National Football Foundation

A remarkable talent both on the football field and in the classroom, Ryan Meredith becomes the first National Scholar-Athlete in the history of the Pittsburg State University football program.

A Management major, Meredith earned ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-America honors in 2005 and Second Team honors in 2004. A three-time First Team Academic All-Conference pick, he is a member of the MIAA (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) Commissioner's Honor Roll and the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society. The runner-up for the MIAA Male Student-Athlete of the Year, Meredith is also an MIAA Presidential Scholar. 

One of the top defensive ends in the nation, Meredith leads PSU in tackles for loss, adding 41 tackles and two sacks for the Gorillas this season. A two-time First Team All-Conference pick, he has amassed over 200 career tackles and 25 sacks. A two-time team captain, Meredith helped lead PSU to the Division II National Championship Game in 2004. 

A campus leader, Meredith is the president of the PSU chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and is highly involved in several FCA Youth Rally speaking engagements. He also devotes considerable time to Pittsburg YMCA Youth Football Clinics.