Wake Forest Athletics
Tarence Williams Named Doak Walker Award Candidate
8/20/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 20, 2002
DALLAS, Texas - Wake Forest running back Tarence Williams has been named a preseason candidate for the Doak Walker Award, an annual honor presented to the nation??s top college running back.
Williams, a 5-10 senior from Wilmington, N.C., is one of 42 national candidates and three from the ACC, joining Florida State??s Greg Jones and Maryland??s Bruce Perry.
??The preseason candidates for the 2002 Doak Walker Award are not only being recognized for their excellence on the field, but also for their achievements in the classroom and in the community,?? said Randall Goss, chair of the SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors. ??We look forward to watching the progress of each of these outstanding student-athletes this fall.??
The SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will select eight semifinalists on Nov. 19, and the National Selection Committee will vote on the winner in late November. The recipient will be announced on Dec. 12, 2002. BYU running back Luke Staley was the 2001 Doak Walker Award winner.
Williams rushed for 1,018 yards last season, a figure that ranked second in the ACC and 26th nationally. He also tallied an league-high seven 100-yard games, scored 10 touchdowns and was a second-team All-ACC selection in 2001. Due to a broken bone in his foot sustained this summer, Williams is doubtful for early-season action, but could possibly return by mid-September.
2002 Doak Walker Award Candidates
Marion Barber III, Minnesota
Cedric Benson, Texas
Chris Brown, Colorado
Dante Brown, Memphis
Kerry Carter, Stanford
ShanDerrick Charles, SMU
Avon Cobourne, West Virginia
Anthony Davis, Wisconsin
Dahrran Diedrick, Nebraska
Clarence Farmer, Arizona
Brock Forsey, Boise State
Ahmaad Galloway, Alabama
Earnest Graham, Florida
Aaron Greving, Iowa
Quentin Griffin, Oklahoma
Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois
Joe Haro, UNLV
Antoineo Harris, Illinois
Dwone Hicks, Middle Tennessee State
Joe Igber, California
Steven Jackson, Oregon State
Terrence Jackson, Central Michigan
Larry Johnson, Penn State
Greg Jones, Florida State
Chance Kretschmer, Nevada
Montrell Lowe, Purdue
Marcus Merriweather, Ball State
Mewelde Moore, Tulane
Cal Murray, Miami
Derrick Nix, Southern Mississippi
Brandon Payne, Akron
Bruce Perry, Maryland
Artose Pinner, Kentucky
Andrew Pinnock, South Carolina
Cecil Sapp, Colorado State
Tanardo Sharps, Temple
Musa Smith, Georgia
Fred Talley, Arkansas
LaBrandon Toefield, LSU
Franklin Wallace, Marshall
Carnell Williams, Auburn
Tarence Williams, Wake Forest
