UTICA, NY- Senior kicker Maki Medici (Watervliet, NY/Shaker) of the Utica College football team was named a preseason All-American by D3football.com. Medici was chosen as a third team specialist for the 2020-21 season.
 
Medici is coming off a stellar junior campaign that saw him be named an honorable mention All-American, Empire 8 Special Teams Player of the Year, a double All-Conference selection as a kicker and punter, a second team All-ECAC honoree, and first team All-East Region by D3football.com.
 
He went 15-of-19 on field goal attempts last season, and was 13-of-14 on attempts inside 40 yards. He converted 78.9 percent of his field goal opportunities. Medici did not miss a field goal inside of 40 yards in the first nine games of the season. He also succeeded on 31-of-35 extra point tries. Medici ranked second in the nation in field goals per game at 1.50 field goals per game. He had the fourth-best field goal percentage for a single season in program history, and the second best among kickers with more than 10 attempts. He led the conference in field goals made, field goals attempted, and field goal percentage. He was also fifteenth nationally in field goal percentage.