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Four named Scholar Athletes

Release Date:  July 9, 2009

MONMOUTH, Ill. — Four Monmouth College track athletes were named Scholar Athletes by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA).

The USTFCCA named Tanesha Hughes (Peoria, Ill./Woodruff), Shannon Turczyn (Peru, Ill./LaSalle-Peru), Gloria Lehr (Knoxville, Ill./Knoxville), and Kyle Prout (Chillicothe, Ill./IVC) as Scholar Athletes based on their academic and athletic performances during the 2009 indoor and outdoor seasons. To be selected, athletes must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30 and must have met the NCAA indoor or outdoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard in their event.

Hughes, a senior computer science major, earned her first athletic All-American honor with a fourth-place finish in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She has made three appearances at the national meet and holds the school record in the discus and outdoor shot put.

Turczyn, a senior psychology and education major, earned her fourth consecutive outdoor All-American award this spring in the 100-meter hurdles after achieving the status for the first time during the indoor season in the 55-meter hurdles. She holds the Monmouth high hurdles records both indoors and outdoors and won both conference events all four years.

Lehr, a junior math and physical education major, made her first appearances at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships this season. She qualified indoors in the discus and made the outdoor field in the shot put. She also holds the school’s indoor shot put record.

Prout, the lone male in the Scots’ field of honorees, is a sophomore computer science major. He provisionally qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships as part of the 4x100 relay team. The team set a new Midwest Conference outdoor record while winning the event at the league meet.

      This is the third consecutive year Monmouth has had track athletes honored for their excellence in the classroom and in competition by the USTFCCA.