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Monmouth College's top 10 news stories of 2025
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Dec 10, 2025, 12:43pm EST
Kayla Braun Named Track & Field MWC Performer of the Week
Monmouth College senior thrower Kayla Braun (Evansville, Illinois) was named Midwest Conference Field Performer of the Week for the first week of the track and field indoor season. At Saturday's Frigid Bee Opener, hosted by St. Ambrose, Braun took se...
Dec 9, 2025, 4:05pm EST
Scots Beat Knox for Seventh Straight Time
The Monmouth College men's basketball team beat Knox for the seventh straight time with a 71-64 road win on Saturday. The Fighting Scots (6-2, 2-0) were without leading scorer and reigning Midwest Conference Player of the Year Zay Brown (Peoria, Illino...
Dec 6, 2025, 8:20pm EST
Women's Basketball Falls at Knox on Saturday
The Monmouth College women's basketball team never led on Saturday afternoon in an 86-52 loss at Knox. The Fighting Scots (2-5, 0-2) are back in action next Saturday at home against Lawrence. Knox scored on their first possession and sprinted out to ...
Dec 6, 2025, 7:55pm EST
Scots Start Indoor Track & Field Season at Frigid Bee Opener
The Monmouth College men's and women's track and field teams opened their indoor season on Saturday at the Frigid Bee Opener in Davenport, Iowa. The meet included Division III programs Wartburg and Loras along with teams from Division II and NAIA. WOM...
Dec 6, 2025, 7:18pm EST
Stearns Scores 18 but Scots Fall to IC
The Monmouth College women's basketball team began Midwest Conference play with a 84-58 home loss to Illinois College on Wednesday night. The Fighting Scots (2-4, 0-1) are back in action on Saturday at Knox. Kynlee Stearns (Gilson, Illinois) scored M...
Dec 3, 2025, 11:56pm EST
Scots Rally Past Blueboys in OT on Wednesday
The Monmouth College men's basketball team rallied from down 12 points to beat Illinois College 74-72 in overtime in their Midwest Conference opener on Wednesday. The Fighting Scots (5-2, 1-0) put four players in double figures and scored 50 points aft...
Dec 3, 2025, 11:39pm EST
College's annual 'Christmas at Monmouth' concert set for Dec. 6 in Dahl Chapel
Dreaming of a white Christmas? All the snow from the past few days has checked one of those boxes, and Monmouth College will provide the vibes for the second part of the equation when six musical ensembles join forces to present the school's annual "Ch...
Dec 2, 2025, 9:22am EST
Castaneda wins three awards, including Best of Show, at Monmouth College's juried exhibition
Her first-ever trip to Mexico was a win in the game of life for Monmouth College senior Andrea Castaneda, as she visited the place she'd heard stories about all her life from her parents. The trip also led to a trio of wins for Castaneda in the colleg...
Dec 1, 2025, 4:06pm EST
Football Season Ends with Second Round Playoff Loss
The No. 23/25 Monmouth College football team's return to the NCAA Playoffs ended with a 49-15 loss at No. 6/7 Saint John's in the snow on Saturday. Playing in the Second Round for just the third time ever, the Fighting Scots (9-2) pulled within 21-9 in...
Nov 29, 2025, 11:49pm EST