Eighteen athletes in six different sports were named to their respective All-Midwest Conference teams as Monmouth College recently finished its fall sports seasons. Monmouth, an NCAA Division III college located in Monmouth, Illinois, is a member of the Midwest Conference (MWC). The Fighting Scots had student-athletes recognized for outstanding achievement in football, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer and volleyball on lists released by the conference's sports information office. Football Seven Fighting Scot players were named to All-Conference teams in football. Monmouth ended the season at 2-7 and a conference mark of 1-2 (3rd in the MWC South Division). The Scots' only player on the First-team All-Conference offensive unit was senior fullback Nathan Johnson (Monmouth,IL). Senior interior lineman Mitchell Russell (Dunlap,IL) and junior defensive back Josh Didier (Des Plaines,IL) made the defensive First Team squad, along with junior Jeff Timmons (Lewistown,IL) at punter and sophomore Dan Taylor (Woodhull,IL) at defensive specialist. Senior Sean Dwyer (Wentzville,MO) earned Second Team honors at linebacker and freshmanJon Baikie (Oak Lawn,IL) was named as Second Team return specialist. Men's Cross Country Two runners earned All-Conference recognition at the 1997 MWC cross country championships, held November 1 in Grinnell, Iowa, as Monmouth placed third in the ten-team field. The top 15 runners were awarded All-Conference medals. Sophomore Jamie Nelson (Monmouth,IL) finished 6th to lead the Scots and was followed across the line by senior Frank Schweda (Rolling Meadows,IL), who placed 9th. It was the 8th consecutive year the Fighting Scots have placed among the league's top three teams and the ninth straight season with at least one top-ten individual runner. Women's Cross Country The Monmouth women's team placed 4th of 10 teams at the 1997 MWC cross country championship meet, held November 1 at Grinnell, Iowa, behind the All-Conference performances of senior Carrie Knauer (Strawn,IL) and Gretchen Vandergriff (Wolcott,IN). Knauer placed 6th for her third individual All-MWC medal and her first top-ten finish and Vandergriff ran 12th and earned her first conference honor. Monmouth has finished among the top four teams for four consecutive seasons. Volleyball The Fighting Scots were represented on the Southern Division First Team in volleyball by senior middle hitter Lynn Utter (Monmouth,IL). Two underclassmen were selected to the Second Team as junior Michelle Kommer (Monticello,IL) and freshman Cathie Osborn (Hartsburg,IL) were tabbed at outside hitter positions. Monmouth finished with a season match record of 14-17 and an MWC divisional record of 2-2. The Scots advanced to the conference postseason tournament and won one of three matches. Men's Soccer The Monmouth men's soccer team struggled through an injury-filled season and finished with a record of 4-12 (1-8, 8th MWC). Senior striker Josh Oakley (Mattoon,IL) was the only Scot player named to the All-Conference team as he led the Scots with 14 goals and 32 total points. Both totals were the fourth-highest single-season individual output in team history. Women's Soccer Three players from the womens soccer team earned All-Conference recognition as the Scots recorded the first winning season in school history this fall. Monmouth finished 8-7 and their 5-4 MWC record (5th place) missed qualifying for the conference tournament by only one spot. Junior striker Tisha Kimoto (Aurora,IL) set a new team record with 11 goals and freshman forward Jessica Adams (Harvard,IL) added ten goals and posted the team=s first-ever individual three-goal match. Sophomore Jill Heneghan (Godfrey,IL) led the team with 8 assists from her midfield position.