Columbia University Athletics

2024: Played in all 10 games … Served as team’s holder on field goals and extra points.

2023: Did not see game action.

2022: Did not see any game action as a sophomore placekicker.
 
2021: Did not see any game action as a first-year placekicker … Contributed on the scout team.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: A May 2021 graduate of Harrison School of the Arts-Lakeland High School, where he played two years of varsity football for Head Coach Bill Castle … First Team All-County honoree as a kicker and punter as a senior … Two-time winner of the Varsity Scholar-Athlete Award in 2019 and 2020 … Rated a 4.5 star kicker and punter by Kohl’s Professional Kicking Camp in 2020-21 … Earned highest team honor for Outstanding Community Service in 2021 … Four-time winner of the Distinguished Community Service Award (2018-21) … Punted and kicked for the Dreadnaughts … Two-year starter as the varsity kicker and punter … Named team captain as a senior in 2020 … Averaged 42 yards per punt … Kicked a clutch go-ahead 33-yard field goal in the state quarterfinals … Led the Dreadnaughts to a perfect undefeated regular season at 10-0, state quarterfinals, state championship and No. 7 national ranking as a junior in 2019 … Also played baseball … Starting pitcher … Earned the state of Florida’s Broadway Star of the Future Award for Best Male Lead Actor presented by Tampa Bay Performing Arts after playing the lead Curly in the play Oklahoma … Lead actor in five musicals at nationally-ranked performing arts high school … Named a Ying Scholar and winner of the best show at the state of Florida’s Annual Science Fair … High Honor student with distinction (2018-21) … National Honor Society member (2019-21) … Volunteer in the community as he served over 1,600 hours … Served as secretary on the junior advisory board at the Peace River Center, his county’s mental health agency … Worked at the Naughts for Kids Event which benefitted Shriners Children and Hospital of Tampa … Medical volunteer at the Lakeland Regional Health Center … Member and head assistant at the Lakeland Assemblies Cotillion Club … Medical graduate at the FSU Summer Institute … World choir performer at Walt Disney World … Actor and performer in various community theatrical productions.
 
PERSONAL: Grandfather Gregory Werd played fullback and outside linebacker at Vanderbilt (1956-58)...Enrolled at Columbia College.