Joe Piascik   22
    Joe Piascik

    Class:
    Senior
    Hometown:
    Salisbury Mills, N.Y.
    High School:
    Cornwall
    Height / Weight:
    6-1 / 200
    Position:
    WR
    Birthdate:
    03/27/1982

    GENERAL…A versatile player who will be a threat in the running and passing games this fall…Deceptive speed and soft hands make him a top option out of the backfield or as a split end…Made the transition back to offense last season after seeing time on both sides of the ball as a sophomore...Mobile athlete with an outstanding work ethic…Coaching staff feels he is key to offense’s ability to move the football.

    AT SIENA...As a junior…Started nine games at wide receiver…Finished tied for third on the squad with eight receptions…Totaled 95 yards and 11.9 yards per catch…Averaged 18.5 yards per kick return, including 42-yard scamper in Fairfield win (10/19)…Blocked a kick on special teams in win over Canisius (9/21)…As a sophomore…Appeared in six games for the Saints seeing action in the defensive secondary and offensive backfield…Notched 10 tackles in limited defensive duty including eight in season opening loss to Hartwick (9/8)…Averaged 10 yards-per-catch…Brought in a key 22-yard touchdown reception that broke the ice in season finale against archrival Marist (11/17)…As a freshman…Played in all 10 games as a freshman finishing second on the team with 27 receptions for 340 yards...Rushed 10 times for 40 yards...Averaged 12.6 yards-per-catch, including a 55-yard reception.

    HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL…A three-sport athlete at Cornwall, Piascik lettered in football, track and wrestling...Named Section IX First Team defensive back as a senior and Second Team as a running back...Third Team All-State defensive back as a senior...State champion in 110-meter high hurdles senior season...The son of Joseph and Barbara Piascik… Born on May 27, 1982 in Cornwall, N.Y.

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