Harding University Athletics

Career Statistics

Career

• Games/Starts: 30/21 ... Bison debut: at Missouri Southern (8/30/08) ... First Career Start: at Arkansas Tech (11/8/08).
• 230 carries, 1251 yards, 11 TD; 72 receptions, 692 yards, 4 TD; 7 kickoff returns, 90 yards.
• Began his career as a wide receiver, moved to slot back as a sophomore and fullback as a junior.
• Ranks 6th at Harding in average yards per rush (5.44) and tied for 15th in rushing touchdowns (11).

• 2010 Daktronics 1st Team All-South Region
• 2010 1st Team All-Gulf South Conference

2010

• Started all 10 games at fullback ... 190 carries, 1,099 yards, 10 TD; 7 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD; 2 kickoff returns for 30 yards.
• Led Harding and the GSC and ranked 22nd in Division II with 109.9 rushing yards per game ... became the first Harding running back to lead the GSC in rushing since Kyle Wess (91.5, 2006) ... rushed for a GSC-best 115.1 yards in conference games.
• Rushed for over 100 yards in five games, second most by a GSC player ... rushed for a career-high 257 yards on 20 carries and four touchdowns vs. Arkansas Tech (11/6) ... his yardage and touchdown totals were the most in a GSC game during the 2010 season ... the 257 yards tied for second-most in a Harding single game ... became only the second Harding player with four rushing touchdowns in a game (Alan Dixon vs. Austin College, 1971).
• Also had 100-yard games at West Georgia (181 yards), at Delta State (133 yards), vs. West Alabama (115 yards), and vs. Southern Arkansas (103 yards).
• Ranked second in the GSC in all-purpose yards per game (121.9) and fourth in scoring per game (6.6).
• Harding's single-season rankings: 10 rushing touchdowns (t-3rd), 1,099 rushing yards (4th), 109.9 rushing yards per game (4th), 5.78 average yards per rush (5th), 11 touchdowns (t-8th), 190 rushing attempts (10th).

2009

• Played in 11 games with 10 starts as a slot back ... rushed 40 times for 152 yards and 1 TD ... had 37 receptions for 358 yards and 3 TD ... returned five kickoffs for 60 yards ... had three tackles on special teams.
• Ranked third on the team with four total touchdowns.
• Set season highs with 12 rushes for 46 yards vs. Southwest Baptist (9/12) ... scored a rushing TD vs. Arkansas Tech (11/7).
• Had at least one reception in every game ... had a season-high seven receptions at Ouachita Baptist (10/10) ... had 60 receiving yards vs. North Alabama (9/26).
• Ranked second on the team with 570 all-purpose yards ... had a season-high 87 all-purpose yards vs. North Alabama (9/26).

2008

• Played in nine games, making one start as a wide receiver ... 28 receptions for 244 yards.
• Set season highs with 11 receptions for 108 yards at Arkansas Tech (11/8).

Previous School

• As a senior, Gelles played in only two games for Grapevine High School before losing the rest of the season to a meniscus injury.
• A year earlier, Gelles was the Texas District 5-5A Offensive Most Valuable Player, rushing for 1,365 yards on 179 carries and adding 473 receiving yards on 37 receptions. He compiled 1,838 all-purpose yards, averaging 8.5 yards per touch. Gelles led the district in rushing and scoring.
• In 2007, the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram named Gelles one of the top six running backs in the Dallas-Ft. Worth region.

Personal

• Born: April 20, 1990 in Houston, Texas ... Major: Management ... Parents: Keith and Karen Gelles ... has one sister.

Career Highs

• Rushes - 29 at West Georgia (9/16/10) 
• Rushing Yards - 257 vs. Arkansas Tech (11/6/10) 
• Rushing TD - 4 vs. Arkansas Tech (11/6/10)
• Receptions - 11 at Arkansas Tech (11/8/08)
• Receiving Yards - 108 at Arkansas Tech (11/8/08)
• Receiving TD - 1 (four times), last at Delta State (10/16/10)