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Ella Ruark
Ella Ruark

46 Mitchell Sarmento

  • Position LB
  • Year Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 230
  • Hometown Roseville, Calif.
  • High School Woodcreek
  • Major Rhetoric & Media Studies

Biography

2024 Awards  
 
College Sports Communicators: Academic All-District 
 
2024 Stats (Season High Plays In Parentheses)
 
Games: 10
 
Solo Tackles/Total Tackles: 19 Solo/50 Total (10 Tackles vs Pacific 10/19) 
 
Tackles For Loss: 0.5 for 4 Yards (0.5 at Whitworth 11/02)
 
Sacks: 0.5 for 4 Yards (0.5 at Whitworth 11/02)
 
Quarterback Hurries: 1 (1 vs. George Fox 10/05) 

Pass Breakups: 2 (2 vs Pacific 10/19)
  • Put together a career-best year as a junior as he posted career-highs in most categories
  • Finished second on the team in total tackles and tied for third in solo stops 
  • Posted multiple tackles in nine games and five or more stops five times 
  • Opened the year with three tackles against Puget Sound in the season opener 
  • Recorded nine tackles (three solo) in a win over George Fox on October 5 
  • Registered a season-high four solo tackles (six total) against nationally-ranked Linfield on October 12 
  • Totaled a career-high 10 tackles (two solo) and added two pass breakups on Homecoming against Pacific 
2023 Awards 
 
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
 
2023 Stats (Season High Plays In Parentheses)
 
Games: 8
 
Solo Tackles/Total Tackles: 11 Solo/23 Total (6 at Pacific 10/14) 
 
Tackles For Loss: 1.5 for 1 Yards (0.5 three times) 
  • Enjoyed a tremendous first season on the field during his sophomore season 
  • Played in eight games as a starting linebacker 
  • Finished seventh on the team with 23 tackles 
  • Recorded 1.5 tackles-for-loss and one quarterback hurry 
  • Posted tackles in seven contests and three or more stops five times  
  • Registered three tackles (one solo), a quarterback hurry, and 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the season opener against Puget Sound 
  • Notched three solo tackles at Montana Western on September 16 
  • Racked up a career-high six tackles (three solo) and 0.5 tackles-for-loss on October 14 in a road win over Pacific 
2022 (Freshman Year): Did not play due to injury.     

At Lewis & Clark: Minoring in Health Studies. 

Prior to Lewis & Clark: Attended Woodcreek High School … Earned All-Conference First Team and All-Metro two times … Named the Conference Defensive Player of the Year … Selected as the Team Defensive Player of the Year twice and the Team MVP one time.

Why Lewis & Clark?: Love the environment and Coach Bushman made me feel at home

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Historical Player Information

  • 58

    2022First Year

    LB
    5'11" 220 lbs
    58
  • 46

    2023Sophomore

    LB
    5'11" 230 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2024Junior

    LB
    5'11" 220 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2025Senior

    LB
    5'11" 230 lbs
    46