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Montres Kitchens Named to Jim Thorpe Award Watch List
7/13/2015 8:51:00 AM | Football
TROY, Alabama – Troy senior Montres Kitchens has been named to the Jim Thorpe Award Watch List, the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame announced Monday. Kitchens is one of just 42 players nationally to be included on the preseason watch list.
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The Jim Thorpe Award is presented annually to the nation's best defensive back. It was established in 1986 and is named after history's greatest all-around athlete, Jim Thorpe. Thorpe excelled as a running back, passer and kicker on the offensive side of the ball, but also stood out as a defensive back. In addition to his legendary performance on the football field, Thorpe played professional baseball and won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon.
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Kitchens, a first team All-Sun Belt selection, finished the 2014 season seventh in the country with 0.5 interceptions per game and ninth with six total interceptions. The Waynesboro, Ga., native became just the eighth player in Sun Belt Conference history and the first Troy player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors. Kitchens intercepted three passes – on successive possessions – and returned one for a touchdown in Troy's victory at Idaho to warrant Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week recognition.
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Kitchens finished the year with a team-high 88 tackles and led the Sun Belt with his six interceptions. His interception total was the most by a Trojan since 2006 and he was one of just eight players in the country to intercept three passes in a game last season.
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The Thorpe Award Winner is selected from three finalists and will be announced at The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 on ESPN. The Jim Thorpe Award Banquet will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Season tickets for Troy's five home games, as well as tickets for away games, are available for purchase online, via telephone or in person. Season ticket prices start as low as $50 for general admission seats and $100 for reserved seats.Â
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Fans can either purchase season tickets online by CLICKING HERE, by calling 1-877-878-WINS (9467) or in person in the Tine Davis Fieldhouse.Â
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The Jim Thorpe Award is presented annually to the nation's best defensive back. It was established in 1986 and is named after history's greatest all-around athlete, Jim Thorpe. Thorpe excelled as a running back, passer and kicker on the offensive side of the ball, but also stood out as a defensive back. In addition to his legendary performance on the football field, Thorpe played professional baseball and won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon.
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Kitchens, a first team All-Sun Belt selection, finished the 2014 season seventh in the country with 0.5 interceptions per game and ninth with six total interceptions. The Waynesboro, Ga., native became just the eighth player in Sun Belt Conference history and the first Troy player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors. Kitchens intercepted three passes – on successive possessions – and returned one for a touchdown in Troy's victory at Idaho to warrant Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week recognition.
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Kitchens finished the year with a team-high 88 tackles and led the Sun Belt with his six interceptions. His interception total was the most by a Trojan since 2006 and he was one of just eight players in the country to intercept three passes in a game last season.
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The Thorpe Award Winner is selected from three finalists and will be announced at The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 on ESPN. The Jim Thorpe Award Banquet will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Season tickets for Troy's five home games, as well as tickets for away games, are available for purchase online, via telephone or in person. Season ticket prices start as low as $50 for general admission seats and $100 for reserved seats.Â
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Fans can either purchase season tickets online by CLICKING HERE, by calling 1-877-878-WINS (9467) or in person in the Tine Davis Fieldhouse.Â
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