Career Awards While At TXWES:
- 2025 SAC All-Conference 1st Team
In the 2025 season, Tyler Strumila played a crucial role for Texas Wesleyan, appearing in all 12 games as the team's primary punter. Strumila led the team in several punting categories, demonstrating his consistency and value on special teams. He recorded a total of 55 punts, accumulating 2,223 yards. His performance included a season-long punt of 65 yards against OUAZ, showcasing his ability to flip field position effectively. Strumila's average punt distance was 40.4 yards, and he successfully placed 19 punts inside the 20-yard line, illustrating his precision and control.
In addition to his punting duties, Strumila made defensive contributions, recording two tackles and a tackle for loss over the course of the season. A standout game came against Texas College, where he averaged 52.3 yards per punt, including a long of 61 yards, and placed two punts inside the 20-yard line. Despite facing challenges such as blocked punts, notably against OUAZ, Strumila's overall performance remained strong, with 12 punts traveling over 50 yards and ten touchbacks throughout the season.
Strumila's efforts as a punter were integral to Texas Wesleyan's strategy, often pinning opponents deep in their own territory and providing the team with a strategic advantage in field position. His leadership in punt average, blocked punts, fair catches, punts inside the 20, punt long, punt number, punts over 50 yards, touchbacks, and punt yards underscores his significant impact on the team's special teams unit.
In the 2024 season, Tyler Strumila played an integral role for Texas Wesleyan, participating in all 11 games as the team's primary punter. Leading the team in several key punting categories, Strumila showcased remarkable consistency and skill. He accumulated a total of 993 punting yards across 26 punts, achieving an average of 41.2 yards per punt. His ability to pin opponents deep was evident with 15 punts landing inside the 20-yard line. Additionally, he had three punts that traveled over 50 yards and three touchbacks.
Strumila's season was highlighted by a standout performance against Benedictine (KS) on November 30, 2024, where he unleashed a season-long 80-yard punt, contributing to his game total of 168 yards on three punts. His precision was crucial in the game against OUAZ on September 7, 2024, with three punts averaging 45.3 yards, including one exceeding 50 yards, aiding the team to a 35-33 victory.
Throughout the season, Tyler maintained a clean record with no blocked punts. His contributions not only provided valuable field position for his team but also demonstrated his proficiency in executing punts under various conditions, establishing him as a reliable asset for Texas Wesleyan.
