Eastern Michigan Athletics
2012 Football Roster
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Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
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Karutz, Jay
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Jersey Number 37
Jay Karutz
- Position:
- P
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
- High School:
- Holy Cross College
Bio
PERSONAL: Full name: Jay Colin Karutz...Son of Haydn and Rosalee Karutz...Born 2-6-86...Undecided major...Has one sister, Loren...Father, Haydn, is a graduate of Cleve College who played professional football for the Port Adelaide Club, and mother, Rosalee, is an Adelaide College graduate...EMU: 2011: Was the starting punter in all 12 games for the Eagles...Named to the 2011 Academic All-MAC Team...Tabbed as a candidate for the Ray Guy Award, bestowed upon the nation’s best punter...Boasted a per-punt average of 38.8 yards, tied for the 13th best in EMU single-season history...Had 26 punts that landed inside the 20-yard line and 12 of 50 yards or better including a career long 62-yard punt against Western Michigan University (Oct. 22)...Recorded just three touchbacks and ranked eighth in the MAC in yards per punt and 81st nationally...Ranked first in the MAC and eigth nationally for punts inside the 20-yard line. 2010: Lettered in his first year on the team as the starting punter in all 12 games...Punted 68 times for 2,632 yards and a 38.7-yard average...Had 16 punts downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line and his ...His season total of 2,632 yards is ranked 10th in EMU history and his 38.7 season’s average is good for the seventh spot...Was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week for the Miami game (Sept. 11) after racking up four punts for 198 yards for a 49.5 yard average against the RedHawks with three of the four inside the 20-yard line, including two that were downed inside the one-yard line...His fourth punt at Miami was a 56-yard effort that went out of bounds. ..His 49.5 yard average at Miami was a school record, shattering the previous single-game mark of 49.0 set by Jerry Wedge versus Eastern Illinois University, Oct. 27, 1956...He was also named an honorable mention choice for national Division I punter performer of week two by College Football Performance Awards organization for his effort at Miami...Had just 22 punts for 133 yards returned during the entire season...Also selected as the team’s recipient of the Elton J. Rynearson Scholar-Athlete Award... Was a member of The Wallabies, the group with the highest point total of a seven-week conditioning project during 2011 spring drills, as judged by the EMU Sports Performance Staff...Was also singled out for an Iron Eagle Award, given to one player at each position, by the EMU Sports Performance Staff for the highest point total of a seven-week conditioning project during 2011 spring drills...MacQUARIE UNIVERSITY: Attended from Fall 2008 until 2009 where he played Australian Rules football and also competed in track...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Holy Cross College in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia where he played for Coach Rugg...Won the Lions' Club Youth of the Year Award in 2003 as well as the Archbishop of Sydney Award for Student Excellence...Senior Year: Was an All-State and All-Conference selection in Australian rules football and track and field...Also played cricket, tennis and rugby...Junior Year: Was an All-State and All-Conference selection in Australian rules football and track and field...Also played cricket, tennis and rugby...Sophomore Year: Was an All-State and All-Conference selection in Australian rules football and track and field...Also played cricket, tennis and rugby...Ranked by Kohl's Kicking Camp as the 15th best punter in the United States and the best rugby-style kicker they had ever seen.
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