27  Brian Simnjanovski Class: Senior Hometown: Escondido, Calif. High School: Escondido HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 230 Position: Punter/Place-Kicker Birthdate: 04/29/1981 Experience: 3V

A two-time academic all-conference pick who was named as a Verizon Academic All-American following his junior season... Coming off an impressive campaign... He has already recorded two of the best single-season averages in school history... Also handles kickoff duties and could battle for place-kicking assignments after a strong spring of putting the ball through the uprights... Is a valuable weapon for the Aztecs... Finished 14th nationally and tops in the Mountain West in punting a year ago and was on the Ray Guy Award watch list and should be a strong contender for the honor this season…Was the Aztecs' special teams player of the year.

2001: Averaged 43.6 yards per punt for the third best single-season average in the history of San Diego State… Had 14 punts that covered at least 50 yards and had another 22 downed inside the opposition's 20-yard-line… Best game of the season may have come at Arizona State... Averaged 47.4 yards on eight punts at ASU... Had four punts travel over 50 yards and four that were downed inside the 20 against the Sun Devils… Booted a 64-yarder in the field position battle at Colorado State and had nine kicks for a 46.8-yard average in Fort Collins.

2000: Handled every kickoff for the Aztecs, recording six touchbacks... Emerged as one of the nation's top punters and handled all but pooch-punt situations... Averaged 42.8 yards on 55 punts, including a 60-yarder at New Mexico, to rank second in the MWC and 14th nationally in punting... It was the seventh best average in school history... His 43.8-yard average during conference play led the league... In all, had nine punts travel over 50 yards... Placed six punts inside the 20-yard-line.

1999: Saw action all season as a walk-on, handling kickoff duties... Credited with two tackles.

High School: Did not play football until his senior year of high school... An all-Valley pick as a kicker... Selected to play in the Alex Spanos All-Star Game... A four-year letterman in soccer... Escondido's co-athlete of the year as a senior.

Personal: Born May 29, 1981, in Escondido... Son of Djoko and Zorka Simnjanovski... Is a second cousin of Aztec place-kicker Tommy Kirovski and Jovan Kirovski, a member of the U.S. national soccer team... A social science major.