FRED MITCHELL AWARD PROUDLY CELEBRATES PLACE-KICKERS FOR EXCELLENCE ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND IN THE COMMUNITY IN THE SEPTEMBER 2019 WATCH LIST

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

October 11, 2019 – The Fred Mitchell Award recognizes 38 place-kickers for their excellence on the football field for the 2019-2020 season and for continued community service during their collegiate careers. As the list grows, so does our pride in these committed young men. Now our 11th year of presenting the Fred Mitchell Award, the quality of our watch-list members continues to impress. Selection Committee Chairman Rob Perry lauds the September nominees as “A fine continuation of the character that drives the sport of football. While it’s easy to see just one player, we know that it requires many teammates to be successful.”

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 38 place-kickers is as follows:

• Collegiate Division – 10 FCS, 9 Division II, 15 Division III, 2 NAIA, and 1 NJCAA • State – the place-kickers are from schools representing 21 different states (AR (1), CA (2), IL, IN, KS (2), MA (3), MI, MN (2), MS (2), NC (2) NE, NH, NJ, NY (3), OH (5), SC, TN (2), TX (2), UT, VA (2), and WI). • Year – 1 Graduate, 10 Seniors, 20 Juniors, 4 Sophomores, and 2 Freshman

In alphabetical order, the Fred Mitchell Award September Watch List nominations for 2019 are listed below.

2019 Fred Mitchell Award September Watch List

JON ALBERTS Central College (Ill.) – Division III (D3)

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 3 4 75.00% 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-0 48 25 25 34

Senior from Huntley, Illinois…D3football.com All-West region selection in 2018…First team all- American Rivers Conference kicker in 2017 and 2018…D3football.com preseason All-American for 2019…Seven-time American Rivers Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 10, 2017; Sept. 17, 2017; Oct. 15, 2017; Oct. 25, 2018; Nov. 12, 2018; Sept. 10, 2019; Sept. 17, 2019)…Two-time D3football Kicker of the week (Oct. 15, 2017; Nov. 12, 2018)…He was for 6- for-6 on PATs and averaged 52.0 yards on eight kickoffs against Northwestern – St. Paul on September 9 to be named the A-R-C special teams player of the week…He was 6-for-6 on PATs and converted a 41-yard field goal against DePauw on September 16 to be named the A- R-C special teams player of the week…Made school record 55-yard field goal at Wartburg on October 20, 2018…The 55-yard field goal was the longest in Division III in 2018 and tied for the sixth longest in all of NCAA football…2018 CoSIDA Academic All-American, also an Academic All-District pick in 2017 and 2018…Earned Academic all-American Rivers Conference honors in 2018 and 2017…School records for field goals in a game (4), field goals made in a season (14) and field goal percentage (87.5) in 2017.… In June of 2018, Alberts was named a preseason All-American by Street & Smith magazine…On 22 kickoffs in 2019, Alberts has totaled 1,775 yards for a 53.8 average. He has recorded 6 touchbacks...

GRAYSON ATKINS Furman University (S.C.) – Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 3 3 100% 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 41 10 10 19

A junior from Inman, S.C., Grayson is positioning himself to become one of the greatest kickers in Furman history. He enters the season with an active streak of 11 consecutive made field goals, one shy of Furman record currently held by Danny Marshall (2001). His 144 career points, amassed over two seasons, rank 10th in program history. He was named to both the 2019 STATS FCS and Street and Smith’s Preseason All-America teams, as well as Coaches’ Preseason All-Southern Conference. As a sophomore in 2018 missed his first two field goal attempts (from 48 and 50 yards) before reeling off 11 consecutive makes, among which were four from 50+ yards that established him as the first kicker in Furman history to drill four field goals from at least 50 yards in a season. He converted 29-of-33 extra point attempts and led the team in scoring with 62 points. Grayson was named SoCon Special Teams Player of the week three consecutive weeks (Oct. 20-Nov. 4) — a first in Furman history — for his performances against Samford, The Citadel (28-17 win), and Chattanooga (16-10 win) and was named STATS National Special Teams Player of the Week after kicking four field goals, including efforts from 27, 50, 51, and 53 yards, versus Samford — the three makes from 50+ yards representing the first by a Division I player in a game since 2006 (Sam Swank of Wake Forest) and first by an FCS player since Jesse Garcia from Louisiana-Monroe vs. McNeese in 1983. His 53-yarder was the third longest in Furman history. He was by-far the SoCon’s top multi-purpose specialist in 2019, also averaging 42.7 yards on 47 punts (81-yarder versus The Citadel) and 60.6 yards on 55 kickoffs (none of which went out of bounds), leading the league with 29 touchbacks (second place kicker in touchbacks had15). His stellar work as a placekicker, punter, and on kickoffs played a key role in Furman claiming a share of the 2019 Southern Conference Championship and netted him SoCon All-Freshman Team and Associated Press Second Team All-America honors. Grayson’s 2018 season followed a stellar 2017 campaign that saw him handle all PATs (55x55) and field goals (9x13), his 82 points pacing the SoCon and ranking as the sixth highest tally in program history. Among his nine made field goals were two 46-yard efforts and a 34-yard connection versus N.C. State. His impressive work as a freshman helped key Furman to an 8-5 season that netted an FCS playoff berth (the program’s first since 2013) and No. 19 ranking in the STATS FCS Final Pol. Grayson has been active in community service projects in his two years on campus, including volunteering at the Harvest Hope Food Bank and serving as a student leader at KidFuge, a weeklong VBS at church, the past six years. He has also mentored students at Southside Christian School and mentored and trained several high school kickers

LAKE BARRETT The College of Wooster (Ohio) – D3

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 4 4 100% 0-0 3-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 37 6 6 18

Freshman from Columbia, S.C., One of 14 NCAA Div. III kickers who attempted at least four field goals in September and didn't miss ... Tied for tops on the team with 18 points...Debuted with a 26-yard field goal, and has since upped long to 37...2-for-2 on field goals (25 & 37 yards) at Wittenberg, a 2018 NCAC tri-champion ... Took over kickoff duties in week two, and has averaged 54.2 yards per kick...Worked a summer camp where he supervised 3- and 4-year- olds...Works with youth in hometown who are interested in kicking ... Assisted with preschool recess once a week while in high school.

ALEC BENZINGER University of Wisconsin – Stout, D3

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 5 7 71.4 0-0 2-2 3-3 0-1 0-1 36 9 9 24

Junior from Waukesha, Wisc., leads the team in scoring with five field goals and nine PATs for 24 points … Made 3 of 3 field goals vs. UW-Stout, two extra points … selected as WIAC special teams athlete of the week after making two field goals, including a career-best 36 yard kick … Saw action in two games in 2018.

DREW BEVELHIMER Butler University (Ind.) – FCS

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 4 5 80.0% 0-0 3-3 1-1 0-0 0-1 30 10 10 22

Senior from Indianapolis, Ind. … 2019 Preseason All-PFL Team… 2018 All-PFL Second Team selection… 2018 Academic All-PFL First Team… 2018 Preseason All-PFL selection… Named to the 2018 AFCA Good Works Team… Named to the 2018 Mitchell Award Watch List… Hit a 44-yard FG with four seconds left to give Butler a 23-21 victory at No. 24 Youngstown State… Named PFL Special Teams Player of the Week (9/3)… Named to the 2017 PFL Academic Honor Roll.. 2017 First Team All-Pioneer Football League… 2017 finalist for the Fred Mitchell Award… Has 36 career field goal makes, a Butler school record… Set the single-season school record in 2017 with 16 made field goals…. 8-9 on field goals this year… Worked with Team Impact to work with 8-year old Robert Shaffer, a football fan with a rare kidney condition for which there is no cure… Works football clinics for children with special needs… Traveled to Czech Republic, Austria and Poland to teach the basics of football and to spread the name of Jesus… Worked with local missionaries to work with schools, community centers and football clubs.

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

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 13 17 76% 1-1 4-4 4-5 3-5 1-2 51 19 19 58

Senior from Missisauga, Ont.: Second in NCAA Division II in field goals made (13), and field goals made per game (2.17), and leads in field goals attempted (17), with one kick being blocked … Set the single-game record at FHSU for field goals in a game twice last 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.

ALEX CHERTOFF Carlton College (Minn.) – D3

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 2 4 50% 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 31 4 6 12

Junior from Brooklyn, N.Y., Volunteered for a NYC based non-profit called Cents Ability, which empowers the next generation by teaching them financial and budgeting skills. The non-profit works to provide information and lessons that are crucial towards building a financial lifestyle that allows youth to reach goals in life … Taught classes about saving and opening bank accounts, tabled at events to build partnerships for hosting classes, and helped coordinate other volunteers ... Helped organize their citywide programs …

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 5 9 55.6% 1-1 1-1 1-2 2-3 0-2 41 13 14 28

Senior from Omaha, Neb.; a two-time all-conference selection (2017, 2018), Cooney is Doane's nomination for the National Football Foundation's Campbell Trophy for 2019 which combines athletic, academic, and community leadership in their nomination process. He has been selected to participate in the inaugural NAIA Football Senior Classic in December 2019. He was named by the Omaha World Herald to the All-Nebraska NCAA D3/NAIA team as placekicker in 2018. Cooney was named the GPAC Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov 5, 2018, following a 3-field goal game against Dakota Wesleyan. Member of the 2016 NAIA Playoff team and nationally ranked teams in 2016, 2017, 2018... He averaged 57.4 yards per kickoff in 2018 with 17 touchbacks. He is a three-time letter winner. In 2018, he made 12 field goals which ranked 8th in the NAIA. He was 22nd in the NAIA with 6.4 points per game in 2018... Off the field, Cooney is active in the community through the football program and his fraternity. Doane ranked 3rd in the NAIA in community service and the football team played a big role in that. Cooney and his teammates are active with the Crete Community Garden and community clean-up efforts throughout the year and hold an annual Youth Day which invites elementary students to campus to participate in football drills and teach skills. Through his fraternity, he is active in Relay for Life, Girls on the Run, and highway clean-up ventures. Additionally, he volunteers at Doane's annual Tri-math-lon for high school students as a scorer and as a college tutor in math. He also helps high school kickers during the summer on technique.

TAYLOR CRABTREE Delta State University (Miss.) – Division II (D2)

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 10 13 77% 0-0 6-6 3-5 1-2 0-0 43 11 11 28

Senior from Pascagoula, Miss., League-best 10-of-13 field goals and 11-of-11 PATs this season for the Statesmen. His 2.0 FGs per game average ranks 5th in NCAA DII while he ranks fourth in the GSC in scoring at 8.2 points per game. The Pascagoula, Miss., native was named GSC Special Teams Player of the Week after outstanding performances versus Florida Tech, where he tied the GSC record for FGs in a game & North Greenville (2-of-2 FG).

DYLAN CURRAN Christopher Newport University (N.J.) – D3

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 5 8 62.5% 0-0 1-1 0-1 4-6 0-0 48 4 4 19

Senior from Virginia Beach, Va., Put together one of the finest seasons by a kicker in school history … Ranked second on the team in scoring with 32 points … Converted all six of his field goal attempts … Led the NJAC in field goal percentage and became just the second Captain in program history to kick at least five field goals in a season without a single miss … Booted a pair of 47-yard field goals during the season after connecting in wins against Kean on October 27 and Wesley on November 10 … Those kicks equaled the second-longest in school history and tied the facility record … Scored all of the team’s points in a 16-14 win over Wesley … Kicked three field goals and an extra point … Also registered the squad’s lone touchdown on a fake field goal attempt that resulted in a five-yard scamper into the end zone … His 16 points equaled the second-highest single-game total by a kicker in school history … Averaged 45.3 yards per punt during that contest as well, marking the fourth-highest single-game mark by a Captain … Unloaded a 64-yard punt against Kean on October 27, which marked the third- longest effort in program history … Finished the year with a 36.0 yards-per-punt average on 38 attempts … Downed 12 kicks inside the opponent’s 20 and booted four punts over 50 yards … Converted eight extra-point attempts during the year, including a five-for-five performance at TCNJ on November 3 … Also averaged 58.7 yards per kickoff on 10 total attempts during the season ... Honored as the NJAC Special Teams Player of the Week on October 28 and November 10.

SATCHEL DENTON Ashland University (Ohio) – D2

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 8 9 88.9% 0-0 2-2 2-2 4-5 0-0 42 9 9 33

Junior from Centerburg, Ohio…Tied for the third-most field goals in NCAA Division II through Week 4…Already has three multi-field goal games and two games with four extra points in 2019…Through first 14 games of Ashland career, is 21-of-24 on field goals (87.5 percent) and has made all 39 extra points…Ranked second in NCAA Division II in 2018 with a field-goal percentage of 86.6…His 13 field goals are fifth-most in Ashland history in a single season…Was only full-time kicker in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to make all extra-point tries…Postseason honors included third-team Don Hansen All-Super Region Three and second-team All-GLIAC…Garnered 2018 Week 3 GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors following a 3-for-3 effort on field goals and a 3-for-3 showing on extra points in Ashland’s 30-21 win at Wayne State…Also made season-high three field goals on Nov. 3 at Grand Valley State…Hit season-high five extra points twice – Sept. 22 at home vs. Northwood and Nov. 10 at home vs. Northern Michigan…Season-long 43-yard field goal also came at the Lakers...As Ashland’s primary kickoff specialist, had eight touchbacks…Made his debut in the program in 2018 after beginning his collegiate career in 2017 as a punter at NCAA Division I Rhode Island…Community service efforts include assisting in setting up for a public event, helping run a kicking camp for middle school and high school kids, helping run an event at local fair for people who are developmentally disabled, and doing 1-on-1 kicking lessons with the kicker at his alma mater.

JACKSON DIETERLE Ferris State University (Mich.) – D2

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 1 1 100% 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 52 22 23 25

Senior from Jenison, Mich … Matched his career long with a 52-yard field goal against Northern Michigan (9/28) … Ranks as one of leading scorer’s for nation’s second-ranked team … Serves as place kicker, punter and kickoff regular … Helped lead Bulldogs to a fifth-straight NCAA Playoff appearance last year and the school’s first NCAA National Championship Game appearance … Ranked as team’s second-leading scorer with 101 points last year … Team won the GLIAC Championship last season while matching an all-time NCAA record with 15 wins … Was nearly perfect in PAT attempts (74-75) last season … Among school’s all-time career kicking leaders … This is his second year as team’s primary place kicker … Three-year letter winner … Has handled all kickoff chores the last three years … Made nine field goals last season … Set an NCAA record with a 52-yard made field goal in the NCAA Championship game … Six of his misses last year were from 40 yards or more… Also punted 37 times for an average of 38.1 yards per punt with eight placed inside the 20-yard line last season … 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.

MITCHELL FINERAN Samford University (Ala.) – FCS

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 9 10 90% 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 45 33 33 60

Sophomore from Fort Valley, Ga., Has 22 touchbacks this year to go along with his perfect PATs and nearly perfect FG attempts. Has volunteered for blood drives at Samford, reads to children at Goodyear Elementary in nearby Brunswick, Ga., volunteers for the Exceptional Foundation which provides adults and children with special needs the social and recreational activities they require to promote healthy living, as well as Habitat for Humanity in Brunswick, Ga.

GINO GARCIA Houston Baptist University (Tex.) - FCS

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 8 10 80.0% 1-1 3-4 2-2 2-2 2-3 54 29 32 53

Freshman from Richardson, Tex., Ranks third in the nation with 53 points … Ranks 9th nationally with 10.6 points per game … Career-long 54-yard field goal vs. Texas Southern is tied for 3rd all-time at HBU … Has already scored the most points in a single season in HBU history

IGNACIO GOMEZ Lyon College (Ark.) - NAIA

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 9 14 64.2% 0-0 5-5 2-2 2-7 0-0 40 10 11 37

Junior from Wilmer, Tex., Totaled 25 kickoffs for 1,284 yards … Averaging 51.4 yards per kickoff with 6 touchbacks … 2 FGs have been blocked

BRAD GREEN Ferrum College (Va.) – D3

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 7 7 100% 0-0 3-3 3-3 1-1 0-0 42 8 8 29

Junior from Reidsville, N.C., Set new Ferrum school record for single game field goals made with four Sept. 21 vs. Averett; tied school record for single game field goal attempts with four Sept. 21 vs. Averett; in three game, has 1008 yards on 17 kickoffs, averaging 59.3 yards per kickoff, with two touchbacks; currently ranked #1 in the nation in NCAA Div. III field goals per game; currently tied for #1 in the nation in NCAA Div. III field goal percentage.

KYLE HACKETT Hobart College (N.Y.) – D3

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 6 8 75% 1/1 3-3 2-3 0-1 0-0 34 12 13 30

Junior from Charlton, Mass. … Holds Hobart career record for FGM … Also holds the Hobart records for most consecutive FGM (20) and most consecutive PATs made (51). 2019: D3football.com preseason All-America second team ... Lindy's Sports Preseason All- America second team … Averaging 53.0 yds per kickoff with eight touchbacks … Named Liberty League Special Teams Performer of the Week following the Rowan and Montclair State games … Kicked the game-winning, 28-yard field goal as time expired to beat the Profs … Tied the Hobart game record for field goals made with three against the Red Hawks. 2018: AFCA All- America second team ... D3football.com All-East second team ... Liberty League Co-Special Teams Player of the Year ... All-Liberty League first team ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Dean's List ... Robert L. Cullen '37 Memorial Football Award ... Named the Liberty League Special Teams Performer of the Week three times ... Played in all nine games ... Led the nation in field goal percentage (1.000, 9-for-9) and ranked 17th in field goals made per game (1.0) ... Led Liberty League kickers in points per game (7.1) ... Made all 37 of his PATs ... Averaged 56.3 yds per kickoff with 13 touchbacks … Broke the Hobart game record for points by kicking with 13 in the win over Morrisville State ... Tied the Hobart record for most extra points by kicking in a game with eight in the win at Shenandoah ... Tied the Hobart game record for field goals made with three, including a season-long 41-yarder, in the win over Union ... Booted seven PATs against Morrisville State and Rochester ... Posted a season-high six touchbacks on kickoffs in the win at St. Lawrence. Community Service: Day of Service with team (cleaned an entire church) … Volunteer for St. Stephen’s Walkathon (an event that promotes children's health) … Helped pack meals for homeless.

MATT HAITE Stonehill College (Mass.) – D2

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 3 4 75.0% 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 1-1 51 9 10 18

Senior from Pembroke, Mass., Has earned NE10 Special Teams Player of the Week two times in the month of September… William V. Campbell Trophy® Semifinalist by the National Football Foundation… Averaging 62.4 yards on his 15 kickoffs with ten touchbacks through the first three games of the season… Delivered a career-best 51-yard field goal as part of an eight-point night in win at Saint Anselm on Sept. 21, just a yard shy of the program record… He also totaled nine points in season-opening win at Bloomsburg… He is just one FG shy of the program’s career record of 33, also ranks second all-time with 91 career PATs and sits third in program history with 187 points…. Volunteering his time in his hometown with the Kingston Police Department "Night Out" program, Kingston Recreational Summer Camp, NFL Flag football program and the Silver Lake Youth Basketball Association… also participated in the Stonehill football team’s community day on September 27 during the bye week.

TANNER HARDING Notre Dame College (Ohio) – D2

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 7 8 87.5 0-0 2-2 5-5 0-1 0-0 45 18 22 39

Junior kicker from Gahanna, Ohio … In his third year as the team’s starting kicker, Harding holds the school’s career field goal percentage record (68.4 (26-38)). In the Falcons’ victory against Concord in Week 1, Harding made all four of his field goal attempts, all from 30+ yards out. Handling kickoff duties for the team as well, he has tallied 30 kickoffs this season with eight touchbacks. Through four games, he ranks third the Mountain East Conference in point scored and is in the top 10 in Division II in field goals made … Tanner broke the record for longest field goal in NDC’s history on October 5 with a 45-yard make. He held the previous record as well with a 42-yard field goal in 2018.

JASON HUGHES University of New Hampshire - FCS

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 9 12 75% 0-0 2-3 3-4 4-5 0-0 45 10 10 37

Junior from Atkinson, N.H., originally came to UNH as a walk-on wide receiver… leads Wildcats in scoring with 37 points through five weeks; has more combined points than four next scorers… does best work from long range, going 4-for-5 from 40-plus yards with two career-long 45-yard field goals this season… kicked game-winning 29-yard field goal with no time remaining to lift UNH to its first win of season, 27-24, over Rhode Island on Sept. 21… it was first GW field goal by Wildcat kicker since Oct. 12, 2002, and the only walk off FG in recorded team history… kicked career-long 45-yard field goal as part of three-for-five FG game in 23-6 home victory against Duquesne on Sept. 28… matched career-long field goal with 45-yard field goal against Elon at Wildcat Stadium in 26-10 win over Elon on Oct. 5… kicked 41-yard field goal and connected on successful PAT following 35-minute lightning delay at Florida International on Sept. 14.

JAKE JOHNSTON William & Mary College (Va.) - FCS

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 5 7 71.4% 0-0 3-4 1-2 1-1 0-0 40 17 18 32

Sophomore from Chesterfield, Va., Assisted with the team’s annual carwash fundraiser that benefits local charities … Participated in the team’s annual bone marrow drive … Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll distinction twice … Earned W&M’s Provost Award for academic excellence … Dean’s List.

PAT KRAMER Denison University (Ohio) – D3

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 2 2 100% 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 32 17 17 23

Junior from Chicago, Ill., Is in his third season as the starting placekicker for the Big Red...was honorable mention All-NCAC in 2017...is 110-120 on PATs in his career...career long field goal is 43 yards set in 2018...... is 16-for-18 in career field goal attempts ...majoring in global commerce with a minor in history.

SANJAY KRISHNAN Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (N.Y.) – D3

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 3 4 75.0% 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 34 17 17 26

Junior from Rockville, Md.; 2019: One field goal in three of four games … At least five PATs in three with season-high seven once … Twelve touchbacks on 31 attempts … Averages 56.4 yards per kickoff (31 for 1749) … Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll three times … 2018: Played all 12 games ... Made 12 of 17 field goals and 37 of 41 point after attempts ... Twelve field goals is third in school history in single season … Team-high 73 points ... Took 63 kickoffs for total of 3288 yards (52.2 yards per) ... Thirteen touchbacks ... Multiple field goals in three games (Allegheny, Utica, St. Lawrence) ... Season-long of 35 yards (OT at Utica) ... Multiple point after TDs in nine games ... Three field goals (2 in overtime: 21 & 35) and four PATs in overtime win at Utica ... Team's Special Teams Player of the Week twice (Utica & St. Lawrence) ... Liberty League Special Teams Performer of the Week three times ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Team was 10-2 … Liberty League Champions … NCAA Tournament Quarterfinalists … Volunteered at Indian Students Association (ISA) Book Drive (Sept. 2018) … Volunteered to help set up the RPI Spring Career Fair (Feb. 2019) … Volunteered to help RPI Football with Be The Match Bone Marrow Drive (Mar. 2019) … Participated in RPI Take Back the Night (April 2019) … Supported at RPI Special Olympics (April 2019) … Eagle Scout Project: Built obstacle course for the Montgomery County Police K9 Department (May 2017) … Billy Goat Trail Work with Rockville REI employees (July 2018) … Manna Scouting for Food, Boy Scouts of America (1st grade-Present).

JAKE McINTYRE Harvard University (Mass.) –FCS

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 31 39 79.5% 1-1 16-17 13-15 1-6 0-0 42 93 97 186

Senior from Orlando, Fla.; Set the Harvard career record for most field goals in the season opener at San Diego … Is also second in program history with 93 career extra points and 186 career points … Entered his senior campaign as a Phil Steele preseason all-Ivy League first- team selection … Went 1-2 on field goal attempts while adding a pair of PATs at San Diego... Added six PATs vs. Brown... Made all eight PAT attempts against Howard … … Has been involved with YouthGlobe, which is a non-profit organization providing secondary school scholarships and co-curricular entrepreneurship training to Burundian youth … Has volunteered at the annual Ben Abercrombie Day in Harvard Square.

MAKI MEDICI Utica College (N.Y.) – D3

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS

5 5 100% 0-0 2-2 2-2 1-1 0-0 43 10 11 31

Junior from Watervliet, N.Y., Medici is one of seventeen kickers nationally in Division III to have a perfect field goal percentage as of October 8th, 2019. He hit the second longest field goal of his career from a distance of 43 yards in a loss to RPI on September 21st. Medici sports a career long field goal of 44 yards, a distance he kicked during his freshman year in 2017. Medici has been counted on to make multiple field goal attempts in three of four games this season. For his career, Medici has made 26 of his 39 career field goal attempts. He has averaged 53.6 yards on kickoffs in 21 attempts in the first two years of his career, but has yet to attempt one in 2019. Medici is also an accomplished punter, with opponents rarely finding a return yard to speak of against the foot of Medici. Opponents have been held to just one return attempt and zero yards on punt returns with Medici’s help in 2019, and he is averaging 39.9 yards per punt to rank 28th nationally. He has been a three-time Empire 8 Special Teams Player of the Week in his career, including once in 2019. He has been a second team All-Conference punter. Medici kicked Utica to its biggest win in program history as his winning field goal lifted Utica to its first ever postseason win by a 42-40 score in the ECAC Scotty Whitelaw Bowl game last year. He is presently third all-time in PATs made and attempted, and second in field goals made and attempted at Utica.

MAX O’ROURKE University of California - Davis

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 6 7 85.7 0-0 1-2 1-1 4-4 0-0 48 14 15 32

Graduate Student from Rocklin, Calif., Moved up to No. 8 in school history in career field goals made (27), two away from former NFL veteran and San Diego Chargers Hall of Famer Rolf Benirschke (1974-76) … Also moved up to No. 7 on school career list for PATs made (116) … Connected on attempts of 48, 44 and 40 at No. 1 North Dakota State (Sept. 21).

JAMIE POGUE Hardin-Simmons University (Tex.) – D3

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Long PATM PATA PTS 7 8 0.875 0-0 7-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 27 22 24 43

Junior from Abilene, Tex., Pogue is already closing in on the school record for fields goals in a season, which is 11 (he hit two more last week from 32 and 40). He also is now third all-time in career field goals made. For his career, he is 14-of-18 on field goals and 92-of-99 on PATs. He set the school record for PATs in a season as a sophomore with 62. He also finished one-point shy of the school record for points in a season for a kicker. He has handled kickoffs for the first time in his career this season and has seven touchbacks and averages over 51 yards per kickoff. He is an academic all-conference selection and has a 3.69 GPA as an education major. He comes from a long line of Hardin-Simmons graduates and educators and his mother is our dean of general education and his father is an AP English teacher and for many years was our radio play-by-play announcer. He also works in the sports information office. He also serves as a leader of the FCA on campus, volunteers with the Reading With The Cowboys program at Ortiz Elementary (an at-risk school district near the HSU campus) and is involved with HSU’s partnership with the Special Olympics of Texas.

ALEX RAYA University of Redlands (Calif.) – D3

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 5 10 50.0% 0-0 3-3 1-4 1-2 0-1 46 15 15 30

Senior from Jamul, Calif., Earned Second-Team All-SCIAC honors as a punter for the University of Redlands in 2018. Raya also established Redlands career records with 10 field goals made in a single season. So far in his four-year career, he has helped the Bulldogs to their 26-6 overall record and 19-2 conference record. Comprehensively, Raya has made 19-of-30 field goals for an incredible 63% field goal percentage. He also ranks among the top 10 in longest field goals, with a 49-yard kick in 2017 and a 48-yard boot in 2016. In his career so far, he is 43-for-44 in extra points with his one miss coming in his first-year campaign. Despite the single miss in 2016, he led the team in overall points with 52. In total, Raya has scored 100 points for the Bulldogs, the most coming in a single game was earlier this year against the University of Puget Sound (OR) with 16 points. In his sophomore campaign, he helped the team rank first in the nation in net punting with 39.16 yards per punt. Overall, he has placed 15 punts inside the 20- yard line and forced 10 fair catches. In his time here, he competed for playing time with past- Fred Mitchell Award contender Nathan Hierlihy. Raya and the entire football team have been consistent contributors at Ronald McDonald Camp Good Times® by performing physical labor at the site over four incredibly productive days during May Term break. The squad contributes hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars of work to ready the camp for children with cancer and their families.

McLEAN ROBERTSON Wingate University (N.C.) – D2

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 7 11 63.6 % 0-0 2-2 1-3 4-5 0-1 45 14 14 35

Junior from Lexington, S.C. (River Bluff High School) … Robertson and the Bulldogs have won 10 regular season games in a row through Catawba contest on Sept. 28, 2019 … Robertson has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week twice this season (Sept. 23, Sept. 16) … Robertson hit the game-winning field goal in Wingate’s 30-28 SAC home victory over Carson-Newman on Sept. 21 … He hit three-of-three field goals and three-of-three PATs to earn his second AstroTurf SAC Special Teams Player of the Week nod of the season … The previous week, Robertson connected on two long field goals (40, 45) and four-of-four PATs in Wingate’s 34-24 non-conference triumph at Fayetteville State … His 45-yard field goal in the third quarter gave the Bulldogs the lead for good … Robertson won AstroTurf SAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors … Robertson is in his second season as Wingate’s regular placekicker … Last season, Robertson was a first team All-SAC place kicker for the Bulldogs … Robertson connected on 12-of-14 field goals on the year, converting 51-of-54 extra points … Robertson connected on three kicks of at least 40 yards last year, including a long of 46 in Wingate’s NCAA playoff victory at West Georgia … Robertson has participated in Wingate’s nationally-recognized Special Olympics Football Field Day (last Saturday in August) three years in a row … He works in Wingate’s McGee Center (recreation complex) as well …

NOEL RUIZ North Carolina A&T – D3

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 8 10 80% 0-0 2-2 2-2 3-5 1-1 52 17 18 41

Junior from Wilson, N.C., Won the placekicking job as a freshman where he contributed to the Aggies 12-0 season that included a MEAC title, a Celebration Bowl win and an HBCU national title … Returned for his sophomore season and kicked the Aggies to another conference championship, another HBCU national title and another Celebration Bowl victory …He connected on a 52-yard field goal at the buzzer to help North Carolina A&T beat Elon 24-21 on Aug. 31. He has made his last eight field goals.

ANTHONY SanFILLIPO Ohio Wesleyan University – D3

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 7 10 70% 1-1 5-5 1-4 0-0 0-0 37 19 20 40

Senior from Delaware, Ohio, leads North Coast Athletic Conference in kick scoring (40 points) and field goals (7) and ranks second in overall scoring … averages 55.3 yards per kickoff with 9 touchbacks.

CLARK SCHOONOVER Emporia State University (Kans.) – D2

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 8 10 80% 0-0 6-6 2-3 0-1 0-0 34 13 14 37

Sophomore from Andover, Kan. Schoonover set an MIAA record with 20 kick points and tied the Emporia State single game record with five made field goals at Lincoln. He broke Central Missouri's Steve Huff's league record of 19 points scored against SEMO on Nov. 2, 1985 and tied Austin Morton's Emporia State and NCAA Playoff record of five made field goals set on Nov. 28, 2015 at Henderson State. He also hit all five PAT's in Jefferson City. He was one of two on PATs against Neb.-Kearney. He made his only PAT at Pittsburg. He went six of six on PATs and three for three on field goals against Northeastern State. The three field goals made against Northeastern State was one more than Emporia State made as a team last year. He is averaging 52.8 yards per kickoff.

JOSH SMITH East Mississippi Community College – National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS N O S T A T S G I V E N

Sophomore from Tupelo, Miss., A member of the reigning NJCAA national champion East Mississippi Community College Lions... Midway through the 2019 football season, Josh Smith has scored 108 career points on 10-of-14 field goals (71%) and 78-of-83 extra-point kick attempts (94%)... As a sophomore handling all kicking and punting duties for the third-ranked EMCC Lions, Smith has scored 34 points (T-12th in NJCAA) on 4-of-5 field goals (80%) and 22- of-24 PATs (92%)... Is also averaging 34.8 yards per punt as a sophomore... Scored a career- high 12 points during this year's 48-3 home win over Itawamba on 2-2 FGs and 6-6 PATS... Nailed all seven PATs in this year's 49-15 home victory over Pearl River...

ADAM STAGE St. Cloud State University (Minn.) – D2

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 6 10 60.0% 0-0 2-2 4-6 0-2 0-0 38 14 14 32

Junior place kicker from Appleton, Wisconsin… Stage currently ranks fourth in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) infield goals per game (1.2), field goal attempts (10) and made field goals (6). This season, Stage has recorded 1604 yards on 25 kickoffs, averaging 64.2 yards per kick with 14 touchbacks. A two-time All-NSIC honoree, Stage followed up his impressive rookie season by earning All-Conference Honorable Mention and Academic All- Conference nods as a sophomore in 2018. Stage led the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) in several statistical, including field goals per game (1.5), field goals made (16), field goal attempts (21) and field goal percentage (76.2) among kickers with a minimum of 10 attempts during the season. He scored a team-leading 75 points throughout the season and ranked ninth in the NSIC in that category as well. His 47-yard field goal against Minnesota- Crookston was the fifth-longest completed field goal in the NSIC this season, and he was named both the conference and national Special Teams Player of the Week on September 10 for his performance against the Golden Eagles. Stage was also a September, October and November finalist for the Fred Mitchel Award, which is given to the top place-kicker at the Division III, II and FCS level. Stage is also activity involved in community outreach, both on the campus and in the greater St. Cloud area. Stage actively participates in Husky Haulers and helped with fundraising for the local children’s hospital in his hometown of Appleton, Wisconsin.

TREY TUTTLE Weber State University (Utah) - FCS

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 6 7 85.7% 0-0 1-1 1-2 4-4 0-0 47 9 9 27

Junior from Arlington, Tex., Is serving as a team captain this season … Now ranks in a tie for the second-most field goals made in Weber State history … Has helped lead Weber State to a fourth-place national ranking (as of 9/30) … Also has 19 kickoffs for an average of 63.4 yards per kick with 14 touchbacks.

VICTOR ULMO University of Tennessee at Chattanooga – FCS

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 5 6 83.3% 0-0 0-0 5-6 0-0 0-0 38 13 14 28

Junior from Sao Paolo, Brazil, but prepped at Chattanooga’s Baylor School ... 27-37 (73.0%) on his career … third highest career percentage in school history ... fifth all-time at UTC for percentage ... SoCon All-Freshman team in 2017 ... 2018 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: 13-19 (68.4%) on FGs for the year ... third in the SoCon in the FCS in FGs per game (1.18) ... 1-3 at South Carolina ... career-high three FGs against Mercer (38, 28, 19) ... made from 23 yards at Furman ... missed from 47 yards vs. VMI ... 39-yarder at Western Carolina ... 42-yarder against Wofford ... missed from 42 yards at ETSU ... 2-2 on FGs (23 & 30) against Samford ... 2-2 on FGs (31 & 25) at UT Martin ... tied a career-high 10 points ... missed from 41 and 34 yards at The Citadel ... 2-2 on FGs against Tennessee Tech ... made from 37 and 20 yards ... career- high 10 points.

JARED VINCENT Pittsburg State University (Kans.) – D2

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 13 14 93% 1-1 7-7 2-2 3-3 0-1 47 28 28 67

Fifth-year Senior from Claremore, Okla., Returning two-time All-MIAA placekicker… has converted 39 of 46 (.848) career field goals and 123 of 127 (.960) career PATs, scoring 230 points in 28 career games (8.2 ppg) … ranks third in Pitt State history in career field goals (39) and fifth in Pitt State history in career scoring by a place kicker (230 pts) … made a Pitt State record 17 consecutive field goals between Nov. 3, 2018 and Sept. 28, 2019 … Has played in all five games for undefeated (5-0) and No. 13 ranked Pitt State… converted 13 of 14 field goals (.929) and all 28 PATs (1.000) on the season… has scored a team-leading 67 points (13.4 ppg)… currently leads all collegiate kickers in field goals made with 13 (2.6 pg)… leads all collegiate kickers in kick scoring (13.4 ppg)… tied a Pitt State single game record by booting four field goals in a 47-23 win over Emporia State (Sept. 14), earning MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week honors… booted three field goals including the game-winning 20-yard kick as time expired in Pitt State’s season-opening 37-35 road win over Central Oklahoma (Sept. 5)… lone miss of the season came on a 50-yard field goal attempt vs. Lincoln (Oct. 5).

BRYCE WADE Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Mass.) – D3

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 5 5 71.4% 0-0 4-4 1-3 0-0 0-0 38 20 20 35

Junior from Modesto, Calif., Three-time NEWMAC Special Teams Player of the Week - September 16th, September 30th and October 7th…Third on the team in scoring with 35 points… Accounted for WPI’s only points in a 6-3 upset of nationally-ranked and 2018 NCAA Division III Quarterfinalist RPI… Converted both extra points attempts as a sophomore behind two-time NEWMAC Special Teams Player of the Year Spencer Herrington in 2017… Part of WPI Football’s partnership with a child from Team IMPACT

ANTONIO ZITA Tennessee State University - FCS

FGM FGA FG% <20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PATM PATA PTS 9 11 81.8% 0-0 3-3 4-6 2-2 0-0 49 14 15 41

Sophomore from Fayetteville, Tenn.; Antonio Zita ranks third nationally in field goals made/game (1.8) and 20th in in field goal percentage (81.8%) through the end of September... He is also ranked 38th in scoring out of all FCS players averaging 8.2 points per game... Zita backed up his stellar rookie campaign with a four field goal, 14-point performance against Mississippi Valley State in the John Merritt Classic (9/31) ... In doing so, Zita was named Ohio Valley Conference Co-Specialist of the Week... In week three, Zita recorded a career long field goal of 49 yards versus Jackson State at the Southern Heritage Classic (9/14) ... Zita added five extra points to finish with eight points... The kicker scored 10 points at Eastern Kentucky, marking the seventh time in 14 career games he reached double digits in a contest... Zita booted a 30-yard field goal and converted four extra points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9/21) ... At Eastern Kentucky, the second year kicker finished with 10 points, marking the seventh time in his 14 career games that he has recorded double-digit points... He was a perfect 3-for-3 in field goals, connecting from 28, 25 and 26 yards... The sophomore was named to the Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America Third Team in 2018... Zita was also placed on the Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer squad after converting 12-of-14 field goals and 28-of-29 on extra points, scoring 64 points... Those totals were in nine games, as Tennessee State had two games cancelled in 2018 due to weather... As a freshman, Zita ranked 10th in the nation with a .833 field goal percentage and 17th at 1.33 field goals per game... The sophomore intends to enter the ministry after graduation... Zita traveled to Hawai'i, spending two weeks preaching the gospel to people on the streets of Kona... Zita spends time in the community and has performed many activities... He planted flowers for a nursing home and helped patients eat and walk around... Helped serve at Stewart’s Chapel Baptist Church with youth groups and services... Served with the American Red Cross, handing out waters and food to victims, as well as help clear debris from streets and houses after a tornado hit the area; including his middle school... Holds a bible study on campus and helps put together worship events with a ministry called “The Pit “ in Nashville at Belmont University... Helps coach local kickers back home at middle schools and high schools... Speaks at multiple churches back home sharing his testimony.