Asher Clark
Asher Clark

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Lawrenceville, GA
High School:
Peachtree Ridge
Height / Weight:
5-8 / 185
Position:
QB/RB

2008 (Freshman) - Played in 11 games, starting the last eight games at tailback ... second on the team in rushing with 588 yards and five touchdowns ... led the team and ranked seventh in the MWC with 53.5 rushing yards per game ... his five rushing touchdowns were second on the team and is the top returner in that category for 2009 ... averaged 73.6 yards rushing per game on 16.5 carries as a starter which was tops on the team over the last eight games ... scored his first career touchdown vs. Navy on a two-yard run ... first career start came at SDSU ... recorded 15 carries for a then-career-high 109 yards and a touchdown ... 100-yard rushing game was the first by a Falcon on the year ... first freshman to rush for 100 yards since Qualario Brown in 1997 ... career-high 23 carries for 86 yards vs. New Mexico ... new career high of 136 rushing yards and two touchdowns vs. Colorado State ... first freshman in Air Force history to have two 100-yard rushing games ... rushing TD vs. BYU ... career-long run of 54 yards at TCU ... finished the TCU game with a team-high 63 yards on 14 carries ... rushed for 57 yards on 16 carries vs. Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl ... returned five kickoffs for 70 yards on the season, an average of 14.0 yards per return ... had a long return of 19 yards at Army ... started the season as a quarterback, then moved to tailback during preseason drills ... practiced at both quarterback and tailback for the first month of the season before moving to tailback exclusively.

High School - Lettered four years in football and one in track ... power lifting state champion ... second-team all-region selection in football ... named Touchdown Club player of the month once ... coaches corner player of the month ... honor graduate with a 3.9 grade point average ... high school football coach was Bill Ballard.

Personal - Son of Mark and Kimberly Clark ... siblings include Nasser and Sevaughn ... member of Cadet Squadron 13 ... majoring in economics ... completed Global Engagement and Soaring last summer ... also completed a course during summer academics ... hobby is watching movies ... favorite television show is 24 ... favorite movie is 300 ... something not many people know about him is that he listens to classical music when he sleeps ... thing he likes best about AF football is the lightning bolt ... favorite NFL player is New Orleans running back Reggie Bush.

Clark's Career Rushing Statistics

Year	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	LG

2008	11	132	588	4.5	5	54 (TCU)
  
 
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