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Scholar Athlete of the Month

Kaili Simmons

  • Award
    Scholar Athlete of the Month
  • Week Of
    11/7/2016
  • Sport
    Women's Volleyball
  • Bio
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Western Illinois volleyball student-athlete Kaili Simmons has been selected as this week's WIU Hampton Inn Scholar Athlete of the week.

Simmons, a senior from El Dorado Springs, MO., compiled 38 digs on the week (4.75/set) including a 25-dig performance at South Dakota State. Also against SDSU, she recorded four service aces.

Simmons currently ranks second in The Summit League is total digs (546) and digs per set (5.06). 

The Leathernecks are back in action for Senior Weekend, beginning on Friday (Nov. 11) against IUPUI at 5 p.m. On Saturday (Nov. 12), both Simmons and Krishna Merriman will be honored prior to the 7 p.m. match against Omaha.


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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