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2013 SALUKI FOOTBALL
AUSTIN
PUCYLOWSKI
Punter
6-4
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245
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Senior (4th)
New Berlin, Wis.
Catholic Memorial
2013 (Preseason):
Selected to the College Football Performance Awards
preseason punter award watch list....Honorable mention on the MVFC
Preseason Team.
2012 (Junior):
Link to 2012 Game-by-Game Stats
Played in all 11 games as punter...All-MVFC Honorable Mention...Selected
to the College Sports Journal FCS All-Academic Team...Named to the FCS
Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team...Second in the MVFC
with 71 punts and 2,855 punting yards, ninth most single-season punting
yards in school history...Averaged 40.2 yards/punt...Pinned 23 punts inside
the 20 with only seven touchbacks...Only had 14 of 71 punts returned for
a total of 23 yards...Ranked 20th in the nation in net punting with a 36.7
average...Booted a career-best 65-yard punt at Eastern Illinois...CFPA Punter
Honorable Mention 9/3/12 and 9/17/12...Finished the season seventh
in school history in career punt attempts (164) and career punting yards
(6,478)...Recorded two total tackles, one solo tackle...Received the MVFC
Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award, which re­quires a minimum
GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters.
2011 (Sophomore):
Link to 2011 Game-by-Game Stats
Second-team Academic All-Conference selection...Averaged 38.3 yards on
53 punts...Booted six punts longer than 50 yards...Forced 19 fair catches...
Nearly half of his punts were covered inside the 20 yard line...Earned the
MVFC’s Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award, which requires a
minimum 3.2 GPA in the previous two semesters.
2010 (Freshman):
Link to 2010 Game-by-Game Stats
Named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team...Averaged 39.8 yards per punt...
Had a long punt of 64 yards against Quincy...Had 20 punts downed inside
the 20-yard line, 13 fair caught and no touchbacks on the year...Booted four
punts over 50 yards...Averaged 40 yards on eight punts with four downed
inside the 20 and four fair caught against Illinois, Sept. 11...Averaged 47.3
yards on three punts at Missouri State, Oct. 30, and was named as one of the
national punters of the week by the College Football Performance Awards...
Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.
High School:
Ranked as the 15th-best punter in the nation by Kohl’s Kicking
and Punting service...Ranked as the second-best punter by wissports.net...
Was a two-time All-Conference and All-County punter...Named second team
all-state as a senior...Averaged 43.1 yards per punt, and the team netted 38.4
yards off his punts during his senior year...Played baseball for two seasons...
Four-year basketball team member and squad advanced to the regional
semifinals in 2008-09...Four-year honor roll student.
Personal:
Born on March 1, 1992, in Milwaukee, Wis...Son of Jeff and
Theresa Pucylowski...Father is a electrician, mother is a pharmacist...Has one
brother...Biological sciences major.
CAREER STATS
PUNTING
G
No. Yards
Lg
Avg.
2010
11 40
1592
64
39.8
2011
11 53
2031
54
38.3
2012
11 71 2855 65
40.2
TOTAL
33 164 6478 65
39.5
90
BILLY
REED
Wide Receiver
6-2
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200
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Freshman (2nd)
Lockport, Ill.
Lockport Township
2012 (Freshman):
Redshirted...Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.
High School:
Two-star recruit by Rivals.com...Started at quarterback for two
seasons...Two-year captain...Threw for 1,450 yards and 17 touchdowns in
his career...Also rushed for 753 yards and 14 touchdowns...Also a basketball
and All-Conference baseball player...Set school record with 36 stolen bases.
Personal:
Full given name is William J. Reed...Son of William and Debra
Reed...Born Nov. 1, 1993 in Los Angeles...Majoring in marketing...Member
of the National Honor Society...Leadership Committee representative...
Attended the same high school as former Cleveland Browns tackle Tony
Pashos and 2007 NBA first-round draft pick Alando Tucker.
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COURTNEY
RICHMOND
Cornerback
5-11
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176
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Junior (4th)
Memphis, Tenn.
Kirby
2012 (Sophomore):
Link to 2012 Game-by-Game Stats
Played in all 11 games and started the season finale at cornerback...Recorded
a career-high seven tackles at Illinois State.
2011 (Redshirt Freshman):
Played in nine games, starting one...Recorded 16
tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss...Forced a fumble and recovered a fumble
against Northern Iowa...Recorded a career-high four tackles at Northern
Iowa...Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.
2010 (Freshman):
Redshirted...Named SIU’s Defensive Scout and Special
Teams Scout Player of the Week once during the season...Received the
Massive Mule Award once during the year, which honors the Saluki rookie
with the most outstanding week of strength training.
High School:
Played in AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-State game in 2009...
Preseason member of the Class 6A all-state team...Was first team all-region
as a cornerback, kick returner and punt returner as a senior...First team
defensive back as a junior and received second team all-region honors as a
kick returner as a junior...Had 45 tackles with seven interceptions and five
passes broken up as a senior...Forced two fumbles and returned one fumble
for a touchdown in 2009...Posted 59 tackles with two interceptions and nine
pass breakups in junior...Intercepted two passes and had 22 tackles and three
pass breakups as a sophomore in 2007...Honor roll student...Competed in
the decathlon in track.
Personal:
Born on Oct. 8, 1991, in Memphis, Tenn...Son of Gwendolyn and
Eric Richmond...Has one brother and one sister...Majoring in recreation.
CAREER STATS
TACKLES
G
UA A
Total
TFL
Yds PD FF
FR
Blkd
2011
9
11
5
16
2.0
7
1
1
1
0
2012
11 16 9
25
1.0
1
8
1
0
0
TOTAL
20 27 14 41
3.0
8
9
2
1
0
INT.
G
No. Yds TD
Lg
Avg/R Avg/G
2011
9
0
0
0
0
0.0 0.0
2012
11 1
0
0
0
0.0 0.0
TOTAL
20 1
0
0
0
0.0 0.0
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