Colton Cox

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BROOKINGS, SD, SEPTEMBER 24: xxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Eggen/Inertia)

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Position:
Outfielder
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Aberdeen, S.D.
High School:
Roncalli H.S.
Major:
Business Economics

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2019, 2020, 2021)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)

2021: Played in 19 games with five starts … was hit by a pitch and scored a run in win over Kansas (2/20) … went 1-for-2 with an RBI, two walks and a stolen base in second game of doubleheader at Northern Colorado (2/27) … started series finale at Oral Roberts and reached base twice on a hit and a walk (5/2) … collected final hit of the season in a reserve role against Oral Roberts (5/20)

2020: Shared time in the outfield, starting five of the 12 games in which he played ... recorded first of the season in second game of doubleheader at UTRGV (2/29) ... scored pair of runs and recorded season-high three putouts while earning start in center field at Minnesota (3/4) ... recorded first multi-hit game of his career, going 2-for-3 with a double in series opener at Air Force (3/6) ... scored runs in each of the final two games of Air Force series (3/7-8)

2019: Backed up at the outfield positions for the Jackrabbits ... saw action in 27 games, including six starts ... recorded first collegiate hit, a double, versus Northeastern (2/23) ... doubled, drove in a run and scored twice in series opener at UA Little Rock (3/8) ... delivered key run-scoring single as part of three-run 13th inning as the Jackrabbits claimed series finale at Omaha, 6-4 (4/28) ... went 1-for-3 at the plate and tied season high with three putouts in starting regular season finale at North Dakota State (5/17)

2018: Redshirted during his first season with the Jackrabbits

BEFORE SDSU: Competed in four sports during career at Roncalli High School ... missed two years of sports due to injury, but battled back to enjoy a strong senior year ... in baseball, batted .366 with 20 doubles, five triples and two home runs during 2017 season ... won Class A title in the pole vault at 2017 state meet, clearing 13 feet ... also placed seventh individually in the 400-meter dash and was a member of the third-place 4x100 relay and sixth-place 4x200 relay ... earned all-state recognition as both a linebacker and running back in football, and was a member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 as a senior ... academic all-state selection in both basketball and football ... member of the National Honor Society ... his father, Doug, wrestled and played baseball at SDSU, while his mother, Peggy, competed in track and field for the Jackrabbits ... eldest brother, Christian, played baseball at Nebraska and later played two seasons in the Toronto Blue Jays organization ... another brother, Dalton, was a starting linebacker for the Jackrabbit football team during the 2017 and 2018 seasons