Cleo Kirkland

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Voorhees, NJ
High School:
Eastern

At Princeton — 2005: rushed for 402 yards on 95 attempts and scored three touchdowns … averaged 4.2 yards per rush (4.4 in Ivy League games) …
recorded the top single-game rushing mark of the season and the seventh-highest in the tenure of Roger Hughes when he gained 130 yards and scored two touchdowns in 43-3 win against Colgate; his touchdowns came from one and 14 yards out … scored Princeton’s first touchdown of the season to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead in eventual 23-21 win at Lafayette … gained 65 yards on 13 carries in 30-13 win at Penn; it marked his second-highest rushing total of the season … ran for a career-long 22-yard gain against Columbia. 2004 : rushed twice for 14 yards.
At Eastern — earned all-conference honors at running back … competed for the track team, running the 100 and 400 meters … named to the National Honor Society … earned Maxium Cum Lauda on the National Latin Exam.
Personal — born Sept. 27, 1984 … son of Cleosie and Denise Kirkland … father played professional football; mother is a consultant … has a younger brother Andrew … enjoys writing and video games … a member of the Princeton Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.