*** 2018 Academic Honors Candidate ***

Career: In his 29-game career, he has scored 201 points to rank third in school history in points kicking. He missed his first extra point attempt of the game against UC Davis (10/7/17), ending his school-record string of consecutive career extra points made at 85. He broke the previous record of 66 set by Jason Cromer from 1988-90. He has made 20-of-31 field goals and 141-of-146 extra points in his career. He ranks seventh in school history in both field goal attempts and made, and is No. 2 in extra points made and attempted (the records are 143 makes and 150 attempts). He also has 107 kickoffs for a 57.4 average (6,143 total yards) with 17 touchbacks.

2018: Listed as a starter at kicker and backup punter on the preseason depth chart. Because of injuries which wiped out two seasons of eligibility (2013 & 2015), he returns after the NCAA granted him a sixth year to complete his fourth year of eligibility. He will face his former EWU and Camas High School teammate Reilly Hennessey when the Eagles host Central Washington to open the season on Sept. 1.

2017: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. Played in all 11 games as Eastern’s kicker. In the 2017 season, he made 46-of-47 extra point attempts and 10-of-14 field goals. His average of 6.9 points per game ranked eighth in the Big Sky and 36th in FCS. Alcobendas scored a career-best 12 points against Montana (9/23/17) when he made 2-of-4 field goals (makes of 39, 23 and misses of 48 and 40) and converted all six of his extra points. He made both of his field goal attempts against North Dakota State (9/9/17) to earn EWU’s special teams player of the week honor, and also made both of his attempts versus Weber State (11/4/17). He also handled kickoff duties much of the season, and averaged 59.8 yards on 39 kicks in 2017 with seven touchbacks.

2016: Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team. After missing the 2015 season while recovering from a 2014 knee injury, Alcobendas regained his position as EWU’s main kicker. He converted his last 63 extra points to set a school record, and he also made 9-of-15 field goals. He converted on 73-of-74 extra points on the season, and had 44 kickoffs for a 54.6 average and seven touchbacks. His streak of 63 extra points made broke the previous record of 49 set by Felipe Macias in 2007. His 73 total extra points made were one behind the Big Sky Conference record of 74 set by former Eagle Kevin Miller in 2013. Returning to the venue he suffered a season-ending knee injury in 2014, Alcobendas made field goals of 48 and 31 yards and had a career-high 11 total points in EWU’s 41-17 victory over Montana State (10/22/16) to earn Big Sky Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors. His 48-yarder was the best of his career, and equals the 23rd-longest in school history. He also had a 31-yarder blocked and made all five of his extra point attempts to account for 11 of EWU’s points. In addition, he averaged 64.0 yards in three kickoffs, including one touchback. He was also EWU’s special teams player of the week versus MSU, as well as three games earlier against Northern Arizona (9/24/16). He kicked a 44-yard field goal with 23 seconds left in the first half to give EWU the lead for good in the 50-35 victory, and also made all five of his extra point attempts.

2015: Was unable to play while undergoing rehabilitation from a knee injury in 2014 that required surgery for the second time.

2014: Earned the starting kicking position, but was injured on a second-quarter kickoff against Montana State (9/20/14) and was lost for the season. It was the same knee in which he had an ACL injury as a high school soccer player that forced him to rehabilitate the knee in the 2013-14 school year. He made the first start of his career in EWU’s season opener on ESPN against Sam Houston State (8/23/14). He converted 22 of his 24 extra point attempts in the four games he played, with a 22-yard field goal versus Washington (9/6/14) in his only attempt of the season. In three spring scrimmages, he made both of his field goal attempts (26 and 35 yards) and was 11-of-13 kicking extra points.

2013: Redshirted. He injured his knee in the spring of 2013 in high school soccer and was unable to practice or play with the Eagles that fall.

HS: Graduated from Camas HS in 2013. He was a first team 4A All-Greater St. Helens League selection as a kicker. A three-year starter as a kicker/punter, he had a career-long 52-yard field goal versus Auburn Mountainview. Alcobendas had a punting average of better than 40 yards and missed just one extra point attempt all season. For the season, 96 percent of his kickoffs resulted in touchbacks. Against Oregon City on Aug. 31, Alcobendas did not allow a kickoff return as he put all 10 of his kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks. The Papermakers finished the season with a 12-1 record, falling to Skyline 51-28 in the semifinals of the State 4A Playoffs. As a junior in 2011, he was a first team 3A All-GSHL selection as a kicker. He also earned All-GSHL honors (all classifications) from gshlfootball.com. Camas lost in the 3A State Playoffs to O’Dea and finished 11-2 on the season. He was a first team punter on the 2011 preseason gshlfootball.com all-star team (all classifications). As a sophomore in 2010, Alcobendas was a second team All-GSHL selection as a kicker by gshlfootball.com. Camas finished the season with an 11-1 record, losing only to Lakes in the quarterfinals of the State 3A Playoffs. He was an award winner at the OSU Football Camp three years in a row. He won the field goal competition (57 yards) and punting field goals challenge. He placed in the top five at the University of Oregon Kicking Camp in kickoffs, punting, and field goals. Also played soccer for the Papermakers and was a first team 4A All-GSHL selection as a midfielder as a junior in 2012. An outstanding student, he was a GSHL Scholar-Athlete in all three sports all four years of his high school career. His Eagle teammate Zach Eagle (’14) and former teammate Reilly Hennessey (’14) also attended Camas.

Personal: Marketing major. Born 5/30/95 in Vancouver, Wash. Full name is Roldan Hunter Alcobendas. His parents are Rommel and Cisame Alcobendas. Name is pronounced “roll-dan al-coe-ben-dez.”

 

Year	GP	FG	Long	17-29	30-39	40-49	50+	XP
2014	4	1-1	22	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	22-24
2016	14	9-15	48	4-5	3-7	2-3	0-0	*73-74
2017	11	10-15	39	7-7	3-6	0-2	0-0	46-47
Totals	29	20-31	48	12-13	6-13	2-5	0-0	141-145

*Includes a single season school-record 63-consecutive extra points made at the end of the year. He set a new career record with 85 by making his first 22 of the 2017 season.
 

Year	GP	KO	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
2014	4	24	1,406	58.6	3	1
2014	14	44	2,404	54.6	7	0
2017	11	39	2,333	59.8	7	2
Totals	29	107	6,143	57.4	17	3

Punting: 2017/1-41.