MC athletes honored by Midwest Conference

Release Date: April 21, 2005

Tristan Reimolds

Albert Greene

Jared Kunkle

Jeff Denny

MONMOUTH, Ill. – Monmouth College athletes picked up weekly honors from the Midwest Conference in four of their five spring sports as Fighting Scots athletes were selected as Performers of the Week in baseball, track and field, tennis and golf.

Senior second baseman Tristan Reimolds (Monmouth, Ill./HS) received the honor following the Scots’ 9-7, 3-2 sweep of Illinois College last weekend. Reimolds went 4-for-6 in the twinbill with two homers, a double, a single and a sacrifice bunt. He also collected four RBI on the day.

Junior triple jumper Albert Greene (Galesburg, Ill./HS) soared 46’7-1/4 at the Lee Calhoun Invitational at Western Illinois University, a mark that ranks fourth in Monmouth College history. It was the best mark by a collegiate jumper at the meet and is the 10th best in the nation this season.

Sophomore Jared Kunkle (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap) helped Monmouth knock off both Illinois College and Lake Forest on Saturday in MWC divisional play. At number one singles, he edged out Illinois College’s top player 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7) and defeated Lake Forest’s in more convincing fashion (6-2, 6-3). He also teamed with Kevin Kamenjarin to win his third and fourth straight matches at number one doubles by scores of 8-3 and 8-0.

Sophomore Jeff Denny (Atlanta, Ill./Olympia) had a good week on the golf course, firing a one-over-par 73 Thursday at Soangetaha Country Club in Galesburg to finish second. Playing on his home course at Gibson Woods on Saturday, he carded a 75, good for seventh.

Greene picked up his second Performer of the Week honors during the outdoor season. It was the season’s first POW award for Reimolds, Kunkle and Denny.