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Ivan Mora Named to Ray Guy Award - Ray's 8 - Week 1
9/3/2024 3:00:00 PM | Football
Mora matched his career-long punt with a 66-yard boot against North Carolina A&T.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Redshirt senior Ivan Mora was named to the Ray Guy Award "Ray's 8" list following his week one performance against North Carolina A&T.
Already named to the Ray Guy Award Preseason Watchlist, Mora opened the 2024 season with a bang, booting a career-best matching 66-yard punt to pin North Carolina A&T deep at their own eight on his third kick of the game.
His first punt put the Aggies inside the 20 with a 57-yard effort and the second punt traveled 50 yards. Mora finished the game with three punts for 173 yards (57.7 avg.).
Mora kept the ball out of the hands of the Aggies returners, allowing no returns on his three punts in the opening week.
Since taking over full-time punting duties at the start of the 2020 season, Ivan 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.
Mora entered the 2024 season ranked sixth in program history in career punting average, tallying 41.7 yards per punt. Additionally, his 43.9 punting average in 2021 ranked eighth in program history.
With the help of punter Ivan 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.
A strong performance in the opener of three punts for 173 yards (57.7 avg.) puts Mora 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. 41.9
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 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.
Already named to the Ray Guy Award Preseason Watchlist, Mora opened the 2024 season with a bang, booting a career-best matching 66-yard punt to pin North Carolina A&T deep at their own eight on his third kick of the game.
His first punt put the Aggies inside the 20 with a 57-yard effort and the second punt traveled 50 yards. Mora finished the game with three punts for 173 yards (57.7 avg.).
Mora kept the ball out of the hands of the Aggies returners, allowing no returns on his three punts in the opening week.
Since taking over full-time punting duties at the start of the 2020 season, Ivan 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.
Mora entered the 2024 season ranked sixth in program history in career punting average, tallying 41.7 yards per punt. Additionally, his 43.9 punting average in 2021 ranked eighth in program history.
With the help of punter Ivan 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.
A strong performance in the opener of three punts for 173 yards (57.7 avg.) puts Mora 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. 41.9
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 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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