Jonathan Edmund "Jon" Striefsky (born October 21, 1986) is a former American football kicker. After playing college football for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, he was signed by the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League as a free agent in 2011. He played for the Soul in 2011 and for the Jacksonville Sharks in 2012.
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| Position: | Kicker | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 21, 1986 | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Towamencin Township (PA) North Penn | ||||||||
| College: | Delaware | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||
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Early years
editStriefsky attended North Penn High School in Towamencin, Pennsylvania.[1]
College career
editStriefsky was a walk-on for the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens in 2005.[1] As a sophomore in 2007, he broke or tied ten school kicking records.[2] He broke the Football Championship Subdivision record for the most points scored in a season with 127 (tied with Julian Rauch of Appalachian State, who also set the record in 2007).[3] He earned Associated Press and The Sports Network first-team All-America honors, and first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association honors in 2007.[4] He won the Outstanding Senior Special Teams Player honor in 2009.[4] In his career, he went 41-for-51 for field goals and 121-of-126 on extra point attempts.[1]
Professional career
editPhiladelphia Soul
editStriefsky was signed by the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League in May 2011, due to an injury suffered by kicker Robbie Smith.[1] Striefsky went two-of-four for field goals and 39-of-47 on extra point attempts in 2011 for the Soul. He also recorded three tackles.
Jacksonville Sharks
editStriefsky was assigned by the Jacksonville Sharks on June 15, 2012. In his only game appearance for the Sharks, he went 3-of-4 on extra point attempts. He was reassigned on June 18.
Return to Philadelphia
editOn June 20, 2014, Striefsky was assigned as an emergency kicker for the Soul.
Cleveland Gladiators
editOn May 6, 2016, Striefsky was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators.
Jacksonville Sharks
editOn May 18, 2016, Striefsky was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks. On May 23, 2016, Striefsky was placed on reassignment.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Kracz, Ed (June 4, 2011). "Striefsky getting his kicks with the Soul". phillyburbs.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "University of Delaware All-Time Football Records" (PDF). University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "Football Championship Subdivision Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ a b "All-Time Honors". University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.