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Wayne State University Athletics

2024 Football Roster

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38 Griffin Milovanski

38 Griffin Milovanski

  • Position:
    PK
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    189
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Saugatuck, Mich.
  • High School:
    Saugatuck

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 41 games in his four seasons with the Green and Gold ... earned All-GLIAC recognition for the third time in his career in 2024 after garnering Second Team accolades in 2022, and being a First Team selection in 2023 ... tallied 221 career points (43 field goals and 92 PATs) to rank third in school history in scoring among kickers, and eighth overall ... set the school record for field goals made (43) [also attempted the most - 59] ... ranked second in both field goal percentage (.729 / 43-of-59 / min. 5 attempts) and PAT percentage (.968 / 92-of-95 / min. 30 attempts), fourth in PATs made (92), 16th in punting average (36.05 / min. 40 attempts), 24th in punting yards (2,091), and 26th in punt attempts (58) ... set the school record for consecutive PATs made (69) ... link to career statistics.

2024:  Selected as the squad's Special Teams Most Valuable Player for the third consecutive season ... recognized for work in the classroom by being placed on the CSC Academic All-District Team ... named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention team ... was 12-of-13 on field goals from inside 50 yards, including 5-of-5 from 40-49 yards ... made all 25 PAT attempts to set school record for consecutive PATs (69) ... served as a team captain ... made both PATs and a 40-yard field goal at Tiffin ... connected on a 36-yard field goal vs. Findlay, plus made all three PATs ... made both field goal attempts against Indianapolis, including a 46-yard boot ... credited with a 43-yard field goal at Truman State ... made two field goals at Davenport, inlcuding a 46-yard attempt, while five of his six kickoffs went for a touchback ... all three kickoffs against Saginaw Valley went for touchbacks, plus made a field goal ... made all four PAT attempts at Grand Valley ... earned GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after setting two WSU career records in the win over Roosevelt - most consecutive PATs (66), and most career field goals (40) ... connected on a season-long 48-yard attempt vs. Roosevelt, for his 16th career field goal of at least 40 yards to earn WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... connected on 3-of-4 field goal attempts against Northern Michigan, and had five of six kickoffs go for a touchback to earn WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week honor ... lone miss vs. NMU was 52 yards (hit the right upright) ... finished the year with 12 field goals made, which is tied-for-fourth in program histor ... 22 of his 45 kickoffs went for a touchback with just one out of bounds, while averaging 59.6 yards per kickoff ... only allowed three kickoff returns of 30 yards or more ... scored a team-leading 61 points.  GLIAC Regular-Season Rankings (All Games):  Tied-for-first in field goals made (12), second in longest field goal (48 yards), and fifth in both PATs made (25) and points scored [fourth among kickers] (61) ... the only GLIAC football student-athlete named a national semifinalist for the William Campbell Trophy ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2023: 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... received membership into the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society ... voted to the All-GLIAC First Team ... received Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) ... selected as the squad's Special Teams Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season ... made a school record eight field goals of 40+ yards, including three from 48 yards and two from 47 yards ... tied-for-second nationally with 16 made field goals during the regular season ... made at least three field goals in a game three times ... recorded 14 touchbacks in 43 kickoffs ... led the team with 66 points ... twice selected GLIAC Special Teams POTW ... served as a team captain ... connected on a 47-yard field goal attempt at Slippery Rock (one yard shy of career long-48) ... made both PAT attempts at SRU ... two of his three kickoffs at The Rock went for touchbacks ... connected on a first quarter field goal vs. Missouri S&T to become the seventh kicker in school history with 100 career points ... averaged 63.8 yards on six kickoff against the Miners, including two touchbacks ... tallied 11 points vs. Concordia on three field goals and two PATs to earn WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... selected D2Football.com National Special Teams Player of the Week as well as GLIAC and WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week after notching 11 points (three field goals and two PATs) in the win over Michigan Tech ... matched a career-long with a 48-yard field goal vs. Davenport ... connected on a 41-yard field goal at Saginaw Valley State, a 38-yard attempt at Northern Michigan, and a 27-yard attempt against Grand Valley State ... earned GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after making four field goals at Ferris State (20, 42, 48 and 48 yards) and just missing a 55-yard attempt ... named to the 2023 Fred Mitchell Award Preseason Watch List.  GLIAC Regular-Season Rankings (GLIAC Games Only):  Led the league with 11 field goals (16 overall was also first), finished second (among kickers) with 41 points and field goal of 48 yards (vs. both Davenport and Ferris State) was the second-longest make.  NCAA Regular-Season Rankings:  Finished fourth nationally in field goals made per game (1.45) and 26th in field goal percentage (.727 / 16-of-22) ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2022:  2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... selected as the squad's Special Teams Most Valuable Player ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... received Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) ... played in all 10 games ... connected on a 36-yard field goal attempt at Slippery Rock and also added a PAT ... selected GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week (and WSU Special Teams Player of the Week) after scoring a season-high 12 points (3-of-3 field goals, and 3-of-3 PATs) in the win over Shaw ... made all three PATs vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse ... made a 37-yard field goal against both Grand Valley State and Northern Michigan ... tallied 10 points at Michigan Tech on two field goals (both 24-yard attempts) and 4-of-4 on PATs ... averaged 44.0 yards on two punts at MTU ... went 5-for-5 on PATs at Davenport, plus had five punts (long of 51) and five kickoffs ... rushed for nine yards and a first down on a fake punt at DU  ... made two PATs in each of the last two games to finish the year 25-for-25 ... averaged 37.8 yards on nine punts against Ferris State with three inside the 20 ... led the team in scoring with 49 points (8-of-11 field goals, and 25-for-25 PATs) ... only the third kicker in the last 26 years to lead the team in scoring (Stefan Terleckyj in 2013 and Paul Graham in 2017) ... tied-for-third most PATs made in a season without a miss ... eight field goals made in a season is tied-for-14th ... field goal percentage of .727 is seventh-best in school history (min. six attempts) ... punting average of 37.81 ranks 16th for a single-season (min. 15 attempts) ... named to the Watch List by the Fred Mitchell Award committee.  GLIAC Regular-Season Rankings (GLIAC Games Only):  Led the GLIAC in PAT percentage (100%) - only kicker with more than 13 attempts to be at 100 percent ... tied-for-sixth with four punts inside the 20 ... his 48-yard field goal was the longest among any GLIAC kicker in any game.  NCAA Regular-Season Rankings:  Ranked 37th nationally (and second in the GLIAC) in field goal percentage (.727) ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2021:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... played in the last nine games ... made collegiate debut in the Missouri S&T contest ... scored seven points against the Miners on 4-of-4 on PATs, along with a 33-yard field goal to earn WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... connected on all three PAT attempts vs. Saginaw Valley State, and averaged 42.0 yards on four punts ... punted four times at Northern Michigan and averaged 37.5 yards per kick ... totaled nine points against Michigan Tech by making two field goals, including a career-long 45 yard attempt, along with 3-for-3 on PATs ... connected on a 21-yard field goal at Davenport ... made both PAT attempts at SVSU, plus a 40-yard field goal ... went 8-for-8 on PATs against Northwood to finish one PAT shy of the school record ... connected on both field goal attempts vs. Grand Valley ... averaged 37.0 yards on nine punts at Ferris State, including a season-long 63-yard boot ... GLIAC Regular-Season Rankings:  second in the league in field goal percentage (.875), tied-for-third in longest field goal (45 yards), fourth in both kicking points (45), and punts fair caught (7), fifth in field goals made (7), PATs made (24), and punting average (35.4), tied-for-sixth with seven punts inside the 20, and ninth in scoring (45 points) ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2020:  Season canceled due to COVID-19.

High School:  A 2020 graduate of Saugatuck High School ... was a two-year letterwinner for the Indians ... selected to the 2019 Associated Press and Detroit News Division 7-8 All-State First Team ... made all 14 PAT attempts as a senior, and was 3-of-4 on field goals with a long of 37 yards ... averaged 37.1 yards per punt with a long of 50 in 2019, with six punts inside the 20 ... had five touchbacks on kickoffs for coach Bill Dunn ... received First Team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference (SAC) Valley Division honors as a kicker in 2019 ... garnered 2018 Grand Rapids Press Honorable Mention All-Area accolades as a kicker after making 69-of-72 PAT attempts ... earned Honorable Mention All-SAC in soccer as a sophomore and First Team recognition as a senior ... named to the Holland Sentinel All-Area Second Team as a soccer midfielder in 2019 ... was a three-year soccer captain.

Personal:  Full name -- Griffin J. Milovanski ... born on August 12, 2002, in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... son of Michelle Sheridan and John Valeri ... graduated in May of 2024 with a degree in Management (cumulative 3.587 GPA) ... currently pursuing an MBA ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Fall 2021 (4.00), Winter 2022, Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 ... last name is pronounced MILL-oh-van-ski.
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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    PK/P
    6'2" 178 lbs
  • 38

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    PK/P
    6'2" 171 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    PK/P
    6'2" 178 lbs
    38
  • 38
    C

    2023Redshirt Junior

    PK
    6'1" 201 lbs
    38
    C
  • 38
    C

    2024Graduate Student

    PK
    6'2" 189 lbs
    38
    C