Oklahoma DE Ethan Downs Named Finalist for Wooden Citizenship Cup

Certainly one of Oklahoma’s leaders is getting acknowledged for his efforts.

Oklahoma defensive finish Ethan Downs was named of the 26 finalists for the 2023 Coach Wood Citizenship Cup, it was introduced by Athletes for a Higher World on Wednesday.

The award, which is open to athletes of all sports activities, might be introduced to at least one male and one feminine student-athlete who’re athletes of “excellence each on and off the sphere, and as position fashions as each performers and other people.”

Downs actually checks these containers as one of many leaders for the Sooners who has taken half in quite a few management and repair actions, together with service journeys and serving as a counselor for terminally in poor health sufferers at OU Kids’s Hospital.

Final summer season, the Weatherford, OK native was one of many Oklahoma representatives at Massive 12 Media Days and was chosen as a pregame captain twice all through the season previous to a Sept. 24 matchup with Kansas State and an Oct. 15 collision with Kansas.

Within the first marketing campaign as a full-time starter, Downs was chosen All-Massive 12 second crew by the league’s coaches accumulating 37 complete tackles together with 13.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.

Downs marks the primary OU finalist for the award since Ty Darlington earned the dignity in 2015, and will turn into the primary Sooners winner since Quinton Carter introduced residence the {hardware} in 2011.