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Fred Mitchell Award announces Top 10 Finalists for 2021

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 Senior, 4 Juniors, 3 Sophomores, and 2 Freshmen

In alphabetical order, the Fred Mitchell Award Top 10 for 2021 are listed below.

2021 Fred Mitchell Award Top 10 List

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NICHOLAS BAHAMONDE
Ithaca College (N.Y.) – Division III (D-III)

ANTHONY BEITKO
California University of Pennsylvania – D II

CHRISTIAN HUTRA
Springfield College (Mass.) – D-III

TYLER LUTHER
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) – D-II

TANNER MATEUS
Benedictine University (Illinois) – D III

RICHARD McCOLLUM
Western Carolina University (N.C.) – FCS

JOSE PIZANO
Missouri State University – FCS

ETHAN RATKE
James Madison University (Virginia) – FCS

JERRY RICE
Virginia Military Institute – FCS

MCLEAN ROBERTSON
Wingate University (North Carolina) – Division II

KYLE SENTKOWSKI
Sacramento State University (Calif.) – FCS