Adam Garwood

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Cal Poly Fall Sports Headshots 2022Garwood Adam - FB 8/1/22 Photo by Owen Main

Height:
5-10
Weight:
187
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Los Gatos, CA
High School:
Los Gatos HS

Enters fall camp No. 1 on the preseason depth chart at running back.

2021 -- Played in seven games as a true freshman, rushing for 17 yards on 18 carries ... longest run was five yards at Montana ... season highs of eight carries and 11 yards against Sacramento State ... also caught three passes for 22 yards and his first collegiate touchdown, a three-yard toss from Spencer Brasch midway through the fourth quarter at Portland State ... had two catches for 14 yards in that game ... returned 20 kickoffs 403 yards (20.2 average per return) ... longest kickoff return was 35 yards in Portland State game and produced a 31-yard return against South Dakota.

High School -- A 2021 graduate of Los Gatos High School, joining former prep teammate Kyle Reid with the Mustangs ... played at running back and outside linebacker ... rushed for 2,046 yards and 34 touchdowns in 23 career varsity games under head coach Mark Krail ... in five games as a senior in the spring of 2021 rushed for 604 yards, averaging 9.9 yards per carry, and scoring 11 touchdowns with four 100-yard games ... 187 yards and four touchdowns versus Santa Clara ... also caught four passes and made nine tackles on defense ... Wildcats were 5-0 and won De Anza League title in pandemic-shortened season ... named to Bay Area News Group All-Star Team and to the All-Central Coast Section First Team twice ... also a two-time team MVP ... as a junior in 2019, recorded 1,260 yards on 171 carries, an average of 7.4 yards per carry, leading Los Gatos to 13th CIF-Central Coast Section Division II title ... scored 20 touchdowns and rushed for over 100 yards five times ... 191 yards against Saratoga and scored four touchdowns versus Milpitas ... caught 19 passes for 188 yards and two scores ... first-team All-De Anza League selection as a running back ... on defense notched 50 tackles (23 solo), including six for lost yardage ... invited to play in Hawai'i Tiki Bowl ... rushed for 182 yards and caught two passes as a sophomore in 2018 ... recovered four fumbles in prep career ... wears No. 42 to honor his uncle, Pat Tillman, the former NFL safety who — in the prime of his career — enlisted in the Army after 9/11 and was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004.

Personal -- Son of Alex and Christine Garwood ... father earned American West Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors as a linebacker at Cal Poly in 1995 ... two brothers, Ryan and Scott ... born in Los Gatos, Calif. ... majoring in construction management.