Biography
2022: Played in all 12 games ... averaged 41.4 yards per punt with a long of 59 ... had 13 punts of 50+ yards ... landed 11 punts inside the 20 ... split duties on kickoffs, recoding 10 touchbacks in 33 kicks.Â
2021: Played in all 13 games as punter and kicker ... averaged career-best 42.8 yards per punt, recording nine puts in 50+ yards and landing 14 inside the 20 ... went 9-for-11 on field goals ... recorded 15 touchbacks during kickoff duty. Â
2020: Served as the punter for all six games, punting 18 times for an average of 42.61 yards ... had a long punt of 68 yards ... pinned opponents inside their own 20-yard line on six occasions ... had four punts of at least 50 yards ... Kicked off 41 times with 14 touchbacks ... preseason fourth team All-Mid American Conference selection by Athlon Sports.
2019: Played in all 13 games ... punted 52 times for 2,200 yards (42.31) ... kicked off 63 times for 3,609 yards (57.29) with 13 touchbacks and four boots out of bounds ... improved punting average by 5.04 yards a boot and kickoff average by 1.23 yards per attempt from 2018 marks ... had nine punts downed inside the opponent 20-yard line against six touchbacks ... long punt of 61 yards came at No. 19 Michigan State ... recorded one tackle versus Central Michigan ... ranked fifth in the Mid-American Conference in punting average ... turned in year-high seven punts against Miami and Northern Illinois ... top game for average yards per boot came against Ball State with two blasts for a 55.50 average while best average with 3+ punts was 48.00 yards at Michigan State ... had a season high of 312 punting yards at Northern Illinois ... caused a year-high three fair catches against Georgia State and Miami ... blasted a year-high six kickoffs for touchbacks against Miami and had a year-best 63.43 yards per kickoff versus the RedHawks ... against Western Kentucky in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, recorded five punts for 232 yards (46.40) ... on the WMU bowl game chart, ranks first in punting average, tied for fifth in total punts and in longest punts, stands first (57), tied for second (53), tied for seventh (46) and 10th (40) ... on the field for 186 snaps.
2018: Played in all 13 games ... punted 56 times for 2,087 yards (37.27) ... handled kickoff chores for the final three games, totaling 17 kicks for 953 yards (56.06) ... had 12 punts downed inside the opponent 20-yard line against just four touchbacks ... long punt of 79 yards came at Central Michigan ... tallied a year-high seven kickoffs for a season-best 374 yards at Ball State ... recorded one tackle apiece versus Michigan, Ball State and Northern Illinois ... turned in best performance of the year at CMU in helping WMU claim the Michigan MAC Trophy ... punted nine times in a mix of rain and snow, averaging a year-high 42.56 yards a punt and a season-best 383 yards, aided by season’s long blast ... turned in a solid showing versus Eastern Michigan, averaging 41.00 yards a boot and producing three fair catches ... at Michigan, tallied a year-high four fair catches ... in regular season finale against Northern Illinois, dropped a season-best three boots inside the 20-yard line ... versus BYU in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, tallied six punts for 192 yards to rank fourth in WMU bowl game history in total punts and eighth in punt average (32.00) ... long boot of 46 yards versus BYU is tied for the seventh longest in a bowl game in Bronco history ... on the field for 137 snaps.
PRIOR TO WESTERN MICHIGAN: The top-rated punter, according to 247Sports.com ... a five-star punter, according to Chris Sailer and Kohl’s Kicking ... invited to participate in the Blue-Grey All-American game ... four-year starter ... an all-area honoree as a senior ... recorded 42 touchbacks sophomore year ... as a junior had a 42-yard punt average ... during senior season, averaged 47 yards per punt ... captain of the track team ... ran a 10.98 second 100-yard dash and a 50.9 second 400-yard dash.
PERSONAL: Born April 2, 2000 ... son of Ivana and Mario Mihalic ... father played soccer at Eastern Illinois ... grandfather played professional soccer in Austria.
