Cierre Wood Class: Junior Hometown: Oxnard, CA High School: Santa Clara Weight: 210 Position: Tailback Birthdate: 02/21/1991

CAREER: A talented running back that was one of top national recruits at his position, but did not play in his freshman season ... broke onto the scene in 2010, especially after taking over the full-time starting duties following the season-ending injury to Armando Allen ... has the athletic ability to score every time he touches the ball ... enters spring practice with the inside track on the starting running back spot.

2010 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 13 games in 2010 and started five games (Western Michigan, Tulsa, Utah, Army and USC) ... opened the season behind Armando Allen Jr., but moved into the starting lineup when Allen Jr. was lost for the season with an injury following the Navy game ... led the Irish in rushing with 603 yards on 119 carries, good for a 5.1 yard average per rush ... rushed for three touchdowns ... had 20 receptions for 170 yards and two receiving touchdowns ... added 15 kickoff returns for 300 yards ... totaled 1,073 all-purpose yards ... registered 15 plays this season of 20 yards or more, including eight rushes, one reception and six kickoff returns ... collected 21 rushes of 10 yards or more ... 27 of 119 carries resulted in a touchdown or first down ... six of 17 rushing attempts on third down plays resulted in a touchdown or first down ... eight of 20 receptions resulted in a touchdown of first down ... made first career appearance in an Irish uniform against Purdue ... raced 16 and 15 yards, respectively, on his first two career carries ... totaled 58 yards rushing on only seven carries against the Boilermakers ... added two catches for 14 yards and two kickoffs for 50 yards against Purdue ... managed only 19 yards rushing (10 carries) over the next four games against Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford and Boston College ... totaled 28 yards rushing on seven carries in the victory over Pittsburgh ... with Allen Jr. unavailable for most of the Western Michigan game with injury, Wood stepped in and did not miss a beat ... ran for 94 yards on 11 rushes, including a 39-yard touchdown run (the first touchdowns of his career) ... the 39-yard run was the longest by an Irish running back since Robert Hughes rumbled 45 yards at Stanford on Nov. 24, 2007 ... it was also the longest touchdown run by a Notre Dame running back since Ryan Grant registered a 46-yard touchdown run at Stanford on Nov. 29, 2003 ... also registered three catches for 29 yards versus the Broncos ... gained 17 yards rushing on eight carries against Navy, including a touchdown run ... chalked up a pair of touchdown receptions against Tulsa ... became the first Irish running back with two or more touchdown receptions in a game since Tony Fisher had a pair in a 42-28 victory over West Virginia on Oct. 21, 2000 ... carried 19 times for 71 yards during the win over Utah ... finished the Army game with 88 yards rushing on 14 carries, good an average of 6.3 per rush ... registered 50 yards rushing on five carries during Notre Dame's opening drive of the game ... closed out the season with 15 carries against USC for 89 yards ... over the final four games of the season, rushed for 306 yards on 64 carries good for a 4.8 yard average per rush ... averaged 76.5 yards per game on the ground over the stretch ... even better during Notre Dame's four-game winning streak to end the year ... recorded 329 yards on 60 rushes (5.5 yards per rush) in victories over Utah, Army, USC and Miami (Fla.) ... rushed for 81 yards on 12 carries, including a 34-yard touchdown scamper in the Hyundai Sun Bowl victory over Miami (Fla.) ... added a 26-yard run against the Hurricanes ... played 328 snaps on offense, second most of any Irish running back.

2009 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action as rookie running back.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to play in 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... named to USA Today All-American team ... rated 10th-best overall player nationally and second-best running back by Sporting News ... ranked 12th-best overall prospect and second-best running back in SI/TAKKLE Top 200 ... rated 15th-best overall player and third-best running back in Tom Lemming's Top 100 football prospects rankings ... rated 17th-best player nationally by Chicago Sun-Times ... ranked 76th in Rivals100 by Rivals.com and rated as the eighth-best running back prospect in the country ... rated as eighth-best overall prospect in California according to Rivals.com's postseason state rankings ... ESPN ranks him as 25th-best overall player in ESPNU150 ... rated as 54th-best overall player according to Scout.com ... ranked 17th overall in the 2009 Athlon Consensus 100 ... was the only running back selected to 2009 Long Beach Press-Telegram's Best in the West first team ... named to Western 100 by Tacoma News Tribune in 2008 ... named first-team all-state by CalHiSports.com as a multi-purpose player following senior season ... selected to 2008 all-Ventura County small schools football team ... tabbed 2008 defensive back of the year ... co-offensive player of the year in Tri-Valley League as senior ... lauded as the top running back and 12th-best player in California by Contra Costa Times in 2009 class ... named first-team all-Ventura County as junior ... named Division IV state player of the year by Maxpreps.com ... rated fourth in Offense-Defense Top 100 ... selected SuperPrep All-American as the 14th-rated running back ... named to the SuperPrep Far West 150 as 15th overall player and top pure running back in the area ... rushed for 1,632 yards and 20 touchdowns and caught eight passes for 182 yards and four TDs as senior following 2,612 yards rushing with 34 TDs during junior year ... posted 33 tackles, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries in 2008 ... led high school team to first division title in 42 years as junior ... also handled punting duties and played cornerback, recording 63 tackles and two interceptions in 2007 ... tallied 1,407 rushing yards with 17 TDs rushes as a sophomore, to go along with 585 receiving yards on 16 catches with seven additional scores ... also returned four kickoffs for TDs during high school career ... named first-team all-area as sophomore by Ventura County Star ... CalHiSports.com named him sophomore player of the year in 2006 ... recorded 64 tackles on defense as sophomore ... named second-team all state as junior in 2007 by CalHiSports.com ... named offensive player of the year for CIF Southern Section Mid-Valley division after junior season ... as special teams player in 2007 he returned seven punts for 373 yards, had seven kickoff returns for 307 yards and also kicked off five times resulting in three touchbacks ... tallied 2,480 all-purpose yards as sophomore and named receiver of the year in Frontier League after averaging 37.2 yards per catch ... played for head coach Fran Fredette at Santa Clara High School ... born Feb. 21, 1991 ... full name is Cierre Marcelle Wood ... son of Valerie and Martine Robertson ... major is undecided.

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