Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame
Chris Evans was a part-time starter as a freshman and a mainstay the next three years at defensive end. The Eagles were 32-12 during his career and they led the RMAC in rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense each of his final three seasons.
During his career, Evans had 156 tackles, including 19 quarterback sacks for 116 negative yards and 19 more tackles for loss. Â
A native of Gordon, Evans had a particularly outstanding senior year with 67 tackles, seven quarterback sacks and 14 more tackles for negative yardage. He was a second-team all-RMAC selection as a junior and earned first-team all-conference and Nebraska NCAA Division II honors from the Omaha World Herald as a senior. He also was second-team All-West Region his senior season.
He was selected by his teammates as the Most Valuable Defensive Player for the 2000 season. Â
He is executive vice president of the FirstBank in Boulder, Colorado.
His wife, the former Heather Hawthorne, was a sprinter on the CSC track team and also graduated from the college. They have two children, Andrew and Karli.
