Head Coach:
Keith Crawford, 4th year
Phone: 309-457-2215
E-mail:
kcrawfor@monm.edu
Assistant Coach: Dave Yez, 3rd year
Student Assistant: Laura Miller, 1st year
Keith Crawford
begins his fifth season as Monmouth College’s head swimming coach in
the fall of 2008. Crawford took over a dormant program in 2003 and
has quickly transformed the Fighting Scots into a Midwest Conference
contender. Named Midwest Conference "Men's Coach of the Year" in
2007 and 2008, his men finished second at both the 2007 and 2008 MWC
Championships. The Scots women placed fourth in 2007 and fifth in
2008. Crawford’s teams have produced 10 individual and relay
conference champions. Monmouth’s teams excel out of the pool, too.
The men’s
and women’s teams have been honored by the College Swim Coaches
Association for excellence in academics.
Crawford was a four-year student athlete and graduated with degrees
in history and secondary education from Xavier University in 2001.
He earned his master’s degree in Recreation and Sport Management at
Indiana State University in 2003. In addition to his duties as
swimming coach, Crawford serves as director of the Huff Athletic
Center and teaches swimming and lifeguarding courses.
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The Fighting Scots
2007-2008 Men's Swimming Team
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MWC PERFORMER OF THE WEEK |
Raske named MWC Performer of the Week
 November
14, 2007
Monmouth College’s Kevin Raske (Algonquin,
Ill./Dundee-Crown) left his competitors in his wake at last weekend’s
Monmouth Invitational and was rewarded with the Midwest Conference
Performer of the Week honor in men’s swimming.
Raske set the pool and school record in the 1,650-yard freestyle. His
time of 16:58.70 was nearly two full minutes ahead of his nearest
competitor. The freshman also set the school and pool record in the 200-
butterfly with his winning time of 1:58.92 and he swam a personal-best
56.39 in the 100- backstroke. Raske wasn’t finished there. His leg in
the 200- freestyle relay helped the Fighting Scots set the new pool mark
at 1:32.20. He holds the conference’s top times in four different events
A music major, Raske is the son of Richard and Nancy Raske of
Algonquin.
Niemeier named MWC Performer of the Week
January 9, 2007
 Monmouth College’s
Kurt Niemeier (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) 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 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.
MC’s Kaiser named MWC Performer of
the Week
November 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.
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