#39 -
Cheng Ho
Position: Running Back
Year: Senior
Hometown: Augusta, Ga.
High School: Avon Old Farms (Conn.)
Height: 5-10
Weight: 190
House Affiliation: Leverett
At Harvard:
2009: Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll after rushing for
a career-high 132 yards on 21 carries (6.3 ypc) and scoring two
touchdowns in a win over Lehigh ... Had 75 rushing yards and a TD
on 12 carries (6.1 ypc) in a win over Princeton.
2008: Limited to five games due to numerous
injuries ... Averaged nearly 65 yards per game when healthy ...
Recorded 195 all-purpose yards in a win at Lafayette with 106
rushing yards on 20 carries (5.6 ypc) and a touchdown and 87
kickoff return yards on four attempts. His 51-yard run in the
fourth quarter helped secure the victory ... Scored on a four-yard
touchdown run against Cornell in a victory ... Had two carries for
20 yards and one reception for six yards in a win at Dartmouth.
2007: All-Ivy League Second Team ... Appeared
in nine games and made eight starts ... Four-time Ivy League Honor
Roll recipient ... Totaled 722 yards on 152 carries (4.8 ypc) and
eight touchdowns ... Also caught 17 passes for 145 yards ... Had
116 yards including a 47-yard touchdown run in his first collegiate
start at Holy Cross in the season opener ... Had three consecutive
100-yard rushing games against Princeton, Dartmouth and Columbia
with a season-high two TD runs against the Lions ... Major H
recipient.
2006: Awarded a Major H as a freshman after appearing in
eight games ... Saw action as the primary backup to All-America
tailback Clifton Dawson '07 ... Rushed for a season-high 56 yards
on nine carries with a touchdown in the win against Brown ... Had a
career-long run of 34 yards against the Bears ... Ran for 33 yards
on six carries in the win against Cornell and followed that effort
with an eight-carry, 34-yard performance in the win against
Lafayette ... Had four kickoff returns for 76 yards in the
come-from-behind win against Lehigh.
Before Harvard:
Four-year letterwinner in football, basketball, and track and field
at Evans HS ... Spent a postgraduate year at Avon Old Farms ...
Captained football and track teams at Evans ... Named to Augusta
Chronicle Dream 16 team as a senior ... Columbia County player of
the year in 2004 ... Named to Columbia County Super 9 team ...
Co-salutatorian of his class ... Wendy's High School Heisman
nominee ... Member of student council, Beta Club, Spanish Honor
Society and stock market club ... Winner of Augusta Chronicle Best
& Brightest Award.
Personal:
Volunteer at the Golden Harvest Food Bank ... Enjoys playing
Chinese chess, movies and listening to music ... Plans a career in
business.