Tahoma High graduate Chris Powers was one of three Eastern Washington University football players to earn All-America honors this week.

Senior center Powers, who was named to the All-America second team, finished his career with 35 starts — the third-most among all Eastern players on offense — in the 36 games he played as an Eagle.

In winning All-America honors as a junior in 2010, he represents the 17th time an EWU offensive lineman has earned All-America accolades in the last 18 years (1993-2010). He was a first team All-Big Sky selection in both 2010 and 2011, and Powers represents the 19th and 20th times an EWU offensive lineman has been honored on that squad since 1993.

In 2011 he started all eight games he played, and the Eagles led the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision with an average of 368.5 passing yards per game. Eastern was also seventh overall in total offense (447.4) and 27th in scoring (32.4). He was a 15-game starter in 2010 when EWU ranked 22nd in the FCS in total offense (397.1 yards per game), as well as rankings of 26th in passing (241.0), 49th in rushing (156.1) and 18th in scoring (31.5). As a 12-game starter in his sophomore season, he helped Eastern rank in the top 10 in four offensive categories in FCS, including passing (3rd, 321.3), total offense (4th, 462.2) and scoring (8th, 33.7).