Colorado University Athletics
Sean Irwin Biography
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HIGH SCHOOL?He ranked as the No. 39 tight end in the nation by Scout.com despite missing the majority of his senior season with an ankle injury. ?ESPN slotted him as the No. 72 tight end nationally and as the No. 210 player overall from the state of Texas. ?As a junior at Cy-Fair, he was named by The Houston Chronicle to the All-Greater Houston first team, and also earned first-team All-5A District 17 honors. ?He only played in four games as a senior after an ankle injury sustained during two-a-days caused him to miss the BobcatsGÇÖ first nine games. ?For his career, he compiled 24 receptions for 495 yards and four touchdowns, the bulk of which came during his junior season (16 catches, 305 yards, two touchdowns). ?One of his top games as a senior came in the 5A Division I Regional Finals versus Fort Bend Hightower; with Cy-Fair trailing 14-0, he caught a 20-yard touchdown pass to put the Bobcats on the board and provide the team some momentum. ?Fort Bend Hightower would ultimately win the game 21-14 and advance all the way to the state championship game. ?Top outings from his junior season came in a 31-7 win over Cypress Falls in which he had several pancake blocks in a big victory for Cy-Fair, and in a 28-14 loss to Cy-Woods, when he had two catches for 30 yards. ?A two-year starter and three-year lettermen at tight end, he played a key role in Cy-FairGÇÖs turnaround from 0-10 in his sophomore season to 9-3 and a share of the 5A District 17 title as a junior and then a 12-1 record and outright 5A District 17 championship as a senior under coach Ed Pustejovsky.? He also played on the varsity basketball team as a sophomore and throws the discus on the track and field team.
ACADEMICS?He is undecided on a major at Colorado but is considering Business.
PERSONAL?He was born July 8, 1993, in North Little Rock, Ark. ?He is the middle of a set of triplets, born moments after his brother, John, and before his brother, Jeromy. ?Jeromy also is a member of CUGÇÖs 2012 recruiting class. ??Grandfather (Roby Irwin) played football at TCU, and an uncle (Jack McClelland) ran track at Texas. ?His hobbies include playing computer games and paintballing.