LORETTO, Pa. (June 18, 2012) – Josh Thiel (Leesburg, Va./Heritage) of the Saint Francis University football team earned a spot on the College Football Performance Awards Place Kicker Watch List, Monday.
 
Thiel enters his senior season as one of the top place kickers in school history. Thiel currently sits in the top five in school history in points, field goals made and field goals attempted. The senior from Leesburg, Va. set single-season school records in 2011 for field goals made and extra points. Thiel stands as the best long distance kicker in school history with three field goals of 45-yards or more. Last season in near whiteout conditions, Thiel tied a school record with a 45-yards connection against Central Connecticut State. The following week he surpassed that mark setting a new record with a 47-yard connection against Monmouth.
 
Thiel becomes the third Red Flash football player to be named to a College Football Performance Awards Watch List joining Anthony Bowman (Damascus, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel), who earned a spot on the linebacker list, and Kyle Harbridge (Easton, Pa./Easton Area), who was place on the running back list. The Red Flash football team opens the season. Sept. 1 with a road game at James Madison.