Shaquille Cooper (9/14/2015) - Athlete Awards

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9/14/2015
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Football
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Cooper rushed for 263 yards in the 27-13 win over Northeastern State this past week in Hays. He earned MIAA AstroTurf Offensive Athlete of the Week honors for the second consecutive week for his efforts.

His 93-yard touchdown run with 2:19 remaining in the game broke a 13-13 tie. It was a new career-high for Cooper, who has now rushed for over 100 yards in five of his six career games at running back. The 263 rushing yards were fourth-most in a single game in FHSU history. He averaged 9.1 yards per carry in the game. He also added 22 receiving yards to finish with 285 all-purpose yards on the night.

Through two games this season, Cooper has 426 rushing yards, averaging 8.5 yards per carry. He has a total of 480 all-purpose yards over the two games.

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4/17/2017	Marcus Altman	Baseball
4/17/2017	Hailey Chapman	Softball
4/10/2017	Candace Bollig	Softball
4/10/2017	Derek Bixenman	Men's Track and Field
4/3/2017	TJ Dozier	Men's Track and Field
4/3/2017	Estefania Lopez	Women's Track and Field
3/27/2017	Lauren Lindell	Women's Tennis
3/27/2017	Sam Capps	Baseball
3/20/2017	Ryan Ruder	Baseball
3/20/2017	Alexcia Deutscher	Women's Track and Field
3/13/2017	Veronica Knittig	Softball
3/13/2017	Jon Inman	Men's Wrestling
3/6/2017	Nick Hammeke	Baseball
3/6/2017	Natalie Lubbers	Women's Tennis
2/27/2017	Bailey Boxberger	Softball
2/27/2017	Kolt Newell	Men's Track and Field
2/20/2017	Ben Ramberg	Baseball
2/20/2017	Bailey Kennedy	Softball
2/13/2017	Dayton Pomeroy	Baseball