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2024 Football Roster

41 Ben Banks-Altekruse

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 205
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position Kicker/Punter
  • Hometown Berkeley, Calif.
  • High School Saint Mary's College

Biography

2024 (Graduate): Served as primary holder on all field goal and extra point attempts, playing in all 14 games ... Made 48 punts, finishing with an average of 37.7 yards per punt, with a season-long og 50 yards ... Racked up 1,810 total punting yards, placed 14 inside the 20-yard line and had one over 50 yards ... Averaged 34.3 yards on six punts for a total of 206 punting yards against East Texas A&M (Sept. 7), placing two punts inside the 20-yard line ... Made a season high seven punts, finishing with a total of 263 yards for an average of 37.6 yards at No. 7 Montana (Sept. 9).

2023 (Senior): Once again handled Lehigh’s punting and holding duties… averaged 41.3 yards per punt to rank second in the Patriot League… placed 29 of his 62 punts inside the opponents’ 20 yard line… boomed season-long 58 yard punt at Monmouth (9/30)… placed all eight of his punts inside the opponents’ 20 at Monmouth… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
 
2022 (Junior): Served as Lehigh’s punter and holder in all 11 games… averaged 39.6 yards on 51 punts… boomed 72-yard punt at Cornell (10/15)… placed 16 punts inside opponents’ 20 yard line.
 
2021 (Sophomore): Served as Lehigh’s holder for placements over final five games… also listed as No. 2 punter.
 
Spring 2021 (Freshman): Debuted in second half of Lafayette game… kicked off twice, averaging 62.5 yards per kickoff… converted only extra point attempt…named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: First team All-League as a junior and senior… No. 1-ranked punter in California and No. 22 in the nation according to Kohl’s Kicking… averaged school-record 44.5 yards per punt as a senior… also played wide receiver… four-year letter winner in soccer… honor roll student.
 
Personal: Son of Charles Altekruse and Barbara Banks… has younger brother Jeremy… father rowed at Harvard… mother played rugby at Middlebury.

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