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Cox heads to Simpson

Austin Cox to play football for the Simpson Storm

FZN Senior Austin Cox recently committed to play football for Simpson College located in Indianola, Iowa. Cox will join his former teammate, Sam Bartlett (Class of 2015), who is a current member of the Simpson football team. Cox was a 2nd team "All-Conference" selection at running back this past fall. He was a key member of a Panther squad that repeated as both conference and district champions. During the 2015 campaign, Cox rushed for 664 yards (6.6 per carry) while scoring 5 touchdowns for the Panthers.

Simpson College is a member of the IIAC conference and is affiliated with the NCAA Division 3.

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Seated: Amy Bahr, Austin Cox, Jason Cox

Standing: Ted Hickey (FZN Activities Coordinator), Josh Cooper (FZN Assistant Coach), Bob Russell, Joe Bacon (FZN Head Coach), Joe Sutton (FZN Principal), Marty Robinson (FZN Assistant Coach)

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