THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

UNA 2024: FCS Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star ... Career 4.0 GPA student with two degrees in general management and interior architecture and design ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection ... Was the team's primary kickoff specialist ... Had 49 kickoffs for an average of 60.7 yards per kick ... Kicked 20 touchbacks with just one out of bounds ... Had five punts for an average of 44.6 yards per punt ... Four of his five punts were inside the 20 ... One punt over 50 yards, a 57-yarder against No. 10 Abilene Christian.

UNA 2023: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection ... UAC All-Academic Team selection ... Kicked in all 11 games in 2023 ... Kicked off 48 times for 2,870 yards to average 59.8 yards per kickoff ... Had 19 touchbacks ... Had at least one touchback in each of the first 10 games, including four against Tarleton State ... Went 24-28 on PATs ... Went 4-9 on field goal attempts, including a pair of field goals in a win over Tennessee Tech ... Made a long of 42 at Tennessee Tech, one yard shy of his career-high, despite rainy conditions ... Also made a field goal at Tarleton State and against Utah Tech, helping the Lions win 31-30 in the latter.

UNA 2022: Played in all 11 games in 2022, making six of seven field goal attempts and made 38 extra points … Made a 43 yard field goal … Kicked off 57 times with an average of 59.9 yards and 21 touchbacks. 

UNA 2021: Played in five games in 2021, making one of two field goal attempts and was 1-for-1 on extra points … Made a 29-yard field goal attempt against Kennesaw State … Missed on a 40-yard field goal attempt at Monmouth …Kicked off 22 times with an average of 57.2 yards and five touchbacks. 

UNA 2020: Kicked in all four games in 2020 ... Was three-for-three on field goal attempts, hitting a 19-yarder against Jacksonville State and 29 and 22-yard attempts against Southern Miss ... Also three-for-three on extra-point attempts ... Handled 10 kickoffs, averaging 45.3 yards per kick with no touchbacks or out of bound kicks.

UNA 2019: Played in four games as a true freshman but maintained his redshirt status under NCAA legislation ... Kicked against Western Illinois, Montana, Alabama A&M and Jacksonville State ... Missed his only extra-point attempt against Western Illinois ... 17 kickoffs with a 54.6-yard average. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played quarterback, safety, cornerback, kicked and punted at Holy Spirit Catholic High School under head coach Mark Cochran ... During his junior season, the Saints made their first playoff appearance in eight years ... He was a 1,000-yard passer as a senior ... Also lettered in baseball and basketball ... Member of the National Honor Society and graduated with an Honors Diploma ... Member of Mu Alpha Theta.

PERSONAL: Full name is Samuel Anthony Contorno ... Birthday is October 17 ... Son of Sam and Jenny Contorno ... Has one sibling ... Graduated in Summer 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in General Management and is now pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture & Design ... Serves on the UNA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... Is an avid fan of The Beatles.

Year       PAT     FG    Long
2020       3-3      3-3    29
2021       1-1      1-2    29
2022     38-38    6-7    43
2023     24-28    4-9    42
2024       1-1      0-0    ---
Career  67-71  14-21  43