| Vedad Siljkovic |
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RS Senior
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| Hometown:
Montenegro, Yugoslavia
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| High School:
Kennedy
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| Last College:
Nassau CC
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 218
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| Position:
Placekicker
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| Birthdate:
06/10/1979
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| Experience:
1V
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On Siljkovic: Third-year senior who enters the fall battling Nick Novak for the No. 1 placekicker duties … has good timing as a PK, getting kicks off quickly … originally walked on to the program in the fall of 1999 … also serves as the Terps' backup punter … excels as a “pooch” punter … spent the past two seasons as an understudy to kicker Brian Kopka, who finished his career in the No. 3 spot on the school's career kick-scoring list.
2000 (Redshirt Junior): Backup punter/placekicker who was used primarily in short punting situations as a redshirt junior … appeared in eight games, with five of his 13 punts being downed inside the 20-yard line … finished with a 32.8 average, though nearly all of his efforts were of the “pooch” variety … had a long of 42 yards … both of his punts in a win over Wake Forest were downed inside the 20 … was successful on his one PAT try (vs. Wake) … missed from 44 yards (wide right) in his lone field goal try, vs. West Virginia.
1999 (Junior): Redshirt season.
Junior College: Graduated in 1999 from Nassau Community College in Long Island, N.Y. … Nassau's primary kicker for two seasons, helping team to a pair of 8-2 records and postseason bowl games … as a sophomore in 1998, 22 of 35 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks … was 6 of 9 on field goals … coach was George Powers.
High School: Graduated in 1997 from John F. Kennedy High School in Bronx, N.Y. … played two years of soccer and helped team to a pair of 10-2 records as a sweeper in 1995 and 1996 before switching to a football placekicker for his senior season of 1996 … handled kicking and punting duties while helping his team to a 12-0 record … converted on 47 of 49 PATs and made three of four field goal attempts.
Personal: Vedad Siljkovic was born June 10, 1979 … son of Ramo and Vezira Siljkovic … born in Montenegro, Yugoslavia … family moved to the United States in May 1992 when he was 12 … last name is pronounced "SILL-kuh-vick" … majoring in communications … favorite athlete is Jason Williams of the NBA Sacramento Kings.
Kicking GP-GS XP-A FG-A LG Pts.
2000 8-0 1-1 0-1 --- 0
Punting G-GS Punts Yds Avg LP
2000 8-0 13 427 32.8 42
Siljkovic Up Close
My goal for the 2001 season is: To be on the All-ACC team
Someday I would like to take a trip to: Spain
My favorite moment as a Terp was: The very first play of my career
My ambition after football is: To be a sports broadcaster
One word to describe Coach Friedgen: Organized
The best thing about game day is: The adrenaline rush when you step onto the field
