Yousuf Shakir

Yousuf Shakir

Player Profile

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Albuquerque, N.M.
High School:
Highland HS
Height / Weight:
5-7 / 159
Position:
Kicker
Birthdate:
09/28/1984
Experience:
HS
Pronunciation:
YOO-suf

NEW MEXICO: Veteran walk-on kicker from Albuquerque Highland HS who has steadily improved in each of his five years in the program...has shown excellent accuracy and consistency on the practice field...UNM Presidential Scholarship recipient and a member of the National Society of College Scholars.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Albuquerque Highland HS...did a little of everything during his high school career...lettered three times on the football field for head coach Judge Chavez...played soccer three years, earning all-district honors as a defender, and competed in track and field...earned a spot on the U.S. Soccer Regional team in 2000...was also the captain of the rugby team and a top player on the Highland chess team...accomplished competitor in Tae Kwon Do as well...academic all-district/all-city honoree for the football team and was named the HHS Football Student-Athlete of the Year in 2003...member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 28, 1984, in Albuquerque, N.M....age is 23...son of Sami and Mary Shakir...dad is a scientist...has two brothers, Dawud (24) and Salim (19)...uncle, David Mitchell, played baseball at UMass in the early 1980s...Pharmacy major who plans to pursue his doctorate in the field.

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