Wake Forest Athletics
Plackemeier, Smith Earn ACC Weekly Honors
10/24/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 24, 2005
Greensboro, NC - Wake Forest senior punter Ryan Plackemeier and freshman cornerback Alphonso Smith earned weekly awards from the Atlantic Coast Conference in a vote of the league's media on Monday.
Plackemeier, a native of Bonsall, Calif., earned ACC Specialist of the Week honors. In a 27-19 win over NC State, Plackemeier punted eight times for 410 yards, an average of 51.2 yards per kick and a net of 45.3. In the fourth quarter, Plackemeier pinned NC State with a school-record 82-yard blast. It was the fourth-longest punt in ACC history, the longest since 1989. Plackemeier also had punts of 71 and 56 yards. Already the ACC's all-time leading punter, Plackemeier became the NCAA's all-time leading punter with at least 200 attempts. He improved his career average per kick to 44.9, surpassing Shane Lechler, formerly of Texas A&M and Ray Guy, formerly of Southern Miss.
Smith, a native of Pahokee, Fla., was named ACC Defensive Back of the Week for his performance against the Wolfpack. He finished with six tackles, two for loss, a sack and an interception. His interception for a touchdown late in the third quarter were the final points in Wake Forest's 27-19 win over NC State. Smith leads the ACC in passes defended (11). Earlier in the game, Smith returned a punt 22 yards on a reverse, Wake Forest's longest punt return of the season. Smith also made the tackle on the Wolfpack's fake punt attempt with less than three minutes to go to preserve the victory.
Clemson quarterback Charlie Whitehurst was named Offensive Back of the Week, North Carolina offensive tackle Brian Chacos earned the Offensive Linemen of the Week award and Florida State wide receiver Greg Carr was the ACC's Rookie of the Week.
Plackemeier and Smith join Jon Abbate, Micah Andrews and Cory Randolph who won weekly ACC honors previously this year.
