The Monmouth
College swim team may not have won the Midwest Conference Swimming
and Diving Championships last weekend in Grinnell, Iowa, but they
did crown four individual champions and broke 17 school records en
route to the men’s third consecutive second-place finish and the
women’s second straight fifth-place finish – less than 80 points out
of second.
All four champions
for the Scots at the three-day meet were freshmen.
Andrew Wright
(Quincy, Ill./Quincy) brought home two league crowns. On Friday,
Wright swam a personal-best to win the 500-yard freestyle by just
under three seconds (4:47.11). The freestyle specialist then took
first in the 1650- on Sunday afternoon. He swam a school record
(16:38.09) to win by 12 seconds.
Sandwiched in
between Wright’s titles was Josh Dunn’s (Brookfield, Ill./Lyons
Township) winning performance in the 200- freestyle Saturday night.
Dunn swam a school record (1:45.21) to out-touch Wright at the
finish by a mere eight-tenths of a second. Joe Testolin was fourth,
four seconds back.
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YEZ LEADS SCOTS FOR
2008-09 SEASON |
Longtime assistant takes the helm
September
30, 2008
Longtime assistant Dave Yez, a 1964 Monmouth College graduate,
has been named the interim head coach following former head coach
Keith Crawford's decision to accept a simliar position closer to his
Crawfordsville, Ind., home.
Prior to joining the Scots as
an assistant, Yez spent the better part of two decades as a coach at
Monmouth High School. Two-time conference champion Kurt Niemeier has
been named Yez’ top assistant.
"Dave brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our
program," praised Haynes. "We feel his experience and familiarity
with the program makes him the perfect choice as we take the time
needed to find a suitable replacement for Keith."
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MIDWEST
CONFERENCE PERFORMER OF THE WEEK |
Pederson named Performer of the Week
January
27, 2009
The Monmouth College
swim team made a splash in their first meet of 2009 and swept the
Midwest Conference Performer of the Week honors.
Andrew Wright (Quincy, Ill./Quincy) picked up two firsts and swam a
personal best as the Fighting Scots sank Lindenwood in last weekend’s
dual meet. In Monmouth’s first meet since Dec. 6, the men defeated the
Lions 125-44.
In the 100-yard freestyle, Wright swam
a personal-best (51.25) and out-touched his Lindenwood competition by
.05 to record the win. He had an easier time winning the 200- freestyle
(1:52.19), finishing in front of teammate Josh Dunn by a full second. He
also swam the anchor leg on the third place 400- medley relay (4:02.50).
The Monmouth College
swim team made a splash in their first meet of 2009 and swept the
Midwest Conference Performer of the Week honors.
Andrew Wright (Quincy, Ill./Quincy) picked up two firsts and swam a
personal best as the Fighting Scots sank Lindenwood in last weekend’s
dual meet. In Monmouth’s first meet since Dec. 6, the men defeated the
Lions 125-44.
In the 100-yard freestyle, Wright swam
a personal-best (51.25) and out-touched his Lindenwood competition by
.05 to record the win. He had an easier time winning the 200- freestyle
(1:52.19), finishing in front of teammate Josh Dunn by a full second. He
also swam the anchor leg on the third place 400- medley relay (4:02.50).
