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2023 Football Roster

Kelly Bird, Linfield Sports Communications
Kelly Bird, Linfield Sports Communications
Kelly Bird, Linfield Sports Communications
Kelly Bird, Linfield Sports Communications

3 Ben Baxter

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Position S
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • Major Sport Management
  • Previous School Sherwood

Biography

JUNIOR
Letter winner.
Appeared in 12 games, starting all 12.
Led team in total tackles with 54.0, including 34 solo.
Had 1.5 tackles for loss for three yards.
Had three interceptions for 57 yards in addition to eight pass breakups and a quarterback hurry.
Recorded career high eight tackles in second round of NCAA Tournament at St. John’s on November 27.
First Team All-Northwest Conference pick at defensive back.

FRESHMAN
Letter winner.
Appeared in three games.
Had one tackle.

SHERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman in football.
Second-team all-league as a junior and senior.
Accumulated 75 tackles as a senior while blocking five field goal attempts.

PERSONAL
Majoring in sport management.
Son of Angie and Scott Baxter.
Is the team manager for the Linfield Softball team.
 
WHY LINFIELD? I chose Linfield for the proximity to home and the connections Sherwood has to Linfield.
 
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A STUDENT-ATHLETE AT LINFIELD? It means having something bigger than myself to motivate me.
 
WHAT IS THE BEST CLASS YOU HAVE TAKEN AT LINFIELD? The best class I’ve taken at Linfield was Public Speaking, because it got me out of my comfort zone and a lot of my teammates were in the class and it was funny to watch them mess up their speeches.
 
WHEN NOT COMPETING IN SPORTS OR STUDYING FOR SCHOOL, I LIKE TO SPEND MY TIME…Golfing or watching the Netflix show All-American with my best friends on campus.
 
THE GREATEST LESSON THAT I’VE LEARNED WHILE COMPETING IN ATHLETICS AT LINFIELD HAS BEEN…Team is greater than self.
 
WHAT HAS BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR LINFIELD ATHLETIC CAREER THUS FAR? The highlight of my Linfield career so far was going down to Chapman and getting a chance to play in a playoff game in a great atmosphere under the hot California sun.

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