Indiana University Athletics
Hardy Selected as Rivals.com Second Team Freshman All-American
11/29/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Nov. 29, 2005
BLOOMINTON, Ind. - Freshman wide receiver James Hardy has been selected to the Rivals.com Freshman All-America second team as announced by the website on Tuesday. The 6-7 Fort Wayne, Ind., product grabbed 61 receptions for 893 yards and 10 touchdowns in his first season as a Hoosier. Hardy is one of six Big Ten freshmen selected to the Rivals.com Freshman All-American team.
Hardy turned in one of the most prolific seasons IU has seen at wide receiver. The second team All-Big Ten selection finished second in school history with 61 receptions, tied for second with 10 touchdowns and fifth with 893 yards. In addition, his five 100-yard games were tied for second most in a season in school history.
Hardy finished first in the Big Ten and 23rd nationally with 89.3 yards per game and fourth in the conference and 29th in the nation with 6.10 receptions per game. His 10 touchdowns ranked fifth among all freshmen nationally, and he became the first IU receiver since Ernie Jones (1987) to catch at least one touchdown in seven of his first eight games.
