Bethune-Cookman's Jarkevis Fields Added to CFPA Award Watch List

CHARLOTTE,  North Carolina –  Bethune-Cookman senior linebacker Jarkevis Fields has been named to the watch list for the 2013 College Football Performance Award FCS Linebacker Award.

College Football Performance Awards, the largest awards organization in D-I college football, recently announced its watch list for the 2013 CFPA Linebacker Award, and 35 linebackers earned spots on the list. The preliminary watch list highlights returning performers, vying for the top individual linebacker award in the Football Championship Subdivision.

#1 JARKEVIS FIELDS
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Fields, a 6-0, 230-pound senior from Sanford, Fla. (Seminole High School), returns to the Wildcats as the leading tackler from the 2012 campaign. He ended the season with 103 tackles (sixth-best in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), six tackles for losses and a sack. He also dropped back and broke up four passes, while helping the B-CU defense finish third nationally in passes intercepted.

"Congratulations to Jarkevis Fields on earning a spot on the 2013 CFPA Linebacker Award Watch List," said CFPA Executive Director Brad Smith. "Fields gives Bethune-Cookman strength at linebacker for the 2013 season."

Fields was named to the First Team All-MEAC squad in 2012, as well as receiving the Army Strong Leadership Award at the Florida Blue Florida Classic. He was also the recipient of the MEAC/SWAC Challenge Walter Payton Achievement Award, in addition to being a preseason HBCU All-America selection by BoxToRow.

Former Bethune-Cookman star Ryan Davis earned the CFPA National Defensive Performer of the Year Award.

The Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman begin the season Sunday, Sept. 1, traveling to Tennessee State in Nashville, Tenn. A time for kickoff will be announced at a later date.

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