Team d3football.com All-American
BEREA, OHIO -- Baldwin-Wallace College freshman punter Kevin Soflkiancs (Middleburg Heights/ Midpark High School) has been named as a 2004 d3football.com internet web site first-team Division III All-American. Soflkiancs led all of Division III in punting.
The 2004 d3football.com Division III All-American team is selected by a committee of Division III football coaches, sportswriters and broadcasters and sports information directors who divided among the four regions of Division III. To access the entire d3football.com internet web site Division III All-American team, please click here.
In addition to being named as a d3football.com first-team Division III All-American, Soflkaincs has also been tabbed as a first-team Football Gazette Division III All-American. He also was named as the Football Gazette North Region Special Teams Player of the Year and as a first-team All-Ohio Athletic Conference and first-team All-North Region player.
Soflkiancs, a business administration major, led the OAC and Division III in punting with a 42.7-yard average in 55 attempts with 20 punts landing inside the opponent's 20-yard line. He was a two-time OAC Special Teams Player of the Week, a d3football.com internet web site "Team of the Week" pick and a Football Gazette Division III National Player of the Week. Soflkiancs set B-W records for punting average in a season (42.7 yards), in a game (a 52.0-yard average in six attempts against Otterbein College on October 9) and at The George Finnie Stadium (against Otterbein).
"We are pleased for Kevin," said third-year Head Coach John Snell. "Kevin had an outstanding season and is an asset to our program. He had a great year and we are looking forward to having him back with us for the next three years."
The Yellow Jackets finished the 2004 season with a 6-4 overall and 5-4 OAC record and had their 38th straight winning season. The seasona; winning streak is the second longest ion all of college football.
FOR MORE INFORMATION on B-W football and other athletics teams, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu.
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