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Ivan Mora Named Ray Guy National Punter of the Week
10/15/2024 11:55:00 AM | Football
In addition to earning punter of the week honors, Mora has also been placed on Ray’s 8 three times this season.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Redshirt senior Ivan Mora was named to the Ray Guy Punter of the Week following his week seven performance against Clemson, as announced by the Ray Guy Award and the Augusta Sports Council Tuesday afternoon.
This marks the first time a Wake Forest player was named Punter of the Week since Week 1 of 2015 season when Alex Kinal received the honor.
Mora has also been named to the Ray Guy Award Preseason Watchlist, Week 1 Ray's 8, Week 3 Ray's 8 and Week 7 Ray's 8, he is having the best punting season of his career, averaging 45.9 yards per punt including 10 punts of 50+ yards. His 42.1 career average ranks fifth in program history.
Mora had four punts inside the 20 to pin the Tigers deep and three of his six attempts went for over 50 yards, including a long of 54 yards on Saturday. Additionally, Mora held the Tigers without any return yards Saturday at Allegacy Stadium.
Since taking over full-time punting duties at the start of the 2020 season, Mora has been one of the best punters in the ACC. In 2022, he was tied for the smallest percentage of punts returned in the conference as just 15 percent of punts were returned. Additionally, Mora led the ACC with an average of 4.08 hang time per punt in 2022.
His 43.9 punting average in 2021 ranked eighth in program history.
With the help of punter Mora, the Demon Deacons were elite last season in punt coverage, ranking 24th nationally with 4.34 yards allowed on opponent attempts this season. His 21 punts inside of the 20 ranked 14th nationally.
Another strong performance against Clemson of six punts for 286 yards (47.67 avg.) has Mora holding strong in the top five in program history in punting average:
CAREER PUNT AVERAGE LEADERS
Rank Name Years Punt Avg.
1. Ryan Plackmeier 2002-05 45.3
2. Chuck Ramsey 1971-73 44.0
3. Dom Maggio 2016-19 43.7
4. Harry Newsome 1981-84 43.6
5. Ivan Mora 2019-Pres. 42.2
Fans can visit the Ray Guy Award Instagram and Twitter to vote for Mora as this week's Punter of the Week.
About the Ray Guy Award
The Augusta Sports Council created the Ray Guy Award in 2000 to honor Thomson, Georgia native and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Ray Guy. Among the statistics used to identify the winner are net punting average, number of times a punt is downed or kicked out of bounds inside the opponents 20-yard line, total yardage punted, average returned yardage and percentage of punts not returned with particular emphasis placed on net punting average. The winner must display team leadership, self-discipline, and have a positive impact on the team's success.
About the Augusta Sports Council
The Augusta Sports Council (ASC) supports the many facets of local, national, and international sporting events that contribute to our community's quality of life and economic development. To learn more, visit www.augustasportscouncil.org
About the NCFAA
The Ray Guy Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football's most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935.
This marks the first time a Wake Forest player was named Punter of the Week since Week 1 of 2015 season when Alex Kinal received the honor.
Mora has also been named to the Ray Guy Award Preseason Watchlist, Week 1 Ray's 8, Week 3 Ray's 8 and Week 7 Ray's 8, he is having the best punting season of his career, averaging 45.9 yards per punt including 10 punts of 50+ yards. His 42.1 career average ranks fifth in program history.
Mora had four punts inside the 20 to pin the Tigers deep and three of his six attempts went for over 50 yards, including a long of 54 yards on Saturday. Additionally, Mora held the Tigers without any return yards Saturday at Allegacy Stadium.
Since taking over full-time punting duties at the start of the 2020 season, Mora has been one of the best punters in the ACC. In 2022, he was tied for the smallest percentage of punts returned in the conference as just 15 percent of punts were returned. Additionally, Mora led the ACC with an average of 4.08 hang time per punt in 2022.
His 43.9 punting average in 2021 ranked eighth in program history.
With the help of punter Mora, the Demon Deacons were elite last season in punt coverage, ranking 24th nationally with 4.34 yards allowed on opponent attempts this season. His 21 punts inside of the 20 ranked 14th nationally.
Another strong performance against Clemson of six punts for 286 yards (47.67 avg.) has Mora holding strong in the top five in program history in punting average:
CAREER PUNT AVERAGE LEADERS
Rank Name Years Punt Avg.
1. Ryan Plackmeier 2002-05 45.3
2. Chuck Ramsey 1971-73 44.0
3. Dom Maggio 2016-19 43.7
4. Harry Newsome 1981-84 43.6
5. Ivan Mora 2019-Pres. 42.2
Fans can visit the Ray Guy Award Instagram and Twitter to vote for Mora as this week's Punter of the Week.
About the Ray Guy Award
The Augusta Sports Council created the Ray Guy Award in 2000 to honor Thomson, Georgia native and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Ray Guy. Among the statistics used to identify the winner are net punting average, number of times a punt is downed or kicked out of bounds inside the opponents 20-yard line, total yardage punted, average returned yardage and percentage of punts not returned with particular emphasis placed on net punting average. The winner must display team leadership, self-discipline, and have a positive impact on the team's success.
About the Augusta Sports Council
The Augusta Sports Council (ASC) supports the many facets of local, national, and international sporting events that contribute to our community's quality of life and economic development. To learn more, visit www.augustasportscouncil.org
About the NCFAA
The Ray Guy Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football's most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935.
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