Eastern Illinois University Athletics

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2013 (SENIOR): Served as the Panthers field goal kicker in all 14 games... made seven field goals with a long of 40 at Southern Illinois... won game with overtime field goal at Southern Illinois... made 77-of-89 extra point attempts setting EIU single season record and shattering previous school record of 49... finished career with school record 172 extra points made... finished career with 34 made field goals, second on EIU career list... scored season high ten points at Southern Illinois and against Jacksonville State... finished career as OVC career and single season record holder in extra points... 2012 (JUNIOR): Earned first team All-OVC honors as place kicker making 12-of-13 field goals... was 5-of-5 from beyond 40-yards with a season long of 44 at Illinois State... was twice named the OVC Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 16 (Illinois State) and Oct. 14 (Jacksonville State)... led EIU in scoring with 84 points which ranked fifth in the OVC... made 48-of-52 extra point attempts... 12 made field goals on the season ranks seventh on EIU career list... ranks second on EIU career list with 27 made field goals... ranks first on EIU career field goal percentage list having made 27-of-33 field goals for his career (81.8 percent)... named an FCS Academic All-Star... honorable mention All-American by College Sports Journal... during the baseball season hit .300 in 39 games played with 23 RBI... 2011 (SOPHOMORE): Was 7-of-9 as the Panthers field goal kicker during the season with a long field goal of 37 against Tennessee State... ended season making four straight field goals... was 5-of-6 between 20-29 yards and 2-of-3 between 30-39 yards... was 28-of-30 on extra points (had string of 31 consecutive made PAT's between 2010 and 2011 season)... ended 2011 season with ten straight made PAT's... had nine kick offs on the season averaging 59.9 yards per kick... named to preseason watch list for place kickers by the College Football Performance Awards... finished season tied for 9th on EIU career field goals made list with 15... 2010 (FRESHMAN): Took over the kicking duties on Sept. 18 against UT Martin and served as Panthers kicker for remaining nine games... finished season as team's leading scorer with 43 points as he made 19-of-20 extra points and 8-of-11 field goals... was 2-of-3 on field goals between 40-49 yards with a season long of 43 at Tennessee Tech... made 18 straight extra points to close the season... averaged 52.5 yards per kick off with two touchbacks... member of EIU baseball team in spring appearing in 36 games with a .239 average, six doubles and nine RBI.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a kicker and punter at Parkway Central HS earning 2009 Associated Press All State Class 5 first team honors… 2009 St. Louis Post-Dispatch first-team All-Metro… 2009 Suburban South Conference first team as a kicker and punter… had 45 touchbacks out of 54 kickoffs… made 16 of 19 field goals, with a long of 47 yards…

PERSONAL: Majoring in kinesiology... son of Dan and Joyce Berra… mother was a swimmer at the University of Tulsa and his brother Ryan played golf at the University of Dayton… is a relative of former baseball great Yogi Berra.