Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

2018: Played in all 14 games for the Mavericks…Finished second on the team in scoring with 109 points…Named to the All-NSIC First Team as a punter and the All-NSIC Second Team as a kicker…Went 15-of-23 in field goal attempts…Went 4-for-4 in field goal attempts at Bemijdi State, including a season-long 55 yard field goal, as he claimed NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week honors…Connected on 64-of-68 extra point attempts…Named to the D2CCA All-Super Region 4 Second Team…Finished his career third all-time in scoring at Minnesota State with 243 points, and second all-time among kickers…Also finished second all-time at Minnesota State in career field goals made with 40 and fourth all-time in extra points made with 119…Averaged 39.5 yards per punt in 2018 and downed 16 of his 44 punts inside the 20…Recorded 37 touchbacks.

2017: Played in all 14 games for the Mavericks…Named the NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week twice and was named to the All-NSIC First Team…Set MSU single-season records with field goals made (25) and points scored (134)…Earned AFCA All-American honors…Also received All-American First Team honors from the AP and D2CCA…Claimed All-American Second Team accolades from D2Football.com and Don Hansen…Set and MSU and NSIC record with a 63-yard field goal vs. Minnesota Crookston…Went 25-of-27 in field goal attempts and 55-of-57 in extra point attempts…Averaged 39.9 yards per punt and downed 20 punts inside the 20…Averaged 58.6 yards per kickoff and tallied 44 touchbacks…Tallied at least two field goals in MSU’s last seven games…Kicked what turned out to be the game-winning field goal from 37 yards out in overtime against CSU-Pueblo in the first round of the NCAA Tournament…Went 4-of-4 in field goal attempts against Minnesota Crookston.

Previous School: Bednarski played two seasons at DuPage...During his freshman season, Bednarski connected on 31-of-34 extra point attempts and went 5-of-8 in field goal attempts...Against Northeastern Oklahoma, he went 2-of-3 in field goal attempts, including a season-long 39-yard field goal...He also finished his freshman campaign averaging 44.2 yards per punt...As sophomore, Bednarski went 10-of-13 in field goal attempts, including a career-long 46-yard field goal against Hocking...He also averaged 38.8 yards per punt during his sophomore season and downed 21 punts inside the 20.

High School: Bednarski played football, track and field and soccer at Oconomowoc High School...He received All-State honors in both football and track and field during his senior season...As a senior, Bednarski also helped his squad to an 11-1 record as his team advanced to the third round of the state playoffs...He also claimed all-district honors as a wide receiver.

Personal: Casey is the son of Kevin and Sandra Bednarski...Born January 25, 1996...Majoring in sport management.