Christopher Newport University

2018 - Sophomore - Remained a critical member of the special teams unit during his second season with the Captains … Drilled all 17 of his extra-point attempts, becoming just the third Captain in school history to have at least 15 tries without a single miss … Ended the season with 25 consecutive conversions dating back to his freshman season, which stands as the fourth-longest streak in program history … Also hit four field goals during the year, including a 44-yard attempt at William Paterson on October 20 … Split the uprights during games against Southern Virginia on September 1, Hampden-Sydney on September 8, and Salisbury on October 6 as well … Finished the season with 29 points, which placed him fourth on the squad … Also handled the kickoff duties and averaged 52.6 yards per attempt while holding the opposition to four touchbacks … Had two touchbacks at William Paterson and also completed a 15-yard pass during a well-rounded effort against the Pioneers … Punted 10 times during the year as well … Averaged 36.1 yards per punt and had a 59-yard rocket against Salisbury ... Pinned five of his punts inside the opposition's 20-yard line.

2017 - Freshman - Starting field goal kicker for the Captains in his first year...Connected on 7-of-13 field goal attempts, including a season-long 42-yarder against Frostburg State...Knocked through a pair of field goals against William Paterson and TCNJ...Led the team in scoring with 41 points...Added an 18-of-19 effort on PAT's during the year, and chipped in one two-point conversion...Connected on 10 straight and then eight straight point-after tries...Went a perfect 4-for-4 on PATs against Southern Virginia...Also served as the team's kicker and punter in the final game of the season, averaging 37.4 yards per punt on five attempts, and 56.0 yards on three kickoff attempts...Downed one of his six punts inside the 20-yard line while averaging 34.0 yards per attempt...Picked up one touchback on five kickoff attempts for an average of 58.4 yards per kickoff.

At Liberty Christian Academy - Played four years as a member of the soccer team at Liberty Christian Academy and served as kicker and punter for head coach Chris Rocco his senior season...Named first team All-Conference and second team All-Region as both a kicker and punter...Eagle Scout.

Personal - Benjamin Ryan Garbarini was born in Bedford, Va...Son of Mark and Karen Garbarini...Has two sisters, Laura and Ashley, and one brother, Chris...Sister, Laura, plays soccer at Roanoke College...Hobbies include fishing, backpacking and boating...Most impressive person met is his grandfather...Favorite food is boneless wings...Majoring in Business.