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Truman State University Athletics

2019 Football Roster

Kara Mackenzie

9 Sam Reeves

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Eloy, Ariz.
  • High School Vista Grande HS

Biography

Career Highs:
Tackles: 9 at William Jewell (10/21/2017)
Sacks: 4 at William Jewell (10/21/2017)

2018 (Junior) 
  • Earned his third straight first team all-GLVC honor as a defensive end.
  • Took over the career lead in Truman tackle for losses with 46 overall and 14 coming in 2018.
  • Had nine quarterback sacks, third most by a GLVC player in 2018 and now has 31 for his career, ranking him second in Truman history.
  • Enters senior season ranked fourth among career active leaders in Division II with his 31 career sacks. 
  • He is one sack from tying the Truman career record held by Ernie Myerson (1984-87).
  • Finished season with 43 total tackles with game highs of six coming against William Jewell (Sept. 29) and at McKendree (Oct. 6). 
  • Had a QB sack in eight of 11 games and was credited with a tackle for loss in each game played.
2017 (Sophomore): Second straight first-team all-GLVC member…national qualifier for the Truman Wrestling team at 197-pounds, first national qualifier for the Bulldogs since 2013…was ninth in Division II in quarterback sacks with 11.5 and 42ndin the nation in tackles for loss with 16…both totals were third most in a Truman single-season…had 49 total tackles with a season high nine stops, with four sacks against William Jewell (Oct. 21)…the four sacks were a Truman single-game record…his 16 TFLs resulted in 82 yards lost…was credited with a fumble force against Lincoln (Sept. 23) and had six quarterback hurries…voted Truman Athletics “Inspirational Athlete of the Year” by peers over all sports.

2016 (Redshirt Freshman): First team all-GLVC honors…voted Truman Athletics “Newcomer of the Year” by peers over all sports…third in a Truman single-season in tackles for loss (16.0) and tied for fourth in sacks (10.5)…was tied for second overall and third in conference-only stats in tackles for loss and third overall and second in the league in quarterback sacks…had 55 stops with game high eight coming against Southwest Baptist (Oct. 8)…had three sacks cumulating in a GLVC Defensive Player of the Week award in victory over Saint Joseph’s (Nov. 5)…posted a 16-10 record at 197 in his second season as a member of the Bulldog Wrestling team…named Academic All-GLVC.

2015 (Freshman): Redshirt season…member of the Truman Wrestling team at 197-pounds and led the team in victories with 23 wins (23-12)…had five wins by pinfall and two of his 12 losses came in sudden victory situations…had a pair of wins in the NCAA Regional with two, two-point losses to the number 1 and number 5 wrestlers in the region.

High School: Led his team during his senior season in sacks and tackles while earning his second all-section honor at defensive tackle…broke record for bench press with 385 pounds and squat at 575…a two-time state qualifier in wrestling, finishing second as a junior and third as a senior…had a high school wrestling record of 125-16…a four year letterwinner in Track with a 10th place finish in the Shot Put concluding senior season.

Statistics

Season:
2019

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Historical Player Information

  • 40

    2015Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 219 lbs
    40
  • 59

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Line
    5'8" 224 lbs
    59
  • 9

    2017Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    5'8" 224 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2018Junior

    Defensive Line
    5'8" 223 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2019Senior

    Defensive Line
    5'8" 225 lbs
    9