Football: Freedom's Cameron Nizialek to Kick in the Ivy League at Columbia

South Riding (Feb. 11, 20013) - Freedom High School senior punter/kicker Cameron Nizialek signed his letter of admission last week in a cermony to attend and play football at Columbia University in New York, NY beginning in the fall of 2013.

Nizialek will be competing as a punter and a placekicker for the Lions. Columbia University is a member of the Ivy League in the Football Chamionship Series level of the NCAA. He will be playing for coach Peter Mangurian who is entering his second season with the Lions.


Ivy League members do not give athletic scholarships so players instead sign letters of admission. 

Nizialek is the first football player in Freedom HS history to compete at the FCS level of college football. He was a two year starter for the Eagles as a punter and kicker. He was a two time All Cedar Run District performer at both kicker and punter and he was selected as an All-Region performer as a senior for both his kicking and punting.

He holds numerous Freedom HS records for field goals, extra points, and punts. Nizialek also plays basketball and soccer for the Eagles as well. He is one of the top students in his graduating class with a GPA over 4.0.