HONORS
PSAC East Special Teams Player of the Week - November 11, 2017, September 25, 2016
PSAC Scholar Athlete 2016-17
2017 All PSAC-East First Team
2017:
Connected on 10-12 field goal attempts and was 30-31 on point-after tries in second season as starting placekicker ... Made a career-long 42-yard field goal in 31-15 win over Clarion (11/11) ... Converted field goals of 21 and 36 yards against Shippensburg (11/4) ... Kicked a 31 yard field goal against Lock Haven (10/28) ... Kicked two field goals from 26 and 36 yards in 27-10 win over Gannon (9/16) ... Made three field goals from 30, 35, and 33 yards in 29-20 win over Clarion (9/9).
2016 (Game-by-Game)
Connected on 8-of-11 field goal attempts and was 32-of-34 on point-after tries in first season as starting placekicker ... had a season-long 37-yard field goal in win at Cheyney (9/24) ... finished second on the team with 56 points ... converted a 22-yard field goal and a 33-yard field goal at IUP (11/12) ... made a 24-yard field goal at Lock Haven (10/29) ... was a perfect 5-of-5 on PATs in win against East Stroudsburg (10/22) ... kicked a 31-yard field goal at Kutztown (10/8) ... booted a 21-yard field goal in win against Millersville (10/1) ... made a 21-yard and a career-long 37-yard field goal in win at Cheyney (9/24) ... also connected on six PATs in win at Cheyney to earn PSAC East Special Teams Player of the Week honors ... was 3-of-3 on point-after attempts at Gannon (9/17) ... was a perfect 5-of-5 on PATs in win against Clarion (9/10) ... kicked a 22-yard field goal and converted three extra points in victory at Stonehill (9/2).
2015 (Game-by-Game)
Appeared in one game and converted an extra point in 63-0 victory over Cheyney (10/3).
2014
Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
2013
Herald Mail Second Team All-County punter ... as a senior, was 14-of-15 on PATs, 3-for-5 on field goals (including a MAC Conference long of 40 yards), and averaged 34 yards per punt with eight downed inside the 20 yard line ... 2013 National Kicking Service Competition champion for field goal accuracy and distance ... 2012 National Kicking Service Competition champion for kickoff distance ... Academic Honors student and three-year varsity starter for coach John Root.
Personal Profile:
Son of Chris and Christine Abbott
If you could choose any superpower, what would it be: Invisibility
Favorite ice cream flavor: Cookies & Cream
If you could meet any athlete, who would it be: Justin Tucker
If you could visit any country, where would you go: Australia / New Zealand
What actor/actress would play you in a movie about your life: Ryan Gosling
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up: Astronaut
Scariest thing you've ever done: Climbed the side of Shear Mountain
Best piece of advice you've ever received: Only worry about things you can control
If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do: Pay off student loans
