Lawrence University senior Lisa Ritland (right) and Grinnell College senior Henry Reich (left) were named the 2008-09 Midwest Conference Ruth Peterson and Roy W. LeClere Award winners, respectively.

The Peterson/LeClere Awards are presented to the MWC male and female student-athletes who posted the highest grade point averages during their junior years while lettering in at least two league sports. Ritland is the second consecutive Viking to win the Peterson Award after Catherine Marinac did so a year ago while Reich becomes the first Pioneer to win the LeClere Award since Bradley Rudhoff in 2000-01.

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Donald and Patricia Schneider have provided a $4 million lead gift toward the construction of a new athletic complex at St. Norbert College, which will be named the Donald J. Schneider Outdoor Athletic Complex. It will replace the Dr. John R. Minahan Stadium, a venue the Green Knights have been competing at for over 80 years.

The new Donald J. Schneider Outdoor Athletic Complex will be built on property already owned by the college, south of the campus. The athletic complex will include a stadium with a capacity for 4,000 spectators and will be the practice and competition venue for football, soccer, and track and field.

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The Midwest Conference recognized 420 student-athletes from eight league sports on the 2008 Midwest Conference Academic All-Conference Fall Sports Team. Student-athletes that are at least of sophomore standing from all ten member institutions who hold a cumulative 3.2 grade point average and letter in any of the MWC’s fall sports (men’s cross country, women’s cross country, women’s golf, football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s tennis, volleyball) are eligible.

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The Midwest Conference is pleased to announced that men's and women's conference basketball games will be available for free on MWCTV for the entire 2008-2009 season. Select non-conference games will also be available starting with Wheaton at Ripon this Saturday at 2 p.m.

Live video streaming will be available at no charge for 80 men's and 80 women's league games and over a dozen non-conference contests each as well as the 2009 MWC Tournaments.

Games can be accessed from the schedule at www.midwestconference.tv. Viewers will need a high-speed internet connection and are encouraged to test their download speed on the MWCTV site to ensure a quality viewing experience.

The switch from a pay-per-view model over the past two years to free streaming with corporate partner Penn Atlantic is the result of a new business model that will include enhanced features to be unveiled in the fall of 2009.