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Scholar Athlete of the Month

Andrew Blackburn

  • Award
    Scholar Athlete of the Month
  • Week Of
    10/26/2015
  • Sport
    Men's Golf
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Last week the Western Illinois men's golf team wrapped up play in the APSU Intercollegiate in second place with a score of 836. The Fighting Leathernecks fired a 280 in round one, a 276 in the second round and a 280 during the final 18 holes, and had two Leatherneck golfers finishing in the 'Top 10' overall. 

One of those golfers was Andrew Blackburn, a junior, who led the team and tied for sixth place after firing a career-best 207. Blackburn carded a 69 (-3) in each of the three rounds. His score of 207 ranks tied for fifth all-time in the WIU record book.

WIU's three-round score of 836 ranks first in the program's NCAA Division I era. The next closest scores came in the fall season of 2005 when Western recorded marks of 838 and 845. 

Throughout the fall season Blackburn led the team with a 73.13 stroke average and finished in the 'Top 10' twice out of the five fall events.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/1/2019 C.J. Duff Men's Basketball
11/1/2018 Corey Moody Men's Cross Country
11/1/2018 Mackenzie Steckler Women's Volleyball
10/3/2018 Tony Tate Football
10/3/2018 Nicole Beebe Women's Cross Country
9/4/2018 Tim Trilk Men's Soccer
9/4/2018 Melanie Patenaude Women's Volleyball
4/18/2018 Alex Krehbiel Women's Golf
4/18/2018 Nick Olson Men's Track and Field
3/22/2018 Ryan Dunne Baseball
2/13/2018 Halle Hollatz Softball
10/2/2017 Brett Taylor Football
5/5/2017 Drew Eaton Men's Golf
4/26/2017 Ashley Dumler Women's Golf
4/18/2017 Jasmine Brown Women's Track and Field
4/11/2017 Mitch Ellis Baseball
4/3/2017 Natalia Bravo Women's Tennis
3/28/2017 Annika Henle Women's Track and Field
3/20/2017 Javin Drake Baseball
3/13/2017 Emily Ira Softball
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