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Corey Lerch
Jersey Number 59

Corey Lerch

  • Position:
    Long Snapper
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Rydal, Pa.
  • High School:
    La Salle College

Honors: 2017 - APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (Villanova) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (USF, Houston, Navy, Cincinnati, Tulsa) ... 2016 - Special Teams Production Player of the Week (Navy) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 

2017 (Senior): Primary long snapper ... has played in every game since joining the team as a walk-on freshman in 2014 ... served as team captain vs. Houston ... holds the record for games player by an Owl (52; along with Sharif Finch and Alex Starzyk). 

2016 (Junior): Was the primary long snapper in all 14 games. 

2015 (Sophomore): Served as the primary long snapper and  played in every game.

2014 (Freshman): Joined fellow freshman place kicker Austin Jones and punter Alex Starzyk to give the Owls a youthful, yet inexperienced specialist group ... as a freshman walk on, Lerch earned the long snapping duties with a steady camp ... played first collegiate game in week 1 at Vanderbilt ... recorded one tackle in week 9 at UCF.

High School: Three-year starting long snapper at La Salle College HS for coach Drew Gordon … played on two Philadelphia Catholic League championship teams ... played lacrosse his sophomore year … second honors in academics. 

Personal: Born Corey Austin Lerch in Philadelphia, Pa. … parents are Lynda and Craig Lerch … has a brother Cole (17) and a sister Casey (12) … father played football at East Stroudsburg University … enjoys trap shooting, fishing and playing squash … volunteered for Operation Gulf Coast in New Orleans to help rebuild homes … finance major.
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