Pechin a second team AllAmerican

Former Unionville star Alex Pechin is a second team All-American.

The Bucknell senior was named to the Associated Press FCS AllAmerica team after averagin nearly 45 yards per punt this season, with 28 of his 81 kicks pinning the opposition inside the 20, and 29 of the 50 going for more than 50 yards.

A three-time All-Patriot League First Team honoree and twotime Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Pechin is Bucknell’s 58th AP All-American. With Pechin’s recognition, the Bison have boasted an AP All-American five seasons in a row.

One of the finest punters in Bucknell history, Pechin stood first in the FCS in punts (81) and punting yards (3,606) and fourth in punting average (44.5) at the end of the 2018 regular season. The only punter in the FCS’s top five with at least 65 punts, he broke the school record in punts while posting the secondbest punting average in the Bison annals.

Pechin owns the school record in career punting average (43.7) and the program’s top-three single-season averages of 45.1 (2017), 44.5 (2018) and 42.1 (2015); he also booted the third(71) and fifth- (70) longest punts in school history over the course of the 2018 campaign. After capturing STATS Third Team All-America accolades in 2017, he was named to 2018 Preseason All-America First Teams by STATS, Phil Steele, Hero Sports, College Sports Madness and FreeAgentFootball.com.

DFM FILE PHOTO Unionville grad Alex Pechin was named a second-team AllAmerican after a huge year as the Bison punter.