2009 Honors Candidate
2008 All-Region pick
2008 All-New England selection
2008 All-ECAC performer
2008 Northeast-10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
2008 All-Northeast-10 Conference honoree
As a Junior in 2008:
Made an immediate impact in his first season with the Owls...Named All-Region, All-New England, All-ECAC and All-Northeast-10...Also selected as the Northeast-10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year...Led the team with 67 tackles (34 solo)...Registered 8.5 tackles for loss to go along with 1.5 sacks...Posted a team-high eight quarterback hurries...Also had one interception and recovered two fumbles...Made one tackle in the opener against West Virginia Wesleyan...Closed with seven tackles in the game against Bryant…Had nine tackles and one fumble recovery in the game against AIC…Registered 12 tackles in the win over Stonehill…Had six tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one-half sack and two quarterback hurries in the win over Merrimack…Recorded three tackles and two QB hurries in the win over Bentley…Had three tackles in the win over St. Anselm…Finished with seven tackles in the win over Pace…Tallied six tackles, one sack and four QB hurries in the win over Assumption…Finished with three tackles in the win at AIC…Registered 10 tackles and one interception in the NCAA game at West Chester.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
All-Conference performer at Dean (Mass.) College...Helped Dean to the 2007 Northeast Football Conference Championship and a No. 11 final ranking in the NJCAA/JC Football.com poll...Named the team’s Defensive MVP.
Personal:
The son of Sandra Kearse...Born in Burlington, N.J...A management information systems major.
Career Highs
Tackles: 12, vs. Stonehill, 9/19/08
Interceptions: 1, at West Chester, 11/15/08
Sacks: 1, vs. Assumption, 11/1/08
Fumble Recoveries: 1, twice
Forced Fumbles: 1, at Merrimack, 9/27/08
QB Hurries: 4, vs. Assumption, 11/1/08
