{{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography |name=Nich Pertuit |image= |current_team= |number=18 |position=Placekicker |birth_date={{birth date and age|1983|4|7}} |birth_place= |height_ft=6 |height_in=0 |weight_lbs=195 |high_school=Senior (Billings, Montana) |college=Incarnate Word (soccer) |undraftedyear= |pastteams= * Abilene Ruff Riders ({{IFL Year|2009}}–{{IFL Year|2010}}) * Iowa Barnstormers ({{AFL Year|2011}}) * San Jose SaberCats ({{AFL Year|2012}}–{{AFL Year|2015}}) * Arizona Rattlers ({{AFL Year|2016}}) |status= |highlights= * ArenaBowl champion (2015) * First-team All-Arena (2014) * Second-team All-Arena (2012) * AFL Kicker of the Year ({{AFL Year|2014}}) |aflstatlabel1=FG made |aflstatvalue1=22 |aflstatlabel2=FG att |aflstatvalue2=32 |aflstatlabel3=PAT made |aflstatvalue3=540 |aflstatlabel4=PAT att |aflstatvalue4=603 |aflstatlabel5=Tackles |aflstatvalue5=17.5 |afl=11856 }} '''Nicholas Pertuit''' (born April 7, 1983) is an American former professional football placekicker who played in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college soccer at the University of the Incarnate Word. He was a member of the Abilene Ruff Riders, Iowa Barnstormers, San Jose SaberCats, and Arizona Rattlers.
==Early life and college== Nicholas Pertuit was born on April 7, 1983.<ref name="af"/> He attended Billings Senior High School in Billings, Montana.<ref name="word">{{cite web | url=http://general.utpb.edu/vpaa/ief/documents/13024.pdf | title=Nicholas Pertuit | publisher=general.utpb.edu | accessdate=August 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Letasky |first=John |date=2014-04-09 |title=Pertuit living his dream on and off the football field |url=https://billingsgazette.com/sports/more/article_7d97ab87-7b59-5dfd-80c9-0e23704324fc.html |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=Billings Gazette |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Record |first=JOHN LETASKY For the Independent |date=2015-08-30 |title=Montana's Pertuit got his kicks in during ArenaBowl victory |url=https://helenair.com/article_021419c0-2b14-5c92-bcb9-6c7f3dc501e4.html |access-date=2025-09-25 |website=The Independent Record |language=en}}</ref>
Pertuit played college soccer at the University of the Incarnate Word.<ref name="word"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://boxscorenews.com/san-jose-sabercats-activate-kicker-nich-pertuit-p74817-68.htm | title=San Jose SaberCats activate kicker Nich Pertuit | publisher=boxscorenews.com | accessdate=August 15, 2014}}</ref>
==Professional career== Pertuit played two seasons with the Abilene Ruff Riders from 2009 to 2010. He converted 60 of 71 field goal attempts.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://thesanjosesabercats.com/team-nich-pertuit/ | title=Team – Nich Pertuit | publisher=thesanjosesabercats.com | accessdate=August 15, 2014 | url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125949/http://thesanjosesabercats.com/team-nich-pertuit/ | archivedate=August 19, 2014 | df= }}</ref>
Pertuit signed with the Iowa Barnstormers on May 11, 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=145 | title=Wednesday May 11, 2011 | publisher=arenafan.com | date=May 11, 2011 | accessdate=August 15, 2014}}</ref>
Pertuit was signed by the San Jose SaberCats on April 4, 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=25 | title=Historical Team Transactions | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=July 20, 2015}}</ref> He was named second-team All-Arena in 2012 and first-team All-Arena in 2014.<ref name="af">{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=11856&pageview=bio | title=Nich Pertuit | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=July 20, 2015}}</ref> The Sabercats won ArenaBowl XXVIII against the Jacksonville Sharks on August 29, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_28726632/san-jose-sabercats-roll-arenabowl-xxviii-afl-title |title=San Jose SaberCats roll in ArenaBowl XXVIII for AFL title |publisher=mercurynews.com |date=August 29, 2015 |accessdate=August 30, 2015 |author=Hacke, Ray |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830135427/http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_28726632/san-jose-sabercats-roll-arenabowl-xxviii-afl-title |archivedate=August 30, 2015 }}</ref> He became a free agent after the 2015 season.
On August 4, 2016, Pertuit was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/Arizona_Rattlers-21/transactions/ | title=Team Transactions | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=August 5, 2016 | url-status=bot: unknown | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805180015/http://www.arenafan.com/teams/Arizona_Rattlers-21/transactions/ | archivedate=August 5, 2016 | df= }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=pertunic001 Stats Crew profile]
{{Arena Football League Kicker of the Year}} {{ArenaBowl XXVIII}}
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