Cameron Silzer

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Position:
Punter
Height:
5-11
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Templeton, Calif.
High School:
Templeton/Grossmont/Cuesta

AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)— Did not see game action; he practiced in the fall at punter and dressed for four games (Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA and Utah).

2015 (Soph.)—He did not see any action but dressed for four games; he was out of action for about a month in the middle of the season with a hip flexor strain.

2014 (Fr.-RS)—He did not see any action; he did dress for the Washington and Utah games after joining the team as a walk-on after the start of the season. He enrolled at Colorado for the fall 2014 semester after attending Cuesta College (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) in the spring.

AT GROSSMONT: 2013 (Fr.)—He lettered at punter, though originally was a kicker, for a high-scoring Grossmont team that saw him having to punt just 31 times all season; he averaged 37.6 yards per with six inside-the-20. He also kicked off nine times, with two touchbacks. Under coach Michael Jordan, Grossmont was 5-6 his one season there, scoring 488 points, or 44.4 per game. He attended Moorpark (Calif.) College as a freshman, but was not on the football team and did not count against his eligibility.

HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team All-Los Padres League honors at safety, earning Templeton’s team Most Valuable Player honor; he was also first-team as a junior, when he won a field goal contest at USC. A two-year starter at wide receiver and safety, he had eight receptions for 102 yards as a senior, when he was in on 52 tackles (25 solo), with three interceptions, 12 passes broken up, two fumble recoveries (one forced) and a quarterback sack. He averaged 37 yards per punt, and was 5-of-6 on field goal tries (long of 42). As a junior, he caught three passes for 41 yards on offense, with 47 tackles (17 solo, two for losses), with three interceptions and a fumble recovery. That season, he was 25-of-28 on PAT kicks and 5-of-7 in field goals with a long of 36, with five of 10 kickoffs going for touchbacks. Top games as a senior: in a 16-6 win over Santa Ynez, he was in on eight tackles and made a school record three interceptions. As a junior, he had an interception late in a 43-33 win over top-seeded Bishop Montgomery that helped seal the victory in a CIF playoff game. Under coach Dan Loney, Templeton was 7-6 his senior year, and under coach Dave Harper, THS was 8-5 his junior season, advancing to the CIF Southern Section semifinals both years. He also lettered in soccer (forward, he was Templeton’s offensive player of the year as a junior), basketball (guard) and track (sprints, relays; member of the 4x400 team that advanced to state finals his senior year, when he was the team MVP).

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business (Management) at Colorado. He made the Dean’s List at Grossmont College.

PERSONAL—He was born October 15, 1993 in Santa Maria, Calif. His hobbies include playing most sports. His mother (Kelli) was on the equestrian team at California Lutheran; an older brother (Cameron) played basketball at Notre Dame de Namur; and an older sister (Breanan) was a four-year letterwinner in softball at Concordia, where she was a member of its 2013 NAIA national championship team (that posted a 52-3 record). An interesting summer job he has held before was in winery constructions (wine caves).