Fred Mitchell Award recognizes October 2018 performances

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. The season’s watch lists and updates may also be found on Facebook (http://facebook.com/fredmitchellaward), 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

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JON ALBERTS
Central College (Iowa) – Division III

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

RYDER ANDREWS
Birmingham-Southern (Alabama) – Division III

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

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

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

JOHN CYBAK
Westminster College (Pa.) – Division III

ZACK DeWITT
Illinois College – Division III

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

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

JAKE MCINTYRE
Harvard University (Mass.) – FCS

DREW PEARSON
University of Wisconsin – Stout – Division III

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

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

STORM “ELIJAH” RUIZ
Stephen F. Austin (Texas) – FCS

ERIC SACHSE
Trinty College (Conn.) – Division III

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

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

JEFFERSON SOUZA
Virginia Union – Division II

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

BEN STYRON
Missouri Science and Technology – Division II

JAKE TANNER
DePauw University (Ind.) – Division III

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

TREY TUTTLE
Weber State University (Utah) – FCS

GABRIEL VICENTE
Murray State University (Kent.) – FCS

CODY WILLIAMS
Portland State University (Ore.) – FCS