Jerek Hewett
	Class: Senior Hometown: Shallote, N.C. High School: West Brunswick Position: Sprints

2005: Part of the 4x100 relay squad which advanced to the NCAA Track & Field Championships in June (Sacramento, Calif.) after recording a time of 39.88 at the East Regional in Greensboro ... Helped Pirate quartet to a third-place C-USA finish ... Individually, had personal-best times of 6.42 (indoor 55-meters), 6.82 (indoor 60-meters), 22.28 (indoor 200-meters), 10.42 (outdoor 100-meters) and 21.19 (outdoor 200-meters) ... Also earned a seventh-place C-USA Outdoor Championships finish in the 100-meters (10.43).

High School: A four-year, two-position letterman for coach Jimmy Fletcher at West Brunswick High School ... Experienced action as a running back and defensive back for the Trojans ... Captured team offensive MVP honors as a sophomore and junior ... In all, garnered 11 team player-of-the-week citations (eight in 2003 as a junior, three in 2002 as a sophomore) ... Served as West Brunswick's team captain during senior campaign ... Earned additional varsity letters in basketball, baseball and track ... Pair of cousins (DB Eric Johnson and DL Phillip Johnson) captured state prep titles and were Shrine Bowl participants ... Named track MVP as a freshman, reaching the finals in the state meet ... Finished senior campaign undefeated, winning the state championship with a time of 10.40 in the 100-meters ... Recorded second-fastest time in the nation (10.39) during the spring of 2005 ... Captured a National Junior Track title in the 100-meters during the summer prior to enrollment at ECU.

Personal: Full name is Jerek Omarius Hewett ... Born December 13, 1986 ... Major is information technologies ... Lists former running back (and current assistant coach) Junior Smith as favorite all-time Pirate player ... Enjoys basketball and says Dick Vitale is favorite sports broadcaster ... Credits mother and uncle as the biggest influences on career.