Punt, Pass & Kick national champions crowned
Mon, 01/14/2013 - 11:39am
NFL Punt, Pass & Kick champions were crowned in 10 age divisions Saturday as the 2012-13 season competition culminated with the national finals in Atlanta. (See the list at the bottom for full resuts.)
Forty young athletes from across the country competed in the national finals during the weekend of the NFL Divisional Playoffs. The winners were then honored Sunday at a special on-field award presentation during the Atlanta Falcons-Seattle Seahawks NFC Divisional Playoff Game.
Finalists competed Saturday in five age divisions at the Georgia Dome with the top scorer in each group crowned national champion. All participants launch two punts, two passes and two kicks with scores based on distance and accuracy (in feet). The best score from each activity was tabulated to determine the athlete’s total. All youngsters advanced to the national finals through local, sectional and team championship competitions held throughout the NFL regular season. The top four scorers in each age group from across the country qualified as national finalists.
NFL Punt, Pass & Kick, which began in 1961, is celebrating its 51st anniversary. Itis the nation’s largest grassroots sports skills competition. NFL stars – including Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks TROY AIKMAN and DAN MARINO – competed in the Punt, Pass & Kick program as youngsters.
All participants and their guests were provided airfare, hotel accommodations and tickets to the Falcons-Seahawks NFC Divisional Playoff.
Here are all finalists along with hometown, the NFL team that hosted their regional competition and their total distance. Champions are marked in bold.
Boys 6-7
|
Name |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
Distance |
|
Matiwos Rumley |
Hebron, Conn. |
New England Patriots |
217.1 feet |
|
Parker Gwyn |
Lafayette, La. |
New Orleans Saints |
183.2 feet |
|
Omar Zachery |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
Atlanta Falcons |
169.9 feet |
|
Colten Sell |
Woodland Park, Colo. |
Denver Broncos |
134.7 feet |
Girls 6-7
|
Name |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
Distance |
|
Hayden Kurtz |
Peculiar, Mo. |
Kansas City Chiefs |
149.3 feet |
|
Ava Reuter |
Chippewa Falls, Wisc. |
Green Bay Packers |
111.0 feet |
|
D’Mya Hill |
Lubbock, Texas |
Dallas Cowboys |
103.7 feet |
|
Ava Stanchina |
Northfield, Minn. |
Minnesota Vikings |
88.9 feet |
Boys 8-9
|
Name |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
Distance |
|
Tyler Jenson |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
Arizona Cardinals |
264.0 feet |
|
Jaxxon Warren |
Flower Mound, Texas |
Dallas Cowboys |
245.8 feet |
|
Nicholas Dunlap |
Birmingham, Ala. |
Tennessee Titans |
243.5 feet |
|
John Latimer |
Orlando, Fla. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
237.1 feet |
Girls 8-9
|
Name |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
Distance |
|
Jayla Medeiros |
Kealakekua, Hawaii |
San Diego Chargers |
214.5 feet |
|
Alayna Suprenand |
Fond du Lac, Wisc. |
Green Bay Packers |
204.6 feet |
|
Breanna Norris |
Boise, Idaho |
Seattle Seahawks |
187.1 feet |
|
Julia Kreutner |
Brandon, S.D. |
Minnesota Vikings |
159.5 feet |
Boys 10-11
|
Name |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
Distance |
|
Will Reichard |
Hoover, Ala. |
Atlanta Falcons |
339.9 feet |
|
Joshua O’Neill |
Nutley, N.J. |
New York Giants |
332.9 feet |
|
Garrett Shumski |
Mankato, Minn. |
Minnesota Vikings |
308.5 feet |
|
Mason Falslev |
Benson, Utah |
Denver Broncos |
283.9 feet |
*-Reichard set a PP&K age group national record with his total
Girls 10-11
|
Name |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
Distance |
|
Madison Bradley |
Haddonfield, N.J. |
Philadelphia Eagles |
256.0 feet |
|
Jalissa Briggs |
Orem, Utah |
Denver Broncos |
236.8 feet |
|
Sophia Saucerman |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Indianapolis Colts |
231.8 feet |
|
Eryn Puett |
Columbia, Mo. |
St. Louis Rams |
235.9 feet |
Boys 12-13
|
Name |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
Distance |
|
Jack Noffke |
New London, Wisc. |
Green Bay Packers |
385.9 feet |
|
Garrett Elder |
Leesburg, Ind. |
Indianapolis Colts |
293.8 feet |
|
Andrew Johns |
Buford, Ga. |
Atlanta Falcons |
266.9 feet |
|
Kolbe Muray |
Malta, Mont. |
Denver Broncos |
264.9 feet |
Girls 12-13
|
Name |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
Distance |
|
Kristina Lynch |
Granger, Ind. |
Indianapolis Colts |
328.1 feet |
|
Alisa Fallon |
Des Plaines, Ill. |
Chicago Bears |
302.0 feet |
|
Kaylee Carlsen |
North Logan, Utah |
Denver Broncos |
290.1 feet |
|
Madison Kandel |
Killbuck, Ohio |
Cleveland Browns |
207.7 feet |
Boys 14-15
|
Name |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
Distance |
|
Jay Small |
Hinton, Iowa |
Minnesota Vikings |
417.7 feet |
|
Grant Steinborn |
Flushing, Mich. |
Detroit Lions |
410.2 feet |
|
Matthew Talsky |
Florence, S.C. |
Carolina Panthers |
395.3 feet |
|
Bridger Beus |
Garland, Utah |
Denver Broncos |
365.7 feet |
Girls 14-15
|
Name |
Hometown |
NFL team representing |
Distance |
|
Kayla Kline |
Mifflinburg, Pa. |
Philadelphia Eagles |
351.6 feet |
|
Sydney Palmer |
Pierre, S.D. |
Minnesota Vikings |
329.9 feet |
|
Rebecca Golderman |
Albany, N.Y. |
New York Giants |
325.9 feet |
|
Lalelei Mata’afa |
Lahaina, Hawaii |
San Diego Chargers |
293.2 feet |
NFL Punt, Pass and Kick is part of NFL Youth Football, which provides ways for children to play, watch and experience the game of football. For more information, visit www.NFLPPK.com.For other NFL PLAY 60 youth programs, visit www.NFLRUSH.com.
