Brendan Sofen

Position:
Kicker
Height:
5-10
Weight:
170
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Manhattan Beach, Calif.
High School:
Mira Costa

At Princeton — 2014: handled short punting duties for second straight season … punted eight times and had six end up inside the 20. 2013: handled short punting duties … had four punts, and each ended as a fair catch inside the 20. 2012: served as reserve kicker. 2011: handled kickoff duties for two games during the season, and handled all onsides kicks … had successful onsides kick in first collegiate play during season opener against Lehigh; kick helped Princeton get within five points of eventual NCAA quarterfinalist.

At Mira Costa - earned first-team All-CIF, all-area and all-league honors ... highest scorer in Bay League as a senior (68 points) ... set school records for most field goals in a game (4) and most points scored by a kicker in a game (14) ... made 14 straight field goals as a senior, and 16 overall ... averaged more than 38 yards per punt in last two seasons, including long of 62 ... played in two CIF finals and won title as a junior ... National Football Federation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete of the Year... Jewish Sports Review honoree ... Mira Costa Scholar-Athlete ... played with current Brown kicker Alex Norocea, a 2010 second-team All-Ivy League selection ... spent four years working with TEAM LA, a fund-raising and community-building club in Mira Costa.

Personal - born June 2, 1992 ... son of Howard and Ginny Sofen ... father os a dermatologist; mother is a homemaker ... the fifth of seven children; has two older sisters, Kathy and Megan; two older brothers, Patrick and Kevin; a younger sister Brigid and a younger brother Declan ... enjoys rooting for the Green Bay Packers, reading and golf ... hopes to study either American or European history.