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  Michael Braunstein

Michael Braunstein

Player Profile

Class:
Graduate Student

Hometown:
Gilbert, Ariz.

High School:
Gilbert

Last College:
Washington

Height / Weight:
5-6 / 198

Position:
K

Experience:
TR

2007: Lou Groza Award Semifinalist ... First team All-Mac Selection ... Earned Academic All-Mac honors...Made 20-of-24 field goals and made all 38 PATs attempted ... Had a nation-leading streak of 20 consecutive field goals dating to previous season until it was snapped against Bowling Green... Made his Ohio career-long 47-yard field goal against Temple (Nov. 2) which ties a previous record he had while with Washington against Arizona State ... The second highest point scorer on the Bobcats with 98 points ... Responsible for all 71 kickoffs for Bobcats...made six tackles on kickoffs ... Set a career high for field goals made with four against Wyoming (September 22). Enrolled in time for spring practice ... Transferred to Ohio from Washington under the since-suspended NCAA rule allowing student-athletes who have completed their undergraduate degree with eligibility remaining to participate at another school while taking postgraduate courses without losing a year of eligibility. At Washington: Played three seasons for the Huskies ... Made 10-of-12 field goal attempts in 2006 and was 32-of-32 PATs ... Led the team with 62 points on the season ... Named honorable mention All-Pac-10 ... Went 3-for-3 on field goals against Arizona State including a career-long 47-yarder ... Was 2-for-2 against Oklahoma and USC ... Named honorable mention Academic All-Pac-10 ... Appeared in four games in 2005, all on kickoffs ... Earned Academic All-Pac-10 honorable mention ... Shared kicking duties in 2004, converting on 3-of-7 field goal attempts and 11-of-12 PATs ... Finished third on the team with 20 points ... Hit a season-long 29-yard field goal and four PATs against UCLA ... An Academic All-Pac-10 honorable mention choice ... Played in two games in 2003 before redshirting. High School: Was a kicker and punter for Gilbert High School ... Was 21-of-30 on field goal attempts in his career ... Career-long 54-yard field goal was a school record ... Averaged 41.4 yards per punt in 2002 with a school-record punt of 62 yards ... Made 71-of-74 career PAT attempts ... Recorded a touchback on 95 percent of his kickoffs ... Scored a touchdown on a 54-yard fake in 10-7 win over Horizon ... An honorable mention all-state selection as a senior ... Was a second-team pick following his junior season ... A first-team all-region choice in 2001 ... Selected by the Tacoma News Tribune for its Western 100 Team ... Rated the sixth-best player in the state of Arizona by SuperPrep ... Ranked third among kickers by Rivals.com ... Named to PrepStar's All-West Region team ... Also lettered in soccer. Personal: Already earned his bachelor's degree from Washington ... Is enrolled in Ohio's MBA/Sports Administration master's program ... Son of Paul and Soo Braunstein...Engaged to Bethany Wade of Dallas, Ore.