Chase Contreraz

Chase Contreraz vs. Oklahoma State (2023)

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Position:
Placekicker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Missouri Valley, Iowa
High School:
Missouri Valley
Prev School:
Iowa Western CC / Nebraska

Awards & Honors
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Placekicker and Special Teams Player of the Year - Coaches (2023)
Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 25, Oct. 16)
Lou Groza Award Semifinalist (2023)

2023
Played in all 13 games, handling primary kicking duties ... two-time Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week ... Lou Groza Award semifinalist ... connected on 21-of-26 field goals, breaking the previous school record for field goals made in a season ... was 36-for-37 on extra point attempts to finish with 99 kicking points, breaking the school record for most kicking point in a season ... had a streak of 12 consecutive makes before missing a 51-yard field goal ... became the sixth Cyclone to have multiple 50-yard makes in a season ... his nine makes of 40-yards or longer was the second-most in school history in a single season ... connected on a career-long 56-yard field goal against UNI that was the fifth-longest make in Cyclone history and tied for the seventh-longest nationally in 2023 ... it was also the first field goal of 55-plus yards by a Cyclone at Jack Trice Stadium since 2010 ... earned his first Big 12 weekly honor after going 2-for-2 on field goals, including a 51-yard make, and 4-for-4 on extra points against Oklahoma State ... second weekly honor was following a 3-for-3 field goal performance against Cincinnati in which he also made all three extra points and converted a fake field goal for a first down with a six-yard run ... made his final 14 kicks inside 50 yards.

2022 (at Nebraska)
Squad member.

2021 (at Nebraska)
Started Nebraska's final four games at place-kicker ... was perfect on 11 extra-point tries and connected on 2-of-4 field goals with a long of 39 yards.

2020 (at Nebraska)
Squad member.

2019 (Iowa Western CC)
Played the 2019 season at Iowa Western Community College ... second-team NJCAA All-American ... helped the Reivers to a 9-3 record ... connected on 15-of-18 field goals and 44-of-46 extra points ... made a season-long 47-yard field goal against Snow College and had a season-high three field goals in a game at Dodge City CC.

High School
Prepped at Missouri Valley High School ... helped Coach Brian Knott’s teams to 7-3 records in both 2016 and 2017.

Personal
Earned bachelor's degree in child, youth and family studies from Nebraska in May of 2023 ... working towards his master's degree in family and consumer sciences.