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JULIAN LAING
Year: Junior
Position:
Running Back
Height /Weight: 6-0 / 200
Hometown: New Castle, Del.
High School:
Timber Creek (N.J.) HS
Previous School: Lackawanna (Pa.) Junior College
Major: Communications
• 2012 Delaware Season Statistics
At Delaware: Second-year member of the squad after transfer from Lackawanna (Pa.) Junior College • looking to see an increased role as a junior • adds solid depth to a backfield filled with speed and talent • projected as the team's No. 3 running back behind All-American Andrew Pierce and senior David Hayes • can also return kickoffs • enjoyed an outstanding spring • rushed five times for 39 yards and scored on a one-yard touchdown run and also caught a pass for nine yards in 2012 Blue-White Spring Game.
2011 Season: Did not see game action in first season at Delaware and retained junior eligibility • team went 7-4 under head coach K.C. Keeler.
At Lackawanna (Pa.) Junior College: Played two seasons at running back and kick returner in 2009 and 2010 at Lackawanna Junior College in Scranton, Pa. for head coach Mark Duda • team went 5-5 his freshman year and improved to 9-2 in 2010 when the team captured the Graphic Edge Bowl with a victory over Ellsworth Community College.
High School: Standout at Timber Creek High School for head coach Robert Hinson • helped lead team to its first state playoff appearance in school history in 2007 when the squad went 7-4 • three-year starter at running back and also returned kickoffs • two-time all-conference selection and two-time team Most Valuable Player • ran for 1,700 yards as a senior • played in the Adam Taliaferro All-Star Game.
Personal: Justin Laing ("lang") • born Jan. 5, 1990 in Philadelphia • son of Mike Williams and Jackie Laing • one of seven children • communications major who aspires to be an ESPN analyst • worked at Polo Ralph Lauren Store in Atlantic City, N.J. during the summer • big fan of Will Ferrell movies • comes from an athletic family • brother, Chris Harper, played college football at NCAA Division I Rutgers • brother, Dominique Harper, played football at NCAA Division III Lincoln (Pa.) University • brother, Damon Harper, played basketball at Lincoln • cousin, Arman Shelds, was a standout at CAA rival Richmond • cousin, Evan Shields, currently plays at CAA foe Rhode Island • will also face former Timber Creek teammate Eric Loper (Villanova) and former Lackawanna teammates Grant Enders (Towson) and Josh Bailey (Delaware State) again this fall.
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