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Koclanakis Adds STATS PERFORM All-American Honors
9/4/2020 4:44:00 PM | Football
Murray State redshirt senior linebacker Anthony Koclanakis was named to the 2020 STATS PERFORM FCS Preseason All-America third team when it was announced Wednesday. Koclanakis, a 2019 first-team All-OVC selection as a linebacker was also named to the 2020 Preseason All-OVC team, the 2020 HERO Sports Preseason All-OVC team and the Phil Steele Preseason All-America and All-OVC teams.
Koclanakis started all 12 of the Racers' games last season at linebacker. He 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.
The Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America team features 101 players from 56 schools and all 13 FCS conferences. The schools include those playing this fall or in the spring.
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Koclanakis started all 12 of the Racers' games last season at linebacker. He 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.
The Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America team features 101 players from 56 schools and all 13 FCS conferences. The schools include those playing this fall or in the spring.
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