Commitment Report: Isaiah Cherrier (2017)
After an undefeated regular season, the Mound Westonka Whitehawks' football team's season ended before they would have liked when they fell to Holy Angels early in the 5AAAA playoffs. One of the bright spots in a great season that ended…
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Continue ReadingAfter an undefeated regular season, the Mound Westonka Whitehawks' football team's season ended before they would have liked when they fell to Holy Angels early in the 5AAAA playoffs. One of the bright spots in a great season that ended before they would have wished was senior Isaiah Cherrier.
Cherrier committed early in the college football recruiting process largely because of the relationships he built and the loyalty he was shown throughout the process.
“The (football) season went really well,” Cherrier said. “I felt that I trained very hard coming into my senior season and it showed on the field. The season didn't end as we hoped, but we still had a great year considering our past records.”
After the football season, Cherrier didn't take much time off.
“This winter I hit the weight room hard and gained about ten pounds,” the senior said. “My main focus was becoming more explosive.”
Earlier this year Cherrier committed to Western Illinois and will continue to work on his goal of becoming a more explosive athlete.
“This spring I will be doing my spring workout that the Western Illinois strength coach sent me,” the Leatherneck commit said, “as well as running track.”
While Cherrier enjoyed the recruiting process, he felt like his options were limited.
“My recruiting experience was really busy, exciting and at times frustrating,” said northstarfootballnews.com's 31st ranked senior. “I felt that I was a little under-recruited because of teams no knowing what position I would play in college.”
In the end, his decision came down to three choices.
“My final choices came down to Western Illinois, Northern Iowa and a preferred walk-on offer from Minnesota.”
The Leathernecks were in on Cherrier early, and it paid off.
“I ultimately chose Western because of the relationships that I built with the players and the coaches. They had faith in me since my junior season, and that was something that led me to commit to them early.”
Cherrier knows nothing is guaranteed, but he hopes to be playing sooner rather than later in the coming fall.
“I will be playing running back for them,” Cherrier told northstarfootballnews. “Both the coaches and I have the expectation that I come in and compete for early playing time.”
Hopefully, Cherrier continues to succeed on the college gridiron, and both parties are rewarded by Western Illinois' loyalty.