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Seniors Lead the Way at Fighting Scots Invite
The Monmouth College track and field teams grabbed a handful of individual wins as they finished the regular season with Saturday's Fighting Scot Invitational at April Zorn Stadium Women Maddie Boley (Beecher, Illinois) won the discus with a throw of ...
May 6, 2023, 10:41pm EDT
Monmouth College's 166th annual Commencement Exercises to be held May 14; former Rep. Gephardt to deliver address
Featuring an address by former U.S. Congressman Richard A. Gephardt, Monmouth College will hold its 166th annual Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 14. Gephardt will deliver the Commencement address to about 185 members of the Class of 2023 at noon...
May 5, 2023, 4:42pm EDT
Vernon Hills' Walker helps shed the stigma of mental health among her Monmouth College peers
While playing competitive soccer in high school, Monmouth College junior Madison Walker of Vernon Hills, Illinois, made an important observation that had nothing to do with the techniques or tactics of her sport. "Seeing different players drop out or ...
May 3, 2023, 5:04pm EDT
Baseball Falls to #20 Augustana, 8-7 on Tuesday
The Monmouth College baseball team played a back-and-forth game with #20 Augustana on Tuesday before falling 8-7. The Scots (16-21) will finish the 2023 season at home on Sunday. The Vikings took a 4-0 lead early against Monmouth starter Cam Anderson ...
May 2, 2023, 11:16pm EDT
Softball Drops Pair at Simpson on Tuesday
The Monmouth College softball team played a rescheduled double header at Simpson College on Tuesday, losing 4-3 and 16-8. The Scots (13-25) lost game one on a walk-off single and the Storm used a big sixth inning to get the run-rule win in the nightcap...
May 2, 2023, 10:50pm EDT
Monmouth College history major from Quad Cities connects with QC history expert
Two Quad Cities residents with a passion for history connected at a "Cider with Classics" event at Monmouth College last fall. The meeting led to career advice and inspiration for junior Larissa Pothoven, as well a neat professional opportunity. Potho...
May 1, 2023, 1:35pm EDT
Monmouth College Sig Ep founding father 'Mac' McKinley plans to attend fraternity's 75-year reunion
Monmouth College's Illinois Gamma chapter of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity is looking forward to its 75th anniversary celebration the weekend of May 26-28. Amazingly, one of the chapter's founding fathers is not only alive and well, but plans to at...
May 1, 2023, 1:30pm EDT
Softball Swept at Cornell on Sunday
The Monmouth College softball team split dropped both games of a MWC double header at Cornell on Sunday. The Scots (13-23, 5-9) lost game one 12-4 and game two 8-3. In the opener, Monmouth got things going right away. Calista Warmowski (Spring Grove, ...
Apr 30, 2023, 6:16pm EDT
Baseball Walks Off Illinois College on Senior Day
The Monmouth College baseball team finished Midwest Conference play on Sunday with a 5-4 walkoff win against Illinois College. The Scots (16-20, 11-13) kept their postseason hopes alive with the win, rallying from 4-0 down to win on Senior Day. The Bl...
Apr 30, 2023, 5:50pm EDT
Sepich Into Consolation Finals as Tennis Competes in MWC Championships
The Monmouth College men's tennis team competed in the first day of the Midwest Conference Championships on Saturday at The Clubs at River City in Peoria. Day one included first-round and consolation singles matches at all six positions and first-rou...
Apr 29, 2023, 11:10pm EDT