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Scholar Athlete of the Month

Josh Kirby

Josh Kirby

  • Award
    Scholar Athlete of the Month
  • Week Of
    2/6/2017
  • Sport
    Men's Track and Field
  • Bio
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Western Illinois track and field student-athlete Josh Kirby has been selected as this week's WIU Hampton Inn Scholar-Athlete of the Week following his performance at the Don DeNoon Invitational (Feb. 4).

Kirby placed second overall in the 60-meter hurdles with a new personal best of 8.28, which ranks second all-time in program history.

The freshman hails from Creve Coeur, Ill. and boasts a 3.51 GPA in Fire Protection Services.


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1/31/2020 James Claar Men's Basketball
1/31/2020 Madison Chao Women's Swimming and Diving
11/1/2019 Mariah Mitchell Women's Volleyball
11/1/2019 Quintin Thurman Men's Cross Country
10/1/2019 Ryan DeBois Men's Soccer
10/1/2019 Hailey Tranchitella Women's Cross Country
9/30/2019 Amy Andrews Women's Soccer
9/30/2019 Nathan Erickson Football
4/1/2019 Nick Olson Men's Track and Field
4/1/2019 Laura Ballesteros Women's Tennis
3/8/2019 Olivia Kaufmann Women's Basketball
3/7/2019 Jackson Wetherbee Men's Golf
2/6/2019 Samir Almhiemid Men's Swimming and Diving
2/6/2019 Bo Brasseur Women's Track and Field
1/2/2019 Taylor Higginbotham Women's Basketball
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