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Scholar Athlete of the Month

Brett Taylor

  • Award
    Scholar Athlete of the Month
  • Week Of
    9/8/2015
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Brett Taylor was named the Hampton Inn Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Tuesday, September 8th. Taylor helped Leatherneck Football open the 2015 season with a 33-5 win over 25th-ranked Eastern Illinois.

Taylor recorded six tackles, but his biggest play was a career-first interception that he returned 42 yards for his first collegiate touchdown. The sophomore linebacker also had a solo tackle for loss in the victory.

He carries a 3.656 cumulative GPA majoring in Recreation Park Tourism Administration.

The Leathernecks travel to Illinois this Saturday (Sept. 12) to face the Fighting Illini.


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5/5/2020 Carrissa Tinsley Women's Track and Field
3/31/2020 Wyatt Spier Men's Golf
3/31/2020 Cassidy Jurkaites Women's Golf
1/31/2020 James Claar Men's Basketball
1/31/2020 Madison Chao Women's Swimming and Diving
11/1/2019 Mariah Mitchell Women's Volleyball
11/1/2019 Quintin Thurman Men's Cross Country
10/1/2019 Ryan DeBois Men's Soccer
10/1/2019 Hailey Tranchitella Women's Cross Country
9/30/2019 Amy Andrews Women's Soccer
9/30/2019 Nathan Erickson Football
4/1/2019 Nick Olson Men's Track and Field
4/1/2019 Laura Ballesteros Women's Tennis
3/8/2019 Olivia Kaufmann Women's Basketball
3/7/2019 Jackson Wetherbee Men's Golf
2/6/2019 Samir Almhiemid Men's Swimming and Diving
2/6/2019 Bo Brasseur Women's Track and Field
1/2/2019 Taylor Higginbotham Women's Basketball
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