SENIOR (2018): Summit League Offenisve Player of the Week (Nov. 5)... recorded 177 minutes on the season… took 12 shots with five on goal… scored two goals with four points in his final season as a Leatherneck.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2017): All-Summit League First Team Honoree… Named to the Second 50th Anniversary Honorable Mention Team For Leatherneck Men’s Soccer… Summit League Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25)… Appeared in all 16 matches with four starts for the Leathernecks… totaled 1,102 minutes… had a season-high of seven shots twice… ranked third in the The Summit League with eight goals… Also Ranked fourth in the league with 16 total points… his 56 shots taken ranked second in the league… had a six-match goal streak from Sept. 16 through Oct. 12 for the Leathernecks… recorded 24 shots on goal and one game-winner against Fort Wayne (Sept. 23)…
JUNIOR (2016): Did not play due to injury.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2015): Summit League Offensive Player of the Year... Summit League Male Athlete of the Month (October)... Two-time Summit League Player of the Week (Oct. 12, Oct. 19)... Placed on Summit League Fall Academic Honor Roll... Led The Summit League in goals (10) and points (23)... Ranked 36th in the country in total goals and 50th in total points... His .63 goals per game average ranked 20th nationally in Division I... Named to The Summit League All-Tournament Team... First Team All-Summit League... Became the first Western player in nine years to earn Offensive Player of the Year honors... Tallied a hat trick against Eastern Illinois, while adding an assist against the Panthers... His seven points against EIU rank as tied for second-most in program history... 10 goals on the year are tied for the 8th most in WIU single-season history... Scored two goals in the closing minutes to come back and defeat Omaha, 2-1... Appeared in 16 games, making 13 starts.
SOPHOMORE (2014): Medical Redshirt... Appeared in four games and started in three... Scored a goal against High Point (Sept. 14)... Registered season-high shots (2) against Green Bay (Sept. 7) and High Point... Finished an injury-shortened season with one goal and five shots, two on frame.
FRESHMAN (2013):Finished tied for the second on the team with three goals, tying for fourth on the squad with eight points... Played in all 19 games, making 17 starts... Scored his first two collegiate goals, including the game-winner, in a 4-2 upset of his hometown program, regionally-ranked Bradley (Oct. 7)... Scored a goal in Western's 5-0 Summit League win over IUPUI (Nov. 2)... Earned two assists in the 3-1 Summit League Tournament semifinal victory over Oral Roberts... Finished the season with 25 shots, 11 on frame.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Peoria Notre Dame, where he was a part of state championship teams in 2010 and 2012, as well as finishing state runners-up in 2009 and finishing third in 2011...Totaled 35 goals and 25 assists his senior season...Finished 2011 with 20 goals and 11 assists after recording six goals and five assists in 2010...Earned Honorable Mention All-American honors in 2012...Was also named all-state, all-sectional, all-conference, and all-area...Team finished 2012 ranked seventh in the nation...2010 team finished ranked fourth nationally...Named Peoria Journal Star Co-Player of the Year...Earned four varsity letters in soccer under head coach Mike Bare, and also lettered three times in tennis...Two-time tennis state qualifier...Member of the National Honor Society, and also served as a student ambassador.
PERSONAL: Born May 23, 1995...Son of Dan and Coleen Whalen...Majoring in Business...Brother, Kevin, played soccer at Illinois Central College for two years and will be joining Drew in the Purple & Gold in 2013...Chose Western for its great soccer program and playing style, as well as head coach Dr. Eric Johnson's coaching reputation...Also mentioned the importance of Western's prestigious business program...Most memorable sporting moments were winning state titles in 2010 and 2012...Lists his brother, Kevin, as a major influence for introducing him to soccer and pushing him to improve...Hobbies include hanging with friends and playing soccer and ping pong.
