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49 Matt Alswanger

49 Matt Alswanger

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    170
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Stamford, Conn.
  • Highschool:
    Westhill

Summary

Biography

2019 (Junior): Became Tufts' career leader in extra points kicked with 84 through his junior season...selected as NESCAC Special Teams Player of the Week on October 6...scored seven points in the Jumbos' victory at Bates College...was good on all four of his extra-point kicks and also booted a 21-yard field goal in Tufts' 33-28 win that spoiled Homecoming Day at Bates...named team's Dr. James J. Ford Special Teams Player of the Year...finished the season with 41 points on 26 PAT's and five field goals...made five of seven FG's overall with a long of 40 versus Amherst...booted a 38-yard field goal to open the scoring at Wesleyan...also made two tackles on kick returns.

2018 (Sophomore): Handled place-kicking duties for the 2018 Jumbo team… his 31 extra points this fall are Tufts' single-season record...made 36 of his 43 kicks overall on the season, good for 84 percent… converted a season-long 41 yard field goal in three-point win over Wesleyan… converted 2/2 field goals as well as 5/6 extra points in 47-14 win over Bates… converted 12 straight extra points in a streak of four games during the month of October.

2017 (Freshman): Handled the placekicking duties as a freshman...made 31 of 34 kicks overall, better than 91 percent…was 4 for 5 on field goals with a long of 41…made 27 of 29 extra points (93 percent)…the 27 point-afters were fifth in the league...sixth in the league for kicker scoring with 39 points…booted the 41-yard FG against Middlebury…five for five on extra points in collegiate debut versus Hamilton…tallied seven-point games in consecutive weeks against Bates and Bowdoin.

Before Tufts: Was on the football and track teams at Westhill High School...was the Marine Combat Course champion in 2014...was the FBLA Job Interview State Champion...named the NFF Desantis-McDougal FCC Scholar Athlete of the Year...recipient of the Academy of Finance Determination Scholarship...winner of the State Veterans Essay Contest...member of the National Honor Society and the National Business Honor Society...was on the honor roll all four years of high school.

Personal: Son of Gayle and Geoff...has one sibling, Melanie.

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    2019Junior

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    2020Senior

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