A two-time academic all-conference pick who was named as a Verizon Academic All-American following his junior season... Coming off an impressive campaign... He had recorded two of the best single-season averages in school history... Also handled kickoff duties and battled for place-kicking assignments after a strong spring of putting the ball through the uprights... Was a valuable weapon for the San Diego State Aztecs ... Finished 14th nationally and topped in the Mountain West in punting his junior year...was on the Ray Guy Award watch list and was a strong contender for the honor in his senior year. Simnjanovski the Aztecs' special teams player of the year his junior and senior years at SDSU.