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Thursday, November 17, 2011

ECFC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Norwich kicker Long Ding earned ECFC Special Teams Player of the Year for the second straight year. The senior has made 33 of 34 PAT attempts and 12 of 15 field goals including a 51-yarder. The senior from Qing Dao, China who handled place-kicking and punting duties this season, ranks first in ECFC in made field goals and field goal and extra point accuracy and earned October recognition from Fred Mitchell Award for his on and off field success.

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Friday, September 30, 2011

Long Ding selected as candidate for NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards

DALLAS – Senior kicker Long Ding of the Norwich University football team has been selected as a candidate for the National Football Foundation's annual National Scholar-Athlete Awards. Ding (Qing Dao, China) is one of 127 candidates across all levels of college football ranging from Division I, II, III and NAIA schools that are competing for up to 16 post-graduate scholarships that are awarded to the nation's top college football players, on and off the field. Each recipient receives...

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Long Ding Nominated For Two Prestigous Awards

NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The honors continue to keep rolling in for senior place-kicker Long Ding of the Norwich University football team. After already being selected as a candidate for the National Football Foundation's annual National Scholar-Athlete Awards on Thursday, Ding was also named a finalist for the Fred Mitchell Award, which honors excellence in place-kicking and the community on Friday. Ding (Qing Dao, China) is one of 127 candidates across all levels of college football ranging...

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Long Ding named finalist for Fred Mitchell Award

NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The honors continue to keep rolling in for senior place-kicker Long Ding of the Norwich University football team. After already being selected as a candidate for the National Football Foundation's annual National Scholar-Athlete Awards on Thursday, Ding was also named a finalist for the Fred Mitchell Award, which honors excellence in place-kicking and the community on Friday. Ding (Qing Dao, China) is one of 42 finalists across all levels of college football ranging...

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Friday, October 15, 2010

Long Way From Home

By Derek Dunning, Assistant Sports Information Director NORTHFIELD, Vt. – 6,840 miles. That's the distance between Norwich junior kicker Long Ding's hometown of Qingdao, China and Northfield, Vt. The 22-year-old hasn't lived the life of an average college junior since coming over to the United States in 2007. The previous year he attended a National Football League sponsored clinic in Beijing looking to expand American football to the world stage. Ding caught the attention of...

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Friday, January 08, 2010

PERFECT IN SECOND BOWL GAME APPEARANCE

Chinese kicker, Long Ding completed his second season at Dean College - a two-year college in Franklin, Massachusetts. For the second year, Dean College reached a bowl game this year facing Glendale Community College in the Valley of the Sun Bowl. Dean College just fell short lossing 10-9. Ding. who came to prominence at the New Hampton School (NH) as a member of the USA Football International Student Program, kicked three field goals, including a 42-yarder in the first quarter, to account for...

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