Blake O'Neill

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Melbourne, Austrailia

2014 (Junior)
Joined the Wildcat program in the summer of 2014 out of Melbourne, Australia...Played in all 12 games for the Wildcats and finished the season fourth in the conference and sixth in the nation in punting...Averaged 44.1 yards per punt during the season...That season average ranks as the best single-season punting average in Weber State history...It is also the best career average in school history...Recorded 62 total punts on the season for 2,737 yards...Had a career-best punt of 74 yards against Cal Poly, which ranks as the ninth best punt in school history...Had 18 punts of 50 or more yards and had 25 inside the 20 yard line...Had one fake punt that resulted in a 23-yard rush for a first down at Montana State...Also threw for a first down on a 17-yard completion in that game...Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors.

The Peninsula School
Graduated from the Peninsula School in 2010...Played Australian football and was team captain...Also competed in the shot put from the track and field team.

Personal
Was born Feb. 19, 1993 in Melbourne...Parents are Michael and Roslyn O’Neill...Has one brother, Nathan...Is enrolled in the Master of Professional Communication program at Weber State...Earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication from RMIT University in Melbourne...Worked in event management and publicity in the film industry while in school...Loves to golf.