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Two Named To HERO Sports Preseason OVC Team
6/25/2020 4:02:00 PM | Football
Two Murray State football players have already earned in accolades in advance of the 2020 season. Wide receiver LaMartez Brooks and linebacker Anthony Koclanakis were recently named to the 2020 HERO Sports preseason All-OVC team.
As a redshirt sophomore for Murray State last season, Brooks quickly emerged as a leader amongst a very talented group of receivers. The Milan, Tennessee native led the Racers with 775 yards and seven touchdowns on the year and averaged a very impressive 16.49 yards per catch. Brooks also had three games of 100-yards or more including a career-high 154 yards against Eastern Kentucky.
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Koclanakis led the OVC in tackles in 2019 with 124, including a league-best 63 solo stops. His 10.3 tackles per game ranked him 11th nationally in that category, while his 5.3 solo tackles ranked 20th. The Anaheim, California native also posted a team-high 9.5 tackle-for-loss on the season in addition to 3.0 sacks. He ended the season with seven 10-plus tackle performances including tallying a career-high of 18 twice. In addition, Koclanakis finished his junior campaign with two fumble recoveries, a pass breakup, a quarterback hurry and an interception.
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2020 HERO Sports Preseason OVC All-Conference Team
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OFFENSE
POS.   NAME (YR.)               SCHOOL
QBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Zerrick Cooper (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Jacksonville St.
RBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Peyton Logan (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â UT Martin
RBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Alonzo Booth (Jr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Eastern Ky.
RBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Zion Custis (Jr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SEMO
WRÂ Â Â Â Â DeAngelo Wilson (Sr.) Austin Peay
WRÂ Â Â Â Â LaMartez Brooks (Jr.)Â Murray St.
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Colton Dowell (Jr.)Â Â Â Â Â UT Martin
TEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Trae Barry (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jacksonville St.
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Blake Mitchell (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Austin Peay
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Tucker Schroeder (Jr.) Eastern Ky.
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Jackson Bardall (Sr.)Â Â Eastern Ky.
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Aries Davis (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UT Martin
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Michael Shaddix (Jr.)Â Jacksonville St.
PKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Kendrick Tiller (Sr.)Â Â Â Â SEMO
APÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Isaiah Hill (Jr.) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Eastern Ill.
DEFENSE
POS.   NAME (YR.)               SCHOOL
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Josephus Smith (Sr.)Â Â Austin Peay
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â D.J. Coleman (Jr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jacksonville St.
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Chris Tucker (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tenn. Tech
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Zack Woodard (Jr.)Â Â Â Â Jacksonville St.
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Steven Crowder (Sr.)Â Â Eastern Ky.
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Dytarious Johnson (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Eastern Illinois
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Anthony Koclanakis (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Murray State
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Jack McDonald (Jr.)Â Â Â Â Austin Peay
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Kordell Jackson (Sr.)Â Â Â Austin Peay
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Jaquez Akins (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UT Martin
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Nick Harper (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tenn. State
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Bydarrius Knighten (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SEMO
PÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kaleb Mosley (Jr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Tenn. State
RSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Metrius Fleming (Soph.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tenn. Tech
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As a redshirt sophomore for Murray State last season, Brooks quickly emerged as a leader amongst a very talented group of receivers. The Milan, Tennessee native led the Racers with 775 yards and seven touchdowns on the year and averaged a very impressive 16.49 yards per catch. Brooks also had three games of 100-yards or more including a career-high 154 yards against Eastern Kentucky.
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Koclanakis led the OVC in tackles in 2019 with 124, including a league-best 63 solo stops. His 10.3 tackles per game ranked him 11th nationally in that category, while his 5.3 solo tackles ranked 20th. The Anaheim, California native also posted a team-high 9.5 tackle-for-loss on the season in addition to 3.0 sacks. He ended the season with seven 10-plus tackle performances including tallying a career-high of 18 twice. In addition, Koclanakis finished his junior campaign with two fumble recoveries, a pass breakup, a quarterback hurry and an interception.
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2020 HERO Sports Preseason OVC All-Conference Team
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OFFENSE
POS.   NAME (YR.)               SCHOOL
QBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Zerrick Cooper (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Jacksonville St.
RBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Peyton Logan (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â UT Martin
RBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Alonzo Booth (Jr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Eastern Ky.
RBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Zion Custis (Jr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SEMO
WRÂ Â Â Â Â DeAngelo Wilson (Sr.) Austin Peay
WRÂ Â Â Â Â LaMartez Brooks (Jr.)Â Murray St.
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Colton Dowell (Jr.)Â Â Â Â Â UT Martin
TEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Trae Barry (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jacksonville St.
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Blake Mitchell (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Austin Peay
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Tucker Schroeder (Jr.) Eastern Ky.
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Jackson Bardall (Sr.)Â Â Eastern Ky.
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Aries Davis (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UT Martin
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Michael Shaddix (Jr.)Â Jacksonville St.
PKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Kendrick Tiller (Sr.)Â Â Â Â SEMO
APÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Isaiah Hill (Jr.) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Eastern Ill.
DEFENSE
POS.   NAME (YR.)               SCHOOL
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Josephus Smith (Sr.)Â Â Austin Peay
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â D.J. Coleman (Jr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jacksonville St.
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Chris Tucker (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tenn. Tech
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Zack Woodard (Jr.)Â Â Â Â Jacksonville St.
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Steven Crowder (Sr.)Â Â Eastern Ky.
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Dytarious Johnson (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Eastern Illinois
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Anthony Koclanakis (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Murray State
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Jack McDonald (Jr.)Â Â Â Â Austin Peay
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Kordell Jackson (Sr.)Â Â Â Austin Peay
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Jaquez Akins (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UT Martin
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Nick Harper (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tenn. State
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Bydarrius Knighten (Sr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SEMO
PÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kaleb Mosley (Jr.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Tenn. State
RSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Metrius Fleming (Soph.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tenn. Tech
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