Seventeen high school seniors will have their names added to the University of Notre Dame's football roster and begin playing for the Irish in 2009.
CAREER: Solid long snapper who has served as the Irish starter each of the last two seasons ... quick snaps have prohibited opposing teams from blocking any Irish punts over the last two years ... has snapped for a total of 94 punts over his career without one being blocked.
2010 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in every game for the Irish during the 2010 season as the long snapper on punts ... snapped for a total of 68 punts on the year without one being blocked ... registered a special teams tackle against Utah.
2009 (FRESHMAN): Started every game as freshman as long snapper on punts for the Irish ... did not play against Navy as Irish did not punt against Midshipmen ... snapped on all 45 punts during season and also logged 30 seconds of action.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked as 66th overall"athlete" according to ESPN ... strictly a long snapper in high school at St. Thomas Aquinas High School ... made 370 long snaps during four-year high school career ... member of 2007 and 2008 Florida Class 5A state championship teams ... Raiders finished their season ranked first nationally by USA Today and ESPN Rise ... high school teammate of fellow Irish signee Ben Turk ... hails from same high school as current Notre Dame offensive lineman Dan Wenger ... played for coach George F. Smith at St. Thomas Aquinas ... born July 19, 1991 ... son of Jodi and Gary Cowart ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, majoring in Sociology.
