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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
3/16/2015 Kacyee Hart Softball
3/9/2015 Preston Church Baseball
3/2/2015 Ashley Luke Women's Basketball
2/23/2015 Courtney Lubbers Women's Tennis
2/16/2015 Josh Thomas Men's Track and Field
2/9/2015 Tierney Bottino Softball
2/2/2015 Ashley Luke Women's Basketball
1/26/2015 Lizzie Hollopeter Women's Swimming and Diving
12/15/2014 Garret Covington Men's Basketball
12/8/2014 Megan McGlone Women's Track and Field
12/1/2014 Jabari Sandifer Men's Basketball
11/24/2014 Chris Neaveill Men's Swimming and Diving
11/17/2014 Charlie Bales Men's Soccer
11/10/2014 J.C. Baker Football
11/3/2014 Lydia Smith Women's Cross Country
10/27/2014 Sarah Hall Women's Soccer
10/20/2014 J.J. Raffelson Football
10/13/2014 Ann Miller Women's Volleyball
10/6/2014 Sarah Wright Women's Soccer
9/29/2014 Jenna Wallace Women's Tennis
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