enters the 2009 season with 1,651 career yards and needs just 117 yards to crack Stanford's all-time top 10 list...his 16 career rushing touchdowns ranks tied for ninth on Stanford's career charts...has topped Stanford in rushing in 15 of the 25 career games in which he has played while averaging 5.0 yards per carry...has rushed for 1,276 yards on 222 carries (5.7 ypc) with 16 touchdowns over his last 13 contests for an average of 98.2 yards per game, including nine, 100-yard efforts.
2008 (JUNIOR): Earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors after establishing a single-season Stanford record by rushing for 1,136 yards in 12 games, breaking the previous mark of 1,084 set by Tommy Vardell in 1991...became the fifth Stanford running back to reach the 1,000-yard plateau, joining Darrin Nelson (1977, '78 and '81), Brad Muster ('86), Jon Volpe ('89) and Vardell...averaged 5.4 yards on 210 rushing attempts...finished third among all Pac-10 rushers behind Cal's Jahvid Best (131.7) and Oregon State's Jacquizz Rodgers (113.9) with a 94.7 yards per game...powered a Stanford running game that ranked second in the Pac-10 and 19th nationally with a 199.6 per game average...team rushing total of 2,395 yards was the second-best single-season mark in school history...scored 15 rushing touchdowns on the season, good for second place on Stanford's all-time single-season list...recorded a Pac-10-best eight 100-yard rushing games during the season, which tied Vardell for the most 100-yard games in a single-season...went over the 100-yard mark in four straight games at Notre Dame (104), vs. Arizona (116), at UCLA (138) and vs. Washington State (132) to become just the third Stanford back since 1968 to do so, joining Darrin Nelson in 1980 and Tommy Vardell in 1991 (twice)...his 15 rushing touchdowns were tied for second with Best among Pac-10 running backs (LeGarrette Blount, Oregon State; 17)...tied a Stanford single-game record by rushing for four touchdowns (all in the first half) against Washington State...posted four multi-touchdown games on the year...in addition to his effort against Washington State, he also reached the end zone twice against Oregon State, Arizona State and UCLA...tied for third in the Pac-10 in scoring, averaging 7.5 points per game...ranked ninth in the conference in all-purpose yardage with a 104.2 per game average...carried 19 times for 147 yards and two touchdowns in Stanford's season-opening victory over Oregon State...the rushing total was the highest by a Stanford back in a season opener...averaged 128.8 yards a game (644 total) in five home games compared to 70.9 (492) in seven road games...ran for a career-best 148 yards on 22 carries in the fourth game of the season against San Jose State, marking the 28th-best rushing performance in school history...was forced to the sidelines early in the Washington game after suffering a mild concussion...named the Pac-10's Player of the Week after rushing for 116 yards and the game-winning touchdown with 25 seconds remaining against Arizona...a strained hamstring limited his effectiveness at Oregon (8 carries, 21 yards)...carried 23 times for 101 yards against USC...finished with 103 yards on 19 carries at California to earn the Frank Rehm Memorial Award as the outstanding Stanford back in the Big Game.
2007 (SOPHOMORE): Came off the bench to rush for 140 yards on 12 carries with one touchdown before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the third quarter against San Jose State...performance ranked as Stanford's best rushing effort of the season.
2006 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games and made one start (UCLA)...finished as Stanford's second-leading rusher with 375 yards on 106 carries for a 3.5 per carry average...had 261 yards on 62 carries over his first six games before slowing to 113 yards on 44 carries over his final six contests...topped the team in rushing on four occasions--at Oregon (16-55), at San Jose State (13-82), vs. Navy (9-40) and at UCLA (12-32)...had Stanford's second-longest run of the season when he broke free for a 38-yard gainer at San Jose State...also accounted for 15 catches for 124 yards, including a season-high four receptions for 31 yards vs. Navy.
BASEBALL: Two-sport star has logged three seasons on the diamond for Stanford, combining to hit .275 (119-for-433) with 24 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 68 RBI in 141 games (105 starts)...is also a perfect 12-for-12 on career stolen base attempts...has provided the Cardinal with excellent outfield defense, committing just one error in 213 total chances for a .995 fielding percentage...tough, hard-nosed player has been hit by 25 pitches over his first three seasons on The Farm...in fact, he missed a portion of his 2007 freshman campaign with a broken right forearm suffered when he was hit by a pitch in mid-February...enjoyed a productive 2009 season, setting career highs for batting average (.288), hits (57), doubles (12), triples (2), home runs (7), RBI (35), on-base percentage (.392) and steals (7)...tied for ninth in the Pac-10 with a career-best 46 runs scored, while tying for third with five sacrifice flies...batted .322 (48-for-149) with all seven homers and 32 RBI over his final 40 games...helped the Cardinal in its run to the 2008 College World Series by earning Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team honors...went 5-for-9 with three RBI in a pair of elimination-game victories over Pepperdine...turned in a 3-for-4 performance with three runs scored and a solo home run in Stanford's 16-5 victory over Florida State in the College World Series opener...also added an RBI-double in an 8-3, elimination game triumph over Miami.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: One of the top two-sport stars in the California prep ranks at Norco (Calif.) High School...broke the California High School career rushing record by more than 1,000 yards while earning a reputation as one of the top running back prospects in the country...finished his high school career with 9,662 yards, which ranked as the best all-time mark in California and the third best career mark in the nation...rushed for 3,233 yards and scored 39 touchdowns as a senior while leading Norco to the Division V Southern Section championship...named Gatorade's High School Player of the Year...also earned prep All-America honors by PrepStar, SuperPrep, EA Sports and Parade Magazine...named Mr. Football 2005 as the state's player of the year by Cal-Hi Sports...was ranked as the 26th-best running back in the country and No. 27 recruit in California by SuperPrep.com...rated the seventh-best fullback in the country by Rivals.com...added first team all-state, all-CIF Southern Section, CIF Southern Section Player of the Year, CIF Division V Player of the Year, Los Angeles Times Player of the Year and conference player and athlete of the year honors as a senior...batted .549 as a junior and earned all-state, all-CIF Southern Section, all-league and all-county accolades...included among the Top 50 high school prospects in the nation by Baseball America...also earned three letters in basketball...member of the California Scholastic Federation...majoring in management, science and engineering.
GERHART'S CAREER STATISITICS
GERHART'S CAREER STATISITICS
Rushing
Year G-S Att YG YL Net Avg TD LG
2006 12-1 106 403 28 375 3.5 0 38
2007 1-0 12 141 1 140 11.7 1 48
2008 12-12 210 1176 40 1136 5.4 15 46
Totals 25-13 328 1720 69 1651 5.0 16 48
Receiving
Year G-S Rec Yds Avg TD LG
2006 12-1 15 124 8.3 0 16
2007 1-0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2008 12-12 13 114 8.8 0 21
Totals 25-13 28 238 8.5 0 21
GERHART'S CAREER HIGHS
Rushing
Rushing Attempts: 27 at UCLA, Oct. 18, 2008
Rushing Yards: 148 vs. San Jose State, Sept. 20, 2008
Rushing Touchdowns: 4 vs. Washington State, Nov. 1, 2008
Long: 48 vs. San Jose State, Sept. 15, 2007
Receiving
Receptions: 4 vs. Navy, Sept. 16, 2006
Receiving Yards: 42 at TCU, Sept. 13, 2008
TD Receptions: None
Long: 21 at Washington, Sept. 27, 2008
