16	Mitch Ewald
	Class: RS Junior Hometown: Naperville, Ill. High School: Waubonsie Valley Height / Weight: 5-10 / 172 Position: K Experience: 2L

Indiana's all-time career field goal percentage leader is 29-of-35 (82.9 percent) in his career and a perfect 63-of-63 on extra points. His percentage is also seventh among active kickers. Ewald's 29 field goals are seventh on IU's career list and his 63 extra points are ninth. He is tied for third and eighth on the school's single-season field goals list and seventh on the school's single-season extra points list. In 16 career Big Ten games, Ewald is 20-of-23 (87.0) from field goal range and 35-of-35 on extra points.

2011 Honors: Received honorable mention All-Big Ten from the league's coaches and media ... named to the Lou Groza Award Watch List ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2011 (Sophomore): Went 13-of-16 (one blocked) from field goal range (81.2 percent), 30-of-30 on extra points and averaged 61.7 yards on 50 kickoffs with eight touchbacks ... sat fourth in the Big Ten in field goal percentage ... posted a perfect 10-of-10 mark from inside 40 yards ... connected on 9-of-10 attempts in Big Ten play ... 90.0 percent ranked second in Big Ten games only ... matched his career long from 49 yards twice (Ball State and Penn State) ... 13 field goals tied for the eighth most on IU's single-season list ... recorded three multi-field goal games ... recovered onside kick at North Texas.

2010 Honors: Earned co-Big Ten Special Teams and Freshman Player of the Week (Purdue) honors ... received honorable mention All-Big Ten from the league's coaches ... recognized on CollegeFootballNews.com All-Freshman team ... selected to ESPN.com and Rivals.com Big Ten All-Freshman teams ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2010 (Freshman): Hit 16-of-19 field goals (84.2 percent), with a long of 49 yards, 33-of-33 extra points and averaged 58.4 yards on 52 kickoffs with three touchbacks ... 16 field goals tied for the most for a freshman and tied for the third most on IU's single-season list ... 33 extra points are second most for a freshman and seventh most on school's single-season list ... 1.33 field goals per game ranked third among freshmen nationally, fourth in the Big Ten and 25th among all kickers nationally ... finished second in the Big Ten in field goal percentage ... forced overtime with a 26-yarder and hit the game-winner from 31 yards in victory at Purdue ... made a career-high three field goals (20, 34, 46) in win over Arkansas State ... drilled a 49-yarder vs. Penn State and connected on a 48-yarder at No. 6 Wisconsin ... recovered onside kick at Western Kentucky ... six-time IU special teams player of the week and the team's special teams player of the year.

2009: Redshirted the 2009 season.

Prep/Personal: Kicker for head coach Paul Murphy at Waubonsie Valley High School ... rated the No. 3 kicker nationally by Rivals.com, No. 4 by ESPN.com and No. 5 by Scout.com ... ranked the No. 27 prospect in Illinois by Rivals.com ... earned all-state, all-city, all-area and all-conference honors in 2008 ... captain of the High School All-American Bowl ... connected on a career-long 47-yard field goal and recorded an 85.0-percent touchback rate as a senior ... kicked a 63-yard field goal to win a camp kicking contest ... honor roll student ... two-year football letterwinner also lettered in baseball ... parents are Ron and Diane Ewald ... born on Sept. 2, 1990, Mitchell Ryan Ewald is a public financial management major.