Sergio Aguayo Class: Senior Hometown: San Jacinto, CA High School: San Jacinto HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 Position: PK Birthdate: 11/30/1984 Experience: 3L

UNLV: One of the top booters in school history looks to return to form as a senior after undergoing knee surgery on his kicking (left) leg in December ... Missed all of spring practice while rehabilitating ... Will no longer kick off for the Rebels after getting injured on a tackle last year ... Named preseason first team All-MWC by Phil Steele's and second team by Athlon and Lindy's ... Ranked the No. 13 PK in the nation by Phil Steele's ... Ranks fifth on program's record list with 31 career field goals and needs three more this season to tie for fourth, seven to tie for third and nine to move into second behind the all-time record of 53 held by Nick Garritano (1991-94) ... The member of last year's Lou Groza Place-Kicker Award official Watch List may make a run at the honor this fall ... A clutch performer who drilled two game winners in 2005 ... Heads into senior year ranked third in career extra-point percentage at .954 (62-65) ... Last name is pronounced "ah-GWY-oh."

2006: Injured his knee in the season opener against Idaho State while attempting to make a tackle on kickoff coverage ... Tore his ACL/MCL on the play but opted against surgery, instead making the unusual decision to rehab the MCL and wear a brace for his ACL while returning to the field after missing just two games ... Was one of 25 players named to ESPN's All-Mayday Team, which is a squad comprised of college football's "Toughest of the Tough" and includes each position on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball ... Despite injury, matched his career-long with a 52-yard field goal vs. TCU ... Finished with eight three-pointers and was second on the team in points with 38, including hitting 14 of 16 extra points ... Drilled three field goals at Utah ... A preseason honorable mention All-American by NationalChamps.net ... A preseason first team All-MWC selection by Sporting News, Phil Steele's and Blue Ribbon ... A second team pick by Lindy's and Athlon ... Ranked the No. 9 PK in college football by Sporting News.

2005: Voted team's special teams MVP ... A two-time MWC Player of the Week honoree ... Earned honorable mention All-MWC ... Made 12-16 field goal attempts, including a pair from 52 yards in the same game ... The 52-yard bombs both came in the fourth quarter against San Diego State with the second one clearing the uprights with nine seconds left, lifting UNLV to a 13-10 win ... Previously added a 41-yard game winner against Idaho as time expired for the Rebels' first win of the year ... Missed his first career PAT in the season opener against New Mexico, but never missed again, hitting on 21-straight attempts ... Handled kickoff duties for the first time in his career ... Led team in scoring with 57 points ... Named preseason second team All-MWC by both Athlon and Lindy's and third team by Phil Steele's.

2004: Started as a redshirt freshman and made 11-15 field goal attempts, including eight of his final nine chances ... Honorable mention All-MWC ... Led team in scoring with 60 points ... Second Rebel ever to finish perfect in extra points (27-27) in a season ... Broke school freshman records for field goals made, extra points made, kicking points scored in a season and in a game (11 vs. UNR) ... Replaced four-year starter Dillon Pieffer. 2003: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of San Jacinto HS... 2002 honorable mention All-Region by PrepStar ... Selected as a preseason All-America candidate by Street & Smith's ... A three-year letterman for the Tigers as a kicker ... Made 40 of 50 career field goal attempts, which ranked fourth all-time among Golden State prepsters ... Earned first team All-CIF and all-state honors as a senior ... Made 11-16 FGA, which included a 55- and a 57-yarder for coach Bill Powell ... Hit 23-25 PATs and boasted a 92 percent touchback percentage in final season ... Also a standout soccer player for the Tigers. PERSONAL: Sergio Aguayo was born on Nov. 30, 1984 ... The son of Yolanda and Arturo Aguayo ... Majoring in university studies.

AGUAYO'S KICKING STATS

YEAR    GP-GS   PTS   FGA-FG     LG   PAT    KO  TB
2006    10-10   38     8-16       52   14-16  3    2
2005    11-11   57     12-16     52   21-22  41  16
2004    11-11   60     11-15     41   27-27   0   0
TOTAL    32-32  155    31-47     52   62-65  44  18