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Scholar Athlete of the Month

Myles Spearman

  • Award
    Scholar Athlete of the Month
  • Week Of
    11/30/2015
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Sophomore safety Myles Spearman earned his second straight start and helped Western Illinois to a 24-7 victory over Dayton in the opening round of the FCS Playoffs. For his efforts he's the Hampton Inn Scholar-Athlete of the Week.

Spearman recorded his second career interception, both in consecutive weeks and both in the endzone, and made two tackles for the Leatherneck defense. Western allowed just 25 total yards in the second half and it scored 24 unanswered points.

On the year, he has 29 tackles (20 solos), two interceptions and three pass break-ups. He owns a 3.268 overall GPA majoring in Biology.

Western travels to Illinois State this Saturday (Dec. 5) for the second round of the FCS Playoffs. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN3.


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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