| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s) | Punter |
| College | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| High school | Bishop Gorman High School [1] |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1995–1998 | UNLV Rebels |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Consensus
All-American (
1998) | |
Joe Kristosik (born c. 1974) is a former American football player. After graduating from Bishop Gorman High School in Summerlin, Nevada, he entered the working world as a door-to-door salesman and a valet before enrolling at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He was a walk-on to the UNLV Rebels football team and, after a redshirt season in 1994, he became the starting punter for the Rebels from 1995 to 1998. [2] As a senior, he led the NCAA with an average of 46.2 yards on 76 punts. [2] [3] His average of 46.2 yards per punt was, at the time, the second-highest in NCAA history for a punter with at least 75 career attempts. [2] Kristosik was a consensus first-team selection for the 1998 College Football All-America Team. [4] [3] He was inducted into the UNLV Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008. [2]
References
- ^ Guiremand, Steve (October 13, 1998). "UNLV's punter Kristosik continues to be bright spot". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Christopher Drexel (September 18, 2008). "UNLV Hall of Fame inductee walked onto football team". Las Vegas Sun.
- ^ a b "Kristosik Picks up Final All-America Honor: AP nod means Rebel punter is school's first unanimous choice". UNLVRebels.com. CBS Interactive. December 15, 1998.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.