Awarded for | Being the best placekicker nationally among non- FBS teams. |
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Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 2009 |
Most recent | Landon Reeves, Ottawa University of Arizona |
Website | http://fredmitchellaward.com |
The annual Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Award (also known as the Fred Mitchell Award) is provided to the nation’s top collegiate place-kicker among more than 750 FCS, Division II, III, NAIA and NJCAA football teams.
The award is named for Fred Mitchell, the record-setting place-kicker, Wittenberg University Athletic Hall of Famer, author, philanthropist and Chicago Tribune sports columnist.
The recipient of the Fred Mitchell Award is chosen based on excellence on the football field and in the community.
Year | Winner | School |
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2009 | Jeff Schebler | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
2010 | Tom Lynch | Saint Xavier |
2011 | Tom Lynch | Saint Xavier |
2012 | Patrick Murray | Fordham University |
2013 | Sergio Castillo | West Texas A&M University |
2014 | Tom Obarski | Concordia University St. Paul |
2015 | Matt Cotiguala | St. Ambrose University |
2016 | Matt Davis | UNC Pembroke |
2017 | Cole Tracy | Assumption College |
2018 | Roldan Alcobendas | Eastern Washington |
2019 | Luis Aguilar | Northern Arizona |
2020 | None | N/A |
2021 | Ethan Ratke | James Madison |
2022 | Ethan Gettman | Bryant |
2023 | Landon Reeves | Ottawa University of Arizona |
A blue-ribbon Selection Committee evaluates place-kickers that are nominated by their schools. [1]
Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and/or College Football Hall of Fame on the Selection Committee include:
Former football players and others that are active in their communities are also on the Selection Committee including:
The Award's Watch List is released in August, top performers are recognized monthly during the college football season, and the winner (who is not required to be on the Watch List) is announced in mid-December.
The school of the award winner receives scholarship funds and the Fred Mitchell Award trophy is presented each February at the National Football Foundation Chicago Metro Chapter Awards Ceremony at Halas Hall.
Fred Mitchell is a long-time Chicago Tribune sports columnist who enjoyed a distinguished career as one of the nation's first prominent small-college place-kicking specialists at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio.
During the mid-1960s, Mitchell set the NCAA "College Division" record for career points scored by kicking while playing in the Ohio Athletic Conference for the legendary Bill Edwards, who later was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Edwards had previously served as head coach of the Detroit Lions (1941–42) and as an assistant coach to Paul Brown with the Cleveland Browns. It was with the Browns that Edwards tutored Pro Football Hall of Fame kicker Lou Groza.
Awarded for | Being the best placekicker nationally among non- FBS teams. |
---|---|
Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 2009 |
Most recent | Landon Reeves, Ottawa University of Arizona |
Website | http://fredmitchellaward.com |
The annual Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Award (also known as the Fred Mitchell Award) is provided to the nation’s top collegiate place-kicker among more than 750 FCS, Division II, III, NAIA and NJCAA football teams.
The award is named for Fred Mitchell, the record-setting place-kicker, Wittenberg University Athletic Hall of Famer, author, philanthropist and Chicago Tribune sports columnist.
The recipient of the Fred Mitchell Award is chosen based on excellence on the football field and in the community.
Year | Winner | School |
---|---|---|
2009 | Jeff Schebler | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
2010 | Tom Lynch | Saint Xavier |
2011 | Tom Lynch | Saint Xavier |
2012 | Patrick Murray | Fordham University |
2013 | Sergio Castillo | West Texas A&M University |
2014 | Tom Obarski | Concordia University St. Paul |
2015 | Matt Cotiguala | St. Ambrose University |
2016 | Matt Davis | UNC Pembroke |
2017 | Cole Tracy | Assumption College |
2018 | Roldan Alcobendas | Eastern Washington |
2019 | Luis Aguilar | Northern Arizona |
2020 | None | N/A |
2021 | Ethan Ratke | James Madison |
2022 | Ethan Gettman | Bryant |
2023 | Landon Reeves | Ottawa University of Arizona |
A blue-ribbon Selection Committee evaluates place-kickers that are nominated by their schools. [1]
Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and/or College Football Hall of Fame on the Selection Committee include:
Former football players and others that are active in their communities are also on the Selection Committee including:
The Award's Watch List is released in August, top performers are recognized monthly during the college football season, and the winner (who is not required to be on the Watch List) is announced in mid-December.
The school of the award winner receives scholarship funds and the Fred Mitchell Award trophy is presented each February at the National Football Foundation Chicago Metro Chapter Awards Ceremony at Halas Hall.
Fred Mitchell is a long-time Chicago Tribune sports columnist who enjoyed a distinguished career as one of the nation's first prominent small-college place-kicking specialists at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio.
During the mid-1960s, Mitchell set the NCAA "College Division" record for career points scored by kicking while playing in the Ohio Athletic Conference for the legendary Bill Edwards, who later was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Edwards had previously served as head coach of the Detroit Lions (1941–42) and as an assistant coach to Paul Brown with the Cleveland Browns. It was with the Browns that Edwards tutored Pro Football Hall of Fame kicker Lou Groza.