Lou
Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award 2006 Semifinalists
The Palm Beach County Sports Institute and Sports
Commission are proud to announce the 20 semifinalists for the
2006 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the
FedEx Orange Bowl. These twenty place-kickers have all excelled
throughout the season in earning their place as a semifinalist.
Among this year’s 20 semifinalists are 2005 Groza Award
winner Alexis Serna of Oregon State, and 2005 runner up Mason
Crosby of Colorado. Also making the 2006 semifinalists list
are 2005 semifinalists Kenny Byrd from New Mexico, Garrett Rivas
of Michigan, Sam Swank of Wake Forest, Brandon Pace of Virginia
Tech, and Reagan Schneider of Texas El Paso.
And the 2006 Lou Groza Semifinalists are…
Name |
School |
XPM |
XPA |
XP% |
FGM |
FGA |
FG% |
Long |
Points |
Kenny
Byrd |
New
Mexico |
20 |
20 |
100 |
15 |
19 |
78.9 |
52 |
65 |
Arthur
Carmody |
Louisville |
34 |
34 |
100 |
11 |
12 |
91.7 |
51 |
67 |
Gary
Cismesia |
Florida
State |
25 |
25 |
96.0 |
10 |
12 |
83.3 |
53 |
67 |
Mason
Crosby |
Colorado |
11 |
11 |
100 |
15 |
21 |
71.4 |
56 |
56 |
Garrett
Hartley |
Oklahoma |
28 |
28 |
100 |
14 |
15 |
93.3 |
46 |
70 |
Jeremy
Ito |
Rutgers |
27 |
28 |
96.4 |
11 |
14 |
78.6 |
53 |
60 |
Brian
Jackson |
Ball
State |
29 |
30 |
96.7 |
11 |
12 |
91.7 |
52 |
62 |
Justin
Medlock |
UCLA |
18 |
18 |
100 |
18 |
20 |
90.0 |
51 |
72 |
Taylor
Mehlhaff |
Wisconsin |
36 |
36 |
100 |
11 |
13 |
84.6 |
51 |
69 |
Brandon
Pace |
Virginia
Tech |
26 |
26 |
100 |
10 |
10 |
100 |
42 |
56 |
Garrett
Rivas |
Michigan |
29 |
29 |
100 |
13 |
16 |
81.3 |
48 |
68 |
Reagan
Schneider |
UTEP |
23 |
25 |
92.0 |
12 |
14 |
85.7 |
49 |
59 |
Alexis
Serna |
Oregon
State |
24 |
24 |
100 |
12 |
17 |
70.6 |
58 |
60 |
Patrick
Shadle |
Syracuse |
17 |
17 |
100 |
13 |
14 |
92.9 |
46 |
56 |
Ryan
Succop |
South
Carolina |
20 |
20 |
100 |
10 |
11 |
90.9 |
55 |
50 |
Sam
Swank |
Wake
Forest |
21 |
21 |
100 |
12 |
16 |
75.0 |
53 |
57 |
John
Vaughn |
Auburn |
26 |
26 |
100 |
17 |
20 |
85.0 |
55 |
77 |
Andrew
Wellock |
Michigan
State |
11 |
11 |
100 |
13 |
16 |
81.3 |
48 |
50 |
James
Wilhoit |
Tennessee |
31 |
32 |
96.9 |
11 |
13 |
84.6 |
51 |
64 |
Jeff
Wolfert |
Missouri |
34 |
34 |
100 |
11 |
13 |
84.6 |
44 |
67 |
The Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award recognizes the
top place-kicker in NCAA Division I-A football. Voters for the
award include Division I-A head coaches, sports writers and
sportscasters, conference representatives, professional kickers,
and previous Groza Award finalists.
The three finalists for the Lou Groza Award are announced on
Monday, November 20 and will be honored at the 15th Annual Lou
Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Banquet on Tuesday, December
5 at the Palm Beach Gardens Marriott. The 2006 Lou Groza Collegiate
Place-Kicker Award winner will be announced on Thursday, December
7 during the ESPN Home Depot College Football Award Show in
Orlando, Florida.
The award, now in its 15th year, is named for NFL Hall-of-Fame
kicker Lou Groza, who played 21 seasons with the Cleveland Browns.
Groza won four NFL championships with Cleveland and was named
NFL Player of the Year in 1954. Nicknamed “The Toe,”
Groza was one of the first people to truly make kicking an art
form, and he helped usher in to football the idea that a player
could be used exclusively for kicking.
For more information on the 20 semifinalists, including complete
statistics, please visit http://www.lougrozaaward.com/Candidates/index.htm.
The Lou Groza Award is also sponsored by The Breakers, Coastal
Limousine, Continental Airlines, Discretion Entertainment, Duffy’s
Sports Grill, Enterprise rent-a-car, ESPN Radio 760, ESPN Regional
Television, FedEx Orange Bowl, Florida Atlantic University Athletics,
Florida Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Hartless Foundation, InBloom,
JBS Destination Solutions, John F. Romano, P.A., Palm Beach
Gardens Marriott, Palm Beach Kennel Club, The Palm Beach Post,
Parallax Productions, PGA National Golf Club, Rooney’s
Public House, Southern Audio Visual, The Tux Shop, and WPEC
News-12.
For more information regarding the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker
Award, including banquet, hotel, and ticket information please
contact Dusty Ann Williams at the Palm Beach County Sports Institute
at (561) 233-3122 or dwilliams@palmbeachsports.com
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