MIAC Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's University senior wide receiver Ravi Alston (Lake Elsinore, Calif./Vista Murrieta) was named the MIAC Football Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, Sept. 27.

Alston caught 11 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown in No. 5 SJU's 31-25 win over then-No. 13 Bethel in the MIAC opener last Saturday (Sept. 25) in Collegeville. The performance was his fourth career game of double-digit catches and his eighth of 100 yards or more (tied for fifth in program history). 

Alston has 99 receptions for 1,615 yards (16.3 avg. per catch, 115.4 avg. per game) and 14 touchdowns over his last 14 games, including 20 catches for 347 yards (17.4 avg.) and a pair of touchdowns in two career games against Bethel.

The Johnnies (3-0, 1-0 MIAC) make their first road trip of the 2021 season to Moorhead this Saturday, Oct. 2, for a 1 p.m. kickoff against Concordia (1-2, 0-1 MIAC).