Cornell University Athletics

As a Senior (2019)

• Finished his senior season as the main kicker for the Big Red, converting two field goals and eight, of nine, extra points.
• Completed 16 kickoffs, including two touchbacks, gaining 799 yards on the season.
• Longest successful field goal was 28 yards.
• Awarded the 2019 Paul N. Hunt Citizenship Award; awarded to the senior who simultaneously exemplified the qualifies of both a model citizen and student-athlete.
 

As a Junior (2018)

• Served as the principal kicker for the Big Red, converting one field goal and eight extra points.
• Completed 27 kickoffs, including three touchbacks, gaining 1,246 yards on the season.
 

As a Sophomore (2017)

• Once again the main offensive kicker for Cornell, converting three field goals and 21 extra points to rank second on the team in points scored (30).
• Longest successful FG was 28 yards against Post (11/3).
• Was in charge of 28 kickoffs, accumulating 1,528 yards throughout the season to average 54.6 per kickoff.
 

As a Freshman (2016)

• Served as the primary kicker for the Big Red in 2016 and finished as the team's leading scorer with 32 points.
• Went six-of-nine on field goals, including a long of 36 yards, and was 14-of-16 on point after attempts.
• Named the CSFL Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 1 for his performance against Navy when he made field goals of 34 and 36 yards and converted on two point after attempts.
 

Before Cornell

• Played three years of soccer and one year of football in high school, serving as a kicker and punter.
• Also ran track and qualified for sectionals in the 400 meter dash.
• Was a member of the National Honor Society while in high school.
 

Personal

• Benjamin Parker Finkelstein is the son of Martin and Brenda Finkelstein.
• He has two sisters, Lily and Sophie.
• His father also attended Cornell.
• He is enrolled in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations.