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2004 (So.): For the second consecutive season, led the Catamounts in rushing ... Tallied 146 rushing attempts for 577 yards, averaging 4.0 yards per carry ... Also led the Cats by scoring five touchdowns (all on the ground) to rank second on the team in scoring with 30 points ... Ranked 10th in the Southern Conference, averaging 52.5 rushing yards per game ... Added 17 receptions for 99 yards to lead the team in all-purpose yards (676) ... Had a big day in Western's win over Nicholls State, carrying the ball 23 times for 92 yards and three touchdowns ... Got WCU on the scoreboard first versus the Colonels with a season-long 30-yard TD ... Also scored TDs versus West Virginia State and Furman ... Other big games include carrying the ball 20 times for 73 yards at Gardner-Webb and 21 times for 75 yards at Wofford ... Best day catching the ball came as Justin Clark totalled 350 passing yards versus Chattanooga with Wishart getting three receptions for 41 yards.
2003 (Fr.): Came to Western Carolina in January of 2003 and participated in spring drills ... Made an immediate impact on the team, earning "Most Improved Running Back/Receiver" by the coaches at the conclusion of spring practice ... Kept that momentum into his true freshman season, leading the Catamounts in rushing attempts (132), yards (639) and yards per games (53.2) ... Also had a team-best six rushing touchdowns ... Ranked fourth on the team in receptions (19) and had 145 receiving yards ... Played in all 12 games in 2003, getting the starting nod versus Wofford, Elon, Appalachian State and Gardner-Webb ... Ranked eighth in the SoCon in rushing ... At Georgia Southern, he had 18 rushes for a career-high 128 yards and caught five passes for 47 yards, giving him 175 all-purpose yards to earn SoCon Freshman of the Week honors ... Gave the Catamounts an early 10-0 lead over the Eagles after he burst over right tackle and 59 yards later found pay dirt ... The 59-yard rush was the longest by a Catamount this season and was the longest by a Georgia Southern opponent for the season ... Was just the second back to eclipse the 100-yard plateau in 2003 versus GSU with the other was McNeese State's Vick King (147 yards) ... Had one of the best games for a Catamount running back versus Elon ... Only had 87 rushing yards on 18 carries, an average of 4.8 yards per rush ... However, he played sparingly in the second half due to his first half excellence ... Tallied 81 of his 87 yards in leading the Cats to a 23-0 halftime lead ... Accounted for 12 of the 23 points, with rushing TDs of two and 12 yards ... Followed that with another impressive performance at Appalachian State ... Joined Xavier Godard in having an exceptional second half for the Catamounts ... Wishart finished with 19 rushes for 95 yards, an average of 5.0 yards per carry ... In the second half alone, Wishart rushed eight times for 61 yards, an average of 7.6 yards per carry ... The 19 rushes was a season high and his 103 rushing yards was his second 100-yard rushing game of the season.
Prior to Western: Graduated from Central Tech in the spring of 2002 ... Was an all-star selection by both the Toronto Star and Toronto Sun ... Tabbed Running Back of the Year in Ontario three times ... In 2002, named one of the top three running backs in Canada ... Rushed for 1,523 yards as a senior with 17 touchdowns ... Set a school record by rushing for 297 yards in a game ... Played for Team Canada in an international all-star tournament in 2002.
Nicholas Wishart's Career Rushing Statistics
G Att. Net Yds Avg. TD Long Avg./G
2003 12 132 639 4.8 6 59 53.2
2004 11 146 577 4.0 5 30 52.5
Totals 23 278 1216 4.4 11 59 52.9
Nicholas Wishart's Career Receiving Statistics
G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Avg./G
2003 12 19 145 7.6 0 23 12.1
2004 11 17 99 5.8 0 19 9.0
Totals 23 36 244 6.8 0 23 10.6
