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Scholar Athlete of the Month

J.J. Raffelson

  • Award
    Scholar Athlete of the Month
  • Week Of
    10/20/2014
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Junior linebacker J.J. Raffelson (Lake Zurich/Lake Zurich) was named the Papa John's Scholar Athlete of the Week for his performance against Illinois State.

Raffelson recorded seven tackles (six solos), including 1.5 for a loss in the last second 37-34 defeat. He moved to third on the team with 53 total tackles and leads the team with 6.0 tackles for a loss.

He owns a 3.08 cumulative GPA majoring in Law Enforcement Justice Administration.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
8/25/2025 Joel McIntyre Men's Soccer
8/25/2025 Joel McIntyre Men's Soccer
8/25/2025 Joel McIntyre Men's Soccer
8/25/2025 Hana Daoudi Women's Soccer
9/12/2024 Hannah Steinmeyer Women's Cross Country
9/12/2024 Grant Palmer Baseball
4/29/2024 Isabel Navas Rodriguez Women's Soccer
3/22/2024 Raven Morrison Softball
3/22/2024 Caden Kratz Baseball
2/21/2024 Drew Cisse Men's Basketball
2/21/2024 Addi Brownfield Women's Basketball
1/19/2024 Aylana Cezar Women's Cross Country
1/19/2024 Sean Hudspath Men's Track and Field
12/5/2023 Ryan Merklinger Football
12/5/2023 Maggie Craker Women's Volleyball
10/31/2023 Kennedy Bauer Women's Volleyball
10/31/2023 Ben Nauman Football
9/12/2023 Liam Gainey Men's Soccer
9/12/2023 Elise Bush Women's Soccer
6/8/2023 Olivia Kerr Women's Golf
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