Cooper Monk

Manteno HS: Three-year varsity starter for head coach RJ Haines ... helped team to a playoff appearance as a senior, while earning all-conference and all-state honorable mention honors ... named the most outstanding athlete for football and was a team captain ... academic all-state selection ... as a junior, earned academic all-conference honors ... also played basketball at Manteno, helping team to a conference title and a regional championship as a junior. Personal: Born Oct. 10, 2006, in Kankakee, Illinois ... son of Andy and Jenny Monk ... youngest of three siblings ... his father, Andy, played baseball collegiately and his mother, Jenny, played collegiate basketball ... his older siblings were both collegiate athletes as well ... member of the National Honor Society.