2003 Year End Awards

Finally, the 2003 awards have been finalized, and winners are listed below.

Professional Leagues (NFL, NFLE, CFL, Indoor leagues, Semipro)
Kicker of the Year - Richard Stokes
    Honorable Mention - Ryan Kistler
Punter of the Year - Greg Glaser
    Honorable Mention - Nick Murphy

College (All college divisions, including Canada and Mexico)
Kicker of the Year - Nate Kaeding
    Honorable Mention - Joshua Cummings, Mike Clark, Cody Butler
Punter of the Year - Danny Munster
    Honorable Mention - Matt Armstrong

International (all other countries at all levels of play)
Kicker of the Year - Gareth Juddery
Punter of the Year - No eligible candidates...

High School (US, Canada and Mexico)
Kicker of the Year - Zach Zollinger
Punter of the Year - Steve Purviance

Regional Breakdown for High School awards

Region 1 - Northwest (includes Alaska)

First Team Kicker - Taylor Odegard
    Honorable Mention - Sam Gilpin
First Team Punter - Riley Flickinger

Region 2 - Southwest (includes Hawaii)

First Team Kicker - Emmanuel Benjamin
    Honorable Mention - Jordan Turner, James Cullen, Ryan Merritt, Brooks Rossman, Troy Van Blarcom, Jordan Weitzen, Richard Navarro
First Team Punter - Gavin Hedstrom
    Honorable Mention - Kenneth Havro, Jason Smith

Region 3 - North

First Team Kicker - Eric Shaffer
    Honorable Mention - Matt Ludwig, Josh Oberdick, Matt Brandabur
First Team Punter - Matt Brown
    Honorable Mention - Matt Fulks

Region 4 - South (includes Mexico)

First Team Kicker - Stewart Pearcy
    Honorable Mention - Paul Thomas
First Team Punter - Chris Strawser
    Honorable Mention - Clinton Verbeek, Ted Karcasinas

Region 5 - Northeast

First Team Kicker - Anthony Bernatos
    Honorable Mention - Dimitri Victoratos
First Team Punter - Anthony Melillo
    Honorable Mention - Kenny Hitzel

Region 6 - Southeast (includes Puerto Rico, Cuba, etc)

First Team Kicker - Michael Hanna
    Honorable Mention - Sean Ellis, Andrew Friedman, Joe Surgan, Justin Sparks
First Team Punter - Adam Ward
    Honorable Mention - Darren DeRochemont

Region 7 - Canada

First Team Kicker - Nik Levnaich
First Team Punter - No eligible candidates...

 

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