Austin Gunderson
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Weight:
- 165
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- Hometown:
- Coconut Creek, FL
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- Position:
- K/P
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- Year:
- SR
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- High School:
- Calvary Christian
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- Calvary Christian
Bio
2017 at Taylor: Played in all 10 games as TU’s primary kicker and punter on special teams … Converted 26-of-33 point-after tries … Netted 54.7 yards per kickoff … Boomed 12 touchbacks in 47 kickoff attempts … Averaged 35.3 yards on 61 punts … Record 17 fair catches and two touchbacks in the punting game … Pinned 18 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line … Booted trio of punts over 50 yards … Voted as a two-time Mid-States Football Association Mideast League Special Teams Player of the Week.
2016 at Taylor: Continued handling primary kicking duties for Purple and Gold … Played in 11 games … Converted 34-of-36 point-after attempts … Split uprights on three-of-six field goals … Set career-high with 33-yard field goal … Also converted from 18 and 20 yards out … Rated No. 37 among all NAIA kickers with 94.4 point-after conversion rate … Finished No. 48 in NAIA with 43 points.
2015 at Taylor: Served as primary kicker for Trojans during rookie season … Finished with a single-season TU record of 42 successful point-after attempts … Also converted a pair of field goals to finish with 48 points … Averaged 57.3 yards per kickoff and forced six touchbacks … Also averaged 32.9 yards per punt and gathered 11 fair catches over 22 tries … Pinned opponent inside its own 20-yard line on seven occasions … Named MSFA Mideast League Special Teams Player of the Week, after kicking six extra-points in a 63-21 win over Siena Heights.
Prep: Earned four varsity letters for Kirk Hoza at Calvary Christian Academy.
Personal: Son of Kevin and Stephanie Gunderson … Majoring in management.
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