University of Massachusets Athletics
Koegel Picks Up A-10, National Honors
September 03, 2006 | Football
Sept. 3, 2006
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - UMass senior punter Christian Koegel was named the Atlantic 10's Special Teams Player of the Week on Sunday. The All-American punted four balls for a 46.8 average in UMass' 28-7 win over Colgate.
Later in the week, Koegel was also named to the Don Hansen Gazette National Football Players of the Week after the Colgate game.
Koegel, who was the A-10 Special Teams Player of the Year in 2005 is UMass' all-time punt average leader with a 41.3 average to date.
In the win over Colgate, he had a long of 55 yards which was his one punt inside the 20-yard line -- that punt landed at the Colgate 3-yard line.
UMass takes on Division I-A Navy next Saturday at 1:30 p.m., in Annapolis, the game will be televised live on CSTV.
