Peru State College Athletic Media Release
For Immediate Release Contact:
Dave Walker
Sports Information Director
402.872.2344 or
dwalker@oakmail.peru.edu
Bobcats Add Aleesa Olsen
to Hoop Squad
(Peru, NE) Cheyenne, Wyoming native Aleesa Olsen has
signed a Letter of Intent to play basketball at Peru
State College for the 2008-09 school year. Olsen was
a two year letter winner at East High School in
Cheyenne playing volleyball, softball and
basketball. She helped her teammates to State
volleyball championships in 2003 and 2004, a state
softball title in 2005 and runner-up finishes in
basketball in 2004 and 2005.
Olsen received a softball scholarship to Mid Plains
(North Platte) Community College in 2005 where she
holds the school records for best ERA (1.85) and
best pitching record (11-2). In addition, Olsen
tossed a perfect game and two shutouts before being
named Region IX second team in 2006-2007.
In 2006 the versatile Olsen, a 5'8" guard, accepted
a basketball scholarship with the Lady Knights where
she and her team earned the Region IX Division II
championship. Olsen earned Defensive Player of the
Year for her efforts on the court. In 2007, Olsen
played a bigger role on the team averaging 10.5
points per game while adding 2.4 assists per
contest. Olsen was on the top sixty scoring list and
free throw percentage leaders throughout the season
in Region IX, recording three double doubles along
the way. Olsen is a member of the Dean's list at
NPCC as well as a member of The National Honor
Society.
"Aleesa has been the defensive stopper on her team
the last two years and will fit nicely into our
system, where we have a strong defensive
philosophy," said Bobcats Head Coach Maurtice Ivy.
"I also look for Aleesa to put up some nice numbers
on the offensive end."
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.
