Callard earns Empire 8 weekly honor
Contributed Photo – Cole Callard
Medina High graduate and SUNY Cortland sophomore placekicker Cole Callard has been named Empire 8 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.
Callard had 6 extra point kicks and a 32 yard field goal in Cortland’s 45-7 win over Alfred University on Saturday.
For the season to date he is 31 of 33 in extra point kicks and 6 of 7 in field goal attempts.
For his two year career he has made 83 extra point kicks and 12 field goals with the longest being 37 yards.
Callard is majoring in Sport Management.
Red Dragons junior quarterback Mike Rescigno, who completed 23 of 33 passes for 241 yards and 3 touchdowns, was named Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Week.
Cortland is 6-0 on the season and is ranked 11th nationally in Division III.
The Red Dragons host St. John Fisher (5-1) on Saturday.
