Peru State College Athletic Media Release
For Immediate Release Contact:
Dave Walker
Sports Information Director
402.872.2344 or
dwalker@oakmail.peru.edu
Joakim Claesson named
Peru State's MCAC male scholar-athlete of the year
(POINT LOOKOUT, MO) The
Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference has released
the 2007-08 Scholar-Athlete list. To earn MCAC
Scholar-Athlete honors, the student-athlete must be
at least a sophomore, own a 3.25 cumulative grade
point average or higher, and have completed at least
twosemesters at their present institution.
Twenty-seven Bobcats have been named recipients of
the award.
In addition, each MCAC member school nominates
athletes for "Scholar-Athlete of the Year". Peru
State's male recipient for the 2007-08 academic year
is Joakim Claesson (SR, Stockholm, Sweden). Claesson
is a two-year member of the Bobcats baseball team
and this past season pitched 19.1 innings in seven
appearances with a 3.98 ERA, second best on the team
for the 'Cats. Claesson is majoring in Mathematics
at Peru State and carries a perfect 4.0 GPA.
"Joakim is one of the brightest human beings I have
ever encountered both on and off the field," said
Bobcats baseball coach Jason Cronin. "Not only is he
an excellent student, but he is also a very solid
athlete. I am glad to see that he has earned this
award. He is very deserving."
The following Bobcats were named as MCAC
Scholar-Athletes:
Jocelyn Anson, Softball
Afton Burr, Volleyball
Laurie Carlson, Basketball
Lindsey Carlson, Basketball
McKayla Clark, Softball
Matthew Davis, Baseball
Brittany Fry, Softball
Laura Kjar, Softball
*Joakim Claesson, Baseball
Nicole Mercer, Softball
Dani Metzler, Softball
Patricia Miller, Basketball
Kaitlin Morrow, Volleyball
Lindsay Poole, Cross Country
Toni Ratliff, Basketball
Ashleigh Ravnikar, Volleyball
Austin Reisig, Baseball
Jenna Rempe, Basketball
Kelley Scanlan, Volleyball
Brittany Schaefer, Cross Country
Keshia Selko, Volleyball
*Allison Slager, Volleyball
Allison Stockstell, Cross Country
Leisha Tennal, Basketball/Cross Country
Herman VanDenBrandt, Basketball
Trevor Varley, Baseball
Jamie Wolbert, Softball
* Peru State's MCAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
PSC's
"Campus of a Thousand Oaks," an arboretum campus, is
nestled in historic southeast Nebraska. The state's
first and fastest-growing college, Peru State offers
a unique mix of innovative online and traditional
classroom undergraduate and graduate programs,
including online graduate degrees in education and
organizational management. PSC is a member
institution of the Nebraska State College System.
For more information, visit
www.peru.edu or call
1-800-742-4412.
