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SEAN BANER
Year: Sophomore
Position: Kicker / Punter
Height /Weight: 6-1 / 195
Hometown: Southampton, Pa.
High School: William Tennent HS
Major: Business
• 2011 Delaware Season Statistics
At Delaware: Outstanding kicker with powerful leg... athletic player who is not afraid to make the tackle...returns as the Hens' kickoff specialist and likely will replace two-time All-CAA punter Ed Wagner...looking to continue the Hens’ impressive streak of not having a punt blocked since the 2005 season, a streak of 280 straight attempts over 66 games...looks to gain more confidence that will come with experience...will also battle with All-CAA kicker Mike Perry for action on placements…kicked a 32-yard field goal in the spring game.
2010 Season: Was a key member of Delaware special team unit that ranked sixth in the league in kickoff coverage...averaged 61.4 yards on 87 kickoffs...had nine go for touchbacks on the season, including a season-best three vs. Towson on Homecoming...had six total tackles on the year, including a solo stop on his first collegiate play in the season opener vs. West Chester...named Blue Hen Touchdown Club Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Richmond...team went 12-3 and advanced to the FCS title game under head coach K.C. Keeler.
High School: Enjoyed an outstanding career at William Tennent High School where he was 20 of 24 on extra points and 2 of 4 on field goals over his final two seasons…had a 47-yard field goal and 15 touchbacks on kickoffs as a senior…averaged 41.3 yards per punt as a senior with a long kick of 67 yards…had 10 punts land inside 20-yard line as a senior…earned honorable mention All-State honors as a kicker and punter as a senior in 2009…first team All-Suburban One selection at both positions as a senior…second team All-Suburban One and second team Bucks County Golden Team punter in 2008 as a junior…has earned Most Valuable Player honors at several kicking camps over the last two years.
Personal: Sean Allen Baner (“bay-nur”)...business major at Delaware….born June 15, 1991…son of Hal and Colleen Baner....big country music fan...has taken part in three Habitat for Humanity projects in Appalachia.
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