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NCAA Division I-AA record holder for career TD receptions (58), surpassing the previous mark held by Jerry Rice (50, Mississippi Valley State) after four seasons at New Hampshire (2003-2006)… Also tied Rice’s I-AA career mark for 100-yard receiving games (23) and finished 2nd with 4,655 receiving yards (Rice, 4,693) on school-record 304 catches… AFCA All-American and an Associated Press first-team All-American during senior and junior seasons… Three-time Walter Camp All-American and first-team All-Atlantic 10 selection, finished 5th in voting for Walter Payton Award as a senior after breaking own school single-season record with 93 receptions for 1,114 yards, his third-straight campaign topping the 1,000-receing yards mark, with a conference-high 13 TD receptions... Finished 7th in voting for Walter Payton award during junior season after leading I-AA with 1,551 receiving yards and 24 TD receptions among 87 catches… Finished 3rd in I-AA with 1,504 receiving yards on 81 catches with 17 TDs as a sophomore… Broke school-records with 284 receiving yards at Villanova and 15 receptions vs. Massachusetts in 2004… Played in 11 games as a freshman, ranking third on squad with 38 receptions for 486 yards and 4 TDs… Competed in East-West Shrine game after senior season… Had No. 3 jersey retired by UNH… Also a letterwinner for the UNH men’s track team as a high jumper… Majored in kinesiology/physical education... Lettered in basketball, football and track at Worcester Academy… Named all-New England wide receiver while compiling 1,100 yards and 14 touchdowns… Also played on state championship basketball squad and was high jump champ from 2001-2003, long jump champ in 2000 and 2002, and triple jump champ from 2000-2002… Son of Kenneth and Kathleen Ball.







