Fred Mitchell Award

The Fred Mitchell Award recognizes 29 place-kickers for their excellence on the football field and for continued community service during their off-season. It is a pleasure to recognize kickers that were nominated by their schools for terrific performances for September 2022. “It is with great pleasure that we kickoff the 2022 football season by presenting our Watch List for the annual Fred Mitchell Award,” said Mitchell. “Many familiar names from the 2021 FCS, Div. II, Div. III, NAIA and community colleges top rankings appear on this list as we seek to acknowledge excellence in kicking and community service. At last check, there... Read More

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The Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place Kicker Award is proud to announce Ethan Ratke as the most Outstanding Place Kicker for his excellence on the football field for the 2021 season, and for continued community service during his collegiate career. “Our selection committee is so pleased to acknowledge the record-breaking season and career of Ethan Ratke,” said Mitchell. “By all accounts, Ratke has been a reliable and unselfish teammate who has contributed mightily to the success of the James Madison football program. We welcome him to the esteemed fraternity of the previous recipients of this national award which goes to the... Read More

The Fred Mitchell Award recognizes the Top 10 place-kickers for their excellence on the football field and for continued community service. It is a pleasure to recognize kickers that were nominated by their schools for terrific performances for 2021. The recipient of the Fred Mitchell Award will be announced this month based on performance on the football field and in the community. The breakdown of the place-kickers is as follows: Collegiate Division – 5 FCS, 3 Division II, and 3 Division III State – The place-kickers play at schools located in 8 different states Year – 1 Graduate Student, 1... Read More

The Fred Mitchell Award recognizes 26 place-kickers for their excellence on the football field and for continued community service during their off-season. It is a pleasure to recognize kickers that were nominated by their schools for terrific performances for November, 2021. 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 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 18 different... Read More

The Fred Mitchell Award recognizes 27 place-kickers for their excellence on the football field and for continued community service during their off-season. It is a pleasure to recognize kickers that were nominated by their schools for terrific performances for October, 2021. 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 breakdown of the 27 place-kickers is as follows: Collegiate Division – 5 FCS, 9 Division II, 8 Division III, 4 NAIA, and 1 NJCAA State – The place-kickers play at schools located in 21 different... Read More

The Fred Mitchell Award recognizes 10 place-kickers for their excellence on the football field and for continued community service during their off-season. It is a pleasure to recognize kickers that were nominated by their schools for terrific performances for September, 2021. 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 breakdown of the 10 place-kickers is as follows: Collegiate Division – 2 FCS, 3 Division II, 3 Division III, 1 NAIA, and 1 NJCAA State – The place-kickers play at schools located in 9 different... Read More

The Fred Mitchell Award recognizes 7 place-kickers for their excellence on the football field and for continued community service during their off-season. It is a pleasure to recognize kickers that were nominated by their schools for terrific performances as we welcome back college football. 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 breakdown of the 7 place-kickers is as follows: Collegiate Division – 2 FCS, 1 Division II, 2 Division III, 1 NAIA, and 1 NJCAA State – the place-kickers play at schools located... Read More

The Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place Kicker Award is proud to announce Luis Aguilar as the most Outstanding Place Kicker for his excellence on the football field for the 2019 season, and for continued community service during his collegiate career. “Luis Aguilar stood out among an impressive list of exceptional college kickers and we are proud to recognize him as our 2019 winner,” Mitchell said.  “As the first underclassman to win the award since Tom Lynch in 2010, Aguilar portends to continue as one of the nation’s top college kickers and a conscientious, community-minded individual.” 2019 Fred Mitchell Recipient LUIS AGUILARNorthern... Read More

The Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place Kicker Award is proud to announce the Top 10 vote recipients of place-kickers for their excellence on the football field for the 2019 season and for continued community service during their collegiate careers. 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. In alphabetical order, the Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place Kicker Award Top 10 nominations for 2019 are listed below. 2019 Fred Mitchell... Read More