Career: Bangsund has played in 17 games, and has made 22 extra points and a 29-yard field goal.
2018: Listed as a backup at kicker and reserve punter on the preseason depth chart.
2017: Played in five games, with seven kickoffs for a 51.6 average and 1-of-1 on extra points.
2016: Saw action in four games as a backup kicker, making 2-of-4 extra points.
2015: Walked-on to the Eagles in the spring and won a roster position for the fall. He ended up filling in for returning starter Tyler McNannay, and made his only field goal attempt, converted 19-of-22 extra points and had five kickoffs for a 41.8 average. His field goal was a 29-yarder versus Portland State (11/21/15) in EWU’s final game of the season.
Highline CC: Played soccer in the fall of 2014 for Highline College, and helped lead the team to the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) championship with a 3-0 win over North Idaho. The Thunderbirds finished the year 15-2-4. The 2014 football season counted as a redshirt season for Bangsund.
HS: Graduated from Kentwood HS in 2014. Earned All-State honors in both football and soccer as a senior in the 2013-14 school year. He earned first team All-South Puget Sound League honors as both a kicker and punter in 2013, and finished his career making 13-of-15 field goals with a long of 41 and a school-record three in one game. He made 93-of-99 extra points, and had a 41.5 average per punt with a long of 67. He also averaged a 4.0 second hang time on his punts en route to earning the special teams MVP award for the Conquerors in 2013. He was an All-State soccer midfielder in 2014 while setting a school record with 14 goals. Kentwood finished 15-4-3 and finished fourth at the State 4A Tournament. He also earned first team All-SPSL honors as a senior, and was his team’s offensive MVP and most inspirational player as a junior. He earned a total of nine letters at Kentwood – three each in football, soccer and wrestling. His Eagle teammates Terence Grady (’14), Trenton Harris (’16) and Andre Slyter (’16) also attended Kentwood. Former Eagle wide receiver Aaron Boyce also attended Kentwood, as well as former EWU basketball player and NBA standout Rodney Stuckey.
Personal: Computer science major. Born 3/7/96 in Seattle, Wash. His parents are John and Dyana Bangsund.
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| Year |
GP |
FG |
Long |
17-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50+ |
XP |
| 2015 |
8 |
1-1 |
29 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
19-22 |
| 2016 |
4 |
0-0 |
-- |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2-4 |
| 2017 |
5 |
0-0 |
-- |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Totals |
17 |
1-1 |
29 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
22-27 |
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| Year |
GP |
KO |
Yds |
Avg |
TB |
OB |
| 2015 |
8 |
5 |
209 |
41.8 |
0 |
0 |
| 2016 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
0 |
0 |
| 2017 |
5 |
7 |
361 |
51.6 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
17 |
12 |
570 |
47.5 |
0 |
1 |
Punting: 2017/1-37.
