| Andy Brumbergs |
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The Scouting Report
A candidate for Verizon Academic All-America® honors ... talented athlete who has achieved considerable success in his first two seasons considering he did not start place-kicking until his senior season at Solon High ... an outstanding kicker from long distances—has converted 81.3 percent of his field goal attempts (13-of-16) from 30 yards or more ... one of team’s best conditioned athletes ... could also punt if called upon ... hails from the same hometown and high school as his predecessor, John Scott ... changed his uniform number from 87 to 36 prior to his sophomore season.
2000
Led the team in scoring and ranked among MAC leaders in field goals made (fourth), field goal percentage (fourth) and scoring by kickers (sixth) ... scored a season-high 10 points at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 9) ... converted at least one field goal in all but two games (0-for-2 at Cincinnati and 0-for-0 vs. Ohio) ... drilled a career-long 49-yard field goal at Ohio State (Sept. 16) ... went 6-for-8 from distances of 30 yards or greater ... hit a pair of field goals (47 and 25 yards) and three PATs in 33-30 season-opening win at Vandy (Sept. 2) ... named to MAC’s academic honor roll.
1999
Academic all-MAC selection ... finished third in team scoring with 65 points ... closed year by booting 9 of 10 field goal tries with the one miss being an ambitious 55-yarder vs. Ohio (Nov. 13) ... made seven straight field goals before the miss at Ohio ... twice drilled a season-long 42-yarder (vs. Kent State and Cincinnati) ... made a career single-game best three field goals against UC ... converted 38 of 39 PAT kicks, with the one miss being a block ... his .974 PAT percentage was Miami’s seventh best single-season mark ... earned MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (Nov. 22) honors for his Buffalo effort (11 points, 2 FG) ... ranked seventh among kickers in MAC scoring.
1998
Redshirted.
High School
A first-team all-conference and all-Greater Cleveland selection as a kicker in his only year of playing football ... named Solon’s Special Teams Player of the Year ... Comets won the league title and boasted a 9-1 record ... coached by Byron Morgan ... also lettered four years in soccer and one year in baseball ... first-team all-state soccer selection as a senior ... his 72 career goals were a Comet record ... a three-time all-conference and all-city pick ... led Solon to the state Final Four and a 21-1 mark as a junior ... Honor Roll all four years ... earned Solon’s Scholar-Athlete Award.
Personal
Born July 11, 1980 (21 years old) ... son of Marilyn and Peter Brumbergs ... given first name is Peter ... majoring in accountancy.