University of Arizona Athletics

At Arizona: Has played in 33 career games ... UA Coaches' Special Teams Most Valuable Player Award for 2011 ... Named 2011 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention ... Pac-12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for the UCLA game ... National Kickoff Specialist of the Week by College Football Performance Awards in opener, plus five weekly honorable mentions ... Burlsworth Trophy national top-50 nominee ... Top returning place kicker after solid and somewhat unexpected year in 2011 ... Took over place-kicking role in the fourth game of the year ... Finished with eight made field goals in 12 attempts including a 47-yard effort at UW ... Kicked off all 67 times, helping UA rank fifth in the league in coverage ... Led the league with an average kick to the three-yard line ... Went 24-for-24 on PAT tries after a UA start of 13-18 before he took over ... Took over kickoff duty six games into 2009 and started the last 32 games in the role ... Recorded 69 kickoffs in 2010 ... Kicking earned him UA Special Teams Player of the Week honors against UCLA ... Had 40 kickoffs to average depth at the four-yard line, with seven touchbacks ... Helped the UA squad hold opponents to an average of 21.4 yards per return and typical starting position at the 26-yard line ... Kicked a PAT against Washington State.

Personal: A three-time Academic All-Pac-12 First-Team honoree ... Majoring in physiology.