THE HUMANPOWERED BRILLIANCE THAT IS PRAIRIE FIRE ATHLETICS
HOW IT FEELS TO JOIN THE PRAIRIE FIRE 1. YOU KNOW THE MEANING OF PRIDE.
4. YOU CAN MAKE HISTORY.
And the meaning of leadership. And collaboration. And passion. Every day, on the field and off.
In 2014, our men’s soccer team swept the Midwest Conference awards—including Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Coach of the Year—and won the conference championship. Oh, and won 13 games in a row during the regular season, a new school record. We honor the past; we play for the future.
2. YOU’RE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER. You’re part of a team. You’re part of the Knox community—an exceptionally diverse, uncommonly effective group of students from around the world. You’re part of a liberal arts college—an opportunity to explore across disciplines, blaze new trails, make new connections. You belong—on the team, on campus, in the world.
3. YOU’VE GOT HISTORY BEHIND YOU. We awarded our first varsity letter in 1881. We’re a member of the Midwest Conference, distinguished by a long history of intense competition and legendary performances. Our rivalry with Monmouth College is one of the oldest athletic rivalries in the country. When you wear the purple and gold, you join a rich tradition.
5. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. We’re a small college—1,400 students— that takes pride in being democratic, inclusive, supportive. Everyone counts. Every voice matters. If you come here, you have the power to make a difference.
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Volunteer and community service hours logged by Prairie Fire athletic teams in the past year
Academic All-Midwest Conference awards won by Knox student-athletes in the last three years
Men’s teams Baseball Basketball Cross-Country Football
Golf Soccer Swimming and Diving
Tennis Track and Field (Indoor and Outdoor)
Women’s teams Basketball Cross Country Golf Soccer
Softball Swimming and Diving Tennis
Track and Field (Indoor and Outdoor) Volleyball
126 new Knox athletics records set in the last two years
The Bronze Turkey We’re part of one of the oldest college rivalries in the country: the Knox-Monmouth football game. The first game was played in 1888. The winner receives a trophy that is bronze and turkey-shaped. (Ask us why.)
28 wins by the Knox men’s soccer team over the last two seasons, the most in the Midwest Conference
88 pass receptions by Ilir Emini ’16 in 2014, the most in Knox football history
1,267 career points scored by Jodi Marver ’15, #2 all-time in Knox women’s basketball history
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on-base percentage for baseball in 2014, tops in the Midwest Conference
A HIGHLY ABRIDGED ROSTER OF KNOX ATHLETICS ALUMNI DOING GOOD WORK IN THE WORLD 1. LARA MORITZ ’90
6. REGGIE BOWMAN ’04
(basketball) is an Emmy Award–winning broadcast journalist for KMBC-TV 9 in Kansas City.
(basketball) is a pediatrician at ProHealth Pediatrics in Pekin, Illinois.
2. JOHN LAWLER ’88
7. CYNTHIA BABINGTON ’81
(football) is chairman and CEO of Ford Motor China.
(swimming and diving) is the vice president for admission and financial aid at DePauw University.
3. JOLENE SEITZ ’85
8. JON BELL ’94
(softball) is a nuclear engineer for the U.S. Department of Energy.
(track and field) is the director of the National Wellness Institute.
4. GEOFF ZIEGLER ’03
9. SARA BURTON ’91
(baseball) won a Sports Emmy at ESPN and now works as an information systems project manager for the NCAA.
(soccer) is the associate athletic director and head women’s administrator at Washington University in Saint Louis.
5. CHRISTINA WAGNER ’01
10. TODD MONKEN ’89
(volleyball) is a clinical psychologist at Rush Medical Center in Chicago.
(football) is the head football coach at the University of Southern Mississippi.
PLACES WHERE WE DO AMAZING THINGS 1. MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM
3. E. & L. ANDREW FITNESS CENTER
Fully modernized (new bleachers, scoreboards, and sound system), built to feel like a classic gym (loud, crowded, and proud). Featuring the largest seating capacity in the Midwest Conference. Home to Knox basketball and volleyball.
One of the finest strength-training facilities in the Midwest Conference. Cardio and selectorized machines, Reflex and Hammerstrength free weight systems, plus sweeping views of campus.
2. KNOSHER BOWL Handsomely renovated, featuring a turf field, the Oberembt Amenities Center, and grass banks on all four sides (meaning fans are close to the action). Home to Knox football.
4. MANY OTHER EXCELLENT PLACES A short list of recently renovated facilities: Turner Track at Trevor Field, the Merdian Tennis Courts, and Jorge Prats Soccer Field.
YOU ARE THE SPARK.
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