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  Jonathan Parsons

Jonathan Parsons

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Summerville, S.C.

High School:
Stratford HS

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 170

Position:
PK

Notes: Connected on three field goals (36, 23, 37 yards) to account for the only scoring in the 2006 WCU Spring Game.

2006 (So.): Saw action in all 11 games handling kickoff and place kicking duties ... Led the team in scoring after amassing 35 points ... Ranked seventh in the Southern Conference and tied for 74th nationally in field goals after connecting on 60-percent (6-of-10) of his attempts ... Three of the four field goals missed were 41 yards or longer ... Connected on two field goals in three different games ... Went 2-for-2, connecting on field goals of 30 and 25 yards in the upset win over nationally ranked Eastern Kentucky ... Also was a perfect on two attempts at Elon - both of a career-long 41 yards - and at The Citadel ... Was a perfect 17-for-17 on extra points ... Averaged 50.4 yards per kickoff with one touchback.

2005 (Fr.): Played in eight games, not seeing action at Georgia Southern ... Handled the kickoff duties early in the season before handling all the placement kicks starting with the Chattanooga game ... Despite his limited time as the placekicker, still ranked third on the team in scoring with 22 points as he made all 16 kicks attempted, including 13 extra points and three field goals ... In his first game as the placekicker, made all five PATs at Chattanooga and a 38-yard field goal, which gave WCU a 3-0 lead on its first possession ... The following week, was 4-for-4 on PATs with a 25-yard field goal in a win over Elon ... Versus Wofford, made all three PATs and a 34-yard field goal.

Prior to Western: Named to the South Carolina Football Coaches Association Palmetto Champions All-Star team as a senior ... Was a 2004 preseason All-America pick by Street & Smith's ... Tabbed first team All-State and first team All-Lowcountry as a junior ... Set a South Carolina record in 2003 by making four field goals in a game, including successful tries from 43 and 53 yards ... The 53 yarder was a school record as well ... Finished the season with five field goals over 40 yards, made 15-of-20 field goals overall and converted 38-of-41 extra points.