Ryan Grabowski

 Peru State athletic director Steve Schneider has announced that Bobcat golfer Jordan Schaardt (Humboldt) and Bobcat baseball player Ryan Grabowski (Omaha) have been selected as the May Bobcat Athletes of the Month.

 Schaardt, a senior, earned her second Athlete of the Month recognition since the honor started in October of 2011.  This is Grabowski's first time being recognized.

During her three years in the Bobcat golf program, Schaardt was the team's leader in overall scoring average and led the team in most of the meets.  In May, Schaardt became the first Bobcat golfer to earn the right to play in the NAIA National Championships as she captured the Heart of America Athletic Conference medalist honor in a dramatic three-hole playoff.

 Also in May, Schaardt was named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-District 6 At-Large Team, which eventually resulted in her most recent honor.  Schaardt became the first Bobcat golfer to earn Capital One Academic All-America honors, being selected for the first team.  In addition, Schaardt earned her second Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition.

 Grabowski, an outfielder, had a breakout season during his final year as a Bobcat.  At the end of the season, Grabowski earned HAAC All-Conference First Team honors after being listed in 12 different Top 20 categories in HAAC-only statistics.  In all games played, Grabowski had the conference's top batting average of .398, which also placed him among the nation's leaders as well.

 Like Schaardt, Grabowski also was named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-District 6 First Team for baseball.  Later in May, Grabowski became what is believed to be the first Bobcat baseball player to receive the Capital One Academic All-America College Division recognition, having been named to the second team.

 Schneider said, “Jordan and Ryan are truly deserving of the recognition as the Bobcat May Athletes of the Month.  Each of them earned all-conference and Academic All-America recognition, which is a true accomplishment for any student-athlete.”