The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Football Roster
Roster
Trevor Gerland
- Position:
- P
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Cinco Ranch
Five-year punter who played in 12 career games and punted 24 times for 922 yards (38.4 ypp), while landing six inside the 20 ... saw action in three games in 2008 before sustaining a season-ending knee injury at Kansas ... appeared in five games in 2007 ... played in four games in 2006 ... gained experience as a redshirt working as the scout team kicker in 2005 ... a three-time Academic All-Big 12 selection and a six-time member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll.
SENIOR(2009)
Served as UT's backup punter ... a second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection.
JUNIOR (2008)
Appeared in three games before sustaining a season ending knee injury at Kansas ... punted three times for 121 yards (40.3 ypp) with a long of 51, while pinning two inside the 20 ... pinned a 32-yard punt inside the 20 versus FAU ... notched a 51-yard punt against Arkansas ... landed a 38-yard punt inside the 20 at Colorado.
SOPHOMORE (2007)
Appeared in five games ... a second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... punted 15 times for 566 yards (37.7 ypp), while landing one inside the 20 ... punted twice for 85 yards (42.5 ypp) against Arkansas State ... added four punts for 168 yards (42.0 ypp) versus No. 19 TCU ... punted four times for 152 yards total (38.0 ypp) against UCF?... recorded two punts for 82 yards (41.0 ypp) in a victory versus Rice ... punted three times for 79 yards and placed one inside the 20 against Kansas State.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2006)
Appeared in four games ... a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... punted six times for 235 yards (39.2 ypp) ... three of his six punts were downed inside the 20 ... set his career long of 59 yards on the first punt of his career against Sam Houston State ... punted once for 30 yards against No. 14 Oklahoma ... punted once for 39 yards at No. 17 Nebraska ... punted three times for 107 yards (35.7 ypk) at Texas Tech ... a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... redshirted in 2005.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Don Clayton at Cinco Ranch H.S. ... a three-year letterman who played kicker and receiver as a prepster ... earned 5A all-district, all-regional and all-state honors as a senior ... named special teams MVP by 5A TexasFootball.com ... averaged 50.3 ypp on 29 attempts ... helped lead Cinco Ranch to an 8-3 record as a senior and the team's first-ever playoff appearance ... recorded career long punt of 71 yards versus Alief Elsik in 2004 ... had kicks of 66 and 63 yards in a win over Alief Hastings ... in track, was a four-year letterman who competed in multiple events ... a five-time All-American ... helped lead his team to back-to-back Texas 5A state championships ... earned 5A all-state honors in the 110-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash and long jump ... finished second at the 2005 Texas High School Track and Field Championships in the 110-meter hurdles behind former Longhorn Jamaal Charles ... also finished third as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team at the state championships ... finished third at the 2005 Nike Indoor Nationals in the 60-meter hurdles ... finished second in the pentathlon in 2004 at the Nike Indoor Nationals.
PERSONAL
Born in Houston, Texas ... is on pace to graduate this summer with a degree in advertising ... a three-time Academic All-Big 12 selection ... a six-time member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll ... a prep honor roll student who graduated with high honors ... grandfather was founder of Fiesta Grocery Stores ... participates in community service efforts to help inner-city youth through Fiesta ... uncle, Randy Goss, played football at SMU ... lists playing video games and working out as his hobbies.
THE GERLAND FILE
Favorite TV channels: History Channel, Discovery Channel, Food Network
Favorite superhero: Spiderman
Nobody knows I can: Do a backflip
Favorite TV shows: Family Guy, South Park, 24
Favorite music groups: Incubus, Evans Blue, Breaking Benjamin, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favorite video games: Grand Theft Auto - Vice City, Tiger Woods 2006
Favorite cartoon character: Stewie Griffin (Family Guy)
Favorite cars: Ferrari, Yukon Denali
The biggest influences on my football career is: My dad, mom, brother and high school teammates
