Ryan Slager (10/23/2018) - Athlete Awards - Grinnell College Athletics

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Ryan Slager

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10/23/2018
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Football
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After a record-breaking performance, Grinnell College linebacker Ryan Slager ’19 has been named the Midwest Conference Football Defensive Player of the Week.

Slager, from Orland Park, Ill. (Amos Alonzo Stagg), made history Saturday by breaking the NCAA Division III record for career tackles. He had 18 stops against Lake Forest College, giving him 561 and breaking the previous mark of 545 held by Luther College’s Kyle McGivney from 2008-11.

Slager is currently ranked third for career tackles among all levels of NCAA. His performance sparked a Pioneer defense that limited Lake Forest to its second-lowest scoring output of the season.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
9/20/2017	Vidushi Sinha	Women's Golf
9/13/2017	Hassan Thompson	Football
9/13/2017	Olivia Jensen	Women's Volleyball
8/30/2017	Abby Nielsen	Women's Tennis
8/30/2017	Joshua Tibatemwa	Men's Swimming and Diving
6/1/2017	Andrew Shults	Baseball
5/16/2017	Sam LaMotte	Baseball
5/16/2017	Kayla Morrissey	Softball
5/3/2017	Shannon Young	Women's Track and Field
5/3/2017	Sam LaMotte	Baseball
4/26/2017	Zach McGriff	Men's Golf
4/20/2017	Melissa Anderson	Softball
4/20/2017	Niko Takayesu	Baseball
4/14/2017	Mikyla Murphy	Softball
4/14/2017	Sam Stickels	Men's Tennis
4/5/2017	Cara Bresnahan	Women's Track and Field
4/5/2017	Matt Hammond	Baseball
3/29/2017	Tommy Pitcher	Men's Tennis
3/29/2017	Kayla Morrissey	Softball
3/8/2017	Sidney Litke	Softball