*** 2016 Academic Honors Candidate ***

2016: Listed as a starter at strong-side linebacker on the preseason depth chart. He was the leading tackler in three spring scrimmages with 21, and also had an interception, a sack and a pass broken up. He was the leading tackler with eight in the Red-White Game when he also had his sack and interception.
 
2015: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. A starter in two of the nine games he played in his debut season, he had seven tackles in his first game of the season at Oregon (9/5/15). After that performance against the FBS runner-up from the year before, he made the first start of his Eastern career at Northern Iowa (9/12/15). Kacmarcik had a pair of sacks and five total tackles against the Panthers, then had 18 tackles – equaling the eighth-best performance in school history – a week later versus Montana State (9/19/15) in his second start. In a 28-20 victory over Sacramento State (9/26/15), he recovered a muffed punt that helped EWU hold the Hornets to just one first down and 18 yards in the decisive third quarter. A hamstring injury forced him to miss games versus Idaho State (10/17/15) and Northern Colorado (10/24/15), but he returned to register 25 tackles in his last four games, with 11 versus Montana (11/14/15) and seven versus Portland State (11/21/15). In three spring scrimmages, he had a team-leading 18 tackles, including seven in the Red-White Spring Game.
 
2014: Redshirted. Was Eastern’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year after earning weekly honors for the Eagles five times during the season – three times on defense and twice on special teams.
 
HS: Graduated from Woodinville HS in 2014. Named by the Seattle Times as a “Red Chip” selection as one of the top 17 prospects in the state of Washington. He was also rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com. He suffered a shoulder injury in the fourth game of his senior year against Inglemoor and was lost for the season. He eventually had surgery to repair a torn labrum. Before he was injured, he had 33 carries for 272 yards rushing (8.2 average per carry) and one touchdown, plus he caught three passes for 52 yards and another TD. He had three kickoff returns and averaged 24.7 yards per return (long of 34) and also returned three punts for a 21-yard average (long of 26). On defense, Kacmarcik was credited with five tackles and two interceptions. He had 196 rushing yards and a touchdown, plus an interception, in a season-opening 42-7 win over Palmer (Alaska). He had a receiving touchdown and another interception in the second game of the season, a 42-0 victory over Mariner. The Falcons finished 5-4 in his senior season. In the summer of 2013, Kacmarcik was named as the MVP for linebackers at the Oregon NIKE football camp. He was rated as the fifth best linebacker in the state by Northwest Elite Index. Kacmarcik was also named to Ron Siegel’s preseason All-State squad (for all classifications) as a second team defensive back. As a junior, he earned All-KingCo 4A Crest honors as a first team safety and a second team running back. He had 46 carries for 238 yards rushing (5.2 average per carry) and five touchdowns. He also caught 19 passes for 226 yards (11.9 average) and three scores. As a sophomore in 2011, Kacmarcik earned honorable mention All-KingCo honors in helping Woodinville to the league title and the semifinals of the State 4A Playoffs. He rushed for 282 yards on 35 carries (8.1 average) and three touchdowns, plus he added another 200 receiving yards on 16 receptions (12.5 yard average) and two TDs. Won three letters in football and also competed in track and field.
 
Personal: Mechanical engineering major with a near-perfect 3.98 GPA. Born 8/11/95 in Seattle, Wash. Full name is Alek Neill Kacmarcik. His parents are Roger Kacmarcik and Stephanie Neill. Last name is pronounced “Catch-mar-chick.”
 

Year	GP	TT	Hi	S	TL-Yds	FF-FR	PBU	I-Yds
2015	9	37	18	2	6-17	0-1	0	1-2