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Scholar Athlete of the Month

Sammy Marshall

  • Award
    Scholar Athlete of the Month
  • Week Of
    4/28/2015
  • Sport
    Softball
  • Bio
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Western Illinois softball player Sammy Marshall (Naperville, Illinois) has been named Hampton Inn Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Monday (April 28) for her performances on the field this past week, and continued success in the classroom.

Marshall was named The Summit League's 'Player of the Week' on Monday after hitting .545 against South Dakota. The Leatherneck shortstop hit one double and one triple over the weekend, and recorded her 228th career base hit, a new Western Illinois record. The senior was also named the 2014-15 Senior Female Student-Athlete of the Year at Western Illinois' WESPYS.

Marshall holds a 3.424 GPA as an Exercise Science major.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
3/6/2017 Brandon Gilbeck Men's Basketball
2/27/2017 Taylor Higginbotham Women's Basketball
2/20/2017 Marissa Purdum Women's Swimming and Diving
2/14/2017 Holly Hoelting Softball
2/6/2017 Josh Kirby Men's Track and Field
1/30/2017 Mike Miklusak Men's Basketball
1/24/2017 Brad Walls Men's Track and Field
12/12/2016 Jasmine Brown Women's Track and Field
12/6/2016 Kyle Siebert Men's Swimming and Diving
11/29/2016 Emily Clemens Women's Basketball
11/14/2016 Erica Hagen Women's Swimming and Diving
11/7/2016 Kaili Simmons Women's Volleyball
11/1/2016 Brett Taylor Football
10/24/2016 Anna Cullinan Women's Golf
10/17/2016 Ashley Kuhlmann Women's Soccer
10/11/2016 Jacob Bjornsen Men's Soccer
10/3/2016 Maria Bessmertnaya Women's Tennis
9/28/2016 Riggs Baxter Football
9/19/2016 Lexi Kolschefski Women's Volleyball
9/14/2016 Fernando Pacheco Men's Soccer
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