Kristen Bodyk

  Marshall Klontz (Auburn, Wash.) and Kristen Bodyk (Paris, Ontario, Canada) have been selected as the March Peru State Athletes of the Month.   Bobcat athletic director Steve Schneider announced the honors on Tuesday, April 2.

Both Klontz and Bodyk earned Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) honors for their efforts respectively on the baseball and softball fields.

Earlier in March, Klontz threw a no-hitter in his first-ever HAAC game appearance against Graceland.  Klontz was nearly perfect having had one walk while striking out six YellowJackets.  It is believed that this was the first no-hitter for a Bobcat pitcher since 1997.

During the last week of March, Bodyk was nearly perfect at the plate while helping lead the Bobcat softball team to a perfect 4-0 start to begin HAAC play.

Bodyk hit .846 in the four games (11 for 13) with seven extra base hits – three home runs, three doubles, and one triple – while tallying 18 RBI and scoring seven runs.  Her slugging percentage was an outlandish 1.923.

Schneider said, “Marshall and Kristen are deserving of the awards for their efforts in helping lead their teams to victory.”