Peru State junior Mitch Boshart (Wood River) has been selected by the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) for its A.O. Duer Award.  Each NAIA conference is able to nominate one student-athlete for this annual award.

 The A. O. Duer award is named in honor the NAIA's former executive secretary for his 26 years of service to the Association.  The award is presented annually to a junior men's and women's student-athlete in any sport who has excelled academically as well as athletically.