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Jason Vitaris
# 39
Place Kicker - PK
Height: 5-11  Weight: 175
Sophomore
Previous Affiliations
   Seneca
Previous Experience
  
Seneca, S.C.
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Courtesy: Appalachian Sports Information
Release: 07/31/2008
Enjoyed a solid first season as the Mountaineers’ place kicker a season ago ... displays a booming leg on both kickoffs and field goals ... has continued to work on accuracy throughout the offseason.

2008 : Made 8-of-12 field goals and 64-of-69 extra points in first season as the Mountaineers’ regular place kicker ... displayed a powerful leg througout the season ... was consistently putting kickoffs inside the five yard line until ASU’s coaching staff moved to a pooch kick to cut down on the long returns its coverage teams were allowing ... was 2-of-3 on field-goal attempts from 40 yards and beyond, with the only miss coming on a 56-yarder right before halftime of the home opener versus Jacksonville ... knocked a season-long 46-yard field goal through the uprights against Presbyterian.

2007 : Backed up all-America kicker and ASU’s all-time leading kick scorer Julian Rauch ... saw action in two games ... kicked off once for 66 yards versus Gardner-Webb ... kicked a pair of extra points and kicked off three times for a total of 1180 yards in win over archrival Western Carolina.

2006 : Redshirted.

High School : Earned MVP honors as a senior at Seneca H.S. in both football and soccer …  named to the all-state team as a senior ... competed at the North –South All-Star game in both football and soccer … three-time all-conference selection on the gridiron and four-time selection on the pitch … coached in American football by Brian Smith ... attended the same high school as current teammate Levi Pate.

Personal : Full name is Jason Richard Vitaris … born Dec. 21, 1987 (21 years old)… son of Tef and Connie Vitaris ... majoring in physical education.