Travis Golia Profile

  Travis Golia
Travis Golia
Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Poway, CA
High School:
La Jolla Country Day
Height / Weight:
6-0 / 190
Position:
K/P
Experience:
1V

AT STANFORD: Enters fall camp in contention for the starting kicker position, along with junior Nate Whitaker.

2008 (FRESHMAN):
Was one of eight natural freshmen to see action last season after making the team as a walk-on...began the year handling the team's kickoff duties before giving way to Aaron Zagory.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:
Graduated from La Jolla (Calif.) Country Day High School...was ranked as one of the top high school kickers in the nation by Street and Smith and was named one of Cal-Hi Sports top kickers in the state as a senior...two-time all-state selection as a junior and senior...earned San Diego Union-Tribune first team honors as a senior...three-time All-Pacific League first team selection on offense...earned league kicker of the year honors as a senior...was the starting kicker and punter for the North squad in the Alex Spanos All-Star game as a senior...helped La Jolla Country Day to three straight league titles...ended his prep career with 201 career points, which was the fourth highest total in CIF San Diego history...led San Diego County in scoring (72) and field goals (11) and ranked fourth in punting average (39.0)...kicked two 53-yard field goals and one 48-yarder as a junior...also converted 34-of-38 PATs as a senior...also lettered in basketball and soccer...earned the Scholar-Leader-Athlete Award from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame...inducted into Cum Laude Society...chosen as his school's 2008 Scholar Athlete of the Year and also earned the Faculty Prize Award, voted by faculty as the graduating senior who best exemplifies the ideal Country Day student.