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LIKE US ON FACEBOOK TO RECEIVE UPDATES ON SALES Dear Monmouth College Fans: Lobie and I are happy to welcome you to another season of Monmouth CONTENTS College Fighting Scots football! Football is a great tradition at the Welcome from the Athletic Director . . . 2 College, and head coach Chad Braun and his staff continue to build on Season Preview...... 3 that legacy—including last year’s perfect regular season and NCAA Coaching Staff ...... 5 tournament bid. Senior Spotlight...... 6 Meet the Players...... 7 We are proud of the young men on the football team, not only for their Academic Scholars...... 9 success on the field, but even more for their successes in the classroom Weight-lifting Group...... 9 and as campus citizens. Football, our other athletic programs, and all of Numerical Roster...... 10 our student activities are important elements of what we at Monmouth Top Statistics 2016...... 13 College call “the liberating arts.” At Monmouth, we focus on not just Football Records ...... 14 helping our students complete a degree, but on freeing all of the By the Numbers...... 15 possibilities before them. We don’t just ask, “What courses do you want Conference Schedule ...... 15 to take?” We ask, “What difference do you want to make—for yourself and in the world?” Conference Standings 2016...... 15 Monmouth Schedule ...... 15 As you root for the football team, please also cheer for the managers and Spectator Conduct Policy ...... 15 trainers, the marching band, the cheerleaders, and all of the other Tailgating Policy...... 15 students who make autumn Saturdays so special at Monmouth College. Academic All-Conference...... 16 Lobie and I thank you for your support of all of our students and the Marching Band Roster...... 18 many ways in which they bring honor to the College—as Fighting Scots M Club Hall of Fame ...... 19 and as Noble Scots! GO SCOTS!

Clarence R. Wyatt President

MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 1 On behalf of the Athletic Department and the entire Monmouth College community, welcome to our school and another exciting year of Fighting Scots athletics.

IT IS MY SINCERE WISH that you enjoy today’s competition and support the participants, regardless of their uniform, with encouragement, enthusiasm and respect.

The Monmouth College Official Our highly successful 2016-17 year in athletics began with a Program is published by the conference title for Chad Braun’s football team and concluded Monmouth College Athletic Department in cooperation with with Monmouth capturing the coveted Midwest Conference the Office of Sports Information, Ralph Shively All-Sports Trophy, awarded to the top men’s athletic the Office of College Communica- program of that academic year. Scots fans also witnessed history tions and Marketing and the M-Club. The official program is last spring when the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams played their produced for the fall and winter inaugural seasons at April Zorn Memorial Stadium. sports seasons. Our student-athletes’ successes were not limited to athletic competition. They also excelled Editor: Dan Nolan in the classroom, where 100 Scots, representing 20 majors, earned more than 150 places on Contributing Editor: Barry McNamara academic all-conference teams. Student-athletes’ academic excellence also reached the national Advertising: Kathy Haas level—the women’s cross country, volleyball and women’s lacrosse teams earned national Design: Nancy Loch academic team honors for exemplary performance in the classroom. Photography: Kent Kriegshauser, Dan Nolan, Kim Fornero, Liz Individually, football’s Matt Barnes capped a remarkable career by earning CoSIDA Academic Bryant ’16, Luke Long ’18 All-American status and being named a Gagliardi Trophy finalist. Golfer Annie Sandrock ended ON THE COVER: DeAndre her career in fine fashion, earning her fourth WGCA All-American Scholar award. Cross Wright rushed for 1,180 yards in country’s Joanna Podosek followed suit, earning USTFCCCA All-Academic status. 2016. Along with teammate Trent Rains, who ran for 1,160 yards in Tennis and softball produced record numbers of student-athletes nationally recognized for 2014, the 2016 Scots had two 1,000-yard single-season rushers. academic excellence. Eight softball Scots claimed scholar-athlete status from the national Wright’s 2016 performance was the coaches organizations, and seven tennis Scots earned the highest academic honor from the sixth highest single-season total in Intercollegiate Tennis Association. program history. He was also the eighth back in the 124-year history I know you’ll find our teams highly motivated and competitive this fall, and I invite fans of Fighting Scots football to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a to return to campus often to support Fighting Scots student-athletes all year long. season. PHOTO BY LUKE LONG ’18 Monmouth College 700 East Broadway Monmouth IL 61462-1998 Founded: 1853 Roger Haynes’ 82 Location: Monmouth, Illinois Enrollment: 1,100 Director of Athletics, Recreation and Fitness Head Track and Field Coach Affiliation:NCAA Division III and Midwest Conference Nickname: Fighting Scots Colors: Red and White President: Dr. Clarence R. Wyatt Dean of the Faculty: Dr. David Timmerman Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students: Laura Hutchinson Athletic Director: Roger Haynes ’82 Sports Information Director: Dan Nolan, 309-457-2322, 309-457-2168 fax Athletic Department: Bob Foster Kathy Haas Dan Nolan Roger Sander ’78 309-457-2176, 309-457-2168 FAX Athletic Administrative Sports Information Equipment monmouthcollege.edu Trainer Assistant Director Manager

2 MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 PAST PROVIDES LESSONS FOR DEFENDING CHAMPION SCOTS

“You can’t live in the past, but you can learn from it.” —Chad Braun, Monmouth Head Coach Preseason Camp NOW IN HIS THIRD SEASON leading the Monmouth College football program, head coach Chad Braun turned philosophical as his team enters the 2017 campaign as the defending Midwest Conference champions. The Scots rolled to a 10-0 regular season one year ago, earning their fifth league crown since 2005 and their 18th overall. Monmouth led the nation when quarterback Tanner Matlick turned in a program- record 190.45 pass efficiency rating and the defense held opponents to 9.5 points per game. “It’s a new year and a new team,” said Braun. “We won’t focus on last year’s team. The seniors have graduated. The focus has to be on the process. The mentality has to be to keep improving every day, every year. and may be ready to move to the starter He had an incredible game last postseason. We did that last year, and it turned out to role. He is being challenged by a pair of “Wes Anderson is another returner who be a pretty successful season.” sophomores—Joshua McKenzie and Sam has done some good things for us in prac- Neumeier. tice and should get some playing time. Plus, Offense “Hayden is a different type quarterback we’ve also got a slew of young guys fighting Improving the running game will be a tall than Tanner,” said Braun. “They’re both for those other spots.” order with the return of last year’s top dual-threat guys with their arms and legs. The battle for positions is also strong ground gainer, 1,000-yard rusher and all- Tanner was more of a power-type runner along the offensive line, where the Scots conference selection DeAndre Wright. The while Hayden is a quicker, make-you-miss return all-conference center Devon Brooks 5-foot-7 junior averaged more than seven guy. Hayden has taken the lead for the and Logan Thiele. Sophomore Brady Boyd yards per carry in 2016 with a team-high 15 starting job but, really, it’s been an open appears to have the early inside track on touchdowns, all but one on the ground. competition. We feel good about whoever one of the line spots, but the Scots have a “DeAndre is a special back, for sure,” said we put under center.” plethora of talented trenchmen from which Braun. “He’s got a tremendous work ethic Braun also has a good feeling about his to choose. Among the newbies battling for and practices hard every day. He takes it receiving corps, which returns two of the a spot is sophomore Joe Krall—a defensive personally. He’s made the commitment to top three yardage receivers. All-conference lineman a year ago who has beefed up his be the best he can be.” junior wide-out Yansay Williams and frame and will be among the contenders Another junior—Josh Talley—will also sophomore Jacolby Maxwell combined for after moving to the O-line. Freshmen Isaiah get the ball out of the backfield. Braun said more than 1,200 yards and 15 TDs last Dukes, Chase Thoni and Joey Shanklin that Talley has been “waiting in the wings” season. Maxwell—who hauled in 13 passes give the Scots plenty of potential up front. and is ready to make his mark. The Scots for a program-record 251 yards in last “We’ve got a little work to do with the have a deep stable of backs, including fresh- year’s NCAA playoff game—and Williams offensive line, but Coach (Joe) Freitag is men Chris Hammonds, Shawn Charles, (20 yard-per-catch average) are “explosive” doing a good job getting them ready,” said Drew Hill and Alec Cooley. receivers. Braun. “Joe (Krall) has done a tremendous With the graduation of Matlick, a trio of “Those two are special,” Braun said of the job making the conversion from defense to quarterbacks is battling for the starting returning duo. “Yansay had a tremendous offense. The freshmen are really battling it position, led by Hayden Nelson. The junior off-season. He’s come back bigger, faster out. It’s been a good competition.” saw limited time last season as the backup and stronger. Jacolby is a great route-runner. Continued

MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 | SEASON PREVIEW 3 PRESEASON continued

Defense slides into the hole vacated by Barnes’ grad- “Joey is a special kicker,” said Braun. Monmouth’s defense mirrors its offense to uation. Clark Gaden—a 6-2, 225-pound “We’re fortunate to have a kid like Joey. He’s a degree, as both lost key components sophomore—is expected to join Schultz as a weapon, both on field goals and kickoffs.” because of graduation. a starting linebacker. Braun hopes his kickoff unit gets plenty Three-time all-conference performer Matt A wealth of experience returns in the sec- of reps again this season, but he said the Barnes—who set the single-game (25) and ondary, where seniors Micam Smith—an nonconference schedule won’t be a cake- single-season (133) tackle records—is gone All-MWC pick in 2016—D.J. Frank and walk. The Scots host Hope (Mich.) College, from his middle linebacker spot, but Braun Ryne Daum enter their final seasons. which rebounded from a 44-3 opening- isn’t too worried about filling the void. While sophomore Nick Miyler is working season loss to the Scots last year to finish “We’ve got a lot of guys back on defense,” his way in as a third safety, the Scots are 7-3 in 2016. Monmouth travels to Wartburg he said. “We’ve got three of our starting finding more options at the corners, where (Iowa) College before a bye week. four defensive backs returning and the sophomores Montrell Davis and Isaiah The Bottom Line majority of the line. Graduation hit us Baerenklau and senior Easton Schaber are “We’ve got a really tough nonconference hard at linebacking, but we feel like we’ve competing for action. schedule,” said Braun. “You can’t look at got capable kids ready to move in there.” “We’ve got a healthy competition for lim- that Hope score from last year. They’re a The charge is led up front by two-time ited positions on the defense,” said Braun. really good team and showed it in the all-league honoree and last season’s Mid- “We’re really talented and experienced in weeks that followed. Wartburg is a tough west Conference Defensive Lineman of the the secondary. We’ve got some talented atmosphere, and it’s a night game, which Year Thomas Lesniewski. The junior has freshmen who could see some time, maybe makes it doubly tough.” amassed 20 sacks—fifth on the Scots’ all- on special teams.” time list—in his first two seasons. He will The Scots face a pair of MWC North Among the freshmen, Braun is high on Division teams after the off week and then be joined by returners Lamar Watson—an twins Brandon and Connor Graeff. jump into their South schedule. The con- all-conference selection last season—and “They’ve each done some special things ference championship will be played Nov. Zach Hoekstra. in camp,” Braun said of the siblings. “I feel 11 when the top team of South will host the “Thomas is one of the best we’ve had since they’ll be some great special teams players top team of the North. That leaves little I’ve been here,” said Braun, who came to this year. Their futures are bright.” margin for error for teams who have Monmouth in 2000. “We do have some Special Teams designs on winning the league title and the holes to fill with the graduation of Ben Ket- NCAA berth that goes with it. chum, Michael Smith and Logan Gigl.” Special teams could also be a bright spot “You can’t afford to stub your toe when A couple of veterans—Levi Oliveto and because of the return of sophomore kicker it’s a five-game schedule to get to the cham- Brad Buchner—are waging a battle for a Joey Biel. The left-footer came within a pionship game, but I like the format,” said spot with a group of hungry newcomers. yard of the field goal record last season, Braun. “It’s unique—something different Among the freshmen, Braun said that nailing a 50-yarder for his longest kick of from most other conferences. It’s a great Aubrey Vaughan is expected to be “special his career. He averaged more than 60 yards atmosphere for college football. Obviously, down the road.” on his 89 kickoffs last season, landing 22 we’d like to play for the title, but we know Senior linebacker Kyle Schultz—who for touchbacks. He also converted 59 of 62 we’ve got a lot of work to do in order to get earned all-conference status a season ago— points after touchdown kicks. to that point.”

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4 SEASON PREVIEW | MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 COACHING STAFF

Chad Braun, Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator In 2008, Peterson was a first team all-conference quarterback for Aurora University and guided the Spartans to the NCAA Tourna- Chad Braun has gotten off to a fast start as head ment that year against the Fighting Scots. He posted Aurora coach of the Fighting Scots. In two seasons, Braun records in the game for passing attempts (44) and completions (26). has compiled an overall 18-3 record. He led the 2016 team to a 10-0 regular-season record, a con- Nate Johnson ’98, Running Backs ference title and an NCAA playoff appearance. Braun was named head coach in 2015 after serv- As the running backs coach for the Fighting ing as Fighting Scots’ defensive coordinator since Scots, Johnson has witnessed numerous rushing 2000. As head coach, Braun continues to direct the defense. His records in the past decade. A Monmouth native, 2016 unit was named the nation’s top scoring defense, allowing Johnson played prep ball at Monmouth High 9.5 points per game. In his inaugural season, Braun guided the School before playing for the Fighting Scots as a Scots to an 8-2 overall record on the way to winning the Midwest hard-nosed fullback. After graduating from Conference’s South Division. Monmouth in 1998, he returned to Monmouth Under Braun’s direction, the Scots’ defense is known as a swarm- High School to serve as head football coach. ing, hard-hitting group. During his tenure, the defense has rewritten Derrick Johnston, Linebackers Monmouth’s modern-era record book and been consistently among the nation’s leaders in numerous categories, including turn- Derrick Johnston, who is entering his 14th season over margin, interceptions, pass defense efficiency and total defense. at Monmouth, played outside linebacker at Black- burn (Ill.) College, where he was a two-time team Joe Freitag ’07, Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line captain and all-conference performer. Johnston Joe Freitag enters his third season as offensive is Vice President of Ag and Commercial Lending coordinator and offensive line coach. Freitag’s at Midwest Bank and also serves as a chief and 2016 offense produced the national leader in pass firefighter/EMT with the Central Warren Fire efficiency while scoring nearly 46 points and rolling Protection District. up more than 500 yards per game. Robb Richardson, Special Teams During his Monmouth playing days, Freitag was an agile offensive tackle who helped the Scots An NAIA All-American and two-time all-confer- to an undefeated regular season in 2005, winning their first con- ence performer at Evangel (Mo.) University, Robb ference title in 29 years. The Scots were 34-7 during his playing Richardson also served as a two-time team cap- career, and Freitag earned all-region honors from D3Football.com tain for the Crusaders, helping the squad to a pair and the Don Hansen Football Gazette. With Freitag in the trenches, of league championships. The combination Monmouth’s offense averaged more than 32 points per game in defensive end-outside linebacker graduated from three of his four seasons. The 2006 Monmouth offensive line Evangel in 2006 with a degree in physical educa- allowed just nine sacks, which ranks as the program’s third best tion and is employed in the physical education department at all-time. nearby United High School. Mitch Russell ’98, Assistant Defensive Connor Frakes ’16, Tight Ends Russell serves as the defensive line coach for a After completing his career at Monmouth in defensive unit that allowed less than 100 rushing 2016, Connor Frakes moves to the sidelines to yards per game in 2016. work with tight ends. A four-year member of the A defensive lineman for the Scots in the mid- Fighting Scots, Frakes transitioned from a line- 1990s, Russell won four letters and recorded 205 backer to a tight end for his senior season. His career tackles. His career tackles total is in the experience gives tight ends a unique perspective Scots’ top 10 for linemen. He graduated with a on the position from both sides of the ball. degree in education in 1998. Derrick Romano ’17, Offensive Line Nate Peterson, Quarterbacks and Wide Receivers Derrick Romano played as offensive lineman Nate Peterson prepped under former NFL player with the Fighting Scots. A 2017 Monmouth grad- Don Beebe at Aurora (Ill.) Christian. Under uate, Romano was part of an offensive line that Peterson’s tutelage, Monmouth senior quarter- churned out more than 230 rushing yards and back Tanner Matlick led the nation in 2016 with more than 500 total yards of offense in 2016. He a 190.45 pass efficiency rating. was a key component in protecting senior quar- A record-setting quarterback in his playing days, terback Tanner Matlick, who led the nation with Peterson began his college coaching at Robert a 190.45 pass efficiency rating. Morris (Chicago) University, where he worked with wide receivers. He came to Monmouth after a successful stint as the receivers assistant coach at Northern Illinois University.

MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 | COACHING STAFF 5 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

Devon Brooks Easton Schaber Major: Exercise Science Major: History Hometown: Orange Park, Fla. Hometown: Bloomington, Ill. Parents: Christina Brooks and Donnie Brooks Parents: Matt and Michelle Schaber Coach Braun: Devon has been a really productive player Coach Braun: Easton has been a very productive student over the past two seasons. He is a returning first-team and wide out for us. He is making the move from wide All-Conference center. receiver to cornerback this year. Easton is a great young Ryne Daum man and a tremendous investor in his teammates. Major: Business and Economics Kyle Schultz Hometown: Toulon, Ill. Major: Business and Economics Parents: Duane and Cheryl Daum Hometown: Heyworth, Ill. Coach Braun: Ryne is a great role model to our younger Parents: Tony and Daria Schultz players. Last year, he became the starter at safety— transitioning from the quarterback spot—and he helped Coach Braun: Kyle is a tremendous student and leader. propel us to the No. 1 passing defense in the nation. He was a second-team all-conference performer a year ago. He is a tireless worker in the off-season and did an Broddie Davis internship this summer in North Carolina. Major: Chemistry Micam Smith Hometown: Milan, Ill. Parents: Heather Lawton Major: Business Hometown: Annawan, Ill. Coach Braun: Broddie is a great teammate and student. Parents: Amy Rieder and Chad Imler He works extremely hard in the classroom and on the field. Coach Braun: Micam is an outstanding football player. He is a two-time, first-team All-Midwest Conference D.J. Frank performer at the cornerback position. He is a lead-by- Major: Exercise Science example type of player. Hometown: Bloomington, Ill. Parents: William and Rebecca Frank Logan Thiele Coach Braun: D.J. is an outstanding leader on this team, Major: Exercise Science and he excels in the classroom. He was named a MWC Hometown: Pittsfield, Ill. Defensive Player of the Week last year. We look forward Parents: Mark and Annette Thiele to this season with D.J. returning as a starting safety. Coach Braun: Logan has done a great job in the classroom. He started some games last year on our offensive line Zach Hoekstra and was really productive. An outstanding teammate. Major: Wellness Administration Hometown: Frankfort, Ill. Xzavier Torres Parents: Paul and Denise Hoekstra Major: Math Coach Braun: Zach has performed well in the classroom Hometown: Algonquin, Ill. and been a productive two-way player for the Scots. He Parents: Christine Rodriguez and Steve Torres will anchor the interior of the defensive line this year. Coach Braun: Xavier is a great young man and a great Konnor O’Keefe student. He is extremely active in our Campus Outreach organization. Major: Business Hometown: Tremont, Ill. Parents: Mark and Heidi O’Keefe Coach Braun: Konnor is a great leader and works extremely hard in the off-season. He is an unsung player on our team, doing a lot of the dirty work blocking for #RollScots our tailbacks. A great young man.

6 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT | MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 MEET THE PLAYERS

8 82 93 27 33 84 51 72 TUCKER WESLEY NOAH ISAIAH JOEY JACOB BRADY DEVON ANDERSON ANDERSON APPLEGATE BAERENKLAU BIEL BOSSE BOYD BROOKS

23 54 72 32 17 1 2 16 BRAD JACKSON KEJUAN MASON IZAIAH KESHAUN SHAWN ZEKE BUCHNER CAREY CARTER CASTRICONE CELESTINE CHARLES CHARLES CHESTER

61 49 41 13 31 64 15 88 RONALD KEVIN ALEC CAM SETH JARED RYNE JON CHRISTALIN CLARK COOLEY CUMMINGS CUNNINGHAM DACE DAUM DAVILA

95 11 16 48 63 79 60 4 BRODDIE MONTRELL CHANDLER CHASE ISAIAH ELLIOTT REID BRETT DAVIS DAVIS DIEHL DIETRICH DUKES ENGLISH FLEEGER FORDYCE

87 44 17 45 10 21 24 60 SETH WILL D.J. CLARK GAVIN TRISTON TYLER ELI FOSTER FOX FRANK GADEN GARD GIBSON GIST GOICHENBERG

14 18 89 86 71 9 77 59 BRANDON CONNOR NATHAN KALE BLAKE CHRIS TRAVIS MASON GRAEFF GRAEFF GRAHAM GRUNLOH HAAS HAMMONDS HANCOCK HARPER

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94 6 76 27 98 19 78 52 FABIAN DREW JOHN AUSTIN ZACH JARON SHAIN MCCAULEY HERRERA HILL HINTZ HITE HOEKSTRA JACKSON JOHNSON JOHNSTON

97 90 65 80 2 34 6 75 CHANDLER DALTON JOE JAKE THOMAS CARTER KEVIN TYLER JONES JONES KRALL LANDRY LESNIEWSKI LEWIS LIEBANO LIND

11 99 25 81 26 55 8 57 ZAC AUSTIN JACK JACOLBY TRE JAMES JOSHUA BRETT LOFTHOUSE LONG LUCAS MAXWELL MAXWELL MCGREW MCKENZIE MCNUTT

20 19 49 96 23 4 12 35 NICK ALFRED ZAC ZACH JAKE HAYDEN SAM LOGAN MIYLER MONO MONTCALM MOSS NELLLINGER NELSON NEUMEIER NICHOLS

30 55 22 53 51 33 37 3 KONNOR LEVI FRANCISCO JOSH BRYSON BRETT CALEB EASTON O’KEEFE OLIVETO PABON PERSCHAL PILLOW RISSMANN SANTANA SCHABER

50 7 74 85 40 83 66 42 KYLE JAYLEN JOEY TRAVON NAULON JUSTIN BLAKE CALEB SCHULTZ SCOTT SHANKLIN SHANNON SIMMS SLAGER SMITH SMITH

8 MEET THE PLAYERS | MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 38 21 75 15 28 69 62 35 DARIUS MICAM DANIEL JOSIAH JEREN BOB OWEN JOSH SMITH SMITH SORENSEN STEVENS STEWART STORY SUEDKAMP TALLEY

92 73 56 68 61 39 91 37 DREW LOGAN WADE CHASE XZAVIER ZACH AUBREY SANTOS THAXTON THIELE THIELE THONI TORRES VANCIL VAUGHAN VAZQUEZ

67 5 3 7 9 10 57 38 CHRISTIAN RILEY AHMAD LAMAR BRENNAN JAMES DALTON DARIUS VELASQUEZ VERCHER WASHINGTON WATSON WHITE WHITE WHITTED WILLIAMS

1 58 5 43 YANSAY JACOB DEANDRE ISAIAH WILLIAMS WOERNER WRIGHT WRIGHT

Midwest Conference Identity Guidelines ACADEMIC SCHOLARS WEIGHT LIFTING GROUPSpring 2001 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA 1,000- and 900-pound club Front Row (L-R): Kevin Clark, Seth Cunningham, Naulon Simms, Front Row (L-R): DeAndre Wright, Kevin Clark, D.J. Frank, Tre Maxwell, Nick Miyler, Caleb Santana, Tre Maxwell, Brennan White, Brett Fordyce, Josh Perschall, Naulon Simms, Easton Schaber, Tyler Gist, Josh Talley Justin Slager Middle Row (L-R): Blake Smith, Broddie Davis, Yansay Williams, Middle Row (L-R): Josh McKenzie, D.J. Frank, Eli Goichenberg, Brad Buchner, Levi Oliveto, Hayden Nelson, Kyle Schultz, Chase Dietrich, Chase Dietrich, Josh Perschall, Easton Schaber, Jeren Stewart, Josh Talley McCauley Johnston Back Row (L-R): Ryne Daum, Xzavier Torres, Broddie Davis, Micam Smith, Back Row (L-R): Konnor O’Keefe, Clark Gaden, Brady Boyd, Ryne Daum, Shain Johnson, Logan Thiele, Jared Dace, James McGrew, Kyle Schultz, Zach Hoekstra, Joe Krall McCauley Johnston, Clark Gaden, Noah Applegate

MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 | MEET THE PLAYERS 9 NUMERICAL ROSTER

NO. NAME POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT YEAR HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 1 Yansay Williams WR 6-0 182 Jr. Normal, Ill. West 1 KeShaun Charles DB 5-9 160 Fr. Stockton, Calif. Lincoln 2 Thomas Lesniewski DL 6-1 241 Jr. Algonquin, Ill. Marian Central 2 Shawn Charles RB 5-8 187 Fr. Opelousas, La. Opelousas 3 Easton Schaber DB 5-10 177 Sr. Bloomington, Ill. Normal 3 Ahmad Washington TE 6-1 220 Fr. Peoria, Ill. Richwoods 4 Hayden Nelson QB 6-2 195 Jr. South Elgin, Ill. South Elgin 4 Brett Fordyce DB 5-9 170 So. Abingdon, Ill. Abingdon-Avon 5 DeAndre Wright RB 5-7 180 Jr. DeKalb, Ill. Momence 5 Riley Vercher DB 6-1 175 Fr. University Park, Ill. Crete-Monee 6 Kevin Liebano DB 5-10 190 So. Mission, Texas Veterans Memorial 6 Drew Hill RB 5-7 190 Fr. Daviston, Ala. Horseshoe Bend 7 Lamar Watson DL 6-4 240 Jr. Pembroke Township, Ill. Momence 7 Jaylen Scott DB 5-8 150 Fr. Calumet City, Ill. Marian Catholic 8 Joshua McKenzie QB 6-0 205 So. Richwood, Texas Brazoswood 8 Tucker Anderson DB 6-1 170 Fr. Morton, Ill. Morton 9 Chris Hammonds RB 5-7 185 Fr. Spring Valley, Ill. Hall 9 Brennan White K/QB 6-0 180 So. Virden, Ill. North Mac 10 James White WR 6-0 170 Fr. Jacksonville, Ill. Jacksonville 10 Gavin Gard QB 6-2 170 Fr. Danville, Ill. Schlarman 11 Montrell Davis DB 5-11 160 So. Lowell, N.C. Victor Valley 11 Zac Lofthouse WR 6-0 170 Fr. Peoria, Ill. Richwoods 12 Sam Neumeier QB 6-4 235 So. O’Fallon, Mo. Francis Howell 13 Cam Cummings WR 5-11 186 So. Springfield, Ill. New Berlin 14 Brandon Graeff DB 6-1 175 Fr. Murphysboro, Ill. Murphysboro 15 Ryne Daum DB 6-2 200 Sr. Toulon, Ill. Stark County 15 Josiah Stevens WR 5-9 155 Fr. Harvey, Ill. Thornridge 16 Zeke Chester DB 5-11 175 Fr. Adairsville, Ga. Adairsville 16 Chandler Diehl WR 5-10 150 Fr. Oquawka, Ill. West Central 17 D.J. Frank DB 5-10 190 Sr. Bloomington, Ill. Normal 17 Izaiah Celestine WR 5-9 175 Fr. Stockton, Calif. Lincoln 18 Connor Graeff DB 6-1 170 Fr. Murphysboro, Ill. Murphysboro 19 Jaron Jackson DB 6-1 160 Fr. Conway, Ark. Conway 19 Alfred Mono RB 6-0 190 Fr. Monmouth, Ill. United 20 Nick Miyler DB 5-11 195 So. Galesburg, Ill. Galesburg 21 Micam Smith DB 5-11 198 Sr. Annawan, Ill. Annawan 21 Triston Gibson WR 5-7 145 Fr. Houston, Texas Pearland 22 Francisco Pabon RB 5-11 220 Fr. Orlando, Fla. East River 23 Brad Buchner DE 6-1 235 So. Poplar Grove, Ill. North Boone 23 Jake Nelllinger WR 6-1 190 So. Dunlap, Ill. Dunlap 24 Tyler Gist RB 5-10 210 So. Taylorville, Ill. Taylorville 25 Jack Lucas LB 6-0 230 Jr. Abingdon, Ill. Abingdon-Avon 26 Tre Maxwell LB 5-11 205 Jr. Abingdon, Ill. Abingdon-Avon 27 Isaiah Baerenklau DB 6-0 183 So. Elburn, Ill. Maple Park Kaneland 27 Austin Hite WR 6-3 185 Fr. Goldsboro, N.C. Eastern Wayne 28 Jeren Stewart RB 6-0 192 So. Peoria, Ill. Limestone 30 Konnor O’Keefe RB 6-2 240 Sr. Tremont, Ill. Tremont 31 Seth Cunningham DB 5-10 175 So. Pontiac, Ill. Pontiac 32 Mason Castricone DB 5-11 160 Fr. New Port Richey, Fla. J.W. Mitchell 33 Joey Biel K 5-11 175 So. Spokane, Wash. Northwest Christian 33 Brett Rissmann LB 5-10 200 Fr. Ballwin, Mo. Lafayette 34 Carter Lewis DB 5-11 190 Fr. Mount Sterling, Ill. Brown County 35 Josh Talley RB 5-8 185 Jr. Chatham, Ill. Glenwood 37 Caleb Santana DB 5-11 175 So. Buda, Texas Jack C. Hays 37 Santos Vazquez WR 5-7 150 Fr. Naperville, Ill. Central 38 Darius Williams WR 5-11 155 Fr. Bay City, Texas Van Vleck 38 Darius Smith DB 5-9 165 Fr. Canton, Ga. Sequoyah 39 Zach Vancil DB 6-1 170 Fr. Little York, Ill. West Central 40 Naulon Simms LB 5-11 200 So. Tremont, Ill. Tremont 41 Alec Cooley RB 5-11 185 Fr. Clinton, Ill. Clinton 42 Logan Nichols LB 5-11 215 Fr. Deer Park, Texas LaPorte 42 Caleb Smith DB 5-11 160 Fr. Quincy, Ill. Quincy

10 NUMERICAL ROSTER | MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 NO. NAME POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT YEAR HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 43 Isaiah Wright DL 6-1 240 Fr. Champaign, Ill. Centennial 44 Will Fox RB 6-1 210 Fr. Hamilton, Ill. Hamilton 45 Clark Gaden LB 6-2 235 So. Chatham, Ill. Glenwood 48 Chase Dietrich LB 5-11 220 Jr. Chillicothe, Ill. I.V.C. 49 Kevin Clark RB 5-8 220 Jr. Palatine, Ill. Palatine 49 Zac Montcalm LB 5-11 208 Fr. Lincoln, Ill. Lincoln 50 Kyle Schultz LB 6-0 223 Sr. Heyworth, Ill. Heyworth 51 Brady Boyd OL 6-3 285 So. Bartonville, Ill. Limestone 51 Bryson Pillow DL 5-9 210 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. Park-Tudor 52 McCauley Johnston DL 6-0 260 So. Wyoming, Ill. Stark County 53 Josh Perschall DL 5-11 265 Jr. Normal, Ill. West 54 Jackson Carey LB 6-2 235 Fr. Gainesville, Fla. Oak Hall 55 Levi Oliveto LB 6-2 225 Jr. Trinity, Fla. Mitchell 55 James McGrew OL 6-3 280 Jr. Avon, Ill. Abingdon-Avon 56 Wade Thiele LB 6-0 200 So. Pittsfield, Ill. Pittsfield 57 Brett McNutt OL 6-4 250 Fr. Ottawa, Ill. Ottawa 57 Dalton Whitted LB 5-11 215 Fr. Clinton, Ill. Clinton 58 Jacob Woerner LB 6-0 202 Jr. Trivoli, Ill. Farmington 59 Mason Harper OL 5-10 255 So. Pekin, Ill. Pekin 60 Eli Goichenberg DL 5-11 220 So. Walnut, Calif. Walnut 60 Reid Fleeger OL 6-1 277 Fr. Byron, Ill. Byron 61 Ronald Christalin DL 5-10 230 Fr. Miami, Fla. Miami 61 Xzavier Torres DL 6-2 240 Sr. Algonquin, Ill. Dundee-Crown 62 Owen Suedkamp LB 5-11 220 Fr. Columbia, Ill. Columbia 63 Isaiah Dukes OL 6-1 260 Fr. Ransom, Ill. Streator Township 64 Jared Dace OL 6-1 265 So. Roseville, Ill. Monmouth-Roseville 65 Joe Krall OL 6-3 315 So. New Berlin, Ill. New Berlin 66 Blake Smith OL 6-0 290 So. Chatham, Ill. Glenwood 67 Christian Velasquez OL 6-3 295 Fr. Hutto, Texas Hutto 68 Chase Thoni OL 6-3 250 Fr. College Grove, Tenn. Fred J. Page 69 Bob Story DL 6-1 265 Fr. Naperville, Ill. Central 71 Blake Haas DL 6-2 225 Fr. Port Byron, Ill. Riverdale 72 Devon Brooks OL 6-1 280 Sr. Orange Park, Fla. Orange Park 72 Kejuan Carter DL 5-11 238 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Steinmetz 73 Logan Thiele OL 6-5 315 Sr. Pittsfield, Ill. Pittsfield 74 Joey Shanklin OL 6-2 285 Fr. Cypress, Texas Cypress Ranch 75 Daniel Sorensen OL 6-2 291 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. Bloomington 75 Tyler Lind OL 5-9 295 Fr. Lisbon, Iowa Lisbon 76 John Hintz OL 6-5 315 Jr. South Pekin, Ill. Pekin 77 Travis Hancock OL 6-4 285 Fr. Litchfield, Ill. Litchfield 78 Shain Johnson OL 6-2 285 Jr. Monmouth, Ill. Monmouth-Roseville 79 Elliott English OL 6-0 305 Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. Bolingbrook 80 Jake Landry WR 6-1 190 Fr. Sugar Land, Texas I.H. Kempner 81 Jacolby Maxwell WR 5-10 175 So. Plainfield, Ill. Aurora Christian 82 Wesley Anderson WR 6-3 195 So. Heyworth, Ill. Heyworth 83 Justin Slager WR 5-9 177 So. Hopedale, Ill. Olympia 84 Jacob Bosse WR 6-1 190 So. Loveland, Colo. Thompson Valley 85 Travon Shannon WR 6-0 195 Fr. Miami, Fla. Miami 86 Kale Grunloh WR 5-10 165 Fr. Lexington, Ill. Lexington 87 Seth Foster WR 5-11 165 Fr. Palmer, Ill. Morrisonville 88 Jon Davila WR 5-10 180 Fr. Miami, Fla. Miami 89 Nathan Graham WR 5-7 150 Fr. Monticello, Ill. Monticello 90 Dalton Jones DL 5-11 244 Fr. Havana, Ill. Havana 91 Aubrey Vaughan DL 6-1 205 Fr. Bourbonnais, Ill. Bradley-Bourbonnais 92 Drew Thaxton DL 5-7 260 Fr. Decatur, Ill. Eisenhower 93 Noah Applegate DL 6-1 215 Jr. Shelbyville, Ill. Shelbyville 94 Fabian Herrera DL 6-2 295 Fr. Miami, Fla. Doral Academy 95 Broddie Davis DL 6-2 265 Sr. Milan, Ill. Sherrard 96 Zach Moss DL 6-1 230 Fr. Jacksonville, Ill. Jacksonville 97 Chandler Jones P 6-2 250 Jr. Lakeland, Fla. George Jenkins 98 Zach Hoekstra DL 6-4 238 Sr. Frankfort, Ill. Lincoln-Way North 99 Austin Long DL 6-3 235 Fr. Pontiac, Ill. Pontiac

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12 MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 TOP STATISTICS 2016

RUSHING GP ATT. GAIN LOST NET AVG. TD LONG AVG/G KO RETURNS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LONG DeAndre Wright 11 156 1209 29 1180 7.6 14 80 107.3 Austin Ray 5 127 25.4 0 50 Trent Rains 10 119 558 18 540 4.5 8 35 54.0 Ben Moore 5 85 17 0. 0 34 Tanner Matlick 11 63 351 65 286 4.5 6 33 26.0 ALL OTHERS 7 86 12.2 0 16 Austin Ray 9 44 242 5 237 5.4 3 44 26.3 Josh Talley 7 39 213 6 207 5.3 2 27 29.6 ALL OTHERS 11 43 155 24 131 3.0 1 14 11.9 PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LONG Easton Schaber 18 270 15 0. 0 63 PASSING GP EFFIC. COMP. ATT. INT. PCT. YDS. TD LONG AVG/G Trent Rains 8 27 3.4 0 8 ALL OTHERS 5 14 2.8 0 1 Tanner Matlick 11 190.45 178 254 8 70.1 29 29 83 244.6 Hayden Nelson 8 111.24 22 42 0 52.4 255 1 27 31.9 ------PATs ------Kolton Koch 10 377.20 1 1 0 100.0 33 0 33 3.3

RECEIVING GP NO. YDS. AVG. TD LONG AVG/G SCORING TD FG KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF PTS. Brock Thoms 11 48 795 16.6 7 63 72.3 DeAndre Wright 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 Jacolby Maxwell 11 42 668 15.9 7 77 60.7 Joey Biel 0 10 59 0 0 0 0 0 89 Yansay Williams 11 30 605 20.2 8 55 55.0 DeAndre Wright 11 19 180 9.5 1 33 16.4 Trent Rains 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 Trent Rains 10 19 148 7.8 1 26 14.8 Yansay Williams 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 Alec Dutko 10 16 206 12.9 2 27 20.6 ALL OTHERS 11 27 377 13.9 4 83 34.2 Brock Thoms 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 Jacolby Maxwell 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. LONG TB FC I20 50+ Tanner Matlick 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 Logan Gigl 22 846 38.5 52 2 6 9 3 Austin Ray 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 ALL OTHERS 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 72

DEFENSE GP TACKLES TFL | YDS. SACKS INT. BRKUP Matt Barnes 11 133 7.5/18 2.5 0 3 Kyle Schultz 11 72 3.0/8 1.0 0 3 D.J. Frank 11 54 3.5/20 0.0 2 3 Logan Gigl 11 46 15.5/57 8.0 0 1 Michael Smith 11 42 8.0/30 2.5 0 3 Micam Smith 11 42 1.0/1 0.0 1 11 Lamar Watson 11 41 8.0/20 3.5 0 1 Tre Maxwell 11 36 3.5/7 0.0 0 1 Ben Ketchum 11 35 10.5/43 4.5 0 0 Ryne Daum 11 33 0.5/0 0.0 2 3 T. Lesniewski 9 30 14.5/74 9.0 0 3 Nyle Stevens 11 20 1.0/1 0.0 2 5 Jeff Larsen 10 20 1.5/1 0.0 0 0 ALL OTHERS 155 11.5/28 1 0.0 2

TEAM TOTALS MC OPP. SCORING 503 105 POINTS PER GAME 45 .7 9 .5 FIRST DOWNS 265 128 RUSHING YARDAGE 2552 1089 Avg. Per Game 232.0 99.0 TDs Rushing 34 5 PASSING YARDAGE 2979 1236 Comp-Att-Int 201-297-8 133-278-7 Avg. Per Game 270.8 112.4 TDs Passing 30 9 TOTAL OFFENSE 5531 2325 Avg. Per Game 502.8 211.4 3RD DOWN CONVERSION/Pct. 61/134 (46%) 42/170 (25%) 4TH DOWN CONVERSION/Pct. 11/15 (73%) 6/24 (25%) TOUCHDOWNS 67 14

MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 | TOP STATISTICS 2016 13 FOOTBALL RECORDS

Most Rushing Yards Gained Most Field Goals Game ...... 277 Trey Yocum, 2013 vs. Lawrence Game ...... 3 Joey Biel, 2016 vs. Cornell Season . . . 1,590 Trey Yocum, 2013 3 John Warfield, 1988 vs. MacMurray Career . . . . 4,573 Trey Yocum, 2010-13 Season ...... 10 Joey Biel, 2016 Career ...... 30 Nate Palkovic, 2004-07 Most Rushing Attempts Game ...... 41 Trent Rains, 2015 vs. Cornell Most PAT Kicks Season . . . . . 271 Dante Daniels, 2006 Game ...... 10 Kyle Tuor, 2008 vs. Illinois College Career . . . . . 788 Trey Yocum, 2010-13 Season ...... 62 Kyle Tuor, 2009 Career . . . . . 157 Nate Palkovic, 2004-07 Most Passing Yards Game ...... 451 Alex Tanney, 2009 vs. Knox Most Touchdowns Season . . . 3,867 Alex Tanney, 2011 Game ...... 4 Yansay Williams, 2016 vs. Knox Career . . . 14,249 Alex Tanney, 2007-11 (NCAA Division III Record) 4 Michael Buehne, 2014 vs. Beloit 4 Trey Yocum, 2013 vs. Lawrence Most Passing Touchdowns 4 Dante Daniels, 2006 vs. Lawrence Game ...... 6 Alex Tanney, 2009 vs. Knox, Lake Forest; 4 Ron Baker, 1975 vs. Northeastern Illinois 2008 vs . Carroll 4 Barry Frakes, 1953 vs. Ripon 6 Mitch Tanney, 2004 vs. Knox Season ...... 23 Trey Yocum, 2011 Season ...... 50 Alex Tanney, 2008 Career ...... 62 Trey Yocum, 2010-13 Career . . . . . 157 Alex Tanney, 2007-11 (NCAA All-Divisions Record) Most Pass Attempts Longest Plays From Scrimamge Game ...... 57 Alex Tanney, 2008 vs. Wartburg Run . . . . . 97 Yds. Dennis Plummer, 1971 vs. Beloit Season . . . . . 484 Alex Tanney, 2009 Pass . . . . .95 Yds. Mitch Tanney to Evan Haffner, 2004 vs. Lawrence Career . . . . 1,756 Alex Tanney, 2007-11 95 Yds. Robb Long to Dennis Lehr, 1982 vs. Carleton Punt . . . . 92 Yds. Glen Rankin, 1941 vs. Coe Most Pass Completions FG ...... 51 Yds. Matt Batton, 2009 vs. Grinnell Game ...... 41 Alex Tanney, 2008 vs. Wartburg Season . . . . . 339 Alex Tanney, 2009 Longest Returns Career . . . . 1,205 Alex Tanney, 2007-11 (NCAA Division III Record) Punt . . . . 96 Yds. Pete Howe, 1936 vs. Augustana Kickoff . . 100 Yds. Ray Brooks, 1951 vs. Carleton Most Pass Receptions INT. . . . . 100 Yds. Adam Hoste, 2011 vs. Illinois College Game ...... 16 Matt Shepherd, 2010 vs. Grinnell (Tied NCAA All-Divisions Record) 16 Evan Haffner, 2005 vs. St. Norbert Season . . . . . 126 Mike Blodgett, 2011 Most Interceptions Career . . . . . 297 Mike Blodgett, 2007-11 Game ...... 3 Jacob Wilson, 2014 vs. Hope 3 Sean Wells, 2007 vs. Grinnell Most Receiving Yards 3 Mike Schmitz, 1978 vs. Coe Game ...... 251 Jacolby Maxwell, 2016 vs. Coe (NCAA 1st Rd.) 3 Al Hatfield, 1967 vs. Beloit Season . . . 1,867 Mike Blodgett, 2011 Season ...... 9 Al Hatfield, 1967 Career . . . . 4,087 Mike Blodgett, 2007-11 Career ...... 17 Jacob Wilson, 2011-14 Most Total Points Scored Most Total Tackles (Since 1986) Game ...... 28 Barry Frakes, 1953 vs. Ripon Game ...... 25 Matt Barnes, 2016 vs. Coe (NCAA 1st Rd.) Season . . . . . 140 Trey Yocum, 2011 Season . . . . . 133 Matt Barnes, 2016 Career . . . . . 374 Trey Yocum, 2010-13 Career . . . . . 361 Justin Zigler, 2002-05 Most Points Scored By Kicking Most Sacks (Since 1986) Game ...... 15 Joey Biel, 2016 vs. Cornell Game ...... 6 Greg Bennett, 1989 vs. Grinnell Season ...... 89 Joey Biel, 2016 Season ...... 14 Greg Bennett, 1989 Career . . . . . 247 Nate Palkovic, 2004-07 Career ...... 34 Greg Bennett, 1987-90

14 FOOTBALL RECORDS | MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 TAILGATING POLICY CONFERENCE STANDINGS 2016 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 2017 The designated tailgating area is at the Monmouth MWC OVERALL SEP 2 College North Complex parking lot, 1181 N. 6th St. Lake Forest at Beloit St. Norbert at UW-Stevens The tailgating area opens four hours before kickoff Monmouth 8-0 10-1 Case Western at Chicago Point and closes at 7 p.m. following the game. St. Norbert 7-1 7-3 Presentation at Lawrence Iowa Wesleyan at Cornell Macalester at Carleton Grinnell at St. Olaf 1. Tailgating activities are limited to this Lake Forest 6-2 8-2 Hope at Monmouth Rose-Hulman at Illinois parking area for the four hours before Concordia Chicago at Ripon College kickoff and end at 7 p.m. Macalester 6-2 7-3 Knox at Eureka 2. All persons and vehicles are to enter through Illinois College 5-3 6-4 SEP 9 the designated entrance. Cornell 4-4 5-5 Knox at Beloit Benedictine at St. Norbert 3. Tailgating outside the designated tailgating Chicago at Washington Univ. Cornell at Coe area is not permitted. Beloit 2-6 3-7 Lawrence at Finlandia Grinnell at Trinity Bible Lawrence 2-6 3-7 Hamline at Macalester Illinois College at Simpson 4. Participants must have a vehicle in the Monmouth at Wartburg Carleton at Lake Forest designated tailgating area or be specific Knox 2-6 2-8 UW-LaCrosse at Ripon guests of someone with a vehicle in the tailgating area. Ripon 2-6 2-8 SEP 16 5. No person shall sell, give or deliver alcoholic Grinnell 0-8 0-10 Bye Week All MWC teams off beverages to another person under 21 years SEP 23 of age. Only those 21 or older are permitted Beloit at Cornell Monmouth at Macalester to consume or possess alcohol.* Chicago at Illinois College Ripon at Knox 6. All participants are to conduct themselves in Lake Forest at Lawrence St. Norbert at Grinnell a safe manner. Abusive and/or disruptive SEP 30 behavior will not be tolerated. BY THE NUMBERS Illinois College at Beloit Lawrence at Monmouth 7. Propane and charcoal grills are permitted. It Cornell at Chicago Grinnell at Ripon is expected that hot charcoal be disposed of Macalester at Lake Forest Knox at St. Norbert in designated receptacles. Open flames are 5 OCT 7 prohibited, including fire pits, portable fire In 2016, the Scots won their North Division South Division places and tiki torches. fifth conference title since 2005 Beloit at Macalester Monmouth at Grinnell 8. Trash receptacles are provided and all and their 18th overall. Lawrence at Chicago Cornell at Illinois College participants are expected to clean up their St. Norbert at Ripon Knox at Lake Forest area . OCT 14 9. Kegs (small or large), beer balls, bongs, North Division South Division 4 Ripon at Beloit Illinois College at Monmouth funnels or any other devices intended to Senior Matt Barnes was named increase alcohol consumption are prohibited. Chicago at St. Norbert Lake Forest at Cornell one of four finalists last season for the Macalester at Lawrence Grinnell at Knox 10. Open containers may not be taken outside coveted Gagliardi Trophy—the fourth of the designated tailgating area. OCT 21 time a Scot has been named a finalist North Division South Division 11. All Monmouth College students are subject for the premier individual award Beloit at Chicago Monmouth at Cornell to Monmouth College rules and regulations. given in Division III football. Lawrence at St. Norbert Grinnell at Lake Forest Ripon at Macalester Knox at Illinois College Because of the closure of the Citizens Lake Camp Ground, RVs and campers will be permitted to park OCT 28 at the tailgating site overnight for the 2017 football 190.45 North Division South Division season. The College will not provide water, power Senior quarterback Tanner Matlick led Lawrence at Beloit Monmouth at Lake Forest or septic removal. Monmouth College will not be Chicago at Ripon Cornell at Knox the nation last season with an St . Norbert at Macalester Illinois College at Grinnell responsible for accidents or damage to RVs or astronomical 190.45 pass efficiency campers parked on the lot. rating. NOV 4 North Division South Division Campus Safety will be present to assist in the moni- Beloit at St. Norbert Knox at Monmouth toring and clearing of the area. Participants should Macalester at Chicago Grinnell at Cornell be aware that abuse and/or failure to comply with 9.5 Ripon at Lawrence Lake Forest at Illinois College this policy will result in an appropriate response Monmouth led the nation from personnel including eviction, barring and/or NOV 11 in scoring defense in 2016, Midwest Conference Championship Week assistance from local authorities. allowing 9.5 points per game. *REMINDER: A social host may be liable to guests and others for injuries resulting from serving alco- MONMOUTH SCHEDULE 2017 hol, especially to a minor. 7 SEP 2 Hope College 1:00 pm DeAndre Wright rushed for 1,180 yards SEP 9 @ Wartburg College 7:00 pm MONMOUTH COLLEGE in 2016, becoming the seventh running back in program history to gain SEP 16 Bye Week 1,000 yards in a season. SEP 23 @ Macalester College 1:00 pm SEP 30 Lawrence University 1:00 pm OCT 7 @ Grinnell College* 1:00 pm NCAA and MWC SPECTATOR OCT 14 Illinois College* 1:00 pm CONDUCT POLICY OCT 21 @ Cornell College* 1:00 pm OCT 28 @ Lake Forest College* 1:00 pm The NCAA and the Midwest Conference promote courteous and respectful behavior by student-athletes, NOV 4 Knox College* 2:00 pm coaches and spectators. We request your cooperation by supporting the participants and officials in a positive manner. Profanity, racist or sexist comments or other intimidating actions will not be tolerated and are NOV 11 Midwest Conference grounds for removal from the site of competition. The use of tobacco products and the consumption or Championship Week 1:00 pm possession of alcoholic beverages are prohibited. We thank you for your cooperation. * CONFERENCE GAME / HOME GAMES IN RED

MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 | SCHEDULES AND STANDINGS 15 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE

More than 110 Monmouth College student-athletes representing 24 sports and 20 majors earned 161 selections on their respective academic all-conference teams during the 2016-17 academic year.

MEN’S LACROSSE competes in the Midwest Lacrosse Conference, relations; and Kate Saulcy, Bloomington, Ill., biochemistry. FRESHMEN: and women’s lacrosse competes in the Midwest Women’s Lacrosse Mike Bersell, Galva, Ill., business; and Tanner Heiple, Pekin, Ill., wellness Conference. To earn academic all-conference status, lacrosse administration. student-athletes must have a minimum 3.30 grade point average Women’s Soccer (8) for the entire academic year. SENIORS: Lauren Feiereisel of Park Ridge, Ill., education; Miranda Jones, Grinnell, Iowa, public relations; and Becca Schmidt, Elmwood Park, Ill., Men’s and women’s water polo are members of the Collegiate Water psychology. JUNIORS: Darice Brooks, Freeport, Ill., exercise science; and Polo Association and are named Scholar-Athletes. To receive CWPA Amanda Landrey, Wonder Lake, Ill., education. SOPHOMORE: Angham honors, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.20 grade point Jaradat, Ramallah, Palestine, international business; and FRESHMEN: Lily average. Lindner, Morton, Ill., English and Michelle Zelnio, Orion, Ill., accounting. All other Monmouth teams compete in the Midwest Conference. Volleyball (6) The Midwest Conference awards Academic All-Conference status SENIOR: Haylee Hintz of Pekin, Ill., business. SOPHOMORE: Ali Gustafson, to student-athletes who achieved a grade point average of at least Kewanee, Ill., biochemistry. FRESHMEN: Carly Bergerhouse, Albany, Ill., exercise science; Laura Dulee, Bloomington, Ill., business and public 3.33 during the just concluded academic year. All student-athletes relations; Ashley Farris, Flanagan, Ill., education; and Lauren Sperry, Alexis, who earned varsity letters are eligible for the award. Ill., psychology. Monmouth’s 2016-17 representatives were: Women’s Golf (5) SENIORS: Tanner Garey of Tremont, Ill., exercise science; and Annie FALL SPORTS Sandrock, Deer Grove, Ill., business. JUNIOR: Carley Gonet, Granville, Ill., Football (26) business. FRESHMEN: Kaitlin Korf, Forreston, Ill., exercise science; and SENIORS: Matt Barnes of Colfax, Ill, international business; Jeff Larsen., Kaniesha Whatley, Nashville, Tenn., English. Normal, Ill., business; Tanner Matlick, Reynolds, Ill., business; Trey Murphy, Men’s Soccer (5) Havana, Ill., business; Tyler Parksey, Pekin, Ill., kinesiology; Trent Rains, SENIORS: Mohanad Ahmad of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, chemistry; Lakeland, Fla., business; Michael Smith, Annawan, Ill., kinesiology; and Brad Dulee, Bloomington, Ill., biochemistry; and Mark Ghaith, Rochester Nyle Stevens, Milan, Ill., accounting. JUNIORS: Ryne Daum, Toulon, Ill., Hills, Mich., economics. SOPHOMORE: Connor Oltman, Bloomington, Ill., business and economics; Kyle Schultz, Heyworth, Ill., accounting; and accounting and Spanish. FRESHMAN: Lucas Sondgeroth, Mapleton, Ill., Xzavier Torres, Algonquin, Ill., math. SOPHOMORES: Noah Applegate, business. Shelbyville, Ill., psychology; Kevin Clark, Palatine, Ill., kinesiology; Chase Women’s Tennis (3) Dietrich, Chillicothe, Ill., business and economics; Tre Maxwell, Abingdon, Ill., accounting and business; Josh Perschall, Normal, Ill., biology; Jeren SENIORS: Natalie Curtis of Arlington Heights, Ill., math; Morgan Holle, Stewart, Peoria, Ill., business; and Josh Talley, Chatham, Ill., education. Oskaloosa, Iowa, math; and Carolyn Scherpe, Galesburg, Ill., wellness FRESHMEN: Seth Cunningham, Pontiac, Ill., economics; Jared Dace, Roseville, administration. Ill., kinesiology; Colton Fales, Brimfield, Ill., history; Clark Gaden, Chatham, Ill., business and accounting; McCauley Johnston, Wyoming, Ill., business WINTER SPORTS and accounting; Jacob Poore, Macomb, Ill., economics; Justin Slager, Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field (20) Hopedale, Ill., education; and Brennan White, Virden, Ill., exercise science. SENIORS: Ashley Castellanos of Sugar Grove, Ill., exercise science; Payton Men’s and Women’s Cross Country (12) Holmes, Aledo, Ill., exercise science; Kaley Lobb, Heyworth, Ill., math; SENIORS: Josh Green of Prophetstown, Ill., business; Kaley Lobb, Heyworth, Katelynn Propes, Pontiac, Ill., biopsychology; Ethan Reschke, Geneseo, Ill., Ill., math; Katelynn Propes, Pontiac, Ill., biopsychology; and Dustin Watts, business; Madi Schulenberg, Orion, Ill., biology; and Beka Wollenburg, Sterling, Ill., economics. JUNIORS: Kelci Foss, Mount Morris, Ill., exercise Aledo, Ill., biopsychology. JUNIORS: Darice Brooks, Freeport, Ill., exercise science; Joanna Podosek, Chicago, biopsychology; and Amy Wollenburg, science; Kelci Foss, Mount Morris, Ill., exercise science; Lilly Mendez, Aledo, Ill., biochemistry. SOPHOMORES: Brandon Allsop, Cheyenne, Wyo., Berwyn, Ill., Spanish; Joanna Podosek, Chicago, biopsychology; Ben business; Tate Heiple, Pekin, Ill., communication studies and public Stillwell, Johnsburg, Ill., biochemistry; and Amy Wollenburg, Aledo, Ill.,

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16 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE | MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 biochemistry. SOPHOMORES: Brandon Allsop, Cheyenne, Wyo., business; Baseball (10) Josh Gross, LaMoille, Ill., kinesiology; Tate Heiple, Pekin, Ill., communica- SENIORS: Austin Hardy of Basco, Ill., business; and Logan Spangler, Green tion studies and public relations; Carl O’Connor, Wataga, Ill., business; and Valley, Ill., business. JUNIORS: Brian Hoel, Elmhurst, Ill., business and Kate Saulcy, Bloomington, Ill., biochemistry. FRESHMEN: Aleeka Gentzler, economics; and Matt Mullen, Highlands Ranch, Colo., business. Paxton, Ill., education; and Lucas Sondgeroth, Mapleton, Ill., business. SOPHOMORES: Brenden Elens, Gardner, Ill., history; Andrew Hardy, Basco, Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving (9) Ill., biopsychology; Connor McDonald, Tremont, Ill., math; and Tyler McDonald, Tremont, Ill., math. FRESHMEN: Seth Cunningham, Pontiac, Ill., SENIORS: Brooke Boldt of Flower Mound, Texas, education; Shayne Stone, economics; and Campbell Quirk, Canberra, Australia, exercise science and St. Paul, Minn., exercise science and biopsychology; and Allie Vallance, business. Palos Hills, Ill., accounting. JUNIORS: Tom Cangelosi, Rockaway, N. J., business and economics; Kaila Heitter, Byron, Ill., education; Sebastian Men’s Golf (6) Hernandez, Des Plaines, Ill., business and communication studies; Riley SENIORS: Dalton Anderson of Effingham, Ill., business; Connor Gillen, Hess, University Place, Wash., communication studies; and Michelle Monmouth, business; Nate Jacobs, Lexington, Ill., business; Jordan Junker, Nafziger, Prophetstown, Ill., business and economics. FRESHMAN: Esther Lacon, Ill., business; Luke Kreiter, Sugar Grove, Ill., business; and Riley Van Hubbard, Sandy, Ore., chemistry and math. Velsor, Galesburg, Ill., biopsychology. Women’s Basketball (4) Men’s Tennis (3) JUNIORS: Keri Dodson of Belvidere, Ill., public relations and communica- JUNIORS: Saxon Day of Cuppertino, Calif., chemistry; Paulo Pliego, tion studies; and Maddie Dohleman, Pontiac, Ill., exercise science and Longview, Texas, economics; and Dylan Wong, Laguna Niguel, Calif., biopsychology. SOPHOMORE: Demi Johnson, Mossville, Ill., business. business. FRESHMAN: Rebecca Gallis, Kernville, Calif., exercise science. Women’s Lacrosse (7) Men’s Basketball (1) SENIORS: Ashley Castellanos of Sugar Grove, Ill., exercise science; and FRESHMAN: Cam Sturtevant of Davenport, Iowa, psychology. Jessica Simmons, Bloomington, Minn., psychology. JUNIORS: Tiana Cintron, Chicago, psychology; and Morgan Holle, Oskaloosa, Iowa, math. SPRING SPORTS SOPHOMORE: Angham Jaradat, Rawagbi, Palestine, international business. FRESHMEN:: Amanda Green, Henderson, Nev., theatre; and Elizabeth Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field (21) Reasoner, Indianapolis, Ind., Spanish. SENIORS: Ashley Castellanos of Sugar Grove, Ill., exercise science; Payton Women’s Water Polo (3) Holmes, Aledo, Ill., exercise science; Kaley Lobb, Heyworth, Ill., math; JUNIOR: Natalie Curtis of Arlington Heights, Ill., math. SOPHOMORE: Sarah Katelynn Propes, Pontiac, Ill., biopsychology; Ethan Reschke, Geneseo, Ill., Wright, McHenry, Ill., international business. FRESHMAN: Esther Hubbard, business; Madi Schulenberg, Orion, Ill., biology; and Beka Wollenburg, Sandy, Ore., chemistry. Aledo, Ill., biopsychology. JUNIORS: Darice Brooks, Freeport, Ill., exercise Men’s Lacrosse (1) science; Dan Evers, Sugar Grove, Ill., environmental stability and sustain- ability; Kelci Foss, Mount Morris, Ill., exercise science; Lilly Mendez, FRESHMAN: Thomas Van Alstine of McHenry, Ill., history. Berwyn, Ill., Spanish; Joanna Podosek, Chicago, Ill., biopsychology; Ben Stillwell, Johnsburg, Ill., biochemistry; and Amy Wollenburg, Aledo, Ill., MONMOUTH COLLEGE biochemistry. SOPHOMORES: Brandon Allsop, Cheyenne, Wyo., business; Josh Gross, LaMoille, Ill., kinesiology; Tate Heiple, Pekin, Ill., communication studies and public relations; Carl O’Connor, Wataga, Ill., business; and Kate Saulcy, Bloomington, Ill., biochemistry. FRESHMEN: Aleeka Gentzler, Paxton, Ill., education; and Lucas Sondgeroth, Mapleton, Ill., business. Softball (11) SENIORS: Maggie Hayes of Midlothian, Ill., exercise science; Chelsea Lee, Knoxville, Ill., education; Carolyn Scherpe, Galesburg, Ill., wellness administration; and Morgan Throop, Springfield, Ill., business. JUNIORS: Michaela Guthrie, Hampton, Ill., exercise science; Liz Hippen, Toulon, Ill., biopsychology; and Kaylee Kurtz, Delavan, Ill., communication studies and public relations. FRESHMEN: Lauren Dulee, Bloomington, Ill., business and public relations; Rebecca Gallis, Kernville, Calif., exercise science; Lauren Sperry, Alexis, Ill., psychology; and Zelinda Taylor, Springfield, Ill., biochemistry.

MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 | ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE 17 2017 MARCHING BAND ROSTER Jordan Van Dyke, Director Dr. Andrew Dziuk, Asst. Director

Drum Majors Samantha Brosend Colton Willhardt Austin Pfau Tenor Drums Samuel Dummer So., Biochemistry Fr., Physics Fr., Business Croy Seagren Sr., History Rockford, Ill. Monmouth, Ill. Leland, Ill. So., Computer Science Round Lake Beach, Ill. Hampshire, Ill. Harmony Miller Tenor Saxes Baritones Luke Pratt So., Spanish Ethan Hager Myles Olson Hannah Decker Sr., Music Virden, Ill. Sr., Communication Jr., History Fr., Music Kewanee, Ill. Maryland Hts., Mo. Holly Reyner Monmouth, Ill. Long Grove, Ill. Chase Carnes Fr., Music Matthew Polasik Carlos Bermudez ReAnn Shank Jr., Business Independence, Iowa So., Music Education Fr., Music Fr., Business Monmouth, Ill. Hampshire, Ill. Clarinets Hoffman Estates, Ill. Monmouth, Ill. Color Guard Aubree Taylor Mellophones Sousaphones Bass Drums Maria Jeleva Jr., Mathematics Bree Perschall Sergio Hernandez Emily Malecha Jr., Biochemistry Education Jr., Biology Jr., International Business/ Jr., Music Tinley Park, Ill. Lewistown, Ill. Heyworth, Ill. Spanish Libertyville, Ill. East Moline, Ill. Leigha Sebben Hunter Wollert Anna Brown Jamie Donahue Fr., Education Jr., English/Spanish So., History Thomas O’Hern Jr., Psychology Rock Island, Ill. Serena, Ill. Masonville, Iowa Jr., Business Peoria, Ill. Mikalaya Severa Emily Currens Administration/Economics Mackenzie Fletcher Trumpets Woodridge, Illinois Fr., Biology Fr., Biochemistry Sean Klink So., Education Hampshire, Ill. Rockford, Ill. Sr., Music Snare Drums Newark, Ill. Conner Devilder Ryan McKirdy Viola, Ill. Nate Smolcyzk Noah Harshbarger Fr., Physics Fr. Physics Jr., Mathematics Fr., Computer Science Zane Sackville Canton, Ill. Kewanee, Ill. Oregon, Wis. Sr., Exercise Science Cameron, Ill. Flutes Alto Saxes Aledo, Ill. Noah Postin Jr., Business Emily Sheetz Annie Axup Ben Nelson Sr., Mathematics/ Sr., Biochemistry Administration/Economics So., History Abingdon, Ill. Computer Science Rock Island, Ill. Beford, N.H. Mokena, Ill. River Laing Max Morlock Nick Thomas Clare Ogilvie So., Exploratory So., Exploratory Fr., Music Buffalo Grove, Ill. Sr., Elementary Education Downers Grove, Ill. Elmhurst, Ill. Libertyville Ill.

18 MARCHING BAND ROSTER | MONMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM 2017 THE M CLUB HALL OF FAME The induction ceremony will be Nov. 4 during Homecoming 2017.

Steve Glasgow Nicole Auclair Blake Boma Class of 2002 Class of 2004 Class of 2005

THE STARTING centerfielder on Monmouth NICOLE AUCLAIR helped two Monmouth DURING HIS COLLEGE TR ACK career, Blake College’s winningest baseball team was also College programs reach lofty heights— Boma became accustomed to finishing a four-time All-Midwest Conference guard women’s golf and softball. first—he did it 16 times at Midwest Con- for the Fighting Scots in basketball. In women’s golf, she helped the Fighting ference meets, adding seven relay titles to As a senior, Glasgow helped the Scots to Scots win their only Midwest Conference the nine individual races he won. a season for the ages on the diamond. The title at the time of her selection. At the But Boma saved his most significant team won a record 26 games and reached 2002 MWC golf meet, Auclair earned all- first-place finish for the final individual the Monmouth Regional championship, one conference honors with a 10th-place finish, race of his Fighting Scots career. At the victory away from the College World Series. and the Scots captured the team title. 2005 national outdoor meet, Boma won the Glasgow reached base that season at a .436 Auclair repeated those All-MWC honors as 400-meter hurdles in 51.78 to join an elite clip, hit six home runs and drove in 29 a senior. group of Monmouth national champions. runs. His career on-base percentage was .433, On the softball diamond, Auclair’s .373 The title gave Boma two All-American thanks in part to a school-record 96 walks. career batting average included a .420 aver- honors, as he placed third in that event at Glasgow was named to two All-MWC age as a freshman, when she earned one of the 2004 national meet. In all, he qualified teams in baseball, and he was selected every her three All-MWC softball honors. to compete nationally four times. year in basketball. During his freshman The star shortstop is on many top-10 At the MWC level, Boma earned four basketball season, he averaged 13.5 points career offense lists at Monmouth, includ- Most Outstanding Performer honors, and per game on the Scots’ MWC playoff team. ing: third in runs (95) and doubles (30); the Scots swept the indoor and outdoor Playing for his father, Hall of Fame coach fifth in slugging (.576), hits (135),RBI (75) team titles in each of his seasons. Terry Glasgow, the hard-nosed playmaker and steals (25); and sixth in home runs (13) At the time of his induction, Boma shared scored a career 1,155 points. His 261 assists and average. the Monmouth record in the 55-meter dash and 111 steals ranked fourth and fifth all-time, During her junior year, the Scots won a (6.47) and owned three of the six top 400- respectively, at the time of his induction. then-record 22 games. meter hurdle times.

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