Cornell University Athletics

2024 | SENIOR SEASON
Played in all 10 games, serving as both a punter and kickoff ... totaled 168 yards on four punts, averaging 42.0 yards per kick with a long of 49 yards ... had one punt inside the 20-yard line ... played a key role in helping the team manage field position, providing consistent punts and kickoffs throughout the season.

2023 | JUNIOR SEASON 
Appeared in all 10 contests ... punted for 42 yards at Harvard. 

2022 I SOPHOMORE SEASON
Averaged 34.6 yards on 39 punts with eight kicks downed inside the 20 and 18 being fair-caught ... made a tackle against Colgate on a day he averaged 34.7 yards on three punts ... posted a season-best 38.0 yard average on four kicks against Penn ... punted seven times for a 37.0 yard average in the win at Brown.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Transfer from Coastal Carolina ... earned county Special Teams Player of the Year honors in 2019 while attending Catawba Ridge HS ... was a first-team all-region pick in 2020 as a place-kicker and punter ... also played wide receiver ... competed for the soccer team for four years, helping the team to a regional title and an unbeaten regular season while being ranked No. 4 nationally ... was a second-team all-region pick in his final season.

PERSONAL
Ayden Samuel McCarter is the son of Phillip and Celia McCarter and has two older brothers and a younger sister and brother ... he is enrolled in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations.