Christopher Newport University

2015 - Freshman - Appeared in all ten games in his first year with the Captains, serving as the primary option for kickoffs...Made 23 total kickoffs for a total of 1,062 yards and an average of 46.2 yards per kick...Notched one touchback...Added a pair of punts for 34.5 yards per kick with one landing inside the 20-yard line..Went a perfect 3-for-3 on point-after attempts...Posted a season-high eight kickoffs for 383 yards against nationally-ranked Salisbury on October 31.

At Tabb - Played football for two years under head coach Matt Lawson...Earned first team All-State honors as a punter following his senior year, while also collecting first team All-Region, All-Conference and All-District honors...Second team All-Conference kicker...Also a four-year member of the soccer team as a goalkeeper...Named team captain of the soccer team in 2015.

Personal - Grant Thurman Kelchner was born in Williamsburg, Va...Son of Kathryn and CNU Football head coach Matt Kelchner...Has two brothers, Luke and Zeke...Community service includes volunteering with the Fairfield Foundation...Dream vacation would be snowboarding in British Columbia...Person in history he'd most like to meet is John Smith...Most impressive person met is Mike Tomlin...Hobbies include snowboarding, boating, hunting and fishing...Favorite book is "A River Runs Through It"...Has not yet decided on a major.