Cornell University Athletics

Dyran Peake comes to Cornell after serving as a graduate assistant at Duke for the past three seasons. He worked with the Blue Devils[apos] offense in 2001 and then switched to the defensive side of the ball for 2002-03. Most recently, he worked with the defensive backs and special teams. He also helped coach the wide receivers in [apos]01.

A 2001 graduate of Catawba College, Peake was a defensive back and helped the team earn two NCAA playoff berths (1999 and 2000) and two South Atlantic Conference titles (1996 and 2000). As a senior, he registered 57 tackles and three interceptions and earned first team All-SAC honors while leading Catawba to the league crown and its second consecutive 11-win campaign. He finished his career with 221 total tackles along with six interceptions, four fumble recoveries and 18 pass breakups.

A native of Duncan, S.C., Peake earned a bachelor[apos]s degree in computer information systems from Catawba in 2001.