Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

Statistics: Career / 2010 / 2009 / 2008 / 2007

2010: Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Award Watch List ... One of 18 on list for award that recognizes top placekicker in Division II or III ... Played in all 10 games ... Was 11 for 17 in field goal attempts, including 7 for 10 from 20-29 yards and 4 of 7 from 30-39 yards, making a 37-yarder ... Was 18-20 in extra point attempts ... Led the team in points with 51 ... Had 13 kickoffs for 701 yards, averaging 53.9 yards per kickoff ... Had a season high three field goals against Merchant Marine (11/13) ... Had a season long field goal (37 yards) against Alfred (10/16) ... Liberty League leader in field goals made ... Second in the conference in kick scoring ... Third in extra-point kick percentage (90.0%) ... Fourth in field goal percentage (64.7%) ... Fifth in the league in overall scoring ... Four-time Liberty League Special Teams Performer of the Week ... Liberty League Special Teams Player of the Year ... All-Liberty League First Team (special teams) ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Special Teams Performer of the Year ... D3football.com 2010 All-East Region Second Team ...   

2009: Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Award Watch List ... One of 18 on list for award that recognizes top placekicker in Division II or III ... Played in all nine games … Had 34 kickoffs for 1970 yards, averaging 57.9 yards per kickoff … Had five touchbacks … Was six for 10 in field goal attempts, including 2 for 4 from 20-29 yards and 4 for 6 from 30-39 yards, making a 38-yarder … Was 19-20 in extra point attempts … Led the team in points with 37 … Ninth in the Liberty League in scoring … Third in the League in kick scoring … Tied for second in the League in field goals made …Third in the League in field goal percent… Fourth in the League in point after attempt percent … Liberty League All-Academic … All-Liberty League Second Team ...

2008: Played all 10 games ... Was 8 for 10 (80%) on field goal attempts, including 7 for 8 from 20-29 yards ... Went 1 for 1 from 30-39 yards, making a 32-yarder ... Made 34 of 36 (94.4%) extra points ... Was 3 for 3 on extra points and 2 for 2 on field goals, including a 26-yard long, and averaged 53.8 yards on six kickoffs in 27-17 victory over Rochester (10/4) ... Made two field goals, including season-long 32-yarder, in ECAC Championship Game win over Alfred (11/22) ... All-Liberty League Honorable Mention ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2007: Played all 10 games ... Made 35 of 38 (92.1%) of point-after-touchdowns ... Missed both field goal attempts …

2006: Did not play ...

High School: Played three years of varsity football as placekicker and punter ... Started for two years as placekicker and one as punter ... All-League placekicker in 2005 ... Played three years of soccer (midfield) ... Two-time Scholar-Athlete ... Heart of the Valley Optimist Club’s Outstanding Citizenship Award ...

Personal: Architecture major ... Dean’s List ... Son of Laura and Michael Nilson.