• A 360 Leader in the Holy Cross Leadership Academy.
• A member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2014:
• Saw action in 10 games as both a punter and a placekicker.
• Led the team in scoring with 54 points, hitting 11 of 17 field goals and 21 of 21 extra points.
• Averaged 41.2 yards on 40 punts, with four fair catches and 12 kicks downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.
• Also had a 53.6 yard average on 11 kickoffs.
• Placed second on the Holy Cross single-season list for punting average, fourth for most extra points made without a miss, and seventh for field goals made.
• Made five straight field goals from Oct. 25-Nov. 22, tying for the ninth-longest streak in school history.
• Led the Patriot League in extra point percentage, while standing third in punting and field goals made, fifth in field goal percentage and seventh in scoring.
• Ranked 25th in the nation in punting, 38th in field goals made and 64th in field goal percentage.
• Hit two field goals and three extra points in the win over Lehigh, in addition to averaging 46.3 yards on six punts with a long of 71 yards, to earn Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
• His 46.3 yard punting average against Lehigh was the fifth-best in a single game in school history, while his 71-yard punt was the seventh longest punt in Holy Cross history.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2013:
• Played in three games on the season.
• Scored four points on the year, hitting four of five extra point attempts.
• Connected on all three of his extra points at Fordham.
• Made one of two extra points at Lehigh.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012:
• Saw action in one game on the season.
• Punted once for 35 yards in the victory over Georgetown.
HIGH SCHOOL:
• Played for head coach Scott Bless at Bloomington High School North.
• Received first team All-State honors from both the Associated Press and the Indiana Football Coaches Association.
• A four-time All-Area selection as a placekicker, while earning All-Area honors three times as a punter.
• Holds Bloomington North career records with 25 field goals made and 149 extra points made.
• Also set school single-season records with 10 field goals made (2011) and 45 extra points made (2009).
• Averaged 40.8 yards per punt and 59.0 yards per kickoff during his senior year.
• Member of National Honor Society.
PERSONAL:
• Son of John and Melanie Fitzgerald.
• Has one sister (Jacquelyn).
• Majoring in Economics and Accounting.
FITZGERALD'S CAREER STATISTICS
SCORING G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G
2012........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2013........... 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 1.3
2014........... 10 0 0 0 0 21 0 11 54 5.4
TOTAL.......... 14 0 0 0 0 25 0 11 58 4.1
FIELD GOALS G Att Made Lg Pct
2012................ 1 0 0 0 0.0
2013................ 3 0 0 0 0.0
2014................ 10 17 11 39 64.7
TOTAL............... 14 17 11 39 64.7
PUNTING G No. Yards Lg Avg
2012................ 1 1 35 35 35.0
2013................ 3 0 0 0 0.0
2014................ 10 40 1649 71 41.2
TOTAL............... 14 41 1684 71 41.1
TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd
2012................ 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
2013................ 3 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
2014................ 10 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL............... 14 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0
