West Aurora HS: Four-year varsity letterwinner for head coach Nate Eimer ... helped team to a 9-0 regular season finish, a conference title and a playoff berth in final season ... earned all-conference honors on special teams, as well as all-state academic honors ... was 2-for-2 on field goal attempts on the year and was 61-of-64 on point after attempts ... booted 41 touchbacks on kickoffs ... set the school record for PATs and touchbacks in a season and career ... as a junior, was 3-for-6 on field goal attempts, with a long of 39 yards, and was 30-for-31 on PATs ... tallied 31 touchbacks while earning all conference honors on special teams ... as a sophomore, went 5-for-6 on field goals and was a perfect 18-of-18 on PATs while earning all-conference honors ... also played baseball at West Aurora.

Personal: Born Sept. 29, 2006 in Aurora, Illinois ... son of Patrick and Ingrid Roney ... youngest of three children ... both of his parents attended Illinois State ... maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout entire prep career.