Slaughter Nominated Athlete of the Year

Player of the Week in his Final Game





MIKE SLAUGHTER, linebacker at Upper Iowa, has been nominated for Lompoc Locker Room Athlete of the Year.


In his final game the senior linebacker spent all day in the Minnesota- Crookston backfield and seemed to always be around the ball. Slaughter tallied 13 tackles (five solo) in the game while accounting for 4.5 tackles for loss and one sack. UIU won 37-36 in double overtime.

For his effort Slaughter was named Northern Sun Conference Defensive Football Player of the Week. In 10 games, Slaughter had 30 solo tackles and 27 assists, with 14 tacklesfor loss (64 yards), and five and one-half sacks for 36 yards. He also picked off a pass and returned it 28 yards, broke up a pass and defensed two.


Before Upper Iowa Slaughter starred at Allan Hancock College.





Slaughter joins Kansas City Royals pitcher Dannt Duffy, Penn State cornerback Lydell Sargeant, LHS wrestler Masson Blow, Nevada running back Vai Taua and University of Mary point guard Geoff West among the nominees for Lompoc Locker Room Male Athlete of the Year 2008. Nominations will be received through Wednesday. E-mail YOUR nominations to pressboxprod@verizon.net. by December 10. Results will be announced by Lompoc Locker Room's Blue Ribbon Panel beginning December 20. Nominees in all four categories (male, female, coach and team) may be seen in the right hand column below our sponsors.