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Updated: December 5, 2013

Pronounced KY-ser-ling

2013: Kicked off once against Western Carolina ... Made two PATs against Marshall … Posted a 305-pound bench press in fall max testing.

2012: Dressed for a few games but didn’t see any action … Eventually had surgery for a sports hernia and missed the rest of the season … Returned to punt twice in the spring game, averaging 45 yards on two kicks with a long of 46 yards.

2011: Was in the middle of the competition for the punting job, but did not dress for any games … Continued to work hard in practice … Averaged 38.3 yards on six punts during spring scrimmages … Had a long kick of 61 yards.

2010: Joined the team as a walk-on … Dressed for some games as the backup punter but did not see action and took a redshirt year … Added some weight during the off-season program … Improved on all four major lifts … Had a 52-yard punt in the third scrimmage of the spring … Averaged 27 yards on three punts in scrimmage four and 38.7 on three kicks during the final scrimmage … Punted twice during the Maroon-White game for a 43.5-yard average.

High School: Was a punter and quarterback for Coach Darian Harris at East Chapel Hill High … Earned all-conference honors his last two seasons … Had over 300 punts during his career with only three blocked … Posted six punts over 50 yards as a junior … Won the North Carolina/South Carolina Punt, Pass and Kick championship as age 15.

Personal: Ethan James Keyserling …Born 1/6/92 in Chapel Hill, NC … Son of Tom Keyserling and Alice Ammerman … Majoring in marketing.