September 7
Chris LaPorta, Beloit
LaPorta, a senior kicker from Woodridge, Ill. (Downers Grove South), scored 10 points in Beloit’s 58-14 victory over Macalester on Saturday. He connected on 7 of 8 extra-point attempts and made a 36-yard field goal. On his 10 kickoffs, he averaged 54.4 yards per kick.
September 14
Ted Serafini, Beloit
Serafini, a senior defensive back from Fayetteville, Ark. (Fayetteville), tied a NCAA record with four blocked kicks in Beloit’s loss at St. Norbert. Serafini blocked three extra points and one punt against the Green Knights to tie the record held by three other players. The Division III record is held by Bob Paulus of Rhodes, who blocked three field goals and one PAT against Washington University on Sept. 29, 2001. The other record-holders are at the Division I-A level. Ken Irvin of Memphis blocked four punts vs. Arkansas on Sept. 26, 1992, and James King of Central Michigan blocked four punts vs. Michigan on Sept. 8, 2001.
September 21
Mac Schumann, Ripon
Schumann, a first-year kicker from Menasha, Wis. (Menasha H.S.), connected on six-of-seven extra points in Ripon’s win at Lawrence. Schumann also kicked-off ten times, pinning the Vikings inside their 30-yard line for most of the game allowing them an average starting field position at the 29-yard line.
September 28
Brian Jachimek, Carroll
Jachimek, a first-year kicker from Midlothian, Ill. (Marist), was 7-for-7 on extra point attempts in Carroll’s victory over Lawrence. He is now 14 of 14 on the season.
October 5
Willie Thompson, Illinois C.
Thompson, a senior defensive lineman and punter from Carthage, Ill. (Carthage HS), put on a tremendous punting display in Illinois College’s loss to St. Norbert. Thompson punted five times for an average of 51 yards per punt. He drilled his longest punt of his career and in recent Midwest Conference history. Thompson had a 75-yard punt, which topped his previous best of 69 yards. It’s also the longest punt in the league since at least the 2001 season. Thompson, who is leading the league with a 46.4 yard average, also pinned the Green Knights inside their 20-yard line twice.
October 12
Washington Osler, Carroll
Osler, a sophomore defensive back from Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ypsilanti HS), blocked a key extra point attempt in Carroll’s victory at Beloit this past Saturday. The block, which as Osler’s fourth of the season, was critical because is preserved Carroll’s 28-27 lead over the Bucs. The Pioneers then sealed the win with a touchdown with 1:27 remaining in the contest.
October 19
Brandon Wogoman, Carroll
Wogoman, a freshman wide receiver and punter from Rockford, Ill. (Winnebago), played a part in almost every aspect of special teams play during Carroll’s loss to St. Norbert. Wogoman returned four punts for 115 yards, including a 66-yard return to help set up a Pioneers touchdown. He also punted four times for 148 yards (37.0-yard average) and pinned the Green Knights inside their 20-yard line once. In addition, he recorded an assisted tackle on special teams and caught two passes for 61 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.
October 26
Mike Carter, Lake Forest
Carter, a senior kicker and punter from Arlington Heights, Ill. (St. Viator), helped lead Lake Forest to a victory at Carroll on Saturday. Carter was perfect as a kicker, making both of his extra points and all three of his field goal attempts (33, 19, and 25 yards). His one punt on the day traveled 41 yards before going out of bounds at the 18.
November 2
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November 9
Nathan Palkovic, Monmouth
Palkovic, a freshman from kicker from Peoria, Ill. (Woodruff), put his name in the Monmouth record book for PATs and kicking points in a season on Saturday. He booted four PATs to finish the year 40-of-42 in that department. Palkovic also added a 34-yard field goal in the Scots’ 45-0 win, his eighth three-pointer of the year. His 40 PATs and 64 kicking points
established new MC marks. Palkovic also ran in a two-point conversion vs. Knox and punted five times for a 38.4-yard average.