SEPT. 6th @ ELMHURST EARLY BIRD INVITATIONAL (Elmhurst, IL)

Men's 5000 meters -- 3rd of 16 teams
Elmhurst 62, Illinois Wesleyan 71, MONMOUTH 72, Carthage 101, Beloit 104, South Suburban 140, Wheaton 171, IIT 208, Benedictine Univ 327, Morton CC 333, Waubonsee CC 337, Sauk Valley 361, Lake County 378, Cardinal Stritch 387, Robert Morris 414, Concordia 425

MC RUNNERS: 5. Jamie Nelson (SO) 16:55 10. Frank Schweda (SR) 17:12 12. Joel Eckberg (SR) 17:16 17. Tony Miles (FR) 17:29 28. Matt Clemen (SR) 18:04 30. Jason Dare (JR) 18:07 44. Clint LaFary (SO) 18:33 64. Derek Cisel (SO) 18:58 76. Kenneth Williams (FR) 19:29 84. Michael Golub (JR) 20:03 88. Sam Watkins (SO) 20:16

TOP 5 SPLIT TIME 1:09.....TOP 7 SPLIT TIME 1:38....FOUR RUNNERS UNDER 18:00....FOUR RUNNERS IN TOP 20

Women's 2 Miles -- 7th of 17 teams
Elmhurst 60, Wheaton 70, St. Xavier 101, Bethel 109, Beloit 109, Carthage 142, MONMOUTH 178, Sauk Valley 249, Benedictine Univ 253, Waubonsee 307, Illinois Wesleyan 313, IIT 329, Concordia 369, South Suburban 391, Lake County 426, Cardinal Stritch 436, Robert Morris 456

MC RUNNERS: 29. Kathleen Yarger (SR) 13:18 35. Dara Pagel (SO) 13:30 36. Rita McQuinn (SR) 13:31 37. Gretchen Vandergriff (JR) 13:32 42. Jennifer Hoffman (SO) 13:41 50. Ann Moody (SO) 13:53 57. Carrie Knauer (SR) 14:02 64. Greta Swanson (FR) 14:10 65. Karen Kraus (FR) 14:11 108. Tammy Schrieber (JR) 16:27

TOP 5 SPLIT TIME 0:23......TOP 7 SPLIT TIME 0:44.....TOP 9 0:53….NEW TEAM RECORDS, TOTAL TIME TOP 10, 2 MILES…TOP 10 MONMOUTH COURSE TIMES (Yarger #3, Pagel #4, McQuinn #5, Vandergriff #6T, Hoffman #8, Moody #10)

SEPT. 12th @ BRADLEY UNIVERSITY OPEN (Peoria, IL)

Men's 8000 meters -- 7th of 9 teams
Eastern Illinois 31, Bradley 78, Western Illinois 98, Greenville 99, St. Louis Univ 136, Illinois-Chicago 143, MONMOUTH 153, Wisconsin-Green Bay 190, Olivet Nazarene 257

MC RUNNERS: 21. Jamie Nelson (SO) 26:46 29. Frank Schweda (SR) 27:03 30. Joel Eckberg (SR) 27:07 40. Tony Miles (FR) 27:30 65. Matt Clemen (SR) 28:29 70. Jason Dare (JR) 28:40 73. Clint LaFary (SO) 28:49 93. Kenneth Williams (FR) 30:31 96. Michael Golub (JR) 30:53 100. Sam Watkins (SO) 31:23 106. Chris Johnson (JR) 35:27 107. Tom Robbins (FR) 36:52

TOP 5 SPLIT TIME 1:43.....TOP 7 SPLIT 2:03...TOP 10 MONMOUTH COURSE TIMES (Nelson #2, Schweda #4, Eckberg #5, Miles #6, Clemen #8, Dare #10T)....TOP SEVEN UNDER 29:00

Women's 5000 meters -- 11th of 13 teams
Eastern Illinois 67, Southern Illinois 87, Bradley 142, St. Louis Univ 143, Northern Illinois 145, Wisconsin-Green Bay 151, Western Illinois 155, Illinois-Chicago 172, Truman State Univ 198, Olivet Nazarene 200, MONMOUTH 286, Greenville 316, Northeastern Illinois 408

MC RUNNERS: 51. Gretchen Vandergriff (JR) 20:13 60. Jennifer Hoffman (SO) 20:30 65. Kathleen Yarger (SR) 20:34 71. Rita McQuinn (SR) 20:44 76. Dara Pagel (SO) 20:48 89. Carrie Knauer (SR) 21:11 91. Greta Swanson (FR) 21:12 110. Ann Moody (SO) 21:47 118. Karen Kraus (FR) 22:32 134. Tammy Schrieber (JR) 25:25

TOP 5 SPLIT TIME 0:35.....TOP 7 SPLIT 0:59...FIRST-EVER TOP 7 PACK SPLIT UNDER 1:00… NEW TEAM RECORDS: TOTAL TIME , TOP 7 AND TOP 10 5000m…TOP 10 MONMOUTH COURSE TIMES (Vandergriff #1, Hoffman #2, Yarger #3, McQuinn #4, Pagel #5, Knauer #6, Swanson #7, Moody #8)....FIVE RUNNERS UNDER 21:00….EIGHT RUNNERS UNDER 22:00


SEPT. 20th @ GRINNELL-LES DUKE INVITATIONAL (Grinnell, IA)

Men's 8000 meters -- 10th of 15 teams
Washington Univ 33, Augustana 65, Grinnell 113, Graceland 146, Central 155, Carleton 217, Coe 228, Knox 230, Cornell 232, MONMOUTH 271, UW-Platteville 277, Simpson 296, Midland Lutheran 309, Loras XC Club 333, William Penn 467

MC RUNNERS: 32. Frank Schweda (SR) 27:44 59. Joel Eckberg (SR) 28:31 95. Matt Clemen (SR) 29:12 118. Jason Dare (JR) 29:49 121. Tony Miles (FR) 29:51 171. Kenneth Williams (FR) 31:08 172. Derek Cisel (SO) 31:09 190. Sam Watkins (SO) 31:58

TOP 5 SPLIT 2:05….TOP 6 SPLIT 2:07

Women's 5000 meters -- 8th of 13 teams
Carleton 47, Washington Univ 57, Luther 60, Central 170, Grinnell 177, UW-Platteville 205, Knox 217, MONMOUTH 219, Midland Lutheran 225, Simpson 246, Graceland 269, Cornell 278, Coe 301

MC RUNNERS: 35. Gretchen Vandergriff (JR) 20:49 52. Carrie Knauer (SR) 21:08 56. Rita McQuinn (SR) 21:18 60. Dara Pagel (SO) 21:22 67. Jennifer Hoffman (SO) 21:34 78. Kathleen Yarger (SR) 21:49 86. Greta Swanson (FR) 22:12 102. Ann Moody (SO) 22:48 122. Karen Kraus (FR) 23:43 152. Tammy Schrieber (JR) 26:00

TOP 5 SPLIT 0:45…TOP 7 SPLIT 1:23… TOP 10 MONMOUTH COURSE TIMES (Vandergriff #4, Knauer #5, McQuinn #7, Pagel #9)....SIX RUNNERS UNDER 22:00, BEST TEAM PERFORMANCE AT GRINNELL

SEPT. 26th @ AUGUSTANA INVITATIONAL (Rock Island, IL)

Men's 8000 meters -- 10th of 19 teams
North Central 38, UW-Oshkosh 53, Washington Univ 75, Loras 135, Grinnell 155, Augustana 168, UW-Stout 190, Graceland 263, Central 289, MONMOUTH 300, Elmhurst 322, UW-Platteville 323, Illinois Wesleyan 344, Coe 370, Knox 419, St. Ambrose 467, Cornell 492, Mt. St. Clare 536, Illinois College inc

MC RUNNERS: 53. Joel Eckberg (SR) 26:47 61. Jamie Nelson (SO) 26:53 63. Tony Miles (FR) 26:56 71. Frank Schweda (SR) 27:01 168. Matt Clemen (SR) 28:26 218. Kenneth Williams (FR) 29:33 220. Jason Dare (JR) 29:34 232. Derek Cisel (SO) 29:51 249. Sam Watkins (SO) 30:41 252. Clint LaFary (SO) 30:47

TOP 4 SPLIT 0:14, BEST IN TEAM HISTORY…TOP 5 SPLIT 1:39….TOP 7 SPLIT 2:47…TOP 10 MONMOUTH COURSE TIMES (Eckberg #4, Nelson #5, Miles #6, Schweda #7T)

Women's 5000 meters -- 11th of 18 teams
Augustana 78, Washington Univ 83, UW-Oshkosh 100, Loras 115, Elmhurst 142, North Central 211, Central 214, Grinnell 233, UW-Platteville 247, Cornell 281, MONMOUTH 289, Knox 303, St. Ambrose 340, Coe 343, Graceland 349, Mt. St. Clare 451, Illinois Wesleyan 508, Illinois College inc

MC RUNNERS: 52. Carrie Knauer (SR) 20:00 68. Rita McQuinn (SR) 20:20 73. Gretchen Vandergriff (JR) 20:28 81. Jennifer Hoffman (SO) 20:39 86. Kathleen Yarger (SR) 20:43 91. Dara Pagel (SO) 20:49 92. Greta Swanson (FR) 20:49 110. Ann Moody (SO) 21:04 153. Karen Kraus (FR) 22:12 203. Tammy Schrieber (JR) 25:19

TOP 5 SPLIT 0:43…TOP 7 SPLIT 0:49, BEST IN TEAM HISTORY…EIGHT RUNNERS WITHIN 1:04… TEAM RECORDS, TOP 5-TOP 7-TOP 10 TOTAL TIME, 5000m… TOP 10 MONMOUTH COURSE TIMES (Knauer #2, McQuinn #3, Vandergriff #5, Hoffman #6, Yarger #7, Pagel/Swanson #8T, Moody #10)...MC ALL-TIME 5000m TIME, McQuinn #9T…FIRST RACE EVER WITH SEVEN RUNNERS UNDER 21:00

OCT. 4th @ BELOIT INVITATIONAL (Beloit, WI)

Men's 8000 meters -- 7th of 19 teams
Grinnell 35, Elmhurst 85, Illinois Wesleyan 148, Chicago 159, Luther 168, St. Norbert 185, MONMOUTH 186, Beloit 191, North Central 197, Knox 232, Wheaton, 260, Dubuque 326, IIT 362, Lawrence 384, Northland Baptist 440, Carroll 444, North Park 506, Luther B 515, Judson 522

MC RUNNERS: 9. Frank Schweda (SR) 27:23 20. Tony Miles (FR) 27:55 22. Joel Eckberg (SR) 27:58 59. Matt Clemen (SR) 28:59 96. Jason Dare (JR) 29:55 115. Kenneth Williams (FR) 30:24 136. Derek Cisel (SO) 30:58 **Jamie Nelson sprained ankle at 3 miles and did not finish

TOP 5 SPLIT 2:32…THIRD MWC SCHOOL DESPITE LOSING SECOND POSITION RUNNER TO MID-RACE INJURY…THREE RUNNERS IN TOP 25

Women's 5000 meters -- 8th of 13 teams
Wheaton 62, Chicago 67, Carroll 86, Beloit 146, Lawrence 146, Elmhurst 150, Knox 153, MONMOUTH 183, Dubuque 242, St. Norbert 252, Ripon 264, North Park 319, Illinois Wesleyan 387

MC RUNNERS: 24. Carrie Knauer (SR) 20:56 35. Kathleen Yarger (SR) 21:12 42. Gretchen Vandergriff (JR) 21:28 43. Dara Pagel (SO) 21:29 44. Rita McQuinn (SR) 21:29 60. Jennifer Hoffman (SO) 22:11 68. Greta Swanson (FR) 22:28 93. Karen Kraus (FR) 23:35 98. Ann Moody (SO) 23:51 137. Tammy Schrieber (JR) 26:33

TOP 5 SPLIT 0:33, BEST IN TEAM HISTORY …TOP 7 SPLIT 1:32… POSITION RUNNERS 3-4-5 0:01 SPLIT…FIVE RUNNERS IN 20 PLACES (24-44)

OCT. 11th @ RHODES COLLEGE INVITATIONAL (Memphis, TN)

Men's 8000 meters -- 4th of 13 teams
Greenville 56, Emory 87, Rhodes 111, MONMOUTH 128, Centre 139, Harding 147, Southern Arkansas 194, Sewanee 290, Loyola 299, Lyon 335, Christian Brothers 342, Williams Baptist 351, LeMoyne-Owen 400

MC RUNNERS: 18. Matt Clemen (SR) 28:11 24. Joel Eckberg (SR) 28:27 26. Tony Miles (FR) 28:39 27. Jamie Nelson (SO) 28:47 35. Frank Schweda (SR) 29:32 66. Kenneth Williams (FR) 30:39 69. Derek Cisel (SO) 30:47 77. Clint LaFary (SO) 31:36 87. Jason Dare (JR) 32:55

TOP 5 SPLIT 1:21…TOP 7 SPLIT 2:28

Women's 5000 meters -- 3rd of 14 teams
Rhodes 35, Harding 71, MONMOUTH 92, Centre 97, Central Arkansas 125, Greenville 156, Southwestern 177, Sewanee 187, Arkansas Tech 273, Henderson State 279, Delta State 315, Southern Arkansas 317, Lyon 330, Hendrix 366

MC RUNNERS: 8. Gretchen Vandergriff (JR) 20:25 19. Jennifer Hoffman (SO) 21:03 20. Kathleen Yarger (SR) 21:12 22. Rita McQuinn (SR) 21:24 23. Carrie Knauer (SR) 21:27 43. Ann Moody (SO) 22:26 52. Greta Swanson (FR) 22:52 59. Karen Kraus (FR) 23:25 90. Tammy Schrieber (JR) 26:29

TOP 5 SPLIT 1:02 …TOP 7 SPLIT 2:27… POSITION RUNNERS 2-3-4-5 0:24 SPLIT…FOUR RUNNERS IN FIVE PLACES (19-20-22-23) … G. VANDERGRIFF TOP TEN INDIVIDUAL AWARD

OCT. 18th DIVISION III ILLINOIS STATE MEET (Monmouth, IL)

Men's 5 miles -- 3rd of 9 teams
Elmhurst 38, North Central 54, MONMOUTH 74, Knox 78, Chicago 94, Benedictine 189; Illinois College, Lake Forest, Blackburn inc

MC RUNNERS: 3. Frank Schweda (SR) 26:43 * 7. Jamie Nelson (SO) 26:59 * 15. Tony Miles (FR) 27:12 * 24. Matt Clemen (SR) 27:46 26. Joel Eckberg (SR) 27:51 32. Jason Dare (JR) 28:41 34. Kenneth Williams (FR) 29:12 Open Division: 5. Clint LaFary (SO) 28:24 13. Derek Cisel (SO) 29:26 20. Chris Johnson (JR) 31:42
* ALL-STATE RUNNERS (top 20)

TOP 5 SPLIT 1:08…TOP 7 SPLIT 1:58 ... BEST PACK SPLITS OF THE SEASON … THREE ALL-STATE RUNNERS … THIRD-PLACE TEAM TROPHY (7TH CONSECUTIVE TOP FOUR DIVISION III STATE MEET TEAM TROPHY) … TOP 10 MONMOUTH COURSE TIMES (Schweda #5, Nelson #7)

Women's 3 miles -- 4th of 9 teams
Augustana 31, Chicago 56, Elmhurst 62, MONMOUTH 98, Knox 119; Illinois College, Lake Forest, Blackburn, Benedictine inc

MC RUNNERS: 11. Carrie Knauer (SR) 18:42 * 12. Gretchen Vandergriff (JR) 18:49 * 24. Dara Pagel (SO) 19:36 25. Rita McQuinn (SR) 19:40 26. Kathleen Yarger (SR) 19:40 30. Jennifer Hoffman (SO) 19:55 36. Ann Moody (SO) 20:45 Open Division: 29. Karen Kraus (FR) 21:23 43. Greta Swanson (FR) 22:39 48. Tammy Schrieber (JR) 24:23
* ALL-STATE RUNNERS (top 20)

TOP 5 SPLIT 0:58 …TOP 6 SPLIT 1:13 …TOP 7 SPLIT 2:03…TWO ALL-STATE RUNNERS …4TH PLACE TEAM TROPHY (FOURTH CONSECUTIVE TOP FOUR DIVISION III STATE MEET TEAM TROPHY) …MC SCHOOL RECORD/SENIOR CLASS RECORD, 3 miles (Knauer 18:42) … JUNIOR CLASS RECORD, 3 miles (Vandergriff 18:49)… TOP 10 MONMOUTH COURSE TIMES (Knauer #1, Vandergriff #2, Pagel #5T, McQuinn/Yarger #6T, Hoffman #8T) … ALL-TIME 3 mile TIMES (Knauer #1, Vandergriff #2, Pagel #4T, McQuinn/Yarger #6T, Hoffman #9T) … TWO RUNNERS UNDER 19 MINUTES, SIX RUNNERS UNDER 20 MINUTES … TEAM RECORDS, TOP 5-TOP 7-TOP 10 TOTAL TIME, 3 miles … C. KNAUER, FIRST FEMALE 4-TIME ALL-STATE MEDALIST IN SCHOOL HISTORY

NOV. 1st @ MIDWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Grinnell, IA)

Men's 5 miles -- 3rd of 10 teams
Grinnell 29, Knox 80, MONMOUTH 81, Beloit 95, St. Norbert 98, Lawrence 158, Carroll 192, Lake Forest 193; Ripon, Illinois College inc

MC RUNNERS: 6. Jamie Nelson (SO) 28:02 * 9. Frank Schweda (SR) 28:15 * 17. Tony Miles (FR) 28:43
20. Joel Eckberg (SR) 28:55 33. Matt Clemen (SR) 29:44 41. Clint LaFary (SO) 30:11 47. Jason Dare (JR) 30:34 48. Kenneth Williams (FR) 30:35 55. Derek Cisel (SO) 30:54 82. Chris Johnson (JR) 34:28
* ALL-CONFERENCE RUNNERS (top 15)

TOP 5 SPLIT 1:42…TOP 7 SPLIT 2:32 ... TWO ALL-CONFERENCE RUNNERS … THIRD-PLACE TEAM (8TH CONSECUTIVE TOP THREE TEAM FINISH AT MWC MEET)

Women's 5000m -- 4th of 10 teams
Carroll 33, Beloit 57, Grinnell 94, MONMOUTH 99, Lawrence 104, Knox 118, Ripon 190, St. Norbert 191, Illinois College 287; Lake Forest inc

MC RUNNERS: 6. Carrie Knauer (SR) 20:24 * 12. Gretchen Vandergriff (JR) 20:40 * 25. Rita McQuinn SR) 21:25 27. Kathleen Yarger (SR) 21:31 29. Dara Pagel (SO) 21:36 35. Jennifer Hoffman (SO) 21:50 36. Greta Swanson (FR) 21:50 45. Ann Moody (SO) 22:10 64. Karen Kraus (FR) 23:18 92. Tammy Schrieber (JR) 28:07
* ALL-CONFERENCE RUNNERS (top 15)

TOP 5 SPLIT 1:12 … TOP 7 SPLIT 1:26…TWO ALL-CONFERENCE RUNNERS …C. KNAUER, THIRD ALL-CONFERENCE MEDAL (ties team record)… TOP-10 ALL-TIME MWC MEET PERFORMANCES (Knauer #3, Vandergriff #7) …TOP 10 MONMOUTH COURSE TIMES (Knauer #3, Vandergriff #5)

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