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0 Sam Pitz

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 245
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Appleton, Wis.
  • Highschool Appleton West H.S.
  • Major Graduated in May of 2023 with Criminology degree and Psychology minor

Biography

2023
  • 2023 Don Hansen NCAA Division II Honorable Mention All-American
  • 2023 D2CCA First Team All- Super Region 4 Selection  
  • 2023 D2Football.com Elite 100 selection 
  • 2023 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award Recipient 
  • 2023 NSIC All-Conference; First Team Offense 
  • 2023 First Team CSC Academic All-American 
  • 2023 CSC Academic All-District Team 
  • 2023 NSIC Team of Excellence Honoree
  • 2023 NSIC All-Academic Team 
  • Caught a total of nine touchdown passes on the season, crushing the total of his first three seasons combined
  • Played in all 11 games 
  • averaged 14.2 yards per catch and 32.4 yards per game; capitalized on short yardage plays in the end zone
  • had 356 total receiving yards on the season, with a long of 37 yards
2022
• All-NSIC First Team Honors
• NSIC All-Academic Team 
• All-Academic Team of Excellence Member
• College Sports Communicator Academic All-District Team
Played in 10 games for UMD...Recorded six reception for 84 yards with the longest at 30 yards...Notched two touchdowns...Averaged 14 yards/catch.

2021
• All-NSIC First Team Honors
Appeared in eleven games for the Bulldogs... Finished the season with four touchdown receptions, which was good enough for second on the team... Caught seven passes for a total of 140 yards.... Posted an average of 20 yards per catch. 

2020
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019
Was redshirted as a first-year freshman.

BEFORE UMD: Two-year starter (tight end and wide receiver) at Appleton West High School ... played under head coach Mitch Johnson and captained the Terrors in 2018 ... collared All-Fox Valley Association honors as a senior ... was voted Appleton High School's Most Valuable Offensive Player that same season after pacing the team in receiving yards ... also competed three seasons with the baseball Terrors (all-conference third baseman) and two winters in basketball (power forward).
PERSONAL: Is the son of James Pitz and Michelle Priebe ... has two older siblings (Lexi and Josh, a redshirt freshman offensive lineman with the 2019 Bulldogs) ... is a criminology at UMD.

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 88

    2019Freshman

    Tight End
    6'5" 230 lbs
    88
  • 88

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    Tight End
    6'5" 230 lbs
    88
  • 88

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Tight End
    6'6" 245 lbs
    88
  • 88

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Tight End
    6'6" 245 lbs
    88
  • 0

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Tight End
    6'6" 245 lbs
    0
  • 0
    C

    2024Graduate Student

    Tight End
    6'6" 245 lbs
    0
    C