Olivet College’s Patten earns D3football.com All-American honors

Olivet College junior punter Ryan Patten (Charlotte) has earned 2008 D3football.com All-American honorable mention honors. He is a repeat selection, earning the same honor in 2007.

Patten led the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and ranked second nationally with a 43.5 average on 45 punts. The average also broke Olivet's single-season record. Patten's longest punt was 65 with 15 traveling for more than 50 yards and 15 landing inside the opponent's 20-yard line.

For his career at Olivet, Patten has punted 104 times for 4,495 yards, a 43.2 average. The average currently sits No. 1 in school history by 4.2 yards. In addition, he has not had a punt blocked.