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AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2024): Saw action in 10 games … Honorable Mention All-MEC ... Punted 29 times for 1,242 yards … Season-long punt of 63 yards against Fayetteville State … Finished second in the MEC with an average of 42.8 yards per punt … Recorded five punts over 50 yards … Put seven punts inside the 20-yard line … Forced six fair catches … Had one touchback … Season-high five punts for 249 yards with a 49.8-yard average against Glenville State … Three punts for 132 yards, including a 50-yard long, at Charleston (WV) … Two punts for 88 yards, averaging 44 yards per punt in win over Frostburg St. ... One punt for 48 yards placed inside the 20-yard line in win over West Virginia State.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2023): Saw action in seven games ... Punted 29 times for 1,033 yards ... Downed eight inside the 20-yard line with a long of 54 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Athens Drive High School for coach Tommy Smith … Earned conference Special Teams Player of the Year accolades as a senior after converting 10 of his 14 point-after attempts, while also averaging nearly 35 yards on 43 punts … Registered a season-longest punt of 64 yards, while also pinning opponents inside the 20-yard-line nine times … Also lettered in track & field for the Jaguars.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Jeff and Becky Bowen … Has a younger brother, Jacob, and a younger sister, Caroline … Maintained a 3.0 GPA at Athens Drive High School … Names Chicago Bears punter Trenton Gill as his idol … Favorite movie is Waterboy and his favorite sports team is NC State … Favorite food is steak … A business administration major at UNCP.