College: 2010: Is Gannon’s returning placekicker ... tied for first place all-time at Gannon in field goals (27) … ranks seventh in career scoring (139).
2009: Saw action in every game … named to the
2009 Lindy’s College Football Preview All-America second team … ranked second among PSAC players in field goals per game (0.91) and points per game (5.45) … finished 35th among all NCAA Division II players in field goals per game … converted 10 field goals, the second-highest single-season total in school history behind his own record of 15 in 2008 … tied a school single-game record with three field goals against Cheyney … booted three field goals worthy of being in the top 11 all-time at Gannon for longest distance (45 vs. Cheyney, 44 vs. Lock Haven, 43 vs. Cheyney) … scored 60 points, the 10th-highest single-season total in school history … converted 16 consecutive extra points, before missing one during the seventh game at Mercyhurst … finished with 13 straight conversions over the final four contests … made six consecutive field goals during a three-game stretch against Cheyney, California (Pa.) and Edinboro … scored at least two points in every game.
2008: Played in every game ... named to the All-PSAC first team ... selected to the
Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-Super One Region third team ... ranked second among PSAC kickers and fifth among NCAA Division II kickers in field goals per game (1.36) ... finished third among PSAC kickers in field goal percentage (78.9), seventh in scoring (6.2) and 10th in PAT percentage (92.0) ... kicked a season-long 45-yard field goal against Indiana (Pa.), the seventh-longest field goal in school history ... added a pair of 43-yard field goals against Cheyney and Slippery Rock, tying the ninth-longest mark in school history ... broke Gannon’s single-season records for field goals made (15) and field goal percentage (78.9) ... tied a school record with three field goals at Slippery Rock ... scored 68 points, the third-highest single-season mark in school history ... converted at least one field goal in every game.
2007: Saw action in nine games as a true freshman … was Gannon’s placekicker while seeing limited time on kickoffs … was Gannon’s fifth-leading scorer with 11 points … ranked 10th among GLIAC players in field goals made … scored first career points with a 40-yard field goal in the season opener at Hillsdale, the 11th-longest field goal in school history … converted his second field goal against Northern Michigan from 26 yards out … made his first five extra-point attempts, including a perfect 4-of-4 showing against rival Mercyhurst … averaged 42.3 yards on three kickoffs.
High School: Played for Mike Mischler at Iroquois (Pa.) High School ... named to the all-state, all-district and all-region first teams ... set the school record for most field goals in a season ... selected to play in the Save-an-Eye All-Star game ... was a two-sport athlete, participating in football and soccer ... was a four-year starter in soccer ... named to the all-region first team and received two MVP awards in soccer ... listed in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students” ... was a member of the National Honor Society and Academic Sports League.
Personal: Criminal Justice major ... has one brother ... son of Natalie and James Ditzler.
Career Highs
Field Goals: 3 at Slippery Rock (9/20/08); vs. Cheyney (9/12/09)
Field Goals Attempted: 4 at Slippery Rock (9/20/08); at Bloomsburg (11/7/09)
Longest Field Goal: 45 vs. Indiana (Pa.) (11/1/08); vs. Cheyney (9/12/09)
Extra Points: 7 vs. Slippery Rock (10/17/09)
Extra Points Attempted: 7 vs. Slippery Rock (10/17/09)
Points: 12 vs. Cheyney (9/12/09)
Career Kicking Statistics
|
Year
|
FGM
|
FGA
|
Pct.
|
1-19
|
20-29
|
30-39
|
40-49
|
50+
|
Lg
|
XPM
|
XPA
|
|
2007
|
2
|
6
|
33.3
|
0-0
|
1-1
|
0-3
|
1-2
|
0-0
|
40
|
5
|
6
|
|
2008
|
15
|
19
|
78.9
|
0-0
|
7-8
|
5-6
|
3-5
|
0-0
|
45
|
23
|
25
|
|
2009
|
10
|
16
|
62.5
|
0-0
|
1-3
|
6-6
|
3-7
|
0-0
|
45
|
30
|
31
|
|
Career
|
27
|
41
|
65.9
|
0-0
|
9-12
|
11-15
|
7-14
|
0-0
|
45
|
58
|
62
|
