Fred Mitchell Award Watch List

The College of Wooster's Lake Barrett is among the 10 names on October's Fred Mitchell Award Watch List, which was announced recently.

Barrett, a junior, went 19-for-19 on extra-point tries and 4-for-5 on field goals in October. Against Hiram College, Barrett tied his career-high with three field goals, and he now has two career games with 15 points, the second-most in program history by a placekicker. Barrett's first make against Hiram came from 18 yards out, and he buried a pair of 35-yard field goals in the second half. On the day, the junior added six extra point makes.

On the year, Barrett's 6-for-8 on field goals, and he hasn't missed an extra point, going a perfect 44-for-44. He's looking to become the first placekicker in program history to have over 40 extra point tries in a season without a miss.

For his career, Barrett's 17-of-22 (77 percent) on field goals, and he's a remarkable 70-of-71 on extra-point tries.

This summer, the biology and education major was a research assistant in the biology department on campus. The College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-America® nominee worked a summer camp for youth ages 3-8 and gave kicking lesson to youth near his high school. He's also a member of the North Coast Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll.

The Fred Mitchell Award is presented annually to the nation's top collegiate placekicker among more than 750 non-Football Bowl Subdivision teams. A selection committee reviews nominees and selects the recipient based on excellence on the football field and in the community. The committee solicits worthy candidates from college athletic communication professionals and distributes a Watch List for the award each month during the season.