Birth Date: | July 1, 1990 |
Height: | 6-2 |
Weight: | 225 |
Year: | Jr. |
Hometown: | Lawrenceburg, Tenn. |
High School: | Lawrence County |
Position: | PU |
Major: | Accounting |
Nick owns a strong leg and now has two solid years of experience
in his role as Golden Eagle punter...took over in the second game
of his freshman season and was a solid performer, ranking third in
the OVC in punting average...returns for his third season as the
team's punter, but will face another strong challenge from Jason
Lennartz.
AT TECH -- (In 2009): Nick was Tech's punter for
eight of 11 games...had a solid effort at Kansas State, averaging
44.4 yards on five punts with a season-best long of 54
yards...whenhis average dlipped at mid-season, he lost his job for
a couple of outings...returned at Georgia and averaged a solid 40.8
yards in four kicks including a 50-yard effort...for the year he
kicked 30 times and averaged 36.5 yards per punt...had three kicks
of 50 yards or better, and downed five kicks inside the 20-yard
line.
(In 2008): After watching from the sidelines in the first
game, Nick was called upon as the team's punter with an injury to
Lennartz...took advantage of his opportunity and was a solid
contributor to the Golden Eagle special teams...ranked third in the
OVC in punt, averaging 39.8 yards per kick...had seven kicks of 50
yards or more...led the conference with 15 punts downed inside the
20-yard line...long punt of 66 yards, one yard short of the longest
in the OVC...second in the OVC in number of punts, kicking 57 times
for 2,270 yards...only two punts into the end zone.
HIGH SCHOOL: Nick is a 2008 graduate of Lawrence
County High School...earned a total of 10 letters in three
sports...four letters in basketball under coach Shane Clark...three
letters for coach David Marston on the football field, and three
more for coach Mike James in baseball...named Class 5-4A
all-region...as a senior, he averaged 38.8 yards per punt and was
3-for-3 on field goals...finished his grid career at LCHS going
6-for-9 on field goal attempts and averaged just under 39 yards per
punt.
PERSONAL: The son of Tim and Tina Campbell...full
name is Nicholas Walker Campbell...birthdate is July 1,
1990...majoring in accounting.