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2021 Football Roster

Sarah Ritter
Sarah Twidwell

0 Jalen Powe

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Gurnee, Ill.
  • Highschool Warren Township (College of DuPage)

Biography

SENIOR (2021): Started in all 11 games... fifth on the team in total tackles (44.0)... made a pick-six for 29 yards versus Southern Illinois (Oct. 2)... showed out against Illinois State (Oct. 30) with five tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and 1.5 sacks... had eight games with four or more tackles... added four pass breakups during the fall.

SENIOR (2020-21): Started five games … finished the season with 24 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks…led the team in pass breakups (3)…recorded a career-high seven tackles in back-to-back games (North Dakota, Illinois State)

R-JUNIOR (2019): Appeared in 12 games with six starts … earned his first Leatherneck start at Colorado State … finished season with 40 tackles, three for a loss, and four hurries … posted a season-high six tackles in three straight games (South Dakota, North Dakota State, Southern Illinois) 

BEFORE WESTERN (2018): Attended College of DuPage... played in 10 games... had 44 tackles.. four interceptions.. one forced fumble.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned varsity letters in football and baseball at Warren Township
 
PERSONAL: Born Aug. 31, 1998 … Attended College of DuPage prior to transferring to WIU

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 40

    2018Junior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 215 lbs
    40
  • 26

    2019Redshirt Junior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 215 lbs
    26
  • 0

    2020Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 215 lbs
    0
  • 0

    2021Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 215 lbs
    0