George Triplett

Photo by: Jared Montano

Height:
5-10
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Elkins, W.V.
High School:
Elkins

2021: Contributed 15 points … Hit two field goals and had four extra points at Penn … Made all five extra points vs. Yale ... 2019: Saw time in seven games, punted three times with an average of 36.3 yards per punt ... 2018: earned starting punter position during preseason and averaged 37.4 yards per punt during Princeton's first perfect season since 1964 … had season-best average of 46.2 yards per punt in Ivy-clinching win at Yale, including season-long punt of 66 yards … had six punts inside the 20 and forced five fair catches.

Before Princeton:
Elkins: Named to the Kohl's Kicking High School All-America Team … selected to play in the 2018 Blue-Grey All-American Game in Jacksonville, Fla. … three-time all-state and all-conference honoree … named the 2017 West Virginia Special Teams Player of the Year … achieved Top-15 national ranking by three ranking services, including #2 punter by Kornblue Kicking … placed second at the 2015 National Punt Pass & Kick Championships … averaged 39.8 yards per punt in career; posted Top-10 national average in gross punting as a senior (46.0 yards) … also scored 176 career points as a kicker, including career long of 45 … team captain … National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society member … student body president … raised nearly $3,000 for Kick-It For Kids Cancer charity.

Personal: Son of Jefferson and Silvia Triplett; father played football at Navy … has two younger sisters, Sofia and Alexandra … has several family members who played college football … enjoys hunting, fishing and traveling to Spain … plans to study economics and finance at Princeton.