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1:27 AM Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Tad Kilburn finally had the opportunity to prove he belonged on the Ball State University football team this past weekend and he did not let it go by.

The 2006 Monroe High School graduate, who was one of 12 preferred walk-ons for the Cardinals his freshman year, finally saw his first action on Saturday, Oct. 24, as BSU defeated Eastern Michigan, and Kilburn recorded his first college tackle.

“It’s been a long time coming,” Kilburn said Tuesday. “It’s nice to get back on the field. I wouldn’t call it extra special, but it felt good to do it. I was really just doing my job.”

Of those 12 preferred walk-ons in 2006, Kilburn and one other player are the only ones remaining with the team.

“I’ve always had the confidence that I could do it,” Kilburn said. “So when the opportunity came, I had to perform. I’m happy that I took care of it. Hopefully, there will be more in the future.”

Ball State has four games remaining this season, which will be Kilburn’s last as he will graduate in May.

Football

• Three former Middletown Christian School players were on the same field playing against each other when Taylor University hosted Trinity International University on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Garrett Wheeler, a junior linebacker for the winning Taylor squad, had three tackle assists, while his younger brother David, a freshman, had two solo tackles and four assists for TIU. Josiah Schillinger, also a TIU freshman, connected on a point-after kick and recorded seven punts for 249 yards, a 35.6 average.

• Josh Horn (Franklin) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference defensive player of the week for the second time after leading Ohio Northern to a win over Muskingum College on Oct. 3.

Horn, a senior, recorded a career-high 14 tackles and tied his career high with three sacks and 3½ tackles for loss in the win.

Horn also won the league honor on Oct. 27, 2008.

Women’s soccer

• Kassie Evick (Madison) was named the TranSouth Conference player of the week, the league announced Monday, Oct. 26.

Evick, a senior at Trevecca Nazarene, scored three goals and recorded three assists in three games last week. The last two goals came in a win over Tennessee Temple on Oct. 23 and gave Evick a single-season share of the school record for goals scored with 10.

The goals also tied Evick for the career record at 25, and she became the school record holder in points in a season and a career with 27 and 64, respectively.

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This is a column about the collegiate achievements of local athletes. The Journal is compiling a database of college athletes, so if your son or daughter fits that description, please send an e-mail to sweaver@coxohio.com with class, school and sport.

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