Christopher Kinback is one of the finest two-sport athletes to graduate from Westfield State. He starred in both football and lacrosse for the Owls during the first half of the 1980s. 

Kinback was a two-time All America in lacrosse, leading the entire nation in his junior season with 46 goals in 12 games. Kinback was the second leading scorer in NCAA Division 3 his senior year, scoring a then school record 54 goals in 13 games. 

The 6-0, 200-pound attacker played in the prestigious East-West Senior All-Star game in 1985 and scored four goals. Kinback ranks fifth on Westfield’s all-time scoring list with 125 goals and 31 assists for 156 points. The Owls posted a record of 26-11 during his three years on the team. 

In football, Kinback was a standout inside linebacker, leading the team in tackles for three straight seasons. During his sophomore year in 1982 he was a member of Westfield State’s first varsity football team. He was an honorable mention all conference selection that year and led the Owls with 100 tackles and three interceptions. 

Kinback was a first team New England Football Conference selection in both 1983 and 1984. Additionally, he was selected to the Associated Press’ All New England squad his senior year. Kinback was a graduate assistant coach for the Owls during the 1985 season before graduating with a bachelor of arts in English in 1986. 

He transferred to Westfield State in 1982 after attending Mass Maritime Academy, where, as a freshman, he was a starting linebacker in football and an honorable mention all conference selection in lacrosse. 

Kinback is a native of Beverly, where he was a two-year starter in football and a three-year starter in lacrosse. He still holds the Beverly High School record for most career goals, and in football he was a Boston Globe All Scholastic selection and captained his team in the Harry Agganis All-Star game. 

At Westfield State, Kinback was a football captain for three years and a two-year lacrosse captain.