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University of New Hampshire Athletics
Sanborn Named to FCS Punter of the Year Watchlist
7/29/2019 11:56:00 AM | Football
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Drew Sanborn (Amherst, N.H.), a senior on the University of New Hampshire football team, was recently named to the 2019 FCS Punter of the Year Award Preseason Watchlist.
This season will mark the inaugural FCS Punter of the Year Award. It will be presented by The Augusta Sports Council, which also sponsors the Ray Guy Award that annually honors the best FBS punter.
Sanborn received CAA Preseason Team Honorable Mention recognition at the conference's annual media day on July 23.
New Hampshire kicks off the 2019 season Sept. 7 (1 p.m.) at College of the Holy Cross. UNH plays the first of five home games Sept. 21 (6 p.m.) against the University of Rhode Island.
Click here, call 603-862-4000 or visit the Whittemore Center Box Office to purchase season tickets. Individual game tickets, which start at $9, go on sale Friday, Aug. 2 at 10 a.m.
Sanborn was named CAA Football Third Team Defense after averaging 40.2 yards per punt a year ago. He recorded seven punts of 50-plus yards, including a season-long of 60 that was one of three punts longer than 50 yards at Colorado. In that game, he averaged 49.7 yards per punt.
Sanborn pinned the opponent inside the 20-yard line 27 times and that included six times in the season opener at the University of Maine and four times at the University of Colorado. Also of note, he averaged 44.2 yards per punt with a long of 55 at Villanova University.
The 28-player FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watchlist was chosen based on 2018 All-America and all-conference selections, as well as conference nominations. The committee will announce the 10 semifinalists at the end of November, and the voting body will choose the three finalists in early December. There will be a second round of voting in mid-December, and the winner will be announced in early January 2020.
This season will mark the inaugural FCS Punter of the Year Award. It will be presented by The Augusta Sports Council, which also sponsors the Ray Guy Award that annually honors the best FBS punter.
Sanborn received CAA Preseason Team Honorable Mention recognition at the conference's annual media day on July 23.
New Hampshire kicks off the 2019 season Sept. 7 (1 p.m.) at College of the Holy Cross. UNH plays the first of five home games Sept. 21 (6 p.m.) against the University of Rhode Island.
Click here, call 603-862-4000 or visit the Whittemore Center Box Office to purchase season tickets. Individual game tickets, which start at $9, go on sale Friday, Aug. 2 at 10 a.m.
Sanborn was named CAA Football Third Team Defense after averaging 40.2 yards per punt a year ago. He recorded seven punts of 50-plus yards, including a season-long of 60 that was one of three punts longer than 50 yards at Colorado. In that game, he averaged 49.7 yards per punt.
Sanborn pinned the opponent inside the 20-yard line 27 times and that included six times in the season opener at the University of Maine and four times at the University of Colorado. Also of note, he averaged 44.2 yards per punt with a long of 55 at Villanova University.
The 28-player FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watchlist was chosen based on 2018 All-America and all-conference selections, as well as conference nominations. The committee will announce the 10 semifinalists at the end of November, and the voting body will choose the three finalists in early December. There will be a second round of voting in mid-December, and the winner will be announced in early January 2020.
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