Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week
BEREA, OHIO -- Baldwin-Wallace College sophomore All-American football punter Kevin Soflkiancs (Middleburg Heights/ Midpark) is this week's Ohio Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. It marks the fourth time in his 17-game collegiate career that he has already earned the accolade, including twice this season and twice in 2004.
Soflkiancs earned the honor last Saturday (Oct. 22) when he averaged 44.0 yards per punt in eight attempts, including a 61-yarder, in a loss at Capital University. He currently leads the OAC in punting with a 40.7-yard average in 38 attempts, including nine punts that have landed inside the 20-yard line.
As a freshman in 2004-2005, Soflkiancs was tabbed twice as the OAC Special Teams Player of the Week. The first time against Ohio Northern University and then against Otterbein when he set a Finnie Stadium-record by averaging 51.0 yards per punt in eight attempts. Soflkiancs also earned the Football Gazette Division III National Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts versus Otterbein.
In 2004, Soflkiancs led both the OAC and all of Division III with a 42.7-yard average on 55 punts, including 20 that landed inside the opponents 20-yard line. He was named as a first-team Division III All-American by both the Football Gazette and d3football.com as well as being tabbed as a first-team All-OAC and first-team All-North Region choice and as the Football Gazette North Region Special Teams Player of the Year.
In addition to being an outstanding football player, Soflkiancs, a business administration major, carries a better than 3.5 grade point average and is a Dean's List student. He is a candidate for both Academic All-OAC and CoSIDA/ ESPN THE MAGAZINE Academic All-America accolades.
The Yellow Jackets are back in action this Saturday when they travel to Alliance, Ohio to play OAC-rival Mt. Union College at 1:30 p.m.
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