Bio

Career: Ranks third in Huntingdon record book with 94 career punts for 3,222 career yards ... has a career average of 34.3 yards per punt ... has converted 4-of-5 field goals and 48-of-54 extra points in two seasons ... has a career field goal percentage of 80 percent, tops among Huntingdon kickers with at least five attempts ... ranks fourth in Huntingdon record book for extra points made and attempted, tied for fifth if field goals made and sixth for field goals attempted

2012: Appeared in all nine games as the Hawks' punter and placekicker ... punted 41 times for 1,434 yards (35 yards per punt) ... had a long of 64 yards and eight punts downed inside the 20-yard line ... punted a season-high seven times at Hampden-Sydney for an average of 37 yards per punt ... averaged 39.2 yards on five punts against Ave Maria ... as a placekicker, converted 4-of-5 field goals, with a long of 38 yards ... was 39-of-44 on extra points ... the 39 extra points are the third most in a season by a Hawk and the 44 attempts are the second most

2011: Earned a position as the Hawks' starting punter and backup placekicker as a freshman ... punted a school-record 53 times for an average for 33.7 yards, a long of 57 yards and had 17 punts inside the 20-yard line ... his 1,788 yards for the season are the third most in school history ... turned in his best statistical performance in a loss to Wesley College, punting seven times for 285 yards (40.7 yards per punt) and a long of 57 ... as a place-kicker, converted 9-of-10 extra-point attempts, going 5-for-5 at Maryville and 4-for-5 against Hampden-Sydney

Prep: Lettered in football for one season and soccer for three seasons at Benjamin Russell High School

Personal: Full name is David Scott Ballard ... is the son of John and Julie Ballard ... has two sisters, Ruth Anne and Lydia Kate ... majoring in business