College sports in the Galesburg-Monmouth area: Knox, Monmouth and Carl Sandburg

The Galesburg-Monmouth area punches above its weight in college athletics, with three schools competing across two levels of play within a 20-mile radius.

The programs

• Knox College Prairie Fire (Galesburg) — NCAA Division III, Midwest Conference
• Monmouth College Fighting Scots (Monmouth) — NCAA Division III, Midwest Conference
• Carl Sandburg College Chargers (Galesburg) — NJCAA junior college

Knox and Monmouth

Knox and Monmouth are longtime Midwest Conference rivals who meet each fall for the Bronze Turkey in one of college football’s oldest rivalries. Both field full Division III slates across the fall, winter and spring.

Carl Sandburg College

Carl Sandburg College, a two-year school in Galesburg, competes at the NJCAA junior-college level, giving area athletes a local path to keep playing after high school.

How we cover it

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