Hartwick College Athletics

2017: Earned Empire 8 Conference Second Team honors as a kick returner … named Empire 8 Special Teams Player of the Week and Hartwick “Hawk of the Week” on 10/9 … recorded 31 tackles on the year at defensive back … 21 solo tackles … led the team with four interceptions … 39 interception return yards … broke up four passes … forced one fumble … ranked second in the Empire 8 in kick returns averaging 23 yards per return … was also the only player in the conference to return two kicks for a touchdown … tied for fourth in the league in interceptions … returned four kicks for 143 yards, which included an 89-yard return for a score against Morrisville State (10/7) … also had two picks against the Mustangs … returned three kicks for 102 yards with a 92-yard score versus Alfred (11/11) … returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown against Utica (9/30) … season-high seven tackles versus Western Connecticut State (9/2) … had six hits versus Buffalo State (11/4) … tied for 1^st in Hartwick history in interception returns for a touchdown … tied for second all-time in kick returns for a score … tied for 9^th in career passes defended (17).

2016: Made nine starting appearances at defensive back … also returned kicks for the Hawks … ranked tied for ninth nationally and second in the Empire 8 in kick returns for touchdowns … averaged 24.5 yards per kick return, good enough for fourth in the league … 31 tackles on the year tied for ninth on the team … team-best seven passes defended … 22 unassisted hits … one interception … season-high six tackles against Brockport (9/17) … also broke up three passes against the Golden Eagles … five tackles versus Ithaca (10/8) … four tackles against Western Connecticut (9/3) … also had an interception and 33-yard return against the Colonials … four hits in victory over Morrisville State (10/15) … three tackles in games against UMass Dartmouth (9/10), Alfred (10/22), and St. John Fisher (11/5) … season-high 123 kick return yards on four attempts, including 95-yard return for a touchdown in victory over Morrisville.

2015: Started in first game of the season against Western Connecticut State (9/5) before suffering a season-ending injury … made two unassisted tackles against the Colonials.

2014: Played in seven games as a defensive back … made five tackles … one interception which he returned for a touchdown against Morrisville State (9/13) … one fumble recovery at Salisbury (10/18) … season-high two tackles versus Buffalo State (11/8).

Prior to Hartwick: Attended Unatego Central School … lettered in football for three years … also lettered in track for four years and basketball for one year … named football MVP in 2012 … named Most Improve Athlete … track and field MVP in 2009 … was an Ernie Davis Football All-Star in 2012 … participated in the outdoor NYS Track and Field Championships in the 200-meter dash.

Personal: Born January 10, 1996 … son of Lois and David Van Alstine … Computer Science major.