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24 Tom Obarski

24 Tom Obarski

  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-11 / 185
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Burnsville, Minn.
  • High School:
    Apple Valley HS

Summary

Biography

Longest Field Goals, Team History
RkNameDistYrOpponent
1Tom Obarski592012Augustana
2Tom Obarski562014Upper Iowa
2Tom Obarski562011at Minot State
4Tom Obarski522012at Sioux Falls
5Tom Obarski512013vs Winona State
5Steven King512010vs Pittsburg State
7Tom Obarski482014Minn. Crookston
7Tom Obarski482011Wayne State
9Tom Obarski472014Minn. Crookston
9Tom Obarski472014at Minn. Duluth
9Tom Obarski472011at Minot State
Tom Obarski
Longest Field Goals, NSIC History
RkNameDistYrOpponent
1Tom Obarski, CU592012Augustana
2Louis Sylvester, UMC572000at North Dakota
3Tom Obarski, CU562014Upper Iowa
3Tom Obarski, CU562011at Minot State
5David Nadeau, UMD552011at U-Mary
6Braden Wieking, USF542012SMSU
7Lucas Wainman, Augie532013vs MSU Moorhead
8Tom Obarski, CU522012at Sioux Falls
8Eric Oldenkamp, SMSU522004Upper Iowa
10Tom Obarski, CU512013vs Winona State
10Steven King, CU512010vs Pittsburg State
10Eric Oldenkamp, SMSU512005Concordia-St. Paul
10Jake Schmidt, UMM512001Luther
Concordia Career:
Career Notes:
Holds Concordia career records for field goals made (44) and career points for a kicker (250) which is second most for any position ... holds single season record for field goals made (18, 2014) ... holds single game record for field goals made, set four times during career (3x in 2014, 1x in 2013) ... scored second most points for a kicker in a single game (14, 2014) and third most points in a game for kicker (13, 2013) ... holds school and NSIC record long field goal (59, 2012 vs Augustana) ... delivered NCAA Division II long field goals twice during career (2012, 59 vs Augustana, 2014, 56 vs Upper Iowa) ... holds five of the 10 longest field goals in NSIC history including the record long and third longest kicks (twice), making 59, 56, 56, 52 and 51 yard field goals ... holds 10 of the 11 longest field goals in school history ... holds school records for most career punts (230) and punting yards (8,730) ... second ranked career average in punting (38.0) ... holds second and third ranked single season punting averages (40.8 in 2012, 40.6 in 2013).

2014: Will kick in 2015 Reese's Senior Bowl ... Fred Mitchell Award Winner ... AFCA All-America First Team punter ... Daktronics All-America First Team kicker ... Capital One Academic All-America First Team ... Daktronics & BSN All-Super Region 3 First Team and Don Hansen All-Super Region 3 Second Team ... Capital One Academic All-District First Team ...All-NSIC First Team kicker and All-NSIC Second Team punter ...NSIC All-Academic ... NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction ...Concordia's nominee for the National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar Athlete Award ... two-time NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week and two-time Division II Special Teams Player of the Week (BSN & D2Football.com) ... recognized for excellence as a kicker and in the community by the Fred Mitchell Award for September and October perforamances ... USA College Football Preseason All-America punter ... Beyond Sports Network Preseason All-NSIC First Team ... named NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week (9/29/14) after tying his own school record with a three field goal game, hitting all three from 45-plus yards and scoring second most points as a kicker (14) in team history, he also pinned two of three punts inside the 20 and had three kickoff touchbacks in a 44-3 win over UM Crookston (9/27/14) ... ranked fifth in NCAA and led the league in field goals made per game (1.64) ... ranked sixth in NCAA and NSIC leader in field goal percentage (85.7) ... third ranked kicker in NSIC in scoring (7.4 points per game) ... made 9-of-10 field goals from 40-plus yards ... only NSIC kicker perfect in PATs (27-27) ... delivered touchbacks on 22-of-53 kickoffs with a 61.4 average distance and average starting field position at the 26 ... pinned 18 of 64 punts inside the 20, forcing 19 fair catches with six 50-plus yard punts and a 35.9 season average ... had a streak of 14-straight field goals made, just three short of the Division II record and included longer kicks of 47, 45, 48, 47, 42 and 56 in the streak.

2013: Named a Concordia Top-4 Student-Athlete ... All-NSIC First Team punter ... Capital One Academic All-District ... NSIC All-Academic ... named CU Special Teams MVP for third-straight season ... named to Fred Mitchell Award Preseason Watch List ... USA College Football Division II Preseason All-America honorable mention ... 17th-ranked kicker in the nation on D2Football.com's preseason position ratings ... also on D2Football.com Preseason All-NSIC Honorable Mention list ... Named D2Football.com National Special Teams Player of the Week & NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week against Southwest Minnesota State (11/17/13) …  three time CU Special Teams Player of the Week at Bemidji State (9/14/13), at MSU Moorhead (9/28/13), and against Southwest Minnesota State (11/17/13) …  had the ninth longest field goal in NSIC history and the fourth longest field goal in Division II for the season (51 yarder against Winona State), which was also the fourth longest field goal in team history …  ranked 32nd in Division II in punt yard average (40.5) … ranked 8th in the NSIC in field goals making 7 of 16 field goals … second in NSIC in PAT kicking percentage (95.7) … went 22 for 23 on PAT attempts for the Golden Bears … had 21 punts inside the 20 yard line … had a season high four punts inside the 20 yard line at Upper Iowa (10/12/13) … had a career long 68 yard punt at Augustana College (11/8/13) … had nine punts over 50 yards with a season high three punts for over 50 yards at Upper Iowa (10/12/13) … increased punting average to 40.6 on the season … had three touchbacks against Minot State (9/7/13) … average distance on missed field goals was 44.75 yards with an average distance of 35.60 on made field goals … recorded 58 punts for 2,357 yards with seven fair catches … had 42 kickoffs for an average of 56.1 yards … five for six in field goals between 30 and 39 yards … made a field goal in five of 11 games … recorded four tackles on the season (three solo) … had a 13 yard run on a fake punt..

2012: All-NSIC South Division Honorable Mention ... NSIC All-Academic Team ... named to the 2012 Fred Mitchell Award Watch List ... earned Fred Mitchell Monthly Award in September and October ... named NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week at Minnesota Crookston (9/8/12) and against Upper Iowa (10/6/12) ... named CU Male Athlete of the Week for Augustana game (10/27/12) as he set the NSIC and Concordia record with a 59-yard field goal, the longest field goal in Division II for the season ... named the team Special Teams MVP for second-straight season ... also made 12th longest field goal in Division II for the season at Sioux Falls from 52 yards, also adding a kickoff touchback, a 48-yard punt and a 20 yard run on a fourth quarter fourth down conversion ... made 8-9 on field goals under 40 yards and 2-3 on field goals of 50-plus while making 10-14 on the season ... made first 11 field goals of college career inside of 40 yards and is 11-12 under 40 in his career ... increased punting average by over six yards to 40.8 on 56 punts with 10 inside the 20, seven of 50-plus with seven fair catches, three touchbacks and a long of 64 ... average distance on missed field goals was 44.75 yards with an average distance of 35.60 on made field goals ... made multiple field goals in a game twice, going 2-2 at Minnesota Crookston and against Augustana ... had three punts inside the 20 against Upper Iowa and Augustana ... had two punts of 50-plus yards at Winona State (11/10/12) with a long of 64 ... ranked tied for 39th in the nation and fifth in the NSIC with 0.91 field goals made per game ... third ranked punter in NSIC with 40.8 average and seventh ranked kicker with 5.8 points per game ... averaged 41.6 yards per punt in seven NSIC South Division games, ranking third in division.

2011: Played in all 11 games as the primary kicker and punter for the Golden Bears ... named team Special Teams MVP ... named D2football.com and NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week in a win at Minot state (9/3/11), making his career debut by making two field goals including a school record long 56-yarder and the third longest kick in school history, a 47-yarder while making all five extra point attempts ... a three-time CU Special Teams Player of the Week ... finished the year making 9-of-12 field goal attempts including 8-of-9 inside of 50 yards ... has made three of the school's longest four field goals in program history (56, 48, 47) ... was perfect in four attempts inside of 40 yards ... ranked ninth in the conference (all games) in scoring among kickers (6.1 ppg) ... ranked eighth in the conference in field goal percentage (82%) ... ranked fourth in the league in PAT percentage (97.2%) ... ranked 10th in conference (NSIC games only) in scoring among kickers (5.1 ppg) ... ranked seventh in the NSIC South (division games only) in punting (34.7) ... ranked 10th in the NSIC South (division games only) in overall scoring (6.3 ppg) ... placed fifth in the NSIC South (division games only) in scoring among kickers (6.3 ppg) ... made 2-of-3 on field goals with a long of 40 and 1-1 on PATs against Augustana (10/1/11) while adding five punts with a long of 49 and one inside the 20 with two fair catches, adding a touchback in four kickoffs ...  made 2-of-2 with a long of 48 and went 3-3 on PATs in a win over Wayne State (10/15/11) ... averaged a season-high 40.4 yards on five punts with a long of 46 and one fair catch at Winona State (10/22/11), adding a 25 yard field goal and perfect PAT kicking in three attempts ... was 1-for-1 (41) and went 5-5 on PATs in a win over Minnesota Crookston (10/29/11) ... went 1-for-1 (26) and went 7-7 on PATs for 10 points in a win over Southwest Minnesota State (11/12/11) ... averaged 34.5 yards per punt, with a long of 56... 9-12 on field goals with a long of 56, 10 inside the 20 and nine fair catches on the season ... averaged 57.4 yards per kickoff with three touchbacks, relinquishing kickoff duties halfway through the season.

Apple Valley High School: Earned three prep football and three prep soccer letters for the Eagles while also lettering in hockey as a junior … named Pioneer Press All-State First Team , Star Tribune All-State Second Team and Coaches Association All-State Second Team … also earned KARE11 All-Metro First Team honors … named team’s Special Teams Player of the Year … an All-South Suburban Conference Honorable Mention performer … as a soccer player, was a team captain as a senior and named the Pioneer Press Minnesota State Player of the Year … earned All-State First Team honors by the Coaches Association, Star Tribune and Pioneer Press, also earning Pioneer Press All-State First Team honors as a junior … named to the Section and State All-Tournament Teams as a junior and senior … was the team’s scoring leader with 30 goals and 28 assists … named National Player of the Week honorable mention by ESPN Rise Magazine and was named KARE11 Athlete of the Week … scored 57 career goals with 51 career assists and holds career records for goals, assists and points … led team to State Championship and a perfect 23-0-0 season as a senior and a State Championship and 24-0-0 season as a junior … team finished his senior season ranked #10 nationally by the NSCAA and his junior year was ranked #5 nationally … was fourth in the country in assists as a senior ... helped Eagles accumulate a 66-2-1 record on the pitch.

Personal: Born March 12, 1993 ... son of Mark and Barb Obarski … has two brothers, John (26) and Jason (22); and two sisters, Kelly (20) and Kimberly (16) … oldest brother, John, was a kicker for North Dakota State football and Minnesota, Crookston football … older brother, Jason, has played football as a kicker for NDSU and St. Olaf and is now an assistant coach at Concordia … oldest sister, Kelly, attends Dakota County Technical College and plays soccer while his youngest sister, Kimberly, is a soccer player at Apple Valley HS ... his father, Mark, played soccer at Grand Canyon University ... will pursue a major in finance at Concordia ... is a Dean's List student and recipient of President's Scholarship.

FG M-AttPct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lng Blk
2011  9-12  75.0 0-0 3-3  1-1  4-5  1-3  56 0
2012  10-14  71.4 0-0 3-3  5-6  0-2  2-3  59  0 
2013 7-16  43.8 0-0 1-2  5-6  0-7  1-1  51  0 
201418-2185.70-0 4-45-78-91-156 0 
Totals44-6369.80-011-1216-2012-235-8590
PUNTS No. Yards Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blk
2011 52  1792  34.5  56  2 9  10  1  0 
2012 56  2285  40.8  64  3 7  10  7  0 
2013 58  2357  40.6  68  1 6  21  9 0
201464229635.9 54 5191861
Totals230873038.068114159231
KO No. YardsAvgTBOB
2011 28  1608  57.4 3 2
2012 50  2931  58.6 15 3
2013 42  2356  56.1 11  1 
201453325361.4222
Totals1731014858.7518
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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2011Freshman

    K/P
    165 lbs
    25
  • 24

    2012Sophomore

    K/P
    5'11" 175 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2013Junior

    K/P
    5'11" 175 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2014Senior

    K/P
    5'11" 185 lbs
    24