Grand Valley State University Athletics

Career: Career punting average of 39.0 ranks second all-time...Holds the first (40.9 in 2012) and third-best (40.5 in 2013), single-season yards per punt average.
    
2013: Earned third varsity letter...Averaged 40.5 yards per punt with a long of 59 yards...Tallied six punts of 50 net yards or more...Six games with a game average of 42.2 yards or more...Dropped 10 punts inside the opponents 20 yard line...Forced 11 fair catches.

2012:Second-Team All-GLIAC honoree...Earned second varsity letter...Averaged 40.9 yards per punt, second in the GLIAC...Led the league in net punting per punt (39.8)...Dropped 14 punts inside the opponents 20 yard line...Forced a fair catch nine times and tallied six punts of 50 yards or more...Tallied just two touchbacks...Recorded a long punt of 62 yards at Northern Michigan (10/13).

2011: Earned first varsity letter...Punted 28 times for a 34.6 yards per punt average with a long of 50 yards...Dropped 11 punts inside the opponents 20 yard line...Forced a fair catch 10 times...Tallied just one touchback...Averaged 37.7 yards on six punts in first collegiate game vs. Western Oregon (9/1).

2010: Redshirted.

High School: Prepped at Brighton High School under head coach Cliff Kiefer...Named to the all-county first team as a punter following senior year...Named all-conference as a junior and senior...Named one of the best punters at the ProKicker.com kick academy, recording the best punting hangtime in 2008 of 4.81 seconds, with an average of 4.19 seconds...3-for-6 on field goals as a junior, and 5-for-5 as a senior.

Personal: Son of Mario and Lisa Picano...Currently undecided on a major...Enjoys weightlifting.