Gannon University Athletics

2017: Returns as Gannon’s starting placekicker … enters the 2017 campaign first all-time at Gannon in extra points made (119), first in extra points attempted (131), third in field goals (26) and fourth in points (197) … enters the season with 41 consecutive extra point conversions dating back to the 2015 campaign.

2016: Saw action in all 11 games … named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achievement Award ... ranked fourth among PSAC kickers in field goals per game (0.91) and ninth in field goal percentage (58.8) … finished 44th among all NCAA Division II kickers in field goals per game and 72nd in field goal percentage … converted 10 field goals, representing the third-highest single-season total in program history … broke the program record for longest field goal against Indiana (Pa.), booting a 51-yard attempt through the uprights … opened the season with a 47-yard field goal during a 31-9 victory against Southern Connecticut State, representing the seventh-longest field goal in program history … named PSAC Western Division Special Teams Player of the Week after a 24-20 win at Shippensburg … kicked a 31-yard field goal and averaged 64.8 yards on five kickoffs against the Raiders, resulting in four touchbacks … selected Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Special Teams Player of the Week after a 30-27 overtime victory against Bloomburg … nailed his only field goal attempt and averaged 61.2 yards on five kickoffs with two touchbacks against the Huskies … received his second PSAC Western Division Special Teams Player of the Week honor after a 34-12 win against Seton Hill … converted two field goals and averaged 61.4 yards on seven kickoffs against the Griffins … kicked at least one field goal in eight different games … produced 14 touchbacks, including multiple touchbacks in four different contests … averaged at least 55 yards on kickoffs during every game … made all 33 extra point attempts.

2015: Played in all 11 games … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … ranked 11th among PSAC kickers in field goals per game (0.45) … went 9-for-9 in extra points during a 66-31 victory at Kutztown, breaking Gannon’s single-game records for extra points made and attempted … kicked a season-long 36-yard field goal against Clarion … booted a field goal during five different contests … served in a dual capacity as a punter … had a season-long 60-yard punt at Mercyhurst … recorded a 57-yard punt at East Stroudsburg … placed seven punts inside the 20-yard line … averaged at least 40 yards per kick in three separate games … averaged 58.4 yards on 61 kickoffs … produced 16 touchbacks.

2014: Saw action in every game as a true freshman … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … produced the best field goal accuracy percentage in school history, converting 84.6 percent (11-13) of his attempts … kicked 11 field goals, representing the second-highest single-season total in school history … nailed three field goals during his first career collegiate game against Southern Connecticut State, becoming the fourth Golden Knight in program history to kick three field goals in one game … booted a 47-yard field goal against Mercyhurst, equaling the seventh-longest field goal in school history … broke the school’s single-season records for extra points made (46) and attempted (52) … was perfect in eight extra point attempts against East Stroudsburg, setting a new program record at the time for extra points made and attempted in a single game … scored 79 points, representing the sixth-highest single-season total in school history ... ranked second among PSAC players in field goal percentage, fourth in field goals per game (1.10), fifth in points per game (7.9) and 18th in points responsible for per game (7.9) … finished ninth among all NCAA Division II players in field goal percentage, 28th in field goals per game and 50th in points per game … kicked at least one field goal in eight of 10 games … averaged 55.5 yards on 76 kickoffs, producing eight touchbacks … had three touchbacks against Kutztown and Seton Hill … made his first career tackle against Indiana (Pa.) … reached double digits in points four times, including three times during the last four contests.

High School: Played for head coach Tom Phillips at Pickerington (Ohio) High School … named to the All-Ohio Division I first team … earned all-district, all-league and All-Metro first-team accolades … finished his career second all-time at Pickerington in scoring … kicked a school-record 53-yard field goal as a senior … helped Pickerington produce a 10-2 record during his senior campaign … was part of a team that won the Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) Championship, advancing to the regional quarterfinals … named to the high honor roll all four years.

Personal: Undecided Science major … has two sisters … is the son of Christy and Kevin … is the stepson of Nicky and Steve.

Career Highs
Field Goals Made: 3 vs. Southern Connecticut State (9/6/14)
Field Goals Attempted: 4 at Slippery Rock (9/24/16); vs. Southern Connecticut State (9/6/14)
Longest Field Goal: 51 vs. Indiana (Pa.) (10/29/16)
PATs: 9 at Kutztown (9/19/15)
PAT Attempts: 9 at Kutztown (9/19/15)
Points: 12 at Kutztown (9/19/15)
Kickoffs: 11 vs. East Stroudsburg (11/15/14)
Kickoff Yards: 629 vs. East Stroudsburg (11/15/14)
Kickoff Average: 65.0 vs. Indiana (Pa.) (10/29/16)
Punts: 6 at Seton Hill (10/24/15)
Punt Yards: 173 at Seton Hill (10/24/15)
Punting Average: 57.0 at East Stroudsburg (11/14/15)
Touchbacks: 4 at Shippensburg (9/10/16)
Tackles: 1, seven times, last vs. Millersville (11/12/16)
Solo Tackles: 1, six times, last vs. Millersville (11/12/16)
Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Seton Hill (10/15/16)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Seton Hill (10/15/16); at Kutztown (9/19/15)