EASTERN 2016 FOOTBALL CELEBRATING 30 YEARS IN THE BIG SKY & 50 AT ROOS (WOODWARD) FIELD!
HONORS CANDIDATE #11 Kendrick Bourne WR, 6-3, 190, Sr., Portland, Ore. Career: A two-time All-Big Sky selection, Bourne enters his senior season in 2016 with 132 catches for 1,929 yards and 20 touchdowns (eighth in school history). He is just five catches from moving into 19th on EWU’s all-time receptions list, and 132 yards from moving into 18th in yards. He has played in 39 career games, including 19 as a starter to rank second on the team among returning offensive players (Cooper Kupp has started all 39 of the games he has played). He has five plays of at least 40 yards in his career, including a 63-yard touchdown rush and a 98-yard TD reception. 2016: Listed as a starter at wide receiver on the preseason depth chart. 2015: Earned second team All-Big Sky honors after starting 10 of the 11 games he played. He finished his junior season with 73 catches (12th-most in school history) for 998 yards and eight touchdowns. He ranked 15th in FCS in receiving yards (fourth in the Big Sky), 15th in receptions per game (6.6, second in Big Sky), 18th in receiving yards per game (90.7, fourth) and 23rd in touchdown catches (8, fifth). His nine-catch, 154-yard effort against Northern Arizona (11/7/15) was the fifth 100-yard performance of his career. He had back-to-back career-high performances of 10 catches in October. He had 84 yards and a pair of touchdowns in EWU’s 42-41 overtime victory over Cal Poly (10/10/15) to earn co-team offensive player of the week honors. He then had 102 yards versus Idaho State (10/17/15) to again win co-team offensive player of the week honors. He had a 25-yard TD on the first play of OT against Cal Poly, and had six other catches in the fourth quarter to help EWU rally from a 15-point deficit to win 42-41. One game earlier, he finished with seven catches for a careerhigh 204 yards and a touchdown in EWU’s 28-20 victory over Sacramento State (9/26/15). In those three games (Cal Poly, ISU, Sac State) combined, Bourne had 27 grabs for 390 yards and three touchdowns. Against Sac State, Eastern was backed up at its own 2-yard line early and trailing Sac State by 13 points in the third quarter, but Bourne and quarterback Jordan West hooked up on an electric 98-yard pass play that started a 21-0 scoring run for the Eagles. But the long pass wasn’t a school record. Jason Anderson caught a 99-yard TD from Todd Bernett on Sept. 17, 1994, for a school, Big Sky and FCS record that can never be broken – just tied. Bourne also had a non-scoring 43-yard reception from West, who set the school record with 491 passing yards versus the Hornets. Bourne’s 204 yards versus the Hornets are the ninth-most in school history, and one of only 12 200-yard performances in school history. He closed the season with a 63-yard touchdown run versus Portland State (11/21/15). 2014: Earned honorable mention All-Big Sky honors as a wide receiver after playing in all 14 games and starting nine. He had 52 catches, good for 814 yards and 10 touchdowns. He made his first career start versus Washington (9/6/14), and finished with eight catches for 114 yards. He had a 33-yard TD pass in the first quarter, giving him five touchdown catches on 16 receptions at that juncture of the season, and seven TDs on 23 career catches. He also had a 100-yard performance against Idaho State (10/4/14) when he finished with six catches for 114 yards and a touchdown. He scored twice versus Southern Utah (10/11/14), finishing with five catches and 90 yards. He caught TD passes of 29 and 15 yards from Jordan West, who was making the first start of his career for EWU. He also had two TD receptions versus Montana Western (8/30/14), finishing with six catches for 89 yards. With EWU trailing by seven points and facing a fourth-and-10 on its own 39-yard-line with 1:15 left in the game, Bourne’s 40-yard reception helped EWU pull out a 52-51 victory at Montana State (9/20/14). He was the leading receiver in three spring scrimmages with a total of 13 catches for 148 yards and three touchdowns. He had six catches for 67 yards alone in EWU’s Red-White Spring Football Game. 2013: Played extensively as a backup wide receiver, missing just the North Dakota game (10/12/13) because of an ankle injury. In EWU’s next game he had a 31-yard touchdown reception. His first career touchdown was a 14-yard reception versus Western Oregon (9/7/13). He finished the season with seven catches for 117 yards, including two for 38 yards versus Southern Utah (10/19/13). HS: Graduated from Milwaukie Arts Academy in Portland, Ore., in 2013. The Charter school is on the campus of Milwaukie High School where Bourne played football. He scored a touchdown to help lead his North squad to a 21-14 victory in the Les Schwab all-star football game on June 22, 2013, in Hillsboro, Ore. Bourne was also invited to play in the Polynesian All-American Bowl in La Mirada, Calif. in January, 2013. He was chosen as a second team 5A All-State selection by the Oregonian. He was a first team All-Northwest Oregon Conference selection as a wide receiver and a second team selection as a safety. He finished the 2012 season with 54 receptions for 1,292 receiving yards (23.9 per catch) with a long of 90 and 18 touchdowns. Also had 14 carries for 100 yards rushing and one TD. He had six 100-yard receiving games, including a season-high 199 yards on eight receptions in the final game of the season against Churchill. He had three receiving TDs in each of the last three games of the season. He finished second in receiving yards and touchdown receptions among players from the 5A and 6A ranks in the state of Oregon. He helped lead Milwaukie to a 7-3 record, including a 5-2 league mark. Bourne also played basketball for the Mustangs, who were the State 5A runners-up in Oregon in the 201112 season. In his senior season, Milwaukie finished 17-6 and advanced to the quarterfinals. Prior to playing for Milwaukie, he was a two-way starter in football in 2011 as a junior at Benson Tech in Portland. Bourne had 32 receptions for 446 yards and three touchdowns on offense, as the Techmen finished 2-8. He also started as a freshman at Benson Tech when
the school finished 5-5, but did not play as a sophomore. Personal: Communication studies major. Born 8/4/95 in Portland, Ore. His parents are Eric and Luisa Turner. Last name is pronounced “born.” Year GP PC Hi Yds Apr Apg TD Lg 2013 14 7 2 117 16.7 0.5 2 34 2014 14 52 8 814 15.7 3.7 10 43t 2015 11 73 10 998 13.7 6.6 8 98t Totals 39 132 10 1929 14.6 3.4 20 98t Rushing: 2015/2-75-1TD (long of 63t) Top Receiving Performances (5 with 100+) 7 catches, 204 yards (#9 in EWU history), 1 TD – Sac. State – 9/26/15 9 catches, 154 yards, 0 TD – Northern Arizona – 11/7/15 8 catches, 114 yards, 1 TD – Washington – 9/6/14 6 catches, 114 yards, 1 TD – Idaho State – 10/4/14 10 catches, 102 yards 0 TD – Idaho State – 10/17/15 -- Also had career-high 10 catches vs. Cal Poly on 10/10/15. Long Plays of 40+ Yards (5) 98 yard reception (TD from Jordan West) – Sacramento State – 9/26/15 63 yard rush (TD) – Portland State – 11/21/15 53 yard reception (from Jordan West) – Northern Arizona – 11/7/15 43 yard reception (from Jordan West) – Sacramento State – 9/26/15 40 yard reception (from Vernon Adams) – Montana State – 9/20/14
HONORS CANDIDATE ACADEMIC HONORS CANDIDATE #32 Zach Bruce DB, 5-10, 195, Sr., Spokane, Wash. Career: Has started 11 of the 36 games he has played in his career. 2016: Listed as a starter at safety on the preseason depth chart. 2015: Was named to the Big Sky Conference AllAcademic team. He started seven of the 10 games he played, but missed the Northern Iowa (9/12/15) game with a shoulder injury. He had a career-high 10 tackles against Montana State (9/19/15), and also had nine in games versus Northern Arizona (11/7/15) and Portland State (11/21/15). 2014: Earned honorable mention All-Big Sky honors. He played in 13 of Eastern’s
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