Austin Driggers

2008: Limited action as a freshman.

2009: Played in every game with 19 tackles and a tackle for lost yardage...made a season-high five tackles in a win against Hope College...made a tackle for lost yardage at Millikin...tallied four tackles in road wins at Bethel and North Park.

2010: Played in all 12 game with 31 total tackles and 3-1/2 tackles for lost yardage...recorded a career-high 10 total tackles against North Park...tallied five total tackles, with a tackle for lost yardage against North Central...five tackles against Carthage.

2011: Played in nine games and was credited with 37 tackles, one for loss, and a fumble recovery…had a tackle for a loss and a fumble recovery at Illinois Wesleyan…tallied a season-high nine tackles at North Park.

High school: A three-year varsity starter...First Team All-Big Country Super-Team Linebacker...Exchange Club “Defensive Player of the Year”...named the Cooper “Most Valuable Linebacker”...Team Captain...Cooper Football Top Academic Achievement Award...a Big-Country FCA All-Star Game Selection...named the Cooper High School “Most Outstanding Male Athlete”...First Team All-District in baseball; named the team’s “Offensive Player of the Year”. Other: Plays baseball, serving as a catcher for the Thunder. Family matters: Austin’s father Lee is Wheaton’s head baseball coach.

Major: Applied Health Science