High School: Played at Conestoga High School for head coach Jon Vogan...also competed four seasons for basketball team as a guard and was a sprinter in track and field..has played wide receiver, kick returner, and punt returner at Conestoga....led team to four-year record of 26-11...team went 11-2 and qualified for district playoffs as a senior in 2007 and also advanced to district playoffs in 2005...in two varsity seasons caught 103 passes for 2,076 yards and 34 touchdowns...caught 50 passes for 988 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior in 2006 and snared 53 passes for 1,088 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior in 2007...earned second team Associated Press All-State honors in 2007 and was also selected to the Pennsylvania Football News All-State team, and Philadelphia Inquirer All-Southeastern Pennsylvania team...selected to play in Pennsylvania East-West All-Star Game and Chester County Valor Bowl Game (captain)...named Main Line Life Newspaper Area Player of the Year, Main Line Times first team All-Area, and All-Central League first team...two-time team Offensive Player of the Year...member of school district’s Strategic Planning Committee...earned local Knights of Columbus Leadership Award...honor roll student.
At Delaware: Talented pass catcher who received several NCAA Division I FCS offers and originally committed to Duke before a coaching change there...adds depth to a talented and experienced wide receiver unit that returns three two-year starters...has good size and body control.
Personal: Nihja (“nigh-juh”) Whitney White...born Jan. 30, 1990 in Philadelphia...son of Whitney and Sharon White...undecided on major at Delaware...father is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and is a government executive...mother is a graduate of Villanova and is an IT executive...only child...father competed in track at Penn...hobbies include reading the collecting sports cards. |
