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.
2009 All-Northeast-10 Conference honoree