Ryan Bower Profile - BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

18 Ryan Bower

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Montoursville, Pa.
	High School: Montoursville

	Height / Weight: 6-1 / 197
	Position: Kicker

Veteran kicker who has handled the bulk of the Bison's kickoff duties over the last three seasons spent the offseason rehabilitating an ACL tear, but if healthy will likely continue as the kickoff specialist in 2005, as well as compete with returning starter Ryan Korn for the top placekicker spot ... in addition to a strong leg, his good size and experience as a safety in high school makes him a very good open field tackler ... one of the top students on the team ... 2004 (Junior): Had been enjoying a very successful season as the kickoff specialist until suffering a torn ACL against Lafayette in the sixth game of the season ... opponents averaged only 19.2 yards per kickoff return in those six games ... made two PAT attempts and forced a fumble on a kick return against Penn ... was named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Special Teams Player of the Week following that performance ... 2003 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 12 games, primarily as a kickoff specialist ... also made 2 of 3 PATs ... 2002 (Freshman): Played in eight varsity games, serving as Bucknell's primary kickoff man ... lone FG/PAT attempts came in junior varsity action ... made 1 of 4 field goal attempts, converting a 40-yarder against George Mason ... two of the three misses were from outside 40 yards ... made 15 of 16 PATs ... one of 10 freshmen to earn a varsity letter ... MONTOURSVILLE AREA HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three times each in football and baseball ... cited as a Toyota preseason Fab 85 All-Star ... CSC Large School All-Star -- first-team placekicker, honorable mention fullback and honorable mention safety ... Williamsport Sun Gazette all-star kicker ... Lewisburg Touchdown Club Player of the Week on Oct. 9, 2001 ... team MVP as a senior ... MVP of Purdue University kicking camp ... National Honor Society member ... two-year member of "Who's Who in American High School Students" ... played for head coach Jim Bergen ... PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan Michael Bower ... son of Bob and Patty Bower ... born December 16, 1983 in Williamsport, Pa. ... Dean's List student in Bucknell's electrical engineering program ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... sports impressive 3.88 cumulative grade-point average, including a perfect 4.0 GPA in the spring 2005 semester.