Career
• Kent State's career scoring leader with 299 points
• Kent State's career leader in field goals made with 56
• Made 14-of-15 field goal attempts in seven-game span from end of 2009 season to beginning of 2010 season.
• Made final 59 extra point attempts of career and made 50 straight from 2009 - 2011
2012 Senior Season
• Set single-season record for field goals made with 19
• Set single-season scoring record with 115 points
• Played in Ohio vs. Michigan Senior Bowl on April 20th at Canton's Fawcett Stadium & made lone field goal atttempt
• Went 58-of-58 on extra point attempts for the season
• Finished the year making 16 of his last 18 field goal attempts
• Totaled 34 touchbacks on kickoffs
• Connected on field goals of 42 and 26 yards in the 17-13 losing effort to Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl.
• Went 3-3 on field goals and also recorded five touchbacks in the 44-37 losing effort Nov. 30 against Northern Illinois
• Had touchbacks on each of his first four kickoffs during the 28-6 victory Nov. 23 over Ohio
• Earned College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention as a Specialist for his performance against Miami
• Kicked a season long 48 yard field goal and had six kickoffs for touchbacks in the 48-32 victory over Miami
• Named MAC East Special Teams Player of the week for his performance in the 41-24 victory Oct. 20 over Western Michigan as he booted 46 and 43 yard field goals to go along with five extra points and three kickoffs resulting in touchbacks
• Booted a 25-yard field goal with six seconds left to help win the game against Ball State Sept. 29, 45-43
• Made field goals of 23, 33, and 21 yards in the 23-7 victory Sept. 19 at Buffalo
• Named to Phil Steele's 2012 Preseason All-MAC Fourth Team
2011 Junior Season
• Went a perfect 9-for-9 on field goal attempts of 40 yards or less
• Made 13-of-17 field goal attempts on the season
• Had a season-high 49 yard field goal against Eastern Michigan
• Had a field goal of 46 yards at Akron and booted five touchbacks
• Earned MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week for the fourth time in his career, after making both of his field goal attempts against Bowling Green, including a 44-yarder...also a kickoff for a touchback and two kickoffs that resulted in tackles inside the 20.
• Named to Phil Steele's Preseason All-MAC Fourth Team
• Made 44-yard field goal in sloppy conditions against Louisiana
• Went 2-for-2 on field goal attempts (39, 35) against South Alabama
2010 Sophomore Season
• Became first Kent State kicker to go perfect on extra point attempts (31-of-31) in a season since 2001
• Made 11 field goals, the ninth most in a season by a Kent State kicker
• Earned MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week after nailing three field goals at Bowling Green
• Named MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week after connecting on field goals of 45 and 41 yards at Boston College
2009 Freshman Season
• Made 13-of-19 field goals on the year and 24-of-26 extra points
• Was 13-of-15 on field goal attempts in MAC play
• Was a integral part of the Flashes leading the nation in kick return defense at 15.33 yards per return
• 13 field goals tied for fifth-most in school history
• Was fifth in the MAC and tied for 60th nationally with 1.08 field goals per game
• Tied for 16th in the conference with 5.25 points per game
• Drilled all three field goal attempts against Miami Sept. 26, including the game-clincher with 1:19 remaining, en route to becoming the first KSU kicker since 2005 to earn MAC Special Teams Player of the Week
• Made two field goals in each of the final five games, including a career-long 46-yarder at Temple Nov. 21
• Was one of nine true freshmen to letter
Prior to Kent State
• Was an all-state selection as a sophomore at Fort Meade High School
• Three-time all-county honoree, both as a kicker and punter
• Was 106-for-113 on extra point attempts in his career and 13-for-22 on field goal attempts
• Nailed a career-long 52-yard field goal as a sophomore
• Also lettered four years in baseball and three in soccer
• Coached by Jemalle Cornelius
Personal
• Born Oct. 10, 1990
• Son of Alfonso and Maribel Cortez
• Has three brothers, Alfonso Jr., Jesus and Jack, and two sisters, Maria and Perlita
• Jesus was a four-year letterwinner on the football team at Bethune-Cookman
• Majoring in business management
• Helped fix roofs of houses in Florida that were damaged by hurricanes
