Rashaun Gaither Inks with Catawba

Starmount running back Rashaun Gaither has decided to join teammates Keith Bryant and Jerome Gadberry as part of the 2009 Catawba football recruiting class.

Gaither had earlier opted to be apart of the inaugural Carolina Sports Academy, a new post-graduate institution in Greensboro, NC.

The Indian's official commitment list released on Monday morning has Gaither listed among a group of players that has grown to nearly 50 names. The program only had eight seniors in last year's class.

As a prep senior, Gaither rushed 217 times for 2,138 yards and 30 touchdowns en route to Mountain Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors.

Gaither's sensational rushing totals broke the school's single-season rushing mark.

On defense, the 5'11 190 running back tallied 63 tackles and five interceptions.

For his career, he finished with 3,272 rushing yards with 46 touchdowns and became the all-time leader in receiving yards with 746 yards. As a defensive back, he finished with 10 interceptions.

Gaither's reasoning for considering post-graduate school was to test his abilities for FBS and FCS schools in future recruiting wars.

Starmount's option-oriented offense suited Gaither well throughout his career, and had aspirations for the Air Force Academy and Georgia Tech because of their style of play.