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ell, that didn't take long.
Just a few months removed
from debuting on the cover of
this very magazine, elite prospect Lamont
Wade is already making it happen
at Penn State. With a strong
showing in spring practice, Wade
has put himself in contention for
a spot in the cornerback rotation.
A December graduate of Clair-
ton (Pa.) High, Wade enrolled at
Penn State in time for the start of
the spring semester and immediately
backed up the 9ve-star reputation that
preceded him. He didn't necessarily turn
heads by throwing weight around in the
Lasch Building and out-
running everybody in
Holuba Hall. Rather, it
was his intensity, com-
bined with his diligent ap-
proach to workouts and
steady improvement, that
made strength and condi-
tioning coach Dwight Galt take notice.
"We 9rst tested him and he ran a 4.58
[in the 40-yard dash] and his technique
was kind of shoddy," Galt said. "He didn't
know how to get in his stance to start. I
looked at him and kind of saw that 9re,
but he didn't really back it up with the
time. We had a really good speed [train-
ing]. He embraced it, he paid attention,
he worked hard at it and he really got
some good gains."
The energy and dedication that Galt
BRIGHT AND EARLY
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These six freshmen could have a major impact for the Nittany Lions this fall
FOOTBALL
SIGNING DAY
Wade signs an
autograph be-
fore making his
PSU debut in the
spring game.
Photo by Mark
Selders/Penn
State Athletics
