Georgia Southern University Athletics

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013):  Accuracy is his strength… Went perfect 14-14 on the season in PATs, including a 7-7 mark vs. Savannah State… Won a letter… Member of the Eagle Honor Roll for 2013-14.
 
FRESHMAN (2012): Came out of 2013 spring practice as the Eagles’ top place kicker… Spent fall of 2012 as member of the Georgia Southern kicking corps.
 
PREP: Two-sport student-athlete who played both football and soccer for Aquinas… Played football for Coach Matt Lezotte … Earned starting role as a senior for Fighting Irish as they finished the 2012 season as the Region 7-A runner up… Delivered in his final season with 49-49 PATs and 12 field goals, including a 7-8 mark in the playoffs… Earned first-team All-State honors from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Associated Press, Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) and Georgia Sports Writers Association… Selected to the Augusta Chronicle All-Area first team and ESPN RISE High School All-Area squad… Earned three varsity letters in his three-year football career and four as a member of the soccer team… Helped lead Fighting Irish to state soccer championship as a senior with four regional championships… Picked to the All-Area team by the Augusta Chronicle.
 
PERSONAL: Born January 1, 1994 in Augusta, Ga…. Son of Michael and Penney Tierney… Has an older brother Ian who attends UGA… Favorite Georgia Southern tradition has Bulldog and Eagle ties – headbutting the Erk Russell bust at the west end of Paulson Stadium… Now that he is kicking for Eagles on football field, lists soccer as a hobby… Would request a ticket to any FIFA World Cup Final because it “is the biggest sporting even in the world.”… In the same vein, selects Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney as his favorite athlete… Enjoys Mexican and Italian food… Lists his top movie as “Shawshank Redemption”… Writes that his grandfather Foster Huggins has had the biggest influence on his life because “he taught me to work hard and never be satisfied with failure.”
 
MAJOR: Planning on majoring in Exercise Science.