University of North Dakota Athletics

Entering fourth season as UND’s starting punter.

Career: Ranks ninth all-time at UND in career punting average (37.5) ... His 164 career punts are the fourth-most in school history.

2006 (Junior): Named to All-NCC second team, his third straight all-conference selection ... Appeared in all 13 games and averaged 37.6 yards per punt ... Ranked 45th nationally and fifth in the NCC in punting average ... Helped UND rank fourth in the NCC in net punting (31.5) ... Landed 13 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line ... Boomed a season-long 56-yard punt in the season opener at Central Washington (Sep. 1) ... Averaged a season-best 50.5 yards on four punts in that game and put three of them inside the 20 ... Enjoyed three games with a punting average of 40 yards or better ... Earned third letter.

2005 (Sophomore): Selected to Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-Northwest Region Team the Daktronics All-Northwest Region Second Team ... Named to All-NCC First Team, his second all-conference nod in as many seasons ... Averaged 37.1 yards per punt to rank fourth in the league ... Pinned 18 of his 52 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line ... Cornered two or more inside the 20 in six different games ... Punted a season-high seven times (36.7 avg) in UND’s season-ending playoff loss at Grand Valley State (Nov. 19) ... Punted twice for a season-high 48-yard average vs. Ferris State (Oct. 8) ... Unloaded a season-long 55-yard punt in the season opener at Central Washington (Aug. 27) ... Received UND’s Lloyde W. Richmond Sr. Athletic Scholarship ... Earned second letter.

2004 (Freshman): Enjoyed solid freshman campaign ... Named to the All-NCC Second Team, joining teammate Weston Dressler as the only freshmen in the league to earn all-conference honors ... Averaged 37.9 yards per punt, which ranked second in the NCC and 44th in the nation ... Pinned 25 of his 63 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line ... Averaged 39.6 yards per punt during conference play, which also ranked second in the league ... Averaged 35.9 yards per punt during the post-season ... Booted a 71-yard punt in the NCAA semifinal at Pittsburg State, the second-longest by an NCC punter in 2004 ... Averaged a season-high 46 yards per punt during that game ... Earned first letter.

2003: Redshirt season.

Before UND: A 2003 graduate of Stephen-Argyle Central High School ... Lettered three times in football as a punter, running back, tight end and safety ... Earned Associated Press all-state honorable mention honors as a senior ... Also lettered twice in basketball and track and field.

Personal: Majoring in management ... Son of Craig and Marlys Halfmann.

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