Andrew Kroell - 2008 Football - LIU Post
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#47 Andrew Kroell
Position: Kicker/Punter
Height: 6-1
Class: Senior
Hometown: Baldwin, N.Y.
Previous School: Baldwin
• Steady kicker and punter
• Performs well under pressure
• Special Teams MVP the last two years
2007: NE-10 Second Team All-Conference … converted 9 out of 15 field goal attempts, including a career-long 47-yarder at Assumption (11/2) … was 33-for-34 on point-after attempts … led the Pioneers in points on the season with 60 … tied the school single-game record for field goals made (three) at Bentley (10/12) … made good on at least five point-after tries on three separate occasions – at Pace, at Saint Anselm, and against Merrimack … averaged 53.8 yards on kickoffs, with four touchbacks … also punted a career-high 54 times, downing 19 of them inside the 20-yard line.
2006: All-region and all-conference performer … was 10-for-13 on field goals (long: 40 yards) on the season, and 24-for-26 on point-after tries for a team-high 54 points … tied the school single-game record for field goals made (three) against Pace, including a career-long-tying 40-yarder … averaged 57.2 yards on his kickoffs, with six touchbacks and an average start of the 26-yard line … punted 52 times for 34.8 yards with eight fair catches and 15 boots downed inside the 20-yard line.
2005: Set the C.W. Post single-season record with 68 point-after kicks (75 attempts) … was successful on 6-for-14 field-goal attempts, with a season-long 37-yarder splitting the uprights at American International … opponents’ average start on kickoffs was the 27-yard line – the top mark in the NE-10 … punted for
the first time in his football career, booting the ball 45 times for a 32.8 average.
Before C.W. Post: Played for Baldwin and led the Bruins to the county finals … also played baseball and competed in wrestling.
Personal: Is the younger of Kenneth and Ann Kroell’s two children … Kenneth played baseball at Penn (1967-70) … favorite athlete is Derek Jeter … is a member of the HPE Majors Club on campus … majoring in physical education.
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