 CoCo Hillary returns a kickoff against Furman Saturday in Greenville, S.C. Hillary will be out for the season after suffering a knee ligament injury in practice Tuesday. Photo by Tommy Penick
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by LINDSEY HUNTSINGER
Sports Reporter
Wide receiver CoCo Hillary suffered a season-ending injury on Tuesday afternoon, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Information Mike Flynn said.
The 5-10, 190 pound junior sustained a knee ligament injury in a non-contact drill during practice.
Due to HIPAA regulations, no information could be released detailing the player’s specific injuries.
Hillary was named
to the 2009 preseason second-team all-Southern Conference for his
efforts at both wide receiver and kick returner.
As one
of quarterback Armanti Edwards’s most used receivers, Hillary has
caught 37 passes for 517 yards, and scored four touchdowns.
At the
beginning of the 2009 season, Hillary needed only 13 kick returns and
139 kickoff return yards to become the Appalachian State all-time
leader in both categories. He surpassed these marks early in the
season, and became the Mountaineers’ top kick returner with 21 returns
for 522 yards.
In 2008
he appeared in 14 games—12 as wide receiver—and led the team in
receptions (56) and receiving yards (735). With 1,465 all-purpose
yards, Hillary was over 500 yards ahead of the next Mountaineer in the
category (Edwards at 941).
Hillary was on track to personal records in receptions, receiving yardage, touchdowns and return yardage during the 2009 season.
Check theapp.appstate.edu for further information on Hillary’s condition as it becomes available.
Photo by Tommy Penick | The Appalachian
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