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Johnny Beck

Class: Senior Hometown: Kansas City, Kan. High School: Piper HS

Height / Weight: 6-1 / 215 Position: Placekicker

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As a junior (2003): A Jayhawk Scholar who earned first team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... Handled all kickoff duties ... Was accurate on 9-of-16 field goal opportunities including a long kick of 51 yards ... Made 31-of-34 extra point attempts ... Finished second on the team with 58 points scored.

As a sophomore (2002): Named second team Academic All-Big 12 for his performance in the classroom ... Handled all field goal and PAT kicking duties for the Jayhawks ... Split kickoff duties with Chris Tyrrell ... Connected on 7-of-17 field goal attempts and 23-of-27 PATs ... Ranked second on the team in scoring with 44 points ... Hit a season-long 44-yard field goal against Oklahoma State on Nov. 16 ... Was a Lou Groza Award preseason candidate.

As a freshman (2001): Named to The Sporting News Big 12 All-Freshman team and was an honorable mention all-conference selection ... Named to the Kansas City Star All-Big 12 second team ... Hit 14-of-20 field goal attempts and 16-of-17 extra point tries ... Led the Jayhawks in points with 58 ... Recorded two 50-yard-plus field goals ... Had a 59-yard field goal against Colorado -- the second longest in school history ... Also had a 52-yard field goal against UCLA ... Was 9-of-12 on field goal attempts from 40-plus yards.

High School: Set a state high school record with 28 career field goals ... Regarded as one of the top kickers in the midwest region in most recruiting publications ... Connected on 10 of 12 field goals from outside 50 yards during his prep career at Piper High School ... A two-time first-team All-Metro and All-Class 4A selection as a senior ... A four-time all-conference choice ... Set a school record for the longest field goal (54 yards), most field goals in a career (28), most field goals in a game (3), most field goals in a season (12) and most points in a season (110) ... Lettered four years in football and three years in baseball.

Personal: Born on Nov. 25, 1982, in Kansas City, Kan. ... Major: Sports Fitness and Management.