Patrick Bolen Bio
9/21/2007 4:09:00 AM | General
Enters his senior year challenging for the starting kicking duties... owns a strong leg and can also be used for kickoff duties... JUNIOR (2007): Saw action in three games late in the season... used for kickoff duties... recorded 11 kickoffs, of which two were touchbacks... recorded two tackles in the Wofford game... put one of his kickoffs at Colorado State through the uprights... made a 22-yard field goal and an extra point for the White team during its 17-7 win in the annual spring game...SOPHOMORE (2006): Bolen made six appearances... missed his first extra point attempt at Western Carolina when it was blocked... went on to make his final 11 attempts... 6-of-11 field goals... season-long 39-yarder against Elon... hit from 33 yards at Western... two field goals against top-ranked Appalachian State, including one in overtime... 24-yarder against Wofford... 3-for-3 on extra points at The Citadel... two extra points against North Dakota State, Elon and Appalachian State... season-high eight points versus Elon and Appy... averaged 45.3 yards on six punts during the Blue-White game, including a long of 73 yards... REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2005): Saw action in five games... converted 2-of-2 extra points in the regular season finale against Morehead State... kicked a 27-yard field goal during the 2005 Blue-White game... kicked an extra-point in the game as well... FRESHMAN (2004): Redshirted... signed with Georgia Southern in February 2004... HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year football letterman who served as the Mustangs' top placekicker every year... played for coach Bob Herndon... was the program's varsity punter as a sophomore, junior and senior... successfully converted 70-of-82 (85.4 percent) extra-point attempts during career, which includes a 27-of-29 success rate during senior season... hit 16-of-39 field goal tries during prep career... drilled 6-of-17 field goals in 2003 (eight attempts came from 50+ yards out)... handled SEHS's kickoff responsibilities, logging 69 touchbacks in 160 overall kickoffs (38-of-50 as a senior)... netted a punting average of 37.5 (106 total punts) during three-year span... averaged a career-best 40.5 yards per punt as a senior and had 14 of 26 punts downed inside the 20-yard line... logged a career-long punt of 75 yards as a sophomore and finished high school career without a block... established a school record and equaled a state mark for most 50-yard?plus field goals in a game by drilling a 50-yarder and a career-best 53-yarder against Screven County in 2003... had previously earned school long distance record as a freshman (42-yarder) and junior (45-yarder)... set SEHS standard for most field goals in a game (three versus Effingham High School)... kicked a game-winning 42-yard field goal off grass in the Georgia North-South All-Star Game... booted game-winning field goal with two seconds left as a junior against Swainsboro High School... two-time All-Coastal Empire First-Team selection (as a kicker in 2002, punter in 2003) by the Savannah Morning News... Class AAA First-Team All-State pick as a punter in 2003 by the Georgia Sports Writers Association... First Team All-State selection as a specialist by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association... also earned all-state accolades by the “Professional Kicking Service”... chosen as a WTOC-TV (Savannah) Preseason and Postseason “Super 11” performer during senior campaign... cited as ?Player of the Week' selection in 2002 by WSAV-TV (Savannah) and the Savannah Morning News... three-time All-Region 2-AAA honoree (punter, placekicker)... chosen as SEHS's Special Teams ?Player of the Year' his last two years... just the second placekicker ever to earn scholarship as a freshman at Georgia Southern (Chris Chambers, 1996)... lettered in track, soccer and baseball... PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was kicking a 53-yard and 50-yard field goal against Screven County... has career aspirations of being a strength and conditioning coach... his brother has been a major influence, “When he started playing so did I. We would go out and kick the ball around for hours on end”... most admires Tony Kirkland, “He is a great coach and we would have punting games all the time”... enjoys lifting weights, fishing, going to the beach, music and hanging out with family and friends... follows the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Braves... person he'd like to meet is President George Bush... lists the Daytona 500 as sporting event he'd like to attend... lists Furman as best place to play on the road... Dick Vitale is his favorite sports announcer... born November 12, 1985 in Columbus, Ohio... son of Tom and Eunice Bolen... MAJOR: Health and Physical Education
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