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11/21/2011 Game 12: UTEP's Bowl Eligibility Hinges at UCFWith a win on Friday at UCF, UTEP would secure bowl eligibility in back-to-back years for the first time since 2004-05. 11/21/2011 Mike Price Media Luncheon Quotes (11/21/11)The Miners have their backs against the wall heading into the regular season finale at UCF on Friday. 11/14/2011 GAME 11: UTEP to Honor 22 Seniors in Home FinaleUTEP (5-5, 2-4 C-USA) closes out its 2011 home slate against Tulsa (7-3, 6-0 C-USA) on Saturday in the Sun Bowl. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. (mountain). The game will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network. 11/14/2011 Mike Price Media Luncheon Quotes (11/14/11)The Miners' head coach recapped his team's win over East Carolina while looking forward to Saturday's pivotal matchup with Tulsa. 10/31/2011 Game 9: UTEP Seeks Second C-USA Win At RiceThe Miners will play their fifth game in front of a national television audience, with the game being televised on Fox Sports Network. 10/29/2011 UTEP vs So. Miss. Photos by Ivan Pierre AguirrePhotos by Ivan Pierre Aguirre 09/29/2011 UTEP vs Houston. Photos by Ivan Pierre AguirrePhotos by Ivan Pierre Aguirre 2010 (SOPHOMORE): Scored 78 points, the second-highest total on the team, in his first season as UTEP's kicker ... finished 12-for-20 on field goals and 42-for-42 on PATs ... became only the sixth Miner player to go through a season perfect on his extra point attempts, and the first to achieve the feat since 2005 ... successfully converted on 8-of-10 field goals from inside 40 yards ... made a 50-yarder and a 57-yarder versus Memphis ... also nailed an 18-yarder in the final seconds of the game, giving the Miners a 16-13 win over the Tigers ... hit a 52-yard field goal in the New Mexico Bowl against BYU ... nailed six PATs in a pair of games (NM State, Rice) ... averaged 65.0 yards on 66 kickoffs with 13 touchbacks ... top kickoff average was 69.1 yards at New Mexico. PRIOR TO UTEP: Played one season with Henderson State before transferring to Ventura College ... redshirted at Ventura in 2009 ... handled both kickoffs and punts at HSU as a freshman ... punted 14 times for 531 yards (37.9 avg), with four downed inside the 20-yard line and two resulting in fair catches ... set a school and Gulf South Conference record with a 79-yard punt in his first career attempt ... also kicked off 18 times for 993 yards (55.2 average) ... three-year varsity starter for Cedar Park High School in Austin, Texas ... made six of eight field goal attempts ... was the top performer at a Chris Sailer Kicking camp in California. PERSONAL: Son of Maureen Pellegrino ... has one brother ... born 5/30/90 (Terrell, Texas) ... Multidisciplinary Studies major. 
 
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