Vegas XXXV Class of 2020, Junior College & Transfer TOP 12 Announced!

February 4, 2020 By

Chris Sailer Kicking is proud to announce The Class of 2020, Junior College & Transfer TOP 12. These 12 young men proved throughout the course of the entire weekend of Vegas XXXV (January 18-19, 2020) that they belong in the elite club of THE TOP 12.

Class of 2020, Junior College (2020) & Transfer TOP 12
*in alphabetical order

Chase Allen (2020, TX)
Andrew Brown (2020, NC)
Taylor Goettie (TR, GA)
Adrian Guzman (2020, TX)
Parker Hannon (2020, GA)
Dante Jackson (2020, CA)
Jude Kelley (2020, GA)
Nick Lawson (JC, CA)
Cavan Leonardo (JC, CA)
Brandon Petruescu (JC, CA)
Cameron Shirkey (2020, OH)
Carson Zilmer (2020, AZ)

Honorable Mention: John Hoyland, Brett Money, Michael Williams, Keven Nguyen, Stockton Lund, Matt Ganyard, Damian Garcia, Axel Perez

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Introducing the Second 20 2019 TOP 12 Camp Invitees!

May 22, 2019 By

Nearly 400 specialists attended Vegas XXXIV May 11-12, 2019. Talent from over 40 states and 3 countries attended the most popular camp in the world for Kickers, Punters & Long Snappers. The 34rd event in Las Vegas was a tremendous success. As always the #1 goal of all recruits in attendance is to make the prestigious exposure list known as the TOP 12. Here are just a few names that are part of this exclusive fraternity… Justin Tucker, Dan Bailey, JK Scott, Bryan Anger, Ryan Allen, Ryan Succop, Kai Forbath, Tress Way, Bradley Pinion, Logan Cooke, Randy Bullock, Ka’imi Fairbairn, Cody Parkey, Dustin Hopkins, Blair Walsh, Colby Wadman. The list goes on and on.

I am proud to announce the 2nd 20 TOP 12 Camp Invitees that will attend the TOP 12 Camp (July 15-17, 2019). *in alphabetical order.

Bert Auburn (2021, TX)
Daniel Bethel (2021, TN)
Andres Borregales (2021, FL)
Noah Burnette (2020, NC)
Tanner Cragun (2020, TX)
Fabien Guillen (2020, CA)
Conor Hunt (2020, HI)
Dante Jackson (2020, CA)
David Kemp (2021, KS)
RJ Lopez (2020, CA)
Quinn Maretzki (2020, HI)
Marshall Nichols (2021, GA)
Everett Ornstein (2020, TX)
Isaac Riffle (2020, NC)
Carson Roberts (2020, TX)
Brenden Segovia (2021, CA)
Gianni Smith (2020, CA)
Evan Warren (2020, MD)
Paxton Winders (JC, CA)
Carson Zilmer (2020, AZ)

These 20 Kickers / Punters are clearly well deserving of the honor of being selected to attend the 2019 TOP 12 Camp. They should be commended on their accomplishments. I understand that many other tremendous kicking and punting specialists in attendance were also deserving and can state their case as to why they are deserving over the first 20 selected. In the end, these choices were made based on several factors and ultimately the decision of Chris Sailer.

1st Alternates (in alphabetical order)
Ben D’aquilla (2020, CA)
Tommy Day (2021, TN)
Land Gebhard (2020, MS)
Parker Hannon (2020, GA)
CeJ Jones (2020, GA)
Reed Kieny (2020, TX)
Sergio Listo (JC, OH)
Anthony Meader (2020, CA)
Brett Money (2020, NM)
Hayden Olsen (2020, GA)
Kevin Thibodeaux (2020, OH)
*Alternates will be selected if for any reason any of the 40 selected cannot attend.

*The 5 Wild Card Selections will be made in the coming weeks. Wild Cards selections are open to ANYONE deserving.

The second 20 selected will join the first 20 selected & 5 wild cards to make up the TOP 12 Camp where all 45 will compete for TOP 12 Honors!

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2019 AZ Spring Camp Recap – Omar Vasquez Wins It!

April 2, 2019 By

The 2019 Chris Sailer Kicking Spring Camp Tour is officially underway. Over the next 2 months 1000+ participants will attend Chris Sailer Kicking / Rubio Long Snapping camps in CA, TX, NC, GA, IL, WA, NJ, AZ & WA on the road to Vegas XXXIV (May 11-12). Instruction, competition, evaluation & national rankings will take place at each one of these camps. The ultimate goal is an invitation to the prestigious TOP 12 Camp that will take place in Los Angeles, CA on July 15-17.

The road to Vegas XXXIV continued this past week in Phoenix, AZ where the amount of solid talent seems to be growing. Take a look at some of the new names that came to compete against the returning AZ veterans…

Overall Champion – Omar Vasquez (2020, AZ)
This was Omar’s first Chris Sailer camp of his career. Omar showed great progress from the morning to the afternoon as he won the field goal charting competition with a 50 yarder. He battled in the afternoon against Nick Hill and Fabien Guillen to take the title of Camp Champ!

AZ Champion: Omar Vasquez & Carson Wiggs

Field Goal Champion – Nick Hill (2020, CA)
Nick Hill continues to impress in AZ as he always seems to be in the finals of all competitions. Nick had an impressive day on both field goal and punt as he won a major field goal competition by going 7 for 7 with a long of 53 yards. Nick was also had a good day kicking off. With hard work on his punting technique, he has the strength to develop into a good college level punter as well.

Punt Champion – Fabien Guillen (2020, CA)
Fabien had a great showing in AZ as he hit multiple punts over 40 yards with over 4.7 seconds of hang time. He outlasted Clay Gross in the Punt Final. Fabien is a fierce competitor who is ready to make an impact on the college level. Look for him to have a big showing at Vegas XXXIV.

Kickoff Champion – Carson Zilmer (2020, AZ)
Carson is another rising star coming out of Arizona that has big time potential. He is a big, tall, strong and athletic kicker who is hits big time kickoffs, typically deep in the end zone. With continued hard work on his technique and consistency, Carson will be ranked towards the top of his class.

Class of 2019/JC Standouts: Zachary Grabovic.

Class of 2020 Standouts: Carson Zilmer, Clay Gross Dominic Chakraborty, Dominic Persi, Fabien Guillen, Jansen Malvick, Mark Vargas, Nick Hill, Omar Vasquez, Santiago Garcia-Mendez.

Class of 2021 Standouts: Crew Peterman, Maximus Kennedy, Richie Brutto, Ryan Feinberg.

Class of 2022 Standouts: Casey Kautzman, Grady Gross.

The 2019 Chris Sailer Kicking Spring Camp Tour will continue in Dallas, TX (Sunday April 7), Chicago, IL (Sunday April 14), Atlanta, GA (Sunday April 28) & Vegas XXXIV in Las Vegas, NV (May 11-12, 2019).

Visit ChrisSailerKicking.com to register and for more information. To be the best, train and compete with the best! #TeamSailer

See you in Vegas, where the best of the best prove it!

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2018 AZ Fall Camp Recap – Dunker and Montes De Oca Impress!

December 11, 2018 By

The road to Vegas XXXIII continued in Phoenix, AZ on Sunday December 9th. The Southwest region continues to show increased talent with every visit. Take a look at the results.

Overall Camp Champion
Lucas Dunker (2020, CO) – Being his first Chris Sailer Kicking event, Lucas really showed that he has the leg strength to compete with the top kickers in his class. On this day he won the field goal charting, the punt competition with multiple punts over 40 yards with 4.2+ hang times and became the overall 2018 Arizona camp champ. Lucas showed that he has range from 55+ from field goals and that he can put his kickoffs in the end zone on a consistent basis. Look for Lucas to compete for a top spot at Vegas XXXIII.

Field Goal Champion
Max Montes De Oca (2020, AZ) – Max beat out Lucas Dunker for the Last Man Standing field goal competition with 51 and 53 yard field goals into a slight breeze. Max is new to kicking this year but has shown that he has the leg strength and talent to develop into one of the best kickers in his class. With multiple kickoffs going deep into the end zone and plenty of punts at the 4.3+ second range, Max has the talent to make Top 12 in the near future.

Kickoff Champion
Carson Zilmer (2020, AZ) – Another new Chris Sailer Kicking student, Carson immediately showed off his leg strength. During the afternoon competitions, Carson not only showed that he could put his kickoffs into the end zone with 3.6+ second hang times, but showed he can could compete in field goals as well by being a finalist or semifinalist in every competition during the day. Carson is has the body type and athleticism to become one of the top performers in his class.

2019 Standouts: Jaden Boling, Micah Hertz

2020 Standouts: Carson Zimmer, Connor Gardner, Dominic Chakraborty, Dominic Persi, Lucas Dunker, Max Montes De Oca, Noah Carlton

2021 Standouts: Adam Babb, Alec Silver, Crew Peterman, Mathew Farnsworth, Maximus Kennedy

The 2018 Chris Sailer Kicking Fall Camp Tour will continue with a FINAL stop Los Angeles , CA (January 13). The road all leads to Las Vegas, NV for Vegas XXXIII where the world’s best will compete for an in invitation to the prestigious TOP 12 camp. For more information on the above recruits and future camp information visit www.ChrisSailerKicking.com

Lucas Dunker, AZ Champion!

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