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Lora named first-team All-American

By: Aaron Bennett
Updated: December 4, 2012
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CHARLESTON - Eastern Illinois wide receiver Erik Lora was named a First Team FCS All-American today by the American Football Coaches Association.  Lora set an FCS single-season record with 136 catches.  His 1,664 yards are the fourth-best FCS history.

The redshirt junior is Eastern Illinois' first AFCA All-American since Tristan Burge in 2006.  He was named the Ohio Valley Conference's Offensive Player of the Year and led the Panthers to the OVC regular season title.

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