(Peru, Neb.) – Peru State cross country coach James Cole recently announced the signing of Jeff Hart of Elkhorn. Hart is currently a junior at Peru State.

Hart is a graduate of Elkhorn High School. He is the son of Brian and Amy Hart and is majoring in elementary education with an endorsement in coaching.

While at Peru State, Hart has been on the Dean's List twice and was the sophomore class homecoming attendant.

Cole commented "Hart is actually one of the women's finds. Jeff said Briana had been pushing him to contact me about being on the team. He reminds me a lot of me when I started in cross country."
Continuing Cole added, "Jeff has been running recreationally and taken part in some road races but has never run cross country. We are looking forward to helping him with some running techniques and introducing him to competitive running."

Peru State's next meet will be Saturday, Sept. 26, when the teams compete in the Dean White Invitational in Crete, Neb. Doane University hosts the annual competition.