HAMBURG, N.Y. – Hilbert College junior Imari Jenkins was selected as a 2024 Western New York Amateur Football Alliance (WNYAFA) College Football Scholar Athlete.

The WNYAFA recognizes a select group of football scholar-athletes from the local collegiate and scholastic high school football programs.

Imari Jenkins has been a mainstay on the defensive line for Hilbert since joining the team before the 2023 season.

The 6-3 nose tackle has started all 18 games for the Hawks the last two seasons. Jenkins, who serves as a captain for the Hawks, was named to the 2024 Empire 8 Sportsman Of the Year team and has excelled in the classroom with a 3.54 GPA while pursuing a degree in criminal justice.

This fall, he recorded a career-high nine tackles against St. John Fisher, before posting a standout performance at Hartwick. Against the Hawks, Jenkins tallied four tackles, including his first career sack, while also blocking an extra point to preserve the Hilbert lead in the first half.

The Amherst, NY native is the program's all-time leader in fumble recoveries with a pair a season ago. In his career with the Hawks, Jenkins has 67 tackles, including 6.5 for a loss, two fumble recoveries, a sack, a pass breakup, a forced fumble and a blocked extra point.

The WNYAFA Awards banquet will be held Tuesday, December 10th at 6:00 pm at Ilio DiPalo's Restaurant, 3785 South Park Ave. Buffalo, NY 14219.

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