LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --Â Kutztown University's
Noah Micks (Newark, Del./Salesianum) was honored as the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Football Special Teams Athlete of the Week for the second time this season, Monday, after returning the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in last Saturday's 45-16 win over Bloomsburg.
Micks, a sophomore wide receiver, joined KU hall of famer Josh Mastromatto as the only players in program history to return multiple kickoffs for touchdowns in the same season. Mastromatto returned two kicks for TDs during the 2011 season and Micks has now done the same following a 93-yard return for a TD at Shippensburg back on Oct 3.
The Newark, Del., native currently ranks tied for second in NCAA Division II with two kick return TDs and fourth in kickoff return average at 35.4 yards per return. Both marks lead the PSAC. Micks is also one of just two players in the PSAC this season to return a kickoff for a TD. As a team, Kutztown leads DII with 30.11 yards per kick return.
Micks previously earned the PSAC's weekly special teams honor Oct. 5.
Kutztown will close its regular season with a trip to Seton Hill this Saturday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m.
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