University of California Athletics

• Punted in 11 of Cal's 13 games.
• Punted 39 times for 1,620 yards for a season average of 41.5 yards per punt.
• Recorded a career-long 60 yards punt versus Duke.
• He forced 16 fair catches, tallied 12 punts inside the 20 and had seven punts for more than 50 yards.
• He had no punts blocked.

• In 16 games for the Longhorns, Kern attempted 41 punts for 1,706 yards.
• He averaged 41.6 yards per punt with a long of 57 yards in his freshman season.
• Overall, Kern tallied four punts over 50 yards, forced 22 fair catches, placed 10 punts inside the 20 yard line and only had three touchbacks for Texas.

Prep

• An All-America, all-state and all-county honoree.
• Selected to participate in the 2024 Under Armour All-America Game.
• Member of a three-peat state championship team at St. Thomas Aquinas.
• Rated as the No. 5 punter in the nation by On3 and the No. 4 punter in the nation by 247Sports.
• Punted 25 times for 1,158 yards to average 46.3 yards per punt as a senior. He had 14 out of 25 punts downed inside the 20 and launched three punts on the season of over 60 yards, including a season long 65-yard yard punt against Blanche Ely and a 61-yard punt against Fort Lauderdale.