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2003: Maine's punter and kicker for all eleven games ... Was perfect on extra-points, going 38-of-38, joining Jack Leone (1982, 45-45) at 1.000 on the season ... One of five Atlantic 10 kickers to be perfect on PATs during the season ... Had a career long 70-yard punt at Hofstra (9/6) ... Completed one pass for 23 yards and the first down to Brandon McGowan on a fake punt at Delaware (11/1) ... Against Morgan State (11/8), set a Maine record by kicking eleven extra-points in the game. Averaged 38.2 yards per punt, a career-high. 2002: Handled all the kicking and punting chores for the Black Bears ... Converted 40 of his 42 extra-point attempts ... Made 27 straight extra-points to open the season; his first PAT miss was in the third quarter of the Florida International game (10/19) ... His only other miss was the following week against Hofstra (10/26)... Finished the season ranked fifth in the A-10 in PAT kicking percentage (95.2)... His longest FG of the season was a 41-yarder at Florida International (10/19)... Averaged 37.3 yards per punt, an improvement over his 36.0 yard average in 2001 ... Had a 58-yard punt at James Madison (10/5) ... Averaged 40.6 yards per punt over the final five games of the season. 2001: Served as Maine's lone punter all season long ... Also handled Maine's kickoff chores ... Completed an 11-yard pass versus UMass (11/10) to convert a fake punt for a first down ... Season-best 54-yard punt vs. UMass (11/10) ... Averaged 38.3 yards per punt (45-1723) over his last eight games ... Averaged 39.5 on 10 punts in two NCAA games (10 punts, 395 yards). BEFORE MAINE: Captain as a senior for coach Jim Buonocore at Stonington High School ... Played quarterback, strong safety, punter and kicker ... Averaged 43.7 yards per punt, made 18 PATs, four field goals, passed for 1,004 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior ... Also rushed for 402 yards (9 touchdowns) and had 199 receiving yards ... Two-time All-State punter ... Also All-Conference, All-Area and a member of the Stonington High School All-Decade team ... Played in the Connecticut versus Rhode Island All-Star game... 43-yard career punting average ... Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Born May 8, 1983 ... Son of Sharon and John Mellow ... A Biology major. |
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