John Alt

P, Jr., 6-3, 205, Fort Lauderdale, FL

One of the country’s top returning punters… an extremely valuable special teams player… strong candidate for postseason honors… gifted with a strong leg and sound technique… 2000: Earned second team all-conference and third-team Football Gazette All-South recognition… finished 20^th in Division III and second among the league’s punting average leaders on an ODAC-best 61 kicks… named to the Verizon Academic All-District III squad… placed 14 kicks inside the opponents’ 20-yard line with no touchbacks… hit a career-long 66-yard kick at Charleston Southern… averaged over 40 yards per kick four times… booted eight kicks 50 yards or farther… 1999:  Football Gazette Second Team All-South selection… second team All-ODAC pick… ranked 24^th in Division III (2^nd among freshmen) and first in the ODAC in punting average… had Guilford's best punting average since 1995… had 31 kicks of 40 or more yards… kicked a league-high 10 times for a 44.4 yard average against Randolph-Macon, including a career-best 60-yarder… received Guilford's coaches' award for his efforts against Hampden-Sydney… Personal:  Two-time Academic All-ODAC honoree… four-time member of the Guilford Student-Athlete Honor Roll… won Guilford’s 2000-01 Courtney Management Award for academic achievement and leadership… transferred to Guilford from Division I-AA Lehigh… played for Coach Mike Manning at Nova H.S… son of John and Mary Alt… three-time dean's list management major… sport studies minor.