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COLE BARTHEL NAMED TECH'S MALE STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas –
Junior quarterback Cole Barthel (Decatur, Ala.) has been
named this week's Arkansas Tech Male Athlete of the Week.
Barthel, who is a member of the Wonder Boys
Football team, earns this week's honor after a
successful junior campaign last fall for the Wonder
Boys. Last fall, Barthel, who missed the final five
games after suffering a knee injury against North
Alabama, accounted for 1,078 yards of total offense last
season. On the season, Barthel, who spent four seasons
playing minor league baseball in the Atlanta Braves
organization, was 100-for-146 through the air for 937
yards and he threw nine touchdowns and two interceptions
and had a completion percentage of 68.5 percent. In
Tech's 52-34 win over West Georgia, Barthel was
26-for-49 passing for 310 yards and had a school-record
six touchdown passes.
He enters his final season with the Wonder Boys this
coming fall having accounted for 2,429 yards of total
offense and has passed for 2,227 yards (221-for-342). He
has thrown 26 career touchdown passes, which is 15 shy
of the school record of 41 held by former Wonder Boy
Jason Campbell (2004-05).
Barthel and his teammates are currently going through
spring football practice. The team will have its Green
and Gold Spring Game on Saturday, April 26 at 10 a.m. at
Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field and close out spring
practice with the annual Senior Bowl on Tuesday, April
29 at 7 p.m.
The following is a question and answer segment to help
get to know this successful Tech student-athlete:
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Why did you
ultimately choose to come to Tech?
Cole Barthel: I came here for an
opportunity to play at a good program and
win some football games.
Outside of athletics, what is your favorite
thing about college life?
CB: Having a long Christmas break.
What is your favorite type of music/group?
CB: I love country music, especially George
Strait.
What do you consider your hobby?
CB: I have four hobbies I like to do - 1.)
hunting (ducks and deer); 2.) riding horses;
3.) being at the lake (I'm an innertube
riding champion) and 4.) snow skiing.
What sport other than football do you like
to watch or would you like to play the most?
CB: Baseball.
Who is one person that has had the biggest
impact on your life?
CB: God and then I would say my parents.
 What is your most memorable moment as a Tech
athlete?
CB: My first year at Tech in 2006 when we
beat West Georgia in overtime.
What would you do on your dream vacation?
CB: My dad, myself and a couple of friends
would go on a hunting trip in Montana on
horses.
What is your major at Tech?
CB: Health and Physical Education.
What do you plan to do after graduation?
CB: I would love to hunt for a living if I
could, but that does not work out, I would
like to coach high school football and Lord
willing, have a family.
Do you have a pet?
CB: Nope, no pets.
What's the most rewarding class you have had
while being at Tech?
CB: Don't know, but if I had to say, it
would be any of the health and sports
activities classes I've had.
What are your goals for this season?
CB: To stay healthy and win a championship. |
Previous Tech Male Student-Athlete of the Week Winners
March 24 -
senior
pitcher Zach Weiss
(baseball)
March 4 - junior forward Troy Marcus
(basketball)
Feb. 20
-
junior
third baseman Tony Sanchez (baseball)
Feb. 27
- senior second baseman Jantzen Black (baseball) |