Furman University

Honors & Awards
2021 Preseason All-Southern Conference (Punter, 2nd Team Coaches)
2021 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2020 All-Southern Conference (Punter, 2nd Team Coaches)
2020 All-Southern Conference (Punter 2nd Team Media)
2020 Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (vs. Samford)
2020 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

2020 — Took over punting and placekicking duties for graduated All-America placekicker Grayson Atkins and performed very well in seven-game season (spring of '21)...averaged 43.6 yards per punt on 36 attempts en route to earning second team All-SoCon honors in balloting by league head coaches and media...average was two full yards per punt higher than first team selection Matthew Campbell of The Citadel...converted 6-of-7 field goal attempts...finished second on the team in scoring (34 points)...earned SoCon Special Teams Player of the Week honors after accounting for 15 points (3x3 FGs, 5x5 PATs) and averaging 47.2 yards on five punts in the Paladins 44-37 overtime win over Samford...booted a season long 47-yard field goal the next week in a 17-13 road victory over ETSU...recorded five punts that covered 50+ yards, including a season long 69-yard effort vs. Chattanooga....named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

2019 — Appeared in three games as back up to All-America placekicker and All-SoCon punter Grayson Atkins...made his career debut at Samford (58-14 win), registering a 53-yard punt that was downed at the Samford 1-yad line...converted his lone extra point try against VMI 60-21 win), and had two punts, with a long of 48 yards in regular season finale versus Point (64-7 win)...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

High School: 2019 graduate of Marist (4A) High School...football coach was Alan Chadwick.

Personal: Full name is Timothy Ryan Bleekrode...majoring in business administration.