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University of New Hampshire Athletics
2013 Football
Roster
Nico Steriti
- Class:
- Junior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 227
- Hometown:
- Toms River, N.J.
- High School:
- Toms River East
- Major:
- Kinesiology: PE Pedagogy
Personal
The son of Vito and Josephine Steriti ... born 9-4-91 in Elizabeth, N.J.
2014
Statistics
Has 22 rushes 76 yards and a TD along with 9 receptions for 50 yards and a TD. Ranked 8th in career rushing yard for UNH with 2,395 yards. He is ranked 10th on UNH's career rushing attempts with 424 attempts.
2013
CAA All-Conference Second Team... College Sports Madness All-Conference Second Team... Beyond Sports Network RB of the Week (10/12)... CFPA RB Performer of the Week Honorable Mention (10/12)... CFPA All-Purpose Performer of the Week Honorable Mention (11/09)... played in all 15 games... led the team in carries (197), rushing yards (1,028), rushing yards per game (68.5), rushing TDs (eight), and all-purpose yards (1,400)... second in all-purpose yards per game (93.3)... top receiver out of the backfield with 17 catches for 213 yards; that calculates to 12.5 yards/catch... averaged 5.2 yds/carry... 11 kickoff returns for 159 yards (14.5 avg)... also completed all three pass attempts for 80 yards, including a 52-yd TD pass vs. James Madison (11/09)... in CAA Football, ranked fifth in rushing yds... also ranked fifth in conference-only rushing yards (566)... eclipsed 100 all-purpose yards six times, including three 100-yard rushing efforts... season highs in 150 rushing yds (15 carries) and all-purpose yards (194) vs. URI (10/12)... 139 rushing yds (18 carries) in regular-season finale vs. No. 4 Maine (11/23); season-long 68-yard rush that game... 116 rushing yds (15 carries) at Lehigh (09/28)... matched career high of two rushing TDs against both Colgate (09/14) and URI... 131 all-purpose yds (74 rush, 26 receive, 31 kick return) in NCAA second round at Maine... 115 all-purpose yds (88 rush, 27 receive) vs. Colgate... 110 all-purpose yds (75 rush, 35 kick return) in NCAA quarterfinal at Southeastern Louisiana... career long 44-yd reception vs. URI (10/12).
2012
All-CAA Second Team... College Sports Madness All-CAA Second Team... played in all 12 games, including five starts… led team with 963 rushing yards on 140 rushing attempts… scored a team-leading nine rushing touchdowns... 14 catches for 109 yards and a TD (at Georgia State)… team-high 13 kickoff returns for 188 yards, averaging 14.5 yards/return with long of 35 yards… ranked sixth in the CAA conference in rushing yards/game (76.8)... five 100-yard rushing performances (one 200-yard game)... ranked 10th in the CAA in all-purpose yards/game (101.5) and scoring/game (5.0 points) among non-kickers... carried 12 times for 104 yards with a long of 52 yards in win over CCSU… feted as the CFPA National RB of Week Honorable Mention following his performance at fifth-ranked Old Dominion when he rushed a career-high-matching 21 times for a career-high 201 yards and two touchdowns, with long rush of 63 yards; became first Wildcat since Stephan Lewis (10/13/01 at UMass) to eclipse 200-yard rushing mark… scored two rushing TDs as part of 11-carry, 126-yard effort in win at Georgia State; named CAA Offensive Player of Week and College Sports Madness CAA Offensive Player of Week… made it back-to-back 100-yard games by carrying 15 times for 122 yards and a TD in win over Richmond… rushed for two TDs and accumulated 106 yards on 19 carries in win over William & Mary; received weekly N.E. Football Writers Gold Helmet Award and College Sports Madness CAA Offensive Player of Week.
2011
Played in all 12 games, carrying 65 times for 370 yards (30.8 yards/game) and three touchdowns... averaged team-leading 5.7 yards/carry and recorded team season-long 87-yard rush (at Toledo)... 19 receptions for 218 yards, averaging 11.5 yards/catch and 18.2 yards/game... returned 13 kickoffs for 278 yards (21.4 yards/return) with long of 71 yards vs Maine... returned six kickoffs for 135 yards, with a high of 39 yards, in second-round playoff loss at Montana State... career-high 21 rushes for season-high 150 yards in win vs Maine, scoring on an 18-yard carry; added personal-best 71-yard kick return and three receptions for 16 yards to compile a career-high 237 all-purpose yards... rushed 10 times for 56 yards and three-yard TD at Towson... rushed eight times for 56 yards and snared 34-yard pass in Colonial Clash victory against UMass at Gillette Stadium... three catches for 35 yards and ran four times for 24 yards at William & Mary... rushed for 87-yard TD (first of career) at Toledo.
2010
Redshirt season
Career Highs:
Rushing Yards 201, at Old Dominion, 2012
Carries 21, 2x last at old Dominion, 2012
Longest 87, at Toledo, 2011 (TD)
Touchdowns 2, 5x, last vs Rhode Island, 2013
Receiving Yards 90, at Towson, 2011
Receptions 8, at Towson, 2011
Longest 44, vs Rhode Island, 2013
Touchdowns 1,2x, last at Toledo, 2014
Kick Returns Longest 71, vs Maine, 2011
Before UNH
Played RB/DB at Toms River East High School for coach Charlie Diskin ... as senior captain for Raiders, rushed 223 times for 1,623 yards, scoring 23 touchdowns ... established school record with 46 touchdowns and 2,800 rushing yards in career ... also posted 665 career receiving yards and tallied 13 interceptions ... two-time member of state's Super 100 All-State Team ... named Newark Star-Ledger First-Team All-State, Ocean County Player of the Year, Shore Conference Player of Year, All-Shore Media All-County Player of the Year and one of USA Today's Top 50 High School Football Players
