Hartwick College Athletics

2018: Received the Phil Rigano Trophy for leadership, sportsmanship, and scholarship ... selected to Empire 8 Spring 2019 President's List ... played and started seven games in his senior season … third on the team in tackles, with 54 (20 solo) … fourth on the team with 4.5 tackles for a loss (one sack) … finishes his career tied for first in program history with two career interceptions returned for touchdowns and seventh in program history with 274 career tackles … tied for highest individual-game tackle total this season with 11, in season-opening victory over Wilkes (9/1) … had 10 tackles two other times, against King’s College (9/15, including 0.5 sacks) and vs. St. John Fisher (10/13, including one TFL) … had six tackles, 1.5 TFL at Buffalo State (9/29).

2017: Named Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week on 9/11 … played in nine games at linebacker … led Hartwick in tackles with 85 … recorded 42 unassisted hits … 4.5 tackles for a loss of six yards … three interceptions was second on the team … 73 interception return yards with two touchdowns … ranked second in the Empire 8 in interception returns for a touchdown … ninth in the league in tackles … registered season-high 13 tackles against both Utica (9/30) and Buffalo State (11/4) … added 1.5 TFLs versus the Bengals … 12 hits with an INT for a touchdown in victory over Morrisville State (10/7) … 11 tackles against Hobart (10/14) … nine tackles in games against Western Connecticut (9/2), St. John Fisher (9/23), and Alfred (11/11) … accumulated five tackles, two TFLs, two interceptions, one for a touchdown, in victory over Alfred State (9/9).

2016: Started all 10 games at linebacker for the second consecutive season … led Hartwick in tackles (69), unassisted tackles (43), and interceptions (2) … was second on the team in passes defended (5) … third in tackles for loss (8) … ranked eleventh in the Empire 8 in passes defended per game … tied for thirteenth in both tackles and interceptions per game … registered season-high nine tackles in three consecutive games against Morrisville (10/15), Alfred (10/22), and Buffalo State (10/29) … had 3.5 tackles for a loss of 13 yards with two passes defended against the Mustangs on 10/15 … added eight tackles against UMass Dartmouth (9/10), Cortland (10/1), and St. John Fisher (11/5) one interception … one fumble recovery.

2015: Started in all 10 games at linebacker for the Hawks … was the team’s second leading tackler with 66 … recorded two tackles for a loss of four yards … broke up two passes … recovered one fumble … also forced a fumble … registered 42 solo tackles and 24 assisted hits … reached double digits in tackles three times … registered a season-high 12 tackles in an overtime loss to Cortland on Oct. 3 … 11 hits against Morrisville State (10/17) … made 10 tackles in season-finale win over Utica (11/14).

Prior to Hartwick: Attended Hoosick Falls Central … lettered for three years in both football and lacrosse for the Panthers … also played varsity basketball.

Personal: Son of Maureen Carknard and Mark E. Hackett … Sociology major.