ASU # 91



Julian Rauch

Class: Sr.
Hometown: Gastonia, N.C.
High School: Ashbrook
Last College: East Carolina
Height: 5-11
Weight: 215
Position: PK/P
Birthdate: July 23, 1985

Returns for third year as starting place-kicker ... versatile player can also punt ... is already Appalachian’s all-time leader with 102 successful extra points ... looks to build on an impressive postseason in ‘06.

2005: Made 58-of-59 extra points and 9-of-17 field goals for 85 points, good for second in the SoCon among kickers ... 85 points fell just short of ASU record for kickers (87 by Jay Sutton in 1995) ... 59 PATs obliterated the previous school record of 46 set by Drew Wood in 1968 and tied by Rauch in ‘04 ... stepped up when it mattered most, splitting the uprights on all 18 kicks that he attempted in the playoffs (15 PATs and three field goals) ... went 2-for-2 on field-goal attempts — including season-long 39-yarder — in opening-round win over Lafayette ... was good from 32 yards in quarterfinal victory over Southern Illinois ... averaged 34.5 yards per attempt while serving as Mountaineers’ punter early in the campaign ... blasted a 62-yard punt versus Coastal Carolina ... earned all-America accolades from Jewish Sports Review for the second-straight year.

2004: Served as Appalachian’s starting place kicker all season ... inherited punting duties for the final four games of the campaign ... ranked fourth in the SoCon in kick scoring at 5.6 points per game ... 5.6 ppg were good for second on the team and eighth in the conference in overall scoring ... led the league in extra-point percentage, converting 44-of-46 attempts on the season (.957) ... fell just one extra point shy of school record of 45, set by all-American Jay Sutton in 1995 ... made 6-of-9 field-goal attempts, including season-long 48 yarder in season finale at archrival Western Carolina ... two of his three misses came from beyond 40 yards, including a 53-yard attempt that fell just short as time expired at WCU ... downed five of his 14 punts inside the 20-yard line, good for an impressive 35.7 perecent ... earned all-America accolades from Jewish Sports Review.

Previous College: Did not see game competition in one year at East Carolina.

High School: Converted 13 field goals and 41 PAT kicks as a senior ... split the uprights on 10 field goals in five playoff games, including the game-winner in three of the last four playoff games ... named the Most Valuable Player of the 2002 3A state title game.

Personal: Full name is Julian Ross Rauch ... born July 23, 1985 (21 years old) ... son of Victoria and Peter Rauch ... majoring in advertising.