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The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference, and the Cornhuskers compete in NCAA Division I, fielding 22 varsity teams (9 men's, 13 women's) in 15 sports.

Nebraska student-athletes have won 315 Academic All-American awards and 17 Today's Top 10 Awards—in both cases more than any other university. They have also won 15 Academic All-American of the Year awards.

National awards

Today's Top 10 Award

Nebraska student-athletes have won 17 Today's Top 10 Awards, more than any other school. The award honors student-athletes based upon the criteria of athletic achievement, academic achievement, and community involvement.[1]

Name Year Sport Major
Randy Schleusener 1981 Football Biological Sciences
Dave Rimington 1983 Economics
Mark Traynowicz 1985 Civil Engineering
Tom Schlesinger 1989 Gymnastics Chemistry
Virginia Stahr 1990 Volleyball Elementary Education
Jake Young Football Finance
Patrick Kirksey 1991 Gymnastics Finance
Pat Tyrance Football Biological Sciences
Janet Kruse 1992 Volleyball
Trev Alberts 1994 Football Communication Studies
Rob Zatechka 1995 Biological Sciences
Aaron Graham 1996 Animal Science
Grant Wistrom 1998 Biological Science
Nancy Metcalf 2002 Volleyball Advertising
Richelle Simpson 2006 Gymnastics French and International Studies
Sarah Pavan 2008 Volleyball Biochemistry
Mary Weatherholt 2013 Tennis Business Administration

Academic All-American of the Year

The CoSIDA Academic All-American-of-the-Year award is given annually to the top student-athlete in each sport as voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America. A total of 10 Nebraska student-athletes have won the award 15 times.[2]

Name Year Sport
Lori Sippel 1988 Softball
Virginia Stahr 1988–89 Volleyball
Janet Kruse 1990–91
Karen Jennings 1992–93 Women's Basketball
Rob Zatechka 1994 Football
Nicola Martial 1996 Women's Track & Field
Joy Taylor Women's Gymnastics
Janet Blomstedt 1997 Women's Track & Field
Jeff Leise 2002–03 Baseball
Sarah Pavan 2006–07 Volleyball

Honda-Broderick Cup

Sarah Pavan received the highest athletic honor a female college athlete can receive when she was named the 2006–07 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. The Honda-Broderick Cup recognizes outstanding athletic achievement, team contributions, and scholastic and community involvement.[3]

William V. Campbell Trophy

Two Huskers have won the William V. Campbell Trophy: Robert B. Zatechka in 1994 and Kyle Vanden Bosch in 2000. Formerly the Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy, this award is given to the college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance. It is considered by many to be the "Academic Heisman."

Academic All-Americans

Nebraska leads the nation with 330 Academic All-Americans across all sports. Nebraska football also leads the country in Academic All-Americans with 108.[4]

Rankings

Academic All-Americans (through 2015)
1 Nebraska 336
2 Notre Dame 238
3 MIT 220
4 Penn State 186
5 Stanford 182
6 Augustana 153
7 Emory 152
8 Nebraska Wesleyan 148
9 Florida 129
10 Texas 128

Academic All-Americans By Sport

First Team
Second Team, Third Team, and Honorable Mention

References

  1. ^ "Nebraska's Major Academic Awards". Huskers.com.
  2. ^ "Nebraska's Academic All-Americans of the Year". Huskers.com.
  3. ^ "Pavan Named Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year". Huskers.com.
  4. ^ "CoSIDA Academic All-Americans". Huskers.com.
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