University of California Athletics

Pronunciation
shem-yen-NYETZ

Siemieniec's Career Game Highs
Kickoffs: 7 (three times, last at UCLA, 2017)
Kickoff Yards: 453 (vs. Washington State, 2017)
Kickoff Average: 65.0 (five times, last at Utah, 2019)
Long Kickoff: 68 (at UCLA, 2019)
Touchbacks: 5 (vs. Washington State, 2017)
Tackles: 1 (vs. Washington State, 2019)

Cal Career (2016 – Present)
• Has played in 26 games all off the bench and handled 113 kickoffs for 6946 yards with an average 61.5 yards per kickoff while recording 52 touchbacks
• Played in a career-high all 13 games off the bench as a 2019 junior and registered career highs of 59 kickoffs and 3485 kickoff yards
• Registered his other career highs as a 2017 redshirt freshman when he averaged 64.1 yards per kickoff and had 27 touchbacks
• Recorded his lone career tackle as a junior at Washington State
• Changed his uniform to his current No. 46 beginning with 2018 spring practices after wearing No. 44 as a 2016 true freshman and No. 41 as a 2017 redshirt freshman

Junior (2019)
• Earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll
• Played in a career-high all 13 games off the bench and handled all 59 of Cal's kickoffs for 3485 yards (both career highs) with an average of 59.1 yards per kickoff and 24 touchbacks
• Kicked off a season-high-tying six times for a season-high 364 yards and a 60.7 average with a pair of touchbacks in the season-opener against UC Davis
• Kicked off a season-high-tying six times for 363 yards and a 60.5 average with three touchbacks against North Texas
• Kicked off a season-high-tying six times for 356 yards and a 59.3 average with two touchbacks against Washington State when he also made his lone career tackle
• Kicked off a season-high-tying six times for 346 yards and a 57.7 average with two touchbacks in the Redbox Bowl against Illinois
• Kicked off five times for 323 yards and a 64.6 average with a season-high-tying four touchbacks at Ole Miss when he was named Cal's Special Teams Player of the Week in the victory over the Rebels
• Kicked off five times for 322 yards and a 64.4 average with a season-high-tying four touchbacks at Washington
• Kicked off five times for 318 yards and a 63.6 average with two touchbacks at UCLA
• Kicked off five times for 252 yards and a 50.4 average with one touchback at Stanford
• Kicked off four times for 260 yards and a career-high-tying 65.0 average with two touchbacks against Arizona State
• Kicked off four times for 219 yards and a 54.8 average with one touchback against Oregon State
• Kicked off four times for 175 yards and a 43.8 average against USC
• Kicked off twice for 122 yards and a 61.0 average without a touchback at Oregon
• Kicked off once for 65 yards and a career-high-tying 65.0 average with one touchback at Utah
• Made 1-of-2 field goals in the spring game, hitting from 36 yards before being no good from 38

Sophomore (2018)
• Played in a single game against Idaho State, taking the final two kickoffs and recording an average of 64.0 yards per kickoff and one touchback
• Connected on 1-of-2 field goals in the spring game, missing his first attempt from 32 yards before hitting his second from 42 yards
• Did not kick off in the spring game as there were no kickoffs in the contest

Freshman (2017)
• Selected honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic
• Handled 52 of Cal's 63 kickoffs as a 2017 redshirt freshman for 3333 yards, an average of 64.1 yards per kickoff and 27 touchbacks while playing in all 12 games off the bench
• Had career highs of seven kickoffs three times (vs. Washington State, vs. Oregon State, at UCLA), while his 453 kickoff yards and five touchbacks vs. Washington State are career bests
• Made his lone field goal attempt from 36 yards in the spring game

Freshman (2016)
• Redshirted
• Did not play

Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School (Class of 2016)
• Made a combined 17-of-24 field goals over his 2014 junior and 2015 senior seasons while adding a combined 44-of-45 extra points for a total of 95 points
• Named his squad's Most Valuable Special Teams player as a senior when he connected on 9-of-13 field goals and all 19 of his extra points
• Team captain for both his high school squad and Team Ontario as a senior
• National Specialist Player of the Week finalist and his school’s Athlete of the Week during his senior campaign after kicking a game-winning 43-yard field goal to lift his team to a double overtime victory against Notre Dame CSS
• Hit on 8-of-11 field goals and 25-of-26 extra points during his junior campaign
• Played in the International Bowl after both his junior and senior campaigns

Other
• Born November 5, 1998
• Son of Artur and Diana Siemieniec
• Major is legal studies
• A member of the Canada Cup national championship squad in 2014 and the silver medalist in 2015
• On track to graduate from Cal with a bachelor's degree in legal studies in the summer of 2020

Last Updated
May 5, 2020