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Scholar Athlete of the Month

Brett Taylor

  • Award
    Scholar Athlete of the Month
  • Week Of
    10/2/2017
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Western Illinois linebacker Brett Taylor matched a program record held by NFL great Rodney Harrison (at Western Kentucky, 1993) with 28 tackles against South Dakota. For his efforts, the senior has been named the Hampton Inn Scholar-Athlete of the Week.

In addition to matching a school record, Taylor's 28 tackles are the fifth-most in a single game in Missouri Valley Football Conference history. His 18 assisted tackles are the second-most in any game in WIU history.

The Macomb native's 58 tackles, 14.5 per game, lead all of the FCS. Taylor currently has a 3.900 GPA in sports management.
 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/1/2019 C.J. Duff Men's Basketball
11/1/2018 Corey Moody Men's Cross Country
11/1/2018 Mackenzie Steckler Women's Volleyball
10/3/2018 Tony Tate Football
10/3/2018 Nicole Beebe Women's Cross Country
9/4/2018 Tim Trilk Men's Soccer
9/4/2018 Melanie Patenaude Women's Volleyball
4/18/2018 Alex Krehbiel Women's Golf
4/18/2018 Nick Olson Men's Track and Field
3/22/2018 Ryan Dunne Baseball
2/13/2018 Halle Hollatz Softball
10/2/2017 Brett Taylor Football
5/5/2017 Drew Eaton Men's Golf
4/26/2017 Ashley Dumler Women's Golf
4/18/2017 Jasmine Brown Women's Track and Field
4/11/2017 Mitch Ellis Baseball
4/3/2017 Natalia Bravo Women's Tennis
3/28/2017 Annika Henle Women's Track and Field
3/20/2017 Javin Drake Baseball
3/13/2017 Emily Ira Softball
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