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14 David Kovalcik
2006 Don Hansen Honorable Mention FCS Mid-Major All-American Has served as DU's starting punter since stepping on campus ... two-time first team All-MAAC pick enters his senior year second on Duquesne's all-time punting average list at 36.2 yards per kick ... has 11 career 50-yard punts ... has placed nearly one-third of his 156 career punts inside the opponent 20 with just 10 touchbacks ... can also placekick in a pinch. as a junior (2006): punted 43 times for 1,534 yards (35.2 avg.) ... placed 16 punts inside the 20 with just one touchback ... had a season-best 51-yard boot vs. Iona ... placed three of four punts inside the 20 in averaging a season-high 40.0 yards per punt in the win over Marist. as a sophomore (2005): punted 68 times for 2,356 yards (34.6 avg.) ... the number of punts and total yardage rank second on DU's all-time single-season list ... placed 16 punts inside the opponent 20 with just four touchbacks ... launched a career-best 57-yarder in the rain at Georgetown ... also had 50-plus yard punts at Saint Francis (53), at Marist (52) and versus Saint Peter's (51) ... punted 10 times - one shy of the school record - both at Penn (33.9 avg.) and at Georgetown (39.2 avg.) ... as a freshman (2004): averaged 39.0 yards per kick in earning first team All-MAAC honors ... boomed six punts 50 or more yards with a long of 56 vs. Marist ... placed 13 kicks inside the 20-yard line. personal: was one of 54 players named to the 2006 Division I-AA ADs Association Academic All-Star Team ... earned a spot on the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 2 Football Team ... major: business ... date of birth: 6/13/86. Kovalcik's career statistics punting Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. LG TB I20 2004 10/10 45 1,756 39.0 56 5 13 2005 10/10 68 2,356 34.6 57 4 16 2006 10/10 43 1,534 35.7 51 1 16 Totals 30/30 156 5,646 36.2 57 10 45 |
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