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Essendon nice Dustin Fletcher’s son is proving apples do not fall removed from bushes, with Mason Fletcher setting a brand new school soccer file within the US on Saturday.

NCAA followers had been in awe of Fletcher’s strike lower than 5 yards from his finish of the sector within the opening sport of the Cincinnati Bearcats’ 29-27 win over the SMU Mustangs.

The 84-yard pitch is each a Bearcats file and an American Athletics Convention file, and the longest hit seen within the nation this season.

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Fletcher’s strike actually turned the sector in a decent contest with the Bearcats going from their final line of protection to their final zone.

The standard participant took to social media to credit score his coaches for his success.

“Respect all the pieces this program and (Bearcats head coach Luke Fickell) have given me. Additionally admire my punt workforce, could not be with out them,” he posted.

His 84-yard hit surpassed his earlier NCAA file of 54 yards as a freshman final season.

Fletcher’s father Dustin is understood for his explosive warm-ups for the Bombers in his 400 AFL video games for the membership.

However his son’s again harm whereas enjoying for the Calder Cannons in Australia’s Below-18s led Fletcher to surrender a potential AFL profession to strive his luck within the US, and the transfer paid off.

Fletcher acquired a scholarship to the College of Cincinnati in 2020 after skipping the 2019 AFL Draft.

He performed all 14 video games in his first yr as a freshman, averaging at practically 43 yards – placing him fourth within the American Athletics Convention.

Now enjoying as a sophomore, Fletcher has averaged 49.2 yards successful in his eight video games up to now this season, together with the 5 the place his finest shot was. His is greater than 50 meters.

This isn’t the primary time Fletcher has appeared within the US press, following his nice efficiency within the Cotton Bowl – the Faculty Soccer Playoff sport – final season.

Fletcher hit a giant 54-yard hit that left the Alabama opponent caught inside their 10-yard line. And he celebrated in entrance of a large TV viewers of 19 million with UFC star Conor McGregor’s trademark ‘billion greenback’ label.

Fletcher completed Saturday’s NCAA sport with 195 yards, 65 yards on common, within the Bearcats’ sixth win in seven video games this season.

He isn’t the one Fletcher to play school soccer within the US, with youthful brother Max enjoying for the Arkansas Razorbacks.