GoUSFBulls.com Ciabatti Named To NFF Hampshire Honor Society

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DATE: April 28, 2016

 

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Ciabatti Named To NFF Hampshire Honor Society

Bulls’ career punting leader graduated with a 3.5 GPA in engineering

 

TAMPA, APRIL 28, 2016 – Following a record-setting career on the football field, former USF punterMattias Ciabatti (Tampa) has also been honored for his accomplishments in the classroom, as he was named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame.

 

Ciabatti, who graduated from USF with a 3.5 grade-point average in civil engineering, was among 188 players from NCAA FBS schools named to this year’s class. In it’s 10^th year, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their entire college career.

 

A three-year starter and two-time all-conference honoree on the football field, Ciabatti set USF career records for punting yards (8,333) and punting average (42.5 ypk) and a season punting record averaging 44.4 yards per kick in 2014.