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2012-13 Men's Rugby

Long Ding

Long Ding

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    209
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Qing Dao, China
  • Highschool:
    New Hampton

Summary

Biography

2012: Played for Norwich football team for two years prior ... first year with men's rugby squad.

2011: Led team in scoring with 73 points...went 13-16 on field goal attempts...long field goal of 51 yards against SUNY Maritime...also averaged 47.4 yards per punt and had two touchbacks...had two solo tackles defensively.

2010: Went 4-for-9 on field goal attempts, including a long of 40 yards against Anna Maria ... also attepted a season-high 52-yard attempt in that game ... knocked through 42 extra points, tied with former teammate Ryan Kelly ’10 for fifth all-time in a career and trailing only Art Dyer ‘84 for the single-season mark (44) ... his 54 points is currently sixth on the all-time NU career scoring list for a kicker ... averaged 54.4 yards per kickoff, with three touchbacks ... voted the ECFC Special Teams Player of the Year. 

BEFORE NORWICH: Played two years of football at Dean College … team was Northeast Football Conference Champion in 2008 and ’09 … was named the 2010 NJCAA Bowl Game MVP … was selected as an all-conference kicker … played football, soccer and rugby at the New Hampton School.

PERSONAL: Son of Ding Bao Zheng and Siu Shu Ze … is a Chinese national … earned a scholarship to a U.S. prep school through the USA Football International Student Program after participating in an NFL-sponsored event in Beijing ... majoring in Accounting.

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