NDSU

* 2016 MVFC All-Newcomer Team

2017 SEASON (SENIOR): Ranked ninth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with an average of 38.9 yards on 54 punts for NDSU...Season-long punt of 52 yards at Illinois State...Forced 20 fair catches and had 15 punts inside the 20...Played in all 15 games...Did not have a punt attempt in the season-opener against Mississippi Valley State, but delivered his only three kickoffs of the year...Took over as the holder for PAT and field goal after a Game 3 injury to backup quarterback Cole Davis.

2016 SEASON (JUNIOR): Voted to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team...Ranked 10th in the league with a 37.6 average on 60 punts, but was part of an FCS record-setting coverage team that allowed a net 0.0 yards on three returns...Forced fair catches on 37 of 60 punts...Had four touchbacks and landed 14 punts inside in the 20...Five punts of 50 or more yards including a long of 54 against Western Illinois and James Madison.

BEFORE NDSU: Played the 2014 and 2015 seasons for Southern Methodist University...Averaged 40.5 yards on 101 punts over two seasons with a long of 60 yards...Finished the 2014 season third in SMU history for punting yards (3,017) and fourth in punt attempts (74)...Appeared in only four games his sophomore year, punting 27 times for an average of 39.6 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-conference and Avocado League Kicker of the Year...Set Oceanside's school record with a 52-yard field goal.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Southern Methodist University in two years with a bachelor's degree in political science and a minor in history...Earned a master's degree in merchandising from NDSU in May 2018...Plans to attend law school…Son of Mark and Libby Koonce of Oceanside, Calif…Has an older brother, Matthew.