UW This Season: Dorsey Golston came out of 2006 spring drills as the projected starter at free safety for the Wyoming Cowboys. Golston was an integral member of the Cowboy defense a year ago as he started four games at nickel back. He will team with fellow senior John Wendling, who moved from free safety to strong safety in the spring of `06, to give the UW defense a very experienced tandem of safeties. 2005: Golston was credited with 22 total tackles for the season, playing in all 11 games for the Cowboys. He also broke up three passes, intercepted one pass -- versus TCU -- and recovered one fumble -- at San Diego State. He tied for 15th on the team in tackles as a junior. His best individual performance came against Utah as he recorded eight tackles versus the Utes. 2004: Although he didn't start any games as a sophomore in `04, Golston was a very productive player ranking 10th on the team in tackles with 33. In addition to his 33 tackles, he also broke up four passes on the season and intercepted one pass -- against New Mexico. He played in 11 of 12 games during the 2004 season. He earned his first varsity letter. 2003: Golston sat out of competition his redshirt freshman season of 2003 to regain his academic eligibility. 2002: Redshirted. High School: Golston earned First Team Class 5A All-State honors as a safety his senior year at Southeast High School in Kansas City, Mo. Class 5A is the largest classification in Missouri. He also earned Second Team All-State honors as a junior and earned First Team Kansas City All-Metro honors from The Kansas City Star both his junior and senior seasons. Golston was named Most Valuable Player in his league for two consecutive years, and was a three-time All-Conference selection. He was credited with 135 tackles his senior season, and added five interceptions. An outstanding kick return man, he ran back five kicks for touchdowns his senior season -- three kickoff returns and two punt returns. His high school coach was Jesse Sands. Golston was also recruited by Illinois, Kansas and Missouri. Personal: Born July 6, 1983, he is the son of Karen and Dorsey Golston. He is majoring in communication. |
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