Duane Monlux
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.
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.
Through the 2026 season, Monlux has compiled a 619–228–3 record at Bellevue. 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.
Postseason appearances and rankings
Year |
School |
Postseason |
Final ranking |
Highest ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 |
Bellevue |
NAIA Opening Round |
— |
— |
2025 |
Bellevue |
NAIA Opening Round |
No. 22 |
No. 15 |
2024 |
Bellevue |
NAIA Opening Round |
No. 14 |
No. 7 |
2023 |
Bellevue |
Avista NAIA World Series |
No. 5 |
No. 5 |
2022 |
Bellevue |
Avista NAIA World Series |
No. 6 |
No. 6 |
2021 |
Bellevue |
NAIA Opening Round |
RV |
No. 25 |
2020 |
Bellevue |
Cancelled (COVID-19) |
— |
No. 7 |
2019 |
Bellevue |
Avista NAIA World Series |
No. 6 |
No. 6 |
2018 |
Bellevue |
NAIA Opening Round |
RV |
No. 9 |
2017 |
Bellevue |
NAIA Opening Round |
No. 11 |
No. 2 |
2016 |
Bellevue |
Avista NAIA World Series |
No. 3 |
No. 2 |
2015 |
Bellevue |
NAIA Opening Round |
No. 16 |
No. 12 |
2014 |
Bellevue |
NAIA Opening Round |
No. 14 |
No. 10 |
2013 |
Bellevue |
NAIA Opening Round |
No. 15 |
No. 6 |
2012 |
Bellevue |
NAIA Opening Round |
RV |
No. 25 |
2011 |
Bellevue |
NAIA Opening Round |
RV |
RV |
2008 |
Dickinson State |
NAIA Region III |
— |
No. 20 |
2007 |
Dickinson State |
NAIA Region III |
No. 18 |
No. 18 |
2006 |
Dickinson State |
NAIA Region III |
— |
RV |
2004 |
Dickinson State |
NAIA Region III |
— |
— |
2003 |
Dickinson State |
NAIA 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.