Shippensburg University Athletics

2009 (Junior): Received All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team honors at linebacker for the second straight year after ranking third on the team in tackles…started all 12 of the team’s games and extended his consecutive games started streak to 24…finished third on the team with 38 solo stops in addition to 20 tackle assists…compiled 7.5 tackles for loss and had one interception…capped off the team’s upset victory at Bloomsburg with a quarterback sack on the final play of the game…totaled two sacks on the season…averaged 5.3 tackles per game in Eastern Division play…had at least two tackles in every game…recorded a season-high eight solo tackles against Kutztown…contributed to at least one tackle for loss in the final six games of the season…converted a fake punt at Cheyney with a nine-yard rush…amassed five solo tackles including one sack against West Chester on Homecoming…achieved a season-high six solo tackles at C.W. Post.

2008 (Sophomore): Named to the All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team after excelling from the outside linebacker position and starting all 11 of the team’s games…dominated the line of scrimmage…tied for the team lead with 74 tackles, including 50 solo stops…forced three fumbles on the season and broke up seven passes…recorded three sacks for a total of 22 yards, a club best…led team with 12 tackles for a loss, ranking him fifth-best in the PSAC…collected an interception against East Stroudsburg and returned it five yards…notched nine tackles in the same game…had a season-best 13 tackles in win over C.W. Post…named PSAC Eastern Division Player of the Week after victory over Marauders…became first Red Raider honored by conference in two years…created a forced fumble that led to game-winning drive against Millersville along with a team-high nine tackles and a sack…recorded at least one tackle in every game during the season…registered a safety with an impressive tackle in the end zone against Shepherd…averaged 6.5 tackles per game in Eastern Division play…amassed nine or more tackles in four of the first six games during the season.

2007 (Freshman): Recorded 11 solo tackles and 15 assists for 26 total tackles on the season…contributed 1.5 tackles for loss during the campaign in addition to one pass breakup…finished his first season with at least one tackle in the last 10 games of the season…tallied a season-high five tackles in the season finale at California (Pa.)…posted a season-best three solo tackles against Slippery Rock…combined with Bill Morrison for a sack against Clarion…made starts against Edinboro, Millersville, Slippery Rock and California (Pa.).

Mansfield High School: Played for head coach Tom Dickenson…competed as a running back and a middle linebacker and won four letters, in addition to three letters in basketball as a point guard and four track letters as a discus and javelin thrower…was a captain of the football team in 2005 and was named to the Senior All Star North squad…ran for 1,459 yards as a senior and led the team in rushing yards, receiving yards and touchdowns.

Personal: Full name is Riley William Bowen…is the son of Larry and Debbie Bowen…majoring in mathematics.