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Scots Tab Lucas Henderson to Lead Women's Soccer Program
Lucas Henderson has been named Monmouth College women's soccer coach. Henderson comes to Monmouth after serving as the inaugural women's head coach at Bryant and Stratton College in Wisconsin since 2017. "Our search committee felt that Lucas prov...
Dec 15, 2020, 4:00am EST
Scots Hoops' Alcobendas has World Class Lineage
Monmouth College men's basketball coach Todd Skrivseth hopes the old adage of "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" rings true after the grandson of a world-class player and coach landed on the Fighting Scots' roster. Oscar Alcobendas, a 6-foot...
Dec 14, 2020, 4:00am EST
Monmouth College Swim Coach Tom Burek, 62, Dies of COVID-19
Monmouth College swim coach Tom Burek died on the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 12, of complications of COVID-19. He was 62. Burek, of Lake Bracken, Illinois, was the second-longest serving swim coach in Monmouth history. Before he was named the progr...
Dec 13, 2020, 11:01am EST
Monmouth College Swim Coach Tom Burek, 62, Dies of COVID-19
Monmouth College swim coach Tom Burek died Saturday afternoon of complications of COVID-19. He was 62. Burek, of Lake Bracken, Illinois, was the second-longest serving swim coach in Monmouth history. Before he was named the program's head coach and...
Dec 13, 2020, 11:00am EST
Monmouth College Receives Grant from Community Health Foundation of Warren and Henderson Counties to Administer COVID-19 Tests
Monmouth College has received a grant to help the Monmouth-Warren County community intensify its battle against the COVID-19 virus. The College has received a $150,000 grant from the Community Health Foundation of Warren and Henderson Counties to pu...
Dec 10, 2020, 10:52am EST
Monmouth's Fall Seasons Close, Training Room Staff Met Challenges
There's no arguing the fall sports season brought many challenges to coaches, student-athletes and staff, but Monmouth College head trainer Bob Foster gives the Fighting Scots high marks meeting those challenges. "The student-athletes did a great jo...
Dec 10, 2020, 4:00am EST
Monmouth College business, science students helping test cutting-edge panels for leading solar company
Monmouth College business professor Tom Prince doesn't claim to be Nostradamus, but he's pretty sure about a prediction he's made for the 2030s. "We need to take stress off the (energy) grid," Prince told his students. "Looking 10 or 20 years out, a...
Dec 9, 2020, 10:04am EST
Former Scot QB Alex Tanney Back with the Giants
After being cut by the New York Giants in September, former Monmouth College quarterback Alex Tanney rejoined the team on Saturday. Tanney, originally signed to a two-year deal in 2019, inked a practice squad deal with the Giants over the weekend. ...
Dec 7, 2020, 11:13am EST
Scots' Men's Lacrosse Regaining Momentum with Fall Practice
When we last left the Monmouth College men's lacrosse team, the Fighting Scots were six games into the season, and leading the nation in man-down defense. That was all the motivation they needed to be energized for this fall's practices. "I think we...
Dec 7, 2020, 4:00am EST
Midwest Conference Cancels Winter Sports Seasons
The Midwest Conference - of which Monmouth College is a member - will not hold winter sports during the 2020-21 school year. The Midwest Conference Presidents Council announced this morning that the conference will not sponsor league competition, in...
Dec 3, 2020, 11:00am EST