2011:
NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (spring semester)
2010: All-Northeast-10 Conference first team.Northeast-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll SpringSemester. Played seven games, starting two, with timeat punter and fullback. Averaged 35.7 yards on 29 punts (1,034yards) with two punts over 50 yards, including a long of 57 yards,two touchbacks, two fair catches, four punts inside the 20 yardline. Also had three rushes for 53 yards, with all three carries onfake punts for first downs, averaging 17.7 yards per carry. Tiedfor first in NE-10 for punting average. Had a season-long firstdown run of 28 yards on a fake punt in season-opening win at Curry(9/4). Averaged 39.8 yards (199 total yards) on five punts,including a season-long 57 yarder in shutout win at Pace (10/16),with a touchback, and one punt inside the 20. Averaged 34.5 yardson a season-high eight punts (276 yards) with a fair catch againstSouthern Connecticut State (10/23). Had a first down run of 15yards on a fake punt at Saint Anselm (10/30, while catching a passfor 12 yards. Averaged 34.8 yards on six punts (209 yards),including a long of 45 yards, a fair catch and punt inside the 20in shutout win over Assumption (11/6). Averaged a season-high 41.2yards on four punts (165 yards), including a punt for 56 yards, atouchback and punt inside the 20 in season-finale at rival Bentley(11/13). Also had a first down rush for ten yards.
2009: All-Northeast-10Conference first team. Played all ten games. Averageda Northeast-10 Conference-best 38.9 yards on 34 punts (1,324yards), with seven 50-plus yards punts, including a season-long 58yarder, two touchbacks and 12 inside the 20 yard line. Also carriedthe ball three times for 38 yards (12.7 yds/att) on fake puntattempts. Averaged 38.8 yards on four punts (155 yards), includinga career-long 58 yarder, pinning two inside the 20 with onetouchback in season-opener at Glenville State (8/27). Averaged 37.5yards on four punts (150 yards), including a long of 56 yards withone inside the 20 in win at NCAA I FCS member Wagner (9/5). Averaged 40.8 yards on five punts (204 yards), including a long of57 yards, one touchback and a punt inside the 20 at Merrimack(9/18), adding a first down run of 14 yards on a fake. Posted a42.4 punt average (212 yards) on five kicks, including a long of 48yards and one inside the 20 yard line at New Haven (9/26). Averageda season-high 44 yards on five punts (220 yards), with two over 50yards including a high of 53 yards, and three inside the 20 atSouthern Connecticut State (10/17). Averaged 36.8 yards on fourpunts (147 yds), including two inside the 20 in win over SaintAnselm (10/24). Also posted first down runs on fake punts of tenyards against Pace (10/10) and 14 yards against #24 Bentley(11/7).2008: Appeared ineight games. Averaged 36.0 yards on 20 punts (721 yards), with two50-plus yard punts, including a season-long 57 yarder, threetouchbacks and five punts inside the opponents 20 yard line.Averaged a season-high 40.8 yards on four punts (163 yds),including a long of 49 yards, a touchback and punt inside the 20 inhis collegiate debut against Southern Connecticut State (9/19).Averaged 40.3 yards on three punts (121 yds), including aseason-long of 57 yards at American International (10/9). Averaged36.3 yards on three punts (109 yds), pinning three kicks inside the20 in win over Bentley (11/8).
High School: 2008graduate of Catholic Memorial High School. Three-year letterwinner.Earned Student-Athlete Scholar honors. Eastern MassachusettsAll-Star. Earned All-Catholic Conference honors football. 1,000yard rusher in his senior year. Also lettered in ice hockey andtrack.
Personal: Born June 16, 1989,in Boston, Mass. Son of Edward and Mary Rooney of Quincy,Mass. Has three sisters, Caitlin (24), Emily (20) and Tesence (18),and a brother, Mike (24). Mother, Mary (Foy) is a 1977 graduate ofStonehill. Sister, Caitlin also attended the College. Majoringin criminology. Supports Manchester United. Lists Sergio Ramos as afavorite athlete.
