University of West Florida

2017 GSC Fall Academic Honor Roll

2017 (Fr.): Appeared in 14 games ... Punted 70 times for a 37.87 avg. ... Had 23 downed inside the 20 yard line and four kicks over 50 yards ... Season best 56-yarder came against Mississippi College (10/6/17) ... Also had a 55-yard boot a week earlier at Florida Tech (9/30/17) ... A total of 18 kicks were fair caught ... 41 of 70 punts were not returned - an average of 58.6 pct.

PREP: Two-year letter winner for coach Josh Childers at Rocky Bayou Christian School … All-Northwest Florida, All-Area and All-District as a punter … Team Captain in 2016 … Had a 43.8 yards per kick punting average with a career long of 65 yards … Put 15 of 20 kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks … Kicked the game-winning FG in the 2016 Pensacola Sports East-West All-Star Game … 2015 All-State Elite team Honorable Mention … Rocky Bayou's Special Teams Player of the Year as a junior and senior … Holds the school record for the longest field goal at 44 yards … Florida Academic All-State performer … Honorable Mention Independent All-State as a junior.

PERSONAL: Colton Robert Norris ... Born on Oct. 19, 1998 in Fayetteville, N.C. ... Son of Sallie Norris ... Has an older brother ... Majoring in exercise science.