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Returning for his fourth season on the Wildcat staff as the team's running backs coach in 2004 is Apollo Wright. He is responsble for recruiting the state of Florida for the Wildcats. Last season, two of Wright's players received All-Atlantic 10 distinction. Junior running back Terry Butler was named third team All-League, while sophomore back Moe Gibson earned third team All-Conferenve acclaim as a return specialist. In 2001, Wright helped running back Brain Westbrook rush for 1,603 yards and 22 touchdowns en route to being the I-AA National Player of the Year, the Atlantic 10 Conference Offensive Player of the Year and the ECAC Offensive Player of the Year. Wright came to the Main Line from LaSalle University where he was the defensive secondary coach from 1999-2000. In 1999, he was a graduate assistant at Wagner College. Wright began his coaching career with his first stint at LaSalle as an assistant in 1998. He played four years of collegiate football at Cheyney University, including a two-year period as the starting quarterback. Wright graduated Cum Laude from Cheyney in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation and Leisure Services. He earned a Masters Degree in Education from Wagner College in 2001. Wright, who resides in Philadelphia, Pa., is engaged to Nanette Wilkins. The couple is planned to be married in July, 2005. |
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