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 Senior WR Eddie Cohen was named second team All-America by the Associated Press on Wednesday. |
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Dec. 12, 2007
Cullowhee, N.C. - On the heels of the single greatest receiving yardage season in Western Carolina history, senior wide receiver Eddie Cohen was today named to the second team All-America as released by the Associated Press. Cohen was one of 76 players nationally recognized on the three teams, and was one of just seven from the Southern Conference.
Cohen becomes the 19th different Catamount all-time to earn All-America accolades from the Associated Press, and the 28th to be recognized with similar honors all-time. He is just the fourth Western wide receiver to garner the award at his position joining Jerry Gaines (1974 AP), Eric Rasheed (1983, 2nd team AP) and Kerry Hayes (1992 3rd team AP; 1993 1st team AP).
He is also the first Catamount to be named to the honorary squad since former kicker Josh Jones (1999-2000) was named to the third team AP in 1999.
Cohen, who was named first team All-Southern Conference by both the league's head coaches and the voting members of the SoCon Sports Media Association, used six-straight 100-yard plus receiving games to break Western's 29-year old single-season receiving yardage record held by former Catamount standout, Gerald Harp (1977-80). The senior from Hilton Head, S.C., became just the ninth WCU receiver all-time to breach the 1,000-yard mark by finishing with 1,208 receiving yards and nine touchdowns to surpass Harp's previous benchmark of 1,145 by 63 yards. The record-breaking reception came on Cohen's second catch of the day - a 33-yard pass and catch from senior quarterback Todd Spitzer around the six-minute mark of the first quarter in the season finale against Furman.
In addition to ranking as the top single-season performance by a Catamount, Cohen's season also ranked as the sixth-best season in SoCon history. He finished ranked second in the conference and fifth in the nation in receiving yards per game (109.82) and fourth in the conference and 17th overall in receptions per game after averaging 6.09 catches per game.
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Cohen concluded his collegiate career with 142 catches, tied for 8th in WCU history, for 2,173 yards and 15 touchdowns, tied for sixth all-time in the WCU record books.
SoCon Players on Associated Press All-America Teams
First Team Offense
RB - Jayson Foster, Georgia Southern
WR - Terrell Hudgins, Elon
OL - Kerry Brown, Appalachian State
First Team Defense
DB - Corey Lynch, Appalachian State
Second Team Offense
WR - Eddie Cohen, Western Carolina
Third Team Offense
WR - Andre Roberts, The Citadel
Third Team Defense
DL - Gary Tharrington, Appalachian State
