39 Jon Gurchak
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 175
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Grayslake, Ill.
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- High School:
- Grayslake Central
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- Position:
- K/P
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- Major:
- Business
| Career Stats | PUNTING | KICKING | |||||||||
| YEAR | GP | NO. | YARDS | LG | AVG | FC | I20 | FG | LONG | PAT | POINTS |
| 2012 | 10 | 38 | 1313 | 64 | 34.6 | 10 | 14 | 2-5 | 38 | 28-35 | 34 |
| 2013 | 10 | 62 | 2170 | 56 | 35.0 | 19 | 11 | 6-12 | 47 | 24-24 | 42 |
| CAREER | 20 | 100 | 3483 | 64 | 34.8 | 29 | 25 | 8-17 | 47 | 52-59 | 76 |
| Career Single-Game Highs (through 2013) | ||
| CATEGORY | NO. | OPPONENT / DATE |
| Field Goals | 2 | vs. Grinnell College on Sept. 21, 2013 |
| Points | 9 | vs. Concordia University Chicago on Sept. 7, 2013 |
| Awards | |
| YEAR | AWARDS |
| 2012 | 1st varsity letter Honorable Mention All-Midwest Conference (Punter) |
| 2013 | 2nd varsity letter Midwest Conference Special Teams Performer of the Week (Sept. 9) Midwest Conference Special Teams Performer of the Week (Sept. 23) Forester Athlete of the Week (Sept. 26) Midwest Conference Special Teams Performer of the Week (Oct. 28) Second Team All-Midwest Conference (Punter) Honorable Mention All-Midwest Conference (Kicker) |
| Other Notables | |
| YEAR | NOTES |
| 2012 | Played in every game as the Foresters' primary punter and
kicker Ranked second on the team in points Made the third-most extra points in a season in team history At least one of his punts ended up inside the 20-yardline in all but one game Made three extra points in season opener at Concordia University Chicago on Sept. 1 Averaged 40.8 yards on five punts and 60.8 yards on four kickoffs against Lawrence University on Sept. 8 Registered first career tackle on a kickoff return at Grinnell College on Sept. 15 Made two tackles and four extra points against Knox College on Sept. 22 Amassed 311 yards on eight punts (38.9 yards/punt), including four inside the 20, at Carroll University on Sept. 29 Was 5-for-5 on extra points against Illinois College on Oct. 6 and Cornell College on Oct. 20 Made all 17 of his extra points attempts during the final five games of the season Booted first career field goal, a 33-yarder, against Ripon College on Oct. 27 Made a season-long 38-yard field goal at St. Norbert College on Nov. 10 |
| 2013 | Served as the team's kicker and punter in every game Led the team in scoring and ranked fourth in the Midwest Conference in points by a kicker Was one of two kickers in the league to make 100 percent of extra point attempts Tied for third in the conference and second in team history in field goals made Extra point total ranked fifth in team history and punting yardage was third Made three tackles on kickoff returns Scored a season-high nine points and kicked a 47-yard field goal against Concordia University Chicago on Sept. 7 Connected on a pair of gield goals and scored seven points against Grinnell College on Sept. 21 Had three touchbacks on kickoffs and three punts inside the 20-yardline at Knox College on Sept. 28 Averaged 38.0 yards on a school record-tying 12 punts at Cornell College on Oct. 26 Made four extra points and a 32-yard field goal against St. Norbert College on Nov. 16 Finished season ranked fourth in team history in career extra points and tied-for-fifth in field goals Also ranks 10th in program history in career yards per punt |