Josh Kealamakia

Position:
Kicker / Punter
Height:
6-1
Weight:
220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Syracuse, Utah
High School:
Syracuse

Josh finished his four-year career at Weber State in 2015. He played in 44 career games with the Wildcats. He finished his career ranking eighth in Weber State history in career field goals made with 26. Also ranks ninth in WSU history in career punting average at 40.6. He had 148 career punts for 6,010 yards, the fourth most yards in WSU history.

2015 (Senior)
Played in all 11 games and handled kickoffs, punts and place kicking for the Wildcats...Finished the season 14 of 23 on field goals for 60.9 percent, seventh best percentage in the Big Sky...Was named Big Sky Special Teams Player of the Week after making four field goals in WSU’s win over Sacramento State on Sept. 19...The four field goals is tied for the second most in a game in WSU history...Also made three in a win over UC Davis...Had a career-long 52 yard field goal at Northern Arizona, which is tied for the fourth longest field goals in Weber State history...Was 25 of 27 on extra points for 92.6 percent, ninth best in the conference...Had 53 kickoffs for 3,410 yards, an average of 64.3 yards per kick and had 36 touchbacks...Had 51 punts on the season for 2,066 yards, an average of 40.5 yards per punt, ninth best in the Big Sky...Had seven punts of 50 or more yards.

2014 (Junior)
Returned to Weber State in the spring of 2014 after serving a two-year LDS Church mission in Texas...Played in all 12 games and was WSU’s leading placekicker during the year, finishing 12-of-17 in field goals...The 12 field goals made tied for the 12th most in a season in WSU history...He averaged one field goal per game, the fifth best in the Big Sky...His field goal percentage of 70.6 percent ranked eighth best in the Big Sky...Had a career-long 42-yard field goal twice, one coming in WSU’s win at North Dakota, and one at Idaho State...Was 28-of-29 on extra points and made his last 20 extra points...Was fourth in the conference in PAT percentage and finished 10th in the scoring as a kicker with 64 points on the season...Also had 36 kickoffs for an average of 63.1 yards per kickoff and had 25 touchbacks.

2011 (Sophomore)
Played in all 11 games for the Wildcats during the season and was one of four ‘Cats that earned Second Team Big Sky All-Conference honors...Finished fifth in the Big Sky in punting with an average of 41.3 yards per punt...Recorded 52 punts for a total of 2,147 yards...Against Utah State on Sept. 10 recorded two punts in the Weber State all-time top 10. He had an 80-yard punt in the third quarter, the fourth longest punt in school history...Also recorded a 71-yard punt in the fourth quarter, now tied for the 10th best in school history...All total against the Aggies he recorded 11 punts for 532 yards, an average of 48.4 yards per kick...For his performance he was honored as the National Special Teams Player of the Week by The Sports Network...Recorded eight punts of over 50 yards and had 17 punts that were downed inside the 20-yard line...Also had 14 kickoffs for the Wildcats for a total of 832 yards, an average of 59.4 per kick...Was also 7-8 on point after attempts.

2010 (Freshman)
Appeared in ten games as a freshman for the Wildcats in 2010...Finished the season sixth in the Big Sky in punting average at 39.9 yards per punt...Had 45 total punts on the year for 1,797 yards...Had a season-long punt of 65 yards against Eastern Washington...Also kicked off 48 times for the Wildcats for 3,061 yards, an average of 63.8 yards per kick.

Syracuse High School
Earned three letters in football and four in soccer at Syracuse High School...Played under Coach Russ Jones...Earned First Team Class 5A honors as a junior and Second Team honors as a senior...Kicked a career long 51-yard field goal as a junior and had a career long 70-yard punt.

Personal
Full name is Joshua Kali’i Kealamakia...Was born Jan. 20, 1992...Was married in the spring of 2015...Wife’s name is Kenlee...His uncle, Terry Kealamakia, was an outstanding hurdler for the Wildcats and ranks sixth (14.29) in the 110-meter hurdles and fifth (51.54) in the 400-meter hurdles...His aunt, Elizabeth Ward Kealamakia, is a member of the Weber State Athletic Hall of Fame and still holds six WSU school records... Played soccer in Spain for the Real Salt Lake Junior Team...Served an LDS Church mission to McAllen, Texas.