Hawk-Item - - Named to early season Watch List for the Ray Guy Award which recognizes the top Division I-A punter in the nation . . . punted 51 times through 12 games, allowing opponents just 12 returns and an average of 2.8 yards . . . handled all punting duties throughout the season and was holder on all PAT and field goal attempts.

2006 Honors - - Named honorable mention all-Big Ten by league coaches . . . earned Specialist Special Teams award . . . 2006 - - Listed as first team punter following spring practice . . . handled all punts throughout the entire season, averaging 37.6 yards on 56 punts . . . allowed opponents just 14 returns for 33 yards (2.4 average) . . . was also holder for all placements . . . handled all punting duties in opening win over Montana . . . averaged 39.7 yards on three punts vs. Montana, with a best of 47 yards and one kick inside the 20 . . . also held for all placements . . . handled all punting duties in double overtime win at Syracuse . . . averaged 37.8 yards on four punts at Syracuse, with a long of 48 yards, as special teams held Syracuse to three yards on punt returns . . . handled all punting duties in win over Iowa State, averaging 28.8 yards on four punts . . . kept ISU pinned deep, as three of four punts were downed inside the ISU 20 and ISU had no return yards . . . handled all punting duties in win at Illinois, averaging 35.8 yards on eight punts . . . had three punts inside the 20 and just one touchback, while allowing Illinois a minus one yard on punt returns . . . handled all punting duties in loss to top-ranked Ohio State . . . averaged 33.4 yards on five punts, with a long off 44 yards . . . three of five punts were inside the OSU 20 and OSU had just one return for nine yards . . . handled all punting duties in win over Purdue . . . punted twice for a 47.5 average, with a best of 53 yards, while allowing Purdue no punt return yards . . . handled all punting duties in loss at Indiana . . . averaged 29 yards on three punts, with a long off 34 . . . allowed Indiana no punt return yards . . . handled all punting duties in loss at Michigan . . . averaged 37.7 yards on seven punts vs. Michigan with a long of 48 yards . . . allowed Michigan just four yards on three punt returns . . . handled all punting duties in win over Northern Illinois . . . averaged 38.5 yards on two punts, with one inside the 20, and a best of 46 yards . . . did not allow Northern Illinois any yards on punt returns . . . handled all punting duties in loss to Northwestern . . . punted five times for a 41.6 average vs. Northwestern, with a long of 48 yards . . . two of five punts were inside the 20 and Northwestern had no punt return yards . . . handled all punting duties in loss to Wisconsin . . . punted seven times for a 39.1 yard average vs. Wisconsin, with a long of 49 yards . . . had three punts inside the 20 and no touchbacks . . . allowed Wisconsin no yards on just one return . . . handled punting duties in loss at Minnesota, punting one time for 52 yards . . . handled punting duties in Alamo Bowl vs. Texas, averaging 42.4 yards on five punts, with a long of 48 yards and two punts inside the Texas 20.

2005 Honors - - District VII second team academic all-American . . . academic all-Big Ten . . . Coaches Appreciation Award, special teams . . . 2005 - - handled placements for PATs and field goals along with punting duties . . . saw action in opening win over Ball State, with one punt for 47 yards . . . shared punting duties at Iowa State . . . averaged 44.3 yards on three punts at ISU, with a long of 51 yards . . . shared punting duties in win over Northern Iowa . . . averaged 39.5 yards on two punts vs. UNI, with a best of 41 yards, as both were downed inside the UNI 20 . . . handled all punting duties at Ohio State . . . punted seven times for a 43.4 average at OSU, with three punts inside the 20 and a long of 48 yards . . . allowed OSU just two returns for zero yards . . . handled all punting duties in win over Illinois . . . averaging 44 yards on three punts vs. Illinois, with a long of 50 yards and one downed inside the 20, allowing the Illini just 10 yards on two returns . . . handled all punting duties in win at Purdue . . . averaged 35.3 yards on three punts at Purdue, with two inside the 20 while allowing Purdue no return yards . . . handled all punting duties in win over Indiana, averaging 40.2 yards on six punts . . . had career-best 55-yard kick vs. Hoosiers, as three of six kicks were downed inside the 20 and Indiana had minus one-yard on punt returns . . . handled all punting duties vs. Michigan, averaging 28.2 yards on six punts . . . had a best of 43 yards vs. Michigan, with three of six kicks inside the 20, while allowing Wolverines no yards on punt returns . . . handled all punting duties at Michigan, averaging 39 yards on six punts . . . had a best of 48 yards vs. Northwestern, with four kicks inside the 20 while allowing the Wildcats just one return for one yard . . . handled all punting duties in win at Wisconsin, averaging 36 yards on five punts . . . had a best of 50 yards at Wisconsin while allowing Badgers just 16 yards on two returns . . . punted just twice in win over Minnesota, averaging 38 yards per kick and allowing Gophers no punt return yards . . . handled all punting duties in Outback Bowl vs. Florida, averaging 36.8 yards on five punts . . . had a long of 52 yards and had two punts inside the 20, with one punt being blocked.

2004 - - Did not see any game action.

2003 - - Redshirted after joining the team as a walk-on in spring of 2003.

2002 - - attended Missouri Western for one semester . . . averaged 38.5 yards per kick as a freshman for Coach Jerry Partridge . . . joined Iowa program for spring semester.

High school honors - - First team all-state punter as a senior and also first team all-conference . . . earned honorable mention all-conference honors as a junior . . . Career - - averaged 38.8 yards per punt over final two seasons, including 38.2 average as a senior and 39.3 average as a junior . . . had 17 receptions for 272 yards as a senior, along with 70 tackles on defense . . . recorded 63 tackles as a junior . . . earned two letters while also playing tight end and defensive end, along with handling all punting duties . . . earned four letters as baseball pitcher and outfielder and lettered four times in track and field while competing in discus and shot put.

Personal - - Born 8/17/83 in Piqua, OH . . . open major . . . Honor Roll student and member of National Honor Society as a prep . . . parents are Tamai and Craig Fenstermaker . . . attended same high school as WR Matt Melloy... high school coach was Bob Jensen.

Fenstermaker's Collegiate Stats

Punting	No.	Yds.	Avg.	Lng.	In-20	TB	Blk.
Junior	49	1,885	38.5	55	21	5	1
Senior	56	2107	37.6	53	19	3	0
Career	105	3,992	38.0	55	40	8	1
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