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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
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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