Track & Field bio
Honors
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll, 2021, 2022 and 2023
• All-America second team (AFCA and AP) and fourth team (D3football.com), 2023
• All-Region 2 second team, 2023
• All-Centennial Conference second team 2023; honorable mention, 2022
Career Statistics
| Year |
GP |
|
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Lg |
| 2021 |
10 |
|
19 |
155 |
8.2 |
3 |
18 |
| 2022 |
7 |
|
27 |
436 |
16.1 |
8 |
75 |
| 2023 |
11 |
|
44 |
791 |
18.0 |
14 |
70 |
| Totals |
28 |
|
90 |
1382 |
15.4 |
25 |
75 |
Career Highs
receptions – 11 vs. Franklin & Marshall, 2023
yards – 148 vs. Franklin & Marshall, 2023
touchdowns – 3 vs. Johns Hopkins, 2022
Career Highlights
2023
• Had one of the best seasons ever by a Muhlenberg tight end
• Named to three All-America teams
• Led the Mules in every receiving category
• His 14 touchdown receptions were one short of the school record and the most by any NCAA football player listed as a tight end
• Caught at least one TD pass in nine of the Mules’ 11 games
• Finished in a tie for fourth on the program’s all-time list in career touchdown catches
• Tied school record for receptions in a game by a tight end with 11-catch, 148-yard effort vs. Franklin & Marshall
• Two TD receptions in that game were spectacular one-handed catch in first quarter and walkoff score in second overtime
• Also recorded 100-yard games vs. Moravian (4-117) and McDaniel (4-101)
• Broke several tackles on season-long 70-yard touchdown catch and run vs. Ursinus
2022
• Was one of the top tight ends in Division III before injury cut season short after seven games
• Still, tied for first on the team and fifth in the Centennial Conference with 8 receiving touchdowns
• Finished second on the team in receptions and yards
• Tied for fifth in Division III in touchdown catches by a tight end
• Caught 22 passes, seven for touchdowns, in his last four games
• Tied school record for a tight end with 3 TD receptions at Johns Hopkins
• Caught career-high 8 passes for 106 yards in Johns Hopkins game
• Recorded the team’s longest offensive touchdown on a 75-yard reception against McDaniel
2021
• Played in 10 games, starting one at tight end
• Fifth on the team in receptions and receiving yards
• Caught first two TD passes in back-to-back games vs. Juniata and Franklin & Marshall
• Also hauled in scoring strike vs. Moravian
• Made three catches in NCAA Tournament win vs. Framingham State
• First career reception went for 18 yards on third-and-12
2019
• Played wide receiver for the JV team as a freshman
Personal
• Set six passing records as a quarterback at The Morgan School
• Earned all-conference honors
• Served as team captain
• Also lettered in basketball, lacrosse and tennis
• Parents are Peter and Valerie Nye
• Father played football at Bowdoin
• Born April 3, 2001
• A double major in accounting and finance
