2017 Chris Sailer Award Semi-Finalists Announced!

December 16, 2017 By

Announcing the semi-finalists for the 2017 Chris Sailer Award, presented to the top high school placekicker in the nation.  The 3 Finalists will be announced Thursday December 21st.  The winner will be announced   January 12, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV at the JW Marriott Hotel (Vegas XXXI headquarters).

Past winners include Wyatt Schmidt (2012), Cole Hedlund (2013), Tyler Bass (2014), Samuel Sloman (2015) and Brandon Ruiz (2016).

Introducing the 2017 Chris Sailer Award Semi-Finalists:
Griffin Cera (2018, FL) 19-24 FG’s (Long 48) (2 blocked) 46-51 Extra Points (3 blocked)
Ryan Fitzgerald (2019, GA) 18-25 FG’s (Long 60, 52) 49-49 Extra Points
Conor MacDougall (2018, NC) 17-19 FG’s (Long 43) 30-30 Extra Points
Cory Munson (2019, GA) 17-23 FG’s (Long 59) 20-24 Extra Points
Fernando Ramirez (2018, GA) 15-16 FG’s (Long 44) 52-52 Extra Points
Caden Davis (2019, TX) 15-21 FG’s (Long 51) 63-65 Extra Points
Andrew Stein (2019, LA) 15-22 FG’s (Long 49) 23-24 Extra Points
Parker Colburn (2019, AL) 14-15 FG’s (Long 49) 68-69 Extra Points
Jonah Lipel (2018, CA) 13-13 FG’s (Long 43) 41-44 Extra Points (3 blocked)
Cameron Dicker (2018, TX) 13-17 FG’s (Long 53) 63-65 Extra Points (still playing)

 

Brandon Ruiz, 2016 Chris Sailer Award Winner started as a true freshman for Arizona State this year!


____________________________________________________________

The Chris Sailer Award is presented, on an annual basis, to the best national high school placekicker for that given season.

 The National Placekicker of the Year is named in honor of Chris Sailer for his outstanding high school career and nearly single handedly changing the world of kicking and punting as we know it.  Chris is now the most prominent kicking and punting  coach in World.  He has made the positions of kicking and punting  a specialty and is revered around the country.  Through his training and development of young kickers and punter, almost 100 high school and junior college kicking & punting specialists now receive full ride scholarships each year for their skill in that position.
Chris Sailer played for Notre Dame High School (1993-1995).  He was an All-American PK and Punter. In 1994 he set the national record for most field goals in a season with 22.  Of those 22 field goals, 7 came from beyond 50 yards including success from 58, 57, 57, 54, 52, 52 and 50 yards.  Chris Sailer was rewarded with a full ride scholarship to UCLA in 1995.  He went on to earn All-American Honors as both a placekicker and punter during his time at UCLA. He was a Lou Groza Award Finalist in 1997. He set multiple records while at UCLA including longest field goal of 56 yards (still stands).  He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers and went on to enjoy an 7 year professional career.

(687)

Filed Under: Article Archives, Coaching, College, Featured Posts, Graduating, High School, Kicking, Las Vegas, NFL, Promotion, Punting, Recruiting, TOP 12, Training, Traveling, Video Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,