Career Statistics
2019: Selected to the 2019 Empire 8 Conference Football Sportsman of the Year Team … named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society ... True Blue Award winner ... Phillip S. Wilder, Jr. Award for academic distinction ... one of four captains … team leader in receptions with 37 … tied for 9
th in the Empire 8 in receptions … finished the season with 388 receiving yards … averaged 10.5 yards per catch … one receiving touchdown … averaged 38.8 yards per game … had at least one catch in all 10 games … returned two punts … had 47 punts for 1,610 yards on the year … averaged 34.3 yards per punt … ranked 6
th in the Empire 8 Conference … recorded two 50+ yard punts, including a long of 55 … eight kicks were inside the opponents’ 20 yard-line … seven were fair caught … made season-highs of six catches and 74 receiving yards against St. John Fisher on 10/19 … also had four punts for 150 yards with a long of 55 and one tackle against the Cardinals … made five catches for 70 yards versus Wilkes in the season opener on 9/7 … had 3 grabs for 67 yards, with a season-long of 47 yards at Brockport (10/12) … had five receptions against both Alfred (10/26) and Morrisville State (11/2) … made four catches against King’s (9/21) and Utica (11/16) … hauled in two catches and a touchdown in victory over Alfred State (9/14) … added two grabs against St. Lawrence (9/28) … finishes his career sixth all-time at Hartwick in punting yard with 3,067.
2018:
Played all ten games, starting one … career-high 20 receptions for 252 yards … had three tackles, all solo … handled all punting, averaging 30.35 yards on 48 punts, with a long of 47 yards … had two punts land inside the 20-yard line … four receptions for 53 yards vs. St. John Fisher (10/13) … four catches for 46 yards and a tackle vs.
Morrisville State (11/3) ... winner of Phillip S. Wilder, Jr. Award for academic distinction.
2017: Named to Empire 8 Fall 2017 President's List ... played in seven games at wide receiver … made five catches for 51 yards on the season … season-highs of two catches and 21 yards against Hobart (10/14) … made one catch for season-long 12 yards in games against St. John Fisher (9/23) and Alfred (11/11).
Prior to Hartwick: Attended Vestal High School … played football and baseball for the Golden Bears … scholar athlete in both sports … honor roll … National Honor Society member … all-star in football.
Personal: Son of Beth
Gance-Virkler and Steve
Virkler … undecided on a major … favorite athlete is Donovan McNabb … favorite sports team is the Philadelphia Eagles.
