Central Michigan University Athletics
Zombo Named to Hendricks Award Watch List
8/6/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
MOUNT PLEASANT – Central Michigan senior defensive end Frank Zombo (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson HS) has been named to the preseason watch list for the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award.
Zombo is one of 30 players nationwide named to the preseason watch list. A mid-season watch list will be released in November, and the 2009 Hendricks Award winner will be announced Dec. 9.
Zombo, who also is on the preliminary watch list for the 2009 Lombardi Award, ranks fourth in school history with 19 career sacks. He was an All-Mid-American Conference first team selection in 2008 after leading the conference in tackles for loss (15.5) and ranking second in sacks (nine).
Zombo is a two-time Academic All-MAC selection and two-time CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV second team honoree.
Among the criteria used to determine the Hendricks Award winner are on-field performance, exceptional winning attitude, leadership abilities, contributions to school and community and academic preparedness. Members of the national media, head coaches, professional scouts and former winners are included on the voting committee. The award is named for former Miami (Fla.) standout Ted Hendricks, college football’s first three-time first-team All-American.
Previous recipients of the Hendricks Award include: Terrell Suggs (Arizona State), David Pollack (Georgia), Elvis Dumervil (Louisville), LaMarr Woodley (Michigan), Chris Long (Virginia) and Brian Orakpo (Texas).
2009 Hendricks Award Watch List
Rahim Alem, LSU
Trevor Anderson, Michigan State
Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma
Alex Carrington, Arkansas State
Antonio Coleman, Auburn
Jermaine Cunningham, Florida
Dexter Davis, Arizona State
Auston English, Oklahoma
Brandon Graham, Michigan
Greg Hardy, Mississippi
Jerry Hughes, TCU
Jan Jorgensen, BYU
Sergio Kindle, Texas
Jammie Kirlew, Indiana
Brandon Lang, Troy
Eric Lorig, Stanford
Greg Middleton, Indiana
Koa Misi, Utah
Dontay Moch, Nevada
Eric Moncur, Miami
Doug Pilcher, Illinois
James Ruffin, Northern Iowa
George Selvie, South Florida
Will Tukuafu, Oregon
Lawrence Wilson, Ohio State
C.J. Wilson, East Carolina
Lindsey Witten, Connecticut
Corey Wootton, Northwestern
Willie Young, North Carolina State
Frank Zombo, Central Michigan
Zombo is one of 30 players nationwide named to the preseason watch list. A mid-season watch list will be released in November, and the 2009 Hendricks Award winner will be announced Dec. 9.
Zombo, who also is on the preliminary watch list for the 2009 Lombardi Award, ranks fourth in school history with 19 career sacks. He was an All-Mid-American Conference first team selection in 2008 after leading the conference in tackles for loss (15.5) and ranking second in sacks (nine).
Zombo is a two-time Academic All-MAC selection and two-time CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV second team honoree.
Among the criteria used to determine the Hendricks Award winner are on-field performance, exceptional winning attitude, leadership abilities, contributions to school and community and academic preparedness. Members of the national media, head coaches, professional scouts and former winners are included on the voting committee. The award is named for former Miami (Fla.) standout Ted Hendricks, college football’s first three-time first-team All-American.
Previous recipients of the Hendricks Award include: Terrell Suggs (Arizona State), David Pollack (Georgia), Elvis Dumervil (Louisville), LaMarr Woodley (Michigan), Chris Long (Virginia) and Brian Orakpo (Texas).
2009 Hendricks Award Watch List
Rahim Alem, LSU
Trevor Anderson, Michigan State
Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma
Alex Carrington, Arkansas State
Antonio Coleman, Auburn
Jermaine Cunningham, Florida
Dexter Davis, Arizona State
Auston English, Oklahoma
Brandon Graham, Michigan
Greg Hardy, Mississippi
Jerry Hughes, TCU
Jan Jorgensen, BYU
Sergio Kindle, Texas
Jammie Kirlew, Indiana
Brandon Lang, Troy
Eric Lorig, Stanford
Greg Middleton, Indiana
Koa Misi, Utah
Dontay Moch, Nevada
Eric Moncur, Miami
Doug Pilcher, Illinois
James Ruffin, Northern Iowa
George Selvie, South Florida
Will Tukuafu, Oregon
Lawrence Wilson, Ohio State
C.J. Wilson, East Carolina
Lindsey Witten, Connecticut
Corey Wootton, Northwestern
Willie Young, North Carolina State
Frank Zombo, Central Michigan
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