Hofrichter Named Freshman All-American

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Redshirt freshman punter Sterling Hofrichter has been named to the CampusInsiders.com Freshman All-America First Team. The award is the third postseason honor for Hofrichter, who was tabbed an All-ACC Third Team performer last week by the conference's 14 head coaches, and an All-ACC Honorable Mention selection in November by media who cover the league.

Hofrichter is the fifth Orange player in the last three years to be recognized by the website and the first to earn first-team Freshman All-America honors.

Entering bowl season, Hofrichter leads the ACC in number of punts (77) and total punting yardage (3,289). His 23 punts of 50+ yards are tied for the most in the conference and his 24 punts inside the 20-yard line are the second-most in the league. Hofrichter averaged at least 45 yards per punt four times in 2016, including a personal-best 48.7 yards per kick in SU's win against Coastal Division champion Virginia Tech. He also was Syracuse's special teams game captain against the Hokies.

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