University of Richmond Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Trusler, Aaron
Jersey Number 35
Aaron Trusler
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 168
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Melbourne, Australia
- High School:
- De La Salle College
Bio
2024 (Graduate Student):
- Handled punting and holding duties in all 13 games
- Named Second Team All-CAA
- Named Touchdown Club of Richmond's Kicking Specialist of the Year
- Semifinalist for FCS Punter of the Year
- Named a First Team Preseason All-American by Stats Perform and Phil Steele
- Named a Second Team Preseason All-CAA selection by Phil Steele
- Helped Richmond reach fifth in the country in net punting with 41.82 yards a kick
- Punted 39 times for 1,773 yards (45.46 yards per punt)
- Notched five touchbacks, 16 fair catches, 14 inside the 20-yard line and 11 over 50 yards
- Led Richmond's punt coverage unit to rank ninth nationally with just 42 opponent punt return yards allowed all season
- Recorded a 75-yard punt, the second-longest of his career, against North Carolina A&T (10/05/24)
- Ends Richmond career responsible for three of the 10 longest punts in program history with kicks of 76, 75 and 74 yards
- Picked up 13 yards and a first down on a fake punt at Hampton (10/16/24)
- Ends career first all-time for the Spiders in single-game punting average (52.8 against North Carolina A&T), season punting average (45.5) and is second (by .1 yards) in career punting average (41.8), following NFL veteran Mike Bragg
- Named First Team Preseason All-American by Stats Perform
- Named Preseason All-CAA
- Named Second Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele
- Played in all 13 games
- Named a Third Team AP All-American
- Named a Second Team All-American by Phil Steele
- Named a Second Team All-American by Stats Perform
- Earned All-ECAC honors
- Punted 63 times for 2,168 yards including a long of 76 yards (t-1st longest in CAA this year)
- Averaged 41.6 yards per punt
- Punched a CAA-high 26 inside the 20 yard line and accounted for seven over 50 yards
- Recorded a career-long 76-yard punt, tying for the sixth-longest in program history against William & Mary in the Capital Cup victory
- FCS Punter of the Year semifinalist
- CAA Special Teams Player of the Week (11/13/23)
- Played in all 13 games
- Punted 53 times for 2,191 yards including a long of 63 yards
- Averaged 41.3 yards per punt
- Stuck 19 inside the 20 yard line and recorded six over 50 yards
- Named 2022 FCS Punter of the Year finalist
- Named to the 2021 Colonial Athletic Association Fall Academic Honor Roll.
- Put up 4 punts 50+ yards
- Generated 2,289 yards, notching 19 punts inside the 20-yard line.
- Played in 10 games.
- Made Richmond debut in a victory over the Howard Bison (Sept. 4).
- Attended De La Salle College for high school in Melbourne, Australia before spending a year at Monash University.
- Played Australian Rules with Footscray VFL, Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup and De La Salle in VAFA.
- Leading Goal Kicker for the Sandringham Dragons 2017.
- Full name is Aaron Damian Trusler.
- Son of Damian and Yuen-Sze Trusler.
- Has two siblings - Nicholas and Siena.
- Grandfather Alan Trusler played AFL for the Western Bulldogs.
Football Highlights vs. Howard
Saturday, September 27
Football vs Howard Postgame
Saturday, September 27
Football Weekly Press Conference - September 24th
Wednesday, September 24
Football vs VMI Postgame
Saturday, September 20
