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Four-year starter as Texas State's deep snapper ... handled deep snaps on both place kicks and punts ... as a senior, snapped for both the All-Southland Conference First-Team place kicker and punter ... the All-SLC nod for Texas State punter Cory Elolf marked the third straight year he was honored with Giametta handling the snapping duties all three years ... originally walked on to the Texas State program as a wide receiver ... during career, had three fumble recoveries including a pair of key recoveries, returning one for a touchdown with the other recovery also setting up a score ... registered 12 tackles during his career ... responsible for 409 snaps during four-year career, including 223 snaps on punts and 186 snaps on point-after tries and field goal attempts.
2005: Named to the Hibernia Bank/Southland Conference All-Academic Team as a senior ... had two special teams tackles during the year ... also forced and recovered a fumble to help set up a late Texas State touchdown in the Bobcats' playoff game against Northern Iowa ... Texas State's All-SLC punter averaged 40.35 yards per punt and the Bobcats converted on 13-of-22 field goals, including 12-of-from inside the 40 ... handled 136 deep snaps - 50 on punts and 86 on field goals and point-after tries.
2004: Was in on five special teams tackles getting down field following deep snaps on punts ... recovered and returned a muffed punt 17 yards for a touchdown to give the Bobcats a 24-17 lead early in the second half of a 54-27 win at McNeese State as the `Cats snapped a 17-game road losing streak ... handled snaps for punter Cory Elolf who averaged 41.9 yards per punt during the season ... recorded 111 deep snaps during the year - 58 snaps on punts and 53 on field goal attempts and point-after tries.
2003: Credited with two tackles on special teams while handling all of the Bobcats' deep snapping chores ... Texas State punter Cory Elolf averaged 43.4 yards per punt ... Texas State had just one punt blocked all year ... was credited with one special teams' tackle in 2002 ... the Bobcats' snapper on 96 plays - 49 punts and 47 short snaps.
B.F. Terry High School: Was a three-year letter winner for Coach Tim Teykl ... helped the Rosenberg, Texas, high school team to a 7-3 record as a senior ... was a second-team all-district selection and was named honorable mention academic all-state ... also lettered for Terry's baseball team ... three-time all-district as well as named to All-Area team for Greater Houston.
Personal: Born July 28, 1983 in Houston ... political science major who graduated in December, 2005, earning his Bobcat Athletic Foundation ring which goes to student-athletes who letter and graduate within a five-year period ... son of Dominic and Susan Giametta.
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