2015 Football Roster
Hunter Niswander
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 235
- Position:
- P/PK
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Peninsula, Ohio
- High School:
- Woodridge
2017: Redshirt senior … Finished the season with a career-high season average of 43.0, with a season- and career-high single game average of 51.5 in win over Bowling Green … Posted three 50+ yard punts versus Duke … Pinned 19 punts inside the 20 and forced opponents to fair catch 19 punts … Had 16 punts of over 50 yards … Averaged 50.8 yards per punt on five attempts and had three downed inside the 20-yard line in Northwestern’s overtime victory over Iowa … Recorded a career-long punt of 80 yards in Iowa game, tied for the fourth longest punt in program history … Named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week following game against Iowa, his first conference honor …Honored again with Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 48.3 yards on six punts and placing 3 punts inside the 20-yard line in win at Illinois ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2016: Redshirt junior … Named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List … Ranked fourth in the Big Ten with a 41.3 punt average … Had a career-high 51.0 average in the season opener versus Western Michigan … Posted career-long punts of 62 yards versus Illinois State and Michigan State … Pinned 20 punts inside the 20 and forced opponents to fair catch 20 punts … Had 11 punts of 50-plus yards … Had a tackle in the ’Cats 38-31 win at Iowa … Named Northwestern’s Special Teams Player of the Week following the Western Michigan game.
2015: Redshirt sophomore ... Starting punter, appearing in every game ... Earned NU's Special Teams Player of the Week honors following the victory over Purdue ... He averaged 42.8 yards per punt in that game, his best mark of the season ... Placed 5-of-8 punts inside the 20-yard-line in the Penn State victory.
2014: Redshirt freshman ... Punted five times on the year while backing up Chris Gradone ... Made his collegiate debut at Iowa with a 42-yard punt ... Recorded four kicks with a long of 43 against Michigan.
2013: Redshirted his freshman season.
High School: Rated as the No. 12 place-kicking prospect in the nation by Scout.com ... Named first-team All-Ohio Division III by the AP ... NUC All-American game invitee ... Played and served as captain in the Thanksgiving All-Star game for North Ohio ... Named to All-Area All-Star Team by the Akron Beacon Journal ... As a freshman, kicked 35-yard field goal into driving sleet to win game and send team to the state playoffs for the first time in school history ... Broke state record for most consecutive made PATs at 111 in 2012 ... Owns the longest made field goal in school history (53 yards) ... Also lettered three years in soccer and two in basketball ... Honor Roll student.
Personal: Born James Hunter Niswander ... Son of Scott and Andree Niswander ... Major is learning and organizational change.
