John Alvin III Award Football Special Teams Player of the Week Week Of 10/17/2016 Sport Football School McKendree Year Sophomore Position Linebacker Hometown Fairview Heights, IL High School Belleville East SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK John Alvin, McKendree So., LB, Fairview Heights, Illinois Team Result: 20-16 home win vs. Saint Joseph’s Down 16-14 with 1:10 remaining, he broke through the middle of the line to block a punt that resulted in a 30-yard return to the SJC 3-yard line Two plays later, McKendree scored its 13th point in 43 seconds, capping off a rally that eliminated a 16-7 deficit Play helped McKendree improve its Homecoming record to 20-1 since 1996 Earns first career Special Teams Player of the Week award Last McKendree Special Teams Player of the Week: Carter Vance (11/2/15)