University of Massachusets Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Berus, Nick

Jersey Number 53
Nick Berus
- Position:
- Long Snapper
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Bakerstown, Pa.
- High School:
- Pine-Richland
Bio
2017 - Redshirt Senior
• National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
• Served as the long snapper on all punts and field goals during the season
• Only player to long-snap for the Minutemen throughout the season
• Also recorded four tackles as a member of the special teams unit
• Snapped for fellow redshirt senior Logan Laurent, who won Phil Steele All-Independent First • Team (Kicker), NEFWA All-New England (Kicker/Punter) andAll-ECAC Second Team (Kicker) following the season
2016 - Redshirt Junior
• Appeared in all 12 games as the team's long snapper
• Only player to long-snap for the Minutemen throughout the season
• Snapped for all 62 of Logan Laurent’s punts as he totaled 2,582 yards with an average of 41.6 per kick
2015 - Redshirt Sophomore
• Appeared in 12 games as the team's long snapper
• Only player to long-snap for the Minutemen throughout the season
• Snapped for all 66 of Massachusetts’ punts for 2,762 yards and an average of 41.8 yards per kick
2014 - Redshirt Freshman
• Appeared in 12 games, all as long snapper
• Only player to long-snap for the Minutemen throughout the season
• Made his first appearance against Boston College
2013 - Freshman
• Redshirted the season
Before Massachusetts
• Lettered in swimming and football
• Received highest honor roll
Personal
• Son of the late Jeffrey Berus and Barbara and Kirk Lamagna
• National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
• Served as the long snapper on all punts and field goals during the season
• Only player to long-snap for the Minutemen throughout the season
• Also recorded four tackles as a member of the special teams unit
• Snapped for fellow redshirt senior Logan Laurent, who won Phil Steele All-Independent First • Team (Kicker), NEFWA All-New England (Kicker/Punter) andAll-ECAC Second Team (Kicker) following the season
2016 - Redshirt Junior
• Appeared in all 12 games as the team's long snapper
• Only player to long-snap for the Minutemen throughout the season
• Snapped for all 62 of Logan Laurent’s punts as he totaled 2,582 yards with an average of 41.6 per kick
2015 - Redshirt Sophomore
• Appeared in 12 games as the team's long snapper
• Only player to long-snap for the Minutemen throughout the season
• Snapped for all 66 of Massachusetts’ punts for 2,762 yards and an average of 41.8 yards per kick
2014 - Redshirt Freshman
• Appeared in 12 games, all as long snapper
• Only player to long-snap for the Minutemen throughout the season
• Made his first appearance against Boston College
2013 - Freshman
• Redshirted the season
Before Massachusetts
• Lettered in swimming and football
• Received highest honor roll
Personal
• Son of the late Jeffrey Berus and Barbara and Kirk Lamagna
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