<p>Congrats Monken Family</p>
<p>Congratulations are in order for Navy slot backs coach Jeff Monken and his
wife Beth, who welcomed their second child into the world last Friday.</p>
<p>Amelia Monken was born Friday afternoon at Anne Arundel Medical Center and
both mother and daughter are happy and healthy. Jeff Monken did not make the
road trip to North Texas at the instruction of head coach Paul Johnson and
appreciated that decision by his boss.</p>
<p>“Coach said ‘Don’t go.’ My wife went into labor and Coach Johnson said ‘You
need to stay.’ I’m very grateful for that. Football is very important in my
life, but not more important than my family, not more important than seeing
my daughter being born. I was thrilled to be there.”</p>
<p>Monken admitted he tried to listen to the Navy-North Texas game on the radio
while his wife was going through labor.</p>
<p>“I was wearing a path back and forth from her hospital room to the waiting
area and catching bits and pieces of the game,” he admitted.
Amelia is the second child for the Monkens, who have a 4-year-old daughter
named Isabelle. Beth Monken is the Navy cheerleading coach.</p>