pronounced WATT-nee

Punter and kickoff specialist as a true freshman ... Ray Guy Award candidate.

Honors: Third-team All-MAC in 2008 by Phil Steele ... named to the 2009 Ray Guy Award Watch List ... MAC Specialist of the Week following the Western Michigan (Sept. 23, 2008) and Ohio (Oct. 27, 2008) games ... named the coaches' specialist of the Week twice in 2008 (Western Michigan, Navy).

2008: Played in all 12 games ... handled TU's kickoff and punting duties ... finished the season with 2,623 yards on 65 punts for a 40.4 average with 19 of those punts landing inside the 20 ... seven were longer than 50 yards ... also had 3,458 yards on 56 kickoffs (61.8 average) ... in the win at Army, had a career-high 377 yards on a career-high six kicks, averaging a career-best 62.8 yards per kick ... also punted four times for 176 yards (44.0 average) with two inside the 20 ... against Connecticut, had seven punts for 316 yards and a career-best 45.1 average (which ranked 13th nationally that week) ... two punts were inside the 20 ... also had three kickoffs for 189 yards (63.0 avg.) against the Huskies ... had three punts for 118 yards (39.3 avg.) at Buffalo ... also had five kickoffs for 319 yards (63.8 avg.) ... had a career-high 11 punts for a career-high 457 yards (41.5 average) at No. 16/15 Penn State ... punted eight times for 297 yards against Western Michigan ... dropped four of those punts inside the 20 and two of those were inside the 10 ... the average start for WMU was the 17 yard-line due to his efforts ... also had two kickoffs for 125 yards (62.5 average) ... his net kickoff average was 56 yards ... earned MAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors and the coaches' special teams player of the game honor ... in the win at Miami (Ohio), had nine punts for 355 yards, including two within the 20 ... also had five kickoffs for 317 yards for a 63.4 average ... at Central Michigan, punted five times for 187 yards and had 202 yards on three kickoffs ... in the win over Ohio, punted six times for 270 yards ... also had three kickoffs for 178 yards, two of which were more than 50 yards ... earned MAC Special Teams Player of the Week again ... at Navy, kicked off five times for 336 yards (67.2 average ... also punted three times for 104 yards, with two punts landing within the 20 ... earned the coaches' special teams player of the week honor for the second time ... at Kent State, had a career-high seven kickoffs for a career-high 411 yards, averaging 58.1 yards ... also punted four times for 141 yards ... in the win over EMU, had a career-high 10 kickoffs for a career-high 555 yards ... in the win over Akron, kicked off five times for 315 yards (63.0 average) ... also punted four times for 158 yards ... lettered.

2007: Played in all 12 games ... handled the Owls' punting and kickoff duties ... averaged 60.5 yards on kickoffs in collegiate debut against Navy in the season opener ... named the coaches' special teams player of the game versus Buffalo ... made a 61-yard punt against the Bulls ... had six punts for 269 yards for a season-best 44.8 average at Connecticut ... punted a career-long 67 yarder at Army ... had five kickoffs in the wins over Akron and Miami ... had a career-high six kickoffs for 290 yards in the win over Ken State ... made a career-high eight punts at Western Michigan ... lettered.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Roxbury (N.J.) HS ... averaged 42.0 yards per punt as a senior to earn Associated Press second-team All-State and Newark Star-Ledger Second Team All-Morris County honors ... four-year varsity football letterwinner under head coach Cosmo Lorusso ... in addition to kicking duties, started at OLB and TE as a senior team captain ... team advanced to the state playoffs sophomore through senior seasons ... selected for the 2007 New Jersey North-South All-Star Game ... also a two-year varsity basketball letterwinner and a Daily Record Honorable Mention All-Star on the hardwood ...member of the school's honors wind symphony.

Personal: Born August 4, 1988 ... son of Doug and Beth Wathne ... plays the trumpet ... criminal justice major.

WATHNE'S PUNTING STATS

Year	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd
2007	12	68	2596	38.2	67	4	10	11	2
2008	12	65	2623	40.4	57	7	8	19	0
Totals	24	133	5219	39.2	67	11	18	30	2
WATHNE'S KICKOFF STATS
Year	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
2007	12	40	2179	54.5	1	3
2008	12	56	3458	61.8	1	3
Totals	24	96	5637	58.7	2	6
Wathne's Career Highs
Punts		11 (at #16/15 Penn State, 2008)
Yards		457 (at #16/15 Penn State, 2008)
Game Avg.	45.1 (Connecticut, 2008)
Long		67 (at Army, 2007)
Inside 20	4 (Western Michigan, 2008)
Kickoffs	10 (Eastern Michigan, 2008)
Yards		555 (Eastern Michigan, 2008)
Game Avg. 	67.3 (at Central Michigan, 2008)