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Peter Gaertner

SR     K     6-0     180
Pima CC (AZ)
Berlin, GER

All-America and All-MEAC candidate. Dependable kicker is in his third season with the Hornets. Among Division I-AA leaders in field goals per game and field goal accuracy last year.

2005: All-MEAC Second Team selection … hit 16-of-21 field goals and each of 23 extra point kicks … set DSU record for field goals in a season … tops in the MEAC in field goal percentage (.762) and extra point percentage (1.000) second in the MEAC and tied for fourth in Division IAA in field goals (1.60 pg) … second in the MEAC in scoring among kickers (7.1 ppg) and fourth among all players … named MEAC Special Teams Player-of-the-Week after hitting each of his four field goal attempts (45, 43, 18, 35) in 21-17 win over Florida A&M (Sep. 3) … scored career-high 13 points in Florida A&M contest … was 3-for-3 on field goal attempts ( 32, 39, 23) and 2-for-2 on extra points in 24-13 victory over North Carolina A&T (Oct. 15) … connected on 3-of-4 field goals in 20-7 win over Howard (Nov. 19) … nailed career-best 46-yard field goal in 38-6 win over Millersville (Sep. 10) … hit 5-of-5 extra point kicks in three games (Millersville, Morgan State, Norfolk State) … team leader with 71 points … appeared in 10 games … missed Coastal Carolina contest (Sep. 24) due to a knee injury. 2004: Appeared in seven games … missed first four games while recovering from hernia surgery during summer camp … was 18-for-20 on extra points, and six-for-11 on field goals … named MEAC Rookie-of-the-Week after connecting on three-of-four field goal attempts (27, 25, 27) and nailing all three extra point tries in 34-30 loss to Morgan State (Oct. 23) … hit 30-yard field in 15-6 win over North Carolina A&T (Oct. 16) … nailed a 30-yard field goal and was four-for-four on extra point kicks in 33-28 win over Norfolk State (Nov. 13) … hit a season-best 36-yard field goal in 32-13 win over Howard (Nov. 20) … was four-for-four on extra-point kicks in 28-23 win over Hampton (Oct. 2) in his DSU debut. At Pima CC: Played one season (2003) … was successful on nine of 12 field goal attempts (long 49 yards; one block; miss from 50+) … 22-for-22 on extra points … team’s leading scorer (55 points) … Top 10 in NJCAA in kick scoring … All-Conference First Team selection. At Sahuaro HS: Played one season … All-Southern Arizona All-Star … Tuscon Citizen First Team kicker … connected on eight of nine field goal attempts (long 49) … was 56-for-57 on extra point attempts … recorded touchbacks on 60% of his kickoffs … helped lead to 11-3 overall record and state championship game appearance at Arizona State’s Sun Devil Stadium. Personal: Kicked 57-yard field goal for Berlin Rebels of German Junior Football League … son of Klaus-Peter and Annemarie Gaertner … clocked at 4.6 in the 40-yard dash … born 7/8/82.

Career Stats for Peter Gaertner
Kicking FG   Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG BLK
2004   6-11 54.5  0-0   3- 3  3- 5  0-2   0-1  36  0
2005  16-21 76.2  1-1   7- 7  5- 7  3-6   0-0  46  2
Total 22-32       1-1  10-10  8-12  3-8   0-1  46  2

Kickoffs NO  YDS  Avg TB OB
2004     32 1722 53.8  1  3
2005     17 1069 62.9  1  0
Total    49 2791 56.9  2  3