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2017 Football Roster

Perry Laskaris '07
Mick Neal
Tom Killips
Tom Killips
Mick Neal
Mick Neal
Jim Krecek
Jim Krecek
Jim Krecek

4 Christian Kapp

  • Position Kicker
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Amawalk, NY

Biography

2017: Played all 11 games ... Was 9 for 14 on field goals (64.3%) ... Long of 44 yards ... Rushed for two-point-conversionĀ against WPI ... Was 40 for 40 on point-after-touchdowns ... Led team with 69 points ... Had 59 kickoffs for 3664 yards, averaging 62.1 yardsĀ ... Had 34 touchbacks ... At least one field goal in nine different games ... Multiple PATs in 10 games ... Was 3 for 3 on FGsĀ against Alfred, with season-long 44-yarder ... Season-high 9 for 9 on PATs with 641 yards in kickoffs against Rochester ... Fred Mitchell Award Watch List ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll three times ... Liberty League Special Teams Performer of the Week three timesĀ ... ECAC North Special Teams Player of the Week twice ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... Played in National Bowl Game ... Special Teams Most Valuable Player ...Ā Liberty League All-Academic ...Ā CoSIDAĀ Academic All-District ... Team's Special Teams PlayerĀ of the Year ...Ā ECAC President's Honor Roll ...

2016: Played all 11 games ... Two tackles with one unassisted ... Was 9 for 12 on field goals (75%) ... Long of 47 yards ... Was 32 of 32 (100%) on point-after-touchdowns ... Led team with 59 points ... Had 51 kickoffs for 2943 yards, averaging 57.7 yards ... Nine touchbacks ... Field goals in six different games ... Multiple PATs in seven games ... Was 3 for 3 on FGs and 6 for 6 in PATsĀ at Rochester ... Was 1 for 1 on FGs and 5 for 5 in point-after-attempts against Maritime ... Liberty League Special Teams Performer of the Week twice (9/19, 11/21) ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... Liberty League All-Academic ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... Team's Special Teams Player of the Year ...

2015:Ā Was 6 for 11 on field goals (54.5%) ... Long of 40 yards in 20-13 win over Buffalo St. in Asa S. Bushnell Bowl Championship ... Made 37 of 38 PATs (97.3%) ... Had 56 kickoffs for 3107 yards, averaging 55.5 yards ... Led team with 55 points ... Two punts for 64 yards with long of 40 yards ... Liberty league Special Teams Performer of the Week once (11/24) ...Ā 

2014: Played two games ... Four of five on extra points ... Five kickoffs for 268 yards (53.6 average) ... One unassisted tackle ...

High School: Two-year starter in football ... Led league in points by kicker twice ... Catholic High School Football League All-Star ... CHSFL Senior Bowl participant ... Four-year starter in soccer ... Captain as senior ...

Personal:Ā Industrial and Management Engineering major ... Business Management minor ... Dean's List ... Interned at Irving Tissue, helping solve long-term production problems ... Interned at W.L. Gore & Associates as an operations specialist, working on streamlining products ... SAAC ... Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Founder of ā€œStudent for Serviceā€ volunteer organization focused on giving back to less fortunate throughout Troy community ... Volunteered at Joseph’s House soup kitchen, Troy Boy's and Girl's Club (homework help), Unity House, Troy School 2 (STEM subjects), Troy School 14 (reading), Regional Food Bank and Special Olympics ... Son of Gabriele and Erhardt Kapp ... Father played professional soccer ... Brother plays professional soccer.Ā 

On attending Rensselaer:Ā "RPI gave me the opportunity to play football while getting a great education at a top-tier engineering school." - September 2016

Benefits of undergraduate community at Rensselaer: "The community here provides you with a place to excel both academically and athletically." - September 2016

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Historical Player Information

  • 82

    2014Freshman

    Kicker
    5'11" 150 lbs
    82
  • 4

    2015Sophomore

    Kicker
    6'0" 155 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2016Junior

    Kicker
    6'0" 160 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2017Senior

    Kicker
    6'1" 170 lbs
    4