Honors and Awards
2018: Academic All-Big Ten
2017: Academic All-Big Ten
Notable: Former walk-on was placed on scholarship during 2018 season
Career: Has played in 26 games ... has averaged 63.9 yards on 145 kickoffs ... has hit touchbacks on 74.5% of his kickoffs (108 of 145)
2018 Season: Earned second letter, playing in all 13 games as Badgers' kickoff specialist ... averaged 64.1 yards per kickoff, raking No. 18 nationally ... delivered touchbacks on 81.8% of kickoffs (54 of 66), the nation’s 7th-best mark and highest percentage by a Big Ten kicker
2017 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 13 games as Badgers' kickoff specialist ... averaged 64.1 yards per kickoff, ranking No. 10 nationally ... delivered touchbacks on 68.4% of kickoffs (54 of 79), ranking No. 10 nationally (minimum 50 kickoffs)
2016 Season: Did not play
2015 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Kohl's All-American as a senior … named MVP of Wisconsin Division 6 state championship game after leading St. Mary's Springs to title and setting state championship record with 49-yard field goal … 2014 Kevin Stemke Award winner as the state's top senior kicker … kicked state-record 61-yard field goal in 2014 playoff game, earning Kohl's Kicking National Player of the Week for breaking 68-year-old record … first-team all-state kicker by Wisconsin Football Coaches Association and Associated Press … went 15-for-20 on field goal attempts as a senior … finished career 21-for-30 on field goals with no misses under 40 yards … two-time unanimous All-Badgerland Conference pick at kicker … as a senior, named All-Badgerland as a defensive back … also lettered in basketball, soccer and track and field … honor roll student … coach was Bob Hyland
Personal: Parents are Dan and Jean Hintze … twice named Key Club District Award winner as outstanding volunteer … four-year Key Club Commitment to Excellence Award recipient … performed hundreds of hours of community service for several organizations … worked three summers as a volunteer at Agnesian Healthcare … traveled on mission trips to the Philippines and Dominican Republic ... major is biology
