Nathaniel Hillenburg

2025: Appeared in all 12 games… Finished the season with an average of 38.8 yards per punt including a long of 59, three of 50+ and two inside the 20… Had his season long of 59 on Nov. 1 at Presbyterian. 2024 (Cornell): Appearing in three games... Recorded 11 punts for 428 yards, averaging 38.9 yards per punt... Posted a season-long 62-yard punt against Yale (Sept. 28)... Placed two punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. 2023 (Cornell): Punted twice for 66 yards against Bucknell. 2022 (Cornell): Made his collegiate debut with one punt in the season opener against VMI. 2021 (Cornell): Did not see varsity action. Prep: Was an Academic All-State selection at punter for the state champion Cathedral HS team... Averaged 31.0 yards per punt as a senior and was named Special Teams Player of the Game once en route to a 2021 state title and a top 20 national ranking by USA Today... Posted a 29.1 yards per punt average as a junior with four kicks downed inside the 20 and was named Player of the Week once... Rated a 4.5 star punter and was ranked as the 32nd-best punter in the country with Korn Blue Kicking in 2021... Also competed on the swimming team, captaining the squad as a senior. Personal: Son of Randy and Debbie Hillenburg... Earned a second-degree black belt in American Taekwondo... Two cousins, Damon Bailey (All-American at Indiana) and Alexa Bailey (Butler), both played college basketball... Earned rank of Eagle Scout in November of 2018... Earned his undergraduate degree in economics with a business minor from Cornell in 2025... Is enrolled in the MBA program at Valpo.