Duane Monlux

Duane Monlux
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBellevue
ConferenceFrontier
Biographical details
EducationDickinson State University (1999)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
2002–2010Dickinson State
2011–presentBellevue
Head coaching record
Overall899–399–5
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 13 conference regular season titles
  • 12 conference tournament titles
Awards
  • 8x NSAA Coach of the Year (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
  • 6x ABCA/ATEC NAIA Regional Coach of the Year (2006, 2007, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023)
  • 1x DAC Coach of the Year (2006, 2007, 2009)
  • 1x MCAC Coach of the Year (2013)

Duane Monlux is an American college baseball coach in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). He is the head baseball coach at Bellevue University in Bellevue, Nebraska.[1]

Monlux has compiled more than 850 career wins and ranks among the winningest active NAIA coaches. His teams have made consistent appearances in the NAIA National Tournament and multiple trips to the Avista NAIA World Series.

Coaching career

Dickinson State

Monlux began his head coaching career at Dickinson State University in 2002. Over nine seasons, he compiled a 232–167–2 record while leading the Blue Hawks to three Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) regular-season championships and three conference tournament titles.

His teams qualified for five NAIA Region III tournaments, including runner-up finishes in 2003 and 2007. The 2007 team won 34 games, set a school record for winning percentage, and finished ranked No. 18 nationally. Monlux earned DAC Coach of the Year honors three times and was named ABCA NAIA Regional Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2007.

Bellevue

Monlux was hired as head coach at Bellevue University in 2011.[2]

Through the 2026 season, Monlux has compiled a 619–228–3 record at Bellevue.[3] The Bruins have made 14 consecutive NAIA Opening Round appearances and advanced to the Avista NAIA World Series four times (2016, 2019, 2022, 2023), including a third-place national finish in 2016.

Bellevue has won 10 regular-season conference championships and nine conference tournament titles under Monlux. His teams have consistently been nationally ranked and have earned multiple ABCA Team Academic Excellence Awards.

Playing and professional career

Monlux was a multi-sport athlete at Dickinson State University, competing in football, baseball, and basketball. He was a two-time NAIA All-American in football and a three-time all-conference selection.

Following college, he played professional football in the National Indoor Football League, earning Wide Receiver of the Year honors in 2001.

Head coaching record

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Dickinson State (Dakota Athletic Conference) (2002–2010)
2002 Dickinson State 12–1410–124th
2003 Dickinson State 18–23–112–105th
2004 Dickinson State 31–1917–112nd
2005 Dickinson State 22–2011–136th
2006 Dickinson State 33–2113–51st
2007 Dickinson State 34–1113–11st
2008 Dickinson State 25–26–19–84th
2009 Dickinson State 27–1412–31st
2010 Dickinson State 30–1913–72nd
Dickinson State: 232–167–2 (.581)110–70 (.611)
Bellevue (Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2011–2015)
2011 Bellevue 31–2213–42nd
2012 Bellevue 40–2117–31st
2013 Bellevue 45–10–121–31st
2014 Bellevue 40–17–218–62nd
Bellevue (North Star Athletic Association) (2015–2025)
2015 Bellevue 46–1518–63rd
2016 Bellevue 54–1220–31stNAIA World Series (3rd)
2017 Bellevue 51–1123–11st
2018 Bellevue 38–2317–52nd
2019 Bellevue 48–1623–11stNAIA World Series (5th)
2020 Bellevue 9–110–0—Season canceled (COVID-19)
2021 Bellevue 41–1815–51st
2022 Bellevue 49–1325–21stNAIA World Series (7th)
2023 Bellevue 48–1025–31stNAIA World Series (9th)
2024 Bellevue 39–1421–21st
2025 Bellevue 40–1519–11st
Bellevue (Frontier Conference) (2026–present)
2026 Bellevue 48–424–01st
Bellevue: 667–232–3 (.741)299–45 (.869)
Total:899–399–5 (.692)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason appearances and rankings

YearSchoolPostseasonFinal rankingHighest ranking
2026BellevueNAIA Opening Round——
2025BellevueNAIA Opening RoundNo. 22No. 15
2024BellevueNAIA Opening RoundNo. 14No. 7
2023BellevueAvista NAIA World SeriesNo. 5No. 5
2022BellevueAvista NAIA World SeriesNo. 6No. 6
2021BellevueNAIA Opening RoundRVNo. 25
2020BellevueCancelled (COVID-19)—No. 7
2019BellevueAvista NAIA World SeriesNo. 6No. 6
2018BellevueNAIA Opening RoundRVNo. 9
2017BellevueNAIA Opening RoundNo. 11No. 2
2016BellevueAvista NAIA World SeriesNo. 3No. 2
2015BellevueNAIA Opening RoundNo. 16No. 12
2014BellevueNAIA Opening RoundNo. 14No. 10
2013BellevueNAIA Opening RoundNo. 15No. 6
2012BellevueNAIA Opening RoundRVNo. 25
2011BellevueNAIA Opening RoundRVRV
2008Dickinson StateNAIA Region III—No. 20
2007Dickinson StateNAIA Region IIINo. 18No. 18
2006Dickinson StateNAIA Region III—RV
2004Dickinson StateNAIA Region III——
2003Dickinson StateNAIA Region III——

Program achievements

Under Monlux, his programs have produced:

  • 30 NAIA All-Americans
  • 53 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes
  • 9 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners
  • 125 First-Team All-Conference selections
  • 14 Conference Players of the Year
  • 14 Conference Pitchers of the Year

His teams have also earned ABCA Team Academic Excellence Awards in 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

References

  1. ↑ "Duane Monlux". Bellevue University Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  2. ↑ Administrator. "Duane Monlux is new Bellevue coach". courtesyrunner.com. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  3. ↑ https://www.bubruins.com/sports/bsb/coaches/monlux_coachingfile
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