UTEP’s Wadley Sidelined for 2019 Season

?by UTEP Athletics Monday, July 29th 2019

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University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) senior running back Quardraiz Wadley will sit out the entire 2019 football season due to a toe injury, head coach Dana Dimel announced on Monday. {{more: continue ?}}

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Wadley suffered the injury during summer conditioning and will require surgery, sidelining the Kennedale, Texas native for the entirety of the upcoming season.

?This is an unfortunate incident for our team and this young man during preparations for the 2019 season,? Dimel said. ?Quardraiz will head to California this week to receive medical attention from one of the best doctors in the country. He will be out for this coming season, but he will have the opportunity to redshirt and come back for his senior season in 2020.?

Wadley led the Miners in 2018 with 627 rushing yards on 123 attempts and seven rushing touchdowns. Last week, Wadley was named a preseason candidate for the Doak Walker Award, which goes to the nation?s top running back.

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Wadley has played in 26 games over the course of his Miner career, totaling 228 carries for 1,072 yards (4.7 ypc) and eight rushing touchdowns.

UTEP opens fall camp on Friday, Aug. 2 as the Miners prepare for the 2019 season opener versus Houston Baptist on Aug. 31 at the Sun Bowl.

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Kennedale News Note:? In Wadley’s senior year in 2015-16 at Kennedale High School, Wadley ran for 2,511 yards and 45 touchdowns in 13 games including 2 games of 380+ yards.?