2023 Football Roster
Roster
Phillips, Orion
Jersey Number 82
Orion Phillips
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sandringham, Australia
- High School:
- Sandringham College School
Bio
2023
Before MSU
- Became the third Australian specialist to kick for the Racers out of Sandringham.
- Followed Lewis Halton (Melbourne) who punted for the Racers from 2020-22 and Steve Dawson (Wagga Wagga) who played for the Racers from 2018-19.
- Punted 10 times vs Louisville with an average of 43.7yds, put two punts inside the 20 and had a long punt of 55 yards.
- MSU’s first winner of a MVFC weekly award after the Indiana State game when he was named Specialist of the Week.
- Vs Indiana State, booted five punts, 229yds (45.8yd avg). Had one punt of 67yds, The second-longest punt in the MVFC in 2023.
- Booted a career-long punt of 71 yards at Missouri State, second-longest punt in the MVFC.
- Had 11 punts of 50+ yards in 2023.
- Put 17 punts inside the 20-yard line including nine punts inside the 10-yard line.
- Totaled 54 punts for an average of 43.1ypp to tank fourth in the MVFC.
- Ranked second in total punts in the MVFC with 54.
Before MSU
- Trained with famed Australian kicking academy ProKick Australia.
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