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2017 Football Roster

Perry Laskaris '07
Tom Killips
Tom Killips
Tom Killips
Mick Neal
Tom Killips
Cooper Lou '20
Mick Neal
Mick Neal

30 Ethan Wells

  • Position Running Back
  • Ht./Wt. 5-9 / 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Windsor, MA

Biography

2017: Captain ... Played all 11 games ... Rushed 79 times for 409 yards and three touchdowns ... Averaged 37.1 yards per game ... Long of 52 yards ... Caught seven passes for 56 yards .. Long of 17 yards ... Had 61 yards and two touchdowns with 4-yard reception in win against William Paterson ... Rushed for 99 yards on six carries in win against Rochester ... Two solo tackles ... Team's Iron Giant Award ...

2016: Played all 11 games ... Rushed 90 times for 486 yards and two touchdowns ... Second on team in carries, yards and average per game (44.2) ... Long of 30 yards ... Caught two passes for 16 yards ... Long of 14 yards ... Two unassisted tackles ... Had 99 yards on 14 carries in win at Rochester ... Seven carries for 71 yards in Transit Trophy Game against WPI ... Ten carries for 67 yards and touchdown in Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game win over Union ... 

2015: Played nine games ... Had 14 rushes for 70 yards ... 

2014: Did not see game action ...

High School: Four years of football ... Started three (RB, LB) ... Captain for one ... 2014 Archie Roberts Award for Most Outstanding Student-Athlete in Western Mass. ... Team won 2012 Western Mass, Division II Championship ... 2013 Western Mass. Division IV Champions ... 2013 State Semifinalists ... 2013 Berkshire County Champions ... Three years of basketball (guard) ... Four years of baseball (SS) ... Started three ... Captain for two ... 2014 All-Western Mass. First Team Division III ... High Honors ... National Honor Society ... DAR Good Citizenship Award ... 

Personal: Civil Engineering major ... Dean's List ... Interned at Allegrone Construction Co. as an estimator, assistant project manager, punch list organizer, and site surveyor ... Interned at McFarland Johnson Inc., documenting markups in AutoCAD Civil 3D and creating specbooks ... Son of Kim and Tim Wells.

On attending Rensselaer: "The people I met had a huge influence on my attendance of RPI. I could tell from the start it was a close-knit community that would push me to my limits ot be the best I could be. Combined with the beautiful athletic facilities it was a no-brainer for me." - August 2017

Benefits of undergraduate community at Rensselaer: "It's large enough that you meet new faces every day and yet small enough where it's easy to make friends and get to know a lot of people." - August 2017

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 175 lbs
    30
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    2015Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    30
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    2016Junior

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    30
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    C

    2017Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 200 lbs
    30
    C