Scots Rack Up Nearly 200 MWC All-Academic Honors
MONMOUTH, Ill. (07/15/2026) — Monmouth College had 161 student-athletes, representing 18 sports, named Midwest Conference Academic All-Conference on Wednesday. The Scots had 29 student-athletes earn Academic All-Conference in multiple sports for the Midwest Conference, resulting in 196 Academic All-Conference selections. Monmouth had six students honored in three sports and 23 in two sports.
Of those 196 MWC honorees, 105 represent men's teams while 91 come from women's teams. Football had the most from an individual sport with 28 selections. Baseball (19), softball (17), women's soccer (16), men's soccer (10) and volleyball (10) were also in double digits. Spread over two seasons, the men's track & field team had 15 selections from both indoor and outdoor for 30 overall selections. Women's track & field had 23 overall selections with 12 indoor and 11 outdoor.
The Scots had 75 selections from fall sports, 53 from winter sports and 68 from spring sports. In addition to these MWC Academic All-Conference selections, the Scots put one men's golfer on the SLIAC Academic All-Conference team last month plus one women's golfer on the SLIAC team in the fall semester. Overall, Monmouth had 198 Academic All-Conference honorees in the two conferences for which they participate in athletics for the 2025-26 academic year and every sport had at least one selection.
The MWC honorees announced on Wednesday are as follows:
Fall Sports
Men's Cross Country (1): Riley Morgan
Women's Cross Country (3): Addyson Beebe, Amelia Iwanski, Paige Luntsford
Football (28): John Ahlden, Caden Ashby, Silas Braun, Gunner Bryant, Derek Chandler, Colton Czekala, Riley Danner, Brayden Deem, Brody Dolbeare, Gabe Ebert, Kaden Foglesong, David Gerber, Ryker Grauer, Mylee Hansen, Brandon Hoskins, Lucas Kessinger, John Kostuch, Chase Newman, Gus Olson, Kaden Olson, Aiden Orta, Luke Reavis, Dominic Ricconi, Carson Strating, Mykel Theriault, Bryce Varner, Jaliek White, Gabriel Zeigler-Harris
Men's Soccer (10): Koby Bodner, Bryan Corona, Parker Davis, Cohen Ledet, Federico, Moreno-Reyes, Owen Murray, Isaac Price, Seth Pritchett, Chase Sims, Luis Villa
Women's Soccer (16): Ali Barnum, Jackie Contreras, Nylea Cruz, Taylor Freeman, Yoselim Hernandez, Mariah Hobson, Morgan Kistler, Emily Leshin, Natalya Main, Natalie Morrow, Madi Myers, Avery Parks, Audrey Riedner, Grasyn Schmidt, Izzy Seipold, Molly Shook,
Women's Tennis (7): Kimber Calvert, Natalie Holst, Natalie Labicki, Tiah Riggs, Abigail Springer, Madison Springer, Ivana Stefanova.
Volleyball (10): Lauren Aldrich, Leah Allen, Kaylee Celus, Hazel Hill, Brynn Hogan, Zoe Nizzia, CeCe Palladino, Shea Scott, Chloe Strachan, Melina Teunis
Winter Sports
Men's Basketball (7): Payton Crims, Jason Huber, Ivan Iverson, Ryan Meyer, Nick Plesko, Turner Plumer, Kyle Taylor
Women's Basketball (8): Ella Goodrich, Allie Hoy, Ava Pelaez, Averi Rangel, Layla Rice, Tiah Riggs, Kynlee Stearns, Jamaica Walker
Men's Swimming (4): Jordan Bridgford, Luke Foster, Ethan Main, Tariq McLarty
Women's Swimming (7): Nora Collins, Nicole Fitch, Lea Schmitt, Addie Smith, Caitlyn Stewart, Cally Tate, Allie Warren
Men's Indoor Track & Field (15): Isaac Anderson, Anthony Arambula, Matthew Bright, Gunner Bryant, Maddux Clark, Patrick Curry, Kaden Foglesong, Lane Grice, Tim Jachimiec, Damone Johnson, Riley Morgan, Blake Orwig, Andrew Peterson, Luke Reavis, Kolton Small
Women's Indoor Track & Field (12): Chloe Allen, Kyra Bivins, Kayla Braun, Natalie Gonzalez, Hazel Hill, Brynn Hogan, Sophia Kern, Paige Luntsford, Lauren Orwig, Tatum Points, Madison Rusk, Jillian Toth
Spring Sports
Baseball (19): Owen Alford, Will Baumgartner, Sophia Broderick, Eric Campen, Ryan Garofoli, Sam Genslinger, Caden Gores, Heath Hornke, Dane Keeven, Clayton Matkovic, Caleb Ochs, Aidan Parkins, Tyler Sears, Logan Straube, Grant Vessey, Jace Wilkerson, CK Witte, Ethan Zaayenga, Gabriel Zeigler-Harris
Softball (17): Karliegh Ashby, Meaghan Carpenter, Kayleigh Cobb, Ella Cunningham, Mackenzie Gerard, Addie Greene, Graci Guenther, Alexis Hardy, Alyssa Hefflefinger, Maddie Hepner, Ashley Jurejens, McKealey Klokkenga, Kerigan Lewis, Ariel Martinez, Brooklyn Millhollin, Lydia Overcash, Savannah Powers,.
Men's Tennis (6): Braeden Brauman, Chase De Jong, Luke Jachimiec, Matthew Savage, Macaden Sepich, Chase Sims
Men's Outdoor Track & Field (15): Isaac Anderson, Anthony Arambula, Matthew Bright, Gunner Bryant, Maddux Clark, Patrick Curry, Kaden Foglesong, Lane Grice, Tim Jachimiec, Damone Johnson, Riley Morgan, Blake Orwig, Andrew Peterson, Luke Reavis, Kolton Small
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (11): Chloe Allen, Kyra Bivins, Kayla Braun, Hazel Hill, Brynn Hogan, Sophia Kern, Paige Luntsford, Lauren Orwig, Tatum Points, Madison Rusk, Jillian Toth
Last month, Thomas Henson was named SLIAC Academic All-Conference for men's golf. The women's golf team placed Annalyn Lovell on the SLIAC All-Conference team in the fall season.
Representing the league's 18 sponsored sports, the MWC Academic All-Conference team features 895 award winners participating in men's sports, 813 women's sports participants and 343 multi-sport athletes. The criteria to be recognized as an Academic All-Conference selection includes having satisfied a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.33, which is calculated only in the awarded academic year. MWC Academic All-Conference honors are announced
annually after the posting of spring term grades.
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