Countdown to Kickoff: 49 Days - #49 Leo Gamez

Cullowhee, NC - It's now 49 days until kickoff of Catamount football at Western Carolina's E.J. Whitmire Stadium. The Catamounts open the season on Thursday, August 30, 2012 against Mars Hill College.

To help pass those long summer days until football season starts, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful more excited about the upcoming season, we'll continue the 100 day football countdown. 

#49 Leo Gamez

Class: Senior
Hometown: Waynesville, N.C.
High School: Tuscola HS
Height / Weight: 5-11 / 180
Position: K



2011 (Junior): Did not see game action ... Named to WCU's Dean's List.

2010 (Sophomore): Did not see game action.

2009 (Freshman): Did not see game action ... Connected on both of his PAT attempts during the WCU's 2010 Annual Spring Game.

Prior to Western: Played prep football at nearby Tuscola High where he was an All-Mountain Athletic Conference selection ... Was a part of winning 24 games during his prep career, including 11 for Tuscola in 2008 - the most in a single-season since 1995 and tied for the second-most in school history since 1966 ... Ranked among the leaders in Western North Carolina in successful field goals each of the past two seasons.

Courtesy WCU Sports Information