Soccer player inducted in Moraine Valley Athletics Hall of Fame

Alex Duncan, of Portland, Oregon, was one of six former Moraine Valley Community College athletes or coaches inducted into the college’s 2020 Athletics Hall of Fame last month.

The former Orland Park resident was a forward striker for the soccer team in 2004 and 2005. During his freshman year, he was named to the NJCAA All-Region second team and All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference team. Duncan helped his 2005 team go 7-0 in conference for the championship, previously not done since 1996. For his performance, he earned All-Region first team, All-Conference, the NJCAA Region IV’s best forward, Skyway Conference All-Academic, and earned team, conference and region MVP. Most notable is his NJCAA Division I All-American honorable mention, the first and only player from the Moraine Valley men’s soccer program to receive this recognition. Duncan also was on the first team from Moraine Valley, and the first U.S. college or university, to compete in the 2005 World Interuniversity Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

“Moraine Valley made an impact in guiding me to the next university. It helped me fall back in love with soccer,” Duncan said. “I’m honored to be in the Hall of Fame and touched by the way I was able to leave a mark on a program that did so much for me.”

“The Hall of Fame inductions really affirm that Moraine Valley and the south suburbs of Chicago are very rich in athletic tradition and talented high-level athletes. We were very happy to induct Alex, a talented soccer player, in our hall with this amazing group,” said Bill Finn, Moraine Valley Athletics director.

Duncan was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame along with baseball coach Al Budding, his soccer playing sister Erin, football player Harvie Herrington, basketball player Shane O’Donoghue and cross country runner Lisa Pollard.

Video of HOF inductee Alex Duncan