Midwest Conference

5.7.2012 | Football

NCAA Recognizes Hendrick as Division III Tackles Leader

A Prairie Fire football player is the recipient of an award from the NCAA that

5.14.2012 | Baseball

Baseball and Softball Releases Now Available

The MWC Monday releases are now available online. The release summarizes the

5.12.2012 | Outdoor Track

Monmouth Continues Outdoor Track Championship Dominance

With wins on both the men’s and women’s side the Monmouth Fighting

5.12.2012 | Baseball

St. Norbert Wins 2012 MWC Baseball Championship

For the fourth time in school history St. Norbert holds the title of Midwest

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05.11 | Outdoor Track

Monmouth Leads After Day One At 2012 Outdoor Championships

After one day at the 2012 Midwest Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships a familiar face sits atop the standings. Monmouth headlines the nine teams represented at the championships which are hosted by St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wis.

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05.11 | Baseball

MWC Baseball Championship Day 1 Recap

Day one recap of the 2012 Midwest Conference Baseball Championship

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05.10 | Men's Basketball

Ryan Kane Selected To Lead Ripon's Men's Basketball Program

The Ripon College athletic department has named Ryan Kane as the newest member of its coaching staff, becoming the 26th head men's basketball coach in the 114-year history of the program. Kane replaces Bob Gillespie, who is retiring after 32 years as head coach of the Red Hawks.

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05.05 | Baseball

Nodzenski named to Academic All-District elite team

GRINNELL -- After being selected to the second team last year, Grinnell College's Mike Nodzenski '12 has moved up to the elite squad on the Capital One Academic All-District Baseball Team.

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05.09 | Baseball

Grinnell Hosts 2012 Men’s Baseball Championship

Grinnell finished atop the South Division for the third straight season and will now serve as host for the 2012 Midwest Conference Baseball Championship that is set for May 11-12. St. Norbert claimed its 12th North Division crown and will be joined by Knox and Beloit to battle for a trip to the NCAA Tournament.

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Did You Know...

Michael Jordan did the opening coin toss

Michael Jordan did the opening coin toss for a Beloit College home football game during the 1985 season. Jordan and the Chicago Bulls used the athletic facilities for their preseason training before the 1985 season. The Bulls showcased their talents in Beloit’s Marvin Fieldhouse in 1985 and again in 1986.

MC Bittner

Current Monmouth College women’s basketball coach Melissa Bittner was a Top 10 finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year award in 2003.

MC Iowa FB

Monmouth’s football team helped the University of Iowa christen the Hawkeyes’ Kinnick Stadium, playing the first game at the newly opened Iowa City site in 1929.

MC/KC Football

Monmouth’s football rivalry with Knox College is the 4^th oldest in Division III, dating back to 1888.

Beloit Athlete featured on Cold Pizza

Josh Hinz, Class of 2005, was featured on ESPN’s Cold Pizza for his record breaking performance of 36 rebounds in a single game. Hinz also scored 50 points to go along with his rebounding performance.

Bobby Dunlap went on to win the Congressional Medal of Honor

After lettering in football for three years at Monmouth, Bobby Dunlap went on to win the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroics during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.

Serafini sets NCAA record

Ted Serafini, Class of 2005, placed his name and the name of Beloit College in the NCAA record book when he tied a NCAA record with four blocked kicks. Ted blocked 3 extra points, and one blocked punt against St. Norbert. This record places Ted amongst all football players at the Division I, IA, Division II, and Division III level.

Beloit grad earns NFL Championship

The late Bernard (Boob) Darling, Class of 1928 and Athletic Hall of Honor member at Beloit, played on three Green Bay Packer Championship teams (1929, 30 & 31) before becoming a Big Ten official.

Schmidt-May leads nation

Stacy Schmidt-May led the nation in free throw percentage at 91.7% in her senior season at Beloit College.

MC Softball record

Softball’s Melinda Mendez set the NCAA Division III single game record for stolen bases with seven in a game during the 1994 season for Monmouth.

Jandron Wins Batting Title SNC

St. Norbert shortstop Tony Jandron won the 2010 Division-III batting title with a .511 average.

Beloit football player earns ESPY

An exciting punt return play by Beloit College football player, Mike Brechler earned recognition by ESPN as the play of the year and the nationally acclaimed ESPY Award in 1993.

Monmouth FB

The 2008 Monmouth College football team led the nation in Division III scoring with a 46.75 points-per-game average.

MC Tanney

QB Mitch Tanney set NCAA Division III national record in 2005 completing 73.6 percent of his passes.

Beloit grad earns gold medal

USA Olympic gold is an honor that Ron Bontemps earned as a 1952 captain of the Olympic basketball team. Bontemps, a 1951 graduate of BeloitCollege has been inducted into the BC Athletic Hall of Honor held the all-time leading scoring record for 55 years.

MC MBB Defeats Wisconsin

Monmouth men’s basketball team defeated current coach Mark Vershaw’s alma mater (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) during the 1968-69 season.

MC Baker

In 1975 RB Ron Baker led the nation in NCAA Division III with 1,116 rushing yards.