Junior Punter Riley Riethman has been named to the Ray Guy Award Great 8 for his performance against Wagner.
Riethman averaged 44.4 yards per punt on his 5 punts and averaged a net of 44.4 yards as none of his 5 punts were returned and none went in the end zone for a touchback. He had 1 punt inside the opponents 20-yard line and had a long of 51 yards.
Through two games, Riethman is averaging 42.3 yards per punt. He is Navy's all-time leading punter in career average (43.2 yards per punt) and his 43.8 average last year is the third best in school history.
Joining Riethman on the Great 8 is James Burnip of Alabama, James Ferguson-Reynolds of Boise State, Jesse Mirco of Ohio State, Ryan Rehkow of BYU, Ryan Sanborn of Texas, Stephen Kotsanlee of Utah State and Tory Taylor of Iowa.
Navy (1-1) travels to Memphis (2-0) on Thursday for the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams. The game will kick at 7:35 PM (ET) and will be televised nationally on ESPN and broadcast nationally on the Navy Radio Network.Â