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2021 Football Roster

Perry Laskaris '07
Kevin Beattie
Eric Cohen
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Desiree Cuitino
Tom Killips

7 Zac Montrief

  • Position Punter
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 190
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Suwanee, GA

Biography

2021: Played all 13 games ... Total of 71 punts for 2671 yards (37.6 yards per) ... Long of 56 yards (Stevenson) ... Three touchbacks, 22 fair catches and 24 inside 20-yard line ... Six punts of 50-or-more yards ... Two kickoffs for 90 yards ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll once ... All-Liberty League First Team ... D3football.com All-Region First Team ... Team's Scholar- Athlete Award ... Team's Special Teams Player of the Year ... Liberty League All-Academic ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... NFF Hampshire Honor Society ...

2020: Did not compete due to COVID-19 restrictions ...

2019: Played all 11 games ... Total of 58 punts for 2022 yards (34.9 yards per) ... Long of 57 yards (Ithaca) ... One touchback, 49 fair catches and 19 inside the 20-yard line ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll once ... All-Liberty League Honorable Mention ...

2018: Played all 12 games ... Total of 61 punts for 2275 yards (37.3 yards per) ... Long of 71 yards (Utica) ... Three touchbacks, 14 fair catches and 21 inside 20-yard line ... Team's Special Teams Player of the Week three times ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll twice ... All-Liberty League First Team ... All-ECAC First Team ... D3Football.com All-Region Third Team ... Liberty League All-Academic ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... 

2017: Played all 11 games ...Totaled 45 punts for 1606 yards, averaging 35.7 yards ... Season-long 49 yards at WPI ... Six inside 20 yard line, including six against Ithaca ... One touchback ... Averaged 40 yards or more twice ... Totaled 348 yards on 10 punts against Bombers ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll once ... Liberty League Special Teams Performer of the Week once ... All-Liberty League Honorable Mention ...

High School: Four years of football (punter) ... Two-year starter ... School record for punting average ... Longest punt in school history ... One year of soccer (goalkeeper) ... One year of tennis ... Started in doubles ... Scholar Athlete (4.0 GPA) ... AP Scholar twice ... 

Personal: Aerospace Engineering undergraduate degree ... Economics minor ... Mechanical Engineering graduate major ... Dean's Honor List ... Olympia (RPI Athletics Honor Society) ... Professional Leadership Program ... Flight Club ... Mechanical engineering co-op at Optikos Corporation ... Son of Cara Montrief.

On attending Rensselaer: "The quality of education and ability to play football." - August 2018

Benefits of undergraduate community: "Opportunities for employment are vast." - August 2018

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 84

    2017Freshman

    Punter
    6'2" 205 lbs
    84
  • 84

    2018Sophomore

    Punter
    6'2" 200 lbs
    84
  • 7

    2019Junior

    Punter
    6'2" 200 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2020Senior

    Punter
    6'2" 195 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2021Graduate Student

    Punter
    6'2" 190 lbs
    7