Lynden Christian Special Teams Records

(Special Teams stats are not complete, I’m still going through old game film to tabulate more statistics)

KICKOFF RETURNING

Kickoff Return Yards in a Season:

  1. Tyson Cline, 426 – 2016
  2. Michael Lancaster, 354 – 2017
  3. Jared Dotinga, 324 – 1992
  4. Rob Ylinen, 270 – 2000
  5. Joey Mellema, 237 – 1997
  6. Greg Terpstra, 231 – 1991
  7. Joey Mellema, 216 – 1996
  8. Boyce Robertson, 214 – 2024
  9. Kevin Bratt, 207 – 1994
  10. Dawson Hintz, 203 – 2024
  11. Kevin DeYoung, 200 – 1989
  12. Levi Korthuis, 196 – 2019
  13. Jordan Riddle, 193 – 2017
  14. Dawson Bouma, 193 – 2023
  15. Jackson Corkill, 192 – 2018

Kickoff Return Yards in a Career:

  1. Joey Mellema, 453 (1994-1997)
  2. Jordan Riddle, 447 (2014-2017)
  3. Tyson Cline, 426 (2013-2016)
  4. Jared Dotinga, 399 (1989-1992)
  5. Jackson Corkill, 379 (2016-2019)
  6. Caleb Wagenaar, 378 (1995-1998)
  7. Rob Ylinen, 374 (1997-2000)
  8. Michael Lancaster, 362 (2014-2017)
  9. Josh Elgersma, 344 (1993-1996)
  10. Greg Terpstra, 309 (1988-1991)
  11. Kevin Bratt, 288 (1991-1994)
  12. Levi Korthuis, 234 (2016-2019)
  13. Dawson Bouma, 222 (2020-2023)
  14. Jesse Weg, 217 (1996-1999)
  15. Jalen Apol, 213 (2015-2018)

Kickoff Return Average in a Season:

(Minimum 8 returns)

  1. Jared Dotinga, 29.5 – 1992
  2. Greg Terpstra, 28.9 – 1991
  3. Dawson Hintz, 25.4 – 2024
  4. Zac Owen, 22.9 – 2021
  5. Tyson Cline, 22.4 – 2016
  6. Kevin DeYoung, 22.2 – 1989
  7. Rob Ylinen, 20.8 – 2000
  8. Kevin Bratt, 20.7 – 1994
  9. Lance Bosman, 20.1 – 1993
  10. Joey Mellema, 19.8 – 1997
  11. Joey Mellema, 19.6 – 1996
  12. Josh Elgersma, 19.5 – 1996
  13. Dawson Bouma, 19.3 – 2023
  14. Jalen Apol, 19.2 – 2018
  15. Josh Elgersma, 18.8 – 1995

Kickoff Return Average in a Career:

(Minimum 14 returns)

  1. Jared Dotinga, 26.6 (1989-1992)
  2. Jordan Riddle, 24.8 (2014-2017)
  3. Tyson Cline, 22.4 (2013-2016)
  4. Kevin Bratt, 20.6 (1991-1994)
  5. Joey Mellema, 19.7 (1994-1997)
  6. Josh Elgersma, 19.1 (1993-1996)
  7. Rob Ylinen, 18.7 (1997-2000)
  8. Michael Lancaster, 17.2 (2014-2017)
  9. Levi Korthuis, 16.7 (2016-2019)
  10. Jackson Corkill, 16.5 (2016-2019)
  11. Caleb Wagenaar, 15.1 (1995-1998)
  12. Jalen Apol, 14.2 (2015-2018)

Kickoff Returns for a Touchdown in a Season:

  1. Clint Bosman, 2 – 2001
  2. Multiple Players with 1

Kickoff Returns for a Touchdown in a Career:

  1. Jeff Jansen, 2 (1972-1975)
  2. Clint Bosman, 2 (1998-2001)

PUNT RETURNING

Punt Return Yards in a Season:

  1. Rob Ylinen, 347 – 2000
  2. Greg Dykstra, 326 – 1997
  3. Jackson Apol, 281 – 2020
  4. Greg Dykstra, 258 – 1996
  5. Cole Moorlag, 242 – 2019
  6. Greg Terpstra, 238 – 1991
  7. Jesse Weg, 238 – 1998
  8. Grant Terpstra, 229 – 1993
  9. Clint Bosman, 223 – 2001
  10. Tyler Sipma, 210 – 2022
  11. Jalen Apol, 202 – 2018
  12. Kevin Bratt, 201 – 1994
  13. Boyce Robertson, 177 – 2024
  14. Jordan Riddle, 167 – 2017
  15. Dawson Bouma, 151 – 2023

Punt Return Yards in a Career:

  1. Greg Dykstra, 670 (1994-1997)
  2. Rob Ylinen, 373 (1997-2000)
  3. Jesse Weg, 372 (1996-1999)
  4. Greg Terpstra, 368 (1988-1991)
  5. Cole Moorlag, 355 (2017-2020)
  6. Jackson Apol, 351 (2017-2020)
  7. Clint Bosman, 331 (1998-2001)
  8. Kevin Bratt, 246 (1991-1994)
  9. Tyler Sipma, 242 (2019-2022)
  10. Grant Terpstra, 229 (1990-1993)
  11. Jalen Apol, 202 (2015-2018)
  12. Boyce Robertson, 170 (2023-current)
  13. Jordan Riddle, 167 (2014-2017)
  14. Dawson Bouma, 151 (2020-2023)
  15. Kevin DeYoung, 137 (1986-1989)

Punt Return Average in a Season:

(Minimum 6 returns)

  1. Jackson Apol, 35.1 – 2020
  2. Tyler Sipma, 23.3 – 2022
  3. Kevin Bratt, 20.1 – 1994
  4. Boyce Robertson, 19.7 – 2024
  5. Dawson Bouma, 18.9 – 2023
  6. Cole Moorlag, 18.8 – 2020
  7. Greg Dykstra, 18.4 – 1996
  8. Kyle Brennan, 16.0 – 1992
  9. Rob Ylinen, 15.8 – 2000
  10. Clint Bosman, 15.4 – 2000
  11. Jesse Weg, 13.4 – 1999
  12. Jordan Riddle, 12.9 – 2017
  13. Greg Dykstra, 12.5 – 1997
  14. Cole Moorlag, 11.5 – 2019
  15. Greg Terpstra, 11.3 – 1991

Punt Return Average in a Career:

(Minimum 10 returns)

  1. Jackson Apol, 35.1 (2017-2020)
  2. Tyler Sipma, 18.6 (2019-2022)
  3. Kevin Bratt, 15.4 (1991-1994)
  4. Cole Moorlag, 13.2 (2017-2020)
  5. Greg Dykstra, 12.9 (1994-1997)
  6. Jordan Riddle, 12.9 (2014-2017)
  7. Jalen Apol, 11.2 (2015-2018)
  8. Clint Bosman, 10.7 (1998-2001)
  9. Jesse Weg, 10.3 (1996-1999)
  10. Greg Terpstra, 9.4 (1988-1991)
  11. Grant Terpstra, 8.8 (1990-1993)
  12. Kevin DeYoung, 6.2 (1986-1989)
  13. Tyson Cline, 6.0 (2013-2016)

Punt Returns for a Touchdown in a Season:

  1. Multiple Players with 1

Punt Returns for a Touchdown in a Career:

  1. Greg Dykstra, 2 (1994-1997)

Punting

Punts in a Season:

  1. Blake DeRuyter, 46 – 2018
  2. Chris Senti, 40 – 1989
  3. Blake DeRuyter, 39 – 2016
  4. Mark Zylstra, 38 – 1990
  5. Ryan Oppewall, 35 – 1998
  6. Eli DenBleyker, 34 – 2019
  7. Eli Maberry, 33 – 2024
  8. Blake DeRuyter, 30 – 2017
  9. Mark Zylstra, 28 – 1991
  10. Lance Bosman, 28 – 1993
  11. Chris Bouma, 27 – 1997
  12. Brent Berendsen, 27 – 2000
  13. Jeremiah Wright, 27 – 2023
  14. Lance Bosman, 23 – 1994
  15. Josh Parsons, 22 – 1996
  16. Caleb VanDyken, 22 – 2021

Punts in a Career:

  1. Blake DeRuyter, 115 (2015-2018)
  2. Lance Bosman, 69 (1992-1995)
  3. Mark Zylstra, 66 (1988-1991)
  4. Chris Senti, 40 (1986-1989)
  5. Ryan Oppewall, 35 (1995-1998)
  6. Brent Berendsen, 35 (1998-2001)
  7. Eli DenBleyker, 34 (2016-2019)
  8. Eli Maberry, 33 (2023-current)
  9. Chris Bouma, 28 (1994-1997)
  10. Josh Parsons, 27 (1994-1997)
  11. Jeremiah Wright, 27 (2020-2023)
  12. Robb Bouma, 22 (1989-1992)
  13. Caleb VanDyken, 22 (2018-2021)
  14. Mark Postma, 18 (1996-1999)
  15. Clint Bosman, 15 (1998-2001)

Punting Average in a Season:

(Minimum 9 punts)

  1. Kade Eldridge, 40.3 – 2022
  2. Jeremiah Wright, 37.1 – 2023
  3. Mark Postma, 36.7 – 1999
  4. Mark Zylstra, 35.9 – 1991
  5. Chris Bouma, 35.3 – 1997
  6. Mark Zylstra, 34.2 – 1990
  7. Robb Bouma, 34.2 – 1992
  8. Eli Maberry, 34.0 – 2024
  9. Lance Bosman, 33.6 – 1993
  10. Jake Poag, 33.6 – 2015
  11. Blake DeRuyter, 33.5 – 2015
  12. Caleb VanDyken, 33.5 – 2021
  13. Blake DeRuyter, 33.4 – 2017
  14. Lance Bosman, 33.4 – 1995
  15. Blake DeRuyter, 33.4 – 2016

Punting Average in a Career:

(Minimum 15 punts)

  1. Jeremiah Wright, 37.1 (2020-2023)
  2. Mark Postma, 36.7 (1996-1999)
  3. Chris Bouma, 35.4 (1994-1997)
  4. Mark Zylstra, 34.9 (1988-1991)
  5. Eli Maberry, 34.0 (2023-current)
  6. Brent Berendsen, 33.9 (1998-2001)
  7. Robb Bouma, 33.7 (1989-1992)
  8. Caleb VanDyken, 33.5 (2018-2021)
  9. Blake DeRuyter, 33.4 (2015-2018)
  10. Clint Bosman, 33.0 (1998-2001)
  11. Lance Bosman, 32.2 (1992-1995)
  12. Eli DenBleyker, 32.0 (2016-2019)
  13. Ryan Oppewall, 30.3 (1995-1998)
  14. Chris Senti, 29.7 (1986-1989)
  15. Josh Parsons, 29.7 (1994-1997)