Sports

On Sunday, April 18, the men’s and women’s track & field team hosted their spring invitational at Kessler Stadium against Fairleigh Dickinson, Fordham, Iona, Manhattan, Quinnipiac, Rider, Siena, TCNJ, and Wagner. The meet came at an exciting time as the field hockey and the men’s soccer team won their conference titles the day before!

On Monday afternoon, the Monmouth University Men’s Soccer team (5-2-1) drew Bowling Green (7-4-1) during the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship Selection Show.

Softball took home three out of four games this past weekend against Marist in Poughkeepsie, NY. The Hawks won both of their matchups on Saturday and split the doubleheader on Sunday.

When I first came to Monmouth in the Fall semester in 2017, I originally was a biology major. I thought I wanted to be involved with science and midway through the second semester, I knew that was not what I wanted to do. So I was back to square one, and I thought to myself, ‘okay so what’s next?’ While I was considering my options, my mom offered me the best advice I could receive at the time, “Do something that will make you happy.” When she told me this I knew exactly what my mindset was, I wanted to pursue a career in the world of sports journalism.

It was the very first day I walked into the Plangere building for my first day of Intro to Journalism Freshman year, that I was told I needed to go over to the prestigious, Outlook Office. I took the short walk past Hawk TV, past WMXC, and into the newsroom that I would eventually call my second home for the next four years. Little did I know that this office would soon be renamed after the legendary journalist, Linda Deutsch, and I would be her first ever scholarship recipient.

Monmouth University will welcome a new Athletic Director on July 1 after Dr. Marilyn McNeil has held the position for the last 28 years. The name is Jeff Stapleton, the current Deputy Athletic Director who has served the University for 31 years in a variety of roles.

On Saturday, April 9, the Monmouth University Women’s Soccer team defeated Niagara in their MAAC Quarterfinal match at Hesse Field on the Great Lawn.

The Monmouth Football team secured their second consecutive Big South Championship on Saturday with an overwhelming victory of Kennesaw Stare by a score of 42-17 at Kessler Stadium.

Men’s baseball is coming off a weekend that featured four contests that all resulted in victories against Siena on Monmouth’s home turf.