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Monmouth College's Interfraternity Council, past president Arrenius receive national honor
An organization that strives to enrich the fraternity experience, advocating for its advancement and growth, has recognized Monmouth College with a pair of prestigious honors. The North American Interfraternity Conference named Monmouth's Interfratern...
Feb 7, 2025, 4:46pm EST
Entrepreneur Stefani '04 returns to Monmouth College to share success story of Desert Cactus
Along with his Sigma Phi Epsilon brothers, Joe Stefani '04 showed his entrepreneurial spirit while he was a Monmouth College student, operating Mr. Nice Guy Pizza. The fraternity sold "hundreds and hundreds" of pizzas on Wednesday nights, then pumped t...
Feb 6, 2025, 2:23pm EST
Women's Swimming Earns CSCAA Academic All-America Honors
The Monmouth College women's swimming team was named a Scholar All-America Team for the Fall 2024 semester by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). The Scots are one of six Midwest Conference teams (Beloit, Grinnell, L...
Feb 6, 2025, 11:19am EST
Scots Stay in First Place with Home Win over IC
The Monmouth College men's basketball team won their seventh straight home game and their sixth straight overall as they held off defending MWC champions Illinois College 73-68 on Wednesday . The Fighting Scots (16-5, 10-2) are alone in first place wit...
Feb 5, 2025, 11:17pm EST
Scots Put Three in Double Digits But Fall at Home to IC
The Monmouth College women's basketball team put three players in double digits but fell at home against Illinois College 86-68 on Wednesday night. The Fighting Scots (5-16, 2-10) are back home next week against Knox. IC scored first but Ella Goodri...
Feb 5, 2025, 8:21pm EST
Monmouth College's Great Decisions discussion series returns Feb. 12 for 45th year
In the past few weeks, there's been a change in the Oval Office (you might have heard). The role of the United States on the global stage will almost certainly change under the Trump Administration, but how so? That's a question to be answered week ...
Feb 5, 2025, 12:09pm EST
Hursey Named MWC Field Performer of the Week
Monmouth College track and field junior Miranda Hursey (Hanna City, Illinois) was named Midwest Conference Field Performer of the Week on Tuesday. Hursey set a new indoor PR in the pole vault at the Grinnell Invitational on Saturday as she cleared 3.45...
Feb 4, 2025, 4:13pm EST
Brown Repeats as MWC Basketball Performer of the Week
Monmouth College freshman Zay Brown (Peoria, Illinois) repeated as Midwest Conference men's basketball Performer of the Week. After winning the award last week, Brown kept rolling as he led first-place Monmouth to a 2-0 week. Brown scored a career-hig...
Feb 3, 2025, 4:05pm EST
Farmington's Vallas shares coaching philosophy tips with Fighting Scot athletes
When Toby Vallas took over the football program at Farmington High School prior to the 2014 season, roughly one-tenth of the student body played the sport. That's good news for schools with north of 500 students, but it's not ideal for one that only ha...
Feb 3, 2025, 11:51am EST
Men's Relay Breaks 23-Year-Old School Record at Grinnell Invite
The Monmouth College men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Grinnell Invite on Saturday. The men's Sprint Medley Relay team broke a 23-year-old school record while Miranda Hursey (Hanna City, Illinois) and Makaiha Moore-Bell (Knoxville...
Feb 2, 2025, 12:07am EST