Tyler Bitancurt # 14
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6' 1"
188 lbs.
Freshman |
Biography
Enters preseason as the starting kicker … competing for kickoff duties … redshirted last season while Pat McAfee was finishing his last year of eligibility … has good accuracy … limited during the spring with a quad injury in his right leg … continues to work on his leg strength to increase his distance … previous bowl trip: 2008 Car Care.
2008 (Fr.): Redshirted.
Prep: Coached by Bill Renner at West Springfield High … connected on 13-of-17 field goal attempts, including a 50-yarder, and made 49-of-50 extra points … the 13 field goals were the most in the state and tied him for the seventh most in a season in state history … 70 of his 81 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks … had a 39.0-yard per punt average with a long of 60 yards … as a senior, he finished with 88 kicking points and had a two-year career total of 152 points … selected Washington, D.C. all-metro by The Washington Post as a senior …two-time first-team all-Patriot district punter and kicker … two-time first-team all-Northern Region punter … selected first-team all-Northern Region kicker as a senior … for his career, he finished with 15-of-20 field goals with a long of 50 yards, 107-of-108 extra point attempts, including consecutive streak of 70, 123 touchbacks on 147 kickoffs, and a 39.4-yard punting average with a long of 60 yards … had 29 punts land inside the opponent 20-yard line and 10 punts of 50 yards or more … three-year letterwinner in soccer … earned first-team all-district honors as a junior …
Personal: Son of Mauro and Teresa Bitancurt.
