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Recent Monmouth College grads Dawson, Quick experience art at 3,000 degrees
Having the Memorial Day holiday in the rearview means that temperatures in west central Illinois are sure to be on the rise. But for two Monmouth College students, a "real feel" over the century mark won't be all that bad. Ryan Dawson and Rebecca Quic...
Jun 4, 2021, 2:46pm EDT
Monmouth College 'Public History' students tell the city's story through three tours
"What story about Monmouth would you tell a visitor here?" This spring, students in Monmouth College's "Introduction to Public History" class were challenged to answer that question. After extensive research, they came up with three different stories ...
Jun 3, 2021, 12:07pm EDT
Baker, Thaxton Earn All-American Honors with Top Eight Finishes
The Monmouth College Track & Field team ended the season with two All-Americans as seniors Kenzie Baker (Aledo, Illinois) and Drew Thaxton (Decatur, Illinois) both turned in top eight performances on Saturday. With the event delayed by rain and lightn...
May 29, 2021, 7:26pm EDT
Fletcher Named Pitcher of the Year; Davis & Ball Honored
The Monmouth College baseball team landed three players on the Midwest Conference Southern Division announced Friday. Pitcher Addison Fletcher (Monmouth, Illinois) was named Southern Division Pitcher of the Year and is joined on the 14-player squad by ...
May 28, 2021, 11:00am EDT
Baker Qualifies for 200m Finals
With a season and career best run of 24.38 seconds, Monmouth College senior Kenzie Baker (Aledo, Illinois) qualified for Saturday's 200m finals at the Division III NCAA Track & Field Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina. Running in the second he...
May 27, 2021, 7:56pm EDT
Media promotion for Muscatine semi-pro team is a joint Monmouth College effort
The M A M Trail was historically a direct route between Monmouth and Muscatine, Iowa, but now there's a new trail between the towns being blazed by Monmouth College students and alumni. Taking advantage of an internship opportunity, communication stud...
May 26, 2021, 4:45pm EDT
Vegetables, chicks and connections with area schoolkids grow at Monmouth College's Educational Farm
A flurry of events created through Monmouth College's rural education initiatives - also known as REDI - concluded the spring semester, helping to ready a new wave of educational studies graduates while making important connections between the College ...
May 26, 2021, 4:25pm EDT
Scots Will Send Four to NCAA Track & Field Championships
The Monmouth College Track and Field team will send four student-athletes to the NCAA Divison III Track & Field Championships next week in Greensboro, North Carolina. Drew Thaxton (Decatur, Illinois), Reed Wilson (Normal, Illinois), Kenzie Baker (Aledo...
May 21, 2021, 9:36pm EDT
Scots Baseball End Season with Split at Knox
The Monmouth College baseball team won the opening game of Tuesday's double header 11-1 but they lost game two 11-5 at Knox, ending their season. The games, played in the pouring rain, left the Scots at 15-9 in the Midwest Conference and 17-11 overall....
May 18, 2021, 11:37pm EDT
After Rain Delays, Scots Baseball Falls to Illinois College Monday
The Monmouth College baseball team had a long busy Monday that started with a 10 a.m. bus trip to Jacksonville and ended with a 10-8 loss to Illinois College more than 12 hours later. The loss puts the Scots at 14-8 in conference, 16-10 overall. Illino...
May 17, 2021, 11:45pm EDT