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Karutz Named MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week
9/13/2010 1:19:43 PM | Football, E-Gridiron Group
Sophomore punter turns in record-setting performance at Miami
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Sophomore punter Jay Karutz (North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia-Holy Cross College) turned in an outstanding effort in just his second college football game ever, Sept. 11 at Miami, and was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts.
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Karutz racked up four punts for 198 yards for a 49.5 yard average against the RedHawks with three of the four inside the 20-yard line, including two that were downed inside the one-yard line. His fourth punt was a 56-yard effort that went out of bounds. That 49.5 yard average is a school record, shattering the previous single-game mark of 49.0 set by Jerry Wedge versus Eastern Illinois University, Oct. 27, 1956. For his efforts against Miami, Karutz was also named an honorable mention choice for national Division I punter performer of week two by College Football Performance Awards organization.
Karutz is in his first season at EMU after enrolling this summer after playing Australian Rules football in Australia. He is considered a redshirt sophomore for the Eagles after attending MacQuarie University in Australia.
EMU also had a MAC Player of the Week after game one when senior tailback Dwayne Priest (Roanoke, Va.-Fleming-Fork Union Academy) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week after gaining a career-best 142 yards on 26 rushes and scored twice against Army, Sept. 4.
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Karutz racked up four punts for 198 yards for a 49.5 yard average against the RedHawks with three of the four inside the 20-yard line, including two that were downed inside the one-yard line. His fourth punt was a 56-yard effort that went out of bounds. That 49.5 yard average is a school record, shattering the previous single-game mark of 49.0 set by Jerry Wedge versus Eastern Illinois University, Oct. 27, 1956. For his efforts against Miami, Karutz was also named an honorable mention choice for national Division I punter performer of week two by College Football Performance Awards organization.
Karutz is in his first season at EMU after enrolling this summer after playing Australian Rules football in Australia. He is considered a redshirt sophomore for the Eagles after attending MacQuarie University in Australia.
EMU also had a MAC Player of the Week after game one when senior tailback Dwayne Priest (Roanoke, Va.-Fleming-Fork Union Academy) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week after gaining a career-best 142 yards on 26 rushes and scored twice against Army, Sept. 4.
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