Northern Illinois University Athletics

Career
• His NIU career punting average of 38.5 ranks seventh on the career charts while his total yardage (5,543) and number of punts (144) are 10th.
• Two-year starter also served as NIU’s holder on placekicks.

2016
• The Huskies’ starting punter for entire 2017 season.
• Punted 70 times for a career-best 39.1-yard average as a senior.
 • Tallied eight punts of 50-plus yards and dropped a career-best 24 - or 34 percent -  inside the 20-yard line.
• Punted a career-high 11 times for 427 yards, dropping three inside the 20, at South Florida (9-10).
• Saw four punts downed inside the 20 versus Toledo at the Chi-Town Showdown (11-9) and five at Kent State (11-25).
• Booted a career-long 78-yard punt versus Buffalo (10-22), contributing to a season high 48.4 yard average, the seventh-highest mark in school history.

2015
• Played in all 14 games after immediately winning the NIU starting punter role.
• Punted at least once in every game, with 74 punts for 2,803 yards.
• Dropped 20 punts inside the 20-yard line.
• Averaged 37.9 yards per punt with six punts of 50 yards or more.
• Earned NIU Special Teams Player of the Week for the game versus Ball State (10/10) after averaging a career-high 48.5 yards per punt.
• Had a stellar game at Ohio State (9/19), booting 10 punts with an average of 44.9 yards per attempt.
• Placed three punts inside the 20 in both of the games against Murray State (9/12) and Ohio (11/24).
• Booted a career-long 69-yard punt at Boston College (9/26).

Prior to NIU
• Played all 10 games as the punter for Orange Coast in 2014.
• Punted 55 times for an average of 40.3 yards per attempt.
• Placed 15 punts inside the 20 and forced 13 fair catches.
• Produced a career-long 60-yard punt and averaged 46.5 yards per punt versus Santa Ana (11-1).
• Averaged a career-best 48.3 yards-per-punt on four attempts against LA Pierce (10-11).
• Had at least one punt of 45-plus yards in nine games and a punt of 50-plus yards in seven games.

High School
• Served as starting punter at Newport Harbor for two seasons.
• Tallied 15 punts inside the 20 in 71 total attempts in that time.
• Averaged 34.4 yards per punt on 47 attempts as a senior in 2011.
• Also punted 24 times as a junior in 2010.

Personal
• Born Sept. 29, 1993, in Newport Beach, Calif.
• Son of Mike Molinaro and Cynthia Khan.
• Enjoys surfing and snowboarding.
• Kinesiology major.