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Thirteen MC football players honored by Midwest
Conference Release Date:
November 13, 2007
MONMOUTH, Ill.
– Monmouth
College’s second-place finish in the Midwest Conference must have
impressed the league’s coaches. In a vote of the MWC’s coaches, 13
Scots were named to the All-Midwest Conference squad.
Senior kicker/punter Nate Palkovic (Peoria, Ill./Woodruff) picked
up his fourth all-league selection. He was named to the offensive
and defensive first teams. Palkovic ended his Fighting Scots career
as the team’s leading scorer with 251 points and his 46-yard field
goal this season is the longest in school history.
Junior Wes Levy (Plano, Ill./Yorkville) was awarded his second
all-conference honor. He was named to the first team defensive unit
as a defensive lineman. He was second on the team in sacks and sixth
in total tackles. Classmate Marc Artozqui (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods)
joined Levy on the defensive first team as a linebacker. Atrozqui
led the Scots with 108 tackles, third on the team’s season honor
roll. Rounding out the first team was sophomore offensive lineman
Josh Kotecki (Peru, Ill./LaSalle-Peru).
Second teamers included sophomore Kyle Wantland (Fisher,
Ill./Fisher) at wide receiver. He was Monmouth’s leading receiver
catching 53 passes for 557 yards. Defensively, Danny Weiden
(Oglesby, Ill./LaSalle-Peru) was selected at linebacker. The junior
led the Scots in fumble recoveries and his 83 tackles ranked second
on the team. Sophomore defensive back Sean Wells (Heyworth,
Ill./Heyworth) garnered his first All-MWC selection after leading
Monmouth with five interceptions. His 77 tackles ranked him third.
Six Scots were named honorable mention. Senior Jess Miller
(Monmouth, Ill./Monmouth) was named at running back. He was an
integral part of the Scots offense, catching three TD passes as 12
different players scored touchdowns for Monmouth this season. Junior
wide receiver Bobby Gibbs (Roseville, Ill./Roseville-Yorkwood) was
the Scots second-leading receiver. Freshmen Alex Tanney (Lexington,
Ill./Lexington) and Matt Shepherd (Leesburg, Fla./Leesburg) rounded
out the offensive unit at quarterback and return specialist,
respectively. Tanney set the school passing record with 2,678 yards.
His mark is already fifth on the all-time list. Shepherd averaged
31.3 yards per return while running back a combined 14 punts and
kickoffs. Two juniors were named to the defensive squad
– linebacker
T.C. Olsen (Amboy, Ill./Amboy) and defensive back Cole Norman
(Peoria, Ill./Richwoods). Olsen led the Scots in sacks and Norman
had four interceptions and broke up a team-high eight passes.
Monmouth finished the season with a 7-2 conference mark, their
fifth straight year of at least 7 league wins.
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