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#80 Joey Gilkey
Position: Tight End
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 240
Year: Junior
City/State: Woodstock, Ga.
High School: Etowah
Joseph Gilkey
Courtesy: Presbyterian College Athletics
Release: 02/03/2010

2011: Had three catches against VMI for a career-long 42 yards, including a career-long of 28 ... Posted one catch for nine yards at CCU ... At Liberty he recorded three catches for 28 yards ... Also ran a kick back for nine yards ... Two catches for 15 yards at GSU, also returned a kick for six yards ... Scored a touchdown off an 11-yard pass from Singer at the end of the third quarter against Gardner Webb ... Caught one pass for eight yards at California, and returned three kicks for 23 yards, both were career highs for him, along with his long return of 15 yards ... Gave PC its first lead against North Greenville, catching a nine-yard touchdown pass from Derrick Overholt on a fake field goal attempt ... Caught one pass, but it was for a touchdown, for four yards against Wofford, the team's first TD of the season.

2010: Saw time in nine games on the season ... Recorded his first collegiate catch against Coastal Carolina ... Saw valuable snaps in the wins over Gardner-Webb and Davidson ... Valuable blocker.

High School: Three-year letterwinner under Bill Stewart at Etowah H.S. ... Guided his team to back-to-back region championships ... Led his squad to four consecutive playoff appearances ... Had 17 receptions for 315 yards and four touchdowns his last two years ... Registered 51 pancake blocks his last three years ... A first-team all-county selection at tight end and punter his senior campaign ... Named Cherokee County special teams Player of the Year as a senior ... Also earned Cherokee County Fellowship of Christian Athlete of the Year award his senior season ... Won the 2009 scholar-athlete award ... Earned the all-county academics award.

Personal: Joseph Wesley Gilkey was born September 27, 1991 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. ... Son of Joey and Sharon Gilkey ... Has a younger sister, Taylor ... Major is undeclared.

 

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Baseball C/1B Brad Zebedis and softball C/2B Erin Taylor were named Presbyterian College's Male and Female Athletes of the Week for their accomplishments the week ending April 29.