Rafael Mendoza Class: Senior Hometown: Thornton, Colo. High School: Skyview Height / Weight: 6-1 / 230 Position: P Experience: 3V

2006: Played and started in 10 games at punter... Averaged 39.9 yards per punt for the Bears... Pinned 13 of his 56 punts inside the 20-yard line and notched seven punts over 50 yards... Also had a solo tackle against Weber State... His punt of 75 yards against Eastern Washington on Oct. 14 is the fourth longest in school history.

2005: Started all 11 games at punter... Averaged 38.5 yards per punt... Registered season-long punt of 65 yards against Southern Utah on Oct. 22... Tallied 14 punts inside the 20 for the season... Had six punts of 50 yards or more.

2004: Redshirted.

2003: Saw action in three games... Served as a backup to starter Justin Zaitz.

High School: Two-time First-Team All-Jeffco/Skyline League kicker for Skyview... First-Team all-state kicker and punter as a senior... Earned letters in football (4), basketball (3) and track (2)... Was an honorable mention all-conference center for the basketball team and a Second-Team all-state high jumper as a senior.

Personal: Born April 12, 1985, in Thornton... Son of Rafael and Florence Mendoza... Majoring in liberal studies.