2015: Appeared in and started all 53 games as the team’s everyday shortstop … was the only player to start every game … slashed .214/.293/.353 with nine doubles, two triples and five home runs … ranked third on the team in home runs and fourth in doubles … registered 29 RBIs and scored 29 runs … led the team in assists for the second year in a row, with 153 assists … added 60 putouts … committed 14 errors and finished the season with a .938 fielding percentage … recorded 11 multi-hit games … registered a career-high four hits against Eastern Kentucky (3/21) … hit first home run of Illinois State career at Eastern Illinois (3/31) … doubled twice at Bradley (5/10) … was hit by a pitch three times against LIU-Brooklyn (3/14) … named to the Missouri Valley Conference and AFNI honor rolls.

2014: Appeared in 54 games as the Redbirds’ shortstop, all starts … slashed .257/.351/.314 with five doubles, three triples, 26 runs and 28 RBIs … also walked 27 times, the third-highest total among Redbird hitters … earned All-MVC Honorable Mention honors … went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs in his Redbird debut against Butler (2/15) … went 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk and four RBIs against Indiana State (3/30) … recorded 146 assists and 84 putouts, while committing 20 errors, for a .920 fielding percentage … named to the MVC and AFNI honor rolls.

Kirkwood CC: Appeared in 40 games ... posted a .288 batting average with three home runs and 30 RBIs ... tallied 17 runs scored and added three stolen bases ... was an All-ICCAC honorable mention selection.

Southern University: Appeared in 15 games, making eight starts at shortstop.

Personal: Born Aug. 14, 1993 in Kissimmee, Florida … son of Dennis Colon, who played nine years of professional baseball in the Houston Astros and New York Mets organizations … has one brother, Diego, and one sister, Evianne ... majored in community health education.