Freshman kicker Matthew Aven has been named SCIAC Male Athlete of the Week and also has been selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week for his efforts in the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps football team’s game at Cal Lutheran on Saturday.
The Texas native made a NCAA Division III-record tying 62-yard field goal in the game in addition to a 50-yarder, both in the first half. Aven is now 5-of-8 on field goals this season and has made kicks from 50, 53 and 62 yards.
The 62-yard field goal is a CMS and SCIAC record and it tied the Division III mark set by Dom Antonini of Rowan in a game vs. Salisbury on Sept. 18, 1976. Some notes from the NCAA record books about the longest field goals made in NCAA history.
- 67 yards is the all-NCAA record for longest field goal made. That feat has been accomplished four times at the NCAA level, most recently in 1988.
- 65 yards is the all-NCAA record for longest field goal made without a kicking tee. That was accomplished by Martin Gramatica of Kansas State in 1998.
- NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III do not track records for the longest field goal made by a freshman, but the NCAA Division I (FBS) record is 61 yards by Kyle Bryant of Texas A & M in 1994 while the NCAA Division I (FCS) record is 60 yards.
- Ove Johansson, Abilene Christian (not an NCAA-member college at the time), kicked a 69-yard field goal against East Texas St. (now Tex. A&M-Commerce), Oct. 16, 1976, the longest collegiate field goal.
LONGEST FIELD GOALS (From NCAA Individual and Team Collegiate Records)
Yds. Div. Player, Team (Opponent) Year
67 II Tom Odle, Fort Hays St. (Washburn) 1988
67 FBS Joe Williams, Wichita St. (Southern Ill.) 1978
67 FBS Russell Erxleben, Texas (Rice) 1977
67 FBS Steve Little, Arkansas (Texas) 1977
65 FBS Martin Gramatica, Kansas St. (Northern Ill.) 1998
65 FBS Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (Baylor) 1976
64 II Garrett Lindholm, Tarleton St. (Tex. A&M-Kingsville) 2009
64 FBS Jose Martinez, UTEP (UCF) 2008
64 FBS Russell Erxleben, Texas (Oklahoma) 1977
64 FBS Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (Baylor) 1976
63 FCS Bill Gramatica, South Fla. (Austin Peay) 2000
63 FCS Tim Foley, Ga. Southern (James Madison) 1987
63 FCS Scott Roper, Arkansas St. (North Texas) 1987
63 FBS Morten Andersen, Michigan St. (Ohio St.) 1981
63 FBS Clark Kemble, Colorado St. (Arizona) 1975
63 II Joe Duren, Arkansas St. (McNeese St.) 1974
62 III Matt Aven Clar-Mudd-Scripps (Cal Lutheran) 2013
62 II Eddy Carmona, Harding (East Central) 2011
62 FCS Billy Cundiff, Drake (San Diego) 2000
62 FBS Terance Kitchens, Texas A&M (Southern Miss.) 1999
62 II Doc Proctor, Ferris St. (Michigan Tech) 1999
62 FBS Jason Hanson, Washington St. (UNLV) 1991
62 FBS John Diettrich, Ball St. (Ohio)
62 FCS Paul Hickert, Murray St. (Eastern Ky.) 1986
62# FBS Chip Lohmiller, Minnesota (Iowa) 1986
62 FBS Tom Whelihan, Missouri (Colorado) 1986
62 FBS Dan Christopulos, Wyoming (Colorado St.) 1977
62 FBS Iseed Khoury, North Texas (Richmond) 1977
62 III Dom Antonini, Rowan (Salisbury) 1976
62 FBS Dave Lawson, Air Force (Iowa St.) 1975
62 II Mike Flater, Colorado Mines (Western St.) 1973
#Longest field goal made indoors.