PALOMAR
COMETS
JOE
MARKHAM
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NO. 7
WIDE
RECEIVER
6-3., 215,
Age 21, Sophomore
Kent Prep
(Kent, Ct.) / Lafayette College
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4-YEAR COLLEGE: Transferred to the
University of Arizona. |
| 2005 SEASON: Appeared in only 4 games
due to injuries but caught 7 passes for 148
yards and returned 11 kickoffs for 289 yards, an
average of 26.3 yards per return. ... Has been
clocked at 4.4 in the 40-yard
dash. ... Caught a 45-yard pass
from quarterback Josh Somerville
vs. Santa Ana on Sept. 24. ... Caight 1 pass for 20 yards and
returned 3 kickoffs for 117
yards, including returns of 56
and 52 yards, in the Comets'
near-upset of nationally No.
4-ranked El Camino on Oct. 1. ...
Had 1 reception for 33 yards and
4 kickoff returns for 103 yards
vs. Riverside Community College
on Oct. 15. ... Had 2 receptions
for 32 yards and returned 3
kickoffs for 69 yards as Palomar
led nationally No. 4-ranked
Fullerton in the fourth quarter
before finally losing 23-14 on
Oct. 22. ... Had 2 receptions for 18 yards
against Long Beach City College on Nov. 12. |
| 2004 SEASON:
Red-shirted at Palomar |
| HIGH SCHOOL:
Signed with
Lafayette College, an NCAA
Division I-AA school in Easton,
Pa., after making All-Sate in
Connecticut as a senior at Kent
Prep and also being selected as
team MVP and All-New England. ...
Scored 55 touchdowns during his
high school career and
intercepted 16 passes on defense.
... Attended four high schools,
playing four seasons of varsity
football, and was team MVP at
each one. Returned an
interception 102 yards during the
2000 season playing for Army-Navy
Academy. ... Also played at
Calabasas High School and for The
Orme School in Mayer, Ariz. ...
Also averaged 21.0 points per
game in basketball and was team
MVP in track. |
| ACADEMICS:
Was
Army-Navy Academy's Scholar
Athlete of the Year. ... Has a
2.8 college grade-point average.
... Sociology major.. |
| PERSONAL:
Born June
14, 1984, in Los Angeles. ... Son
of Karylyn Finnegan. ... Lives in
Vista. |
