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2025 NIU Football Roster

35 Tristan Hunter

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 203
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Position Linebacker
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School Urban Prep

Biography

2024

  • Did not see any action during redshirt season. 

HIGH SCHOOL 

Honors and Awards 

  • Named Urban Prep Athlete of the Year (2024) 

  • State Series Lion Award (2024) 

  • Academic Athlete of the Year Finalist (2024)  

  • Three-year varsity letterwinner (2021, 2022,2023) 

  • Served as team captain for three seasons (2021, 2022, 2023)  

  • Team MVP his final two seasons (2022,2023)  

  • Earned All-Conference honors as a senior (2023)  

  • IHSA All-Academic Team Golden Lion Award (2024) 

Team Results/Record 

  • 2023:1-8 

  • 2022:7-4 

  • 2021:4-5 

Academic and Club/Sport Involvement 

  • All-State qualifier in 200m for the track & field team 

  • Also a member of the basketball team 

  • Honor Roll (2022-2023) 

  • Named Most Dedicated Student-Athlete (2022-2023) 

  • Vice President of Student Government Association 

  • Photographer for the school newspaper 

  • Assistant manager for Urban Alliance and After School Matters 

  • Worked as Chicago Park District camp counselor 

  • Volunteer for food pantry and community service programs 

Personal 

  • A nursing major 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2024Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 200 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2025Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 203 lbs
    35