Gettysburg College Athletics

2024

• Named Centennial Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (11/17/2024)
• Appeared in all 10 games
• Punted 46 times for 1,669 yards, averaging 36.3 yards per punt
• Booted a 58-yard punt at Juniata
• Landed six punts inside the 20-yard line
• Also handled kickoff duties, averaging 47.3 yards on 31 kickoffs with one touchback
• Attempted one field goal (missed) and converted went 2-for-3 on PATs

2023

• Made nine appearances
• Kicked 34 punts for 1,104 yards for an average of 32.4 yards per punt
• 11 of 34 punts were inside the 20 yard line
• Totaled three punts over 50 yards

2022

• Did not make an appearance

2021

• Did not appear in a varsity contest

Off the Field

• Member of Lambda Chi Alpha
• Ski Club member

High School

• Competed in football, soccer, swimming, and golf at Haddon Heights HS
• Awarded varsity letters for his careers in each sport
• Went 25/25 on extra points in his senior year
• Punted for over 40 yards
• Given 1^st Team All-Conference honors for football in 2020
• Tabbed 1^st Team All-Conference honors for golf in 2018, 2019, and 2020
• Won 1^st place in the conference golf tournament in 2020
• Served as golf team captain in 2020
• Honor roll student, principal’s list

Personal

• Grandfather, George Matthew Van Istendal Sr. ’65, attended Gettysburg College
• Relative, Stephanie Greeby, competed in gymnastics at Rutgers University for two years