Division III punter Austin Baker sets record with 95-yard punt

Jesse Reed

Updated: November 3, 2018

Nov 21, 2015; Auburn, AL, USA; General view of a football with the College Football Playoff logo prior to the game between the Auburn Tigers and the Idaho Vandals at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports

Austin Baker, the punter for Division III Heidelberg, set a new Division III record on Saturday by unleashing a 95-yard punt from his own end zone.

FOLKS WE'VE GOT FOOTAGE OF A DIVISION III 95-YARD PUNT pic.twitter.com/p6rtDGXMpw

— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) November 3, 2018

All-American Austin Baker set an NCAA Division III record with a 95-yard punt in today's game at John Carroll. Previous record was 91, set by Gunnar Rastenburg of Maranatha Baptist in 2014. #D3fb pic.twitter.com/7JtK31p1KQ

— Heidelberg Athletics (@BergAthletics) November 3, 2018

Incredibly, this senior measures in at 5-foot-8 and just 170 pounds.

Previously this year, he had long punts of 64, 63 and 59 yards. Clearly he has got some incredible power to showcase.

By Jesse Reed

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Division III punter Austin Baker sets record with 95-yard punt

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