Video: For football's Mark Upton, commitment to Bates comes first
2016: Team captain.... 2016 recipient of the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston's Nils "Swede" Nelson Award for Divisions II/III.... NESCAC First Team All-Conference.... D3football.com 2016 All-East Region Team.... Semifinalist for the National Football Foundation's Campbell Trophy for scholar-athletes.... Named to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society.... 2016 NESCAC Fall All-Academic selection.... One of 38 Bates graduates to receive the Senior Scholar Award from the Bates Department of Athletics.... First on the team and third in the NESCAC in tackles with 87 on the season.... 52 solo tackles good for a tie for first in the NESCAC.... First on the team and second in the NESCAC in sacks with seven on the season.... First on the team and second in the NESCAC in tackles for loss with 14 on the season.... Recorded 12 tackles (10 solo), a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble at Trinity (Sept. 24).... Tallied a career-high 17 tackles (11 solo), one sack and four tackles for loss at Tufts (Oct. 1).... Finished with 10 tackles and a tackle for loss in Bates' 29-17 win over Williams (Oct. 8).... Recorded 12 tackles and a sack against Wesleyan (Oct. 15).... Recorded 13 tackles, a sack, two tackles for loss, an interception, a pass break up and a safety at Middlebury (Oct. 22).... Recorded seven tackles and half a sack in Bates' 21-19 win over Colby (Oct. 29).... Recorded seven tackles, 1.5 sacks, two tackles for loss and a pass break up in Bates' 24-7 win over Bowdoin (Nov. 5).... Recorded nine tackles (six solo), a sack and two tackles for loss against Hamilton (Nov. 12).
2015: New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England team.... NESCAC First Team All-Conference.... Shared the "Garnet Gridder" (Team Defensive MVP Award) with Trevor Lyons '17.... Team captain.... Stephen B. Ritter Academic Award (top-10 cumulative grade point average on team).... 2015 NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team.... Started all eight games at middle linebacker.... Second in the NESCAC in total tackles (71) and tackles per game (8.9).... Led the conference in forced fumbles (3) for the second year in a row.... Led the Bobcats in sacks (4) and tackles for loss (8).... Recorded a season-high 14 tackles against Wesleyan (Oct. 17).... Tallied nine tackles and two sacks in Bates' 10-9 win over Colby (Oct. 31).... Accumulated five tackles, a forced fumble, and a sack in Bates' 31-0 win over Bowdoin (Oct. 7).... Finished the year with 13 tackles (8 solo), a sack and an interception at Hamilton (Nov. 14).
2014: Bates' first sophomore to be named NESCAC First Team All-Conference since 2001.... Started all eight games... Ranked second in the NESCAC in tackles with 84 (51 solo)... Recorded at least eight tackles in every game with a high of 12 vs. Williams (Oct. 4)... Ranked first in the NESCAC in forced fumbles (4)... Ranked third in the NESCAC in tackles for a loss (13)... Tied for eighth in the NESCAC in sacks with 3.5... Broke up four passes on the season... Recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown vs. Hamilton (Nov. 8).
2013: Played in all eight games.... Started the last four games of the season.... Recorded 30 tackles (23 solo, 2.5 for loss) on the year.... Tallied eight tackles (five solo, 1.0 for loss) and a forced fumble at Hamilton (Nov. 9).... Posted seven solo stops, a pass breakup, and a quarterback hurry vs. Middlebury (Oct. 19).
High School: Three-time All-ISL selection.... School record for tackles in a game (22), tackles in a season (108), tackles in a career, and touchdowns in a game (6).... Defensive MVP of Shriners All-Star Game.
