2012 Cross Country Media Guide

SEPT. 1

CREIGHTON/UNO CLASSIC

OMAHA, NEB.

SEPT. 15

WOODY GREENO/ NEBRASKA INVITATIONAL

LINCOLN, NEB.

10 A.M.

SEPT. 29

KU RIM ROCK FARM CLASSIC

LAWRENCE, KAN.

10 A.M.

OCT. 12

WISCONSIN ADIDAS INVITE

MADISON, WIS.

OCT. 28

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

EAST LANSING, MICH.

NOV. 9

NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL

SPRINGFIELD, MO.

11 A.M.

NOV. 17

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

LOUISVILLE, KY.

11 A.M.

Dates and times are subject to change. For updated schedule and race day information, visit Huskers.com.

8 A.M.

1 P.M. 10:45 A.M.

BOB DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER INDOOR TRACK

PIONEERS PARK

2012 TEAM CAPTAINS: BACK ROW (FROM LEFT): TREVOR VIDLACK, ISABEL ANDRADE AND JARREN HENG FRONT ROW: MARTINA BARINOVA AND SARAH PLAMBECK

ED WEIR OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD STADIUM

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2012 Nebraska Cross Country Table of Contents/2012 Roster & Schedule....... 1-2

Table of Contents...............................................................................1 Quick Facts/Roster/Schedule.............................................................2

This Is Nebraska............................................. 3-16

Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational...............................................3 Lincoln: All-American City..................................................................4 Omaha................................................................................................5 University of Nebraska - Leading the Way..................................... 6-7 Academic Success........................................................................... 8-9 Nebraska Academic Experience.......................................................10 Nebraska Life Skills - Serving Leaders...............................................11 National Powers......................................................................... 12-13 Athletic Medicine.............................................................................14 Husker Power and Nutrition.............................................................15 Big Ten Conference..........................................................................16

Coaches and Support Staff............................ 17-22

Head Coach David Harris............................................................ 18-19 Volunteer Assistants/Support Staff..................................................20 Athletic Director Tom Osborne........................................................21 Associate Athletic Directors Bob Burton & Pat Logsdon..................22

Husker Women............................................ 23-32 2012 Season Outlook.......................................................................24 Returning Huskers...................................................................... 25-31 Newcomers................................................................................ 31-32

Husker Men.................................................. 33-44 2012 Season Outlook.......................................................................34 Returning Huskers...................................................................... 35-43 Newcomers......................................................................................44

Dani Dapo is expected to be Nebraska’s lone senior returning to the course to compete in 2012.

Review & History.......................................... 45-56

2012 Cross Country Media Guide Credits

2011 Meet-By-Meet Recaps....................................................... 46-47 All-Americans...................................................................................48 Women’s History..............................................................................49 Men’s History............................................................................. 50-51 Women’s Academic Success............................................................52 Men’s Academic Success..................................................................53 Women’s Team Awards...................................................................54 Men’s Team Awards.........................................................................55 adidas...............................................................................................56

The 2012 University of Nebraska Cross Country Media Guide was written and edited by Media Relations student assistant Gage Peake. Cover design by Design Coordinator Annie Wood. Editing assistance was provided by Director of Media Relations Operations Jeff Griesch. Photography by Athletic Department Photographers Scott Bruhn and BreAnna Haessler. The guide was produced in Adobe InDesign CS4 and printed at University of Nebraska Printing Services. The cost of the 2011 Nebraska Cross Country Media Guide is $3.

Media Information

University of Nebraska Board of Regents

All student-athlete and coaching staff interviews must be arranged through Gage Peake in the Nebraska Media Relations Office at least one day in advance. The best time to interview student-athletes and coaches is before or after weekday practices. Generally, the Huskers will practice from 3:45 to 6 p.m. on weekdays. The best time to reach Head Coach David Harris for interviews during the week is before Noon in his office. Previews will be provided each week the Huskers compete. Rosters, releases and results will be available at Huskers.com.

Notice of NCAA Probation

From 2007 to 2010 the University of Nebraska unintentionally reimbursed student-athletes for recommended textbooks as well as required textbooks through a failure to properly administer and monitor book scholarships. Only reimbursement for required books is permissible under NCAA rules. As a result, the NCAA placed the University of Nebraska on two-year probation, beginning in January of 2012. The NCAA did not impose additional penalties such as loss of scholarships, forfeiture of games, or a ban on postseason play. Rather, as a condition of probation, Nebraska will continue to educate student-athletes and staff thoroughly on NCAA bylaws and will notify prospective studentathletes of its probationary status.

Timothy Clare (Lincoln); Randolph Ferlic, M.D. (Omaha); Chuck Hassebrook (Lyons); Howard Hawks (Omaha); Jim McClurg, Ph.D. (Lincoln); Bob Phares (North Platte); Kent Schroeder, J.D. (Kearney); Bob Whitehouse, Ph.D. (Omaha); Eric Kamler (Nebraska-Lincoln); Cameron Deter (Nebraska-Kearney); Faisal Ahmed (Nebraska-Medical Center); Devin Bertelsen (Nebraska-Omaha).

Athletic Department Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department is to serve our student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans by: Displaying “Integrity” in every decision and action; Building and maintaining “Trust” with others; Giving “Respect” to each person we encounter; Pursuing unity of purpose through “Teamwork”; Maintaining “Loyalty” to student-athletes, co-workers, fans and the University of Nebraska.

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2012 Nebraska Roster

Husker Women Name Jelena Andjelkovic Isabel Andrade* Martina Barinova* Ellen Dougherty Sarah Dweikat Hannah Edwards* Tess Keller Sarah Larson* Anna Minnick Sarah Plambeck* Morgan Woitzel Jessica Wright

Class Hometown (Previous School) Fr. Belgrade, Serbia (College of Sport and Health/2nd Economic) Jr. Tiburon, Calif. (Petaluma) Jr. Prerov, Czech Republic (Placky Univ./Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava) So. Moville, Iowa (Sioux City East) Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East) So. Whittier, Calif. (La Serna) Fr. Netcong, N.J. (Pope John XXIII) So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast) Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Burke) Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Christian) Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard South) So. Bellevue, Neb. (Marquette/Bellevue West)

Husker Men

David Harris.....2012 Head Coach (Truman State) e-mail........................... dharris@huskers.com Doug Martin........ Volunteer Coach (UNK, ‘66) e-mail..........................dmartin@huskers.com

Women’s Team Facts

2011 Big Ten/Regional Finish.............. 7th/6th 2011 NCAA Finish.................... No Team Score 2011 Letterwinners Returning/Lost........... 5/4

Men’s Team Facts

2011 Big Ten/Regional Finish.......... 11th/14th 2011 NCAA Finish.....................No Team Score 2011 Letterwinners Returning/Lost........... 4/3

Directory

Nebraska Athletic Department....(402) 472-4224 Cross Country Office................ (402) 472-6461 Cross Country Office Fax......... (402) 472-9361

Brett Grieb - GREEB Morgan Woitzel - WITTS-zull Jarren Heng - JAIR-en Adam Procknow - PROCK-now Aron Sebhat - SEB-hot Alney Tobias - AL-nee Trevor Vidlak - VID-lack

Media Relations

Location Time Omaha, Neb. 8 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 15 Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invite Lincoln, Neb. (Pioneers Park) 10 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29 KU Rim Rock Farm Classic

at Lawrence, Kan.

10 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 12

Wisconsin adidas Invite

at Madison, Wis.

1 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 28

Big Ten Championships

at East Lansing, Mich.

Friday, Nov. 9

NCAA Midwest Regional

at Springfield, Mo.

11 a.m.

at Louisville, Ky.

11 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 17 NCAA Championships

Chancellor...................Harvey S. Perlman, J.D. Institutional Rep........... Josephine Potuto, J.D. Athletic Director.........................Tom Osborne Senior Woman Administrator........... Pat Logsdon

Cross Country Coaching Staff

2012 Nebraska Schedule

Date Meet Saturday, Sept. 1 Creighton/UNO Classic

University Personnel

President...................... James B. Milliken, J.D.

Bold - 2012 captains; * - letters earned

Jelena Andjelekovic - YELL-uh-nuh AN-JELL-KOVITCH Isabel Andrade - On-DRAH-day Martina Barinova - BEAR-uh-nova Matt Bloch - BLOCK Dani Dapo - Johnny JAP-o Ellen Dougherty - DOOR-ih-tee Sarah Dweikat - DWY-kot

Location...................Lincoln, Neb. 68588-0123 Population...........................................258,379 Founded...................................................1869 Enrollment.............................................24,610 Nickname......................Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors.....................................Scarlet & Cream Conference...........................................Big Ten Home Course..............................Pioneers Park

Administration

Name Class Hometown (Previous School) Taylor Anders Fr. Greeley, Colo. (Greeley West) Matt Bloch Fr. Valley Village, Calif. (Notre Dame) Tommy Brinn* Sr. Otsego, Mich. (Otsego) Dani Dapo Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Westside) Connor Gibson* Jr. Blair, Neb. (Blair) Matt Gilbert Fr. Fenton, Mich. (Fenton) Brett Grieb Jr. York, Neb. (York) London Hawk Fr. South Holland, Ill. (Thornwood) Jarren Heng* Jr. Norfolk, Neb. (Catholic) Jonah Heng Fr. Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission West) Sidney Madlock So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln North Star) Jacob Olson Fr. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney) Anthony Pittman Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West) Adam Procknow Fr. Cary, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) Aron Sebhat Fr. Skokie, Ill. (Niles North High School) Alney Tobias So. Troy, N.Y. (Lansingburgh) Trevor Vidlak** Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast)

Pronunciation Guide

University Quick Facts

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Assistant A.D./Media Relations.....Keith Mann Cross Country Contact................... Gage Peake Office Phone............... (402) 472-0694 (Peake) Cell Phone.................. (402) 560-0627 (Peake) E-mail............................ gpeake@huskers.com Media Relations Office........... (402) 472-2263 Media Relations Fax................ (402) 472-2005 Shipping Address........ One Memorial Stadium ...................................Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 Website....................................... Huskers.com

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Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational The Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational celebrates its 23rd year of competition this fall as one of the largest annual races in the Midwest.

Team and individual champions will be crowned in the University and College divisions, with nearly 700 athletes vying for the title.

Held at Pioneers Park in southwest Lincoln, the meet began in 1990 when Nebraska Wesleyan combined its meet (the Woody Greeno Invitational) with Nebraska’s annual meet (the Nebraska Invitational) to form what is now the largest cross country event in the state.

Nebraska has captured 11 men’s titles and 17 women’s titles. Most recently the Husker women won the 2011 crown, after claiming four straight University titles from 2006 through 2009. Nine athletes have captured 12 individual titles, including Fran ten Bensel, who won three consecutive titles in the 1990s, and Lara Crofford, who won back-toback titles in 2009 and 2010.

Nebraska competes at Pioneers Park, which holds a challenging 5,000-meter course that rolls over the tree-covered hills in the 900-acre park.

Women’s Team Results Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

University

Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Missouri Nebraska Bradley Wichita State Kansas State Kansas State Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska

College

Morningside Nebraska Wesleyan Wartburg College (Iowa) Wartburg College (Iowa) Nebraska Wesleyan Central Missouri State Colorado School of Mines Concordia (Neb.) Augustana (S.D.) Wartburg Central Missouri State Central Missouri State Nebraska-Omaha Nebraska Wesleyan Nebraska-Omaha Doane Northwest Missouri State Emporia State Doane NA NA NA

Women’s Individual Champions Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

Athlete (Affiliation)

Time

Aliphine Tuliamuk (Wichita State) 21:09.0 Lara Crofford (Nebraska) 21:01.4 Lara Crofford (Nebraska) 20:32.68 Beverly Ramos (Kansas State) 21:02.0 Beverly Ramos (Kansas State) 21:21.85 Ari Goldstein (Nebraska) 22:07.6 Anne Shadle (Reebok) 20:51.0 Missy Buttry (Wartburg) 20:38.0 Anne Shadle (Nebraska) 21:33.0 Missy Buttry (Wartburg) 21:27.47 Ann Gaffigan (Unattached) 18:11.4 Amy Mortimer (Kansas State) 17:14.3 Amy Mortimer (Kansas State) 17:37.0 Fran ten Bensel (New Balance TC) 17:27.4 Amber Anderson (Team EX) 17:40.6 Mary Amen (Lincoln TC) 18:20.8 Evette Turner (Unattached) 17:52.1 Theresa Stelling (Lincoln TC) 17:24.3 Janice Turner (Barton County) 17:44.3 Fran ten Bensel (Nebraska) 16:59.0 Fran ten Bensel (Nebraska) 17:13.3 Fran ten Bensel (Nebraska) 18:05.3

Men’s Team Results

Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

University College Air Force Northwest Missouri State Wyoming Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska Colorado School of Mines Nebraska Butler CC (Kan.) Nebraska Colorado School of Mines Nebraska Colorado School of Mines Air Force Colorado School of Mines Air Force Wartburg Air Force Truman St./Fort Hays St. Nebraska Truman State Wichita State Truman State Air Force Truman State Nebraska/Air Force Truman State Texas Northwest Missouri State Nebraska Dana Nebraska Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska Barton County Wesley Athletics Wichita Nebraska-Kearney Colorado State Barton County HCA Wesley-Athletics NA Nebraska NA Nebraska NA

Men’s Individual Champions Year

2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

Athlete (Affiliation)

Time

Jim Walmsley (Air Force) 24:15.3 Jim Walmsley (Air Force) 24:43.6 David Adams (Nebraska) 24:29.4 Ben Zywicki (Colo. School of Mines) 24:52.8 Julius Bor (Cloud County CC) 24:12.6 Joel Hamilton (Colo. School of Mines) 25:09.5 Joseph Maina (Butler County) 24:54.0 Josh Moen (Wartburg) 25:00.0 Art Siemers (Unattached) 24:57.0 James Bowler (Nebraska) 24:42.70 Marcus Witter (Unattached) 24:47.3 Shadrack Kimeli (Kansas State) 25:01.7 Jean-Paul Niyongabo (KSU) 25:04.7 Brandon Jessop (Kansas State) 25:32.2 Robb Finegan (Unattached) 24:43.8 Cleophas Boor (Nebraska) 24:05.3 Jonah Kiptarus (Barton County) 24:31.8 Cleophas Boor (Barton County) 24:49.9 Richard Kosgei (Barton County) 24:49.8 Richard Kosgei (Barton County) 23:54.0 David Iteffa (Nebraska) 24:54.0 Joe Kirby (Nebraska) 25:51.9

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WELCOME TO LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

Featuring the advantages of an urban setting, the city of Lincoln is home to the University of Nebraska campus, and is only minutes away from the scenic beauty and wide open spaces of America’s Heartland. Living in Lincoln enables Nebraska student-athletes to enjoy the benefits of city life, while residing in a community that consistently ranks among the nation’s best in overall quality of life.

• Also known as the Star City, Lincoln sports a population of nearly 260,000, making it the third-largest city in the Big Ten. • Lincoln was voted the No. 2 U.S. City in Quality of Life in the Gallup-Healthways WellBeing Index in 2011.

• Forbes.com ranked Lincoln as one of the nation’s “Most Livable Cities” while ranking it fifth-best for business and careers in 2010. Forbes also ranked Lincoln as the fifth-safest city in the United States.

• Lincoln was listed as a “Best Sport City” by the Sporting News in 2009.

• RelocateAmerica.com ranked Lincoln as one of its Top 10 College Towns in 2010.

• The city of Lincoln consistently lists one of the lowest crime rates in the nation.

• Lincoln’s Public School system was recently ranked as one of the top five in the nation by Expansion Management magazine.

• With more than 6,000 acres of parks, including 10 lakes, 11 municipal swimming pools, more than 80 miles of biking and hiking trails and 12 public golf courses, Lincoln offers more park land per capita than any other city in the United States.

• Lincoln is a three-hour drive away from Kansas City, as well as a day trip to Chicago, Minneapolis and Denver.

Canopy Street is an eight-block expansion of Lincoln’s popular Historic Haymarket District, which will include over $498 million dollars of private and public investment, including the new 15,300-seat Pinnacle Arena, over 6,000 new parking stalls, a new hotel, retail, office, and several housing options.

The state capital of Nebraska, Lincoln is a growing city that features activities for citizens of all ages and interests. Lincoln is a scenic city including the Sunken Gardens in the middle of town. The Sunken Gardens feature an annual floral display of more than 30,000 plants. The Haymarket District is full of entertainment and dining options and is just blocks from the UNL Campus. The historic state capitol building provides the centerpiece of the downtown area, and famed “O” Street provides numerous options for nightlife and entertainment for UNL students.

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OMAHA

Nebraska’s largest city, Omaha, is less than an hour’s drive from Lincoln and has a population of nearly 800,000. Omaha is home to CenturyLink Center (top), TD Ameritrade Park (above), the NCAA College World Series, the world-renowned Henry Doorly Zoo (bottom) and the Joslyn Art Museum (bottom)

Prominent People with Nebraska Ties

Grover Cleveland Alexander, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher • Fred Astaire, dancer and actor • Max Baer, boxer • Marlon Brando, Academy Award-winning actor • William Jennings Bryan, U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Representative, Democratic Party nominee for president 1896, 1900 and 1908 • Warren Buffett, investor; Forbes Magazine’s 2008 Richest Man in the World • Richard N. Cabela, entrepreneur, founder of Cabela’s sporting store • Johnny Carson, comedian • Joba Chamberlain, Professional baseball player for the New York Yankees • Dick Cheney, 46th U.S. Vice-president • Brian Duensing, Professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins • Henry Fonda, Academy Award-winning actor • Bob Gibson, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals • Alex Gordon, Professional baseball player for the Kansas City Royals • Amy Heidemann, Karmin lead singer • Marg Helgenberger, actress • Peter Kiewit, contractor, investor and philanthropist • Jaime King, actress • Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize winner • Larry the Cable Guy, comedian • Malcolm X, civil rights leader • Nick Nolte, actor, producer • Edwin Perkins, inventor of KoolAid, philanthropist • Andy Roddick, tennis star, 2003 U.S. Open Champion • Gale Sayers, Football Hall of Fame running back for the Chicago Bears • Elliott Smith, singer-songwriter • Hilary Swank, 2-time Academy Award-winning actress • Gabrielle Union, actress • James Valentine, Maroon 5 guitarist • Paula Zahn, Former News anchor for CNN

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LEADING THE WAY As one of the nation’s premier public institutions, the University of Nebraska is committed to undergraduate learning and world-class research. Quality instruction is emphasized in Nebraska’s 157 undergraduate majors, which are spread through nine undergraduate colleges.

Nebraska, which officially joined the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2011, is a member of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, a consortium of Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago, which has generated unique opportunities for students and faculty by sharing expertise, leveraging resources and collaborating on programs.

The University of Nebraska was chartered by the Nebraska Legislature in 1869 as the state’s public university and land-grant institution. Founded in Lincoln, the University of Nebraska was expanded in 1968 into a state educational system now comprising four campuses under the guidance of a Board of Regents and a central administration.

To discover more about the University of Nebraska visit unl.edu. To learn more about Nebraska athletics, visit Huskers.com and ThisIsNebraska.com.

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“The Big Ten is a historically prestigious and stable academic community of scholars and students. The Big Ten, known for its athletic prowess, is highly regarded for its academic and research enterprises. There is nothing but upside for UNL to join the Big Ten.” Harvey Perlman University of Nebraska Chancellor at the June 11, 2010 press conference announcing UNL’s move to the Big Ten Conference

Large photo: The Torn Notebook sculpture is a focal point for students and alumni.

Bottom left: The Nebraska Student Union is the meeting place on campus where students can spend a little down time between classes. It has study areas and a food court.

Bottom middle: The Esther L. Kaufmann Center houses the Jeffery S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management.

Bottom right: The new, 30,000-square foot Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center is the nation’s largest multicultural center attached to a student union.

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ACADEMIC SUCCESS The success of Nebraska student-athletes reaches far beyond athletic competition.

More Husker student-athletes have been selected to CoSIDA Academic All-America teams (299) than any other school in the nation, and Nebraska has produced more NCAA Top Eight Award winners (16) than any other school. As it enters its second season of Big Ten Conference competition in 2012-13, Nebraska continues to set the standard for the approximately 1,400 NCAA member institutions.

The Husker football team leads all individual sport programs in the nation with 102 all-time CoSIDA Academic All-America awards. The Penn State football program ranks second among all sports nationally with 60 all-time academic All-Americans.

In fact, Nebraska's 102 football academic All-Americans would rank among the top 25 schools (all sports, all divisions) in the nation in the number of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. The NU volleyball program has captured more academic All-America awards (36) than any other women’s team in the nation, while the Husker softball program ranks second on that list with 29 selections. Nebraska also ranks among the top 10 schools in the nation in CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in baseball, women's basketball and men’s and women’s track and field/cross country. Over the past two years, the men's and women's track and field programs have produced 10 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans - the most in the nation during that span.

Huskers Build on Academic Tradition in 2011-12

Husker student-athletes produced another stellar year at the University of Nebraska, continuing NU’s tradition of academic success. Nebraska increased its nationleading total of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all sports to 299 with a Big Ten Conference-leading eight honorees in 2011-12. A total of 190 Husker studentathletes captured academic All-Big Ten honors, while Huskers earned 667 All Sports as of August 2012 spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll during the fall and spring semesters.

Academic All-Americans 299

The Nebraska football team led an impressive showing in the classroom for the Huskers, as Austin Cassidy, Rex Burkhead and Sean Fisher all claimed CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.

Cassidy, who became the 24th Husker football player in history to be a twotime academic All-American, earned first-team honors as a senior safety.

Cassidy was joined on the first team

by Burkhead, who rolled to 1,357 rushing yards as a junior I-back in 2011. Fisher, a junior linebacker, added second-team CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades. A total of 47 Husker football players earned bachelor's degrees in 2011-12, while 27 Huskers earned academic All-Big Ten awards.

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Track and field All-Americans Tyler Hitchler and Ashley Miller led an impressive season for Coach Gary Pepin’s program. Hitchler, an All-American on and off the track during his career, claimed Nebraska’s Male Student-Athlete-of-the-Year award. A firstteam All-American in the discus in 2012, Hitchler was also NU's male recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor. A two-time Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award winner and a four-time member of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Hitchler was accepted into medical school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and along with Miller was chosen as a recipient of a $7,500 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Miller, a three-time All-American on the track, was a cocaptain of both the NU women's cross country and track and field teams in 201112. The 2011 CoSIDA Academic All-American was NU's female recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor and the women's track and field team's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner. The track and field program added a trio of 2012 CoSIDA Academic AllAmericans, led by senior Bjorn Barrefors who became just the 13th Husker in history Top: Nebraska Student-Athletes of the Year Ashley Miller (left) and Tyler Hitchler (right) earned multiple All-America awards for the Husker track and field program.

Middle: Ashley Miller earned her bachelor’s degree as a dietetics major from Nebraska in the spring of 2012. Miller, who claimed a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2012, was a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2011.

Bottom: Jesse Adams earned his bachelor’s degree as a finance major from Nebraska in the spring of 2012. A three-time academic all-conference selection, Adams was also a standout in the community as a 2012 Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award recipient.

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HUskers.com | 9 across all sports to be a three-time academic All-American. The multi-eventer from Stockholm, Sweden, was joined on the 2012 first team by senior Nate Polacek, who earned a spot on the academic All-America team for the second straight season. Junior distance runner Brett Grieb added a third-team CoSIDA Academic All-America award.

The Nebraska wrestling team also produced a pair of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans for the first time in program history. Heavyweight Tucker Lane claimed first-team honors to close his career as a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American. Lane, who also earned a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship worth $7,500, was joined by second-team academic All-American Josh Ihnen. The junior added All-America honors on the mat as well for the Huskers in 2012. Three other Huskers joined Lane in capturing NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships in 2011-12, including Hitchler, Miller and softball standout Nikki Haget.

Across all sports, Nebraska student-athletes claimed 190 academic All-Big Ten selections, just two shy of its Big 12-record-setting total of 192 in 2010-11. The Husker baseball (17), women's tennis (7), bowling (4) and women's rifle (4) teams all led the Big Ten in academic All-Big Ten selections, while the NU football (27), softball (10) and men's golf teams (6) all ranked second among conference schools.

Over the past four years, Nebraska has claimed nearly 740 academic all-conference certificates across all sports. Huskers also earned 667 spots on the first Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, which recognizes student-athletes who produce 3.0 or better grade-point averages in the fall or spring semesters. Husker student-athletes also produced 92 perfect 4.0 GPA semesters during the 2011-12 academic year.

The hard work, dedication and commitment of Nebraska’s student-athletes in the classroom resulted in a record-setting 155 current or former student-athletes earning degrees from August of 2011 through May of 2012.

Each spring Nebraska hosts its annual Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet to honor Huskers who have earned either a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA or have earned a 3.0 or higher GPA in the previous calendar year. In the spring of 2012, Husker studentathletes earned 321 academic honors medallions.

Nebraska’s 2011-12 Academic Highlights

• 299 All-Time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all sports (leads nation) 102 Football Academic All-Americans (leads all sports, all time) 36 Volleyball Academic All-Americans (leads all women’s sports, all time) 29 Softball Academic All-Americans (No. 2 among all women’s sports, all time) • Eight CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (5 first-team, 2 second-team, 1 third-team) First-Team: Rex Burkhead (Football), Austin Cassidy (Football), Tucker Lane (Wrestling), Bjorn Barrefors (Men’s Track & Field), Nate Polacek (Men’s Track & Field) Second-Team: Sean Fisher (Football), Josh Ihnen (Wrestling) Third-Team: Brett Grieb (Men’s Track & Field) • Four NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners ($7,500) Nikki Haget (Softball), Tyler Hitchler (Track & Field) Tucker Lane (Wrestling), Ashley Miller (Cross Country/Track & Field), • 190 Academic All-Big Ten Selections Across All Sports (3.0 GPA) • 667 Student-Athletes Honored on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Fall and Spring Honor Rolls (3.0 GPA or above) • 92 Student-Athletes Earned Perfect 4.0 GPAs in either the Fall or Spring Semester • School-Record 155 Student-Athletes Earned Degrees from August 2011 through May 2012 (August 2011--16; December 2011--57; May 2012--82) • Male Student-Athlete of the Year - Tyler Hitchler, Men’s Track & Field (Nutrition Science) • Female Student-Athlete of the Year - Ashley Miller, Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country (Dietetics) • Men’s Herman Award Winner - Men’s Golf (3.509 GPA in 2011) • Women’s Herman Award Winner - Women’s Tennis (3.644 GPA in 2011) • Life Skills Team Award Winners - Football, Women's Swimming & Diving

Top: Former Husker cross country runner David Adams earned a degree from Nebraska in the spring of 2012 after majoring in electrical engineering. The York, Neb., native was a three-year team captain and earned All-Midwest Region honors on the course, while also being named a three-time academic all-conference selection. He was also the 2010 Big 12 champion in the 5,000 meters and claimed All-America honors in the 5,000 in 2011.

Bottom: Jen Webers earned three first-team academic All-Big 12 honors while also running her career-best time of 21:59.3 at the NCAA Midwest Regional during the 2010 season.

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THE NEBRASKA ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

From the day student-athletes decide the University of Nebraska is the right place to be, the athletic academic counseling unit provides personal and academic support to ensure that student-athletes will get the most out of their years as Huskers. Featuring one of the most innovative and comprehensive academic support systems in the country, Nebraska is dedicated to helping its student-athletes become outstanding leaders in their chosen fields. The academic support team is comprised of 13 full-time staff members and a tutorial staff of approximately 75 tutors addressing all subject areas.

Academic Counseling

Eight academic counselors and three assistant academic counselors are in place to monitor daily academic progress, receive consistent course feedback, assist with the advising/registration process and monitor continuing eligibility and progress toward graduation. Essentially, academic counselors assist student-athletes in navigating the University of Nebraska system.

Tutorial Support

A tremendous resource for all academic abilities, unlimited tutorial support is available from day one up to college graduation. Subject and mentor tutors help provide academic support and study strategies to be successful. Supplemental Instruction, a sub-component of the tutorial program, provides targeted group review sessions to help ease the transition to college academics while improving study strategies and building academic self-esteem.

Study Hall

Nebraska’s study hall program is housed in the D.J. Sokol Enrichment Center within the Student Life Complex. Student-athletes attend a supervised, flex-time study hall that features day, evening and weekend hours. Each student-athlete is required to complete a specific number of study hours each week as determined by their academic counselor and/or coach. In addition, weekly study hall reports are provided to the coaching staff. Additional performance-based or tutor-based study hall may also be determined by the academic counselor.

Mentoring

Many student-athletes meet with a mentor on a weekly basis to assist in making a smooth transition from high school to college. Mentors collect syllabi, gather and report academic progress information and teach academic success strategies.

Educational Assessments

Assessments are administered upon the request of the student-athlete, academic counselor, or coach to determine student strengths and areas for improvement.

Results allow academic counselors to develop a personalized academic support program and to determine if more in-depth testing is warranted. When additional assessments are necessary, referrals are made to a consulting psychologist who conducts the assessments. If it is determined that a student-athlete has a learning disability, appropriate accommodations are made through the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities.

Student-Athlete Orientation

The academic staff coordinates New Student-Athlete Orientation to help newcomers adjust to the multiple demands of being a college student-athlete.

Presentations are made by academic counselors, compliance officials, NU faculty and administrators, business/community professionals and student-athletes.

Personal Counseling

Student-athletes will find a supportive and caring environment at Nebraska.

Transitional issues, stress management, time management, academic focus and problem resolution are all addressed in a proactive manner throughout the year.

If necessary, counseling referrals are also made to designated practitioners.

Computer Resources

Student-athletes enjoy a new state-of-the art computer lab and technology center with 58 computers and professional supervision. Laptops are also available during team travel. Student-athletes have the benefit of ongoing education and assistance from a full-time computer technician.

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NEBRASKA LIFE SKILLS - SERVING LEADERS The Nebraska Life Skills program is committed to providing proactive education, resources and support throughout college and beyond, best preparing Husker student-athletes for life after sports. Services foster transition, retention, responsible decision-making, leadership, volunteerism and career development.

Nebraska has long been considered a pioneer in life skills support and programming. In 1998, Nebraska was one of five Division I schools nationally to win the prestigious Program of Excellence Award recognizing a strong commitment to total person development. In 2005, Keith Zimmer, Associate A.D. for Life Skills, was the recipient of the Dr. Gene Hooks Award recognizing him as the top life skills administrator in the country.

Life Skills Components

Proactive Education Husker Life Seminar – All incoming student-athletes complete a 13-week fall semester seminar addressing a variety of life skills topics ranging from leadership to money to relationships and study skills. Team Workshops – Campus and community experts facilitate team-specific life skills education workshops.

Student-Athlete Assemblies – Meetings featuring remarks from Athletic Director Tom Osborne and nationally recognized life skills trainers.

Personalized Support/Individual Sessions Resume Development – Each student-athlete is assigned a Life Skills counselor who assists in the creation of a personalized resume for the student-athlete.

Periodic follow-up meetings will take place through graduation to ensure a wellrounded college experience and marketability to realize career goals.

Community Outreach Nebraska student-athletes combine to impact over 100,000 people statewide on an annual basis. Team Service Requirement – Each team participates in a minimum of two service projects per year. School Outreach – Individuals participate in numerous school outreach campaigns in both classroom and assembly settings.

Hospital Visits – Huskers are frequent hospital visitors providing cheer and encouragement to a variety of patients. Miscellaneous Outreach – Outreach requests are received daily from the entire state requesting involvement from Husker student-athletes. Mentoring Programs – Typically requires one hour of service per week serving as a youth mentor.

Leadership/Citizenship Life Skills promotes leadership development and provides recognition opportunities for extraordinary citizenship. Student-Athlete Advisory Committee – Elected team representatives from each of the 23 sports serve as the “voice” of the entire student-athlete population discussing student-athlete welfare, legislation and service events. HERO Leadership Award – Individual recognition to Huskers who have consistently gone above and beyond serving as an exemplary role-model. Heart and Soul Award – Presented annually to the top senior student-athlete leaders for extraordinary service throughout their college careers. Brook Berringer Citizenship Team – Annual “Good Works” team honoring football players for dedicated service in memory of late Husker Brook Berringer. Nebraska Football Uplifting Athletes - A newly recognized UNL student organization initiated in 2012, Nebraska football players and UNL student leaders work collaboratively to raise funds and awareness for those with rare diseases.

Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead was named the 2012 recipient of the National Rare Disease Champion Award for his mentoring of Jack Hoffman. Life Skills Award of Excellence – Presented to the single men’s and women’s team with the highest point total in the life skills team competition.

Career Commitment In addition to the creation of a personalized resume and game plan, the following career resources are available to every Husker. Student-Athlete Career Fair – Attended by approximately 25 companies. Networking Night – Former Husker student-athletes and other professionals thriving in their chosen career fields share valuable insights with sophomore student-athletes. Assessments – Online assessments to help individuals discover talents and match with a major and career. Practical Experience – Programs in place to facilitate shadowing and internship placements. Job Preparation – Expert advice on cover letter writing, interviewing skills and evaluating the job offer.

Postgraduate Assistance Commitment to helping student-athletes pursue postgraduate plans and scholarships. Career Nights – Learn from the experts to gain valuable insight on timelines, application procedures, entrance requirements, personal essays and more. Scholarships – Seniors in their final season of athletic eligibility can apply for numerous postgraduate awards.

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NEBRASKA’S NATIONAL POWER One of the nation’s premier athletic programs, Nebraska is dedicated to and successful in all 23 of its varsity sports. Nebraska has won a total of 24 team national championships since 1970, including five football titles, eight men’s gymnastics championships, five bowling crowns, three volleyball titles and three women’s track and field championships. In 201112, 10 Husker teams finished among the top 25 in their respective sports, including the Nebraska football team which posted its fourth straight nine-win season.

The Husker football team also led a list of 14 Husker squads that advanced to NCAA postseason competition in 2011-12, as Bo Pelini's team made a New Year's Day appearance in the 2012 Capital One Bowl. The national power Husker bowling team took third at the 2012 NCAA Championships. The NU women's gymnastics team finished eighth nationally for its third straight top-10 NCAA finish after claiming its first Big Ten title. The NU wrestling team notched its fifth straight top-16 NCAA finish by tying for ninth at nationals, while the men's gymnasts added a No. 10 NCAA finish. The NU men's track and field team contributed a tie for 11th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships - the team's best finish since 2003.

The Husker men also tied for 23rd at the NCAA Indoor Championships, while the Husker women won the program's first Big Ten crown. The tradition-rich volleyball program won the school's first-ever Big Ten title in any sport while finishing 12th nationally and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Outside hitter Gina Mancuso captured first-team AVCA All-America honors while helping the Nebraska volleyball team to the school's first-ever Big Ten Conference championship in 2011. The tradition-rich Nebraska volleyball team has won three NCAA titles in its history, while capturing four conference titles in the past five seasons.

The NU women’s tennis team produced the best season in school history in 2012, posting a school-record 24 wins and No. 16 final ITA ranking. The Huskers produced their third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, where they came up just short of their first NCAA Sweet 16 trip. The Husker women's basketball team ran to the second-highest win total in school history with 24 victories, while adding a runner-up finish in their first Big Ten Tournament. NU posted their second-highest final Associated Press national ranking by finishing the year at No. 17.

While Nebraska’s teams performed at high levels, individual Husker athletes also earned national honors. On the gridiron, linebacker Lavonte David claimed All-America honors while being named the Big Ten's Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year. Alfonzo Dennard was named the Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year, while Brett Maher became the first player to win the conference's punter and place-kicker of the year awards in the same season since 2001. Chad Wright claimed a national championship in the men's discus. Overall in 2011-12, 30 Husker student-athletes combined to capture 39 All-America awards across all sports. As a testament to Nebraska’s national recruiting prowess, the All-Americans came to NU from 12 states and five foreign countries. The Cornhusker state showed its success in keeping the best and brightest of its future leaders at home, as nine All-Americans came from the state of Nebraska.

Top: Chad Wright claimed the national title in the men's discus at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The sophomore from Kingston, Jamaica earned his second All-America award while becoming the 77th NCAA individual champion in the history of the Husker track and field program.

Bottom: The Nebraska women’s track and field team captured the 2012 Big Ten Indoor title. It was NU’s 104th track and field conference crown in history. The Husker men added a pair of top-25 NCAA team finishes in 2012, including a tie for 11th at the NCAA outdoor meet.

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Nebraska’s Top 25 National Finishes in 2011-12 Bowling Women’s Gymnastics Wrestling Men’s Gymnastics Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Volleyball Women's Tennis Women's Basketball Men’s Indoor Track & Field Football

3rd 8th 9th (Tie) 10th 11th (Tie) 12th 16th 17th 23rd (Tie) 24th

Top left: The Nebraska women’s gymnastics team captured its first Big Ten title while finishing eighth at the 2012 NCAA Championships. Sophomore Emily Wong was the Big Ten all-around champion, while Jessie DeZiel was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Dan Kendig added Big Ten Coach-of-the-Year honors to the Husker hardware haul, which included eight NCAA All-America awards in 2012.

Middle left: Mary Weatherholt powered Nebraska to the best women's tennis season in school history in 2012. The All-Big Ten pick from Prairie Village, Kan., earned a trip to the NCAA Singles Championship, after leading NU to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and a final No. 16 national ranking.

Top right: Jordan Hooper became the first sophomore in Nebraska women's basketball history to earn AP All-America honors after claiming a first-team All-Big Ten award for the Huskers in 2012. Hooper, an Alliance, Neb., native became the first sophomore in Husker history to reach 1,000 career points.

Bottom left: James Green captured All-America honors for the Nebraska wrestling team in 2012. The 157-pound freshman from New Jersey helped the Huskers to a tie for ninth at the NCAA Championships for their fifth consecutive top-16 finish at nationals.

Bottom right: Lavonte David captured first-team All-America honors after claiming the Big Ten's Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker-of-the-Year award in 2011. The native of Miami, Fla., was chosen by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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ATHLETIC MEDICINE

Providing expert care to more than 600 Husker student-athletes, Nebraska features one of the most well-trained and highly skilled athletic medicine staffs in the country.

Under the guidance of Director of Athletic Medicine Dr. Lonnie Albers and Head Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist Jerry Weber, the 2012-13 Nebraska athletic medicine staff consists of five doctors, two therapist/athletic trainers, eight athletic trainers and six graduate assistant athletic trainers.

Nebraska’s team of orthopaedists is led by Chief of Staff Dr. Pat Clare, a nationally respected orthopaedic surgeon with more than 30 years of service to Husker athletics.

Above: Head Athletic Trainer Jerry Weber was elected to the NATA Hall of Fame in 2011. Weber leads a talented staff of athletic trainers and doctors who utilize state-of-the-art equipment throughout Nebraska’s facilities to provide the best treatment possible to Husker student-athletes.

Bottom: The Athletic Medicine Center features a hydrotherapy area that includes a threelevel laned pool, which allows student-athletes across all of Nebraska’s sports to work out simultaneously. The Hydroworx 1000 Treadmill Pool is equipped with two cameras underwater for evaluation and assessment, while hot and cold plunge tanks are also available to the Huskers.

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HUSKER POWER “The University of Nebraska’s Athletic Department has an unprecedented history of supporting its student-athletes.

Nebraska is committed to providing the best facilities, equipment and atmosphere.”

James Dobson Strength Coach

NUTRITION

Nebraska’s Sports Nutritionists Lindsey Remmers and Scott Trausch work with all 23 of Nebraska’s sports by educating athletes on topics such as increasing lean body mass, losing body fat, staying hydrated, nutritional strategies for competition, maximizing recovery following workouts and supplement use. Athletes are given individualized nutrition plans that can be applied in Nebraska’s Performance Buffet at the Lewis Training Table, which was remodeled and expanded in the 2010 season. In addition to utilizing the Lewis Training Table each day for lunch and dinner, student-athletes also have access to fueling stations near strength and conditioning areas to provide fluids and nutritional foods before and after workouts to maximize performance and recovery.

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HUSKERS HIT GROUND RUNNING IN BIG TEN

Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne (left) joined Big Ten Commissioner James Delany (middle) and UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman (right) as the Huskers were announced as the newest member of the tradition-rich conference on June 11, 2010. The Huskers officially joined the Big Ten on July 1, 2011.

On July 1, 2011, Nebraska became an official member of the Big Ten Conference, increasing the Big Ten’s membership to 12 institutions for the first time in conference history.

The addition of Nebraska marked the Big Ten’s first expansion since Penn State joined the conference in June of 1990. The Big Ten is a union of 12 worldclass academic institutions – who share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. The conference’s 100-plus years of history, strong tradition of competitive intercollegiate athletic programs, vast and passionate alumni base, and consistent leadership in innovations position the Big Ten and its entire community firmly on the Big Stage.

The Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness in all aspects of its student-athletes’ lives, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that each individual has the opportunity to live a Big Life.

Big Ten Conference Highlights

• Big Ten universities provide approximately $136 million in direct financial aid to nearly 10,000 men and women student-athletes who compete for 25 championships.

• Conference institutions sponsor broad-based athletic programs with 298 teams.

Other than the Ivy League, the Big Ten has the most broad-based athletic programs in the United States.

• All Big Ten Universities have been granted Tier One Status by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a distinction awarded to just over 100 universities in the country.

• Big Ten fans are some of the nation’s most supportive, with nearly 10 million patrons attending conference home contests for football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball during 2011-12. In 2011, the Big Ten set new records for overall football attendance and surpassed the six-million mark for all games for the first time. During the 2011 volleyball campaign, the Big Ten led the nation with a total attendance of nearly 420,000. The Big Ten led the country in average attendance for the 36th straight season.

• Over the last 33 seasons, the conference has ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in football, men’s basketball and wrestling attendance.

• The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 4.5 million living alumni and 320,000 undergraduate students.

• Based on the U.S. Census projected population for 2010, the nine-state Big Ten region accounts for approximately 70 million people, which ranks second only to the Big East and well ahead of the ACC, SEC, Pac-10 and Big 12.

Big Ten Network

• Headquartered in Chicago, the Big Ten Network is the first internationally distributed television network dedicated to covering one of America’s premier collegiate conferences.

• With more than 350 live sports events, and virtually all of them in high definition, the Big Ten Network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country. The network is on the air 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

• The network is available to an estimated 80 million households, through agreements with more than 300 cable/satellite affiliates.

In 2011, every Big Ten home football game was nationally televised. Including road and neutral games, 98 percent (94 of 96) of Big Ten games were televised nationally and the other two road games appeared on ESPN3.com.

• The Big Ten’s new media agreements have resulted in the broadcast of nearly 1,000 events nationally and regionally on an annual basis, compared to 300 events in the final year of the previous agreements.

Big Ten Administration

Commissioner..................................................................................James E. Delany Deputy Commissioner........................................................................ Brad Traviolia Chief Communications Officer............................................................... Diane Dietz Senior Associate Commissioner-Television Administration............Mark D. Rudner Associate Commissioner-Men’s Basketball..........................................Rick Boyages Associate Commissioner-Championships........................................... Wendy Fallen Associate Commissioner-Compliance................................................. Chad Hawley Associate Commissioner-Governance............................................. Jennifer Heppel Associate Commissioner-Technology..........................................Mike McComiskey Associate Commissioner-Basketball Operations............................ Andrea Williams Assistant Commissioner-Communications........................................Scott Chipman

Big Ten Communications Staff

Chief Communications Officer......Diane Dietz Assistant Commissioner - Communications......................................Scott Chipman Associate Director of Communications................................... Valerie Todryk Krebs Assistant Director of Communications.................................................. Dan Mihalik Robert Hammel Communications Intern..................................... Stephen Villatoro Robert Hammel Communications Intern..................................... Sarah Andreychik

Contact the Big Ten Office

1500 West Higgins Road Park Ridge, IL, 60068-6300 Phone: (847) 696-1010 - Fax: (847) 696-1150 - www.bigten.org

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Coaches & Staff

David Harris Head Coach

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David Harris

Head Coach First Season (Truman State)

Harris’ Coaching Credentials • Nebraska Cross Country Head Coach (2012-Present) • Nebraska Cross Country Co-Head Coach (2011) • Nebraska Assistant Track & Field Coach (1985-92) • Emporia State Head Track & Field Coach (1992-2011) • USTCA Women’s NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year (2011) • Coached 18 NCAA Individual National Champions • Coached More Than 200 NCAA All-America Award Winners • Coached Teams to 48 Top-25 NCAA Finishes • 11-Time MIAA Coach of the Year (Emporia State) • 10-Time MIAA Team Champions • 20-Time MIAA Team Runner-up • USTFCCCA President (2005-06) • USTFCCCA Jimmy Carnes Distinguished Service Award • USTFCCCA Division II Executive Council Chairman One of the country’s most respected coaches on the course, on the track and in national leadership for collegiate programs, David Harris enters his first season as the head coach of the Nebraska men’s and women’s cross crountry teams in 2012.

Harris joined the cross country and track and field staff during the 2011-12 season, serving as co-head coach alongside long-time Nebraska coach Jay Dirksen. With Dirksen’s retirement following the 2011 cross country campaign, Harris has hit the ground running with his goal of building the Nebraska cross country program back to national prominence.

Even before his return to Nebraska in 2011, Harris already had strong ties to the Husker program. From 1985 to 1992, Harris served as an assistant coach on legendary Nebraska track and field head coach Gary Pepin’s staff. Harris tutored the Husker middle distance runners and the men’s sprinters and hurdlers for seven seasons before being named the head cross country and track and field coach at Emporia State in 1992.

During his time as an assistant coach at Nebraska, Harris helped many Husker student-athletes to records that still stand today, including the women’s outdoor 800 meters (Sharon Powell), the men’s outdoor 400 meters (Ken Waller), the 1,000 meters (Dieudonne Kwizera), the 400-meter hurdles (Mark Jackson) and NU’s 4x400-meter relay record.

In his seven seasons as an assistant at Nebraska, Harris coached 31 Husker All-Americans, including three Olympians.

As Emporia State’s head coach for 19 years, Harris was named MIAA Coach of the Year 11 times and brought the Hornets to the top of the Division II ranks. In his final season at the Kansas school, Harris’ men’s track and field team finished fourth at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

One of the most respected coaches in the track and field community, Harris was the first non-Division I president in the history of the

Nebraska cross country coach David Harris and his wife, Kathy.

USTFCCCA. The leadership and direction provided by Harris was essential in bringing the NCAA Outdoor Championships to the Flint Hills in 1995, 1999 and again in 2006.

Emporia State won 10 MIAA team championships under Harris and had 20 conference runner-up finishes. In 1999, he became only the third coach to lead both the men’s and women’s teams to MIAA outdoor titles in the same season. The ESU women earned the school’s first topfour finish nationally with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Emporia in 1999. It was the second of three national championship meets at Witten Track/Welch Stadium held under Harris’ guidance.

Harris’ steady leadership on the track was apparent by the consistent excellence of his teams at the national level. The Emporia State women’s track and field team scored at every NCAA Outdoor Championships from 1994 through 2011. His men’s team earned points at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 17 of their final 18 meets with Harris at the helm.

Overall, Harris’ student-athletes earned more than 200 All-America honors, including 18 NCAA Division II national titles from 1995 to 2011.

In addition to his success on the track, Harris guided eight Hornet cross country runners to MIAA individual titles. He also led the Emporia State women’s team to the 1994 MIAA title. He was honored for his team’s success that season by earning the 1994 MIAA Coach-of-the-Year award in women’s cross country. He led the Hornet men to a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Division II championships in 1993. Overall, he led the ESU cross country programs to a total of 17 top-four MIAA finishes from 1992 through 2010. In 2000, Harris was honored as the men’s cross country regional coach of the year.

Off the track and cross country course, Harris’ student-athletes also achieved at the highest levels. His Hornet student-athletes claimed seven NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, and three NCAA Woman of the

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Coach David Harris has guided athletes to more than 200 All-America awards and 18 NCAA individual titles in his career as a track and field and cross country coach.

Year nominees. They also captured eight CoSIDA Academic All-America awards.

Harris has served in numerous leadership roles within the USTFCCCA and has earned two prestigious awards. He was named the 2001 USTCA Women’s NCAA Division II National Outdoor Coach of the Year and was most recently awarded the Jimmy Carnes Distinguished Service Award by the USTFCCCA. He is the former Division II Executive Council Chairman and was the first non-Division I President of the USTFCCCA, serving in that role from 2005 through 2006 and leading the association through its reorganization in 2005.

Harris received his bachelor’s degree in physical education/social science and a master’s degree in athletic administration from Truman State, formerly Northeast Missouri State University. At TSU, he was a four-year letterman in cross country and track and field and captained the track team for two years.

After college, Harris joined the elite section of the St. Louis Track Club sponsored by adidas. From 1979 to 1981 he ran seven marathons with a personal-best of 2:19.54 in New Orleans. At the 1979 Boston Marathon, he qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 2:20.46.

Harris retired from competitive road racing in 1981 to concentrate fully on coaching.

Harris is married to the former Kathy Bechhold, and the couple have two sons, John-David and Jared.

Coach David Harris’ Top 25 NCAA Championship Teams Track & Field/Cross Country (Emporia State) 2011 2010

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Men’s Outdoor (4th), Men’s Indoor (5th) Women’s Outdoor (14th), Men’s Outdoor (22nd), Men’s Indoor (9th), Women’s Indoor (18th) Women’s Outdoor (8th), Men’s Outdoor (20th), Men’s Indoor (14th) Women’s Outdoor (10th), Men’s Outdoor (18th), Men’s Indoor (11th), Women’s Indoor (23rd) Men’s Outdoor (16th) Men’s Outdoor (23rd), Women’s Indoor (20th) Men’s Outdoor (21st) Women’s Outdoor (14th), Women’s Indoor (15th) Women’s Outdoor (7th), Women’s Indoor (11th) Women’s Outdoor (17th), Women’s Indoor (6th) Women’s Outdoor (13th), Men’s Outdoor (17th), Women’s Indoor (16th), Men’s Indoor (23rd) Women’s Indoor (10th) Women’s Outdoor (4th), Men’s Outdoor (19th), Men’s Indoor (5th), Women’s Indoor (10th) Women’s Outdoor (10th), Men’s Outdoor (10th), Men’s Indoor (8th), Women’s Indoor (18th) Women’s Outdoor (8th), Women’s Indoor (21st) Women’s Outdoor (5th), Men’s Outdoor (7th), Women’s Indoor (13th), Men’s Indoor (19th) Men’s Outdoor (9th), Women’s Outdoor (13th), Men’s Indoor (13th) Men’s Outdoor (T17th) Men’s Indoor (24th), Men’s Cross Country (12th)

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Doug Martin

Bob Burton

Sixth Year Nebraska-Kearney (1966)

15th Year Nebraska (1985)

Associate A.D.

Volunteer Coach

Doug Martin enters his sixth year as a volunteer coach with the Nebraska cross country team. Previously, Martin spent four seasons with the Husker track and field program, serving as the Director of Operations for home meets, as well as a recruiting coordinator and an office administrator.

Martin served as a head high school track and field coach for 33 years, including 23 years as the head coach at North Platte High School before joining Nebraska. In that time, Martin was elected to the Athletic Hall of Fame at the University of Nebraska-Kearney in 2001, and he received the Nebraska Coaches Association Binnie & Dutch Award for outstanding contribution to high school track and field in 2000.

Martin was a meet director for numerous high school track and field and cross country meets. He coached two teams to Nebraska Class B state high school track and field championships at Gothenburg High School in 1971 and 1972, and two cross country teams to Class A runner-up finishes at North Platte High School in 1977 and 1978. He and his wife, Susan, have three children, Matt, Jennifer and Michael. Matt has been an assistant coach for the Husker track and field team for 16 years.

Brad Brown Assistant Athletic Trainer

Amanda Dorsten Athletic Medicine Graduate Assistant

Da’Nelle Earl Operations & Recruiting Assistant

Associate Athletic Director Bob Burton joined the Nebraska athletic department in 1998. He spent 10 years as associate athletic director for compliance/sports administration from 1998 to 2007. He is responsible for the direct administrative supervision to the sports of golf, tennis, men’s gymnastics, track and field, cross country, bowling, wrestling and swimming and diving.

He also oversees the operation of Haymarket Park. Working with the Lincoln Saltdogs, he helps set the budget for field and stadium operation costs and create strategic plans for the facility.

Burton is a member of the athletic department’s executive team, which helps set policy, develops short- and long-term goals and objectives, and creates strategic plans. Burton also reviews and monitors compliance with all contracts for the athletic department.

Burton filled a similar position at Oklahoma State as the assistant athletic director for sports administration and compliance from 1993 to 1997. He oversaw OSU’s Olympic sports programs as well as the training and strength and conditioning, wrestling, men’s and women’s track and field and men’s and women’s tennis programs.

Burton came to Nebraska from Texas Tech, where he served as an associate athletic director for compliance for one year. While at Texas Tech, Burton helped complete the NCAA investigation into the Red Raider athletic department and analyzed the entire compliance system at the institution. He also helped identify and implement financial aid and eligibility systems, including changes in personnel and restructuring of the compliance department.

Burton, who was a member of the NCAA Division I women’s soccer committee for three years and the NCAA Division I bowling committee, served as a legislative administrator for the NCAA from 1989 to 1993. At the NCAA, he was involved in the development of legislation, interpretation of regulations and reviewed legal issues related to the application of the association’s regulations. He served as an NCAA liaison to committees and conducted comprehensive education to several intercollegiate athletic conferences. He has served on the National Association of Athletic Compliance Coordinators Executive Committee and the subcommittee of Big 12 Directors of Compliance.

He received his bachelor’s degree in finance from Nebraska in 1985 and his juris doctorate from the Nebraska College of Law in 1989. A native of Falls City, Neb., Burton and his wife, Krista, have a daughter, Elly, and sons Robert Falk, McClain John and Abram Lawslo.

Brian Kmitta Assistant Strength Coach

Pat Logsdon

Associate A.D./ Senior Woman Administrator Blake Lange Equipment Manager

Mike Nieman Academic Counselor

Laure Ragoss Lindsey Remmers Associate Director Sports of Compliance Nutritionist

Gage Peake Media Relations Student Assistant

Jamie Williams Associate A.D. Diversity & Leadership

33rd Year Nebraska (1989)

T.J. Pierce Director of Operations

Keith Zimmer Associate A.D. Life Skills

A member of the Nebraska Athletic Department since 1979, Pat Logsdon was promoted to senior woman administrator on March 7, 2008, in addition to her duties as associate athletic director for administration. She previously served in the role of assistant athletic director.

Logsdon’s duties include oversight on all administrative issues and operational functions of the Athletic Director’s office; oversight in the areas of administration, athletic medicine, nutrition and the athletic training table, football operations, softball, women’s gymnastics and rifle; developing and implementing administrative policies and procedures, assisting with strategic planning, reviewing and maintaining game and coaching contracts and oversight of the administrative budget.

Previously, Logsdon spent six seasons as NU’s director of football operations, the first female in Division I to serve in that capacity. She handled organization of all recruiting functions, supervised compliance activities and coordinated all football administrative operations, including travel and practice operations. Logsdon served three years as assistant to the director of football operations and 14 seasons as the football recruiting secretary.

Logsdon received a bachelor’s degree in education from Nebraska in 1989.

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Tom Osborne

Athletic Director Sixth Year Hastings (1959)

Hall of Fame football coach Tom Osborne has continued to leave a lasting impression on the history of Nebraska Athletics since returning to lead the Husker program as the school’s 13th athletic director on Oct. 16, 2007. Osborne, who led Nebraska to three national championships (1994, 1995, 1997) and 255 victories in his 25 years as the Huskers’ head football coach, has continued to use his impressive leadership skills to guide the NU athletic department as a whole over the past four seasons.

With the core values of integrity, trust, respect, teamwork and loyalty serving as guiding principles for Nebraska’s 23-sport program as a whole, Osborne has made historic decisions to help the University of Nebraska athletic programs for years to come.

In June of 2010, Osborne joined Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman and Big Ten Conference Commissioner Jim Delany to announce the Huskers would join the Big Ten beginning on July 1, 2011. Nebraska’s move to the Big Ten will continue to add University-wide academic opportunities, while providing financial stability for the athletic department for years to come.

Just a few months later, Osborne announced an aggressive expansion plan for the east side of Memorial Stadium that will increase attendance past 90,000 for the first time, while continuing Nebraska’s NCAA record-setting sellout streak. The expansion, which is set for completion before the 2013 football season, will include athletic and academic research components.

In the spring of 2010, the city of Lincoln also received voter approval to begin construction on the 16,000-seat Pinnacle Bank Arena, which will serve as the new competitive home for both Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball programs beginning in 2013-14.

The basketball programs, the wrestling program and many of NU’s other sports also have benefitted from the new Hendricks Training Complex at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The facility, which opened in October of 2011, includes practice and team areas, and greatly expanded athletic medicine and strength training areas.

The Nebraska baseball and softball programs also received a new indoor practice facility that opened in the fall of 2001 at Haymarket Park.

The first step in Osborne’s aggressive building plan for Nebraska’s facilities began in the summer of 2010, as the Huskers broke ground on the Student Life Complex on the west side of Memorial Stadium. The complex, which opened in the fall of 2010, directly benefits every Husker student-athlete with expanded academic resources.

While Osborne has helped initiate landmark moves off the field, he has continued to help coaches and student-athletes focus on Nebraska’s tradition of competitive success.

In 2011-12, 10 Husker teams finished among the top 25 in the nation, including the Nebraska football team’s New Year’s Day appearance in the Capital One Bowl.

One of Osborne’s first major decisions as athletic director was to hire Bo Pelini as the Huskers’ football coach. Pelini, who had spent the 2003 campaign as NU’s defensive coordinator, has energized Nebraska’s storied tradition with four consecutive nine-win seasons. Pelini’s Huskers have finished among the Associated Press top 25 in each of the last three seasons. The football program also contributed three CoSIDA Academic All-Americans to Nebraska’s nationleading total of 299 all-time, across all sports.

Coach Mark Manning’s Husker wrestling program added a pair of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. On the mat, NU tied for 21st at the NCAA Championships despite entering the season in what appeared to be a rebuilding year.

The tradition-rich NU volleyball program captured the Huskers’ first-ever Big Ten Conference title in any sport in 2011, finishing No. 12 nationally while advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Coach John Cook’s squad has claimed four conference crowns since Osborne’s return to Nebraska.

The Husker women’s gymnastics team led by Coach Dan Kendig added its first Big Ten championship, while finishing eighth nationally in 2012 for its third straight top 10 finish. The Nebraska women’s indoor track and field team contributed another Big Ten title. Coach Gary Pepin’s men added a tie for 11th

at the NCAA Championships during the outdoor season for its best team finish since 2003, after tying for 23rd at the NCAA Indoor Championships. The NU men’s and women’s track and field teams have combined for four conference crowns, while producing eight top-20 finishes over the past five years.

The NU women’s basketball team produced one of its best seasons in school history by rolling to a 24-9 record that included a run to the Big Ten Tournament championship game. Coach Connie Yori’s Huskers finished No. 17 in the final AP poll and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third time since Osborne’s return to Nebraska. The 2010 Huskers ran to the best season in school history with a Big 12 title and an NCAA Sweet 16 berth in 2010.

Coach Scott Jacobson led the Nebraska women’s tennis team to the best season in school history in 2012, posting a school-record 24 wins and No. 16 final ranking. The Huskers advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, marking the third straight season the team has advanced to the postseason. The Husker men’s tennis program added its first two NCAA appearances in school history in 2010 and 2011.

Coach Bill Straub’s bowling team added a third-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships, marking the program’s fifth straight top-eight showing. The Husker bowlers claimed the 2009 NCAA title. The Husker softball team made three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2009 to 2011, while the Husker women’s golf and baseball programs both earned NCAA Regional bids in 2008.

Osborne made his second coaching hire since his return to Nebraska, when he named two-time Major League All-Star, three-time Gold Glove award winner, and former No. 1 MLB Draft pick Darin Erstad as the baseball team’s new coach on June 2, 2011. Erstad was not only one of the best Husker baseball players in history, he was the starting punter on NU’s 1994 national championship football team coached by Osborne.

The baseball program responded by posting a 35-23 record in his first season.

It marked a five-game improvement in the win column over 2011. Osborne made another high-profile hire with the addition of men’s basketball coach Tim Miles on March 24, 2012. Osborne also hired former Husker Stacy Underwood as NU’s fourth rifle coach on May 24, 2012.

Academically, Nebraska produced eight CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2011-12, increasing its nation-leading total to 299 all-time, across all sports.

NU also graduated a school-record 155 student-athletes from August of 2011 through May of 2012.

Before being asked by Chancellor Perlman to return to Nebraska as athletic director in 2007, Osborne served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (Nebraska’s 3rd congressional district) from 2000 to 2006.

He returned to academia following a 2006 gubernatorial bid, serving as a senior lecturer at Nebraska in the College of Business Administration, teaching leadership and business ethics, in the fall of 2007. Osborne also worked as a consultant for local college athletic departments for two years.

Osborne and his wife, Nancy, continue to pour their time and support into the TeamMates mentoring program, which they founded in 1991. TeamMates provides encouragement to school-aged youth to help them graduate from high school and pursue a post-secondary education.

Osborne’s leadership of the TeamMates program began while he was putting the final touches on one of the best coaching careers in college football history. The Hastings, Neb., native, who earned master’s and doctoral degrees in educational psychology from the University of Nebraska, was named NU’s 25th head coach following the 1972 season.

In 25 seasons with Osborne at the helm, the Huskers mounted a 255-49-3 record - the sixth-most wins in major college history. Osborne’s .836 winning percentage ranked fifth all-time. His career came to a close with a 42-17 win over No. 3 Tennessee in the 1998 Orange Bowl, when he became the first coach in college football history to retire as a reigning national champion. Following his career, he became one of just four coaches in history to have the mandatory threeyear waiting period waived for induction into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in December of 1998.

Osborne’s 1994 and 1995 teams allowed Nebraska to become just the second school in history to post back-to-back perfect national championship seasons (Oklahoma 1955-56). Nebraska put together the best five-year run in college football history from 1993 to 1997, going 60-3 with five straight 11-win seasons.

Osborne led NU to 13 conference crowns, including six of his last seven seasons on the sideline. All 25 of his Husker teams won at least nine games and went to a bowl, while 15 won 10-or-more games.

In the classroom, the NU football program totaled 65 CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica awards in Osborne’s 25 years. In fact, he accumulated more football academic All-Americans in his 25 years as coach than any other football program in the nation has produced in its history.

Prior to becoming head coach, Osborne spent five seasons under Devaney, helping the Huskers win back-to-back national championships in 1970 and 1971.

In 1973, Osborne succeeded Devaney, who also served as Nebraska’s Athletic Director from 1967 to 1993.

Osborne and his wife, Nancy, have three adult children, Mike, Ann and Suzanne and four grandchildren.

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Harvey Perlman

Josephine Potuto

Chancellor

Faculty Athletics Representative

12th Year Nebraska (1963)

Harvey Perlman was named the 19th Chancellor of the University of NebraskaLincoln on April 1, 2001. He had served as Interim Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since July 16, 2000.

A former dean of the University of Nebraska College of Law (1983-98), Perlman has also served as interim senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNL (1995-96).

A Nebraska native, Perlman was raised in York, and earned a bachelor of arts in history and a juris doctorate from the University of Nebraska. During his law school years, he was editor in chief of the Nebraska Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif, a law honors society.

He joined the NU law faculty in 1967 after spending a year as a Bigelow Teaching Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School. He served on the Nebraska law faculty until 1974 when he joined the faculty Nebraska's Chancellors at the University of Virginia 1871-1876 — Allen R. Benton Law School. He returned to 1876-1882 — Edmund B. Farfield Nebraska in 1983 when he 1884-1889 — Irvin J. Manatt accepted the deanship of the 1891-1895 — James H. Canfield Nebraska Law College, a post 1895-1899 — George E. MacLean he held until 1998 when he 1900-1908 — E. Benjamin Andrews returned to the professoriate.

1908-1927 — Samuel Avery He has also served as a visiting 1927-1938 — E.A. Burnett professor at Florida State 1938-1946 — Chauncey S. Boucher University College of Law, the 1947-1953 — R.G. Gustavson University of Puget Sound 1953-1954 — John K. Selleck School of Law and the University 1954-1968 — Clifford Hardin of Iowa College of Law. 1968-1971 — Joseph Soshnik His area of legal expertise 1972-1975 — James H. Zumberge lies in torts and intellectual 1975-1976 — Adam C. Breckenridge property. He is a member of the 1976-1980 — Roy A. Young Nebraska State and American 1980-1981 — Robert H. Rutford Bar Associations and is a Life 1981-1991 — Martin A. Massengale Fellow of the American Bar 1991-1991 — Jack Goebel Association. Perlman is co1991-1995 — Graham B. Spanier author of “Intellectual Property 1995-1996 — Joan R. Leitzel* and Unfair Competition” 1996-2000 — James Moeser (5th edition, 1998) and co2000-2001 — Harvey S. Perlman* reporter for the American Law 2001-present — Harvey S. Perlman Institute’s “Restatement of * Interim Chancellor Unfair Competition” (1994).

He serves on the Council of the American Law Institute, a leading national law reform organization, and is currently Chair of the NCAA Bowl Licensing Task Force, a member of the NCAA Working Group on Collegiate Model-Rules; and is a member of the Big Ten Athletic Council of Presidents and Chancellors. He previously served as a member of the NCAA Board of Directors and is past chair of the Bowl Championship Series Presidential Oversight Committee.

He serves on the Board of Directors of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nebraska Innovation Campus Development Corporation. He received the George Turner Award from the Nebraska State Bar Association for contributions to the legal profession and the Roger T. Larson Community Builder Award from the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce.

Perlman and his wife, Susan, an NU alumna, are the parents of two daughters.

Anne, who earned degrees from UNL and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, practices medicine in Lincoln and is married to UNL alumnus David Spinar; they have three children; Will, Ava, and Marco, Husker fans all. Daughter Amie, who received bachelors and juris doctorate degrees from UNL, is a Nebraska assistant attorney general and is married to UNL alumnus Ron Larson; they are the parents of Caleb and Finn.

15th Year Rutgers (1967)

Josephine (Jo) R. Potuto, the Richard H. Larson Professor of Constitutional Law, has been Nebraska’s faculty representative (FAR) at the NCAA and conference level since May 15, 1997.

For the past four years, Potuto has been president of the 1A FAR (FARs from FBS institutions). In 2002, she was named Outstanding Faculty Athletics Representative by the All-American Football Foundation.

Potuto spent nine years (the maximum) on the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions (chair her last two years) and currently substitutes on the Committee when a member cannot serve. She is a past Big 12 Conference representative on the NCAA Division I Management Council, served on the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship Committee, and currently serves on an NCAA-wide (all divisions) committee to advise NCAA staff on student-athlete issues.

Potuto is an expert on NCAA enforcement and infractions processes as well as on the general NCAA committee structure and has authored several articles on NCAA processes and operations. She has testified before Nebraska's faculty reps the House Subcommittee on the 1931-1946 — T.J. Thompson Constitution regarding due process 1947-1958 — Earl Fullbrook in NCAA infractions hearings and 1959-1964 — Charles S. Miller has made presentations to the 1965-1968 — Merk Hobson Knight Commission on Intercollegiate 1969-1970 — John R. Davis Athletics. She also has lectured 1971-1982 — Keith L. Broman on NCAA processes and issues at, 1982-1997 — James O'Hanlon among others, the Universities of 1997-present — Josephine Potuto Istanbul, Washington, Maryland, and Baltimore. Potuto is a past adviser to the Uniform Law Commissioners Committee to draft a sports agent statute, has drafted rules governing search and seizure and hearings for the Nebraska Racing Commission, and also has written on issues of gender equity in college athletics.

At Nebraska, Potuto is a member of the academic senate as well as the senate’s intercollegiate athletics committee. She also served on Nebraska’s NCAA site certification steering committee.

Potuto teaches constitutional law, procedural and criminal law, federal jurisdiction, and sports law. She has been a visiting professor of law at the University of Arizona, Rutgers University, the Cardozo College of Law at New York’s Yeshiva University, the University of Oregon, the University of North Carolina, and Seton Hall University. She has worked as an assistant prosecutor in the Essex and Morris County (N.J.) prosecutor’s offices.

Potuto was project director and a drafter of the Uniform Law Commissioners Sentencing and Corrections Act, as well as the drafter for the Nebraska Supreme Court Committee to Draft Criminal Jury Instructions. She is the author of three books and numerous articles. She also is a member of the American Law Institute.

Potuto earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at Rutgers’ Douglass College; her master’s degree in English literature at Seton Hall; and her juris doctorate at the Rutgers Law College. She is a member of the bars of Nebraska and New Jersey and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for Nebraska and New Jersey.

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Isabel Andrade Junior, Co-Captain

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Husker Women Begin Rebuilding for Future A young Nebraska women’s cross country team will begin a new era with Coach David Harris at the helm in 2012 with the challenge of replacing four talented seniors from the 2011 squad. Ashley Miller, Jessica Furlan, Erica Hamik and Katie White made up the nucleus of Nebraska’s team for the past several seasons, helping the Huskers to a sixth-place finish at the 2011 NCAA Midwest Regional and a seventh-place showing in their first Big Ten Championships.

In addition to the losses of four strong 2011 seniors, the Huskers also will be challenged by the loss of junior Martina Barinova. One of Nebraska’s top runners as a freshman in 2010, Barinova battled to overcome injuries during the 2011 cross country season and the 2012 track season. She competed in only two cross country meets a year ago. This season she is expected to redshirt while trying to recover completely from the injuries that sidelined her a year ago.

With the heavy losses among Nebraska’s top runners, Isabel Andrade is expected to be a leader for the Huskers in 2012. The junior from Petaluma, Calif., lettered for NU as a sophomore and competed at the Big Ten and NCAA Midwest Regional championships. She also performed well in the classroom, earning academic All-Big Ten honors. She notched a career-best sixth-place finish in a time of 19:54.72 at the UNO/Creighton Invitational, before posting a career-best time of 18:38.7 at the South Dakota State Classic. She closed the year by finishing 70th at the Big Ten Championships and 85th at the Midwest Regional in DeKalb, Ill. “Isabel has a tremendous work ethic and will be a great benefit as a captain this cross country season to the young athletes we have on our team,” Harris said. “It is now her time to step up and lead the team as an upper-class runner.”

Fellow junior Sarah Plambeck is expected to be another key returner for the Huskers. The Lincoln Christian High School graduate will join Andrade as a captain for the 2012 squad after earning her first cross country letter as a sophomore a year ago. Plambeck, who finished 80th at the 2011 Big Ten Championships and 135th at the NCAA Midwest Regional, posted a season-high fifth-place finish at the Creighton/UNO Classic last season. She

Sarah Plambeck is one of five returning letterwinners for the Huskers in 2012.

The junior from Lincoln will serve as one of Nebraska’s three co-captains on the women’s side this season.

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2012 Returning Runners (5) Isabel Andrade, Martina Barinova, Hannah Edwards, Sarah Larson, Sarah Plambeck Returning Letterwinners (5) Isabel Andrade (1), Martina Barinova (1), Hannah Edwards (1), Sarah Larson (1), Sarah Plambeck (1) 2012 Newcomers (7) Jelena Andjelkovic, Ellen Dougherty, Sarah Dweikat, Tess Keller, Anna Minnick, Morgan Woitzel, Jessica Wright 2011 Departed Runners (5) Jessica Furlan, Erica Hamik, Ashley Miller, Sam Morabe, Katie White

also performed well in the classroom, joining Andrade on the academic AllBig Ten squad.

“Sarah will be one of our women’s captains this year,” Harris said.

“Her dedication during her junior season should result in some nice performances as one of the upper-class runners on our team.”

Sophomores Sarah Larson and Hannah Edwards will also look for improvement while providing leadership for the younger Huskers. Larson, a Lincoln native, demonstrated her talent in her first season of competitive cross country at any level in 2011. A Nebraska all-state softball player at Lincoln Northeast High School, Larson’s softball commitments limited her distance training to the track in high school. However, she made a quick adjustment to collegiate cross country training as a freshman. After a top10 finish at the Creighton/UNO Classic to open the season, she posted a career-best time of 19:00.0 to take 23rd at the SDSU Classic. Although she did not compete at the Big Ten Championships, she finished 137th at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet to close her freshman season. Edwards, a native of Whittier, Calif., competed in three meets as a freshman, making her final appearance at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational.

With just four healthy returning cross country runners on the roster, Nebraska will rely heavily on incoming freshman runners who will make a difference in their first year of competition.

Sophomore transfer Jessica Wright will be eligible to compete in her first season for NU this year. A native of Bellevue, Neb., Wright spent last fall at Marquette University. She earned All-Metro cross country and track and field honors while in high school, and has a bright future for the Huskers.

Tess Keller, a native of Sparta, N.J., will also be a force for NU this season. Keller recorded numerous top-10 finishes in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group Championships in track and cross country.

Sarah Dweikat will also be a freshman contributor this season. Dweikat, a Lincoln native and Lincoln East graduate, has competed in the Nebraska track and field championships, and recorded a sixth-place finish at the 2011 Nebraska cross country championships.

Nebraska’s young team will face the challenge of going head-to-head with a talented Big Ten Conference.

Five Big Ten teams finished among the top 30 in the nation in 2011, led by Michigan State, which closed the year in 12th at the NCAA Championships. Michigan added a top-15 NCAA finish, while Penn State (22nd), Wisconsin (28th) and Minnesota (30th) lead the list of talented Big Ten foes.

Before competing against the best the runners the conference has to offer at the Big Ten Championships in East Lansing, Mich., on Oct. 28, the young Huskers will begin laying their foundation for success with the season-opening Creighton/UNO Classic in Omaha on Sept. 1. Two weeks later the Huskers will play host to the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational at Pioneers Park in Lincoln on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 10 a.m.

Nebraska returns to the road for the KU Rim Rock Farm Classic on Sept.

29, before competing at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational on Oct. 12.

Following Nebraska’s second appearance at the Big Ten Championships, the NCAA Midwest Regional will be held in Springfield, Mo., on Nov. 9. The NCAA Championships are set for Nov. 17 in Louisville, Ky. “I think that it’s a must that we schedule low key at the start of the season before we hit the meat of our schedule,” Harris said. “We are trying to build momentum going into the Big Ten Championships in East Lansing.

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Isabel Andrade Junior

Tiburon, Calif.

(Petaluma) One Letter

Andrade’s Collegiate Honors • Nebraska Cross Country Co-Captain (2012) • Academic All-Big Ten (2011) • Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2010) • Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2011) 2012 (Outlook) Isabel Andrade (pronounced On-DRAH-day) will be a leader on the women’s cross country team during the 2012 season. The junior from California performed at a high level during her sophomore season for the Huskers and will be looked upon to do the same this year.

“Isabel is hard-working and will be a great benefit as a captain this cross country season to the young athletes we have on our team,” Nebraska Coach David Harris said. “It is now her time to step up and lead the team as an upperclass runner.”

2011 (Sophomore) Andrade continued to excel for the Huskers during her sophomore year, earning her first cross country letter in 2011 after a strong season.

In her first meet of the year, Andrade finished sixth overall at the Creighton/UNO Classic (19:54.72) to help Nebraska to its first team title of the season.

Andrade continued to perform at a high level, placing 35th overall at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational (22:57.0) and then 15th at the SDSU Classic in Brookings, S.D. (18:36.7).

In her last regular-season meet, Andrade placed 262nd overall after running a time of 22:31 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational.

Andrade ran well in the postseason, placing 70th (22:14) at the Big Ten Championships in Champaign, Ill. She closed her cross country campaign by placing 85th (22:54.07) at the NCAA Midwest Regional in DeKalb, Ill. Andrade also performed well in the classroom, capturing academic All-Big Ten accolades for the Huskers.

2010 (Freshman) Andrade took to the cross country course for her first collegiate season without much summer training. She made her Husker debut by placing 15th at the Creighton/UNO Classic with a time of 20:13.56.

Andrade followed with a 35th-place finish at the Woody Greeno/ Nebraska Invitational.

in the 3,000 meters at the Nebraska Tune-Up, running a personal-best time of 10:16.42 Before Nebraska (Petaluma HS) Andrade came to Nebraska after completing her prep career at Petaluma High School under Coach Jim Lynch. A two-time qualifier for California’s state cross country meet in Division 3, Andrade finished ninth at the state meet in 2008. She returned as a senior in 2009 to finish 19th and contribute to the Trojans’ 17th-place team finish.

Andrade produced her best season on the track as a junior, before missing most of her senior season with a stress fracture, which only allowed her to run until the end of March. She ran a personal-best 11:06.47 in the 3,200 meters at the 2009 Redwood Empire Area Finals, then set a personal best in the 1,600 meters six days later at the NCS Meet of Champions with a time of 4:56.29.

Personal Isabel is the daughter of Francisco and Helen Andrade. She was born on Dec. 4, 1991. She is an elementary education major at Nebraska and claimed academic All-Big Ten honors in 2011.

Andrade continued to improve during the 2011 track and field season by setting personal-bests both indoors and outdoors. She competed

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Martina Barinova Junior

Prerov, Czech Republic (Placky University/ Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava) One Letter Barinova’s Collegiate Honors • Nebraska Cross Country Co-Captain (2012) • All-Midwest Region (2010) • Academic All-Big Ten Spring (2012) • Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2010) • Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2011) 2012 (Outlook) Martina Barinova (pronounced BEAR-uh-nova) is expected to redshirt in her third cross country season at Nebraska while recovering from a series of injuries. Despite her injuries, Barinova will still be counted on to provide leadership to a young Husker squad. Barinova will serve as a Husker co-captain alongside Isabel Andrade and Sarah Plambeck, while Barinova rehabilitates her injuries for a return to the course in 2013.

2011 (Sophomore) Barinova battled injuries early in the season before ultimately being forced out of competition.

2010 (Freshman) Barinova made an immediate impact as one of Nebraska’s top runners during the 2010 cross country season. She made her debut at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational by finishing second with a time of 21:29.7. Following a 28th-place finish at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, Barinova placed 44th at the Indiana State Pre-Nationals.

Barinova continued to improve during the postseason, placing 21st at the Big 12 Championships. She added All-Midwest Region honors by finishing 25th with a time of 20:54.3 at the NCAA Midwest Regional.

She continued to build momentum during the 2011 track season by earning All-Big 12 honors both indoors and outdoors. She set a personal-best time of 9:25.55 in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championships to help the Husker women capture the school’s sixth Big 12 indoor title. She was also one of four NU distance runners to earn All-Big 12 honors at the outdoor meet, when she finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Before Nebraska (Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava/Placky University) Barinova joined the Huskers as a redshirt freshman after one year at Placky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. A graduate of Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava in Prerov, Barinova thrived in the distance events, holding the Czech Republic national junior record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:17.86, which would rank as the third-best performance all-time at Nebraska.

In 2010, Barinova established three personal bests, including the indoor 3,000 meters (9:36.77), outdoor 3,000 meters (9:32.44) and outdoor 5,000 meters (16:47.06). Her personal best in the indoor

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3,000 meters came at the Czech Republic National Championships, where she placed second. During her career she captured Czech Republic Junior national titles in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (2009 10:20.15) and the 1,500 meters (2008 - 4:33.52).

Personal Martina is the daughter of Vladimar and Alena Barinova. She was born on Jan. 28, 1990 and is a Spanish major at Nebraska. She earned academic All-Big Ten honors in the spring of 2012.

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Sarah Plambeck Junior

Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Christian) One Letter

Plambeck’s Collegiate Honors • Nebraska Cross Country Co-Captain (2012) • Academic All-Big Ten (2011) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012) • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) 2012 (Outlook) Lincoln native Sarah Plambeck will be looked to as a leader for Nebraska on the course during the 2012 season. After earning her first letter as a sophomore in 2011, the Lincoln Christian graduate will be one of NU’s captains for a young team in 2012.

“Her dedication during this upcoming junior season should result in some nice performances as one of the upperclass runners on our team,” Nebraska Coach David Harris said.

2011 (Sophomore) After transitioning into collegiate cross country as a freshman, Plambeck was a regular competitor and earned her first letter for the Huskers as a sophomore.

Plambeck opened the season by placing fifth (19:40.22) at the Creighton/UNO Classic. Plambeck was one of six NU runners in the top 10 and helped the Huskers claim the team title.

The Lincoln Christian product followed that performance with two top-20 finishes, including 18th (22:35.1) at the Woody Greeno/ Nebraska Invitational at Pioneers Park. She added a 20th-place finish (18:54.5) at the SDSU Classic in Brookings, S.D. Plambeck finished off her regular season at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational by settling for 276th (22:52).

In her second postseason with the Huskers, Plambeck finished 80th at the Big Ten Championships in a time of 22:41. She closed the year by finishing 135th (23:40.91) at the NCAA Midwest Regional in DeKalb, Ill. Off the course, Plambeck performed well in the classroom by earning academic All-Big Ten honors. She also earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll during both the fall and spring semesters of 2011-12.

2010 (Freshman) Plambeck was an accomplished runner at Lincoln Christian High School and made her freshman debut at the Creighton/UNO Classic, where she finished eighth with a time of 19:49.79. She continued to contribute at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational, placing 18th to help the women win their sixth consecutive team title.

Plambeck continued to make strides during the 2011 track and field season, setting personal bests both indoors and outdoors. She

competed in the 1,500 meters at the Nebraska Open, running a personal-best time of 4:49.65.

Before Nebraska (Lincoln Christian HS) Plambeck joined Nebraska after a prep career at Lincoln Christian High School under Coach Lynn Wilson. A four-year qualifier for the Nebraska state track and field meet in Class C, Plambeck did not compete in cross country until her senior year. She made an immediate impact, as she finished third in the Class D race, which led the Crusaders to a sixth-place finish in the team standings.

As a freshman at the state track meet, Plambeck captured three medals with a fifth-place finish in the 3,200 meters, a sixth-place finish in the 1,600 meters, and as a member of the eighth-place 4x800-meter relay. She earned four more medals as a sophomore, including her first state championship as the anchor of the 4x800-meter relay. Along with the state title, Plambeck placed second in the 1,600 meters, third in the 3,200 meters and fourth in the 800 meters. Plambeck brought home three more gold medals as a junior, including individual titles in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters, while the Crusaders defended their title in the 4x800-meter relay with Plambeck as the anchor. A foot injury slowed Plambeck during her senior season, but she still captured four medals at the state meet with third-place finishes in the 800 and 4x800, a fourth-place finish in the 3,200 meters and a seventh-place showing in the 1,600 meters.

Personal Sarah is the daughter of Bob and Martha Plambeck. She was born on April 1, 1992. Plambeck is a nutrition, exercise and health science major at Nebraska and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2011.

She also claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2011-12.

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Hannah Edwards Sophomore Whittier, Calif.

(La Serna) One Letter

2012 (Outlook) After adjusting to the longer distances covered in collegiate cross country in her freshman season for NU, Californian Hannah Edwards will look to help lead the Huskers in the 2012 season.

Edwards will look to provide depth for the Huskers in 2012, and will likely be a top-seven runner for NU. 2011 (Freshman) One of three Californians on the 2011 Husker women’s team, Edwards worked to make the adjustment to the longer distances of collegiate cross country as a freshman.

Edwards, who earned her first cross country letter, competed in three meets for the Huskers during her freshman campaign while increasing her training base.

Edwards competed for the first time collegiately at the Creighton/ UNO Classic, where she placed 26th overall and seventh among the Huskers with a time of 21:31.19.

Edwards competed at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational at Pioneers Park in Lincoln, where she finished 102nd overall (24:13.7).

Her final meet of the year came at the SDSU Classic in Brookings, S.D., where she placed 43rd with a season-best time of 19:39.0.

Before Nebraska (La Serna HS) Edwards was a standout in both cross country and track at La Serna High School in Whittier, Calif. Her senior cross country season was highlighted by a ninth-place finish at the Sunny Hills Wayne Walker Invitational, when she covered the 5K course in 19:36 to finish ninth.

On the track, Edwards produced a personal best of 5:14.80 in the 1,600 meters. She established her personal best of 11:42.37 in the 3,200 meters at the 2010 Trabuco Hill Invitational. Edwards ran in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters at the 2010 CIF-SS Divisional Finals.

She posted her personal-best 5K time with a 19:35 to take fifth place at the Clovis Invitational as a junior in 2009. Later her junior year, she placed 21st at the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Preliminaries in November.

Personal The daughter of Mitch and Jan Edwards, Hannah was born Aug. 14, 1993. Hannah is majoring in nutrition, exercise and health science at Nebraska.

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Sarah Larson

Sophomore

Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast) One Letter

Larson’s Collegiate Honors • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011) • Nebraska Class A State Champion (3,200 meters, 2010) • Nebraska Class A Honorable-Mention All-State (Softball, 2010) 2012 (Outlook) Lincoln native Sarah Larson will continue the process of learning collegiate cross country during her sophomore season. Larson, who did not compete in cross country at Lincoln Northeast High School, will be looked upon to be a top-five runner for NU, after performing at a high level in 2011.

2011 (Freshman) Larson lettered in her first season at Nebraska, after competing throughout the regular season for the Huskers and making appearances at the Big Ten and NCAA Midwest Regional championships.

Although Larson did not compete in high school cross country, her experience as a distance runner in track and field helped ease the transition to the longer distances of collegiate cross country. She opened her freshman campaign with a top-10 finish at the Creighton/ UNO Classic. She placed 10th (20:14.72) in Omaha and was one of six NU runners who finished in the top 10, helping the Huskers win the team title.

After the strong performance in her first cross country meet, Larson placed 41st (23:06.4) at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational. She added a 23rd-place effort (19:00.0) at the SDSU Classic in Brookings, S.D. Competing in her first postseason as a Husker, Larson placed 96th at the Big Ten Championships. She closed out her freshman campaign by finishing 137th (23:40.91) at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet in DeKalb, Ill. In the classroom, Larson earned a spot on the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2011.

Before Nebraska (Lincoln Northeast HS) Larson did not compete in cross country during her high school career, but she was a multi-sport standout at Lincoln Northeast.

Larson captured the Nebraska Class A state 3,200-meter championship as a junior in 2010. Larson claimed her first state title in a personalbest time of 11:23.67. She added a third-place showing in the 1,600 with a personal-best time of 5:20.42 for Coach John Snoozy.

She made her first appearance at the state track and field meet as a freshman, when she ran a leg on the Rockets’ sixth-place 3,200-meter relay team.

Larson earned her first individual medal at the Class A state track meet as a sophomore in 2009, when she finished seventh in the 3,200 (11:59.32). She also competed in the 1,600.

In addition to her success on the track, Larson was an accomplished softball player at Lincoln Northeast. The Rockets’ ace in the circle, she also played shortstop and third base when she was not pitching.

She was Northeast’s top pitcher and hitter during her junior season in 2009-10, and was a Class A honorable-mention all-state selection as a senior in 2010-11.

Personal Sarah is the daughter of Mike and Traci Larson. Sarah was born Feb. 28, 1993. She is majoring in business administration at Nebraska and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2011.

She added a fifth-place finish in the 3,200 (11:36.001) as a senior. She also ran the opening leg of the Rockets’ sixth-place 3,200-meter relay.

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Ellen Dougherty

Jessica Wright

Moville, Iowa (Sioux City East)

Bellevue, Neb. (Marquette/Bellevue West)

Sophomore

2012 (Outlook) Ellen Dougherty (pronounced DOOR-ih-tee) joins the Husker cross country team after competing for the NU track and field team during the 2011-12 season.

Dougherty expects to use this season to expand her training base for indoor and outdoor track season.

Before Nebraska (Sioux City East HS) A 14-time state medalist and four-time state champion in Iowa’s Class 4A, Dougherty finished her senior season at Sioux City East High School ranked among Iowa’s all-time top 10 in the 400 (55.41), 800 (2:08.92) and 400 hurdles (1:01.25).

She earned three state medals as a freshman in 2007, as she placed second in the 400 meters (57.39), third in the 800 meters (2:15.97) and ran the anchor leg of the sixth-place 4x400-meter relay. Dougherty returned to anchor the second-place 4x400-meter squad in 2008, while adding third-place finishes in the 400 (56.07) and 800 (2:11.69) meters.

She raised her game as a junior, setting a state meet record in the 400 meters with a time of 55.41, while finishing third in the 400 hurdles (1:01.25). Dougherty also placed fourth in the 800 meters (2:11.40) and anchored the 4x400-meter relay team that set the Iowa state record with a time of 3:48.39 to top the Waukee’s 1981 record of 3:51.70.

She took second as a senior in both the 400 (56.30) and 400 hurdles (1:02.15), while adding two more state titles in the relays. Dougherty ran the 400-meter anchor leg of the Black Raiders’ 800-meter sprintmedley team with a split of 54.9 to complete the squad’s winning time of 1:47.54. Later the same day, she ran the anchor leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay to win the Black Raiders’ second straight state title in the event.

Nationally, she swept the 400 and 800 meters at the 2006 USTF Junior Olympics in Baltimore, Md. Dougherty capped the 2009 outdoor season with a fifth-place finish in the 800 meters (2:11.24) at the USA Junior Championships in Eugene, Ore. She returned to the USA Junior Championships in 2010 at Drake Stadium, where she took eighth in the 800 (2:12.29).

Personal The daughter of Jim and Mary Dougherty, Ellen was born March 10, 1992. She is a business administration major at Nebraska.

Sophomore

2012 (Outlook) After spending her freshman year at Marquette, Jessica Wright will try to make an impact on the Nebraska women’s cross country team in 2012. Wright, a native of Bellevue, Neb., brings her distance talents to a young Husker roster that does not have any seniors this season.

Before Nebraska (Marquette/Bellevue West HS) Wright spent the 2011 season at Marquette before electing to transfer to Nebraska. The Bellevue West High School graduate produced a successful running career for the Thunder Birds. She earned Lincoln Journal Star Super-State honors in 2008 and 2010. Wright finished fourth at the Nebraska Class A High School Championships in 2010.

A standout in the classroom as well, Wright was the valedictorian of Bellevue West’s 2011 senior class Personal The daughter of Jack and Jacki Wright, Jessica was born Oct. 8, 1992.

She has a younger sister, Laura, and a younger brother, Kevin. She is a psychology and pre-medicine major at Nebraska.

Jelena Andjelkovic Freshman

Belgrade, Serbia (College of Sport & Health/ 2nd Economic)

Andjelkovic’s Collegiate Honors • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2012) 2012 (Outlook) Freshman Jelena Andjelkovic (pronounced YELL-uh-nuh AN-jell-ko-vitch) joins the Nebraska cross country team after competing with the NU track and field team in 2011-12. Andjelkovic will use her first season to get used to the longer distances covered in collegiate cross country.

Before Nebraska (College of Sport & Health/2nd Economic) Andjelkovic came to Nebraska after recording personal bests of 55.55 in the 400 meters and 2:07.19 in the 800 meters. She competed for the Serbian National Team at the European Cup, where she placed fifth in the 400 meters.

Personal The daughter of Zoran Andjelkovic, Jelena was born April 23, 1990. She is majoring in sociology at Nebraska.

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Sarah Dweikat

Anna Minnick

Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East)

Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Burke)

Freshman

2012 (Outlook) Freshman Sarah Dweikat (pronounced DWY-kot) hopes to adjust quickly to the longer distances covered in collegiate cross country after a strong prep career at Lincoln East High School. The 2011 Nebraska Class A state runner-up, Dweikat could make an immediate impact for the young Huskers.

Before Nebraska (Lincoln East HS) Dweikat joined the Huskers after an impressive prep career at Lincoln East High School. She captured Super-State honors from the Lincoln Journal Star as both a junior and senior, and posted a second-place finish at the 2011 Nebraska Cross Country State Championships. Dweikat finished sixth in the 3,200 meters at the 2011 Nebraska Class State Track and Field Championships with a time of 11:38.10. She also competed at the state meet in 2010, finishing the 1,600 in a time of 5:39.18.

Personal The daughter of Sally Mackenzie and Ismail Dweikat, Sarah was born May 6, 1994. She is a biochemistry major at Nebraska.

Freshman

Minnick’s Collegiate Honors • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012) 2012 (Outlook) Freshman Anna Minnick joins the Husker cross country team after competing with the NU track and field team in 2011-12. A native of Omaha, Neb., Minnick will use her first season to adjust to the longer distances covered in collegiate cross country.

Before Nebraska (Omaha Burke HS) Minnick came to Nebraska after taking fifth as a member of the All-Class 4x400-meter relay team at the 2009 Nebraska State Track and Field Championships. She was also a member of the eighth-place All-Class 4x400 team in 2008. Minnick captured academic all-state awards and helped Omaha Burke to the 2009 district title. She ran a personal-best time of 58.09 in the 400 meters in high school.

Personal The daughter of Richard and Michelle Minnick, Anna was born Feb. 19, 1991. She is majoring in art education with a minor in dance with a coaching endorsement at Nebraska.

Tess Keller

Morgan Woitzel

Netcong, N.J. (Pope John XXIII)

Omaha, Neb. (Millard South)

Freshman

Freshman

2012 (Outlook) Tess Keller hopes to make a major impact in her first season with the Nebraska cross country team in 2012. The freshman from Netcong, N.J., was one of the top prep runners in the state of New Jersey last year and an inexperienced Husker team could rely heavily on Keller’s talents, according to Coach David Harris.

2012 (Outlook) Freshman Morgan Woitzel (pronounced WITTS-zull) joins the Nebraska cross country team after an excellent career at Millard South High School. A two-time Nebraska high school champion on the track, Woitzel could help the Huskers in her first season of collegiate cross country.

Before Nebraska (Pope John XXIII HS) Keller posted impressive times and earned numerous state medals during her high school career at Pope John XXIII in Sparta, N.J.

Before Nebraska (Millard South HS) Woitzel was a standout at Millard South, capturing the Class A state title in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:15.22 in 2010. She added a fourth-place finish in the 400 at the 2010 state meet in a time of 1:00.06.

Woitzel helped Millard South’s 1,600-meter relay to the 2011 Class state championship with a winning time of 3:58.27.

Keller was the 2011 New Jersey Catholic Conference cross country champion, while also placing third at the cross country state group competition (non-public A).

Personal The daughter of Nancy and Greg Keller, Tess was born Feb. 25, 1994.

She is a psychology major at Nebraska.

Personal The daughter of Todd and Michell Woitzel, Morgan was born Nov. 27, 1993. She is a biological sciences major at Nebraska.

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Meet the Huskers Jarren Heng

Junior, Co-Captain

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Young Huskers Hope to Lay New Foundation Under Harris The Nebraska men’s cross country team will have almost an entirely new look in Coach David Harris’ first season at the reins of the program.

Not only did the Huskers graduate four seniors from former Coach Jay Dirksen’s final NU squad, but senior Trevor Vidlak will redshirt in 2012, and senior Tommy Brinn will see a light work load due to an injury suffered in the spring. Another returning runner redshirting will be junior Connor Gibson.

Vidlak, a Lincoln native and returning captain for NU, will be missed after performing at a high level the past two seasons. Vidlak earned Nebraska’s Most Valuable Cross Country Runner award in 2011, as well as NU’s Most Improved Runner honor in 2010. During the 2011 season, Vidlak was at his best at the SDSU Classic in Brookings, S.D., winning the individual meet title in 24:46.7.

Brinn, a native of Otsego, Mich., had a successful junior season for NU. He performed at his best at the SDSU Classic, where he placed 12th in 26:14.6.

The heavy losses from last year’s squad will present both challenges and opportunities for Harris and a young Husker team.

“This will by far be the youngest team to compete in this program’s history,” Harris said. “I keep telling my team that we need the younger kids to step up so we can make strides into the future, due to the fact that we do not have many seniors this season.”

Nebraska’s top active returning runner in 2012 will be Jarren Heng. The junior from Norfolk, Neb., will be counted on to lead a young Husker squad in training and competition, while improving his times from a year ago.

“The expectations are high for Jarren, both in leadership and performance,” Harris said. “He has put in the work to make progress in his running career at the Big Ten level. He will be one of our men’s captains and with that comes incorporating all of our freshmen into the 2012 season. That could play a pretty big part in the future success of this program in the years to come.”

Heng performed at a high level throughout his sophomore campaign, posting a pair of top-five finishes on the year. He took second at the Creighton/ UNO Classic in a time of 27:31.24. He added another runner-up finish two weeks later at the South Dakota State Classic, posting a time of 25:25.9 to help the Huskers capture a team title.

Brett Grieb, Anthony Pittman and Dani Dapo will join Heng as runners expected to lead the young Husker squad in 2012. Grieb, a junior from York, Neb., hopes to continue his improvement while adding veteran leadership on and off the course. He competed in three meets in 2011 and posted a personalbest time of 28:48.1 at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational. Grieb captured third-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in 2011-12.

Jarren Heng is expected to be the top runner for Nebraska in 2012. The junior co-captain from Norfolk, Neb., will lead NU’s young runners this season.

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2012 Returning Runners (8) Tommy Brinn, Dani Dapo, Connor Gibson, Brett Grieb, Jarren Heng, Anthony Pittman, Alney Tobias, Trevor Vidlak Returning Letterwinners (4) Tommy Brinn (1), Connor Gibson (1), Jarren Heng (1), Trevor Vidlak (2) 2012 Newcomers (9) Taylor Anders, Matt Bloch, Matt Gilbert, London Hawk, Jonah Heng, Sidney Madlock, Jacob Olson, Adam Procknow, Aron Sebhat 2011 Departed Runners (5) Jesse Adams, Brad Doering, Grant Duffy, Peter Falcon, Adam Mitteis Pittman also will enter his third year in the cross country program after redshirting in 2011. The sophomore from Omaha plans to regain the success he found on the course as a freshman, while improving his times to help lead the Huskers. Pittman hopes to be one of the Huskers’ top-seven runners in 2012.

Dapo, a native of Omaha, will also be looked upon to lead the young group of Huskers this season. Dapo will be competing in his last season with NU, and will be one of the only seniors competing for the Huskers in the fall. Dapo will add depth to the team this year, and will likely be a top-seven runner.

With only four returning runners expecting to make significant contributions for the Huskers this year, Nebraska’s eight-member freshman class will be counted on to make immediate contributions.

One of Nebraska’s most talented recruits in recent history, Jonah Heng, a native of Overland Park, Kan., could have a bright future for NU. “Jonah probably has the best distance credentials with his performance at the Midwest Regionals last year in high school. He just missed going to Nationals, and then backed that up with a 9:06 two mile that broke the Kansas state high school record.”

Aron Sebhat, a native of Skokie, Ill., is a touted recruit for NU. The Niles North High School graduate had a phenomenal prep career, and owns multiple records at the school.

“Aron will make an impact on day one for the Huskers,” Harris said.

Another incoming freshman who could contribute right away is Jacob Olson.

The native of Kearney earned Nebraska Gatorade Runner-of-the-Year honors as a senior.

“Olson is one of the top runners coming out of the state this year,” Harris said, “and has the potential to become a great runner.”

Matt Bloch, a native of Valley Village, Calif., will also be one of NU’s top freshman runners coming into the 2012 season. Bloch recorded several top-10 finishes at the California track and field championships, as well as a fifth-place finish in cross country.

Adam Procknow, a native of Cary, Ill., will look to adjust to the longer distances covered in collegiate cross country this year. Procknow will add depth to the young Huskers and will look to build strength in the coming years.

Matt Gilbert, a standout runner from Fenton, Mich., will also look to add depth for NU. Gilbert brings solid credentials from Michigan, where he earned all-state and all-region honors.

Taylor Anders, a native of Greeley, Colo., could contend for a spot in the Huskers’ top seven this season. Anders recorded numerous top-10 finishes at the Colorado track and field championships, while also competing in the cross country state championships.

The tough task of taking on more extensive training to help conquer both longer races will challenge the first-year Huskers. An even greater challenge for the freshmen-laden team will come with the strength of the Big Ten. Defending NCAA champion Wisconsin headlines a group of five Big Ten teams that finished among the top 30 in the nation in 2011. Indiana closed the year in seventh at the NCAA Championships to join the Badgers in the top 10.

Michigan took 17th and Minnesota closed the year 19th to contribute a pair of top-20 NCAA finishes for the conference, while Ohio State added a 30th-place showing at nationals.

Before competing against the best the runners the conference has to offer at the Big Ten Championships in East Lansing, Mich., on Oct. 28, the young Huskers will begin laying their foundation for success with the season-opening Creighton/UNO Classic in Omaha on Sept. 1. Two weeks later the Huskers will play host to the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational at Pioneers Park in Lincoln on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 10 a.m. Nebraska returns to the road for the KU Rim Rock Farm Classic on Sept. 29, before competing at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational on Oct. 12. Following Nebraska’s second appearance at the Big Ten Championships, the NCAA Midwest Regional will be held in Springfield, Mo., on Nov. 9. The NCAA Championships are set for Nov. 17 in Louisville, Ky. “Expectations for the freshmen may be too high for their first season,” Harris said, “but in the end it will help build a strong foundation for success in the future.”

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Tommy Brinn Senior

Otsego, Mich.

(Otsego) One Letter

Brinn’s Collegiate Honors • NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Qualifier (2010) • Academic All-Big Ten (Fall 2011) • Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2010) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012) • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) 2012 (Outlook) Senior Tommy Brinn will try to battle back from injuries suffered during the spring of 2012 in hopes of leading Nebraska on the cross country course this fall. If Brinn is unable to build a training base early in the season because of limitations caused by his injuries, he could take a redshirt season in 2012. Brinn’s leadership may be a key if he is healthy, as fellow senior Trevor Vidlak will be out with injury in 2012.

2011 (Junior) Brinn earned his first cross country letter after providing strong running in the middle of the Husker lineup as a junior in 2011.

Brinn started his junior campaign with a pair of top-20 finishes for Nebraska, including a sixth-place performance at the Creighton/UNO Classic in Omaha (28:11.18). He followed up that effort with a 12thplace finish (26.14.6) at the SDSU Classic in Brookings, S.D. He added a strong performance at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, running a time of (26:45) to place 255th overall in a meet that boasted one of the strongest fields in the country.

Brinn capped his junior campaign by running a season personal-best of 26:15 to finish 74th at the Big Ten Championships. He added a 121stplace finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional in DeKalb, Ill. (34:21.81).

A strong performer off the course as well, Brinn claimed academic AllBig Ten honors for his performance in the classroom.

2010 (Sophomore) Following an impressive freshman season, Brinn established himself as one of Nebraska’s top eight competitors throughout the season and capped his second cross country season by finishing 82nd at his first Big 12 Championships.

Brinn opened the year with an eighth-place finish at the Creighton/ UNO Classic as the third Husker to cross the finish line. He added a 44th-place finish at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational two weeks later. Brinn finished 152nd (25:44.6) at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, before settling for 211th at the Indiana State Pre-Nationals on Oct. 16.

He concluded his cross country season by finishing 82nd (27:03.3) at the Big 12 Championships in Stillwater, Okla., on Oct. 30.

2009 (Freshman) Brinn made his Husker debut at the Creighton/UNO Classic, where he was the fifth Husker to cross the finish line in ninth place. He went on to compete in three more regular-season meets, including the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational (172nd), Wisconsin adidas Invitational (119th) and Indiana State Pre-Nationals (90th).

High School (Otsego) Brinn came to Nebraska after finishing as Otsego’s top runner his final two seasons at the Michigan Lower Peninsula Division 2 Cross Country Championships, including an 11th-place individual finish in 2008 that propelled the Bulldogs to third in the team standings under Coach Steve Long.

Brinn excelled on the track in the 800 meters, where he captured back-to-back Michigan Lower Peninsula Division 2 championships as a junior and senior, setting the meet record as a junior with a time of 1:51.76. He also finished second in the 400 meters and was a member of the runner-up 4x400-meter relay at the state meet in 2009. Brinn led Michigan to a win over Ohio and Indiana at the 2009 Midwest Meet of Champions with a meet-record and personal-best time of 1:49.27.

Brinn ranked No. 4 nationally as a senior and No. 22 as a junior in the 800 meters. Brinn was sixth at the 2009 USA Junior Nationals in Eugene, Ore., with a time of 1:53.25.

Personal The son of Chauncy and Janis Brinn, Tommy was born Feb. 11, 1990.

Brinn has one brother, Trevor. Tommy is majoring in advertising and public relations at Nebraska and captured academic All-Big Ten honors in 2011. He was a second-team academic All-Big 12 pick in 2010. Brinn earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2011-12. men’s Runners l Meet The Huskers

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Dani Dapo Senior

Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Westside)

Dapo’s Collegiate Honors • •

Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll (2011) Big 12 Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2009)

2012 (Outlook) Dani Dapo (pronounced JONNY JAP-o) hopes to contribute for the Huskers as a senior in 2012. Dapo ran at the NCAA Midwest Regional for the Huskers in 2011, after competing in three regular-season meets.

The Omaha Westside graduate will be one of Nebraska's most experienced returning competitors in 2012.

2011 (Junior) Dapo competed for the first time as a member of the cross country team as a junior in 2011. The Omaha native finished 14th overall (28:53.46) at the Creighton/UNO Classic in his hometown to open the season.

He added a 194th-place finish at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational, before taking 40th overall (27:27.1) at the SDSU Classic in Brookings, S.D. In his first postseason as a member of the cross country team, Dapo competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional in DeKalb, Ill., where he placed 155th (35:31.04).

2010 (Sophomore) Dapo was a member of the cross country team for his third season at Nebraska, but he did not compete on the course for the Huskers. He also sat out the indoor track season, before returning for the outdoor campaign. He set a personal best with a 4:02.23 in the 1,500 meters at the Wichita State Classic on April 2.

2009 (Redshirt Freshman) Dapo did not compete in cross country in 2009. He competed at six meets during the indoor track and field season, where he posted a personal best of 2:28.19 in the 1,000 meters at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational and an oversized best of 1:53.94 in the 800 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational.

Dapo focused on the 800 meters during the outdoor season, as he competed in the event at five meets. He posted the fourth-best time by a Husker outdoors in 2010 with a personal best of 1:53.65 at the Jim Click Shootout.

2008 (Freshman) Dapo did not compete in cross country, but did compete during the indoor track and field season, before redshirting the outdoor season.

He started in the indoor season at the Holiday Inn Invitational, placing fourth in the 800 meters with a personal-best time of 1:55.60 as an unattached athlete. Dapo ran in a Husker uniform in his next four meets, posting top-10 finishes at the Conference Challenge (5th), adidas Classic (8th) and Husker Invitational (5th). He competed only

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one time unattached during the outdoor season, where he ran an outdoor best of 1:55.62 at the Nebraska Invitational.

Before Nebraska (Omaha Westside HS) Dapo made trips to the Nebraska Class A State Track and Field meet in all four years at Westside High School under Coach Rick McKeever.

Dapo contributed to a sixth-place finish in the 4x800-meter relay as a sophomore, before returning as a junior to finish sixth in the 800 (1:58.91), seventh in the 4x400 (3:27.41) and second in the 4x800 (8:05.08). As a senior, Dapo placed second in the 800 (1:55.91) and anchored the sixth-place 4x800-meter relay team (8:08.13). He was a four-time participant at the state cross country meet, with 20th being his best finish as a senior. Dapo chose Nebraska over Kansas.

Personal Dani’s parents are Amir and Emma Dapo. He was born Feb. 23, 1990.

Dani is a nutritional science and dietetics major at Nebraska.

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Trevor Vidlak Senior

Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast) Two Letters

Vidlak’s Collegiate Honors • Nebraska Cross Country Team Co-Captain (2011, 2012) • Nebraska Most Valuable Cross Country Runner (2011) • Nebraska Men’s Most Improved Runner (2010) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2012) 2012 (Outlook) Nebraska’s top returning runner, Trevor Vidlak (pronounced VID-lack) is expected to take a redshirt season in 2012. Vidlak can compete as an unattached runner during the season, as he builds for a strong senior season. Vidlak will remain a Nebraska cross country co-captain for the 2012 season.

2011 (Junior) After producing an excellent sophomore season, Vidlak was Nebraska’s top runner as a junior in 2011. The Lincoln native was named Nebraska’s Most Valuable Cross Country Runner after serving as one of the Husker co-captains and earning his second cross country letter.

In his first meet of the season at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational, Vidlak took fourth overall in a time of 24:46.3 to lead the Huskers.

Vidlak followed with an individual title at the SDSU Classic, in Brookings, S.D. His time of 24.46.7 led four Huskers in the top 10, as Nebraska captured its first team victory of the season.

He continued to pace the Huskers as NU’s top finisher at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, where he finished 171st overall in a time of 25:18.

At his first Big Ten Championships, Vidlak ran a season personal-best 24:37 to place 35th overall and first among the Huskers.

Vidlak’s final performance came at the NCAA Midwest Regional, running a time of 33:32.11 to finish 80th overall.

In the classroom, Vidlak earned a spot on the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2012.

2010 (Sophomore) Vidlak finished among the top six Huskers at every meet in 2010 and earned Nebraska’s Most Improved Runner Award. He capped his sophomore season with an 83rd-place finish (32:05.4) at the NCAA Midwest Regional competition in Peoria, Ill., on Nov. 13. He finished as NU’s No. 4 runner at regionals and at the 2010 Big 12 Championships, where he placed 45th (25:40.64).

Vidlak opened the season with a third-place finish at the Creighton/ UNO Classic in Omaha on Sept. 4. Two weeks later, he posted another top-10 finish by taking 10th (25:33.2) at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational at Pioneers Park in Lincoln.

He managed a 142nd-place showing as NU’s No. 5 runner at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational on Oct. 2, before finishing 194th as the Huskers’ No. 6 runner at the Indiana State Pre-Nationals.

Vidlak helped the Huskers to a sixth-place team finish at the Big 12 Championships in Stillwater, Okla., and a 10th-place regional finish.

2009 (Freshman) Vidlak competed in five meets for the Huskers in his first season at Nebraska, including a trip to the Big 12 Championships. He opened his Husker career with a 12th-place showing at the Creighton/UNO Classic and went on to help NU win the men’s title at the Woody Greeno/ Nebraska Invitational with a 66th-place time of 26:55.7.

He capped his freshman season by finishing 101st at the conference meet, where the men’s squad finished seventh.

Before Nebraska (Lincoln Northeast HS) Vidlak joined the Huskers after qualifying for six Nebraska Class A State Championships at Lincoln Northeast High School. Vidlak competed at the state cross country championships in 2005, 2007 and 2008, including a seventh-place finish as a senior with a time of 16:43.5 on the 5K course.

Personal The son of Theresa Schoonover and Tom Vidlak, Trevor was born June 10, 1991. Trevor is majoring in business management. He earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2012.

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Connor Gibson Junior

Blair, Neb. (Blair) One Letter

Gibson’s Collegiate Honors • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2012) 2012 (Outlook) Connor Gibson is expected to redshirt during the 2012 cross country season while he recovers from injuries. The Blair, Neb., native provided depth to the Husker lineup as a sophomore while competing in three meets and earning his first cross country letter in 2011.

Gibson hopes to return to the course as a junior in 2013.

2011 (Sophomore) After using his freshman season to adjust to the longer course distances in collegiate cross country, Gibson improved his times and settled into his role for the cross country team in 2011.

Gibson opened the season by placing in the top 20 at two of his first three meets as a sophomore. He placed 12th at the Creighton/UNO Classic (28:52.68), before taking 14th at the SDSU Classic (26:22.2).

He ran a season-best 26:18.6 at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational to finish 38th overall and fifth among the Huskers. Gibson ended his sophomore season by finishing 256th (26:50) at the Wisconsin adidas Meet.

Although he did not compete at the Big Ten Championships or NCAA Midwest Regional for the Huskers, he did earn his first cross country letter at the end of the season.

In the classroom, Gibson earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2012.

2010 (Freshman) Gibson competed for the Huskers in their first three meets in 2010.

He opened the season with a ninth-place showing as the Huskers’ No. 4 finisher at the Creighton/UNO Invitational in Omaha on Sept. 4. He added a 71st-place finish at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational two weeks later at Pioneers Park in Lincoln.

Gibson made his final appearance at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational in Madison, Wis., on Oct. 2, when he finished 188th (26:53.3).

Before Nebraska (Blair HS) Gibson joined the Huskers after winning the 2009 Nebraska cross country title in Class B under Coach Darren Harsin at Blair High School. A threetime state qualifier in cross country, Gibson made his first appearance as a sophomore in 2007, finishing 20th with a time of 17:20.75. He cut more than 20 seconds off his 2007 time to finish 10th in 2008 with a time of 16:59.5. In 2009, Gibson continued to run faster (16:30.2) at the state meet to become the second straight runner from Blair to win the state title.

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On the track, Gibson made his first appearance at the state meet as a sophomore, finishing 10th in the 1,600 meters. He returned in 2009 to win three state medals by winning the 1,600 meters (4:20.77), finishing third in the 800 meters (1:57.37) and running the anchor leg of the winning 4x800-meter relay. He capped his prep career with four state medals, including three Class B state titles and two All-Class gold medals at the 2010 meet. Gibson ran the top time across all classes in the 800 meters (1:55.17) and 1,600 meters (4:21.77), anchored the winning 4x800-meter relay and added a runner-up finish in the 3,200 meters.

Personal Connor is the son of Kurt and Sue Gibson. Connor was born on Nov. 7, 1991. He is majoring in social science education and claimed a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2012.

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Brett Grieb Junior

York, Neb. (York)

Grieb’s Collegiate Honors • • •

CoSIDA Academic All-American (Third Team, 2012) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2009, 2010; Spring 2010, 2011)

2012 (Outlook) Brett Grieb (pronounced GREEB) will be looked upon to add depth to the Husker cross country team during his junior campaign in 2012. The York, Neb., native competed in three meets as a sophomore and will be counted on for improved times as a junior.

A standout in the classroom, Grieb captured third-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in the spring of 2012.

2011 (Sophomore) After two years of training with the Nebraska cross country program, Grieb made his first appearances on the course for the Huskers as a sophomore in 2011. He competed in three meets early in the season for NU. In his first meet with the Huskers, Grieb competed at the Creighton/ UNO Classic, placing 28th overall (30:25.58). He followed that performance with a 197th-place finish at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational. He ran a season personal-best 28:48.1 on the course at Pioneers Park.

Grieb closed his sophomore campaign by running at the SDSU Classic in Brookings, S.D., where he placed 66th overall (29:01.3).

In the classroom, Grieb claimed third-team CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica honors in the spring of 2012. He also earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2011-12.

2010 (Redshirt Freshman) Grieb trained with the cross country team but did not compete.

He produced three personal bests during the indoor track season, including a 1:57.09 in the 800. He added a 2:38.07 in the 1,000 meters at the Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational and a 4:24.95 in the mile at the Nebraska Tune-Up. During the outdoor season he posted season bests of 2:02.84 in the 800 and 4:12.78 in the 1,500 at the Nebraska Open.

Before Nebraska (York HS) Grieb made trips to the Nebraska Class B State Cross Country Championships all four years at York High School, with his best finishes coming in 2006 (33rd) and 2008 (34th). On the track, Grieb competed in the 1,600-meter run at the state meet during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. His top finish came in 2009, when he placed third with a personal-best time of 4:28.00.

Personal A second-generation Husker, Brett is the son of Chris and Sheila Grieb.

Brett’s father earned a letter on the track and field team in 1975. Brett was born Nov. 6, 1990 and has one brother, Ryan. Brett is majoring in biological sciences at Nebraska and was a third-team CoSIDA Academic All-American following track and field season in 2012. He also earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2011-12.

2009 (Freshman) Grieb redshirted his first season with the cross country team. He went on to compete indoors and outdoors for the track and field team, where he ran outdoor personal bests of 2:02.74 in the 800 meters and 4:08.17 in the 1,500 meters.

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Jarren Heng Junior

Norfolk, Neb. (Catholic) One Letter

Heng’s Collegiate Honors • Nebraska Cross Country Team Co-Captain (2012) • • • •

Academic All-Big Ten Fall (2011) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011) Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll (2010) Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll (2011)

2012 (Outlook) After becoming a leader on and off the course for the Huskers in 2011, junior Jarren Heng is expected to be Nebraska's top cross country runner and a co-captain in 2012.

"The expectations are high for Jarren this year, both in leadership and performance," Nebraska Coach David Harris said. "He has put in the work to make progress in his running career at the Big Ten level."

2011 (Sophomore) Heng ran among the top four for the Huskers all season in 2011, including a pair of top-three finishes.

The Norfolk, Neb., native opened his sophomore season by notching a second-place finish at the Creighton/UNO Classic (27:31.24) to help the Huskers to a second-place finish overall. He continued the success into the next meet at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational, running a time of 25:48.8 to place fourth among the Huskers and 23rd overall.

He continued to excel at the SDSU Classic, in Brookings, S.D. He finished second overall in a time of 25:25.9, which helped Nebraska capture the team title.

Heng's final regular-season meet came at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, where he ran a time of 26:18 to place 242nd overall as the Huskers' No. 4 runner.

Heng continued to perform well during the postseason, producing two solid performances at the Big Ten Championships (67th, 25:36) and at NCAA Midwest Regionals (98th, 33:52.68).

Heng earned his first cross country letter during the season. He also performed well in the classroom, claiming academic All-Big Ten honors for the Huskers.

2010 (Freshman) Heng finished among NU's top seven at every meet, including a 66thplace showing at the Big 12 Championships and a 101st-place finish (32:24.3) at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Peoria, Ill. Heng opened his college career by taking 11th (27:42.9) at the Creighton/UNO Classic in Omaha on Sept. 4. Two weeks later, he finished 26th (26:08.7) at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational at Pioneers Park in Lincoln. He managed a 154th-place showing (25:46.5)

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at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, before finishing 188th at the Indiana State Pre-Nationals on Oct. 16.

On the track, Heng set personal bests in every event both indoors and outdoors as a freshman. He posted a time of 4:17.33 in the mile at the Nebraska Tune-Up, while adding an 8:37.22 in the 3,000 at the Razorback Invite. He clocked a 15:14.69 in the 5,000 at the adidas Classic. Outdoors, he posted a 3:55.43 in the 1,500 at the Ward Haylett Invite, and a 9:14.02 in the steeplechase at the Pepsi Invitational.

Before Nebraska (Norfolk Catholic HS) Heng led Norfolk Catholic to four straight Nebraska Class C state cross country titles as the team's top runner from 2006 to 2009. Norfolk Catholic became just the third school in Nebraska history to win four straight boys cross country team titles, joining Morrill (1979-82) and York (1992-95). Running for coaches Tim Kassmeier and Doug Zoucha, Heng won back-to-back state titles and All-Class gold medals in 2008 and 2009, after finishing second in 2007 and fourth in 2006. Heng was also a multi-sport athlete and earned all-state honors in basketball.

Personal Jarren is the son of Jeff and Kristi Heng. Jarren was born on Dec. 18, 1991. Jarren's cousin Jonah is a member of the cross country team.

Jarren is majoring in Spanish at Nebraska and captured academic All-Big Ten honors in 2011. He also claimed a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2011.

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Anthony Pittman

Sidney Madlock

Sophomore

Sophomore

Omaha, Neb. (Millard West)

Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln North Star)

Pittman’s Collegiate Honors • Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2010)

2012 (Outlook) Sophomore Sidney Madlock enters his first season of collegiate cross country with the Huskers after competing with the track and field team in both 2010-11 and 2011-12.

2012 (Outlook) Anthony Pittman will try to get back into the mix for the Huskers this season after redshirting during the 2011 campaign. The Millard West High School graduate will be looked upon as a top seven runner for a young Nebraska team in 2012.

The Lincoln native will use his first season to help expand his training base for the 2013 track season, while adjusting to the distances covered in collegiate cross country.

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Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2010)

2011 (Sophomore) After having a strong freshman season, Pittman redshirted as a true sophomore on the cross country course in 2011. In the classroom, he earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2011.

2010 (Freshman) Pittman competed in five of Nebraska’s six meets as a true freshman in 2010, including the Big 12 and NCAA Midwest Regional championships. He capped his first season by finishing 103rd (32:31.9) at the regional in Peoria, Ill., on Nov. 13. He was NU’s No. 7 finisher at the regional and conference meets.

Before Nebraska (Lincoln North Star) Madlock was a standout performer for perennial state power Lincoln North Star High School and Coach Matt Musiel. Madlock was a state qualifier in both track and field and cross country, earning four letters on the track while adding one in cross country.

He chose Nebraska over South Dakota and NebraskaKearney.

Personal The son of Stanford and Amanda Madlock, Sidney was born Jan. 29, 1992. He is majoring in communication studies at Nebraska.

Pittman opened his career by finishing 17th at the Creighton/UNO Classic on Sept. 4, before taking 69th (27:02.0) at the Woody Greeno/ Nebraska Invite two weeks later. He finished 176th at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, and did not compete at the Indiana State PreNationals. He returned to competition for postseason action at the Big 12 and regional meets. He finished 67th (26:22.95) at the Big 12 Championships in Stillwater, Okla.

Before Nebraska (Millard West HS) Pittman joined the Huskers after leading Millard West High School to back-to-back Class A cross country state titles under Coach Max Kurz.

After not competing as a freshman or sophomore, Pittman broke onto the scene as the 2008 state runner-up (16:37.0). As a senior in 2009, Pittman cut nearly 14 seconds off his 2008 time, finishing second with a time of 16:23.6.

Personal Anthony is the son of Tom and Colette Pittman. Anthony was born on Sept. 23, 1992. He is a chemical engineering major at Nebraska and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2011.

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Alney Tobias

Taylor Anders

Troy, N.Y. (Lansingburgh) One Letter

Greeley, Colo.

(Greeley West)

Sophomore

Freshman

2012 (Outlook) After participating in cross country for the Huskers for the first time in 2011, sophomore Alney Tobias (pronounced AL-nee) will look to improve his times during the 2012 season.

2012 (Outlook) Freshman Taylor Anders joins the Huskers after a solid prep career at Greeley West High School in Colorado. Anders will look to adjust to the longer course demands in collegiate cross country and add depth to NU.

Tobias will look to add depth to NU, as he prepares for his indoor and outdoor track seasons.

Before Nebraska (Greeley West HS) Anders was a standout performer at Greeley West, where he competed in both the Colorado cross country and state track and field championships.

2011 (Redshirt Freshman) Tobias joined the Nebraska cross country program in 2011, after he focused on competing for the Nebraska track and field team in 2010.

Tobias competed in three meets for the Huskers as a redshirt freshman in 2011.

Tobias started out his 2011 season by competing at the Creighton/UNO Classic, where he placed 15th overall (29:07.08).

He continued to gain experience at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational by placing 258th overall. He closed his competitive season at the SDSU Classic, as he placed 59th overall in a seasonbest time of 28:18.4.

2010 (Redshirt) Tobias did not run cross country but was a participant on the 2011 track and field team.

Before Nebraska (Lansingburgh HS) Tobias came to Nebraska following a strong prep career at Lansingburgh High School in Troy, N.Y. In addition to being a four-time qualifier for the state cross country meet, he excelled on the track. Tobias qualified three times for state indoor and outdoor meets and captured two medals at the indoor Federation meet.

Personal The son of Louie and Penny Tobias, Alney was born May 7, 1992. Alney is a civil engineering major at Nebraska.

Anders placed eighth in the 1,600 in the state championships in track, as well as notching a 15th-place finish in the 3,200.

Personal The son of Rodger and Michele Anders, Taylor was born July 19, 1994.

He is majoring in mechanical engineering at Nebraska.

Matt Bloch

Freshman

Valley Village, Calif.

(Notre Dame)

2012 (Outlook) Matt Bloch (pronounced BLOCK) could make an impact on a young Husker cross country squad in 2012. The freshman was one of the top runners in California while competing for Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks.

Before Nebraska (Notre Dame HS) Bloch brings strong credentials to the Nebraska cross country team after finishing third at the CIF Southern Section finals and fifth at the CIF state championships as a senior. The native of Valley Village, Calif., competed at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, where he was also a first-team all-state performer in cross country. Bloch posted a 5K personal best time of 15:30 while competing in high school.

Personal The son of Steve and Mary Bloch, Matt was born July 13, 1994. He is majoring in accounting at Nebraska.

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Matt Gilbert

Jonah Heng

Fenton, Mich.

(Fenton)

Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission West)

Freshman

2012 (Outlook) Matt Gilbert hopes to help the Huskers on the cross country course as a freshman in 2012.

The Fenton, Mich., native will use his first season at Nebraska to adjust to the longer distances covered in collegiate cross country, while adding depth to a young group of Huskers.

Before Nebraska (Fenton HS) Gilbert was a standout at Fenton High School in Michigan, where he earned all-state honors. He was a four-time, first-team all-conference selection as well as a four-time conference champion. Gilbert also was a two time all-region, and all-county selection. He placed 19th at the state championships as a senior.

Personal The son of Chris Gilbert, Matt was born July 9, 1993. He is majoring in actuarial science at Nebraska.

London Hawk Freshman

South Holland, Ill. (Thornwood)

2012 (Outlook) London Hawk joins the Nebraska cross country team for his freshman season of collegiate cross country in 2012. Hawk, who is also a member of the Husker track and field team, will use the cross country season to expand his training base for the indoor and outdoor track seasons.

Before Nebraska (Thornwood HS) Hawk comes to Nebraska after a stellar career for Coach Brian Evans at Thornwood High School. Hawk won the 2011 Illinois state championship in the 400, finished third as a member of Thornwood’s 4x400 relay team and took eighth individually in the 800. Hawk finished sixth at nationals with a 47.8 split in the 400 in 2010, while taking second at nationals in 2011 with a split of 47.1. He was also a member of Thornwood’s academic honor roll.

Personal The son of Lester and Rochelle Hawk, London was born Feb. 17, 1993.

He has not declared a major at Nebraska.

Freshman

2012 (Outlook) Freshman Jonah Heng will look to make an immediate impact on the Nebraska cross country team after an excellent high school career. The native of Overland Park, Kan., could contend for one of the Huskers’ top spots as a freshman, according to Coach David Harris.

“Jonah probably has the best distance credentials with his performance at the Midwest Regionals last year in high school,” Harris said. “He just missed going to Nationals, and then backed that up with a 9:06 two mile that broke the Kansas state high school record.”

Before Nebraska (Shawnee Mission West) Heng was a standout runner at Shawnee Mission West High School in Overland Park, Kan. He earned a seventh-place finish at the 2010 Kansas state cross country championships, and added an eighth-place showing in 2011. He was also an academic all-state selection in cross country.

Personal The son of Nick and Julie Heng, Jonah was born Aug. 21, 1994. Jonah joins his cousin, Jarren, as a member of the Nebraska cross country team. He plans to major in civil engineering at Nebraska.

Jacob Olson

Freshman

Kearney, Neb. (Kearney)

2012 (Outlook) Freshman Jacob Olson hopes to make an immediate impact during his first season at Nebraska in 2012. Olson, a native of Kearney, Neb., could be a leader for NU this year, according to Coach David Harris.

“Jacob is one of the top runners coming out of the state this year,” Harris said. “He has the potential to become a great runner.”

Before Nebraska (Kearney HS) Olson was the Gatorade Nebraska State High School Cross Country Runner of the Year as a senior at Kearney High School in 2011. He was a Lincoln Journal Star Super-State selection in both 2010 and 2011. He won the Class A state cross country title in 2010 and finished runnerup in 2011.

Personal The son of Sandi and Jon Olson, Jacob was born March 14, 1994. He is majoring in chemical engineering at Nebraska.

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Adam Procknow

Aron Sebhat

Cary, Ill. (Prairie Ridge)

Skokie, Ill. (Niles North)

Freshman

2012 (Outlook) Freshman Adam Procknow (PROCK-now) joins the NU cross country team for his first season of collegiate cross country in 2012.

Procknow will use his freshman season to adjust to the longer distances covered in collegiate cross country, but could be a top seven runner for NU. Before Nebraska (Prairie Ridge HS) Procknow comes to Nebraska following a standout career at Prairie Ridge High School in Cary, Ill. He earned all-region and all-conference honors during his high school career.

Personal The son of Dan and Debbie Procknow, Adam was born May 3, 1994. He has not declared a major at Nebraska.

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Freshman

2012 (Outlook) Aron Sebhat (pronounced SEB-hot) joins the Nebraska cross country team as a freshman after a standout career at Niles North High School in Skokie, Ill. Sebhat will be expected to make an immediate impact for the Huskers because of injuries to NU’s top two returning runners Trevor Vidlak and Tommy Brinn.

“Aron will make an impact on day one,” Nebraska Coach David Harris said.

Before Nebraska (Niles North HS) Sebhat competed in cross country at Niles North High School in Skokie, Ill., recording a personal-best 14:52.00 in the 5K. While running at Niles North, Sebhat earned 10 all-conference awards, as well as the 2011 cross country conference championship.

Personal Aron is the son of Kokab and Tesfayohanes Sebhat. He was born June 20, 1994. He is majoring in nutrition, exercise and health science.

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2011 Women’s Meet-by-Meet Recap Creighton/UNO Classic

Top NU Finishers 22. Katie White....................................... 20:53 29. Jessica Furlan.................................... 21:01 35. Ashley Miller..................................... 21:09 46. Erica Hamik....................................... 21:24 82. Isabel Andrade (70).......................... 22:14 92. Martina Barinova (79)...................... 22:41 93. Sarah Plambeck (80)......................... 22:41

Saturday, Sept. 3 - Omaha, Neb. Team Champion: Nebraska (18 pts.)

Top Five Individuals 1. Ashley Miller, Nebraska................. 19:04.21 2. Erica Hamik, Nebraska................... 19:08.34 3. Ashleigh Giese, South Dakota........ 19:08.69 4. Katie White, Nebraska................... 19:31.18 5. Sarah Plambeck, Nebraska............ 19:40.22 Other NU Finishers 6. Isabel Andrade............................... 19:54.72 10. Sarah Larson................................ 20:14.72 26. Hannah Edwards......................... 21:31.19 40. Sam Morabe................................ 23:19.19

NCAA Midwest Regional

Saturday, Nov. 13 - DeKalb, Ill. Team Champion: Iowa State (64 pts.)

Nebraska Finish: 6th (215 pts.)

Woody Greeno/ Nebraska Invitational

Top Five Individuals 1. Aliphine Tuliamuk, Wichita State.. 20:40.68 2. Betsy Saina, Iowa State................. 20:53.01 3. Paula Whiting, Tulsa...................... 20:54.33 4. Meghan Nelson, Iowa State.......... 20:55.91 5. Jessica Engel, Oklahoma................ 21:04.33

Top Five Individuals 1. Aliphine Tuliamuk,Wichita State..... 21:09.0 2. Melissa Fuerst, Air Force................. 21:25.7 3. Jessica Furlan, Nebraska.................. 21:32.1 4. Jennifer Bremser, Air Force............. 21:34.2 5. Erica Hamik, Nebraska..................... 21:37.7

Top NU Finishers 14. Katie White.................................. 21:31.05 15. Ashley Miller................................ 21:31.10 28. Erica Hamik.................................. 21:54.89 73. Jessica Furlan............................... 22:42.68 85. Isabel Andrade............................. 22:54.07 138. Sarah Plambeck (135)................ 23:40.91 140. Sarah Larson (137)..................... 22:40.91

Saturday, Sept. 17 - Lincoln, Neb. Team Champion: Nebraska (42 pts.)

Other NU Finishers 6. Katie White...................................... 21:40.0 12. Ashley Miller.................................. 22:03.4 18. Sarah Plambeck............................. 22:25.1 35. Isabel Andrade............................... 22:57.0 41. Sarah Larson.................................. 23:06.4 102. Hannah Edwards......................... 24:13.7

South Dakota State Classic

Saturday, Oct. 1 - Brookings, S.D. Team Champion: Minnesota (18 pts.)

Nebraska Finish: 2nd (45 pts.)

Top Five Individuals 1. Stephanie Price, Minnesota............ 17:19.1 2. Missa Varpness, Minnesota............ 17:32.5 3. Katie White, Nebraska..................... 17:36.0 4. Molly Kayfes, Minnesota................. 17:36.3 5. Laura Dockerty, Minnesota............. 17:44.9 Other NU Finishers 8. Jessica Furlan................................... 17:52.3 9. Ashley Miller.................................... 17:55.2 11. Erica Hamik.................................... 18:02.1 15. Isabel Andrade............................... 18:36.7 20. Sarah Plambeck............................. 18:54.5 23. Sarah Larson.................................. 19:00.0 43. Hannah Edwards........................... 19:39.0 72. Sam Morabe.................................. 20:42.9

Katie White earned Nebraska’s Most Valuable Runner Award after leading the Huskers at both the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Midwest Regional.

Wisconsin adidas Invitational

Friday, Oct. 14 - Madison, Wis. Team Champion: Washington (199 pts.)

Nebraska Finish: 32nd (715 pts.)

Top Five Individuals 1. Sheila Reid, Villanova......................19:59.4 2. Jordan Hasay, Michigan State.........20:01.9 3. Deborah Maier, California...............20:07.1 4. Alex Banfich, Princeton...................20:10.1 5. Morgan Haws, BYU..........................20:11.7 Top NU Finishers 91. Ashley Miller..................................... 21:12 108. Katie White..................................... 21:19 125. Jessica Furlan.................................. 21:27 174. Erica Hamik..................................... 21:44 217. Martina Barinova............................ 22:00 262. Isabel Andrade............................... 22:31 276. Sarah Plambeck.............................. 22:52

Big Ten Championships

Saturday, Oct. 30 - Champaign, Ill. Team Champion: Michigan State (55 pts.)

Nebraska Finish: 7th (202 pts.)

Top Five Individuals 1. Caitlin Lane, Penn State................... ...19:58 2. Caitlin Comfort, Wisconsin................. 20:12 3. Danielle Tauro, Michigan.................... 20:14 4. Rebecca Addison, Michigan................ 20:21 5. Stephanie Price, Minnesota............... 20:30

history l 20 CROSS COUNTRY ALL-AMERICA Awards

NCAA Championships

Monday, Nov. 22 - Terre Haute, Ind. Team Champion: Georgetown (162 pts.)

Nebraska Finish: No Team Score Top Five Individuals 1. Sheila Reid, Villanova...................... 19:41.2 2. Jordan Hasay Oregon...................... 19:41.8 3. Abby D’Agostino, Dartmouth.......... 19:42.9 4. Emily Infeld, Georgetown................ 19:44.3 5. Alex Banfich, Princeton................... 19:45.0

2011 NU Postseason Awards Most Valuable Runner Katie White Most Improved Runner Ashley Miller Letterwinners (8) Isabel Andrade (1) Hannah Edwards (1) Jessica Furlan (3) Erica Hamik (4) Sarah Larson (1) Ashley Miller (4) Sarah Plambeck (1) Katie White (3)

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2011 Men’s Meet-by-Meet Recap Creighton/UNO Classic

Top NU Finishers 35. Trevor Vidlak....................................24:37 42. Brad Doering....................................24:42 59. Jesse Adams.....................................25:18 67. Jarren Heng......................................25:36 74. Tommy Brinn....................................26:15 76. Peter Falcon......................................27:08 77. Adam Mitteis....................................27:55

Saturday, Sept. 3 - Omaha, Neb. Team Champion: South Dakota (20 pts.)

Nebraska finish: 2nd (45 pts.)

Top Five Individuals 1. Jeffrey Mettler, South Dakota.......26:46.93 2. Jarren Heng, Nebraska..................27:31.24 3. Travis Brenner, South Dakota........27:59.61 4. Ethan Marquardt, South Dakota...27:59.90 5. Brant Haase, South Dakota...........28:00.23

NCAA Midwest Regional

Saturday, Nov. 13 - DeKalb, Ill. Team Champion: Oklahoma State (42 pts.)

Nebraska Finish: 14th (401 pts.)

Other NU Finishers 6. Tommy Brinn.................................28:11.18 11. Peter Falcon.................................28:47.81 12. Connor Gibson.............................28:25.68 14. Dani Dapo....................................28:53.46 15. Alney Tobias................................29:07.08 26. Grant Duffy..................................30:11.06 28. Brett Grieb...................................30:25.58

Top Five Individuals 1. Hassan Mead, Minnesota..............31:16.87 2. Kevin Schwab, Oklahoma..............31:22.10 3. Colby Lowe, Oklahoma State.................31:22.87 4. Shadrack Kipchirchier, Okla. St......31:22.89 5. German Fernandez, Okla. St..........31:22.90

Woody Greeno/ Nebraska Invitational

Saturday, Sept. 17 - Lincoln, Neb. Team Champion: Air Force (35 pts.)

Nebraska Finish: 3rd (87 pts.)

Top Five Individuals 1. Jim Walmsley, Air Force................24:15.27 2. Greg Miller, Wyoming...................24:23.87 3. Jeremy Drenckhahn, Air Force......24:45.62 4. Trevor Vidlak, Nebraska................24:46.22 5. Al Sanabria, Nebraska-Kearney.....24:47.37 Other NU Finishers 10. Brad Doering.................................25:10.4 20. Jesse Adams..................................25:45.5 23. Jarren Heng...................................25:48.8 38. Connor Gibson...............................26:18.6 41. Tommy Brinn.................................26:23.4 132. Adam Mitteis...............................27:43.4 158. Peter Falcon.................................27:57.8 194. Dani Dapo....................................28:44.4 197. Brett Grieb...................................28:48.1 258. Alney Tobias................................30:20.4

South Dakota State Classic

Saturday, Oct.1 - Brookings, S.D. Team Champion: Nebraska (23 pts.)

Top Five Individuals 1. Trevor Vidlak, Nebraska..................24:46.7 2. Jarren Heng, Nebraska....................25:25.9 3. Brad Doering, Nebraska..................25:26.9 4. Brett Egan , Northern Iowa..............25:45.5 5. Jesse Adams, Nebraska...................25:46.8 Other NU Finishers 12. Tommy Brinn.................................26:14.6 14. Connor Gibson...............................26:22.2 40. Dani Dapo......................................27:27.1 47. Adam Mitteis.................................27:34.3 56. Peter Falcon...................................28:11.4 59. Alney Tobias..................................28:18.4 66. Brett Grieb.....................................29:01.3

A team captain for the Huskers in 2011, Jesse Adams was Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional.

Wisconsin adidas Invitational

Friday, Oct. 14 - Madison, Wis. Team Champion: Wisconsin (66 pts.)

Nebraska Finish: 38th (1093 pts.)

Top Five Individuals 1. Lawi Lalang, Arizona........................23:10.8 2. Ryan Hill, North Carolina State........23:25.9 3. Diego Estrada, Northern Arizona....23:26.1 4. Donn Cabral, Princeton...................23:30.1 5. Hasson Mead, Minnesota................23:30.6 Top NU Finishers 171. Trevor Vidlak..................................25:18 191. Jesse Adams...................................25:30 234. Brad Doering..................................26:08 242. Jarren Heng....................................26:18 255. Tommy Brinn..................................26:45 256. Connor Gibson................................26:50

Big Ten Championships

Saturday, Oct. 30 - Champaign, Ill. Team Champion: Wisconsin (17 pts.)

Nebraska Finish: 11th (277 pts.)

Top Five Individuals 1. Mohammed Ahmed, Wisconsin............23:18 2. Maverick Darling, Wisconsin....................23:26 3. Elliot Krause, Wisconsin.....................23:27 4. Hassan Mead, Minnesota...................23:29 5. Reed Connor, Wisconsin....................23:36

Top NU Finishers 44. Brad Doering...............................32:28.26 66. Jesse Adams................................33:03.75 80. Trevor Vidlak...............................33:32.11 98. Jarren Heng.................................33:52.68 121. Tommy Brinn.............................34:21.81 155. Dani Dapo..................................35:31.04 156. Peter Falcon...............................35:35.19

NCAA Championships

Monday, Nov. 21 - Terre Haute, Ind. Team Champion: Wisconsin (97 pts.)

Nebraska Finish: No Team Score Top Five Individuals 1. Lawi Lalang, Arizona........................28:44.1 2. Chris Derrick, Stanford....................28:57.5 3. Leonard Korir, Iona..........................29:02.5 4. Cameron Levins, Southern Utah......29:04.8 5. Mohammed Ahmed, Wisconsin......29:06.7

2011 NU Postseason Awards Most Valuable Runner Trevor Vidlak Most Improved Runner Brad Doering Letterwinners (6) Jesse Adams (4) Tommy Brinn (1) Brad Doering (3) Connor Gibson (1) Jarren Heng (1) Trevor Vidlak (2)

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Husker Women’s All-Americans

Sammie Resh 1987, 1988

Yvonne van der Kolk 1988

Fran ten Bensel 1990, 1991, 1992

Theresa Stelling 1993

Kayte Tranel 2005

Husker Men’s All-Americans

Greg Carlberg 1970

Wally Duffy 1983

Kurt Russell 1984

Jean Verster 1985

Jacques van Rensburg 1988, 1989

Jonah Kiptarus 1996

Cleophas Boor 1996, 1997

Jeroen Broekzitter 1997

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Joe Kirby 1988, 1989

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Husker Women’s Postseason History NCAA Championships Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975

Champion (Pts.) NU Finish (Pts.) Top NU Finisher Georgetown (162) Did not Quality -Villanova (120) No Team Finish Lara Crofford, 129th Villanova (86) No Team Finish Lara Crofford, 113th Washington (79) 25th (539) Lara Crofford, 45th Stanford (145) No Team Finish Lara Crofford, 85th Stanford (195) Did Not Qualify -Stanford (146) No Team Finish Kayte Tranel, 28th Colorado (63) Did Not Qualify -Stanford (120) 30th (593) Ann Gaffigan, 71st Brigham Young (85) Did Not Qualify -Brigham Young (62) No Team Finish Ann Gaffigan, 98th Colorado (117) Did Not Qualify -Brigham Young (72) 16th (430) Michelle Brooks, 31st Villanova (106) t23rd (534) Jeannette Zimmer, 70th Brigham Young (100) 19th (457) Amy Wiseman, 94th Stanford (101) 20th (449) Melissa Wilson, 86th Providence (88) Did Not Qualify Christina Blackmer, 108th Villanova (75) 16th (412) Julie Mazzitelli, 73rd Villanova (66) 20th (421) Theresa Stelling, 24th Villanova (123) 18th (394) Fran ten Bensel, 9th Villanova (85) 12th (314) Fran ten Bensel, 17th Villanova (82) Did Not Qualify Fran ten Bensel, 36th Villanova (99) 3rd (186) Yvonne van der Kolk, 34th Kentucky (75) 3rd (143) Sammie Resh, 7th Oregon (98) No Team Finish Sammie Resh, 29th Texas (62) 12th (245) Laura Wight, 35th Wisconsin (58) Did Not Qualify -Wisconsin (63) 11th (268) Laura Wight, 37th Oregon (95) Did Not Qualify -Virginia (48) Did Not Qualify -Virginia (36) Did Not Qualify -North Carolina State (76) No Team Finish Sara Stricker North Carolina State (108) Did Not Qualify -Iowa State (119) No Team Finish Carol Schenk, 30th Iowa State (92) No Team Finish Donna Fox, 140th Iowa State (62) Did Not Qualify -Iowa State (96) No Team Finish Cindy Dixon, 74th

Regional Championships

Year Champion (Pts.) NU Finish (Pts.) Top NU Finisher Midwest 2011 Iowa State (64) 6th (215) Katie White, 14th 2010 Iowa State (35) 8th (233) Lara Crofford, 6th 2009 Minnesota (60) 4th (147) Lara Crofford, 11th 2008 Minnesota (57) 3rd (124) Lara Crofford, 7th 2007 Minnesota (79) 4th (130) Lara Crofford, 9th 2006 Illinois (44) 4th (141) Ari Goldstein, 22nd 2005 Oklahoma State (71) 5th (142) Kayte Tranel, 8th 2004 Missouri (52) 11th (311) Anne Shadle, 37th 2003 Nebraska (60) 1st (60) Ann Gaffigan, 2nd 2002 Missouri (63) 13th (319) Ann Gaffigan, 10th 2001 Oklahoma State (56) 10th (233) Ann Gaffigan, 6th 2000 Kansas State (61) 8th (196) Kathryn Handrup, 21st 1999 Kansas State (40) 3rd (98) Michelle Brooks, 7th 1998 Kansas State (92) 4th (128) Jeannette Zimmer, 11th 1997 Missouri (76) 2nd (81) Amy Wiseman, 5th District V 1996 Iowa State & Missouri (68) 3rd (99) Christina Blackmer, 12th 1995 Missouri (57) 3rd (87) Nora Shepherd, 2nd 1994 Kansas (67) 2nd (78) Nora Shepherd, 7th 1993 Kansas (76) 2nd (86) Theresa Stelling, 2nd 1992 Nebraska (66) 1st (66) Fran ten Bensel, 1st 1991 Nebraska (45) 1st (45) Fran ten Bensel, 2nd 1990 Iowa State (56) 3rd (74) Fran ten Bensel, 6th 1989 Nebraska (41) 1st (41) Yvonne van der Kolk, 4th 1988 Nebraska (38) 1st (38) Sammie Resh, 3rd 1987 Colorado (52) 3rd (75) Sammie Resh, 2nd 1986 Colorado (33) 3rd (67) Sammie Resh, 13th 1985 Iowa State (42) 3rd (83) Jill Noel, 11th 1984 Kansas State (53) 3rd (65) Laura Wight, 7th 1983 Iowa State (39) 4th (133) Karlene Erickson, 13th 1982 Iowa State (43) No Team Finish Sara Stricker, 16th 1981 Missouri (35) 4th (95) Janice Orht, 9th 1980 Iowa (48) No Team Finish Sara Stricker, 13th 1979 Iowa State (26) No Team Finish Christine Hass, 30th 1978 Iowa State (30) 6th (145) Carol Schenk, 2nd 1977 Iowa State (26) 7th (205) Donna Fox, 17th

Big Ten Championships Year 2011

Champion (Pts.) Michigan State (55)

NU Finish (Pts.) 7th (202)

Year 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Champion (Pts.) Texas Tech (44) Texas Tech (38) Texas Tech (44) Colorado (59) Colorado (45) Colorado (38) Colorado (25) Colorado (45) Colorado (34) Colorado (33) Colorado (29) Colorado (62) Kansas State (78) Colorado (23) Colorado (30)

NU Finish (Pts.) Top NU Finisher 8th (219) Lara Crofford, 10th 4th (143) Lara Crofford, 16th 3rd (102) Lara Crofford, 6th 3rd (98) Lara Crofford, 9th 3rd (110) Channing Anseth, 12th 5th (117) Kayte Tranel, 15th 9th (235) Anne Shadle, 15th 6th (149) Ann Gaffigan, 19th 11th (257) Ann Gaffigan, 27th 9th (184) Ann Gaffigan, 7th 7th (173) Kathryn Handrup, 20th 4th (121) Michelle Brooks, 7th 7th (138) Jeannette Zimmer, 12th 2nd (92) Amy Wiseman, 6th 3rd (123) Christina Blackmer, 18th

1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977

Colorado (25) 4th (93) Nora Shepherd, 6th Colorado (29) 2nd (65) Julie Mazzitelli, 4th Nebraska (57) 1st (57) Theresa Stelling, 2nd Colorado & Kansas State (52) 3rd (82) Fran ten Bensel, 2nd Nebraska (55) 1st (55) Fran ten Bensel, 1st Iowa State (48) 4th (105) Fran ten Bensel, 8th Nebraska (43) 1st (43) Yvonne van der Kolk, 4th Nebraska (41) 1st (41) Sammie Resh, 4th Colorado (49) 2nd (57) Sammie Resh, 2nd Oklahoma State (49) 4th (88) Sammie Resh, 13th Nebraska (61) 1st (61) Jill Noel, 5th Missouri (57) 5th (97) Karlene Erickson, 12th Iowa State (44) 4th (111) Jill Noel, 7th Kansas State (41) 5th (105) Sara Stricker, 10th Iowa State (27) 6th (152) Sara Stricker, 20th Missouri (36) 7th (173) Sara Stricker, 18th Iowa State (31) No Team Finish Chris Haas, 20th Iowa State (43) 5th (118) Carol Schenk, 2nd Iowa State (27) 6th (134) Cindy Dixon, 19th

Big 12 Championships

Big Eight Championships

Top NU Finisher Katie White, 22nd

Individual All-Region Honors Midwest 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2005 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 District V 1996

Katie White, Ashley Miller Lara Crofford, Martina Barinova Lara Crofford Lara Crofford, Natalja Callahan, Rachel Carrizales, Jen Pancoast Lara Crofford, Natalja Zarcenko Kayte Tranel, Ari Goldstein Ann Gaffigan, Kathryn Handrup, Anne Shadle, Kayte Tranel Ann Gaffigan, Kayte Tranel Ann Gaffigan, Kathryn Handrup Ann Gaffigan, Kathryn Handrup Michelle Brooks, Kathryn Handrup, Jaimie Kruger, Jaime Pauli Amy Wiseman, Jeannette Zimmer Kate Centerwall, Melinda Mohr, Jaime Pauli, Amy Wiseman

1995

Christina Blackmer, Amie Finkner, Jaime Pauli, Nora Shepherd, Melissa Wilson Christina Blackmer, Heather McMahon, Nora Shepherd

2010 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2001 1999 1997

Lara Crofford Lara Crofford, Rachel Carrizales Lara Crofford, Natalja Zarcenko Channing Anseth, Ari Goldstein Kayte Tranel Anne Shadle Ann Gaffigan Michelle Brooks Amy Wiseman

1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1988 1987 1985 1982 1979

Nora Shepherd Julie Mazzitelli Theresa Stelling Fran ten Bensel, Theresa Stelling Fran ten Bensel, Lisa (Darley) Graham Fran ten Bensel, Lisa Darley Sammie Resh, Tracy Smith, Yvonne van der Kolk Michele Marthaler, Juliette Prowse, Sammie Resh Mary Amen, Jill Noel, Laura Wight Sara Stricker Carol Schenk

Individual All-Big 12 Conference Honors

Individual All-Big Eight Conference Honors

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Husker Men’s Postseason History NCAA Championships

Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 -1942 1941 1940 1939 1938

Champion (Pts.) NU Finish (Pts.) Top NU Finisher Wisconsin (97) Did Not Qualify -Oklahoma State (73) No Team Finish David Adams, 135th Oklahoma State (127) Did Not Qualify -Oregon (93) Did Not Qualify -Oregon (85) Did Not Qualify -Colorado (94) Did Not Qualify -Wisconsin (37) Did Not Qualify -Colorado (90) Did Not Qualify -Stanford (24) Did Not Qualify -Stanford (47) No Team Finish James Bowler, 84th Colorado (90) 27th (661) James Bowler, 78th Arkansas (83) 26th (623) Marcus Witter, 79th Arkansas (58) Did Not Qualify -Arkansas (97) Did Not Qualify -Stanford (53) 11th (294) Cleophas Boor, 6th Stanford (46) 7th (209) Jonah Kiptarus, 2nd Arkansas (100) No Team Finish Brady Bonsall, 87th Iowa State (65) No Team Finish Kevin Miiller, 71st Arkansas (31) Did Not Qualify -Arkansas (46) No Team Finish David Iteffa, 50th Arkansas (52) Did Not Qualify -Arkansas (68) No Team Finish Joe Kirby, 149th Iowa State (54) 8th (305) Joe Kirby, 13th Wisconsin (105) 11th (270) Jacques van Rensburg, 14th Arkansas (87) 13th (311) Jean Verster, 29th Arkansas (69) 15th (338) Jean Verster, 33rd Wisconsin (67) No Team Finish Jean Verster, 5th Arkansas (101) No Team Finish Kurt Russell, 26th Texas-El Paso (108) No Team Finish Wally Duffy, 29th Wisconsin (59) Did Not Qualify -Texas-El Paso (17) Did Not Qualify -Texas-El Paso (58) Did Not Qualify -Texas-El Paso (86) Did Not Qualify -Texas-El Paso (56) Did Not Qualify -Oregon (100) Did Not Qualify -Texas-El Paso (62) Did Not Qualify -Texas-El Paso (88 ) Did Not Qualify -Oregon (77) Did Not Qualify -Oregon (89) Did Not Qualify -Tennessee (134) Did Not Qualify -Oregon (83) No Team Finish Bob Unger, 67th Villanova (87) No Team Finish Greg Carlberg, 22nd Texas-El Paso (74) t-15th (420) Pete Brang, 39th Villanova (78) Did Not Qualify -Villanova (91) Did Not Qualify -Villanova (79) Did Not Qualify -Western Michigan (81) Did Not Qualify -Western Michigan (86) Did Not Qualify -San Jose State (53) Did Not Qualify -San Jose State (58) No Team Finish Ray Stevens, 27th Oregon State (68) Did Not Qualify -Houston (54) Did Not Qualify -Michigan State (44) Did Not Qualify -Michigan State (79) Did Not Qualify -Notre Dame (121) Did Not Qualify -Michigan State (28) Did Not Qualify -Michigan State (46) Did Not Qualify -Oklahoma A&M (61) Did Not Qualify -Kansas (70) Did Not Qualify -Michigan State (65) Did Not Qualify -Syracuse (80) Did Not Qualify -Penn State (53) Did Not Qualify -Michigan State (59) Did Not Qualify -Michigan State (41) Did Not Qualify -Penn State (60) Did Not Qualify -Drake (42) Did Not Qualify -Drake (50) Did Not Qualify -Drake (25) Did Not Qualify -No Meet Held Because of WWII -- Indiana/Penn State (57) Rhode Island (83) Indiana (65) Michigan State (54) Indiana (51)

Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify

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Regional Championships

Year Champion (Pts.) Midwest 2011 Oklahoma State (42) 2010 Oklahoma (43) 2009 Oklahoma State (50) 2008 Oklahoma State (42) 2007 Oklahoma State (47) 2006 Oklahoma State (72) 2005 Oklahoma State (49) 2004 Minnesota (48) 2003 Oklahoma State (78) 2002 Iowa (79) 2001 Minnesota (78) 2000 Oklahoma State (68) 1999 Minnesota (56) 1998 Oklahoma State (42) 1997 Oklahoma State (86) District V 1996 Oklahoma State (47) 1995 Oklahoma State (33) 1994 Iowa State (28) 1993 Iowa State (35) 1992 Kansas State (58) 1991 Iowa State (29) 1990 Iowa State (21) 1989 Iowa State (33) 1988 Nebraska (51) 1987 Colorado (80) 1986 Colorado (46) 1985 Iowa State (51) 1984 Iowa State (66) 1983 Iowa State (49) 1982 Colorado (41) 1981 Iowa State (70) 1980 Colorado (50) 1979 Colorado (26) 1978 Colorado (25) 1977 Missouri (31) 1976 Oklahoma (54) 1975 Colorado (50) 1974 Kansas State, 32

NU Finish (Pts.)

Top NU Finisher

14th (401) Doering, 44th 10th (297) David Adams, 8th 8th (248) David Adams, 20th 10th (269) Kyle Custer, 35th 12th (299) Peter van der Westhuizen, 43rd 13th (427) Brian Parr, 39th No Team Finish Brian Parr, 82nd No Team Finish Eric Rasmussen, 54th 18th (412) Paul Wilson, 64th 4th (154) James Bowler, 6th 3rd (94) James Bowler, 6th 5th (156) Aaron Carrizales, 6th t7th (203) Marcus Witter, 11th 13th (320) Lou Petricca, 43rd 3rd (101) Jeroen Broekzitter, 1st 2nd (58) 8th (200) 4th (115) 3rd (100) 7th (202) 5th (163) 8th (172) 2nd (90) 1st (51) 2nd (82) 2nd (68) 5th (115) 5th (117) 4th (106) Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify NA NA NA Did Not Qualify NA NA

Jonah Kiptarus, 1st Brady Bonsall, 8th Kevin Miiller, 10th Kevin Miiller, 10th David Iteffa, 2nd David Iteffa, 13th Joe Kirby, 4th Jaques van Rensburg, 2nd Joe Kirby, 2nd Jean Verster, 3rd Jean Verster, 2nd Jean Verster, 5th Kurt Russell, 4th Wally Duffy, 3rd ----------

Brad Doering helped the Husker men to a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet in 2011 with a team-best 44th-place finish.

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Husker Men’s Postseason History Big Ten Conference Championships Year 2011

Champion (Pts.) Wisconsin (17)

NU Finish (Pts.) 11th (277)

Top NU Finisher Trevor Vidlak, 35th

Big 12 Conference Championships Year 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Champion (Pts.) Oklahoma State (19) Oklahoma State (24) Oklahoma State (26) Colorado (34) Colorado (36) Colorado (44) Colorado (48) Colorado (38) Colorado (25) Colorado (31) Colorado (16) Colorado (22) Colorado (31) Colorado (32) Colorado (66)

NU Finish (Pts.) Top NU Finisher 6th (195) David Adams, 21st 7th (199) David Adams, 22nd 7th (200) David Adams, 26th 10th (230) Peter van der Westhuizen, 23rd 11th (320) Brian Parr, 46th 10th (288) Peter van der Westhuizen, 25th 12th (312) Eric Rasmussen, 37th 12th (341) Alec Maduza, 59th 7th (171) James Bowler, 19th 5th (136) James Bowler, 6th 5th (153) Marcus Witter, 11th 6th (173) Marcus Witter, 23rd 8th (179) Marcus Witter, 22nd 4th (99) Cleophas Boor, 2nd 2nd (70) Jonah Kiptarus, 1st

Big Eight Conference Championships 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 NA 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957

Oklahoma State (38) 6th (161) Iowa State (29) 5th (118) Iowa State (27) 4th (106) Colorado (42) 6th (129) Iowa State (16) 5th (124) Iowa State (26) 3rd (84) Iowa State (22) 2nd (68) Iowa State (34) 3rd (101) Iowa State (47) 2nd (51) Colorado (37) 2nd (64) Colorado (48) 5th (99) Iowa State (32) 3rd (104) Iowa State (53) 2nd (78) Colorado (35) 7th (154) Iowa State (33) 7th (208) Colorado (26) 8th (154) Colorado (22) 8th (169) Colorado (22) 8th (181) Colorado (21) 4th (119) Colorado (46) 8th (156) Kansas State (25) 8th (214) Iowa State & Missouri (49) Oklahoma State (53) Oklahoma State (37) Kansas State (49) Missouri (60) Kansas (55) Kansas (45) Missouri (52) Kansas State (51) Kansas State (34) Kansas (31) Kansas (26) Colorado (60) Kansas (26) Oklahoma State (40 Kansas (51) Kansas (37) Kansas (26)

6th (117) 6th (116) 3rd (77) 7th (152) 2nd (72) 4th (98) 8th (187) 8th (224) 7th (216) 5th (133) 6th (143) 3rd (76) 7th (150) 6th (139) 3rd (94) 5th (117) 6th (155)

Big Seven Conference Championships

1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948

Kansas (20) Kansas (15) Kansas (14) Kansas (11) Kansas (20.5) Kansas (13) Kansas (19) Kansas (22) Kansas (19)

6th (126) 6th (106) 7th (103) NA 6th (92) NA NA 7th (93) 6th (100)

Big Six Conference Championships

1947 Kansas (22) 6th (79) 1946 Oklahoma (44) 4th (76) 1942-45No Meet Held Because of WWII 1941 Oklahoma (27) 4th (51) 1940 Nebraska (24) 1st (24)

Brady Bonsall, 12th Kevin Miiller, 12th David Iteffa, 18th David Iteffa, 1st David Iteffa, 10th Joe Kirby, 4th Joe Kirby, 2nd Jacques van Rensburg, 5th Jean Verster, 2nd Jean Verster, 2nd Jean Verster, 7th Kurt Russell, 4th Wally Duffy, 4th Marc Adam, 14th Marc Adam, 30th NA NA Mark Fluitt, 21st Harold Stelzer, 3rd Steve Allen, 16th Harold Stelzer, 34th 8th (234) Bob Unger, 11th Bob Unger, 11th Bob Unger, 2nd Greg Carlberg, 1st Pete Brang, 3rd Pete Brang, 6th Mel Campbell, 26th NA NA NA Peter Scott, 19th Mike Fleming, 1st Ray Stevens, 4th Ray Stevens, 8th Joe American Horse, 6th Joe Mullins, 8th Robert Elwood, 8th Robert Elwood, 5th Robert Elwood, 17th NA NA Clay Scott, 9th NA NA Esrif Aydin, 9th Don Morrison, 20th NA Bobby Ginn, 1st Bobby Ginn, 1st Bobby Ginn, 1st

Trevor Vidlak was Nebraska’s Most Valuable Cross Country Runner in 2011, after earning Most Improved Runner honors in 2010. Vidlak is a two-time captain for the Huskers, claiming the honor in both 2011 and 2012.

1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928

Kansas State (35) Kansas State (36) Kansas State (37) Kansas State (45) Oklahoma (31) Kansas State (37) No Meet Held Kansas State (29) Iowa State (NA) Iowa State (NA) Oklahoma (44) Kansas (51)

6th (72) 5th (95) 4th (83) 3rd (62) 4th (86) 4th (79)

NA NA NA NA NA NA

3rd (43) 4th (NA) 4th (NA) 5th (91) 3rd (79)

NA NA NA NA NA

Individual All-Region Honors Midwest 2010 2009 2002 2001 2000 1999 1997 District V 1996 1995 1994

David Adams David Adams James Bowler, Eric Rasmussen James Bowler, Ian Gray, Mike Kamm Aaron Carrizales, Marcus Witter Marcus Witter Cleophas Boor, Jeroen Broekzitter, Aaron Johnson Cleophas Boor, Jonah Kiptarus, Philip Maiyo, Balazs Tolgyesi, Jim Vance Brady Bonsall, Balazs Tolgyesi Brady Bonsall, Kevin Miiller, Balazs Tolgyesi

Individual All-Big 12 Conference Honors 2001 1997 1996

James Bowler Cleophas Boor, Jeroen Broekzitter Cleophas Boor, Jonah Kiptarus

Individual All-Big Eight Conference Honors 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985

David Iteffa David Iteffa Joe Kirby Joe Kirby, Jacques van Rensburg Jacques van Rensburg Bryan Clark, Joe Kirby, Jean Verster Jean Verster Jean Verster

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Husker Women’s Academic Success Academic All-Big Ten 2011

Isabel Andrade, Jessica Furlan, Erica Hamik, Ashley Miller, Sarah Plambeck, Katie White

Academic All-Big 12

First-Team 2010 Blaire Dinsdale, Jessica Furlan, Erica Hamik, Ashley Miller,

Jen Webers, Katie White 2009 Rachel Carrizales, Lara Crofford, Jessica Furlan, Ari Goldstein,

Erica Hamik, Elizabeth Marsh, Ashley Miller, Jen Webers, Katie White 2008 Lara Crofford, Ari Goldstein, Ashley Miller, Betsy Miller,

Jen Pancoast, J en Webers, Natalja (Zarcenko) Callahan 2007 Rachel Carrizales, Joslyn Dalton, Ari Goldstein, Jen Pancoast,

Natalja Zarcenko 2006 Channing Anseth, Joslyn Dalton, Ari Goldstein, Betsy Miller,

Jen Pancoast, K im Pancoast, Sara Prince, Val Zajac 2005 Michaela Lenihan, Kayte Tranel, Kim Pancoast, Val Zajac, Betsy Miller 2004 Anne Shadle, Kayte Tranel, Lindsey Finkner, Kim Pancoast, Val Zajac 2003 Ann Gaffigan, Kathryn Handrup, Michaela Lenihan, Kim Pancoast,

Anne Shadle, Kayte Tranel 2002 Ann Gaffigan, Anne Shadle, Michele Steube 2001 Ann Gaffigan, Kathryn Handrup, Morgan Hartman, Jenna Lucas 2000 Amie (Finkner) Jorgensen, Jaimie Kruger, Christy Linnell,

Jenna Lucas, Deb Osteen 1999 Amie Finkner, Jenna Lucas, Melinda (Mohr) Oliver, Deb Osteen,

Jaime Pauli, Jeannette Zimmer 1998 Liz Biehl, Amie Finkner, Jenna Lucas, Melinda Mohr, Deb Osteen,

Jaime Pauli, Jeannette Zimmer 1997 Nora Shepherd, Jaime Pauli, Melinda Mohr 1996 Sherri (Elwood) Macfee, Sandy Fein, Megan Mahle, Melinda Mohr,

Nora Shepherd, Melissa Wilson Second-Team 2010 Lara Crofford 2005 Joslyn Dalton 2001 Melissa Drozda 2000 Melissa Drozda, Kathryn Handrup

Nebraska’s 2011-12 Female Student-Athlete of the Year, Ashley Miller earned a $7,500 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2012. NU’s first female Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient, Miller earned second-team CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica honors in 2011. She also joined Husker teammate Katie White as a USTFCCCA All-Academic award winner in 2011.

Honorable-Mention 1996 Sherri Bonsall

USTFCCCA All-Academic Individuals

Academic All-Big Eight

First-Team 1995 Sandy Fein, Lindsey Miller, Nora Shepherd 1994 Kris Ellenbecker, Amber Parkinson, Sherri Sutter 1993 Julieanne Campbell, Kris Ellenbecker, Sandy Fein,

Dannika Hardersen, Theresa Stelling, Sherri Sutter 1992 Dannika Hardersen, Fran ten Bensel, Theresa Stelling, Sylvia Veit 1991 Lisa (Darley) Graham, Fran ten Bensel, Theresa Stelling 1990 Lisa Darley, Katie Fletcher, Fran ten Bensel 1989 Michele Marthaler, Juliet Prowse 1988 Michele Marthaler, Juliet Prowse, S ammie Resh 1987 Sammie Resh 1986 Mary Amen, Jill Noel Honorable-Mention 1995 Sherri Bonsall, Sherri Elwood, Kristin Whitted 1994 Sherri Elwood, Lindsey Miller, JoDee Shufelt 1993 Michele Schaefer 1992 Julieanne Campbell, Kris Ellenbecker, Katie Fletcher,

Michele Schaefer, JoDee Shufelt 1991 Julieanne Campbell, Katie Fletcher, Sylvia Veit 1990 Julieanne Campbell, Lisa Darley, Angie Lippold, Sylvia Veit, 1989 Katie Fletcher, Angie Lippold, Kelly Loos, Fran ten Bensel,

Yvonne van der Kolk, Sylvia Veit 1988 Susie Howard 1987 Dawn Gale, Michele Marthaler 1986 Laura Wight

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 2011 2004 2002

Ashley Miller (Second Team) Ann Gaffigan (Second Team) Jenna Lucas (Second Team)

2011 2009 2008 2005 2003 2002 2001 1999 1997 1995 1993 1992 1991

Ashley Miller, Katie White Lara Crofford Lara Crofford, Rachel Carrizales Kayte Tranel Ann Gaffigan, Kathryn Handrup, Anne Shadle, Kayte Tranel Ann Gaffigan Ann Gaffigan Jaime Pauli Melinda Mohr Nora Shepherd Kris Ellenbecker, Theresa Stelling Fran ten Bensel, Theresa Stelling Theresa Stelling

Nebraska’s Herman Award 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994

Tennis - 3.644 Tennis - 3.541 Cross Country - 3.709 Cross Country - 3.671 Cross Country - 3.711 Rifle - 3.675 Tennis - 3.607 Tennis - 3.436 Gymnastics - 3.579 Golf - 3.465 Cross Country - 3.447 Cross Country - 3.647 Cross Country - 3.647 Cross Country - 3.559 Cross Country - 3.607 Cross Country - 3.602 Gymnastics - 3.669 Cross Country - 3.558

Note: The Herman Awards are presented annually and are named after the Dick and Dale Herman families.

They are awarded to the University of Nebraska teams with the highest team grade-point average.

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Husker Men’s Academic Success Academic All-Big Ten 2011

Jesse Adams, Tommy Brinn, Brad Doering, Jarren Heng

Academic All-Big 12

First-Team 2010 David Adams, Jesse Adams, Todd Gulizia, Ethan Luebbe, Anthony Oberle 2009 David Adams, Jesse Adams, Brad Doering, Todd Gulizia,

Ethan Luebbe, Anthony Oberle, Bryce Somer, Eric Thies 2008 David Adams, Kyle Custer, Todd Gulizia, Anthony Oberle,

Bryce Somer, Eric Thies 2007 Kyle Custer, Alec Maduza, Bryce Somer 2006 Kyle Custer, Bryce Dickmeyer, Alec Maduza 2005 Bryce Dickmeyer 2004 Bryce Dickmeyer, Eric Rasmussen 2003 Dana Carne, Tim Williams, Paul Wilson 2002 Marc Clinard, Eric Rasmussen, Paul Wilson, Kyle Wyatt, Tim Williams 2001 Ian Gray, Paul Wilson, Kyle Wyatt 2000 Ian Gray 1998 Darren Ivy, Jim Vance 1997 Jeroen Broekzitter, Jeff Ganz 1996 Alex Lamme, David Olson, Balazs Tolgyesi, Jim Vance Second-Team 2010 Tommy Brinn 2009 Adam Mitteis 2008 Peter Falcon 2007 Ethan Luebbe 2006 Brian Parr 2004 Kyle Doperalski 2002 James Bowler, Mike Kamm 2001 Eric Rasmussen 2000 Aaron Carrizales Honorable-Mention 1997 Aaron Johnson 1996 Jeff Ganz, Mike Mason

Academic All-Big Eight

First-Team 1995 Brady Bonsall, Alex Lamme, Balazs Tolgyesi 1994 Brady Bonsall, David Draheim, Renier Henning, Alex Lamme,

Kevin Miiller, Balazs Tolgyesi 1993 Brady Bonsall, Renier Henning, Kevin Miiller 1992 Kevin Clark, Renier Henning, David Iteffa, Kevin Miiller 1991 Kevin Clark, Frank Lee 1990 Kevin Clark, Pat Day, Frank Lee 1989 Harald Graham, Joe Kirby 1988 Frank Graham, Harald Graham 1987 Bryan Clark, Joe Kirby 1986 Bryan Clark Honorable-Mention 1995 Kevin Brewer, Mike Mason, Mike Myers 1994 Chad Jansen

Brett Grieb captured third-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors for his efforts in the classroom, on the track and the cross country course in 2011-12.

1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1987 1986

David Rhodes Brady Bonsall, Brian Roth, Erik Skaden Kevin Miiller, Brian Roth, Erik Skaden Kirk Petit Kevin Clark, Pat Day, Frank Graham, Kirk Petit Brian Grier Don Pobanz

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 2012 2004 2002 1996 1995

Brett Grieb (Third Team) Dana Carne (Second Team) Kyle Wyatt (Second Team) Brady Bonsall (First Team) Brady Bonsall (Third Team)

USTFCCCA All-Academic Individuals 2010 2002 2001 1996 1995 1994 1993

David Adams Eric Rasmussen Ian Gray Balazs Tolgyesi Brady Bonsall Brady Bonsall, Kevin Miiller Kevin Miiller

Nebraska’s Herman Award 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 Tommy Brinn was one of four Husker men’s cross country runners to capture academic All-Big Ten honors in the fall of 2011.

Golf - 3.509 Golf - 3.422 Cross Country - 3.340 Cross Country - 3.309 Tennis - 3.123 Cross Country - 3.096 Cross Country - 3.115 Cross Country - 3.196 Cross Country - 3.330 Cross Country - 3.466 Tennis - 3.163 Tennis - 3.304 Tennis - 3.205 Gymnastics - 3.195 Tennis - 3.359 Tennis - 3.281 Golf - 3.267 Cross Country - 3.298

Note: The Herman Awards are presented annually and are named after the Dick and Dale Herman families.

They are awarded to the University of Nebraska teams with the highest team grade-point average.

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Husker Women’s Team Awards

Team Captains

Year 2011

2010

2009

2008

2007 2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979

Captain(s) Hometown Jessica Furlan Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Ashley Miller Tipton, Iowa Jessica Furlan Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Ashley Miller Tipton, Iowa Ari Goldstein Soldotna, Alaska Rachel Carrizales Morrill, Neb. Ari Goldstein Soldotna, Alaska Betsy Miller Lodgepole, Neb. Elizabeth Marsh Wichita, Kan. Ari Goldstein Soldotna, Alaska Kim Pancoast Cape Girardeau, Mo. Betsy Miller Lodgepole, Neb. Michaela Lenihan Omaha, Neb. Kim Pancoast Cape Girardeau, Mo. Kayte Tranel Hampton, Neb. Anne Shadle South Sioux City, Neb. Kayte Tranel Hampton, Neb. Kathryn Handrup Aurora, Neb. Ann Gaffigan Springfield, Ill. Kathryn Handrup Aurora, Neb. Ann Gaffigan Springfield, Ill. Jenna Lucas Rapid City, S.D. Amie (Finkner) Jorgensen Kearney, Neb. Jaime Pauli Milbank, S.D. Melissa Wilson Scottsbluff, Neb. Nora Shepherd York, Neb. Sandy Fein Lenexa, Kan. Sherri (Sutter) Bonsall Merino, Colo.

Kris Ellenbecker Sioux Falls, S.D. Theresa Stelling Auburn, Neb. Fran ten Bensel Arapahoe, Neb. Lisa (Darley) Graham Carlsbad, N.M. Katie Fletcher Lakin, Kan. Michele Marthaler Brooten, Minn.

Sammie Resh Shelton, Neb. Sammie Resh Shelton, Neb. Jill Noel Lincoln, Neb. Laura Wight Letchworth, England Jill Noel Lincoln, Neb. Sue Nelson Indianola, Iowa Janice Ohrt Traer, Iowa Tami Essington Washington, Ill. Lisa Kramer Lincoln, Neb. Gina Hungerford Omaha, Neb.

Most Valuable Runner

Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986

1985 1984 1983

Athlete Hometown Katie White Broken Bow, Neb. Lara Crofford Newville, Pa. Lara Crofford Newville, Pa. Lara Crofford Newville, Pa. Lara Crofford Newville, Pa. Channing Anseth Lincoln, Neb. Kayte Tranel Hampton, Neb. Anne Shadle South Sioux City, Neb. Ann Gaffigan Springfield, Ill. Ann Gaffigan Springfield, Ill. Ann Gaffigan Springfield, Ill. Kathryn Handrup Aurora, Neb. Michelle Brooks Preston, England Jeannette Zimmer Port Orchard, Wash.

Amy Wiseman Lee’s Summit, Mo. Christina Blackmer Upland, Calif.

Nora Shepherd York, Neb. Julie Mazzitelli Eyota, Minn.

Theresa Stelling Auburn, Neb. Fran ten Bensel Arapahoe, Neb. Fran ten Bensel Arapahoe, Neb. Fran ten Bensel Arapahoe, Neb. Yvonne van der Kolk Hilversum, Netherlands Sammie Resh Shelton, Neb. Sammie Resh Shelton, Neb. Sammie Resh Shelton, Neb. Mary Amen Lincoln, Neb. Jill Noel Lincoln, Neb. Laura Wight Letchworth, England Karlene Erickson Ericson, Neb.

Katie White earned Nebraska’s Most Valuable Runner award in 2011, after being named the Huskers’ Most Improved Runner in 2010.

Most Improved Runner

Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983

Athlete Hometown Ashley Miller Tipton, Iowa Katie White Broken Bow, Neb. Jessica Furlan Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Jen Pancoast Cape Girardeau, Mo. Rachel Carrizales Morrill, Neb. Jen Pancoast Cape Girardeau, Mo. Betsy Miller Lodgepole, Neb. Lindsey Finkner Kearney, Neb. Anne Shadle South Sioux City, Neb. Anne Shadle South Sioux City, Neb. Kathryn Handrup Aurora, Neb. Jenna Lucas Rapid City, S.D. Jaimie Kruger Pierce, Neb. Jenna Lucas Rapid City, S.D. Kate Centerwall Bellevue, Wash.

Melinda Mohr Carroll, Neb. Christina Blackmer Upland, Calif.

Amber Parkinson Anaheim, Calif.

Kris Ellenbecker Sioux Falls, S.D. Kirsten Walz Las Cruces, N.M. Stephanie Quandt Grand Island, Neb. Lisa (Darley) Graham Carlsbad, N.M. Katie Fletcher Lakin, Kan. Dawn Gale Gillette, Wyo. Susie Larson Lincoln, Neb. Sammie Resh Shelton, Neb. Sammie Resh Shelton, Neb. Mary Amen Lincoln, Neb. Jill Noel Lincoln, Neb.

Letterwinners

Student-Athlete Amen, Mary Andrade, Isabel Anseth, Channing Barinova, Martina Biehl, Liz Blackmer, Christina Brooks, Michelle Callahan (Zarcenko), Natalja Campbell, Julieanne Carrizales, Rachel Centerwall, Kate Crofford, Lara Dalton, Joslyn (Darley) Graham, Lisa Dixon, Cindy Edmunds, Ann Edwards, Hannah Ellenbecker, Kris

history l 20 CROSS COUNTRY ALL-AMERICA Awards

Year(s) Lettered 1984-85-86 2011 2005-06-07 2010 1997 1993-94-95-96 1999 2005-06-07-08 1990-91 2007-08-09 1997 2007-08-09-10 2004-05-06-07 1987-90-91 1975-76-77-78 1981 2011 1991-93

(Elwood) Macfee, Sherri Erickson, Karlene Essington, Tami Fein, Sandy (Finkner) Jorgensen, Amie Finkner, Lindsey Fletcher, Katie Fox, Donna Furlan, Jessica Gaffigan, Ann Gale, Dawn Glisovic, Mirjana Goldstein, Ari Hamik, Erica Handrup, Kathryn Hass, Christine Henning, Lori Hiatt, Kelly Hitz, Doris (Howard) Larson, Susie Hungerford, Gina Jadran, Farah Kindig, Nancy Kramer, Lisa Kruger, Jaimie Laack, Allison Laird, Hillary Larson, Sarah Lenihan, Michaela Linnell, Christy (Loos) O’Donnell, Kelly Lucas, Jenna Lund, Becky Marsh, Elizabeth Marthaler, Michele Mazzitelli, Julie McConkey, Susan McMahon, Heather Miller, Ashley Miller, Betsy Miller, Lindsey (Mohr) Oliver, Melinda Most, Sheri Noel, Jill Nunnally, Carol Obermeir, Sandra Ohrt, Janice Osteen, Deb Pancoast, Jen Pancoast, Kim Parkinson, Amber Pauli, Jaime Pearson, Cindy Plambeck, Sarah Prowse, Juliet Quandt, Stephanie Resh, Sammie Sanchez, Olivia Schaefer, Michele Schenk, Carol Seaton, Julie Shadle, Anne Shepherd, Nora Shufelt, JoDee Smith, Tracy Spires, Kerry Stelling, Theresa Stricker, Sara (Sutter) Bonsall, Sherri ten Bensel, Fran Tranel, Kayte van der Kolk, Yvonne Veit, Sylvia Vickers, Cindy Walz, Kirsten Webers, Jen White, Katie

1993-94-95-96 1983-84-85-86 1978 1992-93-95-96 1996-98-99-00 2003-04 1989 1977 2009-10-11 2000-01-02-03 1988 1999 2005-06-07-09 2008-09-10-11 1999-00-01-03 1979 1985 1976-77-78 1975-76-77 1986-87-88 1978 2003 1977 1978-80 1999-00 1985 2000 2011 2005 1999 1987-89-90 1999-00-01 1990-93 2006 1986-87-88-89 1993-94 1976 1995 2008-09-10-11 2005-06-08 1993-94-95 1996-97-98-99 1977 1983-84-85-86 1984 1977 1981 1997-98-99 2006-07-08 2003-04-05-06 1994 1996-97-98-99 1977 2011 1986-87-88-89 1991 1985-86-87-88 1993-94 1991 1979 1977 2002-04 1994-95-96-97 1992-94 1988-89 1991 1990-91-92-93 1980-81-82 1992-93-94 1989-90-91-92 2002-03-05 1988-89 1989-90-91-92 1976-77 1991-92 2007-08-09-10 2008-10-11

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Husker Men’s Team Awards Team Captains

Year 2011

2010

2009 2008

2007

2006 2005

2004

2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994

1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983

Captain(s) Hometown Jesse Adams Ogallala, Neb. Trevor Vidlak Lincoln, Neb. David Adams York, Neb. Anthony Oberle Sioux City, Iowa David Adams York, Neb. Kyle Custer Cambridge, Neb. Brian Parr Fremont, Neb. Peter van der Westhuizen Kempton Park, South Africa Alec Maduza Shorewood, Wis. Bryce Dickmeyer Fremont, Neb. Bryce Dickmeyer Fremont, Neb. Aaron Nasers Battle Creek, Mich.

Kyle Doperalski Wamego, Kan. Eric Rasmussen North Platte, Neb. Dana Carne Omaha, Neb. Ian Gray Eugene, Ore. Ian Gray Eugene, Ore. Marcus Witter Kearney, Neb. Aaron Carrizales Morrill, Neb. Lou Petricca Mount Prospect, Ill. Aaron Johnson Columbus, Neb. David Olson Bellevue, Neb. Brady Bonsall Burwell, Neb. Brady Bonsall Burwell, Neb. Chad Jansen Lee’s Summit, Mo. David Iteffa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Kevin Clark Auburn, Neb. Pat Day Omaha, Neb. Joe Kirby Jefferson City, Mo. Frank Graham Nebraska City, Neb. Frank Graham Nebraska City, Neb. Bryan Clark Auburn, Neb. Kraig Vanderbeek Lincoln, Neb. Kirk Gottschalk Wahoo, Neb. Tom Hoffman Exeter, Neb. Mark Gokie Kearney, Neb.

Most Valuable Runner

Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983

Athlete Hometown Trevor Vidlak Lincoln, Neb. David Adams York, Neb. David Adams York, Neb. David Adams York, Neb. Peter van der Westhuizen Kempton Park, South Africa Brian Parr Fremont, Neb. Peter van der Westhuizen Kempton Park, South Africa Eric Rasmussen North Platte, Neb. Dana Carne Omaha, Neb. James Bowler Alcester, Warwickshire, England James Bowler Alcester, Warwickshire, England Marcus Witter Kearney, Neb. Marcus Witter Kearney, Neb. Marcus Witter Kearney, Neb. Cleophas Boor Kapsabet, Kenya Jonah Kiptarus Kapsabet, Kenya Brady Bonsall Burwell, Neb. Kevin Miiller Rugby, N.D. Kevin Miiller Rugby, N.D. David Iteffa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia David Iteffa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Joe Kirby Jefferson City, Mo. Joe Kirby Jefferson City, Mo. Jacques van Rensburg Bloemfontein, South Africa Jean Verster Sasolburg, South Africa Jody Fischer Gillette, Wyo. Jean Verster Sasolburg, South Africa Kurt Russell Flint, Mich.

Wally Duffy Shenandoah, Iowa

Most Improved Runner Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

Athlete Brad Doering Trevor Vidlak Brad Doering Brad Doering Kyle Custer Alec Maduza

Hometown Yuba City, Calif.

Lincoln, Neb. Yuba City, Calif.

Yuba City, Calif.

Cambridge, Neb. Shorewood, Wis.

2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983

Bryce Dickmeyer Fremont, Neb. Bryce Dickmeyer Fremont, Neb. Eric Dall Scottsdale, Ariz.

Eric Rasmussen North Platte, Neb. Paul Wilson Wahoo, Neb. Aaron Carrizales Morrill, Neb. Aaron Carrizales Morrill, Neb. Todd Tripple Gering, Neb. Aaron Johnson Columbus, Neb. Jim Vance Indianapolis, Ind. Jim Vance Indianapolis, Ind. Brady Bonsall Burwell, Neb. Brady Bonsall Burwell, Neb. Erik Skaden Sacramento, Calif.

Kevin Miiller Rugby, N.D. Frank Lee Pocatello, Idaho Kevin Clark Auburn, Neb. Pat Day Omaha, Neb. Joe Kirby Jefferson City, Mo. Doug Mascher Gretna, Neb. Bryan Clark Auburn, Neb. Kirk Gottschalk Wahoo, Neb. Gerard O’Callaghan County Cork, Ireland

Letterwinners

Student-Athlete Adam, Marc Adams, David Adams, Jesse Alden, Claude Allen, Edgar Amberson, A.B. Anderson, Lewis Bachkora, Charles Banks, Tom Barta, Jed Bates, William Batie, J. Russell Bauman, H.O. Blackburn, Leston Blaser, Roy Bonsall, Brady Boor, Cleophas Bowler, James Bowman, Claire Brinn, Tommy Broekzitter, Jeroen Brownlee, John Cales, Thomas Carlson, Jared Carne, Dana Carrizales, Aaron Chaddereon, Norris Clark, Bryan Clark, Kevin Clinard, Marc Conahan, Matt Cook, William Coulter, Steve Cudmore, Dave Cummings, Emerie Custer, Kyle Dall, Eric Davis, Phillip Day, Pat Dickmeyer, Bryce Diers, Harold Doering, Brad Doperalski, Kyle Draheim, David Duffy, Wally Elwood, Todd Etherton, Louis Falcon, Peter Fischer, George Fischer, Jody Foster, Kyle Ganz, Jeff Gardner, Maurice Garringer, Luke Garvey, Philip George, Ralph Gibson, Connor Ginn, Bobby Goetze, Hartmann

Year(s) Lettered 1983 2008-09-10 2008-09-10-11 1906-07-08 1920 1908-09-10 1909-10-11 1920 1989-91 1999-00-01 1910-11 1928 1907-08-09 1987-88 1932 1992-93-94-95 1996-97 2001-02 1921 2011 1997 1937-38 1911 1999 2003 1996-99-00 1926-27 1984-85-86-87 1989-90-91-92 2001 2007 1939-40 1990 1983 1927 2006-07 2002-03 1999 1988-89-90 2004-05 1912 2008-09-11 2002 1993-94 1983 1990 1929 2007-08 1921 1986-87 1985 1996-97 1922 2001 1928-30 1908 2011 1940 1913

Gokie, Mark Gottschalk, Kirk Graham, Frank Graham, Harald Gray, Ian Grier, Brian Griffin, Carroll Gulizia, Todd Haskell, John Havenga, Leon Hayden, Jeremy Heng, Jarren Henning, Renier Hoffman, Tom Hyde, Alvin Iteffa, Banti Iteffa, David Jansen, Chad Janulewicz, Martin Johnson, Aaron Johnson, Glen Kamm, Mike Kennedy, Alfred Kibble, Clarence Kiptarus, Jonah Kirby, Joe Kratz, Golden Kretzler, Harry Kosman, Hunter Lamme, Alex Lee, Frank Lewis, James Maiyo, Philip Maduza, Alec Mascher, Doug Mason, Mike McCartney, Ellis McMaster, J.L. Meyer, Kurt Miiller, Kevin Milek, W.A. Morrow, George Myers, Mike Nelsen, Johannes Nuernberger, Gordeon O’Callaghan, Gerard Oberle, Anthony Olson, David Parr, Brian Petit, Kirk Petricca, Lou Rasmussen, Eric Rhodes, David Ross, Jack Russell, Kurt Scheer, Aaron Schultz, Jacob Searle, James Seger, Henry Skaden, Erik Skinner, Jeremy Smith, Tony Somer, Bryce States, Herbert Thies, Eric Thomas, Mikel Tolgyesi, Balazs Tripple, Todd Trump, Earle van der Westhuizen, Peter van Rensburg, Jacques Vance, Jim Vanderbeek, Kraig Verster, Jean Vidlak, Trevor Wandzilak, Scott White, Earl Williams, Tim Williams, Walter Wilson, Paul Witter, Marcus Wyatt, Kyle Zimmerman, Paul

1983 1984 1986-87-88-89 1986-87-88-89 2000-01 1987 1927-28-29 2007-09-10 1922 1985 1996 2011 1991-92-93-94 1983-84 1921-22 1993 1990-91-92-93 1993-94 1928 1996-97 1926-27 1999-00-01-02 1911 1927 1996 1987-88-89-90 1912 1920 1999 1994-96 1990 1923-24-25 1996 2006 1986-87 1996 1926 1913 1988 1991-92-93-94 1909-1910 1930-31 1992-93 1920 1930 1983-85 2008-09-10 1995-96 2005-06 1989 1995-96-97-98 2000-01-02-04 1992 1924-25 1983-84 1995-96 1923 1925 1930 1992 1992 1998 2008 1904 2007 2007-08 1994-95-96 1997-98-99 1908 2005-07 1988-89 1994-95-96-98 1984-85-86-87 1985-86-87 2010-11 2001 1907 2001 1920-21 2001-02 1997-98-99-00 2000-01-02 1923-24-25

Note: Letters in cross country were not awarded under Coach Frank Sevigne, but resumed in 1983, when Jay Dirksen took became head coach.

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BOB DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER INDOOR TRACK

PIONEERS PARK

2012 TEAM CAPTAINS: BACK ROW (FROM LEFT): TREVOR VIDLACK, ISABEL ANDRADE AND JARREN HENG FRONT ROW: MARTINA BARINOVA AND SARAH PLAMBECK

ED WEIR OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD STADIUM

SEPT. 1

CREIGHTON/UNO CLASSIC

OMAHA, NEB.

SEPT. 15

WOODY GREENO/ NEBRASKA INVITATIONAL

LINCOLN, NEB.

10 A.M.

SEPT. 29

KU RIM ROCK FARM CLASSIC

LAWRENCE, KAN.

10 A.M.

OCT. 12

WISCONSIN ADIDAS INVITE

MADISON, WIS.

OCT. 28

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

EAST LANSING, MICH.

NOV. 9

NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL

SPRINGFIELD, MO.

11 A.M.

NOV. 17

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

LOUISVILLE, KY.

11 A.M.

Dates and times are subject to change. For updated schedule and race day information, visit Huskers.com.

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