FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State's Eli Ozick has been named one of 10 finalists for the Fred Mitchell Award, which honors the nation's most outstanding placekicker among more than 750 eligible FCS, Division II, Division III and NAIA kickers.

Ozick, a sophomore from Liberty, Mo., leads all FCS kickers in scoring with 106 total points and 8.8 points per game in his first year as NDSU's primary placekicker. He tops the Missouri Valley Football Conference with 58 extra points, 16 field goals made and 88.9 percent field goal conversion rate (16-for-18).

Ozick's 54-yard field goal at Indiana State tied a career-long, one yard shy of the school record. He is averaging 63.0 yards with 51 touchbacks on 86 kickoff attempts.

North Dakota State (12-0) is scheduled to host 17th-ranked Illinois State (9-4) in the second round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship at noon Saturday, Dec. 6. Tickets are on sale at GoBison.com/tickets.

2025 Fred Mitchell Award Finalists

Harry Balke – Senior, Drake University (FCS)
Andrew Brown – Senior, North Carolina A&T State University (FCS)
Aidan Ellison – Senior, North Central College (DIII)
Eli Ozick – Sophomore, North Dakota State University (FCS)
Nick Reed – Sophomore, University of New Hampshire (FCS)
Trajan Sinatra – Sophomore, Idaho State University (FCS)
Samuel Tremblay – Freshman, University of Maine (FCS)
Manaki Watanabe – Freshman, Ashland University (DII)
Caden Williams – Senior, Towson University (FCS)
Ben Woodard – Senior, Lamar University (FCS)