University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2019 (Senior):

• Named to the Lou Groza Award Watch List
• Played in all 14 games serving as the primary placekicker.
• Connected on 10-of-17 field goals for the season, 
• Nailed three of his final four attempts of the season, all from 40+ yards
• Drilled a career-long 50 yard field goal versus Fresno State.
• Went a perfect 64-of-64 on extra points on the year. 
• Led the team in scoring, with 94 points on the season.
• Handled all kickoff duties, registering touchbacks (48) on more than half his attempts.
• Had just one kickoff go out of bounds in 92 attempts.
• Executed a successful onside kick versus Fresno State.
• Earned academic all-MW honors.

2018 (Junior):

• Selected as the Coach Dave Holmes Most Improved Player.
• Played in all 14 games serving as the primary placekicker.
• Connected on 15-of-18 field goals for the season, while registering 8-for-9 on field goal attempts in the last seven games of the regular season.
• Finished second in the MW in field goal accuracy (.833).
• Longest make of the season was 43 yards against Fresno State (Oct. 27).
• Converted 46-for-47 extra point attempts on the year.
• Second on the team in scoring, with 91 points on the season.
• Named Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 1), after hitting the go-ahead field goal from 35-yards out in the fifth overtime to beat San Jose State (Sept. 29).
• Took over kickoff duties in the fourth game of the season with 47 kicks, averaging 55.8 yards and accounting for six touchbacks.
• Earned academic all-MW honors.

2017 (Sophomore):

• Played in all 12 games.
• Performed all kickoff duties.
• Had 50 kickoffs with an average of 57.7 yards per kick.
• Recorded two touchbacks.
• Also converted 1-of-4 field-goal attempts.
• Converted UH’s first field goal of the season when he drilled a 29-yarder at UMass, part of a 17-point fourth-quarter rally for UH.
• Two of three misses came on attempts of beyond 40 yards.
• Selected academic all-MW. 

Prior To UH:

• Played two years of soccer at Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey, Ill.
• Freshman goalkeeper on a squad that captured the regional and district titles.
• Team advanced to the NJCAA Tournament and finished the season ranked No. 5 in the country.
• Served as team captain as a sophomore as the Trailblazers made a repeat appearance in the regional final.
• Ranked 10th nationally in saves. 

Prep:

• A 2012 graduate of Palm Beach Currumbin State High School in Gold Coast, Australia.
• Competed in soccer and rugby.
• Team captain for a squad that captured the 2012 state soccer championship.
• Represented Queensland on its U19 soccer squad for two years.
• Also part of Australia’s U19 soccer team.

Personal:

• Born in Canberra, Australia.
• Nickname is “Mesk”.
• Major is communication.
• Has one older brother and one younger sister.
• Parents are Keith and Sandra Meskell of Gold Coast, Australia.