TriCounty Eureka College starting quarterback, Sam Durley, set the all-time NCAA single-game passing record with 736 yards in a win over Knox College. He finished with 2,803 yards passing this season. A second-team all-conference pick for the second consecutive year, Durley was named the Manning Award Player of the Week and landed a spot on the D3Football.com Team of the Week for his performance against Knox.
| 2004 Tri-County Female Athlete of the Year TARA TOEPKE As a senior at Metamora, Tara was named Peoria Journal Star Softball Player of the Year. Her stats included a 15-1 mound record, an ERA of 0.21, .442 batting average, 8 home runs and 43 RBIs. Her school record 130 aces then helped ICC to the National JUCO Volleyball tournament, |  |