Colorado University Athletics

Evan Harrington Biography

EVAN HARRINGTON
6-0, 225, LB
Bowie, Md. (Bowie/College of the Canyons)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)-He is attending junior college this semester and will arrive on campus this summer; he has three years to play two in eligibility.

AT COLEGE OF THE CANYONS (2008-09/Fr.-Soph.)- He earned first-team All-Northern Conference honors as a sophomore at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif. in 2009.  He led Canyons with 85 tackles on defense, including 11.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks.  He also had 10 quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles and one interception.  His interception was key, as it came in overtime against rival Pasadena Community College and ended the game after Canyons took a 29-22 lead with the first possession of the extra period.  As a freshman, he recorded 42 tackles, including four for a loss and one sack, helping Canyons to a 12-1 record, including a perfect 6-0 mark in conference action.  He also lists his most memorable game that season against Pasadena, when he recorded 13 tackles, one sack and one pass breakup as Canyons again won in overtime.  He was a gray shirt and arrived on campus in the spring of 2008.  In his final collegiate game he went head-to-head with future Buff and fellow signee Eric Richter, who played for Saddleback College as the two teams met in the Western State Bowl. 

HIGH SCHOOL - He earned first-team All-Prince George's County 4A team, first-team All-Met by the Washington Post and first-team All-Big School as a senior at Bowie High School in 2006, helping the Bulldogs to a 7-4 record and playoff appearance.  He recorded 112 tackles on defense and also played running back, rushing 93 times for 650 yards and 10 touchdowns.  Bowie also finished 7-4 his junior year and he recorded 50 tackles on defense and started at fullback on offense, serving as a primary blocker for a 1,000-yard rusher.  His most memorable game came his junior year when he was a lead blocker on offense and recorded 11 tackles defensively as Bowie defeated arch rival Eleanor Roosevelt for the first time since 2001.  He lettered four years in football and started his final two years at linebacker, his junior year at fullback and his senior year at running back. 

ACADEMICS - He plans on majoring in sociology at Colorado and is interested in administrative and criminal justice.   

PERSONAL - He was born February 6, 1989, in Washington, D.C.  His aunt, Donna Harrington, played basketball at Old Dominion and started as a freshman for the 1985 NCAA Championship squad. She also participated in the 1992 Olympics and played overseas for several years and for one year in the WNBA with the Indiana Fever.  A cousin, Krystle Harrington, was the Maryland Player of the Year and played basketball collegiately at Loyola (Md.).  Another cousin, Ebony Evans, played basketball at Rhode Island.  He lists his inspiration as his late brother, Darrell Harrington, Jr., who was killed in a bicycle accident at age 15 when Evan was eight years old.  He enjoys playing the piano and spending time with his family.  At Canyons, three times he helped with the LETMESAIL program, a lifestyle enrichment program for special-needs individuals.  He helped referee a flag football game for kids with special needs and read books to elementary school kids.  He has family members with special needs, so it was especially meaningful for him to participate.