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#24 Lance Byrd
Position: Running Back
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 185
Year: Senior
City/State: Jacksonville, Fla.
High School: Stanton College Prep.
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Lance Byrd Bio
Courtesy: Presbyterian College Athletics
Release: 02/04/2009

2011: Five games of over 100 all-purpose yards, including the last four straight ... Rushed for a season-high 153 yards against North Greenville and recorded a career-high three touchdowns against Gardner Webb ... Ended the season with 910 rushing yards and eight touchdowns ... 10th in the league in scoring with 48 points and fourth in rushing with 82.7 yards a game ... Third in yards per rush and fourth in rush attempts with 173 ... Scored at least on touchdown in six games this season ... Also has nine receptions for 77 yards ... Became the PC career leader in rushing TDs with 14 and is just 51 yards from becoming the first player in PC's Division I history to reach 2,000 career yards.

2010: Played in all 11 games ... Rushed for 339 yards on 76 carries for a 4.5 yard-per carry average ... Accounted for 28 yards and a touchdown at Clemson ... Posted 68 yards on eight carries at VMI ... Scampered for 38 yards on six carries at Gardner-Webb ... Reached the end-zone against Davidson ... Tallied 86 yards on 16 carries in the win over the Wildcats, surpassing the 1,000-yard career rushing mark barrier.

2009: Played in all 11 games, starting three times ... Three-time Big South Conference Freshman of the Week ... Established a school record with 274 rushing yards against Charleston Southern in his first career start ... Ran the ball eight times for 54 yards at Furman ... Earned Freshman of the Week honors after rushing seven times for 54 yards at Old Dominion ... Accounted for 286 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns against the Bucs while earning Freshman of the Week honors ... Earned another Freshman of the Week accolade from the Big South after accounting for 148 rushing yards and 194 all-purpose yards at Coastal Carolina ... Had a touchdown against VMI and Gardner-Webb ... Ran for 700 yards and accounted for 858 all-purpose yards on the season.

High School: Played for Kelly Blount at Stanton College Prep ... Two-time Offensive Player of the Year ... Earned all-city accolades ... Shrine Bowl MVP.

Personal: Lance Tavarus Byrd was born February 17, 1991 in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Son of Andre and Gayle Byrd ... Majoring in Business Administration.

 

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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.