Towson University Athletics

Tigers’ veteran punter with very good hang time ... does great job keeping punts out of end zone ... provides Tigers with stability in punting game ... has potential to be an all-conference punter ... has punted 128 times in career ... has placed 36 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line ... has had only one touchback the last two years ... owns a 37.4 career average.

2008 Season: Played in all 12 games ... averaged 36.7 yards per punt ... nine of 40 punts went for fair catches ... placed 7 punts inside 20-yard line ... had 5 punts blocked ... punted for a 40.0-yard average in four games ... punted six times for a 42.5 average against William & Mary ... helped Tigers to win over Columbia with a 40.5 average ... averaged 40.7 yards in win over Rhode Island ... completed one pass for nine yards and a first down on fake punt against William & Mary.

2007 Season: Played in all 11 games ... averaged 37.4 yards per punt ... hang time enabled Tigers to lead Colonial Athletic Association in lowest punt return average ... opponents returned only 13 of 48 punts for 63 yards ... placed 17 of 48 punts inside the 20-yard line with no touchbacks ... had 17 punts result in fair catches ... had career long punt of 63 yards in win at Morgan State ... punted 7 times for a 38.3 average against Hofstra with 3 punts inside the 20-yard line ... punted for a 42.0 average at Colgate ... punted 7 times for a 38.4 average at James Madison, placing five punts inside the 20-yard line.

2006 Season: Played in all 11 games ... averaged 37.9 yards per punt, fourth in conference ... helped Tigers to win at Villanova with 2 punts for a 49.5 average, including a 54-yarder ... punted 4 times for 44.8 average against William & Mary with a 54-yarder ... punted for 40.0 average in Delaware win.

At Mathews County High School: Named All-District four times as a quarterback and twice as punter ... passed for 302 yards and 4 TD’s in one game ... averaged 51.0 yards per punt in one game ... played basketball and baseball for Blue Devils ... member of state championship baseball team as a junior ... attended Fork Union Military Academy.

Personal: Lists parents as the people he admires most ... ambition is to earn a degree in business and punt in the NFL ... favorite athlete is Michael Jordan ... favorite hobbies include hunting and fishing ... has two younger sisters ... son of William Shears and Mary Walton ... born November 11, 1985 in Norfolk, Va.