Jon Striefsky
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| Position: | Kicker | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 21, 1986 | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Towamencin Township (PA) North Penn | ||||||||
| College: | Delaware | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||
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Jonathan Edmund "Jon" Striefsky (born October 21, 1986) is a former American football kicker. After playing college football for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, he was signed by the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League as a free agent in 2011. He played for the Soul in 2011 and for the Jacksonville Sharks in 2012.
Early years
[edit]Striefsky attended North Penn High School in Towamencin, Pennsylvania.[1]
College career
[edit]Striefsky was a walk-on for the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens in 2005.[1] As a sophomore in 2007, he broke or tied ten school kicking records.[2] He broke the Football Championship Subdivision record for the most points scored in a season with 127 (tied with Julian Rauch of Appalachian State, who also set the record in 2007).[3] He earned Associated Press and The Sports Network first-team All-America honors, and first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association honors in 2007.[4] He won the Outstanding Senior Special Teams Player honor in 2009.[4] In his career, he went 41-for-51 for field goals and 121-of-126 on extra point attempts.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Philadelphia Soul
[edit]Striefsky was signed by the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League in May 2011, due to an injury suffered by kicker Robbie Smith.[1] Striefsky went two-of-four for field goals and 39-of-47 on extra point attempts in 2011 for the Soul. He also recorded three tackles.
Jacksonville Sharks
[edit]Striefsky was assigned by the Jacksonville Sharks on June 15, 2012. In his only game appearance for the Sharks, he went 3-of-4 on extra point attempts. He was reassigned on June 18.
Return to Philadelphia
[edit]On June 20, 2014, Striefsky was assigned as an emergency kicker for the Soul.
Cleveland Gladiators
[edit]On May 6, 2016, Striefsky was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators.
Jacksonville Sharks
[edit]On May 18, 2016, Striefsky was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks. On May 23, 2016, Striefsky was placed on reassignment.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Kracz, Ed (June 4, 2011). "Striefsky getting his kicks with the Soul". phillyburbs.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "University of Delaware All-Time Football Records" (PDF). University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "Football Championship Subdivision Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ a b "All-Time Honors". University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.