Nov. 18, 2009

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue junior Ryan Kerrigan has been added to the watch list for the Ted Hendricks Award, which is presented to the nation's outstanding defensive end.

Kerrigan, from Muncie, Ind., leads the Big Ten and ranks tied for eighth nationally with 11 sacks. That total is tied for the fifth-most in a season at Purdue (also Jim Schwantz, 1989 and Akin Ayodele, 1999). The school record is 15 by Rosevelt Colvin in 1998.

Kerrigan is tied for third in the Big Ten and tied for 13th nationally with 16.5 tackles for loss.

On Purdue's career lists, Kerrigan ranks seventh in sacks (19) and tied for 14th in tackles for loss (29). He was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week following the Boilermakers' 26-18 win over No. 7 Ohio State on Oct. 17.

A math education major, Kerrigan has been named Academic All-District V for the second straight year.

Now in its eighth season, the Hendricks Award is named in honor of college football's first three-time first-team All-American. On-field performance, exceptional winning attitude, leadership abilities, contributions to school and community, and academic preparedness are some of the criteria used to determine the winner.

There are 36 candidates for the Hendricks Award. Five or six finalists will be named in the coming weeks, with the winner to be announced Dec. 9.

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