LINK: 2014 AFCA All-America Team

WACO, Texas - Concordia-St. Paul senior kicker/punter Tom Obarski (Burnsville, Minn.) has been named to the 2014 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II All-America Team.

Obarski becomes Concordia's second AFCA All-American, joining Zach Moore (2013) who now plays for the New England Patriots in his rookie season. The AFCA only selects one All-America Team, making it the most prestigious All-America honor in Division II football.

The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. The AFCA Division II All-America selection committee is made up of three head coaches from each of the AFCA's nine districts, one of whom serves as a district chairman, along with another head coach who serves as the chairman of the selection committee. In addition to the exclusive nature of the award, what makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves.

Obarski has already been named a Capital One Academic All-America First Team selection, making him an All-America and Academic All-America First Team student-athlete. He's also currently on the Daktronics All-America ballot as Super Region 3's First Team kicker.

#24 Tom Obarski (K/P, 5-11, 185, Sr., Burnsville, Minn. / Apple Valley HS)

CONCORDIA RECORDS

• Career field goals made (44)
• Career points for kicker (250)
• Season field goals made (18, 2014)
• Single game field goals made (3, 3x in 2014, 1x in 2013)
• Longest field goal made (59, 2012)
• Five longest field goals in program history (59, 56, 56, 52, 51)
• Longest field goal in NSIC history (59, 2012)
• Division II season long field goals in 2012 (59) and 2014 (56)
• Second most career points overall (250)
• Second most points in a game for kicker (14, 2014)
• Third most points in a game for kicker (13, 2014)
• Most career punts (230) and punting yards (8,730)
• Second ranked career punt average (38.0)
• Second and third ranked single season punt average (40.8, 2012 & 40.6, 2013)

2014 KEY SEASON SUPERLATIVES

• Ranks sixth in NCAA in field goals made per game (1.64) and seventh in percentage (85.7), leading NSIC in each
• Third-ranked kicker in NSIC scoring (7.4 points per game)
• Only NSIC kicker perfect in PATs (27-27)
• Streak of 14-straight field goals made, three shy of NCAA Division II record streak
• Delivered 22 touchbacks on 53 kickoffs with a 61.4 KO average, putting opponents at 26 for average field position
• Placed 18 punts inside the 20 with 19 fair catches, six of 50-plus yards and only five touchbacks (64 punts)

AWARDS CABINET

• Capital One Academic All-America (2014)
• Fred Mitchell Award Top-10 Finalist (2014)
• Named a Concordia Top-4 Student-Athlete (2013-14)
• Daktronics All-Super Region 3 First Team (2014)
• Two-time Capital One Academic All-District (2013, 2014)
• Four All-NSIC honors (2014 1st Team K & 2nd Team P; 2013 1st Team P; 2012 HM K)
• Four-year Fred Mitchell Award honoree (Watch List or monthly honors)
• Will be three-time NSIC All-Academic selection
• Two-time USA Football Preseason All-America honors (2014 1st Team punter, 2013 HM K)
• Five-time NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week (2 in 2014)
• Two-time Division II Special Teams Player of the Week (BSN & D2Football.com)
• Three-time CU Special Teams Player of the Year (2011, 2012, 2013 - 2014 TBA)
• Concordia's nominee for National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar Athlete award