Mark Mathews

Head Softball Coach

Phone: 402-872-2204

Season at Peru: 15th

Mathews enters his 15^th season at the helm of the Peru State softball program. He enters the 2007 season with a 334-301 record. Mathews has more wins than any other softball coach in Peru State history with 334 wins.

In 1996, Mathews led the Bobcats to a school best 42-23 record and took them on their only trip to the NAIA National Tournament.

In 2006 the Bobcats won the MCAC regular season and tournament titles. These were the first MCAC championships for Peru State College in Softball. With the teams success in 2006, Coach Mathews was awarded the MCAC and the Region IV "Coach of the Year" titles.

One of the priorities of the Softball program is success in the classroom. During Mathews' tenure there have been 20 Bobcats that have received NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition.

Mathews has also served as an Assistant Football Coach for the Bobcats under coaches Monte Meadows and Dick Strittmatter (1993-1998).

Prior to arriving at the “Campus of a Thousand Oaks” in 1994, Mathews was at Pleasanton High. He served as the head football and boys track coach. He also was the boy’s basketball assistant coach.

Mathews spent two seasons at Coleridge High as the head football and boys basketball coach. He compiled a 15-6 football record and a 25-12 record in basketball. He led the Bulldogs to two conference championships in each sport.

Mathews coached Legion Baseball in his hometown St. Paul, Neb. In six seasons he compiled a 112-41 record, including the 1985 Class B State Championship.

A 1987 graduate of Hastings College, Mathews played on the Broncos football squad for four seasons.

In addition to his head softball duties at Peru State, Mathews is also the Intramural Director. Mathews and his wife, Renee, reside in Peru. They have four children: Dan, Mark, Megan, and Levi.

Kathleen Brown

Assistant Softball Coach

Season at Peru: 1st

Kathleen Brown (aka KB) is from Omaha, NE. She played 3^rd base for the Bobcats from 2003 – 2007. She graduated from Peru State College in May of 2007 with a degree in Mathematics and a Coaching endorsement. In December of 2007 KB received her teaching certificate in Math Education and is currently working toward her Master’s degree from Peru State College. KB plans to receive her Master’s degree in May 2008 in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Teaching and Learning.

KB’s accomplishments while at Peru State College were not only on the ball field but in the classroom as well. She was named to the MCAC All-Conference 1^st team twice and was once named as Honorable Mention. KB holds the NAIA career record for walks with 143. For her work in the classroom, KB was named by the NAIA as an All-American Scholar-Athlete two times and was named three times as an All-American Scholar-Athlete by the NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association).

Kathleen is the daughter of Rick and Margie Brown of Omaha, NE.

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600 Hoyt Street

PO Box 10

Peru, NE 68421

(402) 872-2350