Pacific University Athletics

2012: Served as the Boxers’ punter in all nine games…Led the NWC and ranked 30th among Division III kickers with an average of 39.1 yards per punt…Ranked second in NWC with 10 punts inside the 20-yard line and third with 1,602 yards and seven fair catches…Punted nine times for 391 yards (43.4 yards average) at Linfield on 11/10/12, which included a season-long 58 yard punt…Planted four kicks inside the 20-yard line at Lewis & Clark on 10/27/12.
 
2011: Played in all nine games as the Boxers’ primary punter…Finished ranked second in the NWC with 48 punts, third with 1,599 punting yards and fifth with punting average of 33.3 yards per kick…Had long punt of 52 yards twice, against Menlo on 9/10/11 and at Pacific Lutheran on 11/5/11…In the Menlo game, five of his seven punts landed inside the 20-yard line…Also served as Pacific’s primary kickoff kicker and averaged 54.1 yards per kickoff.
 
2010: Played in eight games both at receiver and on kickoff and punting duties...Punted four times for 121 yards and a long punt of 40 yards against Willamette on 10/9/10...Had kickoff duties in three of the Boxers' final four games, which included a 52-yard kick against Pacific Lutheran on 11/6/10.

High School: Played for Doug Sommer at Wilsonville High School…Three-year varsity athlete at outside linebacker…Second Team All-Northwest Oregon Conference in 2009 at outside linebacker…Also participated in varsity basketball and track and field…Was a First Team All-Northwest Oregon Conference and Honorable Mention All-State selection in both the 200 meters and the discus.

Personal: Son of Tad & Cari Koford…Literature major…His mother competed in volleyball and her uncle Dave played baseball at Treasure Valley CC…His uncle Scott Campbell wrestled and grandfather Dave Campbell competed in football, wrestling and track at Black Hills State in South Dakota…Chose Pacific because it was a great academic school, nearby to home and family and because of the new football team…Favorite TV Show: Grimm…Favorite Book: Jurassic Park (Michael Creighton)…Favorite Class In School: Poetry…Favorite Quote: Now if there’s one thing you can be sure of, it’s that nothing is more powerful than a young boy’s wish.  Except an Apache helicopter (Patrick Stewart)…Career Ambition: High school teacher and coach.