All-conference honoree returns for his third year as ASU’s starting place kicker ... set a school record by making 19 field goals a season ago ... boasts a powerful leg that gives him ability to convert field goals from 50 yards and beyond ... will look to improve on his accuracy as senior, especially on shorter kicks ... is a vocal and emotional team leader.

2009: Earned second-team all-Southern Conference recognition from the league’s coaches and media ... made a school-record 19 field goals (breaking the 21-year-old school record of 18 set by Bjorn Nittmo in 1988) ... 19 total field goals made led the SoCon and tied for fifth nationally ... ranked seventh in the SoCon in field-goal accuracy (19-of-28 - .679 pct.) ... was an impressive 7-of-11 on attempts from 40 yards or beyond ... seven field goals from 40-plus yards were the most by a Mountaineer since Nittmo hit eight from that distance in 1987 ... was a perfect 58-for-58 on extra-point attempts, shattering the school record for PATs without a miss in a season (previous record was 30, set by Greg Clark in 1972) ... kicked at least one field goal of 40 yards or longer in six of the season’s first seven games ... capped a 3-for-4 day at The Citadel with a 29-yard game-winner in overtime, which was only the second game-winning field goal ever booted by a Mountaineer in overtime (Jay Millson’s 30-yarder in triple overtime at Furman in 1991 was the first) ... made 3-of-4 attempts again two weeks later in come-from-behind win at Wofford ... 3-for-4 effort in the rain at Wofford included a 49-yarder in the fourth quarter that was ASU’s longest since his predecessor, Julian Rauch, booted a 49-yarder versus Gardner-Webb in 2007 ... prior to Vitaris achieving the feat twice in a three-game span, no Mountaineer had made three field goals in a game since Erik Rockhold drilled three against Morehead State in 2003 ... was a perfect 2-for-2 versus South Carolina State in the opening round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship ... split the uprights from 46 yards on a cold, blustery day in the national semifinals at Montana but missed on two attempts after the field was covered in snow in the second half.

2008: Made 8-of-12 field goals and 64-of-69 extra points in first season as the Mountaineers’ regular place kicker ... displayed a powerful leg througout the season ... was consistently putting kickoffs inside the five yard line until ASU’s coaching staff moved to a pooch kick to cut down on the long returns its coverage teams were allowing ... was 2-of-3 on field-goal attempts from 40 yards and beyond, with the only miss coming on a 56-yarder right before halftime of the home opener versus Jacksonville ... knocked a season-long 46-yard field goal through the uprights against Presbyterian.

2007: Backed up all-America kicker and ASU’s all-time leading kick scorer Julian Rauch ... saw action in two games ... kicked off once for 66 yards versus Gardner-Webb ... kicked a pair of extra points and kicked off three times for a total of 1180 yards in win over archrival Western Carolina.

2006: Redshirted.

High School: Earned MVP honors as a senior at Seneca H.S. in both football and soccer …  named to the all-state team as a senior ... competed at the North –South All-Star game in both football and soccer … three-time all-conference selection on the gridiron and four-time selection on the pitch … coached in American football by Brian Smith ... attended the same high school as current ASU teammate Levi Pate.

Personal: Full name is Jason Richard Vitaris … born Dec. 21, 1987 (turns 23 during season)… son of Connie and Tef Vitaris ... majoring in communications — electronic media/broadcasting.