Player Bio: Phil Azarik - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Phil Azarik

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Hilltown, Pa.
	High School: Germantown Academy

	Height / Weight: 6-4 / 207
	Position: Punter

Entering fourth season as Bucknell's starting punter ... has excellent size for a punter and a booming left leg ... normally gets excellent hangtime on his punts ... also adept at directional punting ... began attracting some pro scouts during record-setting junior year ... 40.0 career average is No. 1 in school history ... 2007 (Junior): Broke the school record with a 41.1 average, breaking Rich Miller's record of 40.9 set in 1996 ... became first Bison punter to average better than 40 yards in two different seasons ... placed 15 punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line, with only six touchbacks ... tied career long with 61-yard boot against Richmond ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Special Teams Player of the Week after the Colgate game, when he had seven punts for a 48.4 average, with three stopping inside the 13-yard line ... ranked fourth in the Patriot League and 25th in the nation ... missed the Holy Cross and Lafayette games due to a leg injury ... 2006 (Sophomore): Enjoyed a tremendous season, becoming only the second punter in school history to average better than 40 yards per attempt ... 40.5 average was the No. 2 single-season average ... that average also ranked second in the Patriot League and 24th nationally ... launched a career-long 61-yard punt in season opener vs. Duquesne ... placed 17 kicks inside the 20-yard line, with only seven touchbacks ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Special Teams Player of the Week three times, following the Cornell, Penn and Georgetown games ... 2005 (Freshman): Team's No. 1 punter until being sidelined by illness after two weeks ... missed six games before returning in week nine against Fordham ... averaged 36.0 yards on 19 attempts ... long boot was 48 yards ... dropped three punts inside the 20 ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Special Teams Player of the Week following the Georgetown game, when he averaged 43.7 yards on three punts ... GERMANTOWN ACADEMY: Competed in football, baseball and golf at Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pa. ... four-year starter on the gridiron ... First Team All-City (K), First Team All-Inter-Academic League (P/K) and Second Team All-Southeast Pennsylvania (K) ... converted all 17 PAT attempts as a senior ... also averaged 43 yards per punt ... played for head coach Mike Turner ... PERSONAL: Full name is Phillip Arthur Azarik ... born Nov. 21, 1986 in Sellersville, Pa. ... son of Robert and Barbara Azarik ... has an older brother, Stephen, who played soccer at Franklin & Marshall ... majoring in Spanish ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AZARIK'S CAREER PUNTING STATS
Year	G/GS	Att.	Yds.	Avg.	Lg.	TB	FC	I20	Blk.
2005	5/0	19	684	36.0	48	0	0	3	0
2006	11/0	57	2309	40.5	61	7	2	17	0
2007	9/0	43	1766	41.1	61	6	4	15	2
Totals	25/0	119	4759	40.0	61	13	6	35	2