When Austin Lewis takes the field at Rice-Eccles Stadium, all eyes are on him for 10 brief but exhilarating seconds. Lewis retrieves the kicking tee, and his runs have become so popular with fans that they're sponsored by Honda. Here is his story.
Austin Lewis runs the kicking tee back to the sideline as the University of Utah hosts Arizona, NCAA football in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022.He sprints onto the Rice-Eccles Stadium turf in front of tens of thousands of fans while the student section chants his name. The Utah Utes have just scored a touchdown, and yet all the attention is on him for about 10 brief but exhilarating seconds.. Or wide receiver Devaughn Vele. He’s not even in a Utes uniform.
“He’s very proud of the timing and those records that he sets seemingly weekly retrieving that tree,” coach Kyle Whittingham said. Displaying Lewis’s times during home games started this year. But Scott Willis, assistant director of applied health and performance science, has been timing him throughout. He said it started by playfully telling Lewis tee retrievers on opposing teams were faster and there was no way he could beat them.
Lewis’ runs have become popular enough at Rice-Eccles that they are now sponsored by Honda. While he does not get compensated for them, he jokes with everyone by saying it’s his NIL deal. Willis doesn’t have official records of the times, but offered that Lewis has clocked less than seven seconds at the near hash, about 9.8 seconds at middle hash and about 11.8 seconds on the far hash.“I keep telling him every week: When he puts cleats on, he’ll break that record that he has,” Kincaid said. “He refuses to put cleats on.”
People within the organization say Lewis is a delight to have around the locker room, works hard and lightens the mood.
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