Fresno State Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Abraham Montano
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Salinas, Calif.
- High School:
- Alisal HS
- Prev School:
- Hartnell College
2023 (JUNIOR): Did not participate ... member of the Fresno State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
2022 (R-SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 12 games, sitting out two to injury … was Fresno State’s primary kicker in the first five games of the season, handling kickoffs, field goals and PAT attempts … was 34-of-35 in PAT attempts … was 12-of-19 in field goal attempts … had 25 kickoffs for 1,567 yards with 11 touchbacks … averaged 62.8 yards per kickoff ... became the first Bulldog kicker since 2017 to make four field goals in a game as he kicked four (six attempts) against Oregon State (Sept. 10) … six field goal attempts tied the program record (held by Jimmy Camacho in 2017) … had a career-long 43-yard field goal against the Beavers ... MW scholar athlete ... Fall Academic All-MW.
2021 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in four games … stepped in as the primary kicker in three games early this season … played at then-No. 11 Oregon (Sept. 4), versus Cal Poly (Sept. 11), at then-No. 13 UCLA, and against Boise State (Nov. 6) … was 5-of-5 in his field goal attempts on the year … had a career-long 39-yard field goal twice … remained perfect with a 14-of-14 PAT mark … totaled 29 points kicking … on kickoffs, had 24 kickoffs for 1,412 yards … averaged 58.8 yards per kickoff … had five touchbacks … retained a redshirt season.
PRIOR TO FRESNO STATE: Played football at Hartnell College in Salinas, Calif. (2020) No football in the fall. (2019) Went 6-of-11 kicking field goals and 32-of-33 on PATs in 10 games played … longest field goal made was 50 yards … punted 22 times for an average of 25.6 yards … two punts were placed inside the 20-yard line while seven were fair caught ... was the team's special teams player of the year ... completed two semesters with a 4.0 GPA en route to earning his associate's degree in communication.
PERSONAL: From Salinas, California ... son of Jose Alfredo and Aida Montano ... has three siblings - Aylin, Enrique and Vanessa ... enjoys playing soccer as a hobby because it was his first sport, and he played it for 15 years ... also recruited by San Jose State ... chose to attend Fresno State because they showed interest and pursued him. He says it reminds him of his hometown. He also has friends here and it is the alma mater of his oldest sister ... majoring in mass communication and journalism.
