Fred Mitchell Award recognizes November 2019 performances

The Fred Mitchell Award recognizes 51 place-kickers for their excellence on the football field for the 2019 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.

“We are very excited to acknowledge the stellar performances of these kickers as the 2019 football season winds down and our Selection Committee prepares to vote for this year’s winner,” said Fred Mitchell.

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 52 place-kickers is as follows:

• Collegiate Division – 15 FCS, 12 Division II, 20 Division III, 3 NAIA, and 2 NJCAA
• State – the place-kickers are from schools representing 21 different states (AL (3), AR, AZ, CA, CT, IA (2), IL (2), IN (2), KS (4), MA, MI (2), MN (2), MS (2), NC (2) NE, NH, NJ (2), NY (5), OH (4), PA, SC (2), TX (4), UT, VA (2), WI, and WV).
• Year – 1 Graduate, 15 Seniors, 19 Juniors, 6 Sophomores, and 11 Freshman

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

2019 Fred Mitchell Award November Watch List

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LUIS AGUILAR
Northern Arizona University – Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)

JON ALBERTS
Central College (Iowa) – Division III (D3)

GRAYSON ATKINS
Furman University (Ala.) – FCS 

ANTHONY AVILA
Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) – D3

JASON BACHLE
Hastings College (Neb.) – National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)

NICHOLAS BAHAMONDE
Ithaca College (N.Y.) – D3

CORY BARNETT
University of Mount Union (Ohio) – D3

LAKE BARRETT
The College of Wooster (Ohio) – D3

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

JOEY BIEL
Monmouth College (Ill.) – D3

ALEC BENZINGER
University of Wisconsin-Stout – D3

DREW BEVELHIMER
Butler University (Ind.) –  FCS

DANTE BROWN
Fort Hays State University (Kans.) – Division II (D2)

LUKE CARTER
Wofford College (S.C.) – FCS

JAKE CHAPLA
Slippery Rock University (Penn.) –  D2

MATTHEW COOK
University of Northern Iowa – FCS

TAYLOR CRABTREE
Delta State University (Miss.) – D2

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

LOGAN DEMOND
BETHEL COLLEGE (Kan.) – NAIA 

JACKSON DIETERLE
Ferris State University (Mich.) – D2

MITCHELL FINERAN
Samford University (Ala.) – FCS

GINO GARCIA
Houston Baptist University (Texas) – FCS

IGNACIO GOMEZ
Lyon College (Ark.) – NAIA

JOSH GORBALL
Grand Valley State University (Mich.) – D2

BRAD GREEN
Ferrum College (Va.) – D3

JAYDON HAAG
University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh – D3

HUNTER HANSON
Alabama State University – FCS

TANNER HARDING
Notre Dame College (Ohio) – D2

JASON HUGHES
University of New Hampshire – FCS 

PAT KRAMER
Denison University (Ohio) – D3

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

DANNY LAUDET
Concordia University (Minn.) – D2 

TANNER MATEUS
Benedictine University (Ill.) – D3 

JAKE McINTYRE
Harvard University – FCS

MAKI MEDICI
Utica College (N.Y.) – D3

MATT MOSQUERA
Monmouth University (N.J.) – FCS

LUKE PALADINO
Marist College (N.Y.) – FCS

JAMIE POGUE
Hardin-Simmons University (Texas) – D3

ALEX RAYA
University of Redlands (Calif.) – D3

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

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

NOEL RUIZ
North Carolina A&T – D3

JEFFERSON SOUZA
Virginia Union University – D2

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

AUSTIN STEURER
Hanover College (Ind.) – D3

SAM THOREEN
Hamilton College (N.Y.) – D3

JALIN TROUTMAN
Independence Community College (Kan.) – NJCAA

TREY TUTTLE
Weber State University (Utah) – FCS

ALEX USRY
Charlestown Southern University (S.C.) – FCS

JARED VINCENT
Pittsburgh State University (Kan.) – D2

JUSTIN WATTS
Glenville State College (W.Va.) – D2

MASON VON JESS
Wesleyan University (Conn.) – D3