2014 Men's Tennis Guide

2013-14 Huskers: Back row, from left: Head Coach Kerry McDermott, Vasileios Stavropoulos, Chris Schindler, Andrew Dzulynsky, Brandon Videtich, Court Clark, Dusty Boyer, Tom Blackwell and Assistant Coach Fungai Tongoona.

Front row: Beauregard Treyz, Marc Herrmann, Sebastian Florczyk, Bradford Zitsch, Scott Elsass and Charlie Shin.

Jan. 18

South Alabama

Tallahassee, Fla.

TBA

March 21

Wisconsin*

Lincoln, Neb.

Jan. 19

Florida Gulf Coast

Tallahassee, Fla.

10 a.m.

March 28

Michigan State*

East Lansing, Mich. 3 p.m.

Jan. 20

Florida State

Tallahassee, Fla.

10 a.m.

March 30

Michigan*

Ann Arbor, Mich.

April 4

Indiana*

Lincoln, Neb.

3 p.m.

Noon

ITA Kick Off

4 p.m.

Noon

Jan. 25 Texas Tech

Los Angeles, Calif.

9 a.m.

April 6

Purdue*

Lincoln, Neb.

Jan. 26 Wisconsin/UCLA

Los Angeles, Calif.

TBA

April 9

Iowa*

Iowa City, Iowa

2 p.m.

Feb. 8

Denver

Lincoln, Neb.

1 p.m.

April 11

Northwestern*

Lincoln, Neb.

3 p.m.

Feb. 15

Louisville

Lincoln, Neb.

11 a.m.

April 11

Nebraska-Omaha

Lincoln, Neb.

7 p.m.

Feb. 15

Creighton

Lincoln, Neb.

7 p.m.

April 13

Illinois*

Lincoln, Neb.

Noon

Feb. 22

Alabama-Birmingham

Atlanta, Ga.

1 p.m.

April 18

Penn State*

University Park, Pa. 3 p.m.

Feb. 23

Georgia State

Atlanta, Ga.

10 a.m.

April 20

Ohio State*

Columbus, Ohio

March 1

Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

TBA

March 7

Utah

Lincoln, Neb.

TBA

March 9

North Dakota

Lincoln, Neb.

8 a.m.

March 9

Drake

Lincoln, Neb.

3 p.m.

March 16

Minnesota*

Minneapolis, Minn.

2 p.m.

April 24-27 Big Ten Championships TBA

Noon All Day

*Conference Matches Home matches in bold at the Nebraska Tennis Center or Vine Street Courts.

Dates and times are subject to change. All times listed are central. For updated information visit Huskers.com.

Recently, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved Nebraska Athletics to build an on-campus soccer/tennis practice and competition facility. The $20.4 million Nebraska Soccer and Tennis Complex will include one outdoor, lighted, full-sized competition field with seating for approximately 2,500 spectators.

The 73,900 square foot facility will include coaches’ offices, locker rooms, six indoor courts equipped with electronic scoreboards, a satellite athletic medicine treatment area, spectator restrooms and a concession stand. The complex will have 12 lighted outdoor courts that include spectator seating.

Photos: The east and west views of the facility.

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2013-14 Nebraska Men’s Tennis Media Guide Indoor Facility.............................................................. Nebraska Tennis Center Outdoor Facility.............................. NU Varsity Courts (17th and Vine Streets) Head Coach (Year)...................................................... Kerry McDermott (33rd) Alma Mater (Year).................................................................. Nebraska (1980) Record at Nebraska............................................................................. 352-372 Career Record........................................................................................... Same Assistant Coach..................................................................... Fungai Tongoona 2013 Record............................................................................................ 10-15 Big Ten Conference Record/Finish....................................................2-9/T-10th Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................................................... 8/2 Tennis Office Secretary................................................................... Ellen Shutts Academic Counselor.................................................................... Caleb Hawley Athletic Trainer.................................................................................Matt Pahls Strength Coach.............................................................................. Brian Kmitta Office Phone............................................................................. (402) 472-6464 Office Fax.................................................................................. (402) 472-2272 Office Address.......................................................Bob Devaney Sports Center .............................................................. Room 107D, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0612

Nebraska Athletic Department Mission Coach Kerry McDermott (right) hopes to lead Nebraska to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2014 alongside second-year assistant coach Fungai Tongoona.

Table of Contents

2014 Season Outlook.................................................................................. 2-3 2014 Roster/Schedule/Team Photo.................................................................3

Nebraska Coaching Staff & Administration............................4-7 Head Coach Kerry McDermott.................................................................... 4-5 Assistant Coach Fungai Tongoona...................................................................5 Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst...............................................................6 Executive Associate Athletic Director Marc Boehm........................................7 Senior Associate Athletic Director Bob Burton................................................7

Meet the Huskers................................................................8-10 Brandon Videtich, Tom Blackwell, Sebastian Florczyk, Beau Treyz..................8 Dusty Boyer, Court Clark, Scott Elsass, Marc Herrmann, Chris Schindler......................9 Bradford Zitsch, Charlie Shin.........................................................................10 Andrew Dzulynsky, Vasileios Stavropoulos....................................................10

Opponents/Review/History...............................................11-15 2014 Nebraska Opponents............................................................................11 Big Ten Conference........................................................................................11 2013 Season Review/Statistics................................................................ 12-13 Nebraska Tennis History.......................................................................... 14-15

This Is Nebraska................................................................ 16-32 Academic Success.................................................................................... 16-19 Athletic Medicine.................................................................................... 20-21 University of Nebraska............................................................................ 22-23 City of Lincoln.......................................................................................... 24-25 Nebraska’s Championship Facilities......................................................... 26-27 Nebraska’s National Power...................................................................... 28-29 Big Ten Conference.................................................................................. 30-31 Nebraska Men’s Tennis Tradition...................................................................32

Nebraska Tennis Quick Facts

Location (population).................................................. Lincoln, Neb. (264,501) Enrollment..............................................................................................24,445 Founded...................................................................................... Feb. 15, 1869 Chancellor........................................................................... Harvey S. Perlman Director of Athletics................................................................. Shawn Eichorst Colors.................................................................................. Scarlet and Cream Nickname............................................................................................. Huskers Conference............................................................................................ Big Ten Affiliation.................................................................................. NCAA Division I

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.

Media Information

All student-athlete and coaching staff interviews must be arranged through Media Relations Student Assistant Kevan Carr at least one day in advance by e-mail at kcarr@huskers.com or by calling (303) 710-1774. Generally, the Huskers will practice weekdays from 1 to 3 p.m. Releases will be provided each week the Huskers compete and final match results will be available on Huskers.com

Media Relations Staff

Assistant AD/Media Relations........................................................ Keith Mann Director of Operations.................................................................... Jeff Griesch Associate Media Relations Director......................................Shamus McKnight Assistant Media Relations Directors....................... Jeremy Foote, Matt Smith, .................................................................................................... Hilary Winter Men’s Tennis Contact...................................................................... Kevan Carr Office Phone............................................................................. (402) 472-7873 Cell Phone................................................................................ (303) 710-1774 Office Fax.................................................................................. (402) 472-2005 Carr’s Email........................................................................ kcarr@huskers.com Administrative Assistant................................................................Vicki Capazo Photographer................................................................................. Scott Bruhn Design Specialist............................................................................Annie Wood Website........................................................................................ Huskers.com

Huskers.com

For the most up-to-the-minute coverage of Nebraska men’s tennis, visit Huskers.com, the official website of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department. In addition to updated results, statistics and match stories, you will find photos, player and coach biographies, schedule and roster information and weekly releases. Husker fans have the opportunity to gain greater access to Nebraska athletics through HuskersNside, which provides premium content such as video updates. To subscribe, visit Huskers.com and click on HuskersNside.

Credits

The 2013-14 University of Nebraska Men’s Tennis Media Guide was written by Kevan Carr along with editing assistance from Jeff Griesch and the Nebraska men’s tennis coaching staff. The guide was produced on Adobe InDesign CS6 and printed at the University of Nebraska Printing Services. Cover design created by Annie Wood. Photo Credits: Scott Bruhn.

FIVE CONSECUTIVE FINAL ITA TOP 75 NATIONAL RANKINGS

Huskers Look To Build On Big Ten Success Ten returning members and three new additions to the Nebraska men’s tennis team aim to continue climbing the ITA Top 75 rankings and search for a Big Ten championship when they take the court in the spring of 2014.

Head Coach Kerry McDermott begins his 33rd season at the reins of the program after seeing a No. 62 final finish in NU’s second Big Ten Conference campaign in 2012-13. Marc Herrmann captured the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award as a freshman for Nebraska at the conclusion of the season.

“I feel that this team learned a lot about themselves and what they are capable of doing in the future,” McDermott said. “I think that we understand that for our team to do well throughout the year that it takes a whole group working together and striving to make the most of what everyone on the team has to offer. In my eyes I think we learned that with continued hard work, good effort, much determination, lots of heart and the willingness to never quit will make for a bright future for this team.

“These past five years have shown significant progress on putting Nebraska tennis into the national rankings and showing that with continued hard work and effort that we can be a top-25 program and bring in the recruits that can help make a difference. I think that we have steadily improved and other schools are taking notice that Nebraska is a great school to study and play tennis.

“The next step for this team is to make sure that we find who our leaders this year will be and make sure that they are guiding and directing the team to become the best that we can be, especially when it comes to dual matches and getting everyone to believe in themselves. I think that our next steps are a continued rise in the national rankings, move up in the Big Ten Conference and continue to work hard on and off the court to reach our goals.”

Seniors Brandon Videtich, Tom Blackwell and Beau Treyz lead the charge for Nebraska. The two veterans will be the foundation of support and guidance for a young Husker squad.

Videtich, a three-year letterman from Lincoln, is Nebraska’s longest-serving player returning for his sixth season. Videtich entered the 201314 season with a 10-8 singles record and a 15-20 doubles record on his career. In 2013, Videtich earned academic All-Big Ten honors for his dedication to his studies alongside athletics.

“Brandon made huge strides last year for himself

and for the team,” McDermott said. “Him being a captain and showing leadership seems to inspire his own dedication toward self-improvement.”

Blackwell, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., entered his senior season with 34 career singles victories and six total doubles wins.

“Tom will be a senior on this team and he wants to go out in style this year,” McDermott said. “Tom had a very good year last year winning a string of matches in a row and showing his teammates what it means to compete.”

Treyz, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., is a transfer athlete from North Florida, where he was a regular in the starting lineup.

“Beau already has valuable experience playing Division I tennis and is excited to play in the Big Ten Conference,” McDermott said. “He is a fierce competitor, and as a past team captain his experience and work ethic will be an asset to our program.”

Nebraska has a lone junior to round out the upperclassmen in Sebastian Florczyk.

Florczyk will miss the 2013-14 season with an injury. He is expected to rejoin the Huskers for the 2014-15 season at the conclusion of his recovery.

Florczyk captured academic All-Big Ten Honors for the 2012-13 season and was a strong competitor for NU in doubles, putting together a 7-5 record.

The Husker squad consists of nine lower class students with five sophomores, two redshirt freshmen and two freshmen. The sophomores are Dusty Boyer, Marc Herrmann, Andrew Dzulynsky, Court Clark, Chris Schindler, Scott Elsass and Bradford Zitsch.

“I feel that our younger players are the backbone to our future,” McDermott said. “They have some much needed experience from playing last year, and they realize what it takes to move this program to another level. The younger guys know that we, as coaches, will push them much harder than they think they can go at times and can help the new guys on the team learn that the hard work will pay off and it’s a long year. The young guys will teach our new kids that, overall, a positive attitude and hard work ethic will go a long way to help define this team.”

Boyer, a native of Ham Lake, Minn., produced winning records in both singles and doubles in his first year at 19-16 and 14-13, respectively.

“Dusty came on strong about the middle of the year and never looked back,” McDermott said. “As a freshman, I feel that he did a very good job adjusting to college tennis and now his

Senior Brandon Videtich returns for his final season as a Husker in pursuit of an NCAA Tournament appearance with a young Nebraska squad.

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experience from last year should make him that much stronger this year.”

Herrmann, a native of Rohrback, Germany, had a breakout season for the Huskers notching 17 singles victories and 13 doubles wins for the Big Red. “Marc is a fighter and mentally does not give up on himself,” McDermott said. “He is exactly the type of guy we have been looking for in our program. Someone who gives full effort and works hard every day.”

Dzulynsky, a native of Miramar, Fla., played limited action in his first year. He only played in singles and accumulated just nine total matches, but McDermott expects an increase in contribution for the young player.

“Andrew saw some action playing singles at the No. 5 and 6 spots,” McDermott said. “He gained valuable experience at the college level. Andrew is continuing to develop and is a hard worker who can play at a high level and just needs to believe in himself every time he steps on the court.”

Elsass, a native of Eden Prairie, Minn., was a fixture in the doubles lineup for NU in his freshman season. Elsass produced a 12-12 doubles record and hopes to improve on that mark in 2013-14.

“Scott has been a pleasant surprise in our program,” McDermott said. “I feel that Scott will have a chance to play singles, as he is a fierce competitor and he wants to prove himself this year in the singles lineup. Hopefully, Scott will continue to improve and with his doubles skills, we look for some great things to happen down the road this year.”

Zitsch, a native of Columbia, Mo., also played a huge role in doubles for Nebraska in his first year.

He grabbed 15 wins as a partner. With an even 6-6 mark in singles and a winning record in doubles, Zitsch hopes to compete for the top spots in the lineup his sophomore year.

“Bradford will play a significant role in doubles again,” McDermott said. “We are hoping that he can continue to improve and move up in the singles lineup, as he has the ability to do some big things for this team. As long as he keeps developing his patience, I think he can be a force in our singles lineup.”

Clark, a Lincoln native, was a redshirt for the Huskers in his freshman year but managed to earn a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll for the fall of 2012. McDermott believes Clark will emerge into the NU lineup his second season.

“Court was a redshirt freshman who gained much valuable practice time last year and got to see what college tennis is all about,” McDermott said. “He is ready to step in and make things happen. He is a kid that works very hard, puts in his time and understands that he needs to play his style and good things will happen in his future.”

Schindler, an international student from Hanau, Germany, also redshirted his freshman season for the Huskers and managed an appearance on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2013.

“Chris was a redshirt freshman for us last year and has a big chance to see some playing time in the singles line up this year,” McDermott said.

“He has adjusted to the hard courts here in the U.S. and to the college system. With one year of practice behind him, he is ready to make an impact on this team.”

Two incoming freshmen join the ranks to bolster the young squad for Nebraska. Joining the team are Hyung-Chul “Charlie” Shin and Vasileios Stavropoulos.

“I really think our new guys will bring a lot to

HUSKERS.COM | 3 the table,” McDermott said. “These guys are very hard workers to begin with, and I am pretty sure that we as coaches will not have to say too much to them from the time they step into our program.

I feel that these guys understand what we expect from them: hard work, positive environment, committed to excellence and ‘never say die’ attitudes. If they can endure this environment, then we will overcome any obstacles and have a great year.”

Stavropoulos, coming all the way from Athens, Greece, was the No. 1 player in his age group in his country for three years straight. Stavropoulos will fight for a top spot in the lineup immediately.

“We are excited as coaches to bring him to an even higher level with his tennis,” McDermott said. “I love his attitude toward hard work and wanting to improve. We have no doubt his attitude can only rub off onto his teammates, and continue to move our program forward in the Big Ten and nationally.”

Shin, a native of Daejeon, South Korea, reached as high as No. 23 nationally as a junior player before joining NU. McDermott expects big things from the young talent.

“We are looking forward to working with Charlie,” McDermott said. “We feel that he will fit nicely with our team and the goals we have here at Nebraska.”

Nebraska faces some tough competition this season heading up against numerous top-75 schools from last season and participating in the ITA Kick Off event in Los Angeles, Calif., hosted by UCLA. “I expect that my team will develop into a very good team by the time spring semester rolls around,” McDermott said. “I think that we will surprise a lot of teams and maybe even ourselves.

I feel that with the guys that we have on this team this year, that the chemistry and competitiveness will develop us into a very good team by the end of the year. I am hoping to get back into the top 35 by the end of the year and get a chance to make the NCAA Tournament as a team.”

2014 Schedule

Jan. 19 Florida Gulf Coast 10 a.m.

Jan. 20 Florida State 10 a.m.

Jan. 25 Texas Tech 9 a.m.

Jan. 26 Wisconsin/UCLA 10 a.m./1 p.m.

Feb. 8 Denver 1 p.m.

Feb. 15 Louisville 11 a.m.

Feb. 15 Creighton 7 p.m.

Feb. 22 UAB 1 p.m.

Feb. 23 Georgia State 10 a.m.

March 1 Cornell TBA March 7 Utah TBA March 9 North Dakota 8 a.m.

March 9 Drake 3 p.m.

March 21 Wisconsin* 4 p.m.

March 23 Minnesota* Noon March 28 Michigan State* 3 p.m.

March 30 Michigan* Noon April 4 Indiana* 3 p.m.

April 6 Purdue* Noon April 9 Iowa* 2 p.m.

April 11 Northwestern* 3 p.m.

April 11 Nebraska-Omaha 7 p.m.

April 13 Illinois* Noon April 18 Penn State* 3 p.m.

April 20 Ohio State* Noon April 24-27 Big Ten Championships TBA

The 2013-14 Nebraska Men’s Tennis Team - Back Row (from left): Vasileios Stavropoulos, Chris Schindler, Andrew Dzulynsky, Brandon Videtich, Court Clark, Dusty Boyer, Tom Blackwell - Front Row (from left): Beau Treyz, Marc Herrmann, Sebastian Florczyk, Bradford Zitsch, Scott Elsass, Charlie Shin.

2014 Nebraska Tennis Roster

Name Height Weight Year Hometown (Previous/High School) Tom Blackwell 5-10 165 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Ponte Vedra) Dusty Boyer 5-10 165 So. Ham Lake, Minn. (Forest Lake) Court Clark 6-3 135 RFr. Lincoln, Neb. (East) Andrew Dzulynsky 6-2 170 So. Miramar, Fla. (Home School) Scott Elsass 5-11 160 So. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie) Sebastian Florczyk 5-10 165 Jr. Friedrichsdorf, Germany Marc Herrmann 5-8 159 So. Rohrbach, Germany (Rotenbuehl Gym) Chris Schindler 6-1 163 RFr. Hanau, Germany (Escola Ipse, Spain) Charlie Shin 5-11 160 Fr. Daejeon, South Korea (Khabele School) Vasileios Stavropoulos 6-2 185 Fr. Athens, Greece (SHAPE) Beauregard Treyz 6-0 180 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. (North Florida/Bolles School) Brandon Videtich 6-4 165 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (East) Bradford Zitsch 6-2 185 So. Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge) Head Coach: Kerry McDermott (Nebraska, 1980); Assistant Coach: Fungai Tongoona (Nebraska, 2003)

2014 Huskers By Class

Seniors (3)......... Brandon Videtich, Tom Blackwell ............................................................. Beau Treyz Junior (1).....Sebastian Florczyk, Beauregard Treyz Sophmore (5).......Dusty Boyer, Andrew Dzulynsky, .......Scott Elsass, Marc Herrmann, Bradford Zitsch Redshirt Freshmen (2).Court Clark, Chris Schindler Freshmen (2)....Charlie Shin, Vasileios Stavropoulos

Pronunciation Guide

Sebastian Florczyk................................ Floor-check Brandon Videtich..................................... Vid-a-tich Vasileios Stavropoulos...................... Vas-uh-lay-us .................................................... Stihv-rah-pohl-us Beauregard Treyz.......................... Bo-regard Trayz Andrew Dzulynsky...................................Juh-lin-ski

2014 Husker Homes

Florida (3).........Tom Blackwell, Andrew Dzulynsky ................................................... Beauregard Treyz Minnesota (2)..................Dusty Boyer, Scott Elsass Missouri (1)................................... Bradford Zitsch Nebraska (2)........... Court Clark, Brandon Videtich Germany(3)... Sebastian Florczyk, Marc Herrmann . ....................................................... Chris Schindler South Korea (1)....................................Charlie Shin Greece (1)........................... Vasileios Stavropoulos

Home Matches in Bold; *-Big Ten Conference Matches Dates and times subject to change

FIVE CONSECUTIVE FINAL ITA TOP 75 NATIONAL RANKINGS

KERRY MCDERMOTT

Head Coach I 33rd year I Nebraska (1980) I Career Record: 352-372 Coach Kerry McDermott has been at the helm of the Nebraska program for more than 30 years since taking over in 1982. With 32 years of experience on his side as head coach of the Huskers, McDermott owns the second-longest tenure among active Big Ten coaches.

McDermott owns the most victories by a Nebraska tennis coach in the program’s history with 352 wins. Only one other coach, Ed Higginbotham from 1951 to 1972, recorded at least 100 career victories, and McDermott has more than tripled Higginbotham’s mark.

More impressively, McDermott guided the Huskers to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2010 and 2011 and has led Nebraska to five consecutive final top-75 ITA national rankings. In fact, the Huskers have finished the season ranked among the ITA top 75 in nine of the last 10 seasons.

In 2013, McDermott led the Huskers to a 10-15 overall finish, including a 2-9 Big Ten mark. The Huskers finished the season ranked No. 62 in the final ITA standings for 2013. Freshman Marc Herrmann earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for Nebraska in his first season of Big Ten play. The season saw three members of the squad earn academic All-Big Ten honors in Eric Sock, Sebastian Florczyk and Brandon Videtich.

In 2012, McDermott led the Huskers in their first year in the Big Ten Conference.

McDermott guided the Huskers to an 11-15 overall record and a 3-8 mark in conference play, as NU finished the season ranked No. 73. The Big Ten featured seven ranked teams in 2012. McDermott had two players earn All-Big Ten honors. Christopher Aumueller captured first-team All-Big Ten honors while Benedikt Lindheim added a second-team All-Big Ten award. Aumueller and Lindheim teamed up on the doubles court to finish the season ranked No. 26 after competing in the 2012 NCAA Men’s Tennis Doubles Championship.

The appearance by Aumueller and Lindheim at the 2012 NCAA Championships, followed back-to-back NCAA Championship bids by the Husker team in 2010 and 2011. Nebraska finished 15-12 and closed the 2011 season at No. 44 in the ITA rankings after a narrow 4-3 loss to Miami in the NCAA first round.

Aumueller earned a spot on the All-Big 12 team as a singles competitor, while joining partner Andre Stenger on the All-Big 12 doubles team.

McDermott’s 2010 Husker team finished No. 41 in the ITA rankings with a 13-12 record after claiming the school’s first NCAA Tournament bid. NU fell to North Carolina 4-1 in the first round, but helped propel the Huskers to a

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repeat bid in 2011.

NCAA Tournament appearances and national rankings are just a small part of McDermott’s successful career at Nebraska. McDermott’s players regularly refer to his character and commitment to them off the court. McDermott routinely recruits individuals who are focused on team success, and he serves as an invaluable resource to young men in navigating their paths to maturity and graduation.

In the classroom, Nebraska annually places student-athletes on academic all-conference teams and contends for the Herman Award, which is presented each year at Nebraska to the men’s and women’s teams that produce the top grade-point average. In fact, McDermott’s men’s tennis teams have captured the award five times (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002).

In 2012, Aumueller, Lindheim and Sock earned spots on the academic AllBig Ten team. Aumueller added NU’s first-ever Big Ten Sportsmanship award and claimed the Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship award for the Central Region.

Nebraska’s roster regularly features players from around the country and the world. McDermott is committed to keeping Nebraska’s top players at home, while attracting some of the best competitors from the Midwest and Big Ten region. McDermott also has had great success throughout his career in bringing top talent from overseas.

After completing his playing career at Nebraska in 1980, McDermott earned his first career win as the Husker coach in 1982 and quickly started his climb up the NU coaching ledger.

That early success was realized behind a solid foundation of players who earned regional and national acclaim. The leader of that group and one of the top players in the nation each of his last two seasons was Steven Jung. After earning a berth in the NCAA Championships for three consecutive seasons, Jung is the most decorated athlete in NU men’s tennis history.

Jung is the only player in Nebraska history to earn All-America status, after he finished his career as the runner-up at the 1989 NCAA Tournament. Under McDermott’s guidance, Jung entered the tournament ranked No. 16 in the country, the highest regular-season ranking for a Husker in history. Jung also reached the NCAA Tournament in doubles play that season, teaming with his brother, Stuart, to rank as high as 12th in the nation. Steven Jung finished his career as the Nebraska career wins leader with 114. He was also a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, contributing to Nebraska’s all-sport record total of 302 entering 2013 season.

In 1988, McDermott earned Big Eight Coach-of-the-Year honors by guiding the Huskers to a second-place finish in the league standings with a 5-1 record.

Nebraska finished the season with a 14-6 dual mark, one of 16 seasons under McDermott that NU has recorded at least 10 dual match victories.

McDermott pulled double duty during the 1988 season, as he also crossed over to coach the Husker women’s team for one year. He helped the Huskers to a fifth-place finish in the league standings despite a 5-12 overall record.

McDermott’s Huskers came back to post a 17-7 record in 1989, the best winning percentage (.708) during his tenure. The Huskers matched the school-record mark with 17 victories again in 1990.

Over the years, McDermott has tutored 11 Huskers through the regular season into the NCAA Championships. Four of the national tournament appearances have been in singles action, with the most recent coming in 2002. Five other appearances have come on the doubles court.

McDermott has continually pushed the Huskers to excel on and off the court.

Under his guidance, Nebraska has recorded a 352-372 overall mark during the past 32 seasons. He has helped 12 singles players and five doubles teams earn conference championships, with the most recent coming at the end of the 2000 campaign, as Ryan Haith grabbed the top spot in the Big 12 at No. 6 singles.

After struggling in the mid-1990s, the Huskers have recorded at least nine dual victories in 14 of the past 15 seasons.

In 2009, McDermott led the Huskers to a 16-10 record and a final ranking of No. 68. It was the second-best win total in school history, trailing only the 1990 squad that captured 17 victories. From 2009 to 2012, the Huskers began each season ranked in the top 50. In 2010 the squad began their campaign ranked 41st, and in 2011 the Huskers started the year ranked 42nd. They began the 2012 season ranked No. 40.

McDermott also has helped Nebraska singles and doubles players achieve spots in the national rankings.

Aumueller, a four-year standout who completed one of the most successful careers in school history in 2012, finished among the top 100 in the national rankings in each of his four seasons on the court. Aumueller closed his freshman season at No. 97 in 2009, before climbing to a final ranking of No. 85 in 2010.

In 2011, he finished further up the ladder at No. 75, before closing his senior season at No. 70.

Aumueller, who served as a volunteer coach with the Huskers in 2012-13, also was a standout on the doubles court. In fact, he and Benedikt Lindheim entered the 2012 season as the No. 7 doubles team in the nation before eventually

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earning a trip to the 2012 NCAA Doubles Championships.

Aumueller made history for the Huskers as a senior, as Nebraska’s first-ever first-team All-Big Ten selection, while Lindheim added a second-team award.

The duo also finished the season at No. 26 in the national rankings. In 2009, Aumueller was the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year.

Other Huskers to earn national rankings since 2002 include: Lance Mills (99th, 2002); Florian Preissler (78th, 2003), Adrian Szatmary (78th, 2007; 115th, 2005); Calin Paar (70th, 2009; 128th, 2008); David Bendheim (67th, 2009); Andre Stenger/Robert Schulze (44th, 2012).

Arguably one of the program’s greatest upsets came in the spring of 2005, when McDermott led the Huskers to a win over No. 16 Rice in the first dual match of the season, which also gave McDermott his 250th career win. Initially unranked as a team, the win helped push the Huskers into the national polls where they stayed for 13 weeks, ranking as high as No. 55.

In 2003, Nebraska reeled off a seven-match win streak early in the season behind Florian Preissler (13 singles wins) and freshman D.J. Geatz (14 singles wins). The previous season, NU’s Jose Hernan also reached the 14-win total while helping the team finish with a No. 72 ranking. Hernan’s teammate, Lance Mills, became the first Husker to qualify for the NCAA singles tournament in a decade, where he advanced to the second round of the championship. The Omaha native finished the 2002 season ranked No. 99 in singles play after posting a 1-1 record at the national tournament.

McDermott began his relationship with the NU men’s tennis program as a player. He competed for the Huskers from 1976 to 1980, and lettered all four years before playing No. 1 singles as a senior. A native of Grand Island, Neb., McDermott is married to the former Terrie Wade, also of Grand Island. In his spare time, McDermott competes in local and state tennis tournaments and is an avid runner who races competitively.

In 2003, McDermott won the 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs for his age group at the Cornhusker State Games, and he picked up a bronze medal in the 5-mile road race. For his accomplishments, McDermott was named the Cornhusker State Games Male Athlete of the Year. McDermott also earned the National Congress of State Games Male Athlete of the Year award in 2003, recognizing him for his distance running achievements and participation in various activities over 20 years at the Cornhusker State Games. McDermott also served as the Director of the Cornhusker State Games in 2006.

FUNGAI TONGOONA

Assistant Coach I Second Year I Nebraska (2003)

Former Husker Fungai Tongoona joined Nebraska Coach Kerry McDermott's staff in 2012. Tongoona, who played for NU from 1999 through 2002, brings extensive experience as an instructor to the Husker staff.

"I feel real fortunate to have the opportunity to add Fungai Tongoona to my coaching staff," Head Coach Kerry McDermott said. "He brings a wealth of familiarity to our program and understands the type of individual we are looking for both as a student and an athlete here at the University of Nebraska. He is a man of high integrity, has an unbelievable work ethic and is very passionate about keeping Nebraska tennis among the elite in the Big Ten and in college tennis."

In 2013, Tongoona’s first season coaching the Huskers, he helped Nebraska to a 10-15 overall finish, including a 2-9 Big Ten mark. The Huskers finished the season ranked No. 62 in the final ITA standings for 2013. Freshman Marc Herrmann earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for Nebraska in his first season of Big Ten play. The season saw three members of the squad earn academic All-Big Ten honors in Eric Sock, Sebastian Florczyk and Brandon Videtich.

Originally from Harare, Zimbabwe, Tongoona spent four seasons (19992002) with the Husker program playing for McDermott. A two-year captain for the Huskers, he compiled a 12-16 record in singles play while going 17-12 in doubles action as a senior in 2001-02. He was named the men's tennis lifter-of-the-year in 1999-2000 and was a second-team academic All-Big 12 performer in 2000. In addition, he served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Board during his time at Nebraska and was honored by the Big 12 with a community outreach award in 2000. He graduated with a degree in marketing and a minor in French from Nebraska in 2003.

Tongoona has been a certified tennis teaching professional since 2002, serving as head professional at Southlake (Texas) Tennis Center, as well as the Woods Tennis Center in Lincoln. Most recently, he served as the teaching professional at the DFW Hilton in Grapevine, Texas, and is also certified as a personal trainer and tennis trainer.

Men’s Tennis Support Staff

Milestone Victories Victory Opponent No. 25 New Mexico State No. 50 Iowa No. 75 Wichita State No. 100 Minnesota No. 125 Gustavus Adolphus No. 150 Oklahoma State* No. 175 Weber State No. 200 Colorado No. 225 Creighton No. 250 No. 16 Rice No. 275 No. 23 Oklahoma No. 300 No. 75 Southern Miss No. 325 Denver No. 350 Troy *- Big Eight Champions

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Brian Kmitta Strength Coach

Christopher Aumueller Graduate Assistant Coach

Ellen Shutts Men’s Tennis Secretary

Kevan Carr Media Relations Student Assistant

Caleb Hawley Academic Counselor

Matt Pahls Assistant Athletic Trainer

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SHAWN EICHORST Director of Athletics I Second Year l Wisconsin-Whitewater (1990)

Shawn Eichorst was named the 14th Director of Athletics of the University of Nebraska by Chancellor Harvey Perlman on Oct. 4, 2012. Eichorst leads a tradition-rich athletic program of 24 varsity athletic teams, 600-plus studentathletes and more than 275 full-time employees. Eichorst succeeded legendary Nebraska football coach and Athletic Director Tom Osborne and officially assumed his duties on Jan. 3, 2013.

“I am honored to have the opportunity to join the University of Nebraska family,” Eichorst said. “Nebraska is an outstanding academic institution with one of the strongest athletic departments in all of college sports,” Eichorst said. “Most importantly, everyone here is committed to keeping the welfare of our student-athletes at the heart of everything we do. I am humbled by the responsibility and opportunities that lie ahead and will work diligently to carry on the rich tradition of Husker excellence set forth by Coach Osborne and so many others.”

Administrative Experience Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Nebraska, Director of Athletics, 2013-present Perlman said it was Eichorst’s Miami, Director of Athletics, 2011-12 commitment to putting studentWisconsin, Deputy Athletic Director, 2009-11 athletes first that made Eichorst Wisconsin, Executive Associate A.D., 2007-09 stand out.

Wisconsin, Senior Associate A.D., 2006-07 “When I asked him how I South Carolina, Interim Athletic Director, 2005-06 would be able to measure his South Carolina, Senior Associate A.D., 2004-05 success if he were here five years Wisconsin-Whitewater, Athletic Director, 1999from now,” Perlman said, “his 2003 response was that if the coaches Education and student-athletes had been Bachelor’s Degree, Business, successful and nobody knows Wisconsin-Whitewater (1990) his name, it would be a success.”

Juris Doctorate, Marquette (1995) Although his preference is to Assistant Adjunct Professor of Law, Marquette serve and lead diligently from the background, Eichorst has already canvassed the state promoting Husker Athletics and Nebraska’s tremendously talented student-athletes making more than 70 appearances across Nebraska and visiting eight other states in just his first seven months. Eichorst emphasizes academics first and is proud to acknowledge Nebraska’s nation-leading 307+ Academic All-Americans, including five who earned the honor in 2012-13. In fact, he invited all of the academic honor winners back to campus for a reunion in November. He has met with each college dean on campus and uses his monthly radio show and his Connecting on Campus column to promote campus, coach and student-athlete academic and community successes. More than 200 Husker student-athletes were honored at the academic recognition banquet this spring while 188 were named Academic All-Big Ten in 2012-13.

During Eichorst’s first semester at Nebraska in the spring of 2013, women’s bowling, coached by legend Bill Straub, won a national title and Rhonda Revelle’s softball team advanced to the Women’s College World Series.

The women’s basketball team, coached by Connie Yori, completed a run to the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history and the women’s tennis team, coached by Scott Jacobson, made an appearance in the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history and earned a share of the Big Ten title. Tennis player Mary Weatherholt finished runner-up at the NCAA Singles Championship, the highest-ever finish for a Nebraska tennis player.

In addition to women’s tennis, two other Nebraska teams added Big Ten titles in the spring of 2013, as the women’s gymnastics team, coached by Dan Kendig, won its second-straight Big Ten title and third-straight conference title overall. The men’s track and field team, coached by Gary Pepin, claimed the outdoor team title.

In the fall of 2013, three facility projects were completed: Memorial Stadium, which expanded to accommodate more than 90,000 football fans and will include the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory (NAPL) and the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3) research facilities; Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln, where the Husker men’s and women’s basketball teams will be permanent tenants; and the renovated Bob Devaney Sports Center, where volleyball, men’s and women’s gymnastics and the wrestling team will compete.

Construction for each of these three facilities began with Coach Osborne at the helm. Athletic Director Emeritus Osborne continues to provide Eichorst with counsel on a number of items including the East Stadium research initiatives.

The collaborative research that will take place within an athletic facility shared by academics and athletics is believed to be the first of its kind and sets the tone for the leadership role Nebraska has taken in the Big Ten Conference and nationally.

Noting Eichorst

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Eichorst came to Nebraska after spending 18 months as the Director of Athletics at the University of Miami. He was named the 12th Director of Athletics at Miami on April 12, 2011 and served until Oct. 4, 2012 when he was hired by Nebraska as a Special Assistant to Chancellor Perlman.

In his first year as Director of Athletics at Miami, Eichorst helped grow the academic reputation as well as the fan base. Under his watchful eye, the Hurricane Club grew by more than 500 members, surpassing 5,000 members nationwide.

More than $19 million in student-athlete support was generated in 2011-12 and an additional $14.2 million in capital gifts was raised toward the new Center for Athletic Excellence facility, scheduled for completion in the fall of 2013.

During his tenure, both the Hurricane men’s and women’s basketball programs advanced to the postseason, with the women posting the highest national ranking in school history at No. 5, advancing to the NCAA Second Round. The women’s tennis team advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the fourth straight season and the baseball program extended its NCAA postseason appearances streak to 40 consecutive seasons. The women’s soccer team posted the first NCAA postseason win in program history, while the volleyball team advanced to the NCAA postseason for the third straight year and finished the season ranked 15th in the nation.

Before his appointment at Miami, Eichorst served from 2009 to 2011 as the Deputy Athletics Director at the University of Wisconsin, where his responsibilities under Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez included serving as the department’s Chief Operating Officer and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the highly successful athletics program. At Wisconsin, Eichorst was involved in the design and planning of a new ice hockey and swimming facility completed in the fall of 2012, as well as with the Student-Athlete Performance Center in the north end zone of Camp Randall Stadium. He joined the Badgers’ staff in 2006 as a Senior Associate Athletics Director and was promoted to Executive Associate Athletics Director in 2007.

Eichorst has experience with three BCS conference institutions previously serving as University of South Carolina’s Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration from 2004 to 2006. With the Gamecocks, Eichorst oversaw daily operations of the department and supervised the football and baseball programs.

The football team was bowl-eligible each year during Eichorst’s tenure, and the baseball program competed in the 2004 College World Series. Additionally, he coordinated and supervised multi-million dollar facility projects, including a state-of-the-art football training facility.

Eichorst served as the Director of Athletics at his alma mater, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater until 2003. Under his tenure, UW-Whitewater developed into one of the nation’s top Division III athletic programs, with four top 10 percent National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors Cup finishes; one NCAA team championship; two NCAA team runner-up finishes and five individual national champions. The program also featured 38 Academic All-America selections, seven NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners and 74 All-Americans.

A native of Lone Rock, Wis., Eichorst was an all-conference defensive back, a three-time letterwinner and 1990 team captain for the University of WisconsinWhitewater football team. He graduated magna cum laude in business from UWWhitewater in 1990 and earned a law degree from Marquette University in 1995. He practiced law in Milwaukee before accepting the position at Wisconsin-Whitewater.

He is a past member of the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee and State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors. He also previously served as an assistant adjunct professor of law at Marquette University Law School, where he taught classes in sports law. He currently serves on the Marquette University National Sports Law Institute Board of Advisors.

In 2006, he was awarded the Sports Law Alumnus of the Year by Marquette.

He also is a graduate of the Sports Management Institute and serves on its Executive Committee.

The Eichorst family (clockwise): Kristin, Shawn, Jack, Bennett and Joseph.

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MARC BOEHM

BOB BURTON

A member of the Nebraska Athletics senior administration since May 2003, Marc Boehm (pronounced BAME) serves as executive associate athletic director and is the top assistant to the athletic director. Boehm fulfills the director’s responsibilities in his absence and also serves as the department’s chief operating officer.

Boehm oversees the efforts of several areas within athletics, including marketing, media relations, HuskerVision, facilities and events. Boehm also oversees the Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball programs. He also played a major role in the athletic department’s negotiations for its contract extension with IMG College Sports. To date, it is the largest multi-media rights contract in college athletics.

As the primary administrator for the NU basketball programs, Boehm played an integral role in the hiring of Tim Miles as the Huskers’ new coach in March of 2012. He has also played a lead role during the men’s and women’s basketball programs move into Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2013-14. He also worked to help develop Nebraska’s new practice facility - the Hendricks Training Complex which opened in October of 2011.

Boehm has worked to create a fan-friendly atmosphere at men’s and women’s basketball, leading the Husker men’s program to shatter season ticket sales records for both programs as they move into the new arena. In fact, the men sold out season tickets for 2013-14 in early May, shattering the previous record for season tickets sold by well over 2,500.

Under Boehm’s supervision, Coach Connie Yori’s women’s basketball program has enjoyed the most success in school history over the past five years. The Husker women have advanced to a pair of NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in 2009-10 and 2012-13, while producing the three highest single-season win totals in NU history over the past four years.

Yori’s 2012-13 Huskers made their second NCAA Sweet 16 trip in the past four years, while finishing the Big Ten regular-season runner-up. Yori was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year, while NU’s 25 victories were the second-most in school history, trailing only the 2009-10 Huskers’ 32-2 campaign that included a perfect 16-0 Big 12 campaign.

In 2009-10, Yori captured 2010 National Coach-of-the-Year honors by leading the Huskers to a Big 12 record-tying 30-game winning streak and the 2010 Big 12 regular-season title. NU ranked in the top 10 in the final national polls and seventh nationally in home attendance with 7,390 fans per game. In conference play, NU led the league with 11,383 fans per game. The Husker women have earned three NCAA Tournament trips in the past four years and have played for three conference titles during that span. The men have added four postseason trips during Boehm’s tenure, including a trip to the 2011 Postseason NIT. Boehm, who played a significant role in aiding Nebraska’s functional transition to the Big Ten Conference in 2011-12, was also instrumental in conceptualizing and developing the Husker Nation Pavilion, which is the premier pregame event around home football games.

Boehm also took the lead role in obtaining First National Bank and Ameritas as premier sponsors for the Nebraska Athletic Department for a combined deal worth more than $7 million over a three-year period. First National Bank and Ameritas joined Verizon, Pepsi and adidas as premier corporate sponsors for Husker athletics.

Boehm held the same position at Pittsburgh from 1997 to 2003. Boehm assisted in the rise of the Panthers’ basketball program with the men’s team posting back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in the NCAA Tournament. During construction of the Panthers’ new athletic facilities, Boehm played a central role in Pitt’s athletic teams moving to the UPMC Sports Performance Complex, Heinz Field and the Petersen Events Center.

Boehm served as interim athletic director at Pittsburgh for nearly five months before coming to Nebraska. During that time, he hired men’s basketball head coach Jamie Dixon.

Boehm also spent five years as associate executive director of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. He directed and managed a 125-member fund-raising committee of Arizona business people responsible for generating more than $4.5 million in cash and in-kind partnerships. Previously he spent four years as associate executive director and public relations director of the Sun Bowl from 1987 to 1991.

Born in Grand Island, Boehm earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Kansas State in 1984 and added a master’s degree in sports management from St. Thomas (Fla.) University in 1985. Boehm and his wife, the former Janelle Broderick of Minot, N.D., have three boys, Broderick, Christian and Lukas John.

Senior Associate Athletic Director Bob Burton enters his 16th season with the Nebraska athletic department, since joining NU’s executive team in 1998.

Burton reports to the Director of Athletics and serves on Nebraska’s senior management team. He assists in NU’s financial and facilities master plans, providing supervision to the Athletic Business Office, Concessions, Capital Planning and Construction and Information Technology/Computing Service areas. He also oversees complimentary ticket and gift-in-kind approvals and reconciliation.

Burton, who serves on the Big Ten Sports Management Council, is the Athletic Department’s contract administrator, including all game/event agreements, and serves as the department’s liaison to the NU General Counsel Office. He also plays a major role in NU’s risk management program, while overseeing the operations of Nebraska’s camps and clinics.

Burton acts as the department’s liaison to 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 Nebraska’s sport administrator for wrestling, men’s and women’s track and field and cross country and bowling.

Burton joined the athletic department in 1998 as an associate athletic director for compliance/sports administration. He served in that role until 2007, ensuring that the conduct and operations of Nebraska’s athletic teams were in compliance with NCAA, Big 12 and institutional rules and regulations. He also performed as the primary sports administrator for many of Nebraska’s teams.

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 was a member of 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.

Executive Associate Athletic Director I 11th Year

Senior Associate Athletic Director I 16th Year

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BRANDON VIDETICH

TOM BLACKWELL

Senior I Lincoln, Neb.

Senior I Jacksonville, Fla.

Outlook (2013-14): Brandon Videtich returns for his sixth year on the Nebraska tennis team in 2013-14. The senior from Lincoln will be a seasoned veteran on the court. Videtich has faced many challenges, namely injury-riddled seasons, but has persevered to return to the court.

“I admire Brandon’s persistence and work ethic over this past season,” Head Coach Kerry McDermott said. “He will definitely be pressing for a starting spot in singles this year, but we expect him to be in our doubles lineup again and set the tone.”

Junior (2012-13): Videtich did not play any singles matches in the spring after competing in eight in the fall, when he went 5-3. He had a full plate of doubles action, earning a 13-18 record going 9-12 in the spring and 4-6 in the fall.

Videtich played doubles with four different partners in the spring. He spent the most time alongside freshman Scott Elsass. Paired with Elsass, Videtich had a 9-7 overall record, hitting a 3-5 Big Ten mark mostly from the No. 3 position.

Videtich performed well in the classroom, earning a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in fall 2012 and spring 2013. He claimed academic AllBig Ten honors in 2013.

Medical Redshirt (2011-12): Videtich did not play during the 2011-12 campaign because of a knee injury. He sat out the season as a medical redshirt.

Sophomore (2010-11): Videtich posted a 1-0 record in singles action in 2010-11, rolling to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Creighton’s Ryan Norman on Feb. 19. Videtich was also 1-0 in doubles play when he teamed with Taylor Boney at the No. 3 spot to defeat UMKC’s Serge Ristivojevic and David Heckler. In the classroom, Videtich earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll.

Freshman (2009-10): Videtich didn’t compete in any matches for the Huskers in 2009-10. He did produce a solid performance in the classroom, claiming spots on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters.

Redshirt (2008-09): After going 1-2 in the fall, Videtich chose to redshirt and did not participate in any matches during the spring.

Before Nebraska: Videtich was a 2008 graduate of Lincoln East High School, where he played out of the No. 1 singles spot his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. As a senior, Videtich took third at the Nebraska Class A State Tournament.

Personal: Brandon was born Sept. 7, 1989, in Lincoln, Neb., and is the son of Wayne and Nancy Videtich. Brandon has one sister, Megan. Brandon is a business administration major at Nebraska, and was an academic All-Big Ten Selection in 2013.

BEAUREGARD TREYZ Senior I Jacksonville, Fla.

Outlook (2013-14): Tom Blackwell will be one of three seniors for the 2014 season. Blackwell has continued to impress on the singles courts and has steadily made progress in doubles.

“Tom is a guy that isn’t flashy,” Head Coach Kerry McDermott said. “He won’t knock you off the court, but he makes you play and he won’t beat himself. He wins matches not on raw talent but more with having a big heart, chasing balls down and by hating to lose. I’ve got a good feeling that Tom will do some great things this year, and he will do his best to make this team a power in the Big Ten and nationally.”

Junior (2012-13): Blackwell was mainly a singles competitor for the Huskers in 2013. Blackwell played from the No. 3, 4, 5 and 6 positions in singles, achieving a 16-14 overall record, hitting a 14-9 spring tally and going 4-7 in Big Ten play.

Blackwell went 1-2 at the No. 3, 5-5 at the No. 4, 6-2 at the No. 5 and 2-0 from the No. 6 spot. Blackwell managed a 2-0 record against ranked opponents, defeating No. 113 Jamie Vasquez of VCU and No. 43 Connor Smith of Ohio State.

Blackwell only saw one match in doubles for the spring, paired with redshirt sophomore Sebastian Florczyk, that went unfinished. Blackwell managed a 3-2 fall preseason doubles record. He captured a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll for the fall of 2012 and spring of 2013.

Sophomore (2011-12): Blackwell produced a solid sophomore season, competing in 27 singles matches and finishing with an 11-16 record. He played most of his matches at the No. 6 spot in the NU lineup. Blackwell closed the spring campaign with an 8-9 record. He teamed with four different Huskers on the doubles court, where he produced a 3-9 record.

Freshman (2010-11): Blackwell was a contributor for the Huskers as a true freshman, notching a 6-13 singles record on the year, while playing the majority of his matches out of the bottom half of the Nebraska lineup. He did see some action at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. In the classroom, Blackwell earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll.

Before Nebraska: Blackwell was a Florida Class 2 state champion with a 20-1 record as a sophomore. He was also a Southern Open and Florida Open champion.

Blackwell was named to the first-team All-Jacksonville squad his sophomore year.

Personal: Tom is the son of Stuart and Liz Blackwell. He was born Oct. 30, 1991, in Orlando, Fla. Tom has two brothers, Scott and Brett. Tom is a communication studies major at Nebraska.

SEBASTIAN FLORCZYK

Junior I Friedrichsdorf, Germany

Outlook (2013-14): Sebastian Florczyk will apply for a medical redshirt for the Huskers in 2014. Florczyk has been a pivotal player for Nebraska throughout his career but will sit out the season with an injury.

Sophomore (2012-13): Florczyk was a staple in the No. 5 and 6 singles positions going 8-16 overall, including a 4-11 spring mark. Florczyk went 1-5 from the No. 5 position and 3-6 from the No. 6 spot. Florczyk produced a 2-5 Big Ten record.

Florczyk teamed up with three different partners for three doubles matches in the spring, all in non-conference play. Florczyk’s final record was 7-5 in doubles, including 1-2 on the spring.

Florczyk was impressive off the court, achieving a spot on the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll in fall 2012 and spring 2013 and earned academic All-Big Ten honors for 2013.

Redshirt (2011-12): Florczyk missed the 2011-12 campaign because of a shoulder injury.

Freshman (2010-11): Florczyk finished his freshman campaign with a 16-9 singles record, which included 13 wins in his first 14 matches. He played the majority of his matches at the back end of the Husker lineup. At the No. 4 spot, he had a record of 2-1, and at the No. 6 spot he went 11-3. In doubles play, Florczyk produced an 8-13 record. He played the majority of his matches at the No. 2 spot, where he went 3-9. He helped the Huskers earn a spot in the 2011 NCAA Team Championships.

Before Nebraska: Florczyk was ranked No. 30 on Germany’s U-18 squad. He was also nationally ranked at No. 220.

Personal: Sebastian was born on April 29, 1991, in Frankfurt, Germany.

He is the son of Norbert and Beate Florczyk. Sebastian is majoring in business administration. He has one sister, Bettina.

Outlook (2013-14): Beauregard Treyz will have one year of eligibility as a Husker after transferring from North Florida. Treyz played across both singles and doubles from a variety of positions in the lineup and is bringing a wealth of college experience to the team.

“Beau already has valuable experience playing Division I tennis and is excited to play in the Big Ten Conference,” Head Coach Kerry McDermott said. “He is a fierce competitor, and as a past team captain his experience and work ethic will be an asset to our program.”

Before Nebraska: Treyz played for North Florida before deciding to transfer to Nebraska. Treyz competed in both singles and doubles at North Florida, playing as high as the No. 1 doubles spot, while regularly competing at No. 4 and No. 5 singles. Treyz also assumed a leadership role for North Florida as a team captain.

In his freshman year 2010-11, Treyz tallied a 10-11 singles mark, including 7-2 in the Atlantic Sun and was a perfect 4-0 at No. 6 singles. Treyz played mainly at No. 5 singles and posted a 5-5 record and also saw time at No. 3 (0-1) and No. 4 singles (1-5). Treyz put together a six-match unbeaten streak from March 18 through April 10, which included a straight-set victory over Belmont’s Christopher Bates on March 26. Treyz was 9-14 at doubles and played at the No. 1 (5-9), No. 2 (0-3) and No. 3 (4-2) spots. Treyz had two singles wins and a doubles win with Moritz Buerchner at the 2010 Gator Invitational. Treyz won a consolation match over Florida Atlantic’s Derek Madon at the 2010 Southeast Regional Championships.

A three-star recruit out of high school, Treyz was ranked No. 166 on the national recruiting scene coming out of Bolles School. Treyz was No. 44 in the southeast and No. 20 in the state of Florida, and competed in the USTA National Open.

Personal: A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Beauregard is the son of Mary and Peter Treyz. He has one brother, Gus, and one sister, Henrietta. Treyz is an English major at Nebraska.

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MARC HERRMANN Sophomore I Rohrbach, Germany

Outlook (2013-14): Marc Herrmann made an immediate impact in his first year, playing from the top singles positions and gaining a wealth of experience to build on in his second season. Herrmann will be a key player for Nebraska moving forward.

“Marc keeps wanting to improve,” Head Coach Kerry McDermott said. “He pushes his teammates, and find ways to win even when he’s not playing well. I feel Marc is ready for a great year, and he knows what to expect this year and the experience last year has made him hungry to do some great things this year.”

Freshman (2012-13): Hermann had a stellar season as a freshman, posting a 17-20 overall singles record, including a 10-12 spring mark. He went 5-6 in Big Ten play. Herrmann’s 17 wins ranked tied at No. 33 in the single-season record book.

Herrmann also saw success on the doubles court with a 13-14 overall, including an 8-10 spring mark. He went 3-2 in Big Ten action.

Herrmann was recognized with the 2013 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for Nebraska. Herrmann earned Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selections in the fall of 2012 and spring of 2013.

Before Nebraska: Herrmann attended Gymnasium at Rotenbuehl and played club tennis for TC Rotenbuehl Saarbruecken. He was ranked as high as No. 117 in Germany.

Personal: Marc is the son of Joerg and Sonja Herrmann, and was born July 9, 1993, in Dudweiler, Germany. Marc has one younger brother, Eric. Marc is majoring in business administration at Nebraska.

SCOTT ELSASS

Sophomore I Eden Prairie, Minn.

Outlook (2013-14): Scott Elsass made steady progress in his first season. The Eden Prairie, Minn., native earned a spot in the lineup as a freshman and hopes to continue improving as a sophomore.

“Scott has been a pleasant surprise in our program,” Head Coach Kerry McDermott said. “He is a very dedicated worker and his work habits are good examples for his teammates to follow. I feel that Scott will have a chance to play singles, as he is a fierce competitor much like Tom (Blackwell) and he wants to prove himself this year in the singles lineup. Hopefully, Scott will continue to improve and with his doubles skills we look for some great things to happen down the road this year.”

Freshman (2012-13): Elsass had a breakout doubles season as a freshman, earning a 12-12 overall record, including a 9-8 spring mark. He went 3-6 in Big Ten play. Elsass played all but one of his matches with senior Brandon Videtich resulting in a 9-7 record for the duo, going 3-5 in the Big Ten. He was 1-2 at the No. 2 position and 8-5 from the No. 3 spot. Elsass’ overall singles record was 4-3 after producing a 4-2 mark in the fall.

Elsass secured a place on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2012 for his performance off the court.

Before Nebraska: Elsass played his prep tennis at Eden Prairie High School where he was a four-time Minnesota state qualifier. He helped Eden Prairie to a state championship in 2010. Elsass claimed state runner-up honors as a senior, after finishing third as a sophomore. He was also a four-time All-Lake Conference selection.

Personal: Scott is the son of Doug and Sarah Elsass. He was born June 18, 1993, in Minneapolis, Minn., and he has a younger brother, Matt. Scott is majoring in mechanical engineering at Nebraska. Scott’s father, Doug, was a three-year tennis letterwinner under Coach Kerry McDermott at Nebraska from 1981 to 1985.

DUSTY BOYER Sophomore I Ham Lake, Minn.

Outlook (2013-14): Dusty Boyer looks to build on his singles experience going into his sophomore season.

“Dusty is a great kid on and off the court,” Head Coach Kerry McDermott said.

“He is learning that if he can improve his focus on the court and stay more intense that great things will happen in his future. Dusty and Marc (Herrmann) are our building blocks to this program, and we look for great things from both these guys to carry Nebraska tennis with respect in the Big Ten and nationally.”

Freshman (2012-13): Boyer went 19-16 in his first season with the Huskers, including a 12-11 spring mark and a 3-8 Big Ten record. Boyer played in the No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 positions for the Big Red. Boyer played a lot of doubles matches in his freshman year, going 14-13 overall, including an 11-9 spring mark and 5-5 in Big Ten play.

Before Nebraska: Boyer finished his senior year at Forest Lake High School with an impressive 30-0 record and his fourth state title. He closed his prep career with 129-1 singles record. He was the first player in Minnesota history to claim four state singles championships.

Personal: Dusty is the son of David and Gina Boyer. He was born July 2, 1993 in Grand Forks, N.D. Dusty has a younger brother, Toby. Dusty has not declared a major.

COURT CLARK

Redshirt Freshman I Lincoln, Neb.

Outlook (2013-14): A Lincoln native, Court Clark brings a local flavor to the Huskers. The Lincoln East grad looks to play matches in his second year, after redshirting as a freshman for the Huskers.

“Court got to see what college tennis is all about and is ready to step in and make things happen,” Head Coach Kerry McDermott said. “He is a kid that works very hard, puts in his time and understands that he needs to play his style and good things will happen in his future. He should battle for a spot in the singles lineup. We look for good things from Court and hope that he continues to work hard and set the bar high for his teammates.”

Redshirt (2012-13): Clark redshirted in 2012-13. He earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll for the fall of 2012.

Before Nebraska: Clark earned first-team all-state honors at Lincoln East High School. He was the state singles champion at No. 2 in 2008 and was the state runner-up at No. 1 singles in 2012. He was also an academic all-conference pick.

Personal: Court is the son of Brian and Lori Clark. He was born Aug. 29, 1994, in Flagstaff, Ariz. Court has a younger sister, Kaley. Court has not declared a major.

CHRIS SCHINDLER

Redshirt Freshman I Hanau, Germany

Outlook (2013-14): Chris Schindler was one of three players to redshirt for the Huskers in 2012-13 but is pursuing a lineup spot in both doubles and singles in 2014.

“Chris has adjusted to the hard courts here in the U.S. and to the college system and with one year of practice behind him is ready to make an impact on this team,” Head Coach Kerry McDermott said. “He is a quiet kid who works very hard and sets a great example to his teammates. I think that he will surprise a lot of people, and we are anxious to see him play this year.”

Redshirt (2012-13): Schindler redshirted in 2012-13.

Before Nebraska: Schindler joined the Husker team in January of 2013. The native of Hanau, Germany, reached the Hessen Region finals twice as a junior player. In 2012, his team won the Hessen Junior Team Championships. He trained in Spain for four years, graduating from Escola Ipse before coming to Nebraska.

Personal: Chris is the son of Matthias and Eva Schindler and was born May 12, 1994, in Hanau, Germany. He has one older brother, Markus. Chris is majoring in international business at Nebraska.

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BRADFORD ZITSCH

VASILEIOS STAVROPOULOS

Outlook (2013-14): Bradford Zitsch established himself as a solid doubles fixture in his first season and will build on that as a sophomore. Zitsch hopes to play a more significant role in NU’s singles lineup as a sophomore.

“Bradford will play a significant role in doubles again,” Head Coach Kerry McDermott said. “We are hoping that he can continue to improve and move up in the singles lineup as he has the ability to some big things for this team. He is a versatile athlete and is learning to set up his points a little longer rather than pulling the trigger too soon. As long as he keeps developing his patience, I think he can be a force in our singles lineup.”

Freshman (2012-13): Zitsch earned a 15-14 overall doubles record, including a 3-5 Big Ten mark. Zitsch went 11-10 in the spring with five different partners.

Zitsch only played five singles matches in 2013 earning a 3-2 spring mark going 1-2 in the Big Ten and snatching a 6-6 overall record, all from the No. 6 positon.

Zitsch secured a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2012 and spring of 2013 for his academic performance.

Before Nebraska: Zitsch attended Rock Bridge High School where he won the Missouri state singles title his senior year. He led Rock Bridge to three consecutive state team championships. Zitsch also won a national title in doubles at the Saint Louis National Tournament. He came to Nebraska as a top-100 recruit.

Personal: Bradford is the son of Bob and Molly Zitsch. He was born Aug. 4, 1993, in Columbia, Mo. He has two older sisters Georgie and Whitley. Bradford is majoring in biology at Nebraska.

Outlook (2013-14): Vasileios Stavropoulos joins the Huskers as a freshman for the 2013-14 campaign. The coaches are eager to help Stavropoulos build his tennis abilities.

“He is very athletic and could easily be a swimmer or skier, but has chosen tennis to be his primary sport in college,” Head Coach Kerry McDermott said. “We are excited as coaches to bring him to an even higher level with his tennis. I love his attitude toward hard work and wanting to improve. We have no doubt his attitude can only rub off onto his teammates, and continue to move our program forward in the Big Ten and nationally.”

Before Nebraska: Stavropoulos has been one of the top players in Greece for several years. Stavropoulos was ranked No. 1 nationally in Boys 14 and Boys 16 singles and doubles in Greece for 2009, 2010 and 2011. Stavropoulos did not participate in Greek Championships after the age of 16. In 2010, Stavropoulos was named the No. 1 National 1995 player. In 2011, he finished No. 4 in the European Boys 16 and Under singles rankings. Beyond the court, Stavropoulos attained the Academic Honor and Excellence Award for 2012 and the Academic Excellence for 2011 at SHAPE. Personal: A native of Athens, Greece, Vasileios is the son of Stavros Stavropoulos and Olga Chroni and has one younger brother, Dimitrios, 15. Outside of playing the game, Stavropoulos was a volunteer assistant coach at the SHAPE American High School. Stavropoulos plans to study economics or business at Nebraska.

ANDREW DZULYNSKY

CHARLIE SHIN

Outlook (2013-14): Andrew Dzulynsky saw limited action in his first year but built a strong understanding of the college game. Dzulynsky looks to apply that knowledge in his second year to compete for a spot in the singles lineup.

“Andrew realizes that in order for him to improve that he must work on his quickness and continue to find ways to dictate points rather than just wait for his opponent to miss,” Head Coach Kerry McDermott said. “Hopefully, his hard work this summer will pay off and he will continue to make big strides in our program.”

Freshman (2012-13): Dzulynsky only played singles matches in his freshman season for the Huskers, earning a 3-6 overall record. He produced a 1-3 Big Ten mark. Dzulynsky went 2-3 from the No. 5 position and 1-3 from the No. 6 spot.

Dzulynsky played no doubles in his first year for Nebraska and did not participate in fall competition.

Dzulynsky earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll for the spring of 2013.

Before Nebraska: Dzulynsky was ranked among the top 10 players in the 16’s and 18’s in the state of Florida as a junior player. He was rated among the top 1,400 players in both the ATP singles and doubles rankings.

Personal: Andrew is the son of Mark and Irene Dzulynsky. He was born on March 30, 1993, and he has a twin sister, Sophia, and a younger brother, Mark.

Andrew is majoring in criminology and criminal justice at Nebraska.

Outlook (2013-14): Charlie Shin joins the Huskers as a freshman for the 2013-14 season. Shin performed well in his junior career and hopes to compete for a spot in the Husker lineup.

“We are looking forward to working with Charlie,” Head Coach Kerry McDermott said. “We feel that he will fit nicely with our team and the goals we have here at Nebraska.”

Before Nebraska: Shin played and studied in Texas for several years and was regularly ranked nationally in his age group. Coached by Estevam Strecker at the Austin Tennis Academy, Shin climbed as high as No. 23 nationally in 2009, and was ranked 78th in 2012. He closed his Junior career ranked as the No. 5 player in the state of Texas. Shin was the Khabele School’s singles champion in the 2012 State Texas Association of Accredited Private Schools (TAAPS) and received the Sportsmanship Award for the Arlington SuperChamp Major Zone in 2009. Shin was a quarterfinalist in the 2011 Vancouver ITF G-4 and a doubles semifinalist at the 2011 Edmonton ITF G-5. Shin displayed excellence off the court as well being named to the 2011-12 Honor Roll for both Khabele and the Austin Private School Association.

Personal: Shin, a native of Daejeon, South Korea, was born Hyung-Chul Shin on July 4, 1993 to Hyun-Seok Shin and Sung-Eun Kim, and has one sister Stephanie, 22. Shin enjoys playing the drums and guitar outside of tennis along with watching movies and spending time with family and friends. Shin is majoring in nutrition, exercise and health science at the Education and Human Science College.

Sophomore I Columbia, Mo.

Sophomore I Miramar, Fla.

2010 & 2011 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

Freshman I Athens, Greece

Freshman I Daejeon, South Korea

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Big Ten Opponents Illinois Fighting Illini Location.............. Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Colors............................Orange and Blue Enrollment.................................... 41,298 Head Coach......................... Brad Dancer 2013 Record................................... 17-11 Conference Record.................... 8-3 (4th) Final National Ranking...................No. 24 Website.........................fightingillini.com

Indiana Hoosiers Location.......................Bloomington, Ind. Colors.......................Cream and Crimson Enrollment.................................... 40,354 Head Coach............. Randy Bloemendaal 2013 Record................................... 18-14 Conference Record................. 6-5 (T-5th) Final National Ranking...................No. 56 Website...........................iuhoosiers.com

Iowa Hawkeyes Location........................... Iowa City, Iowa Colors.............................. Black and Gold Enrollment.................................... 30,328 Head Coach....................Steve Houghton 2013 Record..................................... 7-17 Conference Record................ 0-11 (12th) Final National Ranking.........................NR Website................... hawkeyesports.com

Michigan Wolverines Location........................ Ann Arbor, Mich.

Colors..............................Maize and Blue Enrollment.................................... 38,980 Head Coach........................Bruce Berque 2013 Record................................... 16-10 Conference Record.................9-2 (T-2nd) Final National Ranking...................No. 26 Website............................. mgoblue.com

Michigan State Spartans Location.....................East Lansing, Mich.

Colors...........................Green and White Enrollment.................................... 47,100 Head Coach.......................Gene Orlando 2013 Record................................... 14-14 Conference Record................. 6-5 (T-5th) Final National Ranking...................No. 45 Website.......................msuspartans.com

Minnesota Golden Gophers Location.................... Minneapolis, Minn.

Colors.......................... Maroon and Gold Enrollment.................................... 50,883 Head Coach..........................Geoff Young 2013 Record................................... 15-11 Conference Record.................9-2 (T-2nd) Final National Ranking...................No. 33 Website...................... gophersports.com

Northwestern Wildcats Location............................... Evanston, Ill. Colors.......................... Purple and White Enrollment...................................... 8,367 Head Coach........................... Arvid Swan 2013 Record................................... 22-10 Conference Record................. 6-5 (T-5th) Final National Ranking...................No. 32 Website............................. nusports.com

Ohio State Buckeyes Location..........................Columbus, Ohio Colors............................ Scarlet and Gray Enrollment.................................... 63,217 Head Coach.............................. Ty Tucker 2013 Record..................................... 35-3 Conference Record...................11-0 (1st) Final National Ranking.....................No. 4 Website..............ohiostatebuckeyes.com

Penn State Nittany Lions Location.................... University Park, Pa. Colors..............................Blue and White Enrollment.................................... 44,112 Head Coach................................ Jeff Zinn 2013 Record..................................... 8-17 Conference Record............... 2-9 (T-10th) Final National Ranking.........................NR Website........................gopsusports.com

Purdue Boilermakers Location....................West Lafayette, Ind. Colors........................Old Gold and Black Enrollment.................................... 39,726 Head Coach....................... Pawel Gajdzik 2013 Record................................... 19-12 Conference Record.................... 3-8 (9th) Final National Ranking...................No. 70 Website......................purduesports.com

Non-Conference Opponents

Creighton Bluejays

Location Omaha, Neb. Colors Blue and White Enrollment 7,385 Conference Big East Head Coach Tom Lilly 2013 Record 7-11 Conference Record (Finish) 0-5 (6th) Final National Ranking NR

South Alabama Jaguars

Location Mobile, Ala. Colors Blue, Red and White Enrollment 15,009 Conference Sun Belt Head Coach Nick Brochu 2013 Record 11-14 Conference Record (Finish) N/A Final National Ranking NR

Florida State Seminoles

Location Tallahassee, Fla. Colors Garnet and Gold Enrollment 41,710 Conference Atlantic Coast Head Coach Dwayne Hultquist 2013 Record 18-11 Conference Record (Finish) 4-6 (T-7th) Final National Ranking No. 37

Denver Pioneers

Location Denver, Colo.

Colors Crimson and Gold Enrollment 11,797 Conference Summit League Head Coach Danny Westerman 2013 Record 12-12 Conference Record (Finish) 5-0 (1st) Final National Ranking No. 58

Georgia State Panthers

Location Atlanta, Ga. Colors Royal Blue and White Enrollment 32,000 Conference Sun Belt Head Coach Joerg Barthel 2013 Record 15-11 Conference Record (Finish) 6-2 (3rd) Final National Ranking No. 61

Texas Tech Red Raiders

Location Lubbock, Texas Colors Scarlet and Black Enrollment 31,637 Conference Big 12 Head Coach Tim Siegel 2013 Record 15-11 Conference Record (Finish) 1-4 (5th) Final National Ranking No. 50

Wisconsin Badgers Location............................ Madison, Wis. Colors....................... Cardinal and White Enrollment.................................... 42,041 Head Coach............... Greg Van Emburgh 2013 Record................................... 13-12 Conference Record.................... 4-7 (8th) Final National Ranking...................No. 65 Website..........................uwbadgers.com

Drake Bulldogs

Location Des Moines, Iowa Colors Blue and White Enrollment 5,668 Conference Missouri Valley Head Coach Evan Austin 2013 Record 25-4 Conference Record (Finish) 5-0 (1st) Final National Ranking No. 27

UCLA Bruins

Location Los Angeles, Calif.

Colors Blue and Gold Enrollment 40,675 Conference Pac 12 Head Coach Billy Martin 2013 Record 29-2 Conference Record (Finish) 7-0 (1st) Final National Ranking No. 2

Louisville Cardinals

Location Louisville, Ky. Colors Red, Black and White Enrollment 21,000 Conference American Athletic Head Coach Rex Ecarma 2013 Record 15-13 Conference Record (Finish) 0-1 Final National Ranking No. 47

Big Ten Conference History

Formed more than 115 years ago, the Big Ten Conference is an association of world-class academic institutions with shared values and goals. Since its inception in 1896, the pursuit and attainment of academic excellence has been the priority for every member institution. However, maintaining the conference’s status as one of the preeminent athletic conference’s in the country also endures as an important component of the Big Ten student-athlete experience.

Recognized as one of intercollegiate sports’ most successful undertakings, the Big Ten strives for success from its studentathletes not only on the field and in the classroom, but around the world as well.

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 - Technology............... Mike McComiskey Associate Commissioner-Governance................... Jennifer Heppel Associate Commissioner-Football & Basketball Operations...Andrea Williams Assistant Commissioner - Communications............ Scott Chipman

Big Ten Communications Staff

Chief Communications Officer.......................................Diane Dietz Assistant Commissioner - Communications............ Scott Chipman Assistant Director of Communications......................... Dan Mihalik Robert Hammel Communications Intern............Olivia Truby Robert Hammel Communications Intern........... Sarah Andreychik

Contact the Big Ten Office

180 N. Stetson Chicago, IL, 60601 Phone: (847) 696-1010 - Fax: (847) 696-1150 - www.bigten.org

Alabama-Birmingham Blazers

Location Birmingham, Ala. Colors Forest Green and Old Gold Enrollment 17,999 Conference Conference USA Head Coach Derek Tarr 2013 Record 15-11 Conference Record (Finish) 1-3 Final National Ranking NR

Cornell Big Red

Location Ithaca, N.Y. Colors Carnelian Red and White Enrollment 13,700 Conference Ivy League Head Coach Silviu Tanasoiu 2013 Record 14-8 Conference Record (Finish) 3-4 (T-5th) Final National Ranking No. 54

North Dakota

Location Grand Forks, N.D. Colors Kelly Green and White Enrollment 13,950 Conference Big Sky Head Coach Tom Wynne 2013 Record 4-12 Conference Record (Finish) 2-8 (9th) Final National Ranking NR

Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks Location Omaha, Neb. Colors Crimson and Black Enrollment 15,448 Conference Summit League Head Coach Mike Saniuk 2013 Record 5-16 Conference Record (Finish) 0-5 (6th) Final National Ranking NR

Utah Utes

Location Salt Lake City, Utah Colors Red and White Enrollment 32,388 Conference Pac 12 Head Coach F.D. Robbins 2013 Record 13-12 Conference Record (Finish) 2-5 (6th) Final National Ranking No. 75

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Huskers Earn Fifth Straight Top-75 Final National Ranking at No. 62 Nebraska saw an improvement in performances against some challenging teams in the 2012-13 men’s tennis campaign.

Nebraska opened the season at No. 74 and reached as high as No. 33 in the ITA Top 75 rankings while facing 16 ranked opponents, including nine teams from the Big Ten Conference that were in the Top 75. The Huskers dropped from the rankings a couple of times but finished strong at No. 62 in the final list.

Nebraska finished 10-15 overall while playing 17 of its 25 matches against ranked teams. The Big Red suffered four 4-3 losses and managed a 6-6 home record while going 4-9 on the road.

NU began the season traveling to Louisville, Ky., where the Huskers fell to No. 34 Louisville 1-6 in a tough road opener. The Huskers dropped the doubles point in three defeats and only grabbed one singles win at the No. 5 spot in a challenging match.

Nebraska returned to Lincoln for a fivematch stay, notching three wins and two losses. The Huskers’ home opener saw a 4-3 victory over Illinois State before suffering a 4-3 loss at the hands of Oklahoma State. NU then fell to No. 41 Drake 4-3 before topping No. 30 VCU 4-3 at the Nebraska Tennis Center. The Big Red finished the five-match home stay with a victory over Creighton 6-1.

Nebraska hit the road again headed for Bristol, Tenn., to take on two ranked opponents. NU handled No. 60 Georgia State in a 4-3 victory beforing ousting No. 74 East Tennessee State 4-2 in a successful road trip.

The two victories pushed the Huskers’ record to 5-3 and placed them back in the ITA rankings at No. 59.

NU had a quick 4-1 home victory over Wichita State in Lincoln, earning the doubles point and three singles wins. The victory

jumped the Huskers to No. 40 in the ITA Top 75 before hitting the road for the next six matches.

Nebraska traveled to Denver, Colo., where NU defeated No. 65 Denver 4-1 before moving on to Evanston, Ill., to face its first Big Ten foe, No. 18 Northwestern. The Wildcats handed the No. 33 Huskers a 5-2 loss.

Nebraska headed to Montgomery, Ala., to participate in the Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic. No. 38-ranked NU fell to Boise State 4-0 before marching past Troy in a 4-1 victory. The Big Red ended the event with a 4-3 loss to No. 34 Columbia.

The final match in Nebraska’s six-game road trip resulted in 7-0 loss to No. 19 Illinois in Champaign, Ill. At 8-7 overall, Nebraska returned home to Lincoln ranked No. 57 where the Huskers split weekend matches with a 6-1 loss to No. 7 Ohio State before rallying past Penn State in a 4-3 victory at the Nebraska Tennis Center.

No. 58 Nebraska then dropped Iowa 6-1 at home, falling only in No. 3 singles after earning the doubles point and managing victories in the rest of the singles matches. The win brought NU’s record to 10-8.

NU traveled to West Lafayette, Ind., where the Huskers were swept 7-0 by No. 63 Purdue before suffering a 6-1 loss to No. 69 Indiana in Bloomington, Ind. Dropping to No. 60 in the rankings, Nebraska hosted No. 24 Michigan in a 5-2 loss.

In the match, the Huskers gave up the doubles point to the Wolverines but captured wins at both No. 2 and No. 4 singles. The next match welcomed No. 48 Michigan State to Lincoln, where the Spartans bested the Huskers 5-2.

Winning No. 3 doubles, NU couldn’t claim the doubles point, but managed victories at the No. 3 and No. 6 spots in the singles matches.

The final home match of the season for Nebraska saw No. 32 Minnesota top the No.

Senior Eric Sock earned academic All-Big Ten honors and won 10 singles matches for the Huskers in 2012-13.

Sock also earned Nebraska’s Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award for his contributions to the community.

2010 & 2011 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

Marc Herrmann capped his freshman season with a 17-20 singles record and earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for Nebraska in 2012-13.

62 Huskers 5-2 at the NTC. The Cornhuskers slipped in doubles but regained ground in singles with victories at the No. 3 and No. 4 but ultimately lost the match.

The 2012-13 regular season for NU ended in Madison, Wis., in a 6-1 loss for the Huskers against No. 69 Wisconsin. Nebraska’s only victory in that match came in the No. 3 singles spot.

Nebraska travled to Columbus, Ohio, to participate in the Big Ten Tournament. The Big Red was set to face Michigan State in the first round of the event, the second match betweent he two teams in just nine days. The No. 45 Spartans managed a slim victory over the No. 72 Huskers 4-3. NU earned the doubles point and grabbed two singles victories, and dropping four, to knock NU out of the tournament and end their 2012-13 campaign.

The Huskers performed well both on and off the court. Off the court, seniors Brandon Videtich and Eric Sock along with sophomore Sebastian Florczyk earned academic All-Big Ten honors for their success and dedication in their studies. Freshman Marc Herrmann also earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for Nebraska for the season. Sock also earned another award from Nebraska Athletics when he captured the Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award for his contribution to Nebraska Athletics off the court.

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2012-13 Singles Stats Name Dusty Boyer Marc Herrmann Brandon Videtich Andre Stenger Eric Sock Scott Elsass Sebastian Florczyk Bradford Zitsch Tom Blackwell Gagan Jain Court Clark Andrew Dzulynsky Chris Schindler Total

Overall Spring Big Ten 19-16 12-11 3-8 17-20 10-12 5-6 5-3 - - 9-25 4-18 1-10 10-19 5-12 1-4 4-3 0-1 0-1 8-16 4-11 2-5 6-6 3-2 1-2 16-14 14-9 4-7 1-2 - - - - - 3-6 3-6 1-3 - - - 98-130 55-82 18-46

2012-13 Doubles Stats

Team Spring Big Ten #1 #2 #3 Zitsch/Boyer 9-8 3-4 - 7-8 2-0 Stenger/Videtich 0-2 0-1 0-2 - Florczyk/Herrmann 0-1 - - - 0-1 Videtich/Herrmann 0-2 - - - 0-2 Boyer Herrmann 3-1 2-1 0-1 2-0 1-0 Stenger/Florczyk 0-1 - 0-1 - Stenger/Herrmann 5-6 1-1 5-6 - -

2013 Season Results

Date Opponent Result Record Jan. 13 at Louisville L, 1-6 0-1 Feb. 1 Illinois State W, 4-3 1-1 Feb. 3 Oklahoma State L, 3-4 1-2 Feb. 8 Drake L, 3-4 1-3 Feb. 10 VCU W, 4-3 2-3 Feb. 10 Creighton W, 6-1 3-3 Feb. 16 vs. Georgia State W, 4-3 4-3 Feb. 16 at East Tenn. St. W, 4-2 5-3 Feb. 25 Wichita State W, 4-1 6-3 March 2 at Denver W, 4-1 7-3 March 9 at Northwestern* L, 2-5 7-4 March 15 vs. Boise State L,0-4 7-5 March 16 vs. Troy W, 4-1 8-5 March 17 vs. Columbia L, 3-4 8-6 March 23 at Illinois* L, 0-7 8-7 March 29 Ohio State* L, 1-6 8-8 March 31 Penn State* W, 4-3 9-8 April 3 Iowa* W, 6-1 10-8 April 5 at Purdue* L, 0-7 10-9 April 7 at Indiana* L, 1-6 10-10 April 12 Michigan* L, 2-5 10-11 April 14 Michigan State* L, 2-5 10-12 April 19 Minnesota* L, 2-5 10-13 April 21 at Wisconsin* L, 1-6 10-14 April 25 vs. Michigan St. ^ L, 3-4 10-15 Home Matches in Bold * Big Ten Conference ^ Big Ten Tournament

Fall

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Fall 1-2 3-7 6-2 2-0 - - 7-5 0-3 4-3 3-6 3-0 - - 7-8 - - - - - - 5-3 3-13 0-4 1-1 - - - 5-7 0-1 0-1 0-1 4-6 1-3 - 5-7 - - - - - 0-1 4-2 - - - - 1-5 3-6 4-5 - - - - - 3-2 3-4 - - 1-2 5-5 6-2 2-0 2-5 - - - - - - 1-2 - - - - - - - - - - 2-3 1-3 - - - - - - 4-19 7-15 11-12 14-11 10-13 9-12 43-48

Videtich/Elsass Zitsch/Florczyk Stenger/Sock Elsass/Zitsch Stenger/Zitsch Videtich/Zitsch Totals

Singles 1 2 3 4 5 6 L L L L W L L L W W W W L L W W W L L L L W L W W L W W L W L W W W W W L W W L W W L W W L W - - W W W - L - - L W - - L L L L W L L - - L L - W - - W W W L L W L W L L L L L L L L L L W L L L W L W L W W W L W W W L L L L L L L L L W L L L W L W L L L L W L L W L L W W L L L L W L L L W L W L L L

9-7 3-5 - 1-2 8-5 1-0 - - - 1-0 2-4 2-4 2-4 - 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 1-0 - 1-0 - 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 30-34 11-18 8-14 10-12 12-8

1 L L - W L W L W W - W L L L L L W L W - L L L L W

Doubles 2 3 L L W L L L W W L L W W L W W L - W W W W W L - L W W W - L L L W - W W L L L L L W L w W L L - W -

Rankings NU Opp. 74 34 - - - 41 - 30 - - 60 - 74 59 40 65 33 18 38 38 38 34 50 19 57 7 57 58 58 63 58 69 60 24 60 48 62 32 62 69 72 45

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Records and Awards Career Victories 1.

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Steven Jung (1986-89)............................... 114 Matthias Mueller (1989-92)........................ 98 Robert Sjoholm (1986-89)........................... 93 Benedikt Lindheim (2008-12)...................... 89 Christopher Aumueller (2008-12)............... 76 Lance Mills (1997-02).................................. 63 Hendrik Stahmer (2006-09)........................ 58 Calin Paar (2007-11).................................... 58

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Steven Jung (1989)...................................... 44 Steven Jung (1988)...................................... 36 Robert Sjoholm (1988)................................ 30 Matthias Mueller (1993)............................. 29 Benedikt Lindheim (2012)........................ .. 25 Benedikt Lindheim (2010)........................ .. 25 Matthias Mueller (1990)............................. 25 Robert Sjoholm (1989)................................ 25 .... Benedikt Lindheim (2011)...................... 23 Calin Paar (2010)..................................... ... 23 Christopher Aumueller (2009).................... 23 Steve Barley (1990)..................................... 23 Scott Randolph (1990)................................ 23 Robert Sjoholm (1987)................................ 23 Francois Van Impe (2010)...................... .....22 Hendrik Stahmer (2009).............................. 22 Matthias Mueller (1991)............................. 22 Calin Paar (2011)...................................... .. 21 Jose Hernan (2002)..................................... 21 Christopher Aumueller (2010)................. ...20 David Bendheim (2009).............................. 20 Calin Paar (2009)......................................... 20 Hendrik Stahmer (2007).............................. 20 Dusty Boyer (2013)..................................... 19 Jan Andersson (1993).................................. 19 Steve Barley (1991)..................................... 19 Pat Carson (1989)........................................ 19 James Clow (2007)...................................... 19 Benedikt Lindheim (2010)........................... 19 Brad Scheidegger (1987)............................. 19 Steven Jung (1986)...................................... 19 Christopher Aumueller (2012)............. .......18 Marc Herrmann (2013)............................... 17 Andre Stenger (2011)............................ ......17 David Bendheim (2008).............................. 17 Adrian Szatmary (2007).............................. 17 Jorge Abos Sanchez (1999)......................... 17 Stuart Jung (1989)....................................... 17 Ken Feuer (1988)......................................... 17 Ken Feuer (1987)......................................... 17 Francois Van Impe (2010)........................... 17

NCAA Qualifiers Year 2002 1993

1991 1990 1989 1987

Player................................................. Ranking Lance Mills............................................No. 99 Karl Falkland..........................................No. 93 Matthias Mueller...................................... N/R Matthias Mueller..................................No. 26 Matthias Mueller..................................No. 58 Steven Jung...........................................No. 16 Steven Jung............................................... N/R

Doubles.......................................................... Ranking 2012 Christopher Aumueller/

Benedikt Lindheim............................... No. 26 1993 Anthony Kotarac/Matthias Mueller................No. 6 1990 Ken Feuer/Matthias Mueller..................... N/R 1989 Steven Jung/Stuart Jung.......................No. 12 1984 Jim Carson/Craig Johnson......................... N/R

Nationally Ranked Players 2012 2012 2011 2010 2010 2009 2009 2002 1993 1991 1990 1989 1988

Christopher Aumueller..........................No. 75 Benedikt Lindheim..............................No. 121 Christopher Aumueller..........................No. 71 Calin Paar..............................................No. 70 Christopher Aumueller..........................No. 85 Christopher Aumueller..........................No. 97 David Bendheim..................................No. 125 Lance Mills............................................No. 99 Karl Falkland..........................................No. 42 Matthias Mueller..................................No. 26 Matthias Mueller..................................No. 58 Steven Jung...........................................No. 16 Steven Jung...........................................No. 62

All-Big Eight Conference Singles 1993 Jan Andersson 1993 Matthias Mueller 1992 Karl Falkland

All-Big 12 Conference

Singles 2011 Christopher Aumueller 2007 Adrian Szatmary 1999 Dinko Verzi Doubles 2011 Christopher Aumueller/Andre Stenger 2006 Jerry Posch/Mark Tate 1998 Markus Bergerheim/Dinko Verzi

Big 12 Newcomer of the Year 2009 Christopher Aumueller

Nebraska’s Top 75 Individuals Steven Jung (1988, 1989)

• 1989 NCAA Runner-up • 1989 All-American • Two-time NCAA singles qualifier • Holds school record for season (44) and career

victories (114) • Reached 1989 NCAA Tournament in doubles play with brother Stuart

Matthias Mueller (1990, 1991)

• Only three-time NCAA Tournament qualifier in Husker history (1993, 1991, 1990) • Two-time conference champion in singles (1993, 1989) and doubles (1993, 1990) • No. 2 on NU career wins list (98)

Karl Falkland (1993)

• Last Husker to earn firstteam All-Big 12 honors when he was named to the singles team in 2007 • 17 singles victories in 2007 tied for 24th all-time at Nebraska

Calin Paar (2010)

• 2002 NCAA Tournament qualifier • Finished the 2002 season ranked No. 99 in 2002

Christopher Aumueller (2011, 2012)

• First-Team All-Big Ten in 2012 and finished No. 75 nationally in 2012 • 76 career singles wins ranks No. 5 on Nebraska career list • 23 singles victories in 2010 tied for No. 9 on NU season list

Conference Champions

All-Big Ten Conference

NCAA All-Americans

Christopher Aumueller closed his career at No. 75 in the ITA singles rankings in 2012. He also competed with Benedikt Lindheim at the 2012 NCAA Doubles Championships.

Singles No. 1 Matthias Mueller.................................... 1993 No. 2 None No. 3 Jan Andersson......................................... 1993

Matthias Mueller.................................... 1989 No. 4 Henrik Andersson.................................... 1994

Ken Feuer................................................ 1989

Robert Sjoholm....................................... 1988 No. 5 Brad Scheidegger.................................... 1988

Brad Scheidegger.................................... 1987

Jim Carson............................................... 1984 No. 6 Ryan Haith............................................... 2001

Joseph Kahme......................................... 1990

Ridge Smidt............................................. 1983 Doubles No. 1 Adrian Maizey/Dinko Verzi...................... 1996

Anthonay Kotarac/Matthias Mueller...... 1993

Ken Feuer/Matthias Mueller................... 1990 No. 2 Stuart Jung/Robert Sjoholm.................... 1987 No. 3 Pat Carson/Mike Marsh.......................... 1986 1989 Steven Jung.................................... Runner-up

Singles 2012 Christopher Aumueller 2012 Benedikt Lindheim

2010 & 2011 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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Nebraska All-Time Letterwinners Acevedo-Vega, Omar..................1994 Andersson, Jan...........................1993 Andersson, Henrik...... 1994-95-96-97 Andrews Jr., Warren E.................1953 Arrigunaga, Albert................ 1959-60 Aumueller, Christopher......................

2009-10-11-12 Baker, Scott...................... 1979-80-81 Barley, Steve......................... 1990-91 Barthel, Joerg............. 2003-04-05-06 Becker, Marshall.........................1954 Beebe, Dean......................... 1965-66 Bendheim, David........ 2007-08-09-10 Bergerheim, Markus... 1995-96-97-98 Bernthal, Brad............................1994 Blackwell, Tom................. 2011-12-13 Boller, James...............................1995 Boney, Taylor.............. 2008-09-10-11 Bowman, Tom.............................1985 Boyer, Dusy.................................2013 Bray, Troy C......................1990, 92-93 Broaderick, Todd................... 1991-92 Brunnel, William.............. 1969-70-71 Bullock, Edwin C.........................1972 Burton, Jim........................... 1984-85 Cady, John C.................... 1947-48-49 Calhoun, Dave............................1960 Calvin, Gregg........................ 1979-80 Cameron, Henry.............. 1929-30-31 Campbell, James R................ 1953-54 Carson, Jim................. 1982-83-84-85 Carson, Pat................. 1985-86-87-88 Christian, Dale...................... 1979-80 Clark, Jack...................................1957 Clow, James................ 2004-05-06-07 Cockle, George M.......................1942 Coetzee, Sean....................... 2005-06 Cohen, Richard A.................. 1975-76 Colson, Roy........................... 1953-54 Craft, Jack...................................1960 Crancer, John D...........................1975 Crawford Jr., Bryce......................1922 Crew, James..................... 1971-72-73 Cunningham, Anthony................1993 Daub, Russell........................ 1963-64 Davis, Andy................. 1992-93-94-95 Davis, Glenn................................1928 Davis, Matt.................................2003 Dilley, Gary.................................1974

Donnelson, Brent........................1956 Duffek, Robert...................... 1970-71 Dugezman, Levi..........................1985 Duncan, John........................ 1974-75 Dzulynsky, Andrew.....................2013 Edwards, Brian................. 1981-82-83 Elliot, James................................1930 Elliot, Thomas....................... 1926-27 Ellis, Harry..................................1916 Elsass, Douglas C............. 1981-82-83 Elsass, Scott................................2013 Erickson, John.............................1981 Falkland, Karl A.W............ 1991-92-93 Fernando, Roshan............ 1996-97-98 Feuer, Ken................... 1987-88-89-90 Fink, William L............................1968 Fisk, George..................... 1956-57-58 Fling, Wentworth D....................1933 Florczyk, Sebastian............... 2011-13 Ford, Al.......................................1955 Forester, Mark...................... 1980-81 Fowler, James.............................1962 Franco, Augusto..........................1927 Fransworth, Earle............ 1900-01-02 Freeman, Drew..................... 2010-11 Galloway, Roger L................. 1966-67 Garcia, Mike......................... 1992-93 Garnett, Sig................ 1971-72-73, 75 Geatz, D.J....................................2003 Gibson, Richard.................... 1962-64 Gollner, Stefan.............................2012 Grabrian, Christopher L........ 1986-87 Grahn, Magnus..................... 1997-98 Hadzialic, Adnan................... 2000-01 Haegen, Wilbur................ 1932-33-34 Hagen, Steve...............................1981 Haith, Ryan............ 1997, 1999-00-01 Hamdan, Juan.................. 1999-00-01 Hamdan, Mario..........................1975 Harley, Roderick............... 1962-63-64 Heacock, Charles............. 1927-28-29 Hendry, John......................... 1969-70 Hernan, Jose...............................2002 Herrmann, Marc.........................2013 Holyoke, Michael........................1953 Hurlbutt, Robert................... 1967-68 Jackson, Bill..................... 1975-76-77 Jay, Ryan..................... 2001-02-03-04 Johnsen, Rodney A.......... 1966-67-68

Johnson, Craig A........ 1982-83-84, 86 Johnson, Kile W................ 1964-65-66 Johnson, Randy..........................1978 Johnson, Thomas A......... 1960-61-62 Jones, Karl.................. 2005-06-07-08 Joy, Marshall...............................1923 Junck, Justin................................2004 Jung, Steven............... 1986-87-88-89 Jung, Stuart................ 1986-87-88-89 Kathman, Joachim................ 1986-87 Karner, Marcus...........................2005 Kendall, Albert............................1960 Kendall, Bill.................................1959 Kennedy, Patrick.............. 2001-02-03 Klaus, Scott H........................ 1980-81 Koch, Hal............................... 1980-81 Kotarac, Anthony.............1990-91, 93 Kress, Charles.................. 1957-58-59 Kruschwitz, Stanley.....................1960 Lance, Geoff...............................1994 Larsen, Troy................................1990 Larsson, Joakim..........................1998 Lausterer, Jack................. 1961-62-63 Lewandowski, Adolph................1928 Lewis, William............................1961 Lindheim, Benedikt.... 2009-10-11-12 Lux, David J...................... 1971-72-73 Lysgaard, Kent................. 1977-78-79 Mahood, Paul....................... 1930-31 Maizey, Adrian................. 1994-95-96 Mario, Roberto E............. 1931-32-33 Marsh, Michael J........ 1985-86-87-88 Mathewson, Charles...................1905 McDermott, Kerry...... 1977-78-79-80 McDermott, Kevin........... 1977-78-79 McDonald, Mark.............. 1985-86-87 Melo, Renato.............. 2006-07-08-09 Miller, Craig................................1981 Mills, Lance..................1999, 2001-02 Moedy, Andrew..........................1991 Moran, John......................... 1955-56 Moran, Kelsey.............................1998 Moyer, David........................ 1990-91 Mueller, Matthias.1989-90-91, 93-94 Nabity, Jeff....................... 2002-03-04 Naprstek, Mark...........................1989 Nasi, John...................................1960 Navarro, Arturo.................... 2006-07 Nelson, Scott..............................1965

Neumeister, Mark O... 1979-80-81-82 Newton, John E..........................1925 Nielsen, Christopher...................1992 North, William L.............. 1957-58-59 Ogren, Frederic P........................1974 Paar, Calin................... 2008-09-10-11 Peddicord, Warren.....................1923 Peden, Voris..................... 1932-33-34 Perry, Jim....................................1978 Posch, Jerry..................... 2004-05-06 Preissler, Florian.........................2003 Rahme, Joseph................1989-90, 92 Randolph, Scott.................... 1990-91 Rathburn, Scott..................... 1970-71 Rathe, James H................ 1969-70-71 Rathsack, Herbert.......................1925 Reckeway, Joel............ 2002-03-04-05 Redman, Frank...........................1953 Rhodes, John..............................1984 Rieke, Kai......................... 1999-00-01 Riesbeck, Frederick.......... 1994-95-96 Rivera, Jose................. 2002-03-04-05 Roberts, Bill..................... 1965-66-67 Roberts, Billy..............................1973 Roberts, Jerald............................1967 Robinson, Terry E........................1974 Rodin, Irvin.................................1974 Roehrs, William A............ 1967-68-69 Rugg, Lawrence M...... 1977-78-79-80 Rundle, Harold D............. 1938-39-40 Russell, Bruce....................... 1958-59 Russell, Robert C................... 1922-23 Salerno, Joseph...........................1991 Sanchez, Jorge Abos... 1998-99-00-01 Sanko, Theodore J........... 1964-65-66 Scheidegger, Brad................. 1987-88 Schneider, Tobias........................2008 Schibner, A.H..............................1907 Schirnhofer, Jan..........................1992 Schmahl, Jeff.............. 1975-76-77-78 Schroeder, John..........................1955 Schulze, Dave........................ 1982-83 Schulze, Robert..................... 2011-12 Segrist, Jay W.............. 1991-92-93-94 Sherman, Harold E........... 1929-30-31 Sjoholm, Robert............... 1947-48-49 Skallberg, Minor................... 1922-23 Slezak, Robert.................. 1947-48-49 Sloboth, Dan J............. 1976-77-78-79

Sloboth, Tony J...................... 1983-84 Smidt, Rodge.............. 1982-83-84-85 Smith, Harry.................... 1909-10-11 Smith, Tod...................................1981 Sock, Eric.................... 2010-11-12-13 Speer, Steve................................1978 Stahmer, Hendrik........ 2006-07-08-09 Stenger, Andre............ 2010-11-12-13 Stempson, Rick..................... 1994-95 Stitt, Thomas D................ 1955-56-57 Stromberg, John.........................1972 Sutton, Steve..............................1955 Szatmary, Adrian............. 2005-06-07 Tate, Mark....................... 2006-07-08 Taylor, Harrison..................... 1987-88 Teppara, Dino.................. 1995-96-97 Tipton, Thomas..................... 1965-66 Tongoona, Fungai....... 1999-00-01-02 Un Wu, Seng...............................1963 Van Impe, Francois..... 2007-08-09-10 Vargas, Cesar..............................2003 Vasan, Ashwin................. 1983-84-85 Veitzer, Norman..........................1954 Verzi, Dinko...................... 1996-97-98 Videtich, Brandon............ 2010-11-13 Waltman, Steve.................... 1973-74 Ward, Marty J.............................1973 Weaver, Arthur L.............. 1956-57-58 Weaver, Daniel T.............. 1975-76-77 Wentz, Blake...............................1998 Wheat, Thomas.................... 1995-96 White, Darnell............................1981 Wiese, Andrew........... 1998-99-00-01 Wiese, Tom...................... 1968-69-70 Wilcox, Chris...............................1977 Wiltse, Russ..................... 1968-69-70 Wohlfarth, Dave C........... 1961-62-63 Wolicki, Jacek....................... 2002-03 Woods, Richard M........... 1962-63-64 Woog, Phil.................. 1976-77-78-79 Wright, Cullen.............................1920 Zitsch, Bradford..........................2013 Zsiga, Martin...............................2007

Nebraska’s Academic & Leadership Awards CoSIDA Academic All-American

Steven Jung...............................................................1st, 1989

Arthur Ashe Central Region Leadership & Sportsmanship Award

Christopher Aumueller.................................................... 2012

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

Marc Herrmann............................................................... 2013 Christopher Aumueller.................................................... 2012

Academic All-Big Ten (2012-Present)

Brandon Videtich............................................................. 2013 Sebastian Florczyk........................................................... 2013 Eric Sock..................................................................... 2012-13 Christopher Aumueller.................................................... 2012 Benedikt Lindheim.......................................................... 2012

Academic All-Big 12 (1997-11)

Christopher Aumueller.............................1st, 2010; 1st, 2011 Benedikt Lindheim................................ 2nd, 2010; 2nd, 2012 Francois Van Impe..................1st, 2008; 2nd, 2009; 1st, 2010 Renato Melo............................ 1st, 2007; 1st, 2008; 1st, 2009 Hendrik Stahmer..................... 1st, 2007; 1st, 2008; 1st, 2009 Calin Paar................................................................. 2nd, 2009 Mark Tate................................................................ 2nd, 2008 Adrian Szatmary........................................................1st, 2007 Jerry Posch...............................................1st, 2005; 1st, 2006 James Clow..............................................1st, 2005; 2nd, 2006 Jose Rivera.......... 2nd, 2002; 2nd, 2003; 2nd, 2004; 1st, 2005 Ryan Jay 1st, 2004 Joel Reckewey.........................................1st, 2003; 2nd, 2004 Lance Mills.................................................................1st, 2002 Fungai Tongoona..................................................... 2nd, 2000 Jorge Abos Sanchez..................................................HM, 1999 Kai Rieke...................................................................HM, 1999 Kelsey Moran............................................1st, 1997; 1st, 1998 Andrew Wiese........ 1st, 1997; 1st, 1998; 1st, 1999; 1st, 2000

Dinko Verzi.............................................. 1st, 1996 (Big Eight);

.................................. 1st, 1997; 1st, 1998; 1st, 1999 Blake Wentz..............................................................HM, 1997 Markus Bergerheim..................................1st, 1997; 1st, 1998

Nebraska Herman Award (1995-Present) Presented to NU men’s team with highest GPA

3.1 GPA 2008 3.163 GPA........................................................................ 2002 3.304 GPA........................................................................ 2001 3.205 GPA........................................................................ 2000 3.359 GPA........................................................................ 1998 3.163 GPA........................................................................ 1997

FIVE CONSECUTIVE FINAL ITA TOP 75 NATIONAL RANKINGS

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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 (310) than any other school in the nation, and Nebraska has produced more NCAA Top Ten Award winners (17) than any other school. As it enters its third season of Big Ten Conference competition in 2013-14, 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 107 all-time CoSIDA Academic All-America awards. The Notre Dame football program ranks second among all sports nationally with 58 all-time academic All-Americans. In fact, Nebraska’s 107 football academic All-Americans would rank among the top 25 schools (all sports, all divisions) in the nation in the number of total CoSIDA Academic AllAmericans. The NU volleyball program has captured more academic All-America awards (37) 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 AllAmericans - the most in the nation during that span.

Huskers Build on Academic Tradition in 2012-13

Husker student-athletes produced another outstanding year in 2012-13, continuing NU’s tradition of academic success. The Huskers added eight CoSIDA Academic AllAmericans and their nation-leading total has grown to 310 at the start of 2014. Nebraska’s eight academic All-Americans led the Big Ten Conference and ranked among All Sports as of December 2013 the highest totals in the nation across all divisions. NU maintained its lead of 76 all-time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans over No. 2 Notre Dame. Since 2000, Nebraska has amassed a nation-leading 120 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, which would rank in a tie for 13th over the more than 60 years of the academic All-America program. Nebraska has produced at least one academic AllAmerican in 43 consecutive seasons.

Senior I-back Rex Burkhead captured first-team academic All-America honors for the second straight season, while senior linebacker Sean Fisher earned second-team honors for the second straight year. Fisher added a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

While Burkhead and Fisher became the 25th and 26th two-time academic AllAmericans in the history of the Husker football program, senior track and field studentathlete Bjorn Barrefors became the first four-time CoSIDA Academic All-American in school history. A six-time All-American as a multi-eventer, Barrefors was Nebraska’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year and claimed an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

He was joined by 10-time All-American Mara Griva and Morgan Wilken in giving the track team a trio of academic All-Americans. All-America wrestler Josh Ihnen added his second straight academic All-America award, while eight-time gymnastics All-American Emily Wong captured the first academic All-America award of her career.

Gina Mancuso added a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America award to the Husker volleyball team’s nation-leading total of 37, while helping the Huskers to an NCAA Elite Eight appearance on the court.

Academic All-Americans 310 231 204 182

Top: Nebraska Student-Athletes of the Year Bjorn Barrefors (left) of the track and field team and Mary Weatherholt (right) from the Husker women’s tennis team earned multiple All-America awards in competition while leading two of Nebraska’s strongest academic programs. Barrefors was an All-America multi-event competitor who became NU’s first four-time CoSIDA Academic All-American. Weatherholt was the first Husker to earn All-America honors in both singles and doubles in 2013.

Bottom: Taylor Boney was part of Nebraska’s back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2010 and 2011. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Nebraska in the spring of 2012. The speech-language pathology and audiology major from Lincoln claimed first-team academic All-Big 12 honors as a senior in 2011.

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HUSKERS.COM | 17 Senior Mary Weatherholt also capped the most brilliant career on and off the court in Nebraska women’s tennis history. NU’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year earned All-America honors in both singles and doubles, while finishing as the runner-up at the NCAA Singles Championship. She added an Elite Eight finish with teammate Patricia Veresova at the NCAA Doubles Championship, after leading the Huskers to their firstever NCAA Sweet 16 as a team. For her performances on the court, in the classroom and in the community, Weatherholt claimed the ITA/Cissie Leary National Award for Sportsmanship, one of the top honors in collegiate tennis. Weatherholt also became Nebraska’s 17th NCAA Top Ten Award Winner In addition to Nebraska’s continued success in creating CoSIDA Academic AllAmericans, the Huskers produced a record 705 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selections during the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13. A total of 188 Huskers were honored as academic All-Big Ten recipients, while 105 NU student-athletes earned degrees in 2012-13.

Nebraska’s 2012-13 Academic Highlights

• 17 NCAA Top Ten Award Winners across all sports (leads nation); Mary Weatherholt (2014) • 310 All-Time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all sports (leads nation) 107 Football Academic All-Americans (leads all sports, all time) 37 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) 35 Men’s & Women’s Track & Field Academic All-Americans (leads nation since 2002) • Eight CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (4 first-team, 4 second-team) First-Team: Rex Burkhead (Football), Bjorn Barrefors (Men’s Track & Field), Gina Mancuso (Volleyball), Josh Ihnen (Wrestling) Second-Team: Sean Fisher (Football), Mara Griva (Women’s Track & Field), Morgan Wilken (Women’s Track & Field), Emily Wong (Women’s Gymnastics) • Two NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners ($7,500) Sean Fisher (Football), Bjorn Barrefors (Men’s Track & Field) • Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship Winners ($7,500) Conor McDermott (Football), Megan Southworth (Softball) • Big Ten Medal of Honor Winners Bjorn Barrefors (Men’s Track & Field, Mary Weatherholt (Women’s Tennis) • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winners Rex Burkhead (Football), Emily Wong (Women’s Gymnastics) • 188 Academic All-Big Ten Selections Across All Sports (3.0 GPA) • School-Record 705 Student-Athletes Honored on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Fall and Spring Honor Rolls (3.0 GPA or above) • 84 Student-Athletes Earned Perfect 4.0 GPAs in either the Fall or Spring Semester • 105 Student-Athletes Earned Degrees from August 2012 through May 2013 (August 2012-11; December 2012-36; May 2013-58) • Male Student-Athlete of the Year - Bjorn Barrefors, Men’s Track & Field (Computer Science) • Female Student-Athlete of the Year - Mary Weatherholt, Women’s Tennis (Business Administration) • Men’s Herman Award Winner - Men’s Golf (3.648 GPA in 2012) • Women’s Herman Award Winner - Women’s Tennis (3.793 GPA in 2012) • Life Skills Team Award Winners - Wrestling, Women’s Swimming & Diving

Top: Nebraska has a long history of helping international students succeed both on the court and in the classroom. In May of 2013, Germans Stefanie Weinstein, Christopher Aumueller and Janine Weinreich all earned their bachelor’s degrees from Nebraska after distinguished athletic and academic careers.

Bottom: Christopher Aumueller claimed his bachelor’s degree in May 2013 after majoring in marketing at Nebraska. Aumueller was a four-year letterwinner for the Huskers before serving as a student coach in 2012-13. A first-team All-Big Ten selection on the court in 2012, Aumueller was also an academic All-Big Ten choice as a senior. He was also the 2012 ITA Arthur Ashe Jr. Midwest Regional Leadership and Sportsmanship Award winner. Aumueller posed with Nebraska Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst at a reception for student-athlete graduates following commencement.

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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 studentathletes 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 Dick and Peg Herman Family 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.

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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.

HUSKERS.COM | 19 Nebraska’s Dick and Peg Herman Family Student Life Complex (left page) opened after receiving an $8.7 million expansion and renovation in 2010.

The complex tripled the size of NU’s previous academic support area for student-athletes. The Nebraska Life Skills program helps Husker studentathletes experience the benefits of service to others while learning to expand their own leadership skills.

The Abbott Life Skills Center (below) is located within the Herman Family Student Life Complex.

In 2013, men’s tennis player Eric Sock (left) earned a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award for his commitment to NU’s award-winning Life Skills program.

Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst presented the award.

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 Emeritus 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 24 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 went above and beyond serving as an exemplary role-model. Heart and Soul Award – Presented annually to the top senior studentathlete 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, who won a 2013 ESPY Award for his touchdown run in the Red/White Spring Game. 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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ATHLETIC MEDICINE

Providing expert care to more than 600 Husker student-athletes, Nebraska features one of the most welltrained 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 2013-14 Nebraska athletic medicine staff consists of five doctors, 11 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: Associate Athletic Director and Director of Athletic Medicine Dr. Lonnie Albers coordinates the care of Husker student-athletes by using some of the best on-site technology in collegiate athletics.

The Athletic Medicine Center features a hydrotherapy area that includes a three-level 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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HUSKERS.COM | 21 The medical facilities at Nebraska have long been among the nation’s best, and NU’s athletic medicine center within the Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex will keep the Huskers on the front line of technology for decades to come. In addition to Nebraska’s North Stadium facility, the Bob Devaney Sports Center, Haymarket Park and Pinnacle Bank Arena all feature athletic medicine areas.

The Devaney Center’s Athletic Medicine facility underwent an extensive expansion as part of the Hendricks Training Complex addition in 2011.

Using the best on-site medical equipment and resources in college athletics, the Nebraska athletic medicine staff provides Husker student-athletes with highly skilled medical care throughout the year.

NUTRITION

Nebraska’s Sports Nutritionist Lindsey Remmers works with all 24 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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LEADING THE WAY LEADING THE WAY

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HUSKERS.COM | 23 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.

Large photo: 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 left: Love Library is the main library at the University of Nebraska and sits on the southern edge of City Campus.

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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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

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 that includes gardens, bike paths and entertainment. 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.

One of the nation’s 75 largest cities, Lincoln features the advantages of an urban setting and is only minutes away from the scenic beauty and wide open spaces of America’s Heartland. Home to more than one-quarter of a million people and the third-largest city in the Big Ten Conference, living in Lincoln enables Nebraska student-athletes to enjoy the benefits of city life, while residing in a community that is widely regarded as one of the top places to live in the United States.

LINCOLN’S NATIONAL RANKINGS Happiest U.S. City (LiveScience) Healthiest U.S. City (Center for Disease Control) Best Sport City (Sporting News) Lowest Unemployment Rate (Bureau of Labor) Best Cities for Families (Child Magazine) Modeled after the Power and Light District in Kansas City, the Railyard sits right across from the front entrance of the new Pinnacle Bank Arena, allowing fans to go to an event and then go out to the outdoor plaza. As part of the entertainment district, an $800,000 digital screen called the Cube was installed. The Cube displays electronic artwork or shows movies.

No. 1 Overall Wellbeing (Gallup) No. 1 Quality of Life (State Univ. of New York) No. 2 City in Quality of Life (Gallup) No. 7 Cleanest Air (CNN) No. 7 City for Business & Careers (Forbes) No. 8 Most Secure Places to Live (Sperling’s) Top 10 College Town (Relocate America)

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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 Kool-Aid, 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

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 TD Ameritrade Park home the NCAA College World Series (left), the world-renowned Henry Doorly Zoo (center) and the Joslyn Art Museum (far right)

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CHAMPIONSHIP FACILITIES

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HUSKERS.COM | 27 Nebraska's top facilities are not limited to the men’s tennis program. Nearly every Husker sport enjoys a venue that ranks among the nation's best.

In 2013, approval was given to build a new indoor/outdoor tennis facility on the University of Nebraska campus to benefit both the Husker men’s and women’s tennis programs. The facility will be built in conjunction with a new varsity soccer stadium at Nebraska.

In 2013-14, the Nebraska men’s and women's basketball team moved into the new Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln. The 15,000seat arena will be the new home of both teams while also attracting the nation’s top entertainers to Lincoln throughout the year. The nationally prominent Nebraska volleyball team moved into the Devaney Center in 2013, after the building received a $20 million renovation.

Top left: A brand new soccer/tennis complex will be built on the Innovation Campus northeast of city campus and is set to open in 2015.

Middle: Nebraska’s teams compete in some of the nation’s finest facilities in front of large crowds.

The Huskers are also committed to improving their facilities on an annual basis, including the new Hendricks Training Complex, which opened in the fall of 2011, and Pinnacle Bank Arena (top right), which opened in 2013-14 for Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball. Memorial Stadium expanded by more than 5,000 seats for 2013, while adding an innovative academic/athletic research wing in the East Stadium.

Bottom left: Memorial stadium closed the 2013 season with 333 consecutive home sellouts.

Bottom (left and right): The Osborne Athletic Complex provides Nebraska student-athletes with top-notch training facilities. The main entrance to the Osborne Athletic Complex and Traditions Lobby features an impressive waterfall and a wall that honors those who contributed to the massive project, as well as memorabilia and trophies from all of Nebraska’s bowl games. The soccer/tennis complex entrance will feature an archway walk-in (right).

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NEBRASKA’S NATIONAL POWER One of the nation’s premier athletic programs, Nebraska is dedicated to and successful in all 24 of its varsity sports. Nebraska has won a total of 25 team national championships since 1970, including five football titles, eight men’s gymnastics championships, six bowling crowns, three volleyball titles and three women’s track and field championships. In 2012-13, 12 Husker teams finished among the top 25 in their respective sports, including the Nebraska football team which posted its fifth straight nine-win season.

The Husker football team also led a list of 11 Husker squads that advanced to NCAA postseason competition in 2012-13, as Bo Pelini’s team made a New Year’s Day appearance in the 2013 Capital One Bowl. The national power Husker bowling team won its sixth national championship with a victory over top-ranked Vanderbilt. The NU softball team made its seventh trip to the Women’s College World Series with a Super Regional win over No. 3 Oregon and finished the season ranked eighth in the final polls. The women’s basketball team made its second NCAA Sweet 16 trip in four years, while the women’s tennis made its first-ever NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. Nebraska’s volleyball team was one win away from reaching the Final Four, reaching the Sweet 16 for the 29th time in 31 seasons.

During their first season of sand volleyball in the spring, the Huskers finished the year ranked seventh. Nebraska’s wrestling team was one of six Big Ten teams to finish in the top 15 at the NCAA Championships, with the Huskers finishing 13th. The NU men’s track and field team won its first Big Ten title in 2013 at the conference outdoor meet and then contributed a tie for 15th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships - its second straight top-15 finish. The rifle team finished seventh at the NCAA Championships and doubled its win total from 2012 under first-year Head Coach Stacy Underwood, while the men’s gymnastics team finished 11th at

the NCAA Championships.

With just one senior on the 2013 team, Nebraska’s bowling team captured its fourth national title in the past 10 seasons. After taking its program to new heights in 2012, the NU women’s tennis team was even better in 2013. The Huskers won their first Big Ten title, and qualified for the NCAA Championships for the fourthstraight year and the Huskers were selected as a women’s tennis regional site for the first time in school history. Along with a trip to the Women’s College World Series and a 45-win season, the softball team hosted a regional at Bowlin Stadium for the fifth time since the park opened in 2002. The Husker women’s basketball team ran to the second-highest win total in school history with 25 victories, while also finishing second in the Big Ten with a 12-4 conference mark.

Individual success also highlighted a stellar 2012-13 for Nebraska Athletics. On the gridiron, Spencer Long was named a second-team All-American, marking the fourth-straight year that Nebraska has had either a first or second-team AllAmerica selection. Mary Weatherholt rewrote Nebraska women’s tennis history, as the fifth-year senior finished runner-up to NCAA champion Nicole Gibbs.

After clinching Nebraska’s bowling team national title, Kristina Mickelson won the X-Bowling Intercollegiate Singles title. Chad Wright nearly claimed a second straight national championship in the men’s discus, with his personal-best throw of 209-1 resulting in a runner-up finish. Overall in 2012-13, 37 Husker studentathletes combined to capture 53 All-America awards across all sports. As a testament to Nebraska’s national recruiting prowess, the All-Americans came to NU from 16 states and four 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.

All-American Mary Weatherholt had a historic run in the NCAA Singles Championship to cap her final year as a Husker. She stormed her way into the championship match with five straight wins before falling to two-time champion Nicole Gibbs of Stanford. Weatherholt went on to claim Nebraska’s nation-leading 17th NCAA Top Ten Award in 2014.

Top: Chad Wright won the shot put at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships and then finished second in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, after winning the NCAA discus title in 2012.

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Bottom: The Nebraska men’s track and field team captured the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor title. It was the 105th conference title in program history and Head Coach Gary Pepin’s 69th conference title dating back to his first Big Eight win in 1981.

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Nebraska’s Top 25 National Finishes in 2012-13 Bowling 1st Men’s Gymnastics 7th Rifle 7th Volleyball 7th Sand Volleyball 7th Softball 8th Wrestling 13th Women’s Gymnastics 14th Men’s Outdoor Track & Field 15th (Tie) Women’s Tennis 16th Women's Basketball 18th Football 25th

Top left: The Nebraska women’s bowling team captured its fourth NCAA title since it became an NCAA sport in 2003. Kristina Mickelson, the lone senior on the squad, clinched the title with a strike in the second-to-last frame of the sixth game victory over Vanderbilt. All-American Liz Kuhlkin earned NCAA Tournament MVP honors, while Mickelson went on to win the X-Singles National Championship.

Middle: Eight-time All-American Emily Wong led the Huskers to their third straight conference title and second straight Big Ten title. Wong was the 2013 Big Ten All-Around champion and added CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.

Bottom: All-America twin sisters Tatum (left) and Taylor Edwards (right) powered the Nebraska softball team to the Women’s College World Series in 2013. Tatum earned All-America honors as a pitcher for the Huskers in 2013, while Taylor was an All-America catcher as a freshman in 2011. Both return to rewrite the Husker record books in 2014.

Top: Jordan Hooper earned All-America honors for the second straight season while helping the Huskers to their second NCAA Sweet 16 in the last four years. Hooper, who was a starter on the gold-medal winning USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team in 2013, returns for her senior season in 2013-14.

Bottom: Offensive lineman Spencer Long earned All-America honors from the Walter Camp Foundation in 2012, paving the way for record-setting Husker quarterback Taylor Martinez.

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BIG TEN CONTINUES TO EXPAND NATIONAL REACH

On July 1, 2011, the University of 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 University joined the conference in June of 1990. The nation’s oldest conference will continue to grow with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers in 2014-15. Currently, the Big Ten Conference 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. Hockey will become the Big Ten’s 26th official conference championship sport in 2013-14.

• Conference institutions sponsor broad-based athletic programs with 299 teams.

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

• 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 2012-13. In 2012, the Big Ten set new records for overall football attendance and surpassed the six-million mark for all games for the second straight year. During 2012-13, the Big Ten led the nation in men’s

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basketball and women’s volleyball attendance, while ranking second nationally in football and women’s basketball attendance.

• Over the last 34 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.

Big Ten Men’s Tennis Facts

• All 12 schools in the Big Ten Conference participate in men’s tennis. Each school is assigned a traveling partner when playing on the road. Nebraska’s travel partner is Iowa.

• In 2012-13, the Big Ten had nine programs finish at or above .500 in dual competition with six teams qualifying for the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Ten Big Ten teams finished among the top 75 teams in the final ITA national rankings.

• Ohio State captured the 2013 Big Ten regular-season title an unbeaten 11-0 conference record, then claimed the 2013 Big Ten Tournament crown over Michigan. Ohio State, Illinois, Northwestern, Michigan, Michigan State and Minnesota all earned trips to the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Ohio State, Minnesota, Northwestern and Illinois all won matches in the team tournament, and Ohio State’s Blaz Rola won the NCAA Singles title.

• Michigan leads all Big Ten schools with 22 all-time NCAA Tournament appearances. Minnesota has made 19 appearances, while Illinois has added 18 and Ohio State 14. Nebraska made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2010 and 2011 as members of the Big 12 Conference.

• Illinois has made 18 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances dating back to 1996.

• The Big Ten men’s tennis championship has been held every year since 1910. The first tournament was held in Chicago. The championship is held at campus sites.

The 2014 championship will be held April 24-27 in Evanston, Ill. The 2014 NCAA Championships will be held in Athens, Ga.

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Nebraska Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst took over for former director Tom Osborne in 2013.

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.

both on the court and in the classroom. It is a

Big Ten Network Facts

tradition-rich conference that has a history of

MORE TELEVISION EXPOSURE

• The Big Ten’s media agreements with CBS, ABC/ESPN, Fox and BTN provide the conference with its greatest television exposure ever.

• In 2006, the Big Ten created the first national conference-owned television network devoted to the athletic and academic programs of a single conference.

The Big Ten Network launched on Aug. 30, 2007, and became the first new network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million homes in its first 30 days.

• Since the current media agreements began in 2007-08, every home football and men’s basketball game has been produced while women’s basketball has received more coverage than any other conference.

“The Big Ten provides our young men with excellent opportunities to strive for success

success at the national level, and we hope we can add to that success. Our recent transition to a new conference certainly makes it an exciting time to come to Nebraska.”

Nebraska Coach Kerry McDermott

• 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.

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Nebraska men’s tennis is a program on the rise, and the Huskers broke through with their first-ever NCAA Championship appearance in 2010. The Huskers, under the direction of Head Coach Kerry McDermott (pictured at right), made it back-to-back trips in 2011, and are planning to make an NCAA Championship trip a common theme.

The winningest coach in Nebraska history, McDermott has led the Huskers to more than 350 career dual victories since taking the reins of the program in 1982.

In addition to achieving success on the court, members of the Nebraska men’s tennis program strive for success in the classroom and in the community. In 2008, the men’s tennis team claimed its sixth Herman Men’s Team GPA Award with better than a 3.1 grade-point average.

Husker student-athletes also are annually among the league leaders in conference academic honors.

As Nebraska moves into its third season in the Big Ten Conference, the Huskers are looking forward to moving into a new on-campus, indoor/ outdoor tennis facility in 2014-15.

Above: In 2002, Lance Mills became the first Husker to advance to the NCAA Tournament in nearly a decade. Coach Kerry McDermott has helped 10 players reach the NCAA Tournament in singles or doubles play.

Bottom Right: Steven Jung was Nebraska’s first All-American and ranks as the Husker career leader with 114 wins, including a school-record 44 wins in 1989. He finished second at the 1989 NCAA Championships.

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Recently, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved Nebraska Athletics to build an on-campus soccer/tennis practice and competition facility. The $20.4 million Nebraska Soccer and Tennis Complex will include one outdoor, lighted, full-sized competition field with seating for approximately 2,500 spectators.

The 73,900 square foot facility will include coaches’ offices, locker rooms, six indoor courts equipped with electronic scoreboards, a satellite athletic medicine treatment area, spectator restrooms and a concession stand. The complex will have 12 lighted outdoor courts that include spectator seating.

Photos: The east and west views of the facility.

2013-14 Huskers: Back row, from left: Head Coach Kerry McDermott, Vasileios Stavropoulos, Chris Schindler, Andrew Dzulynsky, Brandon Videtich, Court Clark, Dusty Boyer, Tom Blackwell and Assistant Coach Fungai Tongoona.

Front row: Beauregard Treyz, Marc Herrmann, Sebastian Florczyk, Bradford Zitsch, Scott Elsass and Charlie Shin.

Jan. 18

South Alabama

Tallahassee, Fla.

TBA

March 21

Wisconsin*

Lincoln, Neb.

Jan. 19

Florida Gulf Coast

Tallahassee, Fla.

10 a.m.

March 28

Michigan State*

East Lansing, Mich. 3 p.m.

Jan. 20

Florida State

Tallahassee, Fla.

10 a.m.

March 30

Michigan*

Ann Arbor, Mich.

April 4

Indiana*

Lincoln, Neb.

3 p.m.

Noon

ITA Kick Off

4 p.m.

Noon

Jan. 25 Texas Tech

Los Angeles, Calif.

9 a.m.

April 6

Purdue*

Lincoln, Neb.

Jan. 26 Wisconsin/UCLA

Los Angeles, Calif.

TBA

April 9

Iowa*

Iowa City, Iowa

2 p.m.

Feb. 8

Denver

Lincoln, Neb.

1 p.m.

April 11

Northwestern*

Lincoln, Neb.

3 p.m.

Feb. 15

Louisville

Lincoln, Neb.

11 a.m.

April 11

Nebraska-Omaha

Lincoln, Neb.

7 p.m.

Feb. 15

Creighton

Lincoln, Neb.

7 p.m.

April 13

Illinois*

Lincoln, Neb.

Noon

Feb. 22

Alabama-Birmingham

Atlanta, Ga.

1 p.m.

April 18

Penn State*

University Park, Pa. 3 p.m.

Feb. 23

Georgia State

Atlanta, Ga.

10 a.m.

April 20

Ohio State*

Columbus, Ohio

March 1

Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

TBA

March 7

Utah

Lincoln, Neb.

TBA

March 9

North Dakota

Lincoln, Neb.

8 a.m.

March 9

Drake

Lincoln, Neb.

3 p.m.

March 16

Minnesota*

Minneapolis, Minn.

2 p.m.

April 24-27 Big Ten Championships TBA

Noon All Day

*Conference Matches Home matches in bold at the Nebraska Tennis Center or Vine Street Courts.

Dates and times are subject to change. All times listed are central. For updated information visit Huskers.com.