Men's Outdoor Track
5-8-2007

Monmouth College senior distance man Zach Barr (Roseville, Ill./Roseville) and classmate, Tim Frank (Farmington, Ill./Farmington) tuned up for this weekend’s Midwest Conference meet with outstanding efforts in Wisconsin to claim Performers of the Week in men’s track and field.

Also a physical education major, Frank is the son of Michael and Candace Frank of Farmington.

Zach Barr

Tim Frank

Monmouth’s dominance at the Midwest Conference track meets has spilled over to the Performer of the Week selections as senior Jeff Rebholz (Henry, Ill./Henry), junior Jessica White (Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg) and sophomores Luke Reschke (Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo) and Shannon Turczyn (Peru, Ill./LaSalle-Peru) swept this week’s POW awards.

Rebholz took the men’s field honors after last week’s Benedictine Invitational. His 54’5-1/4" throw in the shot put placed him first at the meet and moved him to fourth nationally. He then heaved the discus 154’4", just 18" shy of the national provisional qualifying mark while finishing second. His captured fifth in the hammer throw with a mark of 150’1". He currently has the best marks in the league in the shot put, discus and hammer throw.

Reschke was the men’s track winner with outstanding performances in two relays. The 4x100 and 4x400 teams each took first at the meet. The 4x100 was a hundredth of a second off their season best. He also ran a league-best 48.81 in the 400-meter dash to take first in the event.

White vaulted her way to next month’s national track meet with a school-record and automatic-qualifying pole vault of 12’5-3/4". Her first place finish resulted in her women’s field POW honor.

Turczyn captured the women’s track honor with a first-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles in a provisional qualifying time of 14.70. The mark moves her into the top 10 nationally and is the best in the MWC.

Shannon Turczyn

Men's Outdoor Track
Women's Outdoor Track
4-18-2007

Senior sprinter Dante Daniels (Waukegan, Ill./Gurnee-Warren) and junior thrower Jenny Babos (Leland, Ill./Somonauk) continued the Monmouth College streak of Midwest Conference Performers of the Week with their selections as the men’s track and women’s field event POWs, respectively.

Babos had an all around great day Sunday at the Lee Calhoun Memorial in Macomb. The junior placed second in the discus with a provisional-qualifying distance of 139’11". Her school-record hammer throw of 140’6" was good for fifth and her shot put of 39’0-3/4" also placed her fifth. She holds the top marks in the MWC in both the discus and hammer throw.

Dante Daniels
 

Jenny Babos

Monmouth College senior Justin Martin (Monmouth, Ill./Warren) had a career-best 72 at last weekend’s rain-shortened Big Blue Classic in Decatur and has been honored as the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week in men’s golf.

A business major, Martin is the son of Brad and Betty Martin of Monmouth.

Justin Martin

Men's Tennis
4-10-2007

Monmouth College sophomore Kyle Korb (Quincy, Ill./Quincy) helped the Fighting Scots get off to a great start in league play and has been honored as the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week in men’s tennis.

A business major, Korb is the son of Gerald and Loree Korb of Quincy.

Kyle Korb

Monmouth College senior Jared Kunkle (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap) swept the competition last week and has been honored as the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week in men’s tennis.

A physical education major, Kunkle is the son of Lynn and Penny Kunkle of Peoria.

Jared Kunkle

Monmouth College senior Alex Stuart (Kirkwood, Ill./Yorkwood) had a good day at last Saturday’s Viking Olympics at Augustana College and has been honored as the Midwest Conference Field Performer of the Week.

A physical education major, Stuart is the son of Stacy Dutton of Kirkwood and Bryan Stuart of Monmouth.

Alex Stuart

Baseball Homepage
4-2-2007

Monmouth College senior Jeremy Kafka (Huntley, Ill./Huntley) hit .667 last week and was rewarded with the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week honor in baseball.

An art major, Kafka is the son of Paul and Margaret Kafka of Huntley.

Jeremy Kafka

Softball Homepage
4-2-2007

Monmouth College senior Drew Robinson (St. Charles, Ill./North) ran her hitting streak to eight games last week and was rewarded with the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week honor in softball.

A public relations major, Robison is the daughter of Roy and Debra Robinson of St. Charles.

Drew Robinson

Men's Tennis
3-20-2007

Monmouth College senior Alex Carter (Wilton, Iowa/Wilton) was unbeaten last week and was named the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week honor in men’s tennis.

Carter, who hadn’t played competitive tennis until head coach Chad Braun spotted him in a physical education class, posted the Fighting Scots lone singles victory over the University of Illinois-Springfield last week. He also was the solo winner the week prior against Division I Western Illinois University. Playing at No. 5 singles, Carter stretched his six-match winning streak with wins over opponents from Loras and Quincy. He teamed with doubles partner Greg Bouslog in improving their unbeaten string to three matches.

An education major, Carter is the son of William and Joy Carter of Wilton.

Alex Carter

If being named Midwest Conference Performer of the Week is any indication, the Monmouth College track team is ready for this weekend’s MWC Meet at Knox College. Senior Jeff Rebholz (Henry, Ill./Henry-Senachwine), junior Megan McKenna (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection) and sophomore Shannon Turczyn (Peru, Ill./LaSalle-Peru) were named MWC Performers of the Week for their accomplishments at last Saturday’s Fred Wilt Memorial Invitational held at Anderson (Ind.) University.

Rebholz picked up his third men’s field event POW honor this season after winning the weight throw with a school-record mark of 61’4-3/4”. The mark bested his own school record by nearly three feet and also automatically qualified him for the national meet. He also took first in the shot put with a throw of 54’10-1/4”. He is currently ranked second in the nation in the weight throw and is third in the shot put.

McKenna was rewarded with her second POW in the women’s field events. She tied teammate Jessica White for first in the pole vault with a mark of 11’6”, just missing a personal-best by a quarter-inch. McKenna then took first in both the triple jump (36’2-3/4”) and long jump (17’3-1/2”). Both distances lead the conference.

Turczyn was a first time POW winner in the women’s track events after breaking the school record in the 55-meter hurdles. Her time of 8.44 was also a provisional qualifying time and ranks her tops in the league. She also ran a leg on the winning 4x200 relay and was sixth in the 200-meter dash.

Jeff Rebholz

Megan McKenna

Shannon Turczyn

A pair of Monmouth College seniors have been honored by the Midwest Conference for outstanding track and field performances at last week’s UNI-Dome Open in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Jumper Alex Stuart (Kirkwood, Ill./Yorkwood) and sprinter Kila Cox (Granger, Ind./Hononegah) were named MWC Performers of the Week.

Stuart was named the men’s field event POW after winning the triple jump with a school-record mark of 47’4-1/2”. His performance is currently sixth in the nation and just seven inches shy of the national leader.

Cox collected the women’s track POW thanks to a pair of outstanding 400-meter times and a stellar 200-meter performance. The sprinter ran a league-best time of 1:00.87 in the 400-meters and then ran an improved leg in the women’s 4x400 relay as the team clocked a league-best time of 4:11.37. Her time in the 200-meters of 27.18 is currently third in the conference.

A physical education major, Stuart is the son of Stacy Dutton of Kirkwood and Bryan Stuart of Monmouth.

A business major, Cox is the daughter of John and Robin Kloster of Granger, Ind.

Alex Stuart

Kila Cox

Women's Basketball
2-12-2007

A week after being named to ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-District V second team, Monmouth College’s Ashley Yeast (Sciota, Ill./West Prairie) has been named the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week in women’s basketball.

Yeast, who leads the nation in rebounding, continued her stellar play in a pair of wins last week. The 6-1 junior center grabbed a school-record 21 rebounds to go with 13 points in a 71-55 win over Knox and recorded 18 rebounds and 19 points during a 74-59 win at Illinois College. With one game remaining, Yeast holds the team record for rebounds in a season (304), is second in career rebounds and has posted 15 double-doubles this season.

An accounting and physical education major, Yeast is the daughter of Stephen and Judy Yeast of Sciota.

Ashley Yeast

Men's Indoor Track
2-7-07

Two more Monmouth College track and field athletes have been named Midwest Conference Performers of the Week.

Seniors Kel Bond (Dixon, Ill./Dixon) and Jeff Rebholz (Henry, Ill./Henry) continued the three-week streak for the Fighting Scots.

Bond captured the men’s track POW honors for his performance at last weekend’s Titan Open in Bloomington. His second place time in the mile (4:19.21) was just three seconds off the provisional qualifying time and is tops in the league this season.

He placed third in the 800-meter run (1:56.56) and ran a strong leg on the Scots’ 4x400 relay team.

Rebholz took first in the weight throw and the shot put with throws of 58’5-1/4” and 54’6-3/4”, respectively. His mark in the weight throw set a new school record and his shot put mark was a personal best.

The POW honors were Rebholz’ second this season and Bond’s first.

Kel Bond

Jeff Rebholz

Peter Sprech

Jonny Henkins

Clay Staley

Megan McKenna

Dante Daniels

Jeff Rebholz

Ashley Widdop

Jessica White

Monmouth College’s Kurt Niemeier (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) amade quite a splash in the pool during the first meet of 2007 and were rewarded with the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week in men’s swimming.

Niemeier took firsts in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles and anchored two winning relays. The junior’s performance helped the Fighting Scots defeat Principia College 159-73.

The MWC Performer of the Week honor was the first for Niemeier.

Kurt Niemeier

Monmouth College’s Annie Lane (St. Louis, Mo./Kirkwood) made quite a splash in the pool during the first meet of 2007 and was rewarded with the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week in women’s swimming.

Lane swam personal-bests in the 200-yard freestyle (2:04.48) and 200-yard backstroke (2:21.34). The freshman also finished first in the 100-yard butterfly and swam the lead leg of the winning 200-yard medley relay. Her efforts led the Scots women to their first dual meet victory of the year with a 131-105 win over Principia.

The MWC Performer of the Week honor was the first for Lane.

Annie Lane

Women's Basketball
1-8-2007

Monmouth College’s Laura Jahn (Palos Park, Ill./Stagg) led the Fighting Scots to a three game post-Christmas winning streak and has been named the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week in women’s basketball.

The senior forward posted a pair of double-doubles in two wins last week and in doing so, gave the Scots their first conference victory of the season.

The Scots’ MWC win against Illinois College came down to the wire as Jahn poured in 18 points and pulled down 16 rebounds in the 71-70 win. She nailed a pair of free throws with eight seconds left to secure the victory.

Earlier in the week, Jahn scored 11 points to go with 12 rebounds in a 70-52 win over Eureka.

Jahn averaged 13.5 points for the week along with 14 rebounds. She added three assists, three blocks and two steals while making 11 of 12 free throws as Monmouth improved to 7-4 overall.

Laura Jahn

Men's Basketball
11-27-06

Monmouth College’s Joe Terwelp (Quincy, Ill./Notre Dame) picked up this season where he left off and has been rewarded with the season’s first Midwest Conference Performer of the Week honor in men’s basketball.

The junior center is averaging 20.5 points per game through the first four games. In the season opener against Division II Central Missouri State, he poured in 24 points and followed that with 18, 17 and 23 points in the Scots’ next three games.

On the season, Terwelp is shooting 50 percent from the floor and has pulled down 6.5 rebounds per game. He had five steals in a win against MacMurray.

The Fighting Scots are off to a 3-1 starting heading into a conference road trip Friday and Saturday at Carroll College and Lawrence University.

Joe Terwelp

Men's Swim Team
11-7-2006

Monmouth College freshman John Kaiser (Hanover Park, Ill./Glenbard North) has made a splash for the Fighting Scots men’s swim team and has been honored by the Midwest Conference as the MWC Performer of the Week.

Kaiser and his teammates set a new school record in the 400-yard medley relay while finishing first Saturday at the Carroll Invitational. Their time of 3:50.78 was nearly two seconds faster than the previous mark. Kaiser also swam a meet-best time of 2:09.86 in the 200-yard butterfly and took second in the 50-yard freestyle (23.65). Friday night he took first in the 200-meter individual medley and the 100-meter butterfly as Monmouth won the double dual with Lake Forest College and Lawrence University.

A business major, Kaiser is the son of John and Lori Kaiser of Hanover Park.

John Kaiser

Football
11-6-2006

Monmouth College junior kicker/punter Nathan Palkovic (Peoria, Ill./Woodruff) finished the season in style and was rewarded with the Midwest Conference Special Teams Performer of the Week honor.

Palkovic scored more points in the Fighting Scots’ 41-6 win over arch rival Knox than the Prairie Fire, accounting for 10 points with four extra points and two field goals. His first field goal, a 42-yarder, is tied for the third-longest in school history. He was perfect on the day in PATs, finishing the year 30-of-31. He averaged 41.5 yards on four punts and placed three of them inside the Knox 20-yard line.

A physical education major, he is the son of Michael and Donna Palkovic of Peoria.

Nathan Palkovic

Football
10-30-2006

Although Halloween was still days away, Monmouth College sophomore defensive back Kyle Harmon (Moline, Ill./Moline) got a treat out of a trick and earned the Midwest Conference Special Teams Performer of the Week honor.

In a 17-7 Fighting Scots win over Illinois College Saturday, Harmon got the angle on a punt return and, after covering the width of the field, stopped the Blueboys’ returner, D.J. Jackson, to keep the game scoreless. On the next drive he picked off Blueboy quarterback Pete Jennings in the end zone for his second interception of the season.

Kyle Harmon

Women's Soccer
10-23-2006

Monmouth College freshman forward Christa Davidson (Godfrey, Ill./Alton) supplied some much-needed scoring and was named the Midwest Conference Offensive Performer of the Week in women’s soccer.

Davidson battled back from a pair of injuries last week to help keep Monmouth in the hunt for a league tournament berth. She suffered a minor head injury Tuesday against Clarke, a game in which she scored a goal.

An ankle injury Saturday at Lake Forest that required hospital care didn’t slow her down as a speedy recovery allowed her to help the Fighting Scots overcome a 2-0 deficit. Monmouth scored three goals in the last 15 minutes to pull out a 3-2 win at Beloit, with Davidson assisting the tying goal and scoring the game-winner. With the win Monmouth is in fifth place at 4-3.

Davidson leads the Scots in goals (11) and points (27) and is second in assists (5). She is the daughter of Craig and JoEllen Davidson of Godfrey.

Christa Davidson

Football
10-16-2006

Monmouth College senior running back Dante Daniels (Waukegan, Ill./Gurnee-Warren), who broke his own school record by rushing for 247 yards against Ripon College Saturday, was awarded his third Midwest Conference Offensive Performer of the Week honor.

Daniels bested his month-old record on 36 carries while scoring on TD runs of one and 65 yards as the Fighting Scots handed the Red Hawks their first league loss. The senior tailback’s 169.6 yards per game leads the league, and he entered the weekend ranked third nationally. In breaking his own record, Daniels became the Scots’ first 1,000-yard back since Kevin Matarelli ran for 1,175 yards during the 1993 season. His 1,187 yards is just shy of Ron Baker’s school record of 1,218 set in 1974.

Dante Daniels

Men's Cross Country
10-11-2006

Monmouth College senior Kel Bond (Dixon, Ill./Dixon) ran his best race of the season and landed the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week honor in men’s cross country.

Bond logged a fourth-place time of 26:24 over the 8K course at Wartburg’s Dan Huston Invitational. The field of 90 included runners from three nationally-ranked teams.

Kel Bond

Women's Soccer
10-3-2006

Monmouth College senior defender Kristin Mertel (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Hoffman Estates) supplied some offense and was named the Midwest Conference Defensive Performer of the Week in women’s soccer.

Despite playing in the defensive half of the field, Mertel scored a pair of goals and added two assists in a pair of victories last week. The Fighting Scots downed rival Knox College 8-0 to stay in a tie for third place in the league standings, then posted a 4-1 win over the Milwaukee School of Engineering.

Mertel is second in the Midwest Conference with 16 points in nine games.

Kristin Mertel

Men's Cross Country
9-26-2006

A top 10 finish on a big stage has landed Monmouth College freshman Clay Staley (Hanna City, Ill./Illini Bluffs) his first Midwest Conference Performer of the Week honor in men’s cross country.

Staley placed ninth out of 450 runners at last week’s Brissman-Lundeen Invitational held on the Credit Island Course in Davenport, Iowa. His 8K time of 25:53 was tops among his Midwest Conference competitors at the meet and ranks him second in the league this season. The course will also host the NCAA Midwest Regional in November.

Women's Tennis
9-26-2006

An unbeaten week playing at No. 1 singles for Monmouth College’s Cassie Frantz (Macomb, Ill./Macomb) vaulted the sophomore to her second career Midwest Conference Performer of the Week honor.

Frantz helped the Fighting Scots to a 3-0 week with convincing 7-2 wins over league schools Knox and Ripon and a 6-3 victory over St. Ambrose. She did not lose a set in improving her record to 5-4.

Frantz teamed with classmate Brittany Donnelly to post a 2-1 record at No. 1 doubles. Her 5-1 record for the week was equaled only by her doubles partner.

A math major, she is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Kerry Frantz of Macomb.

Cassie Frantz

Football
9-26-2006

Monmouth College senior wide receiver Evan Haffner (Canton, Ill./Canton) made his school record 124th pass reception against Carroll College Saturday and was named Midwest Conference Offensive Performer of the Week honor.

Haffner caught 10 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns as the Fighting Scots downed the Pioneers to stay unbeaten in Midwest Conference play. The preseason All-American made the catches against a Carroll defense that had been ranked 16th in the nation. In the process, he passed Nathan Gaskill in career receptions at Monmouth.

Evan Haffner

Volleyball
9-20-2006

Monmouth College junior middle hitter Kendra James (Fulton, Ill./Fulton) had an unbelievable week on the volleyball court and was named the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week.

James recorded 65 kills and a .539 hitting percentage in four matches last week as the Fighting Scots improved to 9-3. Her 65 kills included just 10 errors in 102 attempts. At the Wheaton Tournament, she had 22 kills on 29 attempts against Tri-State University and added 10 kills in 13 attempts in a three-set win over Knox College.

Kendra James

Football
9-19-06

Monmouth College senior running back Dante Daniels (Waukegan, Ill./Gurnee-Warren) rushed for a school-record 229 yards against Beloit College Saturday and was rewarded for his efforts with his second consecutive Midwest Conference Offensive Performer of the Week honor.

A week after missing the school rushing record by 13 yards, Daniels broke loose for his career-high to best the school record of 223 yards set by Monmouth College Hall of Famer Ron Baker in 1973. The senior tailback averaged nearly eight yards per carry on his record-setting day. His 178.3 yards per game leads the league in rushing average and is fourth nationally. After three games, Daniels is more than halfway to the 1,000 yard mark and is on pace to become the Scots’ first 1,000 yard back since Kevin Matarelli ran for 1,175 yards during the 1993 season.

Dante Daniels

Women's Soccer
9-12-06

Monmouth College freshman forward Amanda Neira (Burlington, Iowa/Burlington) made the most of her collegiate debut and was named the Midwest Conference Offensive Performer of the Week in women’s soccer.

After sitting out the Fighting Scots opener with a knee injury, Neira scored the game-winning goal in her first collegiate action, a 4-3 victory over the University of Dubuque. She also collected the game-winner and an assist in the Fighting Scots’ 5-1 conference-opening win over Illinois College Saturday.

Amanda Neira

Football
9-12-06

Monmouth College senior running back Dante Daniels (Waukegan, Ill./Gurnee-Warren) led the Fighting Scots to a league-opening victory over Lawrence University Saturday and was rewarded for his efforts with the Midwest Conference Offensive Performer of the Week honor.

Daniels streaked for a career-high 205 yards rushing, just 13 yards shy of the school record set by Monmouth College Hall of Famer Ron Baker. His four rushing touchdowns, including a career-best 71 yard scamper for a score, tied the school record, and he is the only back in the conference to rush for over 100 yards in each of his team’s first two games.

Dante Daniels

Men's Soccer
9-5-06

Monmouth College senior forward Tom St. George (Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg) led the Fighting Scots to a season-opening victory over Cornell College Saturday and was rewarded for his efforts with the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week honor in men’s soccer.

St. George netted two goals, including the game-winner with less than a minute to play, as the Fighting Scots edged Cornell 3-2. His first career goal gave Monmouth a 1-0 lead in the first seven minutes of the contest.

Tom St. George

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