Sam Cote

2011: Saw action in all ten games as the starting punter, averaging 36.1 yards per punt including 10 punts inside the 20-yard line…booted a season-long 56 yard punt at North Park.

2013: CCIW Special Teams Player of the Week for the weeks of Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 4...selected as a finalist for the Fred Mitchell Award as kicker of the year...played in all 10 games as kicker and punter...averaged 35.5 yards per punt...made 12-16 field goals on the year...made 47-50 on PAT attempts.2012: First Team All-CCIW kicker...CCIW Special Teams Player of the Week for week of Oct. 29...appeared in all 10 games as starting punter and place kicker...averaged 42.0 yards per punt with five punts of 50+ yards and eight punts inside the 20-yard line...8-13 on field goal attempts with a long of 39 yards...50-52 on PAT attempts...completed a pass of 20 yards on fake punt in 27-17 defeat of Millikin on Oct. 27.

2014: CCIW Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 13 and Oct. 27...preseason Fred Mitchell Award watchlist...made 9-19 field goal attempts with a long of 38 yards...converted 41-46 PAT attempts...averaged 34.6 yards on a 42 punts...hit game-winning field goal to beat North Central on Oct. 25.

High school: Four-year varsity starter... Team MVP...Walter Payton Award...two- time First Team All-Conference...converted the game-winning kick in overtime to win Wheaton Academy’s first playoff game in school history...FCA leader.

Major: Applied Health Science