Solon Native, Duke Kicker Named Lou Groza Award Semi-Finalist

Duke freshman Ross Martin, a Solon native, has been named one of 20 semifinalists for the 2012 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl Committee.

Duke freshman Ross Martin has been named one of 20 semifinalists for the 2012 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl Committee, according to Duke University. A native of Solon who kicked at Walsh Jesuit, Martin has totaled 83 points through 10 games this season for the Blue Devils, making 16-of-18 field goal attempts and all 35 of his PATs. In the ACC, he ranks seventh overall in scoring (8.3 points per game), third in field goals per game (1.60) and second in field goal percentage (.889). Martin leads all freshman kickers nationally in total points with 83, marking the fifth-highest single-season total in school history. He has already set Duke freshman records for points in a game (15 vs. North Carolina), …

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