2007: Played in nine games mainly as the Penguins' kickoff specialist...had 47 kickoffs for a total of 2,813 yards...averaged 59.9 yards per kickoff...had two touchbacks...had a high of eight kickoffs against Missouri State...kicked a 41-yard field goal at Ohio State...credited with three solo tackles...had stops against Missouri State, Illinois State and Western Illinois...did not play against South Dakota State and Southern Utah...played 48 snaps on special teams...posted a 4.0 grade-point average during the fall and spring semesters...earned his first letter...Gateway Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award Recipient...Named to Gateway Honor Roll.

2006: Redshirted...dressed for all 14 games as a backup kicker...was Special Teams scout player of the week against Penn State and James Madison...posted a 4.0 grade-point average in the fall and spring semesters...Named to Gateway Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior was a first-team Associated Press and Pennsylvania Football News PIAA Class AA first-team all-state selection as a kicker...selected for the Pennsylvania East-West All-Star Game...nominated for the Pennsylvania Big 33 roster...made 9-of-11 field-goal attempts, five of which were longer than 40 yards...had a season-long 50-yarder...was also 18-of-21 on extra-point kicks...was a first-team all-section and first-team all-district pick...missed action early in the season with an injury...the Huskies went 6-4 his senior season...a team captain...honored as one of two Erie County Athletes of the Year...had a state-record 488-yard rushing game against Fort LeBoeuf...broke the previous mark of 455 yards...ran for six touchdowns in that game, including 89-yard and 77-yard scores...had 28 carries in the game for an average of 17.4 yards per rush...he scored 44 points in the game with his six touchdowns and kicked eight extra points...was named the county’s player of the week for his performance...had 183 rushing attempts for 1,527 yards and 18 touchdowns...averaged 190.9 yards per game...had 49 total tackles, including 33 solo stops...had 11 punts for 428 yards, an average of 39 yards per punt...had a season-long boot of 54 yards...placed six kicks inside the 20-yard line...had 20 kickoffs, six of which were touchbacks...averaged 19.6 points per game...as a junior was a second-team Class AA pick as a punter...named first-team all-state academic...had 28 touchbacks on kickoffs...was a first-team all-district selection as a punter, placekicker and defensive back...second-team selection as an all-purpose back...as a sophomore was a first-team Erie County selection as a punter, placekicker and defensive back...coach was Dan Budaziewski...also participates in track and field competing in the pole vault...class Valedictorian...earned Scholar-Athlete Awards in 2003-04 and 2004-05...member of Student Council.

PERSONAL: Parents are Tom and Mary Blose...has a brother (Justin) and sister (Elizabeth)...born Nov. 16, 1986...Arnold D. Stambaugh Scholarship Recipient 2008-09...major is Middle Childhood Education.