Oklahoma State University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Alex Hale
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Point Frederick, NSW, Australia
- High School:
- St. Edward's
2023 CSC Academic All-America First Team
2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
2023 William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
2023 First Team Academic All-Big 12 (4.0 GPA)
2023 NCAA Statistical Champion (FG Per Game)
2023 Lou Groza Award Semifinalist
2023 Second Team All-Big 12 (Coaches & AP)
2022 First Team Academic All-Big 12 (4.0 GPA)
2021 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2020 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2020 Lou Groza Award Semifinalist
2019 First Team Academic All-Big 12
A former walk-on who was awarded a scholarship in the spring of 2021 ... A two-time Lou Groza Award semifinalist, All-Big 12 honoree and NCAA statistical champion ... A five-time first team Academic All-Big 12 honoree who was also an Academic All-American and a William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist ... Wrapped up his career by going 43-of-54 on field goal attempts to give him the fifth-highest field goal percentage in school history ... His 43 field goals ranked as the eighth-most in OSU history ... Made 47 consecutive PAT attempts from 2021-23 to tie for the 10th-longest streak in OSU history ... Grew up in Australia, where he played soccer, surfed and wakeskated before training to be a kicker with John Carney in California.
2023 (Super Senior): Finished the final year of his collegiate career with a long list of honors both on the field and in the classroom ... On the field, he was the NCAA statistical champion with 2.08 field goals per game, a Lou Groza Award semifinalist for the second time in his career, a second team All-Big 12 selection by the league’s coaches and the Associated Press, and an honorable mention for Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year by the coaches ... In the classroom, he was a College Sports Communicators Academic All-America First Team honoree, a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team honoree, a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, a first team Academic All-Big 12 honoree for a fifth-straight year and one of 24 total Big 12 football players honored with a perfect 4.0 GPA ... Finished the year by making 27 of 34 field goal attempts, playing in 13 of 14 games and only missing the Big 12 Championship game ... His 34 attempts tied the OSU season record and his 27 makes tied for second in school history ... His 9.0 points per game ranked sixth among all kickers ... Tied the school record for made field goals in a game with five against Kansas State and then set the school record for made field goals in a two-game stretch with nine total against KSU and Kansas ... His six attempts against KSU also tied the school record and his 17 total points tied for the fourth-most scored by a kicker in OSU history ... Had 15 total points against Kansas, going four for five on field goals ... Earned Lou Groza Award “Star of the Week” against Kansas State, Kansas and Houston ... Went three-for-three on field goal attempts at Houston, with 13 total points ... Made three field goals from more than 50 yards out, including a 53-yarder against Kansas State, a 53-yarder at Iowa State and a 52-yarder at Arizona State ... The 53-yarders tied for the fourth-longest kicks in school history and the 52-yarder tied for 11th ... Went 18-for-20 inside of 40 yards, with one miss coming from a block ... Hit multiple field goals in nine games ... Made nine consecutive field goals over his final five games to tie for the 10th longest streak in school history ... Went 36-for-38 on PAT attempts, with the only misses being blocked ... Named OSU’s special teams MVP against Arizona State and Kansas State ... Served as a game captain against Central Arkansas.
2022 (Senior): One of three Cowboys and 14 total Big 12 players honored as a first team Academic All-Big 12 honoree while maintaining a 4.00 grade point average ... It was his fourth-consecutive year to make the first team ... Played in four games while backing up Lou Groza Award semifinalist Tanner Brown ... Played against UAPB, Baylor, Kansas and Iowa State ... Kicked off 19 times for a total of 1,204 yards with an average of 63.4 yards and six total touchbacks ... Went 2-for-2 on PAT attempts, making each of OSU’s final two against UAPB.
2021 (Junior): Earned first team Academic All-Big 12 honors for the third consecutive season ... Rehabilitated from a 2020 injury to return in time for the 2021 season ... Attempted 22 place kicks on the year and made 18 of them ... Went 3-for-6 on field goal attempts with a season-long of 35 yards, which he hit in OSU’s season-opening win over Missouri State ... His other made field goals came in the wins over Kansas State and Kansas ... Was included on the preseason watch list for the Lou Groza Award.
2020 (Sophomore): A Lou Groza Award semifinalist ... Earned first team Academic All-Big 12 honors for the second consecutive season ... An honorable mention All-Big 12 selection despite missing the final five games of the year ... Was getting mentioned as a candidate to win the Groza Award before sustaining a non-contact season-ending injury during pregame warmups against Oklahoma ... At the time of his injury, he was the FBS leader with 2.17 made field goals per game ... Though he only played in half of OSU’s games, he still finished as the team’s leading scorer by 21 points ... Converted on 13 of his 14 field goal attempts (92.9 pct.) ... Was three-for-three from 40+ yards, with a long of 44 ... Made three field goals against both Tulsa and Kansas ... Earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week after his effort against the Golden Hurricane ... Of his 13 kickoffs on the year, five resulted in touchbacks.
2019 (Freshman): First-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Saw game action against both McNeese and Kansas State ... Kicked off five times for an average of 61.8 yards ... Two of those kickoffs came against McNeese, with the remaining three against Kansas State ... The average starting position for McNeese after his two kickoffs in that game was its own 14-yard line.
2018: Redshirt.
Before OSU: Arrived in Stillwater after training to be a kicker with John Carney at Carney Training Facility in Carlsbad, Calif. … Attended St. Edward’s College in Point Frederick, New South Wales, Australia … Earned all-district honors playing soccer, but did not play football … Also talented at surfing and wakeskating, becoming the Junior (Under 19) Wakeskate World Champion … Earned outstanding academic achievement honors at St. Edward’s College after finishing in the top five of his class … Active in community service, recording 30 hours each year from grades seven through 12.
Personal: Alex Hale was born in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia … Son of Glenn and Mira Hale … Father, Glenn Hale, was a semi-professional rugby player in Australia who was headed to the professional league before his career was derailed due to injury … Brother, Andre Hale, played college soccer … Majoring in Applied Exercise Science.
