79 days to WCU Football Kickoff - #79 Aidan Alston

Welcome to the eleventh annual Catamount Football "100 days to Football Kickoff Countdown". During the countdown, we'll highlight the player whose number corresponds to that day in the countdown. To help pass those long summer days, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful more excited about the upcoming season, and knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the football countdown each day until kickoff Saturday.

Since the official 2021 Catamount Football Roster has not yet been published, we'll use the 2021 Catamount Football Preseason Roster for jersey numbers until the new roster is posted, at which point we'll switch to the official roster for the remainder of the countdown.

It's now 79 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on Saturday, September 4th, 2021, against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, in E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field, Cullowhee, NC.

Today, we'll highlight an Offensive Lineman:

#79 Aidan Alston

POSITION Offensive Line
HEIGHT 6-2
WEIGHT 250
CLASS Redshirt Freshman
HOMETOWN Southern Pines, N.C.
HIGH SCHOOL Pinecrest HS

2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman): After opening the fall 2020 in the defensive line position group, converted to the offensive line in the spring 2021 … Played in two games on defense in the fall, making his collegiate debut at Liberty (Nov. 14) … Did not record any statistics.

2019 (Freshman): Did not see game action, taking a redshirt.

Prior to Western Carolina: Two-year varsity letter winner on the defensive line and as a long snapper … Credited with 59 career tackles with five tackles for loss … Also wrestled as a prep.

Personal: Full name is Aidan Neuman Alston … Is the son of Willow and Anthony Alston.