Colorado Mesa University Athletics

Information as of 1997:  Monson came to Mesa as a walk-on from Illinois hoping to win the starting quarterback position in 1982. He won that job with his "intelligence" and "leadership" abilities, according to quarterback coach Joe Punnuzio. Monson held the small college record of 236 passes without an interception. He achieved All-American honors in 1983, while leading his team to the RMAC and NAIA National Championships in both 1982 and 1983, with a 22-2-2 record. Monson is a statistician for the Environmental Protection Agency in Denver and has published an article in the Geographical Information Systems Journal in 1990.