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82 Anthony Beitko

  • Position Kicker
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown White Oak, Pa.
  • High School McKeesport

Biography

AWARDS/HONORS
  • Fred Mitchell Award Finalist – 2021
  • AP First-Team All-American – 2024 (kicker)
  • AP Second-Team All-American – 2021 (kicker)
  • D2Football.com Second-Team All-American – 2021 (kicker)
  • D2CCA First-Team All-American – 2024 (kicker)
  • D2CCA Second-Team All-American – 2021 (kicker)
  • Don Hansen First-Team All-American – 2024 (kicker)
  • Don Hansen Second-Team All-American – 2021 (kicker)
  • Don Hansen All-America Honorable Mention – 2023 (kicker)
  • D2CCA First-Team All-Region – 2021 (kicker), 2024 (kicker)
  • D2CCA Second-Team All-Region – 2022 (kicker)
  • All-PSAC West First-Team – 2022 (kicker), 2024 (kicker)
  • All-PSAC West Second-Team – 2021 (kicker), 2023 (kicker)
  • 4x PSAC West Special Teams Athlete of the Week – 9.20.21, 9.27.21, 11.6.23, 10.21.24
  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete – 2020
  • AD Honor Roll – Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023
PSAC RANKS (at end of career)
  • All-Time Field-Goals Made: t-4th / 50
  • All-Time Points by a Kicker: 4th / 306
SCHOOL RANKS (at end of career)
  • All-Time Points: 2nd / 306
  • All-Time Points by a Kicker: 1st / 306
  • All-Time Field-Goals Made: 1st / 50
  • All-Time Field-Goals Attempted: 2nd / 59
  • All-Time Field-Goal Percentage: 1st / .847
  • All-Time PAT Made: 3rd / 156
  • Single-Season Field-Goals Made: 3rd / 16 (2021)
  • Single-Season Field-Goals Made: 6th / 12 (2024)
  • Single-Season-Field Goals Made: T-7th / 11 (2022, 2023)
2024 | SENIOR
  • Named AP First-Team All-American
  • Voted D2CCA First-Team All-American
  • Chosen Don Hansen First-Team All-American
  • Selected D2CCA First-Team All-Region
  • Tabbed All-PSAC West First-Team
  • Named PSAC West Special Teams Athlete of the Week (Week #7 / Oct. 21)
  • Appeared in all 13 games
  • Finished with 75 points on 12-of-16 field goals and 39-of-40 PAT attempts
  • Ranked second in PSAC and No. 17 in the country with a .750 field-goal percentage
  • Finished third in league with 0.92 field goals per game
  • Ranked sixth in PSAC with 5.8 points per game
  • Made two field goals with a long of 41 yards against nationally-ranked Slippery Rock
  • Converted three field goals with a season-long 44-yard attempt and game-winning 29-yard attempt as time expired versus East Stroudsburg in NCAA Playoffs
2023 | JUNIOR
  • Tabbed Don Hansen All-America Honorable Mention
  • Named All-PSAC West Second-Team
  • Chosen PSAC West Special Teams Athlete of the Week (Week #10 / Nov. 6)
  • Appeared in all 10 games
  • Finished with 70 points on 11-of-13 field goals and 37-of-41 PAT attempts
  • Ranked second in PSAC and fifth in NCAA Division II with an .846 field-goal percentage
  • Finished second in league with 1.10 field goals per game
  • Ranked fourth in PSAC with 7.0 points per game
  • Made three field goals with a long of 34 yards at IUP
  • Converted a season-long 39-yard attempt at East Stroudsburg
2022 | SOPHOMORE
  • Selected D2CCA Second-Team All-Region
  • Voted All-PSAC West First-Team
  • Appeared in all 11 games
  • Finished with 75 points on 11-of-13 field goals and 42-of-43 PAT attempts
  • Led PSAC and ranked eighth in NCAA Division II with an .846 field-goal percentage
  • Ranked fourth in league with 1.00 field goals per game
  • Finished seventh in PSAC with 6.8 points per game
  • Converted three field goals with a long of 41 yards at nationally-ranked Shepherd
  • Made a season-long 44-yard attempt versus Gannon
2021 I FRESHMAN
  • Named a finalist for Fred Mitchell Award (top kicker, community service)
  • Selected AP Second-Team All-American
  • Tabbed D2Football.com Second-Team All-American
  • Chosen D2CCA Second-Team All-American
  • Named Don Hansen Second-Team All-American
  • Selected D2CCA First-Team All-Region
  • Voted to All-PSAC West Second-Team
  • Named PSAC West Special Team Athlete of the Week (Week #3 / Sept. 20, Week #4 / Sept. 27)
  • Appeared in all 10 games
  • Finished with 86 points on 16-of-17 field goals and 38-of-39 PAT attempts
  • Led NCAA Division II with a .941 field-goal percentage
  • Ranked fourth in the country with 1.60 field goals per game
  • Paced PSAC and finished No. 19 in the nation with 8.6 points per game
  • Made three field goals with a long of 37 yards versus Millersville
  • Converted three field goals, including career-long 48-yard attempt, at Edinboro
2020 I FRESHMAN*
  • Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The asterisk next to the 2020 season indicates the NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility for student-athletes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; the student-athlete’s year of eligibility did not “advance” from 2020 to 2021 due to this NCAA ruling.

HIGH SCHOOL
  • Graduated from McKeesport in 2020
  • Was coached by Matt Miller
  • Received all-section honorable mention at punter as a senior
  • Earned all-section honorable mention at kicker in 2018
PERSONAL
  • Son of Doug and LeeAnn Beitko
  • Has two brothers and one sister
  • Brother Daniel Kessler played football at Fordham from 2008-10
  • Majoring in electrical engineering technology

CAREER HIGHS

NCAA CAREER STATISTICS

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 82

    2021Freshman

    Kicker
    6'0" 180 lbs
    82
  • 82

    2022Sophomore

    Kicker
    6'0" 180 lbs
    82
  • 82

    2023Junior

    Kicker
    6'0" 180 lbs
    82
  • 82

    2024Senior

    Kicker
    6'0" 195 lbs
    82