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Wishnowsky Earns All-America Honors from the AFCA
12/12/2018 11:23 AM | Football
Punter is named to the second team.
WACO, Texas – Utah senior punter Mitch Wishnowsky has made his third major All-America team this season with his selection to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) second team. Wishnowsky, the first three-time All-American at any position in Utah history, also earned second-team All-America honors from the Walter Camp Foundation and the Associated Press.
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Wishnowsky, the 2016 Ray Guy Award winner and the first three-time Ray Guy finalist in the award's history, ranks second in the Pac-12 and ninth in the nation in punt average (45.1). He has led Utah to a No. 2 Pac-12 and No. 15 national ranking in net punting (40.65). The senior from Perth, Australia, has placed 22 punts inside the 20-yard line, including nine punts at or inside the 10-yard line, and has 19 punts of 50+ yards.
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In his career, Wishnowsky is averaging 45.7 yards per punt and just nine of his 170 punts have been touchbacks. His 61 punts of 50+ yards ranks second all-time at Utah and he has placed 72 punts inside the 20-yard line.
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Wishnowsky, who was a first-team AFCA selection in 2016, is one of six Utes to earn All-America honors from the AFCA, joining Luther Elliss (DL, 1994), Eric Weddle (DB, 2006), Louie Sakoda (K, 2008), Tom Hackett (2014 and 2015) and Matt Gay (K, 2017).
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2018 All-Americans
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Mitch Wishnowsky, P
2nd team AFCA
2nd team Walter Camp
2nd team Associated Press
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Matt Gay, K
2nd team FWAA
3rd team Associated Press
2nd team Pro Football Focus
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Chase Hansen, LB
2nd team FWAA
2nd team Sporting News
2nd team The Athletic
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Wishnowsky, the 2016 Ray Guy Award winner and the first three-time Ray Guy finalist in the award's history, ranks second in the Pac-12 and ninth in the nation in punt average (45.1). He has led Utah to a No. 2 Pac-12 and No. 15 national ranking in net punting (40.65). The senior from Perth, Australia, has placed 22 punts inside the 20-yard line, including nine punts at or inside the 10-yard line, and has 19 punts of 50+ yards.
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In his career, Wishnowsky is averaging 45.7 yards per punt and just nine of his 170 punts have been touchbacks. His 61 punts of 50+ yards ranks second all-time at Utah and he has placed 72 punts inside the 20-yard line.
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Wishnowsky, who was a first-team AFCA selection in 2016, is one of six Utes to earn All-America honors from the AFCA, joining Luther Elliss (DL, 1994), Eric Weddle (DB, 2006), Louie Sakoda (K, 2008), Tom Hackett (2014 and 2015) and Matt Gay (K, 2017).
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2018 All-Americans
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Mitch Wishnowsky, P
2nd team AFCA
2nd team Walter Camp
2nd team Associated Press
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Matt Gay, K
2nd team FWAA
3rd team Associated Press
2nd team Pro Football Focus
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Chase Hansen, LB
2nd team FWAA
2nd team Sporting News
2nd team The Athletic
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