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Giorgio Tavecchio vs. Stanford, 11/22/08  |
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PRONUNCIATION: (tuh-VECK-ee-oh)
CAL CAREER:Has played in 20 games, with 90 career points on 17-of-25 on field goal attempts and is 39-of-39 on extra point tries ... has 101 career kickoffs.
2009:In 10 games played was 8-12 on field goals and 14-14 on PATs ... connected on a career-long 51-yarder (longest for Cal since Tom Schneider's 55-yarder at 2006 Big Game) and the game-winning 24-yarder at Arizona State ... made 4-of-5 field goal attempts vs. Arizona and made his lone two tackles of the year (both solo) on two kickoffs ... kicked off 58 times ... selected to the Pac-10 All-Academic second team
Individual Game-by-Game: • vs. Maryland: 7 kickoffs • vs. EWU: 9 kickoffs • at Minnesota: 3 kickoffs • at Oregon: DNP • vs. USC: DNP • at UCLA: 1-1 FG (24-yard good), 3-3 PAT • vs. WSU: 0-1 FG (47-yard blocked), 7-7 PAT • at ASU: 3-5 field goal (34-yard miss, 25-yard good, 51-yard good, 39-yard miss, 24-yard good), 2-2 PAT • vs. OSU: 2 kickoffs, 2-2 PAT •vs. Arizona: 4-of-5 FG (46 good, 22 good, 46 good, 47 missed, 22 good), first Bear with 4 FG in game since Tom Schneider, Dec. 2, 2006; 1-2 PAT, 6 kickoffs, 2 tackles.• at Stanford: 7 kickoffs • at Washington: 3 kickoffs
2008: Joined the team three days before the Michigan State opener and became an impact player for the Bears when he handled kickoff duties against the Spartans ... assumed full-time placekicker responsibilities for an injured David Seawright prior to the Arizona contest on October 18 and stayed in the role for the remainder of the season ... ranked second on the team in scoring with 52 points, finishing the season 9-of-13 on field goal attempts and a perfect 25-of-25 on extra point tries ... ranked sixth in the Pac-10 and 70th nationally in field goals made, as well as 15th in the conference in scoring ... made 2-of-3 field goal tries in his debut vs. Arizona, including a career-long-tying 42-yarder ... also kicked a 42-yard field goal the following game vs. UCLA ... handled the majority of the team's kickoffs with 52.
HIGH SCHOOL: A dual-sport athlete who spent three years playing both football and soccer ... scored 50 points as a senior on the gridiron, connecting on six field goals and 32 extra points ... earned first-team All-Diablo Foothill Athletic League honors on the pitch as a midfielder his senior season and helped guide squad to a pair of NCA 2A soccer championships ... a two-time honor roll student ... also a member of Diablo Futbol Club ... led his club team to the State Cup semifinals for three years in a row as well as the California State Cup championship game in May 2008 ... had originally planned to play Division I soccer at UC Davis.
PERSONAL: Full name is Giorgio Tavecchio ... born July 16, 1990 in Milan, Italy ... parents are Renato and Gabriella Tavecchio ... has lived in Milan, Rome, Shelton, Conn. and Falls Church, Va. ... major is undeclared.
LAST UPDATED: January 20, 2010
