Senior Year (2009): First ever Colgate player to be named to the Herrman Trophy Watch List ... Played and started in 16 games ... Led the Raiders with 18 points for the season ... tied for the most goals (7) and assists (4) on the Colgate team ... tallied game winners against Syracuse on Sept. 7, Lafayette on Oct. 16 and American on Nov. 7 ... scored a season-high two goals in the game against Syracuse, including the game-winning penalty-kick ... finished the season with 71 shots, 42 that were on goal ... Named ECAC Division I Men's Soccer Player of the Week on Sept. 15 after tallying seven points in two games ... Earned Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 14 ... Selected to the NSCAA/adidas all-Mid-Atlantic Second Team ... Named First Team All-Patriot League.
Junior Year (2008): Started in all 21 games… Led the Raiders in points (21) and goals (8) and had five assists for the year … Scored the game winning goal against La Salle on Aug. 30… Scored the tying goal in the Binghamton game on Sept. 5… Had one goal against Cornell on Oct. 21 … Scored the game winning goal against American on Nov. 1…Netted both goals in the 2-0 win against Lehigh on Nov. 8… Named the Patriot League BRINE Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 10 … Scored both goals, including the game-winner, in the Patriot League Championship game against Holy Cross on Nov. 16…Finished with 56 shots, including 25 on goal for the season… Had a high of five shots on goal in the Lehigh game Nov. 8… Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … named to the First-Team All-Midatlantic Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas … Selected as the Patriot League Tournament MVP … Received Second-Team All-Patriot League honors …
Sophomore Year (2007): Appeared in all 20 games and started in 12 ... collected two assists ... had 14 shots on net and 34 shots total ... had an assist in a 1-0 win over Richmond in the home opener on Sept. 7 ... picked up an assist in a 1-0 victory over Army on Oct. 6 ... connected on the winning penalty kick in a shootout with Bucknell in the Patriot League Semifinals on Nov. 16 ... earned a place on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2006): Played in 16 games ... had a two-point outing against Holy Cross on Oct. 28 with two assists ... had four shots on goal and 16 shots total.
High School: Was a center midfielder for the Stroudsburg soccer team ... during his career he had 54 goals and 58 assists and had 62 points in his senior year alone ... was named to The Pocono Record all-area team, Morning Call all-area team, and was a three-time all-league selection ... has been honored with being senior captain, taking the team to the district semifinals, and as Stroudsburg’s mostvaluable player ... also played baseball, basketball and tennis ... played club soccer for Stroudsburg United AC Perugia ... was a member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Olympic Development team.
Personal: Full name is Alexander Thacher Weekes ... parents are Jeffrey and Elizabeth Weekes ... father wrestled and ran track at Colgate (78-82), mother played soccer and ran track at Colgate (77-81) ... grandfather, cousin and uncle also attended Colgate ... has one sister ... born in East Stroudsburg, Pa. ... major is economics.
