2018: Served as App State’s kickoff specialist and averaged 61.0 yards per kickoff with 49 touchbacks (21st nationally and second in the Sun Belt) … Touchback percentage of 62.02 ranked 39th nationally … Converted two of three extra points.

2017: Appeared in all 13 games as the kickoff specialist and was the primary placekicker for the first seven games … Converted 9 of 15 field goals and 21 of 23 extra points … Made a tiebreaking field goal from 31 yards out with 7:24 remaining in a 23-20 win at Idaho … Had two games with two field goals and made a season-long attempt from 46 yards at Texas State … Averaged 61.3 yards per kickoff with 29 touchbacks in 81 attempts.

2016: Played in all 13 games as Appalachian State’s primary place-kicker … Perfect on field goals from inside of 40 yards, converting all 13 of those tries. ... Converted 47 of 48 extra points and made 15 of 21 field goals on the season … Converted 4 of 8 field goals in the first five games of the season and went 11 of 13 for the remainder of the season … Made the go-ahead 39-yard field goal with 5:14 remaining in the Camellia Bowl to defeat Toledo 31-28 … A 47-yard field goal at Troy was his longest, tied for fourth longest in the Sun Belt.

2015: Redshirted

High School: Rated a two-star prospect by Scout.com and 247Sports ... Tabbed as the nation’s No. 8-ranked kicker in the class of 2015 by 247Sports ... Two-time Southwest Wake Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Year ... Two-time first-team all-conference selection as a kicker and punter ... Accounted for 71 points with 50 extra points and seven field goals while averaging 43.2 yards per punt as a senior in 2014 ... Made 12 field goals, sent 31 of 62 kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks and averaged 36 yards per punt with 20 downed inside the 20-yard line as a junior in 2013 ... Middle Creek recovered six of his 14 onside-kick attempts in 2013 ... Four-time academic all-conference honoree ... Coached by Michael Castellano. 

Personal: Full name is Michael John Rubino ... Son of Patti and John Rubino ... Youngest of three siblings.