2013-14 Football
Darius Polk
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Lynchburg, Va.
- High School:
- Virginia Episcopal
2013 Senior Season
โข Named to All-MAC Second Teamโข Led team with seven pass breakups
โข Was fourth on the team with 60 tackles
โข Recorded his first interception of the season during the loss at Ball State
โข Voted defensive captain by teammates
2012 Junior Season
โข Finished the year with 58 tackles, three tackles for loss, three sacks, and two interceptions
โข Named East MVP of MAC Championship game for his standout performance against Northern Illinois
โข Named 2013 Male Athlete of the Year (athletics, academics, community service) at Ebony Achievement Awards
โข Recorded 10 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and recovered a fumble during the 44-37 loss Nov. 30 to Northern Illinois
โข Recorded a sack and three pass breakups in the 48-32 victory Nov. 10 over Miami
โข Named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week as well as National Defensive Back Performer of the Week honorable mention from National Football Performance Awards
โข Recorded his first two interceptions of the season in the 23-7 victory Sept. 19 at Buffalo
2011ย Sophomore Season
โข Made two tackles at Alabama, before suffering a concussion
โข Had a career-high seven tackles at Ohio, including his first sack
โข Made first career start at Northern Illinois
โขย Matched career-highs of seven tackles and five solo stops and made first career interception against Bowling Green
โข Played in 10 games, starting four
2010 Redshirt Freshman Season
โข Appeared in all 12 games
โข Made a career-high five tackles at Miami
โข Returned a kickoff at Toledo
2009 Freshman Season
โข Redshirted after suffering a season-ending injury in the final preseason scrimmage
Prior To Kent State
โข Was a three-time all-state selection as a cornerback, wide receiver and kick returner at Virginia Episcopal School
โข Made 39 catches for 1,139 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior
โข Also lettered in basketball and track, winning the state title in the 200 meters and setting the school long jump record (22โ-6โ) as a junior
โข Played for Kyle Alexander at V.E.S. and Robert Prunty at Hargrave
โข Enrolled at Kent State in the spring of 2009 and practiced with the team
Personal
โข Born July 18, 1990
โข Son of Charlene Owens
โข Has two brothers, Martin and Malcolm Owen
โข Has volunteered at the Jubilee Family Development Center every year since high school
