2002: Scored on a 21-yard run at Findlay ... also had a WSU season-best 48-yard kickoff return at Ferris State ... rushed for a season-high 77 yards on 15 carries at FSU ... had a 42-yard kickoff return at Hillsdale.
2001: Played in five of the first six games ... had over 90 yards rushing against both Findlay (18-94) and Northern Michigan (14-96) ... had a 10-yard touchdown run at Findlay ... recorded a season-long run of 20 yards at Northern Michigan.
2000: Selected Second Team All-Northeast Region ... named to the All-GLIAC First Team ... led the GLIAC in rushing yards and all-purpose yards (2,128) ... finished second in Division II in all-purpose yards and 12th in rushing yards ... tossed a 20-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Brown against Ashland ... scored three touchdowns against Northern Michigan (2 rushing, 1 receiving) ... set the then WSU single-game record for all-purpose yards with 298 at Mercyhurst (115 rushing, 85 receiving, 82 kickoff return, 16 punt return).
1999: Played in eight games ... led WSU with 1,169 all-purpose yards (146.1 ypg) ... named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention team.
1998: Redshirted.
High School: A 1998 graduate of Ann Arbor Huron ... was a four-year letterwinner for coach Paul Verska ... earned All-State, All-Region and All-City honors ... rushed for nearly 1,000 yards and finished with almost 1,900 all-purpose yards ... also participated in track and hockey.
Personal: Born Aug. 14, 1980, in Chicago ... son of Gerald Williamson ... full name is Thabiti A. Williamson ... criminal justice major.
Career Notes: Finished fourth in rushing attempts (413), fifth in rushing yards (2,163)fourth in average per rushing attempt (5.24), second in all-purpose yards (4,093), ninth in total plays from scrimmage (415), second in kickoff returns (68), and second in kickoff return yards (1,538).
Williamson's Career Statistics
Rushing Receiving
Year Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds TD Long
1999 104 513 4.9 3 12 105 0 34
2000 204 1266 6.2 5 34 245 1 50
2001 36 192 5.3 1 5 17 0 7
2002 69 192 2.8 4 5 9 0 7
Totals 413 2163 5.2 13 56 376 1 50
Kickoff Returns
Year No. Yds Avg LongTD
1999 23 551 24.0 55 0
2000 27 601 22.3 49 0
2002 18 386 21.4 48 0
Totals 68 1538 22.6 55 0
Punt Returns
Year No. Yds Avg LongTD
1999 2 0 0.0 5 0
2000 1 16 16.0 16 0
Totals 3 16 5.3 16 0
All-Purpose Yards
Year Rushing Receiving KOR PR Total
1999 513 105 551 0 1169
2000 1266 245 601 16 2128
2001 192 17 0 0 209
2002 192 9 386 0 587
Totals 2163 376 1538 16 4093