MC places 20 athletes on the spring Academic All-MWC list

Release Date: June 2, 2005

MONMOUTH, Ill. – A total of 20 student-athletes at Monmouth College have been named to the Academic All-Midwest Conference team for the spring 2005 sports season. Student-athletes who have reached at least sophomore academic status must have achieved a minimum 3.2 grade point average to be eligible for the honor.

The Fighting Scots’ women’s track and field team led the college in selections with six team members - juniors Abby Horneck (Hermiston, Ore./Hermiston) and Amy Horneck (Hermiston, Ore./Hermiston) and sophomores Audrey Bellefeuille (Highwood, Ill./Highland Park), Andrea Emery (Knoxville, Ill./Knoxville), Ashley Gaul (Swansea, Ill./Belleville East) and Joni Nelson (Little York, Ill./Yorkwood).

Monmouth’s baseball team placed six members on the honors list. Seniors led the way with Thad King (Loraine, Ill./ROWVA), Steve Myros (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way) and Steve Turner (Dunlap, Ill./Peoria Notre Dame). Juniors Kevin Meinhart (Hinckley, Ill./Big Rock), Josh Ragar (Stronghurst, Ill./Southern) and Jason Salmon (Metamora, Ill./Peoria Notre Dame) rounded out the list.

The men’s track and field team placed four on the academic honors list. A trio of juniors – Zach Barr (Roseville, Ill./Roseville), Tim Frank (Farmington, Ill./Farmington) and Anthony Welty (Dixon, Ill./Newman Central Catholic) – were joined by sophomore Bradley Franks (Aledo, Ill./Aledo).

The men’s golf team was represented by sophomores Justin Martin (Monmouth, Ill./Warren ) and Lee Radford (Orion, Ill./Orion).

Softball and men’s tennis rounded out the honorees. From softball, sophomore Jackie Hennenfent (Wataga, Ill./ROWVA) joined men’s tennis classmate Alex Carter (Wilton, Iowa/Wilton) as first time academic all-conference winners.