Freddy Cortez

Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Fort Meade, Fla.
High School:
Fort Meade

Freddy Cortez will handle all of the kicking duties after an outstanding freshman campaign.

2009 Freshman Season
Made 13-of-19 field goals on the year and 24-of-26 extra points…was 13-of-15 on field goal attempts in MAC play…was a integral part of the Flashes leading the nation in kick return defense at 15.33 yards per return…13 field goals tied for fifth-most in school history…will enter 2010 with a streak of 16 consecutive PATs made…was fifth in the MAC and tied for 60th nationally with 1.08 field goals per game…tied for 16th in the conference with 5.25 points per game…drilled all three field goal attempts against Miami Sept. 26, including the game-clincher with 1:19 remaining, en route to becoming the first KSU kicker since 2005 to earn MAC Special Teams Player of the Week…made two field goals in each of the final five games, including a career-long 46-yarder at Temple Nov. 21…was one of nine true freshmen to letter.

Prior to Kent State
Was an all-state selection as a sophomore at Fort Meade High School…three-time all-county honoree, both as a kicker and punter…was 106-for-113 on extra point attempts in his career and 13-for-22 on field goal attempts…nailed a career-long 52-yard field goal as a sophomore…also lettered four years in baseball and three in soccer…coached by Jemalle Cornelius.

Personal
Born Oct. 10, 1990…parents are Alfonso and Maribel Cortez…has three brothers, Alfonso Jr., Jesus and Jack, and two sisters, Maria and Perlita…Jesus was a four-year letterwinner on the football team at Bethune-Cookman…majoring in business management…helped fix roofs of houses in Florida that were damaged by hurricanes.