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Scholar Athlete of the Month

Riggs Baxter

  • Award
    Scholar Athlete of the Month
  • Week Of
    9/28/2016
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Riggs Baxter was named the Hampton Inn Scholar-Athlete of the Week for his performance last weekend.

The sophomore linebacker recorded a season-high six tackles (five solo stops) in the Leathernecks' 28-23 victory at Northern Illinois, snapping a 15-game losing streak to FBS programs. His biggest play of the game helped seal the win.

With NIU facing 4th-and-3 from the WIU 9, Baxter dropped back into coverage and knocked down a pass attempt to give Western the ball back on downs.

On the year, the special teams captain has 12 tackles and a pass break-up. He owns a 3.872 GPA majoring in Engineering Technology.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
3/6/2017 Brandon Gilbeck Men's Basketball
2/27/2017 Taylor Higginbotham Women's Basketball
2/20/2017 Marissa Purdum Women's Swimming and Diving
2/14/2017 Holly Hoelting Softball
2/6/2017 Josh Kirby Men's Track and Field
1/30/2017 Mike Miklusak Men's Basketball
1/24/2017 Brad Walls Men's Track and Field
12/12/2016 Jasmine Brown Women's Track and Field
12/6/2016 Kyle Siebert Men's Swimming and Diving
11/29/2016 Emily Clemens Women's Basketball
11/14/2016 Erica Hagen Women's Swimming and Diving
11/7/2016 Kaili Simmons Women's Volleyball
11/1/2016 Brett Taylor Football
10/24/2016 Anna Cullinan Women's Golf
10/17/2016 Ashley Kuhlmann Women's Soccer
10/11/2016 Jacob Bjornsen Men's Soccer
10/3/2016 Maria Bessmertnaya Women's Tennis
9/28/2016 Riggs Baxter Football
9/19/2016 Lexi Kolschefski Women's Volleyball
9/14/2016 Fernando Pacheco Men's Soccer
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