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Scholar Athlete of the Month

Nathan Knuffman

  • Award
    Scholar Athlete of the Month
  • Week Of
    10/5/2015
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Nathan Knuffman was named the Hampton Inn Scholar Athlete of the Week for his performance last weekend.

Knuffman kicked the game-winning 20-yard field goal with two seconds remaining to complete Western's come-from-behind 37-36 Homecoming victory over Southern Illinois. He converted all four extra point attempts in the win.

It was the first collegiate game-winning FG for Knuffman in the final seconds of the game, and first for the Leathernecks in regulation since November 2000.

Knuffman carries a 3.575 GPA majoring in Exercise Science.

The Fighting Leathernecks play host to South Dakota this Saturday (Oct. 10), kickoff scheduled for 3 p.m. at Hanson Field.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
11/16/2015 Sean McGuire Football
11/10/2015 Melanie Pearson Women's Swimming and Diving
11/3/2015 Diego Lopez Men's Soccer
10/26/2015 Andrew Blackburn Men's Golf
10/19/2015 Jacob Judd Football
10/12/2015 Michaela Cody Women's Soccer
10/5/2015 Nathan Knuffman Football
9/28/2015 Peyton Crosser Women's Volleyball
9/21/2015 Alejandro Pacheco Men's Soccer
9/14/2015 Courtney Lubbers Women's Tennis
9/8/2015 Brett Taylor Football
9/2/2015 Victoria Kappel Women's Soccer
5/11/2015 Brent Turner Baseball
5/4/2015 Nate Davis Men's Golf
4/28/2015 Sammy Marshall Softball
4/20/2015 Jessica Schultz Women's Golf
4/13/2015 Aaliyah White Women's Track and Field
4/6/2015 Andrew Blackburn Men's Golf
3/30/2015 JJ Reimer Baseball
3/24/2015 Arianna Demos Women's Tennis
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