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Arizona Christian University

OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE OF ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

2024 Football Roster

Mark Jones
Mark Jones

97 Nestor Higuera

  • HT 5-5
  • WT 285
  • CL Graduate Student
  • POS K
  • MAJOR MA- Education
  • HOMETOWN Phoenix, AZ
  • PREVIOUS SCHOOL Paradise Valley High School

Biography

2023- Did not play football

2022 (SR)-
Helped the Firestorm win a SAC Championship… Named NAIA Second Team All-American and First Team All-SAC Special Teams… Played in all 11 games… Nailed 15 of 18 field goals including a school record 52 yard field goal against Oklahoma Panhandle State… Converted 44 of 46 extra points… Kicked off 72 times- averaged 59.5 yards per kickoff

2021 (JR)-
Earned SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Academic All-SAC honors… Appeared in the first five games of the season before season cut short due to injury… Nailed 23 of 24 extra points… Drilled three of four field goals… Season long field goal of 44 yards came against SAGU

2020-21 (SO)-
Helped the Firestorm win a SAC Championship… Named All-SAC First Team Special Teams… Appeared in all 11 games… Converted 46-47 point after attempts… Connected on 7 of 11 field goal attempts… Nailed a 46 yard last second field goal at SAGU to lock up the SAC championship… Two time NAIA and five time SAC Special Teams Player of the Week

2019 (FR)-
Named All-SAC First Team Special Teams… Appeared in all 10 games… Converted a perfect 26-26 point after attempts (the only perfect PAT effort in ACU history)… Nailed 10 of 14 field goals- both ACU program season records… Went 4-5 on field goal attempts (including a school record 49 yarder) with a 4-4 PAT effort at Wayland Baptist to earn NAIA and SAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors

2018-
Redshirted

Paradise Valley High School-
One year varsity player for Head Coach Greg David… Named Second Team All-Region… Was 20 of 21 on point after attempts and 14 of 19 on field goals… Notched ten touchbacks… Favorite highlight- Nailing a 47 yard field goal right before halftime on homecoming night… Also played soccer (two years varsity)… Earned Principal List honors

Personal-
Parents- Laura Rodriguez and Nestor Higuera… Brothers- Juaquin (former ACU football player) and Fernando… Enjoys hiking, playing soccer, and watching movies… Wants to teach at his old high school… Graduated with a degree in secondary education… Grad major is education with concentration in instructional leadership.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 97

    2022Senior

    K
    5'5" 285 lbs
    97
  • 2023Graduate Student

    K
    5'5" 285 lbs
  • 97

    2024Graduate Student

    K
    5'5" 285 lbs
    97