Brad Nortman Class: Junior Hometown: Brookfield, Wis. High School: Central Height / Weight: 6-3 / 209 Position: P Experience: 1V

Honors and Awards: 2009: Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches) ... ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District ... Academic All-Big Ten

Career: Ranks third in school history with career punting average of 41.9 (min. 100 attempts) ... sits 10th in UW history with 4,817 career punting yards

2009: Recorded five punts for 195 yards (39.0 avg.) and had three downed inside the 20-yard line against Miami in Champs Sports Bowl on Dec. 29 ... punted twice for 74 yards (37.0 avg.) with one punt down inside the 20 against Hawaii on Dec. 5 ... had five punts for 205 yards (41.0 avg.), with two punts downed inside the 20 and one touchback against Northwestern on Nov. 21 ... one punt for 34 yards against Michigan on Nov. 14 ... booted four punts for 177 yards (44.2 avg.) against Indiana on Nov. 7 ... averaged 36.0 yards per punt (6 punts/216 yards) against Purdue on Oct. 31 ... had five punts for 223 yards (44.6 avg.) and had one downed inside the 20-yard line against Iowa on Oct. 17 ... punted four times for 195 yards, including season-long of 61 yards, against Ohio State on Oct. 10 ... totaled 101 yards on two punts (one inside the 20-yd line) for season high average of 50.5 yards against Minnesota on Oct. 3 ... recorded five punts for 185 yards and had three downed inside the 20-yard line against Michigan State on Sept. 26 ... averaged 45 yards on two punts, with a long of 54 against Wofford on Sept. 19 ... punted season-high six times for season-high 285 yards (two inside the 20-yd line) for an average of 47.5 yards against Fresno State on Sept. 12 ... had two punts, both landing inside the 20, for 66 yards against Northern Illinois on Sept. 5

2008: Earned first letter ... played in all 13 games as UW's starting punter ... had 66 punts for 2,761 yards with a 41.8 yard average ... 41.8 yard average ranked sixth in the Big Ten and fifth among freshmen in the nation ... six punts for an average of 44.3 yards with a long of 55 and one downed inside the 20-yard line in the Champs Sports Bowl against Florida State ... four punts averaging 38.5 yards with one downed inside the 20-yd line against Cal Poly on Nov. 22 ... six punts averaging 41.2 yards per punt, including two inside the 20-yard line against Minnesota on Nov. 15 ... two punts for 98 yards at Indiana on Nov. 8 ... eight punts for an average of 39.9 yards with one inside the 20-yd line at Michigan State on Nov. 1 ... named the Big Ten, ESPN.com's Big Ten and UW's Special Teams Player of the Week after kicking six punts (three inside the 20-yd line) for a career-best 51.7 per punt average (third-best game average in UW history) and a career long 64-yard boot against Illinois on Oct. 25 ... six punts averaging 36.5 yards at Iowa on Oct. 18 ... career-high seven punts averaging 37.4 yards against Penn State on Oct. 11 .. six punts against Ohio State on Oct. 4 ... averaged 42.0 yards per punt and had a long off 55 yards versus the Buckeyes ... six punts averaging 39.8 yards on Sept. 27 at Michigan ... five punts at Fresno State on Sept. 13 ... averaged 38.8 yards/punt with two being downed inside the 20-yard line ... had three punts averaging 47.7 yards on Sept. 6 against Marshall ... made his debut as a Badger against Akron on Aug. 30 ... had one punt for 58 yards inside the 20-yard line

High School: Ranked as the No. 4 kicker in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 8 by Scout.com ... rated as the fourth-best player in the state by Scout.com ... first-team all-state (WFCA, AP), first-team all-suburban, first-team all-area, first-team all-county and first-team all-conference punter as a senior ... first-team all-suburban, first-team all-county and first-team all-conference linebacker as a senior ... conference defensive co-perimeter player of the year and honorable mention all-conference tight end as a senior ... honorable mention all-state, first-team all-area, first-team all-suburban, second-team all-county and first-team all-conference punter as a junior ... honorable mention all-area, all-state tournament team, high honorable mention all-suburban and first-team all-county linebacker as a junior ... second-team all conference punter as a sophomore ... totaled 56 tackles and two interceptions as a senior ... 24 punts with a 39 yard average, including 13 inside the 20-yard line ... team captain as a senior ... National Honor Society member ... National Society of High School Scholars ... Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Milwaukee Brewers Student Achiever Award ... head coach was Doug Lange

Personal: Parents are William and Jane Nortman ... enjoys golfing ... Special Olympics and Nursing Home volunteer ... Calvary Lutheran Church Praise Band and mission servant ... major is undeclared