MONMOUTH, Ill. – With wins on both the men’s and women’s side the Monmouth Fighting Scots have now swept the competition for the last seven years at the 2011 Midwest Conference Track and Field Championships.

On the women’s side the Fighting Scots bested St. Norbert by 148.5 points for the championship. Grinnell finished in third place with 88.5 points which was just ahead of Carroll who scored 82 points. Illinois C. and Ripon were in a close fight for fifth and sixth place with the Lady Blues scoring 62 points, only five points better than the Red Hawks. Beloit, Lawrence and Knox rounded out the women’s field.

Monmouth won on the men’s side with 225.5 points, which was 85.5 points better than runner up Ripon. The Grinnell men matched their female counterparts with a third place finish but did so by only point over St. Norbert and only 19 more than fifth place Illinois C. Carroll stood alone in sixth place with 64.5 points while Beloit, Knox and Lawrence rounded out the nine team field.

Overall 27 individual awards were given out on the final day of action with the following champions being crowned:

Hammer Throw
Men: Adam Sellner, Ripon

Shot Put
Women: Allison Devor, Monmouth

Triple Jump
Men: Michael Blodgett, Monmouth
Women: Melissa Norville, Illinois C.

High Jump
Men: Tyler Hannam, Monmouth

Discus
Men: DeAndre Smith, Monmouth

4x100-meter Relay
Men: Carroll University
Women: Monmouth College

3,000-meter Steeple Chase
Men: Shyam Deshpande, Grinnell
Women: Mary Kate Beyer, Monmouth

Javelin
Women: Amanda Trieloff, Carroll

100-meter Hurdles
Women: Melissa Norville, Illinois C.

110-meter Hurdles
Men: Logan Hohl, Monmouth

400-meter Dash
Men: Dann Schneider, St. Norbert
Women: Lindsay Gruenke, Carroll

100-meter Dash
Men: LJ Hyland, Carroll
Women: Jae Moore, Monmouth

800-meter Run
Men: Cory Zimmerman, Ripon
Women: Emily Schudrowitz, St. Norbert

400-meter Hurdle
Men: Logan Hohl, Monmouth
Women: Morgan Leffel, Monmouth

200-meter Dash
Men: Saidu Sesay, Monmouth
Women: Lindsay Gruenke, Carroll

5,000-meter Run
Men: Alex Reich, Grinnell
Women: Mary Kate Beyer, Monmouth

4x400-meter Relay
Men: Ripon College
Women: St. Norbert College

The Midwest Conference also honored the Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Performers of the Year as well as the Coach of the Year. They were as follows:

Outstanding Performers
Women’s Track: Lindsay Gruenke (Carroll), Emily Schudrowitz (St. Norbert), Mary Kate Beyer (Monmouth)
Women’s Field: Melissa Norville (Illinois College), Whitney Didier (Monmouth)
Men’s Track: Cory Zimmerman (Ripon), Alex Reich (Grinnell), Logan Hohl (Monmouth)
Men’s Field: Tyler Hannam (Monmouth), Peyton Lumzy (Monmouth), Dann Schneider (St. Norbert)

Coach of the Year
Women’s: Roger Haynes (Monmouth)
Men’s: Rob Duley (Ripon)