(Peru, Neb.)- The Heart of America Athletic Conference announced their 2024-25 Heart of America Scholar Athletes. The Bobcats topped their number from last year and had 53 athletes make the list.  
 
To achieve the honor of the Scholar-Athlete Team, student-athletes must earn a 3.4 GPA on a 4.0 scale, accumulate 60 credit hours (undergraduate and/or graduate), complete at least 5 semesters, attend the institution for at least two semesters prior to being nominated and have competed in a varsity competition. 

Baseball – Jackson Lynch – Business Administration in Sports and Communication Leadership and Operations
Baseball – Garrett Pavletich – Business Administration in Management and Leadership
Baseball – Casey Ogden – Exercise Science
Baseball – Blake Denson – Business Administration Management & Computer Management Information Systems
Baseball – Brenton Pitt – Elementary Education with a Coaching 7–12 Endorsement
Baseball – Diego Rivera – Criminal Justice: Legal Studies and Psychology
Baseball – Billy Starr – Business Administration in Marketing and Organizational Leadership and Management
Baseball – Kevin Diaz – Business Administration in Sports and Communication Leadership & Operations

Men's Basketball – Easton Hall – Kinesiology
Men's Basketball – Amir Poat – Disease and Human Health

Women's Basketball – Natasha Deal – Early Childhood Education Including B–3
Women's Basketball – Kaelin Platt – Health and Physical Educ PK-12

Men's Bowling – Issac Skalak – Business Administration

Women's Bowling – Makenzie Millard – Business Administration
Women's Bowling – Kaitlyn Doyal – Business Marketing & Information Technology 6–12 & Coaching 7–12 Endorsement
Women's Bowling – Adria Huiett – Criminal Justice: Counseling and Psychology
Women's Bowling – Aleia Crandall – Business Administration in Management and Leadership and Marketing
Women's Bowling – Mindy Bartels – K–12 Special Education

Competitive Cheer – Reagan Wondercheck – Graphic Design, Marketing and Creative Marketing
Competitive Cheer – Grace Greenwood – Early Childhood Education Including B–3
Competitive Cheer / Football – Quinton Rowell – Health and Physical Education PK–12
 
Men's Cross Country – Austen Janssen – Biochemical Science, Disease & Human Health & Forensic Chemistry
Men's Cross Country – Brandon Kristensen – Social Science Teaching and Health & Physical Education PK–12
Men's Cross Country – Gavin Smith – Fine Arts

Women's Cross Country – Emma Larson – Liberal Arts and Art Concentration
Women's Cross Country – Lydia Lang – Elementary Education
Women's Cross Country – Madison Wittwer – Biology and Biochemical Science
Women's Cross Country – Phoebe Wilson – Psychology and Alcohol and Drug Counseling

Football – Dominic Winn – Kinesiology
Football – Grant Gutschow – Biology and Biochemical Science
Football – Lander Imbimbo – Business Administration in Management and Leadership
Football – Michael Nelson – Marketing and Business Administration in Business Finance
Football – Zahir Washington – Educational Studies

Women's Golf – Oliva McAsey – Business Administration Management & Leadership Computer Management Information Systems
Women's Golf – Carly Johnson – Kinesiology and Biochemical Science

Softball – Leann Hawkins – Elementary Education and Coaching 7–12 Endorsement
Softball – Kaelyn Hamblen – Exercise Science and Art 2D
Softball – Ellie Ohlde – Elementary Education, Psychology and Coaching 7–12 Endorsement
Softball – Autumn Dixon – Disease and Human Health
Softball – Jordan Tracy – Health and Physical Education PK–12 and Coaching 7–12 Endorsement
Softball – Maci Green – Strength and Conditioning
Softball – Kylee Dieckmann – Exercise Science and Psychology
Softball – Jami Mans – Biological Science
Softball – Harmony Franke – Criminal Justice: Administration

Volleyball – Kennedy Miller – Health and Physical Education PK–12
Volleyball – Addison Schneider – Chemistry, Biology and Biochemical Science
Volleyball – Allie Schneider – Natural Science: Science Opt Education
Volleyball – Elli Williams – Disease and Human Health