Release Date: April 15, 2004

MONMOUTH, Ill. – A total of 11 student-athletes at Monmouth College have been named to the Academic All-Midwest Conference team for the winter 2003-04 sports season. Student-athletes must have achieved at least a 3.2 grade point average to be eligible for the honor.

The Fighting Scots’ men’s and women’s indoor track teams led the college in selections with four team members each. On the men’s side, senior Ryan Moll, Farmington, Ill. (HS) picked up his third award and sophomores Zach Barr, Roseville, Ill. (HS), Jason Salmon, Metamora, Ill. (Peoria Notre Dame) and Anthony Welty, Dixon,Ill. (Newman Central Catholic) were newcomers to the list. For the Fighting Scots women, senior Elizabeth Altekruse, St. Charles, Ill. (East) collected her third award and sophomores Abby Horneck, Hermiston, Ore. (HS), Amy Horneck, Hermiston, Ore. (HS) and Erin Mann, Monmouth, Ill. (HS) were all first time selections.

The Monmouth men’s basketball team landed junior Kyle Wilhelm, Grayslake, Ill. (Mundelein) and sophomore Matt Hammer, Shannon, Ill. (Eastland) on the all-academic team. This was Wilhelm’s second selection and Hammer’s first. The lone women’s basketball player to be named to the all-academic team was senior Marie Webster, Machesney Park, Ill. (Harlem) with her second selection.