Hokie Club44 - John CandelasPosition: Tailback
Class: Junior
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 220 lbs.
High School: Blacksburg
Hometown: Blacksburg, Va.
Helps provide depth at the tailback position ... A great walk-on who keeps getting better ... Will figure in on some special teams this year ... Has done a good job picking up the Tech system ... Possesses solid ability ... Must continue to make strides in the athletic performance program ... 2003: Saw action in four games ... Had 16 carries for 76 yards and a score ... Carried the ball nine times for a career-high 49 yards against the Dukes ... Scored a touchdown from 3 yards out ... Carried the ball four times for nine yards against Syracuse ... Carried the ball 29 times for 143 yards and two touchdowns in the jayvee squad's win over Fork Union ... Missed the last seven games with a sprained ankle ... Participated in the off-season program and had five carries for 11 yards in the 2004 Maroon-White game in the spring ...
2002: Played in two varsity games at tailback ... Saw action on 10 plays at tailback and two on special teams in the season opener against Arkansas State ... Carried the football five times for 15 yards ... Got just three plays in the Marshall game, but made the most of it with a 10-yard touchdown run ... Finished with two carries for 11 yards ... Rushed nine times for 70 yards in a jayvee game against Hargrave ... Had a personal-best 330-pound bench press during spring testing ... Returned two kickoffs for 54 yards during the Maroon-White game ... Also contributed a 4-yard run ...
2001: Entered school at mid-year and went through spring practice ... Worked at tailback ... Had a 410-pound back squat during spring workouts ... Rushed for 23 yards and had a 6-yard pass reception during one of the Hokies' spring scrimmages ... Ran for 18 yards and had a 4-yard catch in another scrimmage ... Carried twice for four yards in the Maroon-White game ...
High School: Lettered two seasons as a running back and linebacker for Coach Dave Crist at Blacksburg High ... Rushed for over 1,000 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior ... Added 54 tackles on defense ... Carried the football 24 times for 172 yards during a win over Christiansburg in 2000 ... Earned first-team All-Blue Ridge District honors his senior season ... Was an honorable mention all-district pick as a junior when he rushed for 321 yards and seven TDs ... Also a sprinter on the track team ... Placed seventh in the 55-meter hurdles at the 2001 Group AA state indoor track championship ...
Personal: John Edwin Candelas ... Born 4/21/83 in Miami, FL ... Son of Teresa Candelas and the late José Candelas ... Enrolled in human nutrition, foods and exercise.
| Rushing | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
| 2002 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 1 | 10 |
| 2003 | 4 | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 1 | 20 |
| Career | 6 | 23 | 102 | 4.4 | 2 | 20 |
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