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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
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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