Drake University Athletics

Added placekicking duties, while entering fourth year as team’s regular punter...coming off best season in career...2009 — Earned All-Pioneer Football League first team playing honors leading the league in field goals and second in scoring...made 13-15 field goals leading team in scoring with 69 points...had career long 75-yard punt in win vs. Jacksonville...named PFL Special Teams Player of Week Oct. 19 for second week in a row for play in Bulldog victory at San Diego with eight punts averaging 41.0 yards including long of 56...honored as PFL Special Teams Player of Week on Oct. 12 for efforts in Missouri S&T vistory with four field goals from 36, 33, 45 (career best) and 29 yards...named PFL Special Teams Player of Week Sept. 7 for kicking efforts versus Grand View with field goals of 37, 32 and 25 yards and 44.5 yard punt average...2008 — Earned second team All-Pioneer Football League honors...ranked second in PFL in punting, averaging a career best 40.4 yards in 59 punts with 17 punts inside the 20 yardline and 10 kicks covering 50 yards or more...had three punts for 48.7 yard average against Campbell including season long 68 yards...averaged 45.7 yards for five punts vs. Upper Iowa...had 43.3 yard average in three punts vs. San Diego and 43.0 average in four punts at Butler...2007 — Played in 10 games, owning 33.8 yard punting average with long of 48 vs. Valparaiso...had 11 punts inside opponents’ 20 yardline...2006 — Ranked third in PFL in punting with 37.4 avg...had 17 punts inside opponent’s 20 yardline...averaged season-best 40.7 yards on six punts at Dayton, including long of 51 yards while landing three kicks inside 20...also averaged 40.0 yards for three punts vs. Wisconsin-Platteville...had season long 67-yard punt vs. San Diego...Prep — Earned all-area honors as senior at Lake Zurich High.

Personal — Management/Marketing major...member of Student Athlete Advisory Council...earned second team All-Academic Pioneer Football League honors in 2008...named to 2008 Pioneer Football League Fall Academic Honor Roll...born Aug. 4, 1986.