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97 Parker Huynh-Benningfield

  • Position P/K
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Class 2026
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C. / Austin, Texas
  • High School Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School (Texas)
  • Major Economics

Biography

2024: Served as the team's punter in all nine games.... Punted the ball 40 times for 1,320 yards, an average of 33 yards per punt.... Pinned the opponent inside the 20 yard line six times on the season and forced 12 fair catches.... Forced a season-high three fair catches, with a long punt of 44 yards at Amherst (Sept. 14).... Punted five times with a long of 49 yards, forced a pair catch, and pinned Trinity inside their 20-yard line once (Sept. 21).... Averaged 35.20 yards per punt, with two fair catches and one punt inside the 20 in a 24-13 win over Wesleyan (Sept. 28).... Tallied four punts with a long of 49, forced two fair catches, and pinned Colby inside their 20 once (Oct. 5).... Unleashed a career-long punt of 60 yards against Tufts (Oct. 12).... Punted six times with a long of 47, forced a fair catch, and pinned Williams inside their own 20 once (Oct. 9).... Averaged a season-high 35.67 yards per punt in a 21-20 win over Middlebury (Oct. 26).... Forced two fair catches and pinned Bowdoin inside their own 20 once (Nov. 2).... Forced a fair catch and pinned Hamilton inside their 20 once (Nov. 9).

2023: Winner of the Lewiston Strong Award at the inaugural CATSBYs.... Saw action in seven games for the Bobcats, serving as the team's punter.... Punted the ball 39 times for 1,251 yards on the season, an average of 32.1 yards per punt.... Pinned the opponent inside the 20 yard line seven times and launched three punts of 50 yards or more on the year.... Punted five times for an average of 30.4 yards per punt, with one inside the 20 against Amherst (Oct. 7).... Punted six times for 198 yards for an average of 33 yards per punt, with a long of 50 and one inside the 20 against Middlebury (Oct. 21).... Punted seven times for 225 yards with two inside the 20 at Trinity (Nov. 4).... Punted six times for a season-high 251 yards, with a season-best average of 41.83 yards, with three inside the 20, including a season-long punt of 52 yards against Williams (Nov. 18).

2022: Did not see any action as a rookie for the Bobcats.

Gameday Program Story: The Kicking Life

Minor:  Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies

Personal: 2022 graduate of Saint Stephen's Episcopal School (Texas) where he competed in football, soccer, and lacrosse ... Saint Stephen's Brewster Merit Scholar ... Two-Year Football Captain ... 2020 All-SPC ... 2020 Saint Stephen's Sportsmanship Award ... 2021 All-SPC Preseason Team ... 2021 All-State ... 2021 TAIAO State Champion ... 2021 HSFA Academic All-American ... Semi-finalist filmmaker at 2020 Lake Travis Film Festival ... Quarterfinalist at 2022 Lake Travis Film Festival ... Featured filmmaker in 2020 Tokyo Lift Off Film Festival ... 2023 Web Harrison Award Recipient ...  2025 NCAA Division III College Sports Communicators Student Program selection ... Athletic Marketing & Promotions graphic designer, videographer, photographer, and producer ... SAAC Social Media Manager 2023-2026 ...  SAAC Treasurer 2024-2026 ... Founder of pbenn Productions ... 2025 Original Programming Intern at "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" on FoxSports 1 ... 2025 Production Intern on "The Rookie" ... Volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 97

    2022First Year

    K/P
    5'10" 170 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2023Sophomore

    P / K
    5'10" 185 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2024Junior

    K/P
    5'11" 180 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2025Senior

    P/K
    5'11" 180 lbs
    97