Amherst College Athletics

• "I made Virginia Wesleyan my top choice because I loved the campus, the size, the faculty, and the location and I got an opportunity to achieve and play lacrosse."
• Selected VWC over Randolph-Macon College, Ferrum College, and Southwestern University

VWC Career Statistics

Season Highlights

2012

• Won 8 of 12 faceoffs against Roanoke College and 7 of 10 against Lynchburg College

Collegiate Accomplishments

• TBA

Prep Accolades

• Competed in lacrosse, track and field, and football
• Freshman defensive player of the year
• Most improved player
• Honorable mention All-District
• Nothern Region senior All-Star game player
• District and Regional champions

Personal

• Son of Karen and Bill Alvarez; parents attended Jacksonville University and Mount St. Mary's University
• Has two siblings, Kyle and Claire
• Enjoys rock, rap, and country music and vacations to Florida
• Favorites include the book "The Hatchet," the movie "The Waterboy," and the TV series "That 70's Show"
• A fan of the Chesapeake Bay Hawks, the Miami Dolphins, and football player Mike Alstott
• Self-description in 10 words or less: "Outgoing, driven, leader, observant, and active."
• My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "The competition that comes with playing a sport."
• The part of my game I've most improved is: "How to react to and evaluate different teams and players."
• My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "To be an active member of the team and to win."
• If I could spend a day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Leonardo Da Vinci because he did a lot of amazing things and I would just want to know what it would be like to talk to someone like that."
• If I could participate in a reality show it would be: "Survivor because it can't be that hard, people actually live like that!"
• It's the year 2025 and: "I am in a foreign country living how I want to live and loving the work I'm doing."
• If I could possess one superpower it would be: "Flying because I can't stand traffic."
• People might be surprised to know: "I am trying to learn how to play the Ukulele."
• The most important advice I've received is: "You just got to do it." --Dad