By: Washington State Athletic Communications
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Washington State kicker Erik Powell was named one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced Thursday.
The Lou Groza Award is given annually to the nation's top collegiate place-kicker. Powell is the first Cougar kicker to earn the recognition since Andrew Furney in 2011.
Powell has gone 14-of-17 this season, hitting three from 50-plus yards (52, 52, 56) including a career-long 56-yarder at Arizona. The redshirt-senior lefty has earned Pac-12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week twice in 2017, once after hitting three field goals including the go-ahead 32-yarder in the win over No.