Northern Illinois University Athletics

2023
• Averaged 40.6 yards on 51 punts with 20 inside the 20-yard line and eight of 50 yards or longer.
• As holder on field goals and PATs, teamed with kicker Kanon Woodill on play of the game at Camellia Bowl (12-23) as he got the snap and flipped the ball forward to Woodill who ran in for a 32-yard touchdown. 
• Play was officially ruled a touchdown pass.
• All three of his punts in the bowl game forced Arkansas State to start inside its 20.
• Averaged more than 40 yards per punt six times on the year 
• Had three punts averaging 41.7 yards, with one inside the 20, in win at Kent State (11-25). 
• Named MAC West Specialist of the Week after averaging 53.2 yards per punt versus Eastern Michigan (10-21); his 79-yard punt in the second quarter is the third-longest in NIU history. 
• Hit a 62-yard punt at Akron (10-7) that was downed at the four-yard line.
• Punted four times for a 50.0-yard average at Toledo (9-30) with two inside the 20 and a 64-yard boot.  
• Had a career-high nine punts at Nebraska (9-16), averaging 40.9 yards per punt.
• Kicked four punts over 50 yards against the Cornhuskers.
• Averaged 40.8 yards per punt against SIU (9-9).
• Earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2022
•    First-year starter at punter averaged 40.9 yards per punt with 15 punts inside the 20-yard line and nine of 50-plus yards.
•    Averaged 47.0 yards per punt with a long of 53 against Vanderbilt (9-17).
•    Earned MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 47.2 yards per punt, with a season-long of 61 yards, and three inside the 20 at Kentucky (9-24).
•    Dropped three punts inside the 20 at Ohio (10-22).
•    Hit a 60-yard punt against Akron (11-26).
•    Recorded a punt of at least 49 yards in eight of 12 games on the season. 
•    Also served as NIU’s holder on PATs and field goals. 
•    Earned Academic All-MAC honors.
•    Earned recognition in the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. 

2021
•    Served as the back-up punter to Matt Ference but did not see any game action on the year.

2020
• Redshirted, did not see action.
                                                                                                        
PRIOR TO NIU (2019 at Minnesota)
• Redshirted the 2019 season.   

HIGH SCHOOL
•  Was the No. 4 ranked punter in the Midwest coming out of Peoria Notre Dame High School.
•  Earned Central Illinois Punter of the Year honors and was honorable mention All-Region by the Peoria Journal Star.
•  First team All-Big 12 Conference selection punted 12 times and averaged 39.6 yards per kick as a senior.
•  Placed five punts inside the 20 and allowed only one yard per punt return on the season.
•  Honored as a preseason All-American by Chris Sailer Kicking going into his senior year.
•  As a junior, averaged 39 yards on 13 punts and placed six punts inside the 20-yard line.  

PERSONAL
• Birthday is July 4th.
• Son of Christine and Tim Foley.
•  Brother, Connor, plays soccer at Millikin University.
•  Earned his bachelor's degree in Accountancy in December and his MBA in the spring.