2017 Football Roster
Roster
Kerry Bernard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 189
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Dr. Phillips HS
Veteran runner who enters the 2017 season in tremendous condition after missing most of 2016 with injuries … Former starter who is poised for a breakout year in Gardner-Webb’s spread option attack … Has tremendous balance and vision … Is a primary contender for a starting nod heading into August … Enjoyed one of the team’s best February practice seasons, regardless of position … Is finally healthy after missing parts of the last two seasons … Has 72 career carries for 235 yards and a pair of scores.
2016 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in the first two games of the season … Carried once for two yards in the win at Elon (9/3). 2015 at Gardner-Webb: Battled minor injuries to play in seven games … Carried 60 times for 181 yards and a touchdown … Ranked third on the team in carries and yardage … Had 16 carries for 62 yards in the win over ETSU (11/14) … Carried 14 times for 56 yards and a first-half touchdown at Presbyterian (10/31) … Had 12 carries for 38 yards vs. Monmouth (11/21) … Missed much of the first five games with injuries … Carried only five times prior to October 24. 2014 at GWU: Played in six games and carried the football in four games … Had a season-best 40 yards on just three carries vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (9/13) … Carried five times for 15 yards and scored a touchdown vs. #2 Coastal Carolina (11/1).
High School: Played at Dr. Phillips (Fla.) High under Coach Rodney Wells … Led team to an 11-1 record in Florida’s highest classification (8A) … Named to the Central Florida Super 60 by the Orlando Sentinel … Rated as the No. 6 running back prospect in Central Florida by the Sentinel in the Class of 2014 … Rated as the No. 51 overall prospect in Central Florida by the Sentinel … Ran for 1,062 yards and 10 touchdowns on 142 carries (7.5 yards per attempt) as a senior … Caught 16 passes for 168 yards and two more touchdowns … Selected to play in the Orange County Senior Bowl … Managed 138 yards and two touchdowns on just six carries vs. Timber Creek (Fla.) High … Set a school-record with a 96-yard touchdown run in that game … Had 137 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown reception vs. Olympia (Fla.) High … Rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries vs. Orlando Boone (Fla.) High … Ran for 111 yards in state playoffs vs. Plant (Fla.) High … Chose Gardner-Webb over Georgia State and Lehigh.
