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Scholar Athlete of the Month

Brett Taylor

  • Award
    Scholar Athlete of the Month
  • Week Of
    11/1/2016
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Brett Taylor has been named the Hampton Inn Scholar-Athlete of the Week for his performance on October 29 at South Dakota. 

The junior linebacker helped secure a win over the Coyotes by recording a game-high and season-high 15 tackles, including 11 solo. The team captain recovered the key fumble in the endzone for a touchback with five minutes remaing, helping Western Illinois complete a 35-34 comeback victory.

On the year, Taylor leads the nation in solo tackles per game (7.9) and is fifth in total tackles per game (11.3). He holds a 3.69 GPA majoring in Recreation, Park and Toursim Administration.
 


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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