WACO – Senior Edmund Gates becomes the third consecutive player for ACU to earn AFCA All-America accolades as announced by the association on Wednesday.
Gates was an all-Lone Star Conference South Division Wide Receiver and South Division Wide Receiver of the Year in 2010. The honor is the second all-America award Gates has received this year after being named second team all-America by Daktronics earlier this month.
He became just the seventh player in ACU history to have a 1,000-yard receiving season totaling 1,065 yards. Gates is also just the fifth player in ACU history to have a 60-catch season as he now ranks in the top in all-time in ACU history in catches, yards, and TDs. He ranked second in the LSC and 25th in all of NCAA DII in receiving yards per game (98.5) and his 13 TDs were second for ACU behind only Harlon Hill candidate, Mitchell Gale.
The Vernon, Texas native has also received an invite to participate in the Texas vs. Nation game in San Antonio, Texas on February 5th. Gates has also received an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Game on January 22 in Orlando at the Florida Citrus Bowl.
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