DALLAS — UTSA senior Yannis Routsas was named to the InTouch Credit Union Conference USA All-Academic Team for excelling on and off the field this season, the league office announced Thursday.
Routsas was one of 11 student-athletes selected for the team and he is the fourth Roadrunner to collect C-USA All-Academic accolades, joining Brady Jones (2017), Nate Leonard (2013, '14) and Eric Soza (2013).
A native of Houston, Routsas graduated in May with 3.51 GPA and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering with a minor in mathematics. A two-time member of the UTSA Dean's List, he has appeared on the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll four times.
Routsas broke his own school record by averaging 43.0 yards per punt this season, which ranks second in the conference and 32nd nationally. A two-time Ray Guy Award Watch List member and a 2017 semifinalist, he punted 75 times with 18 of 50-plus yards, 26 that were pinned inside the 20-yard line and 21 that resulted in a fair catch.
For his career, Routsas set UTSA records with a 41.5 punting average and 254 punts. He recorded 44 punts that sailed 50-or-more yards, including four of 60-plus yards, pinned 88 inside the 20 and induced 80 fair catches.
Off the field, Routsas has been involved in several engineering projects, including a pressure and force application kicking cleat and a level-wind guided winch that earned first place at the Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship Competition $100K Student Technology Venture Competition at the UTSA College of Engineering Technology Symposium.
Active in community service, Routsas has volunteered at Haven for Hope and with the For The Kids Dance Marathon. He also is a member of the UTSA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and has participated in UTSA's Rowdy Readers program.
2018 InTouch Credit Union Conference USA All-Academic Team
Harrison Bryant, Florida Atlantic
Mason Fine, North Texas
Jamell Garcia-Williams, UAB
Tyriq Harris, Charlotte
Riley Mayfield, North Texas
Picasso Nelson, Southern Miss
Ethan Reed, Louisiana Tech
Yannis Routsas, UTSA
Brent Stockstill, Middle Tennessee
Tyler Witt, WKU
Oshane Ximines, Old Dominion
Congratulations to senior punter Yannis Routsas on his selection to the @ConferenceUSA All-Academic Team. 🙌#BirdsUp🤙 pic.twitter.com/drCOVuRcNz
— UTSA Football 🏈 (@UTSAFTBL) November 29, 2018