Washburn University Athletics

Mark Brinker - Football (1985-86)
Mark Brinker earned honorable mention All-American honors at free safety in 1986 and Academic All-American Honors the same season. He was a first team all-CSIC pick in 1986 and first team All-District 10 pick as well. He was a second team all-conference pick in 1985 and finished with 20 career pass break ups which would have ranked first at the end of his career. His 11 PBU's in 1985 would have been second on the single season chart.

His top-two Ichabod sporting memories include returning a touchdown in the fourth quarter to beat Emporia State as a junior in 1985 and reaching the NAIA national playoffs in 1986. He graduated in 1987 and was inducted into the Washburn Hall of Fame in 2009. Currently, Brinker is the region vice president for operations for Frito-Lay. He has three children - Luke, Haylee and Jack.