FRED MITCHELL AWARD PROUDLY CELEBRATES PLACE-KICKERS FOR EXCELLENCE ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND IN THE COMMUNITY IN THE 2018 OCTOBER WATCH LIST

Contact: Rob Perry – [email protected] Fred Mitchell – [email protected]

November 5, 2018 – The Fred Mitchell Award recognizes 26 place-kickers for their excellence on the football field through the month of October, 2018 season and for continued community service during their off-season. There have been some outstanding performances during the first two months of the season. We appreciate the opportunity to celebrate following kickers, and look forward to the difficult task of selecting one deserving kicker from a field of many.

The recipient of the Fred Mitchell Award will be announced in mid-December based on performance on the football field and in the community. Details are provided at www.fredmitchellaward.com. The season’s watch lists and updates may also be found on Facebook (http://facebook.com/132497086863493), and on Twitter at @kickeruww.

The breakdown of the 26 place-kickers is as follows:

• Collegiate Division – 7 FCS, 8 Division II, 9 Division III, 1 NAIA, and 1 NJCAA • State – the place-kickers play at schools located in 22 different states (AL, CT, IL, IA, IN, MA (2), MI, MN (2), MS, MO, NC (2), NE, NY, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI (2)). • Year – 9 Seniors, 9 Juniors, 5 Sophomores, and 3 Freshman

In alphabetical order, the Fred Mitchell Award Watch List honorees for October, 2018 are listed below.

2018 Fred Mitchell Award Season Opening Watch List

JON ALBERTS Central College (Iowa) – Division III

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 5 6 80.00% 0-0 1-1 1-1 2-3 1-1 55 41 42 56

Junior from Huntley, Illinois … Four-time American Rivers Conference Special Teams Player of the Week in 2017 (Sept. 10, 2017; Sept. 17, 2017; Oct. 15, 2017, Oct. 25, 2018)…He was named the A-R-C Special Teams Player of the Week on October 15, 2018 after going 3-for-3 on kick attempts in a 17-16 win against Simpson...Made school record 55-yard at Wartburg on October 20, 2018…The 55-yard field goal is the longest in Division III this season and tied for the fourth longest in all of NCAA football…Named D3football.com Kicker of the Week on October 14, 2017 after going 3-for-3 on field goals and 3-for-3 in 30-19 win over Coe… Selected as all- American Rivers Conference first team kicker in 2017…Earned Academic all-American Rivers Conference honors in 2017…Selected to 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District VII first team as kicker...School record 4-for-4 on field goals against Augustana College (Ill.) on September 9, 2017…His 14 field goals made and 87.5% on field goal attempts in 2017 also set school single-season records…Made 8 PAT conversions against Buena Vista University on September 29, 2018…Made 7 PAT conversions in a single game twice in 2017 in wins over Loras College and Nebraska Wesleyan University… In June of 2018, Alberts was named a preseason All-American by Street & Smith magazine…On 56 kickoffs, Alberts has totaled 3,061 yards for a 54.7 average. He has recorded 12 touchbacks...

ROLDAN ALCOBENDAS Eastern Washington University – Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 10 10 100% 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 42 24 25 57

Senior from continues to add to his Eastern kick scoring record, and is making some history as a as well … Thus far in 2018, Alcobendas is 10-of-10 kicking field goals (one of just three players in FCS to be perfect on the season) and has converted on 40-of-41 extra points (one was blocked) to currently have 70 points on the season. He is 16th in FCS in scoring (8.8 per game) and is 25th with an average of 1.25 field goals per game. In his 36-game career, Alcobendas has scored 270 points to move past Troy Griggs (231 from 1998-01) and Mike Jarrett (236 from 2008-11) for the all- time EWU lead. Alcobendas has also established EWU career records for extra points made (181) and attempted (187), breaking the previous records held by Jarrett (2009- 11) with 143 makes and 150 attempts. Alcobendas has made 30-of-41 field goals in his career to rank fourth in school history for field goals made and seventh in attempts. In his career, he has 107 kickoffs for a 57.4 average (6,143 total yards) with 17 touchbacks. Alcobendas has twice been rewarded this season (three in his career) with ROOT Sports Big Sky Conference Special Teams Player honors. His most recent honor came after he kicked a pair of field goals in EWU’s 14-6 loss at 13th-ranked Weber State on Oct. 13, and also added a punting record to his resume. He kicked a 31-yard field goal in the second quarter and a 27-yarder in the third quarter to remain perfect on the season … He originally broke the school record for career kick scoring against Montana State on Sept. 29 and received his second career ROOT Sports Big Sky Conference Special Teams Player award on Oct. 1 as a result. He suffered a knee injury in 2014 at Bobcat Stadium, then returned two years later and won his first Big Sky POW honor in 2016 after a performance in Bozeman. He scored 11 points in 2016 and had 10 more in this year’s 34-17 victory … Alcobendas entered the season as one of 34 nationwide to be named to the watch list for the 2018 Fred Mitchell Award. The recipient of the Fred Mitchell Award will be chosen at the end of the year based on excellence on the football field and in the community … As a bonus for his past suffering, the 2013 graduate of Camas (Wash.) High School received a sixth year to complete four years of eligibility because of injuries that cost him a pair of seasons. Alcobendas had to sit out both the 2013 and 2015 seasons because of knee injuries – one suffered while playing in his senior year of soccer.

RYDER ANDREWS Birmingham-Southern (Alabama) – Division III

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 11 17 64% 0-0 6-6 4-5 1-6 0-0 42 24 25 57

Senior from Homewood, Ala.: Ranked nationally in five categories, including fourth in goals per game, where he also leads the league … named SAA Special Teams Player of the Week … holds program record for career made field goals and field goals attempted … second all-time in career PATs made and attempted, and field goal percentage … set single-season program record in 2017 with 14 made field goals, doubling previous record … also handles kickoff and punt duties for team … teaches kicking at local middle and high schools … volunteers annually at local retirement community as recipient of Methodist Scholarship … member of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity … part of community service project to clear trails, cut down brush, and pick up trash at BSC’s ecoScape … participates in mission trips with his church to Panama, urban Memphis and rural Alabama.

MICHAEL BAUGUS Northeast Mississippi Community College - National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 6 15 40% 0-0 2-4 4-6 0-5 0-0 39 17 17 35

Freshman from Corinth, Miss.: Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) Special Teams Player of the Week for week eight of the season … Six made field goals are tied for the most in the MACJC and tied for 14th in the NJCAA … Made field goals in four consecutive games between September 13-October 4 … Set a season-long with a 39-yard field goal at Holmes Community College … Only kicker in the MACJC and one of just six nationally to remain perfect on extra point attempts (minimum 10 attempts) … His 35 points are a team-high among all scorers … Also serves as the Tigers’ punter… Tied for 8th nationally and 2nd in the MACJC with 14 punts that landed inside the 20-yard line… Averaged 36.7 yards on 49 punt attempts … Net punting yardage of 1,800 yards, which leads the MACJC … Booted a career-long 67-yard punt at Northwest Mississippi Community College … Nine punts were fair caught while two landed in the end zone for a touchback … Handles kickoff duties for Northeast as well … Totaled 21 kickoffs for 886 yards with an average of 42.2 yards per kick … All-State kicker and punter in high school at Corinth (Miss.) … Does community work for Corinth Schools during the summer and also works multiple youth football camps … Raised money as a senior at high school for pediatric cancer research through the Kick-It Champion program… Brought in over $1,000 through his efforts … Participated in Kohl’s Professional Kicking Camps while at Corinth … Led Corinth High to the quarterfinal round of the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 4A playoffs his senior season by hitting a game-winning field goal with under 30 seconds remaining against Pontotoc (Miss.).

DANTE BROWN Fort Hays State University (Kan.) – Division II

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 22 27 81.5% 0-0 8-8 6-6 8-11 0-3 49 27 28 93

Sophomore from Missisauga, Ont.: Leads NCAA Division II in field goals made (22), field goals attempted (27), and field goals made per game (2.44)…Has eight more field goals made than any other kicker in Division II…Ranks 9th in NCAA Division II in field goal percentage (.815)…Four-time MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week (Weeks 1, 4, 5, and 8) this season…Leads all Division II kickers in scoring, averaging 10.3 points per game with a total of 93 points for the season…Ranks 9th nationally in points scored overall…Set the single-game record at FHSU for field goals in a game twice this season, making five against Central Oklahoma in a 15-0 win to account for all the team’s points and matching that with five again in a 29-26 double overtime win over Nebraska-Kearney, hitting a pair of field goals in overtime to lift FHSU to victory…Made at least one field goal in all nine games for FHSU so far this season.

BRYCE COONEY Doane University (Neb.) – National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 9 15 60% 1-1 4-5 2-5 1-2 1-2 51 22 25 49

Junior from Omaha, Neb. … Kicked a 51-yard field goal in the season opener, which is 2-yards shy of the school record ... Averaging 57.9 yards per kickoff with 16 touchbacks ... has battled ankle injury the last 2 games of October ... Named First Team All-Great Plains Athletic Conference Kicker in 2017 despite only handling field goal duties for half of the season … Took over field goal kicking duties midway through 2017 season and converted 75% with only misses coming beyond 40 yards ... Handled kickoff duties all year and averaged 54.6 yards per kickoff with 11 touch backs … Member of Delta Kappa Pi fraternity … Help Delta Kappa Pi organize community service activities each semester which includes highway roadside clean-up, camp ground clean-up, Girls on the Run, and Relay for Life … Helps mentor middle school and high school kickers in Omaha, working on technique and mental preparedness for games.

JOHN CYBAK Westminster College (Pa.) – Division III

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 3 6 50% 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 38 26 28 35

Sophomore from Massillon, Ohio: A key component to the Westminster Titans, proving his worth his freshman season, where he made five field goals, including a long of 47 yards. Cybak earned All-PAC Honorable Mention honors last season and earned All-PAC Academic Honor Roll. This season, Cybak’s efforts have met with some challenge as two of his six attempts were blocked … Cybak has been consistent with extra points, knocking down 26 of 28. Earlier this season against Bethany, Cybak made two field goals with a long of 38 yards. Cybak currently has 35 points on the season.

ZACK DeWITT Illinois College – Division III

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 7 10 70% 0-0 2-2 1-3 4-5 0-0 47 10 14 31

Junior from Jacksonville, Ill.: Midwest Conference record holder for most points in a game by a kicker (4 FG 17pts against Cornell College 2018) … D3Football.com Special Teams Player of the Week 2018 … Made 47yd field goal against Monmouth (2018) … Two Time Midwest Conference Special Teams Player of the Week … Illinois College record holder for longest field goal (50yds 2017 against Rose-Hulman) … Illinois College record holder for most field goals made 25 to date … Lead the 2016 and 2017 Illinois teams in scoring Zack has also volunteers his time through many organizations, to include: Friends In Deed – delivering Christmas gifts to underprivileged children in the Springfield, IL area for six years; Morgan County Health Department Angel Tree – Collect clothing, diapers and gifts for underprivileged children for distribution by local health department; Kicking coach – works with area high school and junior high students to pass on 6 years of formal kicking training; as well as service projects – Annual cleanup of Western Illinois Youth Camp with Blueboys Football Team.

JACKSON DIETERLE Ferris State University (Mich.) – Division II

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 2 8 25% 0-0 1-1 1-3 0-4 0-0 31 43 43 49

Junior from Jenison, Mich … Helped lead Bulldogs to a fourth-straight NCAA Playoff appearance last year and in line for fifth-straight this season … Ranks as team’s seconed-leading scorer with 49 points to date this year … Team is ranked second in the country and has clinched at least a share of the GLIAC Championship this season … Has been perfect this season in point-after (43-43) attempts … Among school’s all- time career kicking leaders … This is his first-year as team’s primary place kicker … Three-year letterwinner … Has handled all kickoff chores the last three years … Made two field goals to date this season … Four of his eight misses have been from more than 40 yards … Has also punted 15 times for an average of 40.7 yards per punt with three placed inside the 20-yard line … Active in various team community service projects … Part of program’s reading to children effort … Joined football team in helping freshmen students move into residence halls … Has helped team welcome kids with needs to the squad thru Team Impact program.

SPENCER HERRINGTON Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Mass.) – Division III

FGM FGA FG% 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 9 11 81.4% 2-2 3-3 3-4 1-2 0-0 41 27 27 54

Senior from Clearfield, Penn.: … NEWMAC Special Teams Player of the Week - September 4th…Second on the team in scoring with 54 points…Pair of 4th quarter field goals (41 and 31 yards) in driving rainstorm to help WPI defeat New England #1 MIT on October 27th…2017 NEWMAC Special Teams Player of the Year…Also named to the D3football.com All-East first team and All-Worcester second team behind 2017 Fred Mitchell Award winner Cole Tracy from Assumption (now at LSU)…Developed a mobile website for the Worcester Art Museum… MQP titled, “Detection and Estimation of a Plume with an Unmanned Terrain Vehicle”… Dean’s List…Member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Promotion of Animal Welfare Society… Special Olympics volunteer in hometown and part of WPI Football’s partnership with a child from Team IMPACT…Aerospace engineering major

JAKE MCINTYRE Harvard University (Mass.) – FCS

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 11 13 84.6% 0-0 5-5 5-5 1-3 0-0 37 8 8 41

Junior from Orlando, Fla. … Has moved into fourth in program history in scoring for a kicker with 147 points, and into 13th all-time in scoring for any player … Is two field goals shy of tying the Harvard program record … Hit the game-winner as time expired against Holy Cross to win 33-31 … 2018 Phil Steele Preseason All-Ivy League third team selection … Tied for eighth in school history with 97 points for a … Played in all 10 games in 2017, making nine FGs and 11 XPs … Hit a 38-yard field goal and an extra point at Rhode Island … Perfect 6-for-6 on extra points and hit a 28-yard field goal in win over Brown … Hit two field goals, including a career-long of 39 yards, to support five made extra points, at Georgetown … Converted two extra points at Cornell … Hit a 37-yard field goal and made five extra points in win over Lafayette … Hit a 21-yard field goal and two extra points against Princeton … Hit a pair of field goals against Penn .. Made a 29-yard FG at Yale … 2016 All-Ivy League second-team honors … Appeared in all 10 games his freshman season, making 8-of-10 field goals and 23-of-25 extra points on the year … Ranked 17th in the country in field-goal percentage in 2016 (.800) … 2016 Fred Mitchell Award Watch List.

DREW PEARSON University of Wisconsin - Stout – Division III

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 8 15 53.3% 0-0 3-4 3-4 1-6 0-0 41 18 21 42

Senior from Wausau, Wisc.: Drew has made all 27 PAT attempts on the season, has twice gone 3-for-3 and twice gone 2-for-2 in field goals made in a single game…is the only Stout kicker to ever make two 50-plus yard field goals in a single season…led the Blue Devils in scoring with 75 points, the most by a Stout player in a single season since 2000…the 16 field goals made tops the WIAC during the regular season and only one other WIAC kicker hit 100 percent of his PATs…nationally at the completion of the regular season, Pearson was ranked 12th in field goal percentage (.842) and fourth in field goals made per game (1.60). Only one kicker nationally has made more field goals than Pearson this season…Pearson made 14 consecutive field goals, with the streak coming to an end when his potential school and conference record 56 yard kick was blocked with two second remaining in first half against UW-Whitewater…his 16 field goals breaks the school mark of 15 set by Kevin McCulley in 2000…after kicking three field goals and an extra point, selected WIAC special teams player of the week for third time this season…after kicking two 48-yard field goals and making all three extra point attempts, named WIAC special teams player for the second time this season….after kicking field goals of 44-, 52- and 42-yards against Mayville State, named UW- Stout/DigiCopy Athlete of the Week, WIAC special team player of the week, and D3football.com Team of the Week, also added two PATs to tally 11 points in 23-13 win, his 52-yarder was first 50-plus yard field goal by a Stout player since 2007...was 6-6 in PATs in season-opening 45-30 win over Simpson College, added 26 yard field goal for nine points...currently leads team in scoring with 25 points in month of September…volunteer at for campus Residence Hall move-in day.... Within the community, Pearson has volunteered with Arbor Place with the Football Friends 4 Life program, has participated in volunteer work at the Mountain Terrace Senior Living Facility, the Wausau Manor Nursing Home, the Sunshine Home of Wausau, the Feed My Starving Children program, worked the C3 Center Choices Program, has been a bell ringer for the Salvation Army and has worked with the Stevens Point Hope Center… has also worked with his high school football team training kickers and punters on the field and in the weight room during the summer.

CHRIS PUZZI Colgate University (N.Y.) - FCS

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 10 11 88.9% 0-0 4-4 3-3 3-4 0-0 47 22 23 52

Junior from Orwigsburg, Penn.: Chris was named to the 2017 All-Patriot League First Team …First season handling placekicks ... 10-of-11 on field goals to lead Patriot League in percentage ... Nine made field goals tied for ninth in program season records book ... 22-of-23 PATs ... Team scoring leader and led all Patriot League kickers with 65 points in 2017 ... Chris’ made field goal of 47 yards at William and Mary is a personal long … Leads team in scoring with 52 points ... Member of local chapter of Uplifting Athletes and its charitable programs: Rare Disease Awareness, Rare Disease Research, Uplifting Experiences and Uplifting Leaders.

McLEAN ROBERTSON Wingate University (Wingate, N.C.) – Division II

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 8 10 80.0 % 0-0 3-3 3-3 2-3 0-1 43 36 38 60

Sophomore from Lexington, S.C.: Robertson is the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week following Wingate’s 31-17 victory over Newberry Saturday, Oct. 27 … Robertson’s flawless day helped Wingate win its fourth straight contest … He hit four-of-four extra points, while also connecting on a 35-yard field goal in the third quarter to begin the Wingate rally as the Bulldogs outscored the Wolves 24-3 in the second half ... In addition, three of Robertson’s four kickoffs went for touchbacks, with all four kickoffs reaching the end zone ... Robertson is in his first season as Wingate’s regular placekicker … In his season debut, he posted a career- high 10 points in a victory over Johnson C. Smith … Robertson made four-of-four PATs and two-of-two field goals against the JCSU Golden Bulls … One of his three- pointers was a career-long 43-yard make … The next week, Robertson had nine points in a triumph over Fayetteville State … Robertson has 39 kick-offs for 2445 yards this season … He has posted 16 touchbacks and four out-of-bounds kick-offs … Robertson participated in Wingate’s nationally-recognized Special Olympics Football Field Day the last Saturday in August … STORM “ELIJAH” RUIZ Stephen F. Austin (Texas) – FCS

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 6 8 75.00% 0-0 1-3 2-2 3-3 0-0 48 17 17 35

Junior from League City, Texas: A 2017 Fred Mitchell Award finalist, Storm Ruiz has knocked through six of his eight field goal attempts this season to rank second in the Southland Conference and 32nd nationally in field goal percentage (.750) … While an unblemished 17-for-17 on extra-point attempts, Ruiz has made each of his three field goal tries from beyond 40 yards … Against Southland adversary Central Arkansas on Oct. 13, Ruiz nailed a career-long 48-yarder and on Oct. 27 versus Lamar, he kicked a 46-yarder through the uprights for his second-longest field goal of his career … Averaging .75 field goals made per game, Ruiz ranks sixth in the league and 64th nationally in that category … His 35 points scored this fall lead all Lumberjack football players as his 4.4 points per game are tied for the eighth-most among all kickers in the conference … Off the field, Ruiz is involved with several community outreach projects in Nacogdoches, Texas, including SFA’s “Read to Succeed” program where Lumberjack football players devote part of their Friday mornings to reading to elementary school children at the SFA Charter School … Additionally, he volunteers his time with other Lumberjack football players on Thursday mornings in helping greet and walk Raguet Elementary School students to class … During the spring, Ruiz participates in SFA’s The Big Event, which is a campus-wide community service initiative where students go out into the local community to make an impact by helping those in need with various projects.

ERIC SACHSE Trinty College (Conn.) – Division III

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 6 7 85.7% 0-0 1-3 2-2 3-3 0-0 48 37 41 55

Junior from Jefferson, Mass.: Eric is a three-year starter at kicker entering 2018 ... 2017 All- NESCAC First Team ... 2017 Noontime Sports New England Team of the Year...led NESCAC in field goals and field-goal percentage in 2017 ... 2nd on team in scoring in 2017 (6th in NESCAC) ... averaged 59.4 yards with five touchbacks on 48 kickoffs … also punted 12 times for 447 yards (37.2) with a team-high six boots inside the opponents’ 20-yard line last fall ... 2016 D3Football.com All-American Honorable Mention ... 2016 New England Football Writers Division II/III All-Star Team and D3Football.com All-East Region First Team ... 2016 All- NESCAC First Team …led the nation in field goal percentage, 2nd nationally in field goals, and 13th nationally in scoring in 2016 ... averaged 57.6 yards on 59 kickoffs in 2016 ... kicked a school record five field goals in a 36-28 win over Tufts to earn NESCAC Defensive Player of the Week honors last fall rushed for a seven-yard touchdown on a fake field goal in the season finale win at Wesleyan IN 2016 … averaged 56.3 yards on 20 kickoffs in 2015.

JONAS SCHENDERLEIN Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) – Division II

FGM FGA FG% 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 8 13 61.5% 0-0 1-1 4-4 2-4 1-4 55 23 24 47

Senior from Jena, Germany ... a 2017 Fred Mitchell Award national finalist ... has produced touchbacks on 55.8 percent of kickoffs (24-of-43), ranking among the top-5 in Division II football ... ranks sixth in the 16-team NSIC and 49th in DII football with 0.9 field goals made per game ... ranks sixth in the NSIC in field goal percentage (.615) ... is perfect on six field goal attempts from inside of 45 yards ... made a season-long 55 yard field goal in week 9 against Augustana, the second-longest in Division II on the year and fourth longest among all Divisions ... has now made seven career 50-plus yard field goals, breaking 2014 Fred Mitchell Award winner Tom Obarski's previous record of five ... had his streak of 66 consecutive PATs snapped in week three, a streak that dated back to week six of his freshman year in 2015 and is now 91-of-93 in career PATs ... ranks seventh in team history with 199 career points scored ... made the second and third longest field goals in DII in 2017, a 58-yarder against Sioux Falls (10/21) and a 55-yarder at Augustana (11/4) ... his 58 yard field goal in 2017 is just one yard shy of the CSP record behind Obarski (59, 2012 vs Augustana) ... broke Obarski's record of five career 50-plus yard field goals made, making six in his three years at CSP including five from 50-plus in 2017 (5-for-8) ... a career 37-of-56 field goal kicker, ranking second in school history in FGM, trailing Obarski by seven ... has produced touchbacks on 61-of-134 career kickoffs ... tied Obarski's single season record with 18 FGM in 2017 ... was a 2016 All-NSIC South Division First Team kicker ... Feed My Starving Children volunteer ... Community Clean Up volunteer ... assisted with campus move-in for general student population ... volunteers to take down the dome following spring football season ... assists with lining up chairs for commencement ceremony ... helped build the Church Garden ... took shifts at concession stands on campus for high school tournament games.

SEAN SMITH Saint Augustine's University (N.C.) – Division II

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 4 6 67.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 39 17 18 29

Senior from Valdosta, Ga.: Ranks first in the CIAA in point-after-attempt percentage...Ranks fourth in the CIAA in field goal percentage...

JEFFERSON SOUZA Virginia Union – Division II

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 7 11 63.6% 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 42 33 35 54

Freshman from Deerfield Beach, Fla.: Helping the Panthers to a 6-2 season through October.

ADAM STAGE St. Cloud State University (Minn.) – Division II

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 12 16 75.0% 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 47 23 25 59

Sophomore from Appleton, Wisc.: Stage was 5-6 on field goal attempts and 12-14 on point after attempts to help the Huskies go 3-1 during the month and earn their first NCAA Regional Ranking since the 2013 season. Stage also scored 27 points on his own for St. Cloud State during the month while tallying 1250 net yards on kickoffs and recording two tackles. This season, Stage is 12-16 on FGAs and leads the NSIC in field goal percentage (.750) amongst all kickers with 10+ and 15+ field goal attempts this season. He is second in the league in field goals per game (1.3) and field goals made (12) in 2018. Stage ranks No. 10 in all of the NSIC (includes RBs, WRs) in overall scoring with 59 total points this season.

BEN STYRON Missouri Science and Technology – Division II

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 11 16 68.8% 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 45 30 32 63

Junior from Harrisonville, Mo.: … Currently 30-32 on extra point attempts, 11-16 on field goal attempts… Kicked a season-high 45-yard field goal at Quincy on Oct. 20 … Became Missouri S&T's all-time scoring leader among placekickers in October (currently has 218 points) … Also broke the school record for career field goals (now has 36) and tied the S&T record for career field goals of 40 yards or more with eight … Has broken the Missouri S&T career record for extra points made with 110 (is 110-120 in his career).

JAKE TANNER DePauw University (Ind.) – Division III

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 13 15 86.7% 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 43 21 21 60

Senior from Zionsville, Ind.: Surpassed last season’s totals with two games remaining.

SPENSER THOMPSON-MEYERS St. Norbert College (Wis.) – Division III

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 10 12 83.3% 0-1 3-3 4-5 0-0 0-0 38 34 34 64

Senior from San Ramon, Calif. … Two-time MWC Special Teams Player of the Week in 2018 and is a seven-time overall winner of award … Is current NCAA Division III career leader in made field goals among active players with 35 … Ranks second among active Division III kickers and ninth among all players with 268 career points … Is 23-for-29 on field goals in last 19 games (through Oct. 27, 2018); is 22-for-25 from inside 50 yards in that stretch (one blocked) … Has 20 touchbacks in 42 kickoffs in 2018, with an average of 61.8 yards per kickoff … Average starting yard line on returned kickoffs is opponents’ own 19 … 2017 AFCA Division III first-team All-American selection … Three-time first-team All-MWC honoree … Became first kicker in NCAA Division III history to make 13 extra-point attempts without a miss in a single game in 91-0 win over Grinnell on 9/22/18 … Holds St. Norbert record with 55-yard field goal at Grinnell on 9/23/17 … St. Norbert career leader in made field goals (35) and point-after tries (161) … He and his housemates volunteer at area YMCA on Friday nights to mentor youth.

TREY TUTTLE Weber State University (Utah) – FCS

FGM FGA FG% 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 12 19 .600 1-1 3-4 5-5 2-7 1-2 52 23 23 59

Sophomore from Arlington, TX...Was a first-team All-American selection as a freshman last year...Has connected on 12 field goals this season and is a perfect 23 of 23 on point after attempts, helping Weber State to a 6-2 record and a fourth-place ranking in the nation, the highest in school history...Knocked down a career-long 52-yard field goal at Northern Arizona, where he was three of three on field goal attempts in the game...Currently ranks first in the Big Sky and eighth in the nation in field goals per game at 1.5...Is also eighth in the league in field goal percentage and fourth in scoring amongst kickers...Is also averaging 60.4 yards per kickoff and has 25 touchbacks...Is majoring in Business Administration at Weber State.

GABRIEL VICENTE (Kent.) – FCS

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 11 12 91.6% 0-0 6-6 3-4 2-2 0-0 47 25 27 58

Redshirt junior from Miami, Fla.: 10/14/18 OVC Specialist of the Week … Made 10 straight field goals and 25 extra points to start the season... Fifth nationally and leads OVC in field goal percentage at 91.6 (11-12)... Season long of 47 against TSU, career long of 52 against SEMO in 2017... His 52-yarder at SEMO was the first 50-plus yarder by a Racers since Shane Andrus OVC Championship winning kick in 2002... Currently has best field goal percentage in modern era of MSU football at 83.3 percent (25-30)... Tenth all-time at MSU in PAT percentage at 94.1 percent (48-51) 2018 Preseason All- OVC selection... After 2017 season, as named to OVC All-Newcomer team and All- OVC second team... Prior to his first game of 2017 season, had never played a down of any level of organized football... Transferred from Division III Oglethorpe (by way of FIU, academics only), after spending two seasons on the men's soccer team...

CODY WILLIAMS Portland State University (Ore.) – FCS

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 9 11 81.8% 0-0 2-2 3-3 3-5 1-1 52 27 27 54

A true freshman from Murrieta, Calif.: Williams has been Portland State's leading scorer this season with 54 total points... through eight games he already has the most field goals by a Viking kicker since 2015... Williams hit a 52-yard field goal with four seconds remaining at Montana to upset the 14th-ranked Griz 22-20. It was his third field goal of the game and the longest of his career... he also made kicks from 22 and 43... was named FCS Stats National Player of the Week and Big Sky Conference Player of the Week... Williams is 5-5 on field goals inside 40 yards, 4-6 from 42 yards or longer... was 3-3 on field goals against Montana State (42, 26, 44) and 3-3 against Montana (22, 43, 52)... one of six Big Sky players with a perfect PAT mark... has made the most with 27.