Nathan Gibbs

Height:
6-1
Weight:
230
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Chino Hills, Calif.
High School:
Chino Hills
Position:
LS
Major:
Communication Studies

2013 (Junior): Saw action in all 12 games aslong snapper for punts and placement kicks...handled snapper dutiesfor all 59 placement kicks...snapped on 51 PATs and eightfield-goal tries...YSU converted 49-of-51 PATs on the season...tostart the season, the Guins made first 43 PATs and first five fieldgoals...longest field goal of season was 40 yards...snapped on all51 punts...punter Nick Liste was a first-team all-conferencehonoree averaging 44.2 yards a kick and 16 over 50yards...recovered a fumble against South Dakota State which led toa YSU touchdown...earned his third letter.

2012 (Sophomore): Saw action in all 11games as long snapper for punts and placement kicks...handledsnapper duties for all 50 placement kicks...snapped on all 43PATs...YSU converted 42 of 43 PATs on the season...at one pointduring the season, YSU converted 34 straight PATs...Guins madefirst three field goals and last three field goals of the year,including 47-yarder against Indiana State...credited with a solotackle at Western Illinois...snapped on all 38 punts...earned hissecond letter.

2011 (Freshman): Saw action in all 11 games aslong snapper for punts and placement kicks...was the sole snapperfor the first four and final five games...shared duties with NateSchkurko vs. South Dakota State and Southern Illinois...handledsnapper duties for all 61 placement kicks...snapped on all 56PATs...YSU set school record with 11 PATs in victory overValparaiso...during the season Penguins converted 36 straightPATs...Guins also made last three field goals of the year...earnedhis first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-time letterwinner as along snapper...part of a kicking tandem that made a school record61 consecutive extra-point kicks...ranked 20th by Chris Rubio forlong snapping in 2011...Chino Hills won two league championshipsand reached the CIF semifinals...coach was Derek Bub...alsocompeted in track and field throwing the discus.

PERSONAL: Parents are Andrea and BrianGibbs...has two sisters...earned Eagle Scout rank by the Boy Scoutsof America in the summer of 2012...major is communicationstudies.