#83 Ian Berryman
Class: RS Sophomore
Hometown: Marietta, Ga.
High School: Fellowship Christian School
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 200
Position: P
2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in all 11 games for the Catamounts as the starting punter … Punted 58 times for 2,534 yards, averaging 43.7 yards per kick – the second-best average in the SoCon and eighth nationally … Booted 14 punts of 50-or-more yards … Downed 22 of his 58 kicks inside the opponent 20-yard line with just five touchbacks … First career punt came against Mars Hill (Sept. 5), punting five times in the game with all five downed inside the Lions’ 20-yard line … Punted a career-high 10 times at Tennessee (Sept. 19) … Crested 60-yards on punts three-times including a career-long boot of 65 yards against Samford (Oct. 24) … Named first team All-Southern Conference by the league’s head coaches and second team All-SoCon by the voting media … Was also selected to the SoCon All-Freshman team … Was a national finalist for the STATS FCS Freshman of the Year … Was a second team All-America selection by College Sports Madness … Listed on the College Sporting News “Fabulous FIfty” All-America squad as a punter.
2014 (Freshman): Redshirted.
Prior to Western Carolina: Though he played predominantly at the punter position, also has experience as a wide receiver and quarterback as a prep ... Was a first team all-region selection as a punter as a senior, also earning second team all-state plaudits from the Cedrick Oglesby Kicking Academy ... Ranked fourth on Kornblue Kicking's Fab Top 50 Punters rankings ... Also played soccer as a prep for a ranked Fellowship Christian boys program.
Personal: Intends to major in athletic training.
