Students and staff at Florida Institute of Technology are mourning the death of junior Alex Brack who was killed in a car accident Sunday in the Florida panhandle.FIT said Brack, 21, was visiting family and friends in DeFuniak Springs when the accident happened.
Brack, a junior civil engineering major, was a kicker for three years on the football team and helped the Panthers defeat Shorter University last Saturday by converting all four of his extra point attempts in the team’s 34-30 win.
He redshirted for the Panthers during their practice season in 2012 and was a member of the inaugural team in 2013. He ended his redshirt freshman season in 2013, finishing 3-for-4 in extra point attempts. This season, he was 7-for-8.
“Our team and program loved Alex’s spirit that he brought to this team every day,” said head coach Steve Englehart. “He was a great young man who was going to be very successful in his future. He always had a great attitude whether or not he was the starting kicker. He was very much a part of this team, loved this team and we all loved him. He would do anything possible to help this team be successful.”
The Panthers plan to honor Brack throughout the remainder of the season by wearing decals with Brack’s number, 92, on their helmets. According to the Florida Tech Football Twitter account, the candlelight vigil for Brack will be hosted at 8 p.m. at Panther Field next to the Varsity Training Center.