West Virginia University Athletics

All-around kicking ace who will concentrate on punting this season ... strong in the spring ... has the ability to be a league leader ... ranks third in WVU single season PAT kicks (46) ... the best kickoff man in the BIG EAST, he can really boom the ball into and out of the end zone ... has improved on the height of his kicks ... handled the kickoff and PAT duties and shared time at punter in 2002 ... missed a 32-yard field goal wide left vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga ... 34-yard FG was good at Wisconsin ... 22-yard field goal blocked against Cincinnati ... made a 33-yard field goal and 3-4 on PATs against East Carolina ... 37-yard field goal vs. Maryland ... good from 37 yards but missed from 48 in rain at Rutgers ... field goals of 36 and 25 yards vs. Syracuse ... good from 24 and missed from 45 against Miami ... good from 41 yards but missed a 46-yarder at Temple ... 32-yard field goal opened the scoring against Boston College ... hit a 42-yarder against the wind at Pitt ... 27-yard field goal in bowl game ... kickoffs for year: 70 (touchbacks: 20/returned from end zone: 9) ... handled all WVU kickoffs and became the regular punter midway through his sophomore campaign ... was WVU’s punter at Notre Dame, averaging 43.8 on five kicks ... 71-yard punt in rain at Miami gave him a 44.3-yard average on seven kicks that evening ... kicked a 50-yard extra point in the Rutgers game ... had his first punt blocked against Syracuse ... missed first-quarter field goals of 24 and 38 wide left against Temple ... total kickoffs for 2001: 49 ... touchbacks/end zone: 15/7 ... onside: 2 ... handled the Mountaineer kickoffs as a true freshman ... possesses the strongest leg among the West Virginia kickers ... total kickoffs for 2000 season: 67 ... end zone/touchbacks: 26 ... an all-state kicker for Coach Charles Colborn at Ringgold High ... Western Pennsylvania all-star team ... born March 29, 1982 ... son of Keith and Susan James ... majoring in accounting with a minor in communications studies ... BIG EAST academic all-star team (2001-02) ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll