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CAREER SUMMARY: Ranks 6th on program’s career punt average list with mark of 39.6 yards per punt

SENIOR (2016): First-team Academic All-District … punted 47 times for 1,989 yards with long of 65 and dropped 18 inside 20-yard line … average of 42.3 yards per punt ranked 2nd in Southern Conference and 16th in FCS … also ranked as 5th-best single-season punt average in program history … punted career-high eight times and averaged season-best 47.2 yards per punt in 24-21 victory at Wofford that included career-long 65 yarder … 65-yard punt was longest by Bulldog since 2012 … averaged 44.8 yards per punt on four punts in second round of FCS Playoffs vs. No. 19 Wofford … punted five times for 220 yards with long of 53 in 19-14 win vs. Furman … also had 53-yard punt at North Carolina … averaged 43.7 yards per punt on three punts in 45-10 win vs. ETSU … punted three times for 42.0 average in 30-20 win at VMI … had three punts for 130 yards with long of 52 in 22-14 victory vs. No. 5 Chattanooga … averaged 43.0 yards per punt with long of 51 in 38-14 win at North Greenville

JUNIOR (2015): Appeared in all 13 games … punted 44 times, averaging 37.9 yards per punt, with a long of 52 yards, three of at least 50 yards and 14 inside 20-yard line … The Citadel ranked 1st in Southern Conference and 6th in FCS in punt return defense … Bulldogs also ranked 4th in SoCon in net punting … had 32-yard punt fair caught inside 20-yard line in season-opening 69-0 win vs. Davidson … averaged 40.3 yards per punt with long of 49 in 28-10 win vs. Western Carolina … boomed season-long 52-yard punt and averaged season-best 45.3 yards on three punts at Georgia Southern … had three of four punts result in fair catch with two inside 20 in 39-12 win vs. Wofford … placed three of four punts inside 20 in 44-25 win at Samford … punted season-high five times in 21-19 win vs. Mercer and 35-14 win vs. VMI … averaged 43.5 yards per punt with both resulting in fair catches at No. 9 Chattanooga … averaged 50 yards per punt on five punts in 23-22 win at South Carolina … dropped two punts inside 10-yard line, including pinning Gamecocks’ at 3-yard line for final drive with 1:26 remaining … punted once for 38 yards in 41-38 win at Coastal Carolina in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs … matched season-long punt with 52 yarder at Charleston Southern in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs.

SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in 11 games … punted 40 times, averaging 39.5 yards per punt, with a long of 61 yards, six of at least 50 yards and eight inside 20-yard line … punt average ranked 5th in Southern Conference … averaged 47.0 yards on four punts with long of 54 and one inside 20 at defending national champion Florida State … averaged 36.6 yards on three punts with one inside the 20 at Charleston Southern … punted twice for 77 yards with one inside 20 in 37-14 win vs. Gardner-Webb … averaged 43.3 yards on three punts with long of 52 at Wofford … averaged 39.5 yards on four punts in 63-56 win vs. Charlotte … punted five times with long of 51 yards vs. Chattanooga … dropped two of four punts inside 20-yard line at Western Carolina … had 54-yard punt in only attempt in 28-26 win at Mercer … punted five times for 170 yards with long of 50 in 42-35 win vs. Furman … boomed season-long 61-yard punt and dropped two inside 20-yard line vs. Samford … totaled 113 yards on three punts in 45-25 win at VMI.

FRESHMAN (2013): Handled the punting duties against Appalachian State when he booted the ball four times for 115 yards ... had one punt land inside the 20 and accumulated a 28.8 average.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of J.L. Mann High School in Greenville, S.C. … lettered three times in football and also played on the golf team … served as a team captain … named first team all-county and all-region for the second straight time after enjoying a perfect season on his extra point attempts his senior year … received the team's Special Teams Impact Player Award as a sophomore … member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Son of Scott ('80) and Helen Vanvick … his uncle ('76) and brother ('11) also graduated from The Citadel … majoring in exercise science.