HAMILTON, N.Y. (12/16/10) – Colgate University junior running back Nate Eachus (Drums, Pa.) moved one step closer to becoming a consensus first-team Football Championship Subdivision All-American on Wednesday, as he was named to the Associated Press squad after earlier being honored by Walter Camp and the American Football Coaches Association.

Eachus continued his run of postseason hardware after his selections by Walter Camp and AFCA, which each honor just one team of student-athletes. The 2010 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, Eachus had one of the best seasons for a running back in school and Patriot League history. He carried 317 times for 1,871 yards and 21 touchdowns for the season, and also caught 17 passes for 160 yards and a score. The 1,871 rushing yards stand third in a single-season in Patriot League history, just four yards behind former teammate Jordan Scott (2007). Eachus averaged 170.1 rushing yards per game, which leads the FCS by nearly 25 yards per contest ahead of any other player. It is the second-best mark in Patriot League annals, just behind Scott's 170.5 average in 2007.

Eachus' 22 total touchdowns also tie for the lead the nation, and he single-handedly topped the FCS charts with 12.0 points per game. The rushing-touchdown mark tied for the third-best single-season total in League history, while the 12.0 points per game are the second highest in League annals. Eachus matched a Patriot League record with four 200-yard rushing performances, including a single-game League and school-record 291-yard rushing day against Cornell on Oct. 16. He ran for 124 yards or more in 10 of Colgate's 11 games. Eachus was named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given to the most outstanding player in the FCS.

Three of the four major FCS All-America teams have been released, with only The Sports Network squad yet to come. If Eachus makes that list, he will be the first consensus All-American from the Patriot League since Colgate offensive lineman Nick Hennessey in 2008. He is one of only 12 players in the nation that still has an opportunity to finish as a consensus All-American.