Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2005
Written by Jameson Pelkey

LAWERENCE NAMED TO D3FOOTBALL.COM ALL-AMERICA TEAM

MEDFORD -- Off the field, strong senior leadership led Chris Lawrence (Falmouth, MA/Falmouth) to becomming a captain for the Tufts University Football team.  On the field, his leadership along with outstanding play led him to honorable mention on the All-American team, which was released by D3football.com.

Lawrence was given other honors that included being named to the 2004 New England Football Writers' Division II/III Team, where he was one of seven New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) players named to this squad.  Lawrence was also selected to the All-NESCAC First Team earlier this fall.

Lawrence played in all eight games this season allowing himself to produce some remarkable statistics.  He finished with 72 tackles, in which 31 of these were his own, and 41 were assisted.  His 9.0 tackles per game tied him for ninth in the NESCAC and made him the only defensive lineman in the top 10.  Lawrence not only made tackles, he had three sacks for a total of 25 yards lost, four pass deflections, and one fumble recovery.

Lawrence's strongest performance of the year was his last collegiate football game against Middlebury College.  He had eight tackles (six solo), including four for losses of 18 yards plus one and a half sacks, in which the sack led to a loss of ten yards.  The six solo tackles and one and a half sacks were both season highs for Lawrence.  He had a season high 12 tackles twice, once against Bates and then against Williams.

Lawrence led the Jumbos to third in rushing defense allowing just 111.1 yards per game, and fifth in total defense allowing 17 touchdowns and 290.8 yards per game.  

Lawrence has had great success in his four years as a Jumbo.  He will be missed by his teammates and coaches for not only his outstanding play on the field, but the leadership that he displayed.

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