Junior line backer Donald Thomas reaches for the ball while hurrying Tennessee Technological University’s redshirt freshman quarterback Lee Sweeney. Thomas had 10 tackles on Saturday and has accumulated 106 tackles this season, the team high (Eric Hiltner

5. Kris Gehrke, men’s track and field – Gehrke is an all around track and field athlete. He was fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at the OVC Championship and third in the high jump. The freshman from Wauconda has had top finishes in the hurdles competition in the outdoor season. He was in the top 5 in both the 110 and 400-meter hurdles at the Big Blue Classic and placed in the top four in the 400-meter hurdles race at the Calhoun Classic.

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