2011 North Carolina Media Guide
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Nick Appel Offensive Lineman 6-6, 305, Fr.* Vienna, Va. Redshirted in 2010. Bishop O’Connell High School Two-way starter on the offensive and defensive lines as a senior • Named a Top 60 player by DCSportsFan.com • Started three years at offensive line and two on the defensive line • Played several different positions along the defen- sive line • Started at right tackle and was named second-team all-conference as a junior and senior • Ranked among the top 50 players in Virginia by The Roanoke Times • Earned All-Arlington County honors as a junior and senior • Coached by Steve Trimble • Competed in the shot put for the track and field team. Year Personal Son of Susan Appel and Reginald Bouknight • Born Jan. 21, 1992 • English major. 11 • Casey Barth Place-kicker 5-11, 185, Senior Wilmington, N.C. 2008 10 15 2009 21 25 2010 19 22 Totals 50 62 FGM-FGA PCT CASEY BARTH - CAREER STATISTICS 0-29 .667 .840 .864 .806 2-3 10-10 11-11 23-24 30-39 5-7 7-10 6-8 17-24 40-49 +50 LG PAT 3-4 4-5 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 9-12 0-1 42 33-33 42 34-35 49 38-38 49 105-106 Career Highs: 4 field goals vs. Duke (2009), Miami (2009), NC State (2010); 49-yard field goal vs. NC State (2010) Clemson • Missed his lone field goal attempt but made a career-high six PATs in the East Carolina win • Made a 25-yarder and two extra points in the win at Rutgers • Made a 20-yard field goal and went 3 of 3 on PATs in both the Georgia Tech game and the season opener against LSU. • 2011 Groza Award Candidate • 2009, 2010 Second-Team All-ACC • School record holder in consecutive extra points made Consistent place kicker who is entering his fourth year as a starter • Needs just five field goals to move past his brother, Connor, into first place on the UNC career list • Also owns the school record for most consecutive extra points made (currently at 71) • Has not missed an extra point since the season opener vs. The Citadel in 2009 • Has the highest percentage of made extra points in school history (105 of 106, 99.1%). 2010 – Junior Season Earned honorable mention All-ACC honors after converting 19 of 22 field goal attempts, including a long of 49, as well as all 38 extra point attempts • The current school record-holder with 71 consecutive extra points made and the ACC active leader in career field goals with 50 • Also the team’s kickoff specialist • Finished the regular season with a 62.5-yard average on kickoffs with three touchbacks • Booted the game-tying and game-winning field goals vs. Tennessee in the Music City Bowl • Kicked a 39-yarder as time expired to send the game into overtime and made a 23-yarder in the second overtime to win Carolina’s first bowl game under Butch Davis • Made a 25-yard field goal and was 3 of 3 on PATs in the win at Duke • Also missed a 41-yarder, his first miss in four games • Made a season-best four field goals, including a career-long 49-yarder, against NC State • Marked his third career four field goal game • Made a 20-yarder against Virginia Tech and converted his lone PAT attempt • Made field goals of 46, 31 and 22 yards as well as all three extra points in the win at Florida State • Made three PATs but missed his lone field goal attempt against William & Mary • Made a 19-yard field goal and converted an extra point at Miami • Had a season-high 14 points on field goals of 36, 34 and 32 yards and five extra points in the win at Virginia • Did not attempt a field goal but made all three extra points in the win over 2009 – Sophomore Season Second season as Carolina’s starting place-kicker • Earned second-team All-ACC honors after making 21 of 25 field goals • Led the ACC with 21 field goals and ranked 12th in the country with 1.62 field goals made per game • Tied the UNC single-season record for field goals made set by Clint Gwaltney in 1990 • Made 34 of 35 extra points on the season, including 33 consecu- tive after missing in the season opener • Made a 37-yard field goal and converted both extra point attempts vs. Pittsburgh in the Meineke Car Care Bowl • Saw his streak of 16 consecutive field goals without a miss come to an end when NC State blocked a 38-yarder in the fourth quarter in a 28-27 loss • The streak of 16 was the third-longest in school history and was three short of his brother’s school record of 19 • Made a career-high four field goals twice this season against Duke and Miami • Made 2 of 3 field goals at NC State, including a long of 31 • Converted his only opportunity at Boston Col- lege on a 29-yarder • Made four field goals for the second consecutive game in Carolina’s 33-24 win over No. 12 Miami • Was good from 22, 42, 32 and 33 yards • The 42-yarder vs. the Hurricanes was a career long • Made all four field goal tries in the 19-6 win over Duke • Converted on distances of 40, 29, 41 and 33 yards • Kicked the game-tying and game-winning field goals in the fourth quarter of Carolina’s 20-17 win at No. 14 Virginia Tech • Made a 19-yarder to tie the game and a 21-yarder as time expired to win the contest • The winning kick came nearly five years to the day of his brother’s 42-yard game-winning field goal as time expired vs. Miami in 2004 • Was good from 34 and 26 yards vs. Florida State • Did not have a field goal chance vs. Georgia Southern • Missed his only opportunity from 32 yards at Georgia Tech • Made a 28-yarder and missed from 38 yards in a 33-17 win over East Carolina • Missed a 45 yarder in the first half at Connecticut, but came back to nail a 22-yarder late in the third quarter of Carolina’s come- from-behind victory • Made a 22-yarder and 40-yarder in the season opener vs. The Citadel • Placed on scholarship in Spring ‘09 after playing his first semester as a walk-on. 2008 – Freshman Season Walk-on who took over the place-kicking duties prior to the Connecticut game • Connected on 10-of-15 field goal attempts and all 33 PATs • Ranked second TarHeelBlue.com • 15