King earns preseason All-America honors from Hero Sports
BELLEVUE, Wash. - Carson-Newman punter Jonathan King (Knoxville, Tenn.) has been named a preseason first team All-American by Hero Sports.
BELLEVUE, Wash. - Carson-Newman punter Jonathan King (Knoxville, Tenn.) has been named a preseason first team All-American by Hero Sports.
King joins Catawba linebacker Kyle Kitchens and Limestone defensive back Joshua Simmons as representatives from the SAC on the first team list. Mars Hill offensive lineman Joe Hillen made the second team.
King averaged 43.4 yards per punt in his first year in an Eagle jersey. The junior transfer ranked second in the SAC with that number. He set a school record with an 82-yard kick against North Greenville. He also had a 73-yard punt against Limestone which tied Dallas Cowboys punter Chris Jones for the second longest punt in C-N history. King had 12 kicks of 50 yards or longer on the year.
The Eagles open the season Aug. 31 against Pikeville. Coverage of the contest will be available on the Eagle Sports Network on Joy 620 (WRJZ-AM, Knoxville), Mountain Country 106.3 (WPFT-FM, Sevierville) and online at cneagles.com/live
