# Nich Pertuit

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{{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](/source/Placekicker)
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1983|4|7}}
|birth_place= 
|height_ft=6 
|height_in=0 
|weight_lbs=195 
|high_school=[Senior](/source/Billings_Senior_High_School) ([Billings, Montana](/source/Billings%2C_Montana))
|college=[Incarnate Word](/source/Incarnate_Word_Cardinals) (soccer)
|undraftedyear=
|pastteams=
* [Abilene Ruff Riders](/source/Abilene_Ruff_Riders) ({{IFL Year|2009}}–{{IFL Year|2010}})
* [Iowa Barnstormers](/source/Iowa_Barnstormers) ({{AFL Year|2011}})
* [San Jose SaberCats](/source/San_Jose_SaberCats) ({{AFL Year|2012}}–{{AFL Year|2015}})
* [Arizona Rattlers](/source/Arizona_Rattlers) ({{AFL Year|2016}})
|status=
|highlights=
* [ArenaBowl](/source/ArenaBowl) champion ([2015](/source/ArenaBowl_XXVIII))
* First-team [All-Arena](/source/All-Arena) ([2014](/source/2014_All-Arena_Team))
* Second-team All-Arena ([2012](/source/2012_All-Arena_Team))
* [AFL Kicker of the Year](/source/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](/source/American_football) [placekicker](/source/placekicker) who played in the [Arena Football League](/source/Arena_Football_League) (AFL). He played [college soccer](/source/College_soccer_in_the_United_States) at the [University of the Incarnate Word](/source/University_of_the_Incarnate_Word). He was a member of the [Abilene Ruff Riders](/source/Abilene_Ruff_Riders), [Iowa Barnstormers](/source/Iowa_Barnstormers), [San Jose SaberCats](/source/San_Jose_SaberCats), and [Arizona Rattlers](/source/Arizona_Rattlers).

==Early life and college==
Nicholas Pertuit was born on April 7, 1983.<ref name="af"/> He attended [Billings Senior High School](/source/Billings_Senior_High_School) in [Billings, Montana](/source/Billings%2C_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](/source/College_soccer_in_the_United_States) at the [University of the Incarnate Word](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/All-Arena) in [2012](/source/2012_Arena_Football_League_season) and first-team All-Arena in [2014](/source/2014_Arena_Football_League_season).<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](/source/ArenaBowl_XXVIII) against the [Jacksonville Sharks](/source/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](/source/2015_Arena_Football_League_season).

On August 4, 2016, Pertuit was assigned to the [Arizona Rattlers](/source/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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Category:Living people
Category:1983 births
Category:American football placekickers
Category:Incarnate Word Cardinals men's soccer players
Category:Abilene Ruff Riders players
Category:Iowa Barnstormers players
Category:San Jose SaberCats players
Category:Arizona Rattlers players
Category:Players of American football from Montana
Category:Sportspeople from Billings, Montana
Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position
Category:Association football players not categorized by nationality
Category:Billings Senior High School alumni
Category:Soccer players from Montana

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