Simon Fraser University linebacker Casey Chin was named the Red Lion defensive player of the week in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
The former New Westminster Hyack all-star had a conference single-game record six and a half tackles for losses of 27 yards, including two and a half quarterback sacks for losses of 17 yards, in the Clan’s 38-17 win against Humboldt State on Saturday.
The Clan senior garnered a total of 15 tackles, including 10 solos, breaking the old conference record for tackles of losses of six set by Jacob Galloway of Central Washington against Eastern Oregon in 2004.
Chin came into the contest ranked eighth nationally in tackles in NCAA Division II. This season Chin has 110 tackles, including 61 solo stops.
The Great Northwest single-season records are 128 total tackles and 66 individual stops, respectively, by Caleb Jessup of Western Washington in 2008.
Chin will get an opportunity to break those records in the Clan’s final game of the 2013 season this Saturday when SFU hosts Azusa Pacific at Terry Fox Field at 2 p.m.
It will also be the final game of their Clan careers for Chin and his fellow SFU seniors.
