Western Carolina RB Transfers to Catawba

Josh Wright has transferred to Catawba College for the spring semester. Wright will be a redshirt-sophomore in 2009. At WCU, he had 19 carries for 45 yards this past season. Wright had an impressive performance when the Catamounts played at Florida State as he rushed 5 times for 23 yards.

He is a 5'10 215 pound running back that Catawba recruited very hard out of Hoke County High School.

From catamountsports.com: Redshirted ... Rushed three times for eight yards in WCU's annual Spring Game. Prior to Western: Earned MidSoutheastern Conference Player of the Year accolades, rushing for 1,600 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior ... Posted 306 yards and five touchdowns in Hoke County's first round playoff win ... For his career, rushed for 3,743 yards and 34 touchdowns ... Selected to play in the 2007 East-West Games ... Rushed for 1,253 yards and a career-best 16 touchdowns as a junior, adding 890 yards and eight scores as a sophomore ... Was nominated for the Wendy's High School Heisman ... Also kicked a game-winning 43-yard field goal in the playoffs as a sophomore.