Completed Event: Football versus Weber State on August 30, 2025 , Win , 45, to, 10


Career Highlights
2012: Played in all 11 games... Named Second Team All-CAA for his play... Ranked second on the team in scoring with 67 points... Hit all 37 of his point after attempts on the year... Was 10-for-14 (71.4 percent) on the year on field goal attempts, including a perfect 7-for-7 inside 40 yards... Hit a career-long 49-yard field goal as part of the 13-10 win over No. 13 Towson... Also averaged 58.1 yards on 39 kickoffs, with nine of them going for touchbacks... JMU Athletics-Director Scholar-Athlete.
2011: Appeared in all 13 games as JMU’s place kicker... Was 34-for-35 on extra point attempts, 15-for-19 on field goal attempts and collected three touchbacks in 44 kickoff attempts... His 15 field goals tied a single-season school record with former NFL standout Scott Norwood... His 79 points scored rank 10th in JMU history for a season... Went 2-for-3, including the 35-yard game-winner into a strong wind as time expired, in the playoff victory at Eastern Kentucky, earning The Sports Network/Fathead.com Special Teams National Player of the Week honors... Was named CAA Special Teams Player of the Week, College Sporting News Special Teams National All-Star and ECAC Honorable Mention Player of the Week after hitting a last-second, game-winning 40-yard field goal at Liberty... Went 1-for-2 with a 31-yard field goal in season-opener at North Carolina... Was 2-for-2 in field goal attempts, including a long of 34 against William & Mary... Hit a season-long 44-yard field goal in the win over Richmond... Was 2-for-2 on field goal attempts and 4-for-4 in extra point attempts in the win at Massachusetts.
2010: Appeared in three games for the Dukes to earn his first letter at JMU... Kicked off 11 times for 644 yards and a 58.5 average.
2009: Retained the year of eligibility after redshirting... Transferred from West Virginia in the spring of 2009 and worked out with the squad.
High School: Named Second-Team All-State as a punter and Honorable Mention All-State as a kicker his senior year... First-Team All-Northwest Region kicker and punter, as well as a two-time All-Western Valley District kicker and once as a punter... Connected on 9-of-14 field goal attempts and 61-of-66 extra point attempts, with a career long field goal of 49 yards... Averaged 43.1 yards per punt with 39 touchbacks... Also lettered in soccer, where he was team captain his senior season... Was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated from high school a semester early.
Personal: Son of Steve Starke and Nancy Long.