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Photo of Cory Wirth#8 Cory Wirth

Height: 6-3

Weight: 230

Year: Senior

Position: Fullback

Hometown: Tabor, IA

Majors: Elementary Education & Business Administration

Previous School: Fremont Mills High School

Three-year starter at fullback finished career with 161 pass receptions for 1,922 yards and 16 touchdowns. Ranks third in Morningside history in both career receptions and career reception yards. Mustangs' starting placekicker during 2002 and 2003 seasons. Converted 17 of 23 career field goal attempts with a long of 37 yards. . .2005 Data- Caught 63 passes for 775 yards and six touchdowns and averaged 12.3 yards per catch en route to NAIA honorable mention All-America honors as tight end. Converted eight of 10 PATs and kicked a 34-yard field goal as the Mustangs’ backup placekicker. Field goal came in Mustangs' 49-27 victory against Dana College in regular season finale. Mustangs’ fourth leading scorer with 59 points. Rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns in 16 attempts. Had a season's high eight pass receptions good for 74 yards in Mustangs' 27-26 victory against the University of Sioux Falls on Oct. 15. Had season's high 108 reception yards during seven-catch performance in Mustangs' 43-0 Homecoming win against Nebraska Wesleyan University on Oct. 1. Season's longest reception went for 57 yards in season's opener against Midland Lutheran College. . .2004 Data- Mustangs' third leading pass receiver with 49 catches for 637 yards and team-high eight touchdowns. Ranked second on Mustangs' scoring chart with 48 points. Earned first-team All-GPAC honors and received Mustangs' Outstanding Offensive Back Award. Led Mustangs with eight receptions for career-high 149 yards in 45-0 Homecoming win against Dakota Wesleyan University. Also led the team in receiving with four catches for 41 yards in 10-6 win against nationally ranked Northwestern College on Sept. 11 and with eight catches for 81 yards in 16-13 win against Concordia College in regular season finale. Had season's high nine catches for 103 yards in 38-20 win against Nebraska Wesleyan University on Oct. 23. . . .2003 Data- Received honorable mention All-GPAC honors. Mustangs' second leading scorer with 48 points. Made five of eight field goal attempts with long of 36 yards. Converted 21 of 26 PAT attempts. Mustangs' second leading pass receiver with 49 catches for 510 yards and two touchdowns. Posted career highs of 10 receptions and 121 reception yards in season's finale against Concordia University. Also topped 100-yard mark with 107 reception yards in Mustangs' 26-20 victory against Dana College on Sept. 20. . .2002 Data- Received Mustangs' Outstanding Special Teams Player Award after he kicked a school-record 11 field goals en route to a team-high 53 points. Missed only three of 14 field goal attempts. Longest field goal was a 37-yarder. Converted 20 of 24 PAT attempts. . .High School Data- 2002 graduate of Fremont Mills High School. Earned first-team Des Moines Register Class A all-state honors as a placekicker following senior campaign where he made two of four field goal attempts and converted 33 of 40 PAT attempts. Also averaged 39.0 yards per punt and passed for 1,015 yards as team's starting quarterback. Passed for 4,309 yards over four-year varsity career.

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