Columbia’s steady senior leg: Hugo Merry brings reliability and touchback pop
Hugo Merry is a 6-foot-3 senior kicker for Columbia who has shown clear year-over-year improvement, finishing the 2024 season at 11-for-17 on field goals and 24-for-24 on extra points after going 8-for-14 in 2023, then opening 2025 with 5-for-7 on field goals and 15-for-16 on PATs.[1][2][4] His biggest differentiators are consistency on high-leverage PATs, proven range into the 40s, and enough leg strength to generate touchbacks, plus he earned Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week in 2024 and has been described as a converted soccer player with strong end-zone power.[4][7][15]
