Gary Cismesia,
Florida State University
2006
— Gary Cismesia moved up to 16th on Florida State’s
the all-time scoring list this past weekend and now has 146
points for his career…with 12 more points, Cismesia will
pass yet another kicker, Grant Guthrie to become 15th on the
all-time scoring list…against Rice, Cismesia kicked a
career-long 53-yard field goal which tied for the third longest
field goal in Florida State history…Cismesia has made
at least one field goal in his last six games and tied for the
fourth longest field goal in Division I-A this season, with
the 53-yard kick he made against Rice…Cismesia is currently
second in the ACC in points scored and has the most field goals
made in the ACC with six…he was named ACC Special Teams
Player of the Week for his game-winning kick against Miami and
for his effort against Rice…he has earned ACC Specialist
of the Week honors three times during his career...he has moved
to sixth on the all-time Florida State list for field goals
made and now ranks ninth on the all-time scoring list for kickers
at Florida State…his .750 career field goal percentage
(30 of 40) ranks him tied for second on the all time Seminoles’
list…his .769 field goal percentage from 40-49 yards has
him on top of the all-time list….he is one of only four
kickers in FSU history to reach double-figures in field goals
from 40-49 yards.
2005
—Appeared in each of the team's 13 games as a sophomore
after playing in the final three regular season games of the
2004 season...his 93 points were the fourth-highest total in
the ACC and the most at Florida State since Beitia scored 107
in 2003...attempted a field goal in all but one of the Seminoles'
games during his second season and was the only player to score
in all 13 of them...successfully converted a career-high 17
of his 24 field goal attempts, including six of more than 40
yards...made the first 45 extra point attempts of his career
and was a perfect 37-of-37 during the 2005 regular season...recorded
a season-high two field goals in seven different games, including
Florida State's ACC Championship victory over Virginia Tech...made
two field goals and booted his career-long 49-yarder in a 55-24
win over Duke...also handled kickoff duties in seven games and
set a career-high for touchbacks with six.
2004
—The Seminoles' kicker in the final three games of the
regular season against Duke, NC State and Florida...tied Florida
State's single game record with five field goals against Duke...named
ACC Specialist of the Week following his opening performance
vs. the Blue Devils...went seven-of-nine on field goal attempts
and four-of-four on extra point attempts for the season...started
his career seven-for-seven before missing his final two attempts
vs. Florida...scored the Seminoles' first 15 points of the game
against Duke and outscored the Blue Devils 9-7 in the first
half and 17-7 for the game...was also perfect on two extra points
in his career debut against the Blue Devils...kicked his career-long
field goal of 44 yards in his only attempt at NC State...field
goal against the Wolfpack put the Seminoles ahead, 17-10, with
3:01 remaining in the game...
High
School —Graduated from Lakewood Ranch High School
in 2004...the No. 15 rated kicker in the nation by Rivals.com...garnered
All-America First-Team honors from Kicking.com...named the Manatee
County MVP and was named all-area for Manatee and Sarasota counties...made
12-of-14 field goals, including all five attempts from over
50 yards...in addition, 89% of his kickoffs went for touchbacks...earned
all-state first-team honors as a junior...picked Florida State
over Georgia Tech.
PERSONAL
— Born Sept. 20, 1985...major is criminology