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Knox won four straight games, including three games on Sunday, to win the 2008 Midwest Conference Baseball Championship. The Prairie Fire defeated Ripon twice, by scores of 4-2 and 5-4, to claim the crown. It is Knox's first conference baseball championship since Knox, Monmouth and Coe shared the title in 1993, and Knox's first outright conference championship since 1986.
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Monmouth College won its eighth consecutive title on the men's side and its fourth straight on the women's side at the 2008 Midwest Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Knox College. The Prairie Fire men finished eighth and the women took ninth. Knox did win two individual championships and set a school record in a third event over the two-day event.
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For the first time in 20 years, the Knox men's golf team will be participating in the NCAA Division III Championships. Head coach C.J. Rugh and the Prairie Fire qualified for the event after winning the Midwest Conference Championship to earn an automatic berth. Knox last qualified as a team for nationals in 1988, when the team placed 18th in the country. The 2008 Championships run from May 13-16 at the Chateau Elan Resort in Braselton, Georgia.
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Paul Bennett was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Baseball Team as voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He received First Team All-District V recognition in the College Division and will now move to the Academic All-American ballot. Bennett is majoring in Biology at Knox College. He was named to the all-district second team a year ago.
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Katie Dura followed up her Midwest Conference South Division Player of the Year honor by being named to the 2008 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III All-Great Lakes Region Third Team on Tuesday, May 6. The senior catcher from Edwards, Illinois (Brimfield High School), led the Prairie Fire softball team in most offensive categories this season.
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For the first time in school history, a Knox softball player was named the Midwest Conference South Division Player of the Year. Katie Dura earned the honor after her outstanding senior season in which she led the Prairie Fire in most offensive categories, it was announced by the conference on Tuesday, May 6. Senior Katie Schneider and junior Ashley Konicki were named to the All-Midwest Conference Second Team.
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It came as a surprise to even the guest of honor, who admitted, "It's hard to keep secrets from me." But former Knox head men's basketball coach Tim Heimann was indeed surprised at the dedication of the freshly-painted Memorial Gymnasium floor, as it was unveiled as "Tim Heimann Court" during a ceremony on Saturday, April 26. Knox President Roger Taylor, Duke Petrovich, Illinois State Representative Don Moffitt and Heimann spoke at the unveiling.
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Renovations on the Knosher Bowl were started on Monday, March 24. The $1.8 million project will include an artificial turf surface, new fencing, gates and entry area; lowering of the north berm to open the Bowl to the campus; addition of handicap parking; new goal posts; and enlarged areas for team benches and athletic training staff and equipment.
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Renovations on Memorial Gymnasium were started on Monday, March 3. The gym floor was sanded down by April 18. When work is completed don't expect a new look for the facility, which was built in 1951. The recommended enhancements are designed to retain the integrity of the "historic feel" of Memorial Gym while improving the facilities for the teams and spectators.
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Justin Cutter and Jordan Ball limited Ripon to only four runs as Knox won the 2008 Midwest Conference Baseball Championship with a 5-4 win over the Red Hawks.
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Pam Bell and Tim Rairdon won individual titles at the 2008 Midwest Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Knox.
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Led by individual medalist David Marquardt, Knox won its 29th Midwest Conference Men's Golf Championship with a three-round total of 970 at the Aldeen Golf Club in Rockford, Illinois.
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Monyca Fisher collected four hits as Knox closed the 2008 season with a 9-8 win over Blackburn College in the second game of a doubleheader.
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All three Knox doubles teams fell in the championship quarterfinals at the Midwest Conference Doubles Championships.
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