Charleston Southern University Athletics

High School: Joins Charleston Southern from Marietta, Georgia where he attended Eastside High School ... Played under Head Coach Andre Woolcock and position coach Isaac Schrader … Was a four-time All-Region selection … Finished his sophomore and junior seasons with over 100 tackles … Had 333 tackles and 38 tackles for loss in his final three years of high school … Played on both sides of the ball as a senior and collected 14 touchdowns to go with nearly 1300 all-purpose yards … Had a career-high 21 tackles and four tackles for loss against Palmetto High School as a sophomore … Ran for over 200 yards against Spartanburg and Riverside as a senior while adding double digit tackles in each game as well … Three-sport athlete as he was on baseball and wrestling teams … Three-time Greenville County Wrestling Champion, Three-time Region Champion, three-time All-State selection, two-time Region Most Outstanding Wrestler, Upper State champion once … Had seven relatives play collegiate sports including: Jacob Tankersley – Football, North Greenville University, Bradley Jones – Baseball at College of Charleston, Elizabeth Nix – Basketball at Wofford, Harvey Tankersley – Basketball at North Greenville, Brian Tankersley – Football at Wofford, Cooper Tankersley – Football at Citadel and Gwyn Tankersley – Tennis at South Carolina