Mark Hamilton Class: Senior Hometown: Gaithersburg, Md. High School: Our Lady of Good Counsel Height / Weight: 5-11 / 185 Position: P/PK Birthdate: 05/03/1991

Villanova: Dependable kicker with a winning attitude ... Expected to be the team's punter and kicker in 2012 ... Possesses a strong leg and has good hang time on his punts ... Accurate field goal kicker.

2011: Named third team All-CAA as a punter ... Led the team in scoring with 48 points ... Connected on 10-of-13 field goal attempts and 18-of-20 PATs ... Made his first nine field goal attempts of the season ... Punted 55 times for 2,352 yards for an average of 42.8 yards per punt ... The 42.8 yards per punt set a school record for highest yards per punt in a single season ... Recorded 11 punts of 50 yards or longer ... Had 17 punts downed inside the 20-yard line ... Averaged 44.2 yards per punt against Temple ... Made a 31-yard field goal and averaged 48.0 yards per punt, including a 51-yard effort at Towson ... Recorded seven punts for 278 yards for an average of 39.7 versus Monmouth ... Went 3-of-3 in field goal attempts and averaged 46.8 yards per punt, including a 52-yard effort at Penn ... Made 3-of-3 in field goal attempts, including a career-high 45 yarder and had a season-long 58-yard punt against William & Mary; Tied a career high with a 45-yard field goal and averaged 45.2 yards per punt at New Hampshire ... Connected on a 41-yard field goal and posted five punts for 234 yards (46.8 yards per punt) at James Madison ... Tallied six punts for 245 yards for an average of 40.8 yards per punt versus Old Dominion ... Went 0-for-2 in field goals and had four punts for 122 yards for an average of 30.5 yards per punt against Maine ... Recorded five punts for 199 yards for an average of 39.8 yards per punt at Massachusetts ... Made 1-of-2 field goals and punted four times for 196 yards, including a 57-yard effort against Delaware.

2010: Played in eight games and made 6-of-8 field goals and 23-of-23 PATs, to go with five punts for 231 yards (46.2 yards per punt) and five kickoffs for 299 yards (59.8 avg.) ... Had one kickoff for 59 yards at Lehigh ... Kicked off four times for 240 yards versus Towson ... Made season debut as a place kicker versus New Hampshire and made 1-of-2 field goals (made 29-yard attempt) and 3-of-3 PATs ... Went 4-of-4 in PATs and 0-for-1 in field goals at Delaware ... Tallied a career-high four field goals in four attempts (38-yard long) and went 6-of-6 in PATs at Stephen F. Austin in an NCAA second round playoff game ... Posted a 6-of-6 effort in PATs at Appalachian State in NCAA quarterfinals ... Went 1-for-1 (35 yards) in field goals and 4-of-4 in PATs at Eastern Washington in NCAA semifinals.

2009: Saw limited playing time.

Our Lady of Good Counsel High School: Received four varsity letters in track & field and three in football ... Named to the Gazette All-County first team ... Honorable Mention All-Met pick by the Washington Post ... Member of the National Honor Society ... High school teammate of current Villanova senior Sean Morrissey.

Personal: Political Science major ... Born 5/3/91 in Silver Spring, Md. ... Older of two sons of Robert and Cristina Hamilton ... Has a younger brother, David (18).