2024-09-21-Central College football vs Wartburg. Photo by Dan L. Vander Beek /Vander Beek Photography

Central College punter Austin Burns was chosen for the D3football.com Team of the Week for the first time on Tuesday.

In his five punt attempts Saturday, Burns landed three punts inside the 20-yard line, including one at the 1-yard line in a 45-7 win over Loras College. Burns averaged 42.8 yards per attempt, with his longest effort being a 51-yard punt that went out-of-bounds at the 15-yard line. Burns is the fourth Central punter to be chosen since the Team of the Week was created in 1999.

Central (7-2 overall, 5-2 American Rivers) will have their bye week this Saturday, before finishing the regular season at Nebraska Wesleyan University at 1 pm on November 16th.