2012 Football
Roster
Trever Austin
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 194
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Shelby, NC
Preseason second-team All-Big South Conference selection byPhil Steele’s College Football Preview … A first-teamAll-Big South choice by College Sports Madness … Named tothe College Football Performance Awards preseason Watch List forkickers … A preseason, honorable mention FCS All-Americaselection by Beyond Sports Network (BSN) … One of the topyoung kickers nationally in the Football Championship Subdivision… Handles kickoffs, field goals at PAT attempts withoutstanding accuracy … Was 5-of-5 on PATs in the 2012 springgame and knocked home all three of his field goal attempts,including a 52-yarder … Made a 55-yarder in an earlierspring scrimmage.
2011 at Gardner-Webb: Earned second-teamAll-Big South Conference honors … Led the league in fieldgoals made and field goal accuracy … Knocked in 12-of-15field goals (80.0 percent), including 5-of-6 from 30-49 yards… Was nearly perfect on PAT attempts, connecting on 21-of-22chances … Led team with 57 points scored … Made atleast one field goal in all but four games … Connected on4-of-4 field goals and a pair of extra points in a thrilling win atCoastal Carolina (10/22) … Made the game-winning field goalfrom 32 yards out as time expired … Named National FCSKicker of the Week for his performance … Big SouthConference Freshman of the Week twice during the season …Made a pair of field goals and all four extra points in the seasonopener vs. Brevard (9/3) … Connected on a 41-yard field goalat Ohio (9/10) … Made a pair of field goals vs. VirginiaState (11/3) … Had 10 or more points scored in threedifferent games … Made a special teams tackle at Wake Forest(9/17).
High School: Played at nearby Crest (N.C.) Highunder Coach Mark Barnes … Rated the No. 19 kicker nationallyin the Class of 2011 by Khol’s Kicking … Has excellent4.0 hang time on kickoffs … Also rated as one of thenation’s top-50 kicking prospects by ESPN.com … Afirst-team All-State selection as a senior by the Associated Press… Named Offensive MVP of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinasafter booting a 43-yard field goal … Also earned first-teamClass 3A All-State honors from NCPreps.com … A two-timeAll-Cleveland County selection by the Shelby Star … Named tothe Cleveland County All-Decade Team … An All-Observerselection by the Charlotte Observer … Conference SpecialTeams Player of the Year … A two-time All-Conference choice… Scored 80 points as a senior, helping the Chargers to an11-4 record and a runner-up finish in the N.C. Class 3AA StatePlayoffs … Connected on 53 extra points and was a solid10-of-13 on field goals … Boomed a pair of 52-yard fieldgoals on the season to establish a new school record …Averaged 40.0 yards per punt … Had seven field goals over 40yards for his career … Had a 47-yard field goal to beatBurns (N.C.) High as a junior … Kicked seven total fieldgoals in 2009 … Also recruited by LSU and AppalachianState.
