2024 Football Roster

9 Tristan Root

  • Position Defensive Back/ Punter/ Kicker
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • High School Regis
  • Hometown Eau Claire, Wis.
  • Prev School Minnesota Duluth

Biography

Honors & Awards
2022 D2CCA All-Super Region
2022 NSIC All-Conference First Team, punter
WSU Presidential Scholar Athlete
President of Financial Management Association

2023: Apperaed in all 11 games ... second on the team with 57.0 tackles, including 37 solo stops ... team-high 10 pass breakups ... two tackles for loss ... one fumble recovery ... punted 47 times with an average of 41.28 yards/punt and a long of 58 ... placed 20 punts inside the 20-yard line

2022: Appeared in 12 games...punted 66 times for a total of 2,437 yards...placed 16 punts inside the opponents 20-yard line and had ten kicks of 50 yards or more... also lined up as a defensive back, tallying 30 tackles, including 17 solo stops. 

2021: Appeared in all 11 games...punted 37 times, netting 1,291 total yards...longest boot of 53 yards...had a 34.6 yard per punt average...picked up five total tackles on the season...earned 16 yards rushing...

2020: on roster at University of Minnesota Duluth, did not participate

NCAA Career Stats

High School: was 2019 Leader-Telegram All-Northwest Player of the Year as a special teams standout at placekicker and punter for Eau Claire Regis...also lined up as a running back, defensive back and kick returner in high school

Others: Leadership Council

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 46

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Back / Kicker
    5'8" 180 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Back / Punter / Kicker
    5'10" 180 lbs
    46
  • 9

    2023Junior

    Safety/ Punter
    5'10" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2024Senior

    Defensive Back/ Punter/ Kicker
    5'10" 190 lbs
    9