Player Bio: Mike Barth :: Football

ASU: One of the top placekickers in the Pacific-10 Conference … could win postseason honors … looks to come back after missing the majority of spring practice with appendicitis.

2000: Handled the kickoff and placekicking responsibilities last year … made 16-of-24 field goals (66.7 percent) … kicked five field goals over 40 yards … was a perfect 8-of-8 from 20 to 29 yards … longest field goal was a 49-yarder vs. UCLA … booted 32-of-34 PATs … led team in scoring with 86 points …in season opener vs. San Diego State kicked a 21-yard field goal in the fourth quarter that would stand as the game-winner in a 10-7 nail-biter … one week later booted a 41-yarder as the clock expired to beat Colorado State 13-10 … gave ASU a win over Washington State with a 41-yarder in overtime … converted on three-of-four attempts vs. USC from 27, 28 and 45 yards … against Arizona, kicked three field goals (24, 39 and 48 yards) and ran in a touchdown from 13 yards … Pac-10 All-Academic honorable-mention selection … led the Pac-10 and finished 15th nationally in field goals. 1999: True freshman who took over kickoff duties against UCLA ... one of four true freshmen to play ... began kicking extra points vs. Stanford and connected on all three attempts ... tremendous effort in win over arch-rival Arizona, connecting on all five extra point tries ... sent all seven kickoffs against the Wildcats either into or out of the end zone … ended the season connecting on all nine PATs.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 1999 graduate of Mountain Pointe High School, Phoenix, Ariz.… 1998 Honorable Mention all-Region all-American by PrepStar Magazine … listed by PrepStar Magazine as the No. 10 "Athlete" in the Western Region … Student Sports Magazine preseason all-Region pick … a member of the "Western 100" by The Tacoma News-Tribune … listed in 1998 by USA Today as one of the top high school players in the state of Arizona … was a 1999 honorable Mention All-American by USA Today … earned first-team defensive honors by The Tribune (1998 All-East Valley) … a "Best of the Rest" player be The Arizona Republic as a kicker/linebacker in 1998 … earned first-team all-state accolades in Class 5A by Arizona Football Magazine … collected 86 tackles, six quarterback sacks, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and two caused fumbles last year as a senior … holds the Mountain Pointe school record for the longest field goal (46 yards) and the most field goals in one game with three (46, 42 and 37 yards) … lettered three times in football, four times in soccer and once in baseball … captained the football and soccer teams … won the Joe Selleh Award for team leadership in 1997 and 1998 … was selected for the Tempe All-City Association's Award of Excellence, given to the Tempe district student exhibiting the most outstanding academic, athletic and extracurricular achievement...had a 3.97 grade-point average … awarded an ASU Freshman Achievement Scholarship … coached by Karl Kiefer.

PERSONAL: Major is finance … parents are Michael and Juleen Barth of Phoenix … born Nov. 24, 1980, in Lima, Ohio … has one brother (Chase) … lists most exciting experience in sports as beating St. Mary's High School in the first round of the 1998 state playoffs … hobbies include golf and fishing … full name is Michael David Barth.

CAREER HIGHS: Field Goals: 3, three times, last at Arizona (11/24/00). Field Goal Attempts: 4, vs. USC (11/4/00). Longest Field Goal: 49, at UCLA (9/30/00). PATs: 7, vs. Oregon (10/28/00). PAT Attempts: 7, vs. Oregon (10/28/00). Barth's Career Statistics

Mike Barth Class: Junior Hometown: Phoenix High School: Mountain Pointe Height / Weight: 6- / 201 Position: Kicker

Barth's Game-by-Game Statistics

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