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Introduction
Table of Contents.......................................................1 University Information/Quick Facts...........................1 Season Outlook...................................................... 2-3 NCAA Bowling Divisions.............................................2 Roster.........................................................................3 Pronunciation Guide..................................................3
Staff and Coaches
Head Coach Bill Straub...............................................4 Assistant Coach Paul Klempa.....................................4 Office Manager Kim Straub........................................5 Academic Counselor Sheri Hastings ��������������������������5 Life Skills Coordinator Stacey Burling ������������������������5
The Huskers
Amanda Burau............................................................6 Tan Yan Ling...............................................................6 Liz Kuhlkin...................................................................7 Andrea Ruiz................................................................7 Bethany Hedley..........................................................8 April Campbell............................................................8 Alexandra Mosquera..................................................9 Emily Nykiel................................................................9 Jessica Eberly............................................................10 Gazmine Mason........................................................10 Briana Zabierek........................................................10
Athletic Administration
Board of Regents......................................................18 Chancellor Harvey Perlman......................................19 Faculty Athletic Representative Josephine Potuto............19 Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst �����������������������20 Senior Associate A.D. Bob Burton............................21 Senior Associate A.D./SWA Pat Logsdon �����������������22
This is Nebraska
Big Ten Welcome.....................................................23 This Is Nebraska.................................................. 24-25 Academic Success............................................... 26-27 Academic Experience......................................... 28-29 Leading The Way................................................ 30-31 Lincoln, Nebraska............................................... 32-33 National Powers................................................. 34-35 Nebraska Bowling.....................................................36
Mission Statement
2012-13 Season in Review.................................. 11-12 2012-13 Player Statistics..........................................12
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. The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on gender, age, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, veteran’s status, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation.
History and Records
Notice of NCAA Probation
Season in Review
Program History.......................................................13 All-Americans...........................................................13 NTCA All-Academic...................................................13 Bowlers of the Year..................................................14 Rookies of the Year..................................................14 All-Time Letterwinners.............................................14 All-Time Tournament Results and Titles �����������������15 Individual and Team Records............................. 16-17
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From 2007 to 2010 the University of Nebraska unintentionally reimbursed student-athletes for recommended textbooks as well as required textbooks through a failure to properly administer and monitor book scholarships. Only reimbursement for required books is permissible under NCAA rules. As a result, the NCAA placed the University of Nebraska on twoyear probation, beginning in January 2012. The NCAA did not impose additional penalties such as loss of scholarships, forfeiture of games, or a ban on postseason play. Rather, as a condition of probation, Nebraska will continue to educate student-athletes and staff thoroughly on NCAA bylaws and will notify prospective student-athletes of its probationary status.
University Quick Facts
Location...................................................Lincoln, Neb. Population.......................................................262,347 Enrollment.........................................................24,610 Founded................................................. Feb. 15, 1869 Chancellor...............................Harvey S. Perlman, J.D. President.................................. James B. Milliken, J.D. Director of Athletics............................ Shawn Eichorst Executive Associate A.D.......................... Marc Boehm Senior Associate A.D................................. Bob Burton Senior Associate A.D./SWA...................... Pat Logsdon Colors............................................. Scarlet and Cream Nickname.................................. Cornhuskers/Huskers Affiliation............................................. NCAA Division I
Bowling Information
Facility.................................Nebraska Bowling Facility Head Coach...............................Bill Straub (17th Year) Straub’s Phone.................................... (402) 472-0404 Straub’s E-Mail........................wstraub@huskers.com Assistant Coach..................... Paul Klempa (17th Year) Klempa’s E-Mail...................... pklempa@huskers.com
Media Relations
Media Relations Director.......................... Keith Mann Bowling Contact........................................ Gage Peake Media Relations Phone....................... (402) 472-2263 Peake’s Cell Phone.............................. (402) 560-0627 Peake’s E-Mail.......................... gpeake@huskers.com Web Site.................................................. Huskers.com
2013-14 Guide Credits
The 2013-14 Nebraska bowling media guide was written, designed and edited by student-assistant Gage Peake. Editing assistance was provided by Director of Media Relations Operations Jeff Griesch and Assistant Media Relations Director Matt Smith. Covers by Annie Wood. All photos were taken by Athletic Department Photographer Scott Bruhn. Design and layout were prepared in Adobe InDesign CS6 and printed at the University of Nebraska Copy Services. The cost of the guide is $2.82 plus $0.18 tax. For more information on Nebraska bowling, please visit Huskers.com or ThisIsNebraska.com.
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2013-14 Nebraska Women’s Bowling Team: Back row, from left: Assistant Head Coach Paul Klempa, Head Coach Bill Straub. Middle row, from left: Tan Yan Ling, Andrea Ruiz, Briana Zabierek, Lizabeth Kuhlkin, Bethany Headly, April Campbell. Front row, from left: Alexandra Mosquera, Gazmine Mason, Amanda Burau, Emily Nykiel, Jessica Eberly.
Huskers Set Sights on Back-to-Back NCAA Titles The Nebraska bowling team returns to the lanes for the 2013-14 in search of its fifth NCAA championship. The Huskers will take aim at back-to-back NCAA crowns for the second time in school history. Nebraska, which claimed the first two NCAA titles in 2004 and 2005 before adding a third crown in 2009, are coming off another championship season in 2013. Nebraska, which begins the pursuit of its 10th overall national title under legendary coach Bill Straub, will feature a young but experienced lineup on the lanes in 2013-14. Straub, who will try to lead the Huskers to their 11th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, said the Huskers have plenty of work to do to put themselves in position for another championship run. “I think we are in a real nice position,” Straub said. “We are fortunate to start the season as defending champions with only one graduating senior from last year. We have a lot of young people, but a lot of experience, too. With the people that are returning, it puts you in a more favorable position rather than starting from scratch. We have people who know what it takes to win and have experience doing so. Hopefully that will carry over.” Junior Lizabeth Kuhlkin headlines the list of experienced Huskers in 2013-14. Kuhlkin, a returning first-team NTCA All-American and MVP of the NCAA Championships, will work to
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provide solid leadership for this year’s group of Nebraska bowlers. “She is a solid rock,” Straub said. “She proved it again during the summer after her national championship win. She went to the Junior Team USA Trials and earned herself a spot on that team. She is a good player. She has a chance to have one of the more memorable careers in the history of our program.” Three other returning bowlers will provide extensive NCAA championship experience for the Huskers this season. Senior Yan Ling, junior Andrea Ruiz and sophomore Bethany Hedley all played significant roles in Nebraska’s run to the 2013 national title. Ling, a Singapore native, returns after being the relief bowler for much of the 2012-13 season. Ling excelled in the role, providing several
crucial strikes in the NCAA championship match. Although Straub loved what Ling brought to the team off the bench, he believes Ling could be a starter in 2013-14. “We wouldn’t be talking about last year’s national championship without Yan’s help,” Straub said. “She has been the best relief pitcher we have ever had, and she has just done a terrific job. This year, I don’t know if we will have the benefit of having her come out of the bullpen, because she may start. Either way I am certain she is a very valuable asset to our team.” Ruiz hopes to take her game to a higher level in 2013-14 after producing a memorable breakthrough season for the Huskers in 201314. A member of the Colombian National Team, Ruiz was a starter for the Huskers throughout her sophomore campaign. She will look to expand her
NCAA Bowling Programs Division I Institutions: Alabama A&M, Alabama Birmingham, Alabama State, Arkansas State, Bethune-Cookman, Coppin State, Delaware State, Fairleigh Dickinson, Florida A&M, Grambling State, Hampton, Howard, Jackson State, Louisiana Tech, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Mississippi Valley State, Monmouth, Morgan State, Nebraska, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, Prairie View A&M, Sacred Heart, Sam Houston State, South Carolina State, Southern, St. Francis College (New York), St. Francis University, St. Peter’s College, Stephen F. Austin State, Texas Southern, Tulane and Vanderbilt. Division II Institutions: Adelphi (N.Y.), Bowie State (Md.), Central Missouri State, Cheyney (Pa.), Chowan, Elizabeth City State (N.C.), Fayetteville State (N.C.), Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), Kutztown (Pa.), Lincoln University, Livingstone, Salem International, Shaw (N.C.), St. Augustine’s (N.C.), St. Paul’s (Va.), Ursuline College Virginia State, Virginia Union and Winston-Salem State. Division III Institutions: Adrian College, Alma, Elmhurst College (Ill.), Fontbonne University (Mo.), Medaille, New Jersey City, Penn State University Altoona, Spalding and Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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2013-14 Nebraska Bowling Roster Name Amanda Burau April Campbell Jessica Eberly Bethany Hedley Lizabeth Kuhlkin Tan Yan Ling Gazmine Mason Alexandra Mosquera Emily Nykiel Andrea Ruiz Briana Zabierek
Yr. Hometown Sr. Lake in the Hills, Ill. RFr. Bellevue, Neb. Fr. DeKalb, Ill. So. Watford, England Jr. Schenectady, N.Y. Sr. Singapore Fr. Cranston, R.I. Fr. Armenia, Colombia RFr. Collierville, Tenn. Jr. Bogota, Colombia Fr. Lockport, Ill.
Why They Chose Nebraska... “I chose Nebraska because of the academic as well as athletic successes.” Briana Zabierek, Freshman Lockport, Ill.
“I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to bowl on a team as prestigious as Nebraska. Once I visited I fell in love with every aspect of life here.” Amanda Burau, Senior Lake In The Hills, Ill. “I chose Nebraska because I wanted to be able to go to school and get a good education. At the same time be able to bowl for the best team in the country.” Emily Nykiel, Sophomre Collierville, Tenn.
game and improve her skills and consistency to fuel Nebraska’s NCAA title hopes. “She was a solid starter throughout the year without a lot of expectations on her last year,” Straub said. “But now after having such a solid year, expectations for her are high. In her case, I think her confidence level is high as well. We are real glad she is a member of our team.” Hedley hopes to build on an outstanding freshman season. A member of Junior Team England, Hedley was a starter for the Huskers as a freshman and a significant piece of Nebraska’s championship puzzle. “I think her previous international experience has served her well,” Straub said. “She could be very good here for the coming years.” In addition to the returning Huskers with championship experience, three newcomers will battle for playing time as freshmen. Jessica Eberly, Gazmine Mason and Briana Zabierek will all look to compete immediately for the Big Red. The Huskers open the 2013-14 schedule on the road at the Crusader Classic in Valparaiso, Ind., Nov. 8-10, before playing host to the Big Red Invitational at Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln, Nov. 2123. Straub said he was excited to be back hosting a tournament this season, after the Huskers were unable to host an event in 2012-13. “We are glad to give the spectators a chance to see what we are doing. They support us so well,” Straub said. “When we can give something back to them, we think it is to our advantage.” The tournament well mark the end of
fall competition for the Huskers before the season begins to take on another level of intensity in January. After well over a month off from competition for the holidays, Nebraska will travel to the McKendree invitational in St.Louis, Mo., Jan. 1112. The Huskers will then travel to the Mid-Winter Classic in Jonesboro, Ark., Jan. 17-19. Following a week off from competition, NU will travel to the Prairie View A&M Invitational in Arlington, Texas, Jan. 31-Feb. 2. The Huskers will be looking to repeat as tournament team champions for the second year in a row. Two weeks later, Nebraska will be back in Texas for the Track Kat Klash. The tournament, which is hosted by Sam Houston State, will be held Feb. 14-16. The Central Missouri Invitational in Kansas City, Mo., will be the next stop on what the Huskers hope to be a journey to another NCAA title. Nebraska swept the field in the competition last year, and will hope for similar results in the 2014 edition of the tournament Feb. 28-March 1. The Huskers will conclude the regular season at the Music City Classic in Nashville, Tenn. The tournament, which annually serves as a preview of the NCAA Championships, is hosted by 2013 NCAA runner-up Vanderbilt, March 7-9. The Huskers hope their journey through the 2013-14 season ends with their 11th straight trip to the NCAA Tournament with a chance to contend for their fifth NCAA title at Wickliffe Lanes in Cleveland, Ohio, April 10-12.
2013-14 Nebraska Bowling Schedule Date Tournament Location Nov. 8-10 Crusader Classic Valparaiso, Ind. Nov. 21-23 Big Red Invitational Lincoln, Neb. Jan. 11-12 McKendree Invitational St. Louis, Mo. Jan. 17-19 Mid-Winter Classic Jonesboro, Ark. Jan. 31-Feb. 2 Prairie View A&M Invitational Arlington, Texas Feb. 14-16 Track Kat Klash Houston, Texas Feb. 28-March 1 Central Missouri Invitational Kansas City, Mo. March 7-9 Music City Classic Nashville, Tenn. April 10-12 NCAA Championships Cleveland, Ohio.
“I have wanted to be a Husker since I was a little kid. I felt like NU was the best option for me to help improve my game.” April Campbell Sophomore Bellevue, Neb. “After being on campus during my visit, it just felt right!” Gazmine Mason Freshman Cranston, R.I.
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Bill Straub
Head Coach | 17th Year | Kensington
Coach Straub at a Glance
Family: Wife: Kim; Daughter: Meghan Education: B.A. in business administration Kensington University
Honors & Awards
• Nine National Titles (1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2013) • Six NTCA Player of the Year Awards • Nebraska Hall of Fame • Omaha Hall of Fame • Lincoln Hall of Fame
Bill Straub has been the head coach for the Nebraska women’s bowling team since 1996. However, his dedication and commitment to Nebraska bowling runs much deeper, as he coached both the men’s and women’s teams for 20 years dating back to when both programs were club sports. Under his tenure, the Husker men’s and women’s teams have combined for 11 national titles in the past 22 years. The Nebraska women’s bowling program won national championships in 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005,2009 and 2013, while the men’s program captured national titles in 1990 and 1996. The 2003-04 season was a huge success for Straub and his Huskers, as they competed at the NCAA level for the first time in school history. Nebraska capped the season by winning the firstever NCAA championship, rallying through the loser’s bracket to defeat Central Missouri State in the nationally televised final. Shannon Pluhowsky was named the MVP of the NCAA Championships. Straub then guided the Huskers to a second NCAA title in 2005, while Amanda Burgoyne was named the NCAA MVP. Straub and his team captured the 2009 NCAA title as Husker Cassandra Leuthold earned Most Valuable Player honors for the tournament. Most recently, Straub guided the Huskers to the 2013 NCAA championship in front of an ESPN nationally televised audience against Vanderbilt.
Paul Klempa
NU used a great all-around effort led by MVP Liz Kuhlkin to defeat the Commodores 4.5 to 2.5. Straub has coached six bowlers who have been tabbed as the National Tenpin Coaches Association Collegiate Player of the Year, including Kim (Berke) Straub (1992), Diandra (Hyman) Asbaty (2000), Pluhowsky (2001, 2004, 2005), Lindsay Baker (2006), Burgoyne (2007) and Cassandra Leuthold (2010). Straub has also coached four bowlers to NTCA Rookie-of-the-Year honors, including Berke, Pluhowsky, Baker and Leuthold. Along with winning nine national titles, Straub’s squads have not been ranked lower than seventh in the top 25 team rankings since becoming a varsity sport in 1997. Straub’s bowling history goes far beyond the University of Nebraska. A Lincoln native, Straub had an illustrious professional career, both locally and nationally. A member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame, Omaha Hall of Fame and the Lincoln Hall of Fame, Straub has gained more honors and titles than any other bowler from the state of Nebraska. His numerous local, state and national titles give proof that his success as a bowler and coach are mirrored by the success of his bowlers. Straub graduated from Kensington University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He and his wife Kim, a former four-time AllAmerican and National Player of the Year, have one daughter, Meghan.
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Coach Klempa at a Glance
Family: Wife: Leanna; Sons: Jake and Carter Education: B.A. in psychology University of Nebraska
Honors & Awards
• 15 bowlers who have combined for 32 first-team All-America awards • Seven bowlers who have been selected to national teams
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Paul Klempa returns for his 17th season as the women’s bowling assistant coach, while his association with the program dates back to 1992. After a collegiate career in which he earned All-America honors as a senior in 1994, Klempa remained in Lincoln and was hired as the Huskers’ assistant coach in 1997. During his tenure as a coach at Nebraska, Klempa has helped guide the Huskers to nine national championships - including back-toback NCAA titles in 2004 and 2005, while adding two more titles in 2009 and 2013. Klempa has tutored numerous bowlers who earned AllAmerica honors during their careers and seven athletes who went on to represent the United States on the national team. A native of Johnstown, N.Y., Klempa graduated from Nebraska in 1994 with a degree in psychology. He has several 300 games and 800 series in his decorated career and has represented Nebraska in the U.S. Open and is also a State Match Game champion. Klempa and his wife, Leanna, reside in Lincoln and have two sons, Jake and Carter.
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Kim Straub
Sheri Hastings
Stacey Burling
Bowling Office Manager Sixth Year
Academic Counselor Eighth Year
Life Skills Coordinator Second year
Kim (Berke) Straub came to the Nebraska bowling program after an illustrious bowling career, both as an amateur and as a professional. As a Husker, she was a four-time academic and athletic All-American (198992). Additionally, she was named the 1992 Collegiate Bowler of the Year. An eight-time champion with the Professional Women’s Bowling Association, Straub retired from her athletic professional career and is now Husker bowling’s office manager. A native Nebraskan from Beatrice, Straub is a member of the Lincoln Bowling Hall of Fame, the Nebraska Bowling Hall of Fame and is a 10-time Lincoln Bowling Association Player of the Year. The most decorated female bowler in the history of the state, she graduated with distinction from Nebraska in 1992 with a degree in business administration. Kim and her husband, Bill, have one daughter, Meghan.
Sheri Hastings serves as an academic counselor at Nebraska. Hastings has been with the athletic department since August of 2006. She will serve as the academic counselor for women’s basketball, bowling, women’s gymnastics and soccer during the 2013-14 academic year. Before coming to Lincoln, Hastings served as a mathematics learning specialist for Student Support Services at the University of Nebraska. Prior to that, she was a secondary mathematics teacher at Grand Island High School. A Grand Island native, Hastings earned her bachelor’s degree in secondary mathematics from Nebraska in 1987. Hastings continued her education at Nebraska and earned a master’s degree in educational psychology in 1995. Hastings and her husband, John, have three daughters, Megan, Kathryn and Abigail.
Stacey Burling enters her second year as a Life Skills Coordinator in 2013-14, after previously serving as a Life Skills Assistant. Burling will serve as Life Skills sport counselor for the men’s and women’s track and field programs, football, bowling, rifle, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis and wrestling. Burling is responsible for coordinating the annual Hero Leadership Breakfast, Husker Life Seminar, Husker Heroes Outreach event and the Student-Athlete Involvement Fair, as well as co-directing Networking Night. A graduate of Texas A&M University, Burling earned her bachelor’s degree in sport management with a minor in business administration in 2009. She earned her master’s degree in marketing, communication studies and advertising from the University of Nebraska in May 2012.
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Amanda Burau
Senior | Lake in the hills, ill. | HD Jacobs/elgin cc 2013-14 (Senior) After missing most of her junior season with injury, senior Amanda Burau hopes to return to competition for the Huskers in 2013-14. Burau continues to battle through a nagging wrist injury that has bothered her most of her Husker career. The injury could force Burau out again as a senior, but she is working hard to recover. Whether she is able to return to the lanes in competition or not, Nebraska Coach Bill Straub said Burau plays a valuable role leading the Huskers. “She has done such a great job with our Life Skills program. She will be around as much as she possibly can,” Straub said. “I thank her for going through all the work she does, and then not being able to get paid back by getting to play.”
Honors & Awards
• Academic All-Big Ten (2013) • NTCA Honorable-Mention All-Academic Team (2013) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012) • Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2013) • Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
2012-13 (Redshirt Junior) Burau competed in one tournament for the Huskers in 2012-13, but was unable to finish the event as she struggled with a wrist injury. She continued to be a standout in the classroom and the community as an impressive representative of the Husker bowling program. A member of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Burau also earned the Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award. Burau captured academic All-Big Ten honors and was a member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2012.
2011-12 (Junior) Burau redshirted during her first season for the Huskers. Before Nebraska Burau was the MVP and captain at HD Jacobs High School and was a member of the all-conference team. She attended Elgin Community College following her high school career. Personal Amanda was born in Glen Ellyn, Ill., May 1, 1991 to Chuck and Paulette Burau in Glen Ellyn, Ill. She has one brother, Jacob. Amanda is majoring in natural resources and environmental economics. She earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2013, and claimed a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2012. A standout in the community, Burau also captured a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2013.
Tan Yan Ling
Senior |singapore|Singapore sports school
Honors & Awards
• Singapore National Team • Singapore Youth Girls National Champion (2009) • NCAA Championships Competitor (2012, 2013) • Academic All-Big Ten (2013) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012)
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2013-14 (Senior) A key component in Nebraska’s run to the NCAA Championship in 2012-13, senior Tan Yan Ling returns to the Huskers in hopes of leading NU to back-to-back titles. Ling, who was used primarily as a relief bowler (sixth member of lineup) was a huge asset for the Huskers in their quest for a title. “We wouldn’t be talking about last year’s national championship without Yan’s help,” Nebraska Coach Bill Straub said. “Yan has been the best relief pitcher we have ever had. She has just done a terrific job.” Ling will likely be a starter for the Huskers in her final collegiate season, and Straub said he appreciates what Ling brings to the lanes on a daily basis. “This year, I don’t know if we will have the benefit of having her coming out of the bullpen. She may have to start,” Straub said. “Either way I am certain she is a very valuable asset to our team.” 2012-13 (Junior) Ling was a key component to Nebraska’s 2013 NCAA title, rolling nine strikes and leaving no empty frames in a truly clutch performance in the NCAA Championship victory over Vanderbilt. The junior from Singapore was a part-time starter in 2012-13, but came through in a big way on the season’s biggest stage at the NCAA Championships. She finished with a 200.5 average in the NCAA title match. During the regular season, Ling produced one of her best performances at the Track Kat Klash, where she rolled a 187.5 average over four games. A standout in the classroom as well, Ling earned academic All-Big Ten honors, while securing a spot on Nebraska’s Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll after the fall semester.
2011-12 (Sophomore) Ling competed in all but one tournament in her first season as a member of the Nebraska bowling team. She produced a season pinfall average of 194.8 with 491 pocket hits. Ling helped the Huskers to a third-place team finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships by posting a 194.1 average with 74 pocket hits at the tournament. During the regular season, Ling was at her best at the Sam Houston Invitational in Huntsville, Texas, where she recorded a 209.8 average and 77 pocket hits. She was NU’s No. 2 finisher at the tournament. Before Nebraska Ling was a standout performer in Singapore, earning numerous bowling titles, both locally and internationally. A member of the Singapore National Team, Ling won the 2009 National Championship (Youth Girls Division) and the 2009 Penang Pesta Open (Girls Graded). Her high game with the national team was 267. Ling also finished second in both the 2010 Singapore National Bowling Championship and the 11th Chinese Taipei International Open. Personal Tan Yan Ling was born on March 30, 1993. Her mother is Judy Leong and her step-father is Samuel Ho. She has one sister, Jamie, and one brother, Brandon. Ling is majoring in management and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2013. She also claimed a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2012.
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Lizabeth Kuhlkin
Junior | schenectady, N.Y. | Schalmont
Honors & Awards
• NTCA First-Team All-American (2013) • NCAA Championships Most Valuable Bowler (2013) • Academic All-Big Ten (2013) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)
2013-14 (Junior) After leading Nebraska to the national title while winning Most Valuable Bowler at the NCAA Championship, Lizabeth Kuhlkin returns to the Huskers as a junior in 2013-14. Kuhlkin claimed a spot on Junior Team USA over the summer of 2013, and the native New Yorker hopes the experience will help the Huskers in their pursuit of back-to-back national titles. Nebraska Coach Bill Straub said Kuhlkin continues to improve her game. “She is a solid rock,” Straub said. “She proved it again during the summer after her national championship win. She went to the Junior Team USA Trials and earned herself a spot on that team. She is a good player. She has a chance to have one of the more memorable careers in the history of our program.”
A standout in the classroom as well, Kuhlkin claimed academic All-Big Ten honors, while earning spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.
2012-13 (Sophomore) Kuhlkin led Nebraska’s run to the 2013 NCAA title as a first-team NTCA All-American and the Most Valuable Bowler of the NCAA Championships. The sophomore from Schenectady, N.Y., recorded a team-high 214.9 average throughout the season, before taking her game to an even higher level with a 219.8 average at the NCAA Championships. During the 2012-13 regular season, Kuhlkin captured a team-best four all-tournament selections, including the Mid-Winter Classic (Jan. 11-13) where Kuhlkin bowled a 218.8 average with total pinfall of 1,094. At Nebraska’s next tournament, the Prairie View A&M Invite (Feb. 1-3), Kuhlkin continued to dominate with a 209.8 average (1,049 total pinfall). Kuhlkin helped the Huskers sweep the field at the Central Missouri Women’s Bowling Invitational (March 1-3), with a season-high average of 238.4. In the final tournament of the regular season, Kuhlkin powered the Huskers with a 221.8 average at the prestigious Music City Classic (March 15-17).
Before Nebraska Kuhlkin graduated from Schalmont High School in New York as one of the most decorated youth bowlers in the nation. Kuhlkin bowled an 835 series and was honored as a Times-Union Female Athlete of the Month. In 2009-10, Kuhlkin was honored as the USBC youth female high average winner. Kuhlkin also was a member of the Schalmont Sabres Section II Class B State Championship team. Kuhlkin has been bowling since age six and also played softball at Schalmont.
2011-12 (Freshman) Kuhlkin was a significant contributor to Nebraska’s third-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships. She recorded a 193 average with 73 pocket hits at the 2012 NCAA Championships. Her postseason performance followed a strong regular season that included a season-best 217.8 average at the Prairie View A&M Invitational in Arlington, Texas. She added a 215.6 average at the Big Red Invitational in Lincoln. Kuhlkin opened her collegiate career with a 202.4 average with 62 pocket hits at the Crusader Classic in Valparaiso, Ind. She recorded a 197.4 pinfall average for her freshman year, bowling 43 games.
Personal Lizabeth was born on Sept. 15, 1993 to Mark and Ricki Kuhlkin. Lizabeth has one brother, Derek. Lizabeth is majoring in criminology and criminal justice at Nebraska and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2013. She also claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.
Andrea Ruiz
junior | Bogota, colombia | bogota central college
Honors & Awards
• Colombian National Team Member • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)
2013-14 (Junior) After finding her groove in the starting rotation for the Huskers in 2012-13, junior Andrea Ruiz hopes to continue her improvement while helping the Huskers in pursuit of another NCAA title in 2013-14. Ruiz, a member of the Colombian National Team, carries a wealth of international experience, and could take her game to a higher level after a breakthrough sophomore season in 2012-13. Nebraska Coach Bill Straub said expectations have grown for Ruiz heading into her junior season, following an impressive sophomore campaign for Ruiz. “Andrea was a solid starter throughout the year without a lot of expectations last year,” Straub said. “Now, after having such a solid year, expectations are high. In her case, I think her confidence level is high. We are glad she is part of our program.” 2012-13 (Sophomore) A new member to the Nebraska bowling family in 2012-13, Ruiz made herself a mainstay in the starting lineup throughout the season. Ruiz posted a 190.9 average during her sophomore campaign including a 183.2 average at the NCAA Championships. Ruiz shined in Nebraska’s NCAA Championship match victory over Vanderbilt, rolling her first strike in the eighth frame to seal a crucial Husker win.
Ruiz posted a pair of stellar performances in backto-back regular-season tournaments. She notched a season-high 202.6 average at the Central Missouri Women’s Bowling Invitational (March 1-3). Ruiz produced 100 pocket hits with only 12 open frames in the tournament. Her effort at Central Missouri followed her 200.8 averaged to help the Huskers at the Morgan State Invitational (Feb. 15-17). A solid performer in the classroom, Ruiz earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13. Before Nebraska (Bogata Central College) Ruiz came to Nebraska after competing as one of the top players in Colombia. A member of the Colombian National Team, Ruiz has represented Colombia in international competition and won medals at several events around the world. Personal Andrea is the daughter of Nicolas Ruiz, and Ayda Luiz Valencia. A history major at Nebraska, Andrea earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.
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Bethany Hedley
sophomore | watford, england | Rickmansworth
2013-14 (Sophomore) A starter throughout her true freshman season for the Huskers, sophomore Beth Hedley has been working to build on an already solid and consistent game in 2013-14. Headley, a member of Junior Team England for the past three years, brings a wealth of international experience to the lanes. Her international experience paired with a year of experience on the collegiate scene could give Hedley a chance to take her game to a higher level as a sophomore. “I think her previous international experience has served her well,” Nebraska Coach Bill Straub said. “She has a real good shot at being very good here for the coming years.”
Honors & Awards
• Junior Team England Member (2011, 2012, 2013) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)
2012-13 (Freshman) After having success internationally for Team England as a youth, Hedley made a quick transition to collegiate bowling as a freshman for the Huskers in 2012-13. A mainstay in the starting lineup for Nebraska throughout the season, Hedley produced a 190.6 game average, while helping the Huskers capture the 2013 NCAA Championship. Hedley’s best performances came early in the campaign at NU’s first two tournaments. She bowled her way to a 202.2 average including a
high score of 235 at the Crusader Classic. She added a 201.8 average at the Track Kat Klash. A standout in the classroom as well, Headley earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13. Before Nebraska Hedley came to Nebraska after competing internationally since the age of 13. Hedley was a member of Team England and competed at the World Youth Championships in Thailand in the summer of 2012. She captured several championships while competing in youth tournaments on the international stage. Personal Bethany was born June 24, 1994, and is the daughter of Sandie and Martyn Hedley. Bethany is majoring in journalism and earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.
April Campbell
Redshirt freshman | Bellevue, Neb.| Bellevue West
2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman) After using her freshman season to adjust to collegiate bowling, April Campbell will look to add depth to the Huskers during 2013-14. The native of Bellevue, Neb., will compete for a travel spot this season for the Huskers, after showing impressive improvement during her redshirt season. “April spent last year as a developmental year, and I think it will serve her well going into this season,” Nebraska Coach Bill Straub said. “She competed to try and qualify for Junior Team USA, so she gained some extra experience going into the season.”
Honors & Awards
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)
2012-13 (Freshman) Campbell joined the Huskers after performing at a high level at Bellevue West High School. Campbell displayed plenty of potential, while using her freshman year as a redshirt season. A standout in the classroom, Campbell earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13. Before Nebraska (Bellevue West) Campbell was a standout for the Thunder Birds, capturing all-state honors as a senior in 2011-12. She averaged 210 per game as a senior,
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including recording a personal-best three times with a score of 299. Personal April was born on Nov. 2, 1993 is the daughter of Jim and Diane Campbell. April is majoring in accounting at Nebraska. She claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring of 2012-13.
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Alexandra Mosquera
Redshirt Freshman | armenia, colombia | 2013-14 (Reshirt Freshman) After sitting out as a transfer in 2012-13, Alexandra Mosquera is ready to make an impact on the Nebraska bowling team’s lineup in 2013-14. Mosquera, a member on the Colombian National Team, carries plenty of international success with her to Nebraska, including an individual gold medal at the 2013 Pan Am Games. “She represented her country at the Pan American Games and won a gold medal - for individual all-events,” Nebraska Coach Bill Straub said. “That means by defining it that way, she was the most successful individual at the Pan Am Games. That is a very high honor.”
Honors & Awards
• Colombia National Team Member • Individual Gold Medal (Pan Am Games, 2013) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2013)
2012-13 (Redshirt) Mosquera joined the Nebraska bowling team after competing at a high level in international competition. The native of Armenia, Colombia, redshirted during her true freshman season with the Huskers while making the adjustment to collegiate bowling. Mosquera did get off to a solid start in the classroom by earning a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring semester of 2013.
During the summer of 2013, Alexandra won a gold medal in the Masters’ portion of the Pan American Games. Before Nebraska Before arriving on campus at Nebraska in 2012, Mosquera was a seven-time medalist at the Pan-American Championships (Sub-16 division). Among her extensive hardware haul came five gold medals. Personal Alexandra was born Jan. 4, 1995, to Jairo Mosquera and Alba Nora Jimenez. She is majoring in chemical engineering and earned recognition on the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2013.
Emily Nykiel redshirt Freshman | collierville, Tenn.| collierville 2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman) After sitting out the 2012-13 season as a redshirt, Emily Nykiel is poised to make her debut with the Husker bowling squad in 2013-14. The native of Collierville, Tenn., will compete for a travel spot for the Huskers throughout the season, after showing solid improvement during her redshirt season. “Emily used last year developing her skills. I think it really did wonders for her going into this season,” Nebraska Coach Bill Straub said. “She used her summer to compete at some high quality events, which will help her compete for a travel spot this year.”
Honors & Awards
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)
2012-13 (Redshirt) Nykiel joined the Nebraska bowling team after performing at a high level throughout high school. The freshman from Collierville, Tenn., redshirted while making the adjustment to collegiate bowling. Nykiel opened her academic career with a solid start by earning spots on the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.
Before Nebraska (Collierville) Nykiel graduated from Collierville High School after serving as a three-year captain for the bowling team. She was an individual state qualifier three consecutive seasons. Nykiel was also the individual state runner-up as a senior in 2011-12, and led her team to the Tennessee State Championships her junior and senior seasons. Nykiel earned Memphis Pepsi Female Bowlerof-the-Year honors in 2012. Personal Emily was born on March 8, 1993 to Daniel and Mary Nykiel. Emily has one brother, Jordan. Emily is majoring in marketing at Nebraska. She earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.
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Jessica Eberly
freshman | Dekalb, Ill. | dekalb high school
2013-14 (Freshman) A late addition to the 2013 recruiting class for the Huskers, freshman Jessica Eberly will likley compete for a travel spot in her first season with Nebraska. The native of DeKalb, Ill., native has produced two 300 games in her career, giving Nebraska Coach Bill Straub plenty of reasons to think Eberly can help the Huskers in the years to come. “She certainly has the talent to help us right away,” Straub said. “he has the need to succeed. I think there is a good chance for her to be of some help for us down the road.”
a junior in 2011-12 and again as a senior in 201213. Eberly also earned Bowler-of-the-Year honors both seasons. Eberly was also a team captain as a senior. Eberly came to Nebraska with two career 300 games and a 770 high series. Personal Jessica is the daughter of Joe and Cindy Eberly and was born on June 15, 1995. She is majoring in mechanical engineering at Nebraska.
Before Nebraska (Dekalb) Eberly produced an impressive career at DeKalb high school. She earned all-conference honors as
Gazmine Mason
freshman | Cranston, R.i.| Cranston East
2013-14 (Freshman) Newcomer Gazmine Mason will look to make an immediate impact for the Huskers during her freshman campaign. Mason will compete for a travel spot after recording the Rhode Island State High School Bowling high averge of 225 during her senior season in 2012-13. Nebraska Coach Bill Straub said he was excited to see Mason perform for the Huskers. “She set the high school average last year with 225, so her track record of success is lengthy,” Straub said. “She has an excellent resume.” Before Nebraska (Cranston East) Mason ended her high school career at
Cranston East in Cranston, R.I., as one of the top recruits in the country. Mason rolled a perfect 300 game, while recording a high series 786. She also won three state championships (2011, 2012, 2013). Mason also recorded the 2013 Rhode Island state high average of 225, in addition to winning the Rhode Island Pepsi state title in 2012. Mason was also a standout in the classroom, earning a spot on National Honor Society with high honors. Personal Gazmine is the daughter of George Mason and Danielle Daley-Mason. Gazmine was born on Aug. 15, 1995. She majoring in accounting at Nebraska. Her nickname is GG (Got Game).
Briana Zabierek
freshman | Lockport, Ill. | Lockport Township east
2013-14 (Freshman) Freshman Briana Zabierek hopes to contend for a travel spot for the Huskers during her freshman campaign. The Lockport, Ill., native put up solid numbers throughout her high school career, and Nebraska Coach Bill Straub said she could be in the mix for Nebraska this season. “She is right in the thick of things for one of the travel spots this year,” Straub said. “For a true freshman to be in the hunt for a travel spot immediately, it means they are playing along pretty well.” Before Nebraska (Lockport Township East) Zabierek joined the Nebraska bowling team after compiling a tremendous high school career
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at Lockport Township East in Lockport, Ill. She posted a high sanctioned series score of 747, while earning two top-20 state finishes in high school. Zabierek placed 14th in 2012 and 23rd in 2013, while also recording a school-record 211 average during her high school career. She also performed well in the classroom, earning spots on the honor roll all four years of high school. Personal Briana is the daughter of Walter and Denise Zabierek. Briana was born on Dec. 29, 1994. She is a nutrition, exercise and health science major at Nebraska.
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The 2012-13 Nebraska Bowling Team: Back row (from left): Assistant Head Coach Paul Klempa, Lizabeth Kuhlkin, Elise Bolton, Bethany Hedley, Emily Eckhoff, Head Coach Bill Straub. Middle row (from left): Tan Yan Ling, Kristina Mickelson, Andrea Ruiz. Front row (from left): April Campbell, Amanda Burau, Emily Nykiel.
2013 Huskers Capture Fourth NCAA Championship
Nebraska celebrated its fourth NCAA women’s bowling championship with its nationally televised victory over Vanderbilt at Super Bowl Lanes in Canton, Mich., April 13. The Huskers, who have captured four national titles in the first 10 seasons the NCAA has sanctioned a championship dating back to 2003, used a youthful roster to cap its decade of dominance with another crown. Although Nebraska claimed the first two NCAA titles in 2004 and 2005, and added a third in 2009, the 2013 Huskers were NU’s youngest group to bring a title home to Lincoln. Nebraska’s lone senior, Kristina Mickelson from Bellevue, Neb., notched a 224.8 average and clinched the national championship for the Huskers against the Commodores with her strike in the second-to-last frame of the sixth game. She took the Huskers’ success one step further one week later, when she returned to Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln to win the X-Bowling Intercollegiate Singles Championship. Mickelson’s run to an individual national title included a perfect game in the second round, and a perfect game into the 10th frame in her championship match victory. She finished with a 289-223 win over Wichita State’s Tannya Rournimper. While Mickelson will be missed in 2014, Nebraska Coach Bill Straub said the Huskers’ 2013 team title could be a stepping stone for his continually growing Husker program. “The cupboard certainly is not bare,” Straub said. “We have an opportunity with people who have been working hard and continuing their
development, to move up as others graduate. It appears that is the situation we are in heading into the future. We are quite lucky.” Straub later added that there is truly no place like Nebraska, and he wouldn’t trade it for anything. “There is no place like Nebraska; it’s so special around here,” Straub said. “Our players, assistant coach Paul Klempa and myself are treated without regard with what sport we play, it’s something where it is one big happy family that we are happy to be a part of.” NCAA Championships MVP Liz Kuhlkin led the way for the Huskers at the national tournament. The sophomore from Schenectady, N.Y., rolled a 219.8 average at the NCAA Championships to power the Huskers. Kuhlkin, a National Tenpin Coaches Association first-team All-American in 2013, was joined on the NCAA All-Tournament Team by fellow sophomore Elise Bolton. The native of Merritt Island, Fla., posted a 211 average for the Huskers at the tournament and went on to claim third-team NTCA All-America honors. With Nebraska providing the individual star power on the lanes, the Huskers helped take women’s collegiate bowling into more homes than ever before in 2013. The NCAA championship match against Vanderbilt was televised live nationally by ESPNU, and the drama created by the intensity of the head-to-head matchup was undeniable. “I think this title has gained more recognition than previous ones, and I think there are a couple of things in connection with that,” Straub said. “The two teams that made the finals are two of
the most recognizable teams in the sport today. I think the event itself also helped. You had a real good look at a battle between two really good teams that was neck-to-neck the whole way.” Before the Huskers were able to raise their ninth national title under Coach Straub (4 NCAA, 5 International Bowling Congress), the season began with some adversity. Mickelson suffered an elbow injury in a car accident that limited her preseason training, and left the Huskers without the presence of their lone senior on the lanes. However, by the time Nebraska opened regularseason competition at the Crusader Classic in Valparaiso, Ind., Nov. 9-11, Mickelson was back in action. With Mickelson at less than 100 percent, the Huskers finished third at the Crusader Classic. Kuhlkin stepped up for NU and opened her AllAmerica season with a team-best 230.6 average that included a 266 high game. The Huskers added a fifth-place finish at the Track Kat Klash in Huntsville, Texas, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, before taking nearly a month off from competition for winter break. Bolton led the Huskers with her 204.6 average, while Mickelson added a 203.2 average. In the first two tournaments of the spring semester, the Huskers took their games to a higher level. Nebraska captured its first tournament title of the season at the Mid-Winter Invitational in Jonesboro, Ark. The Huskers dominated the tournament, going 10-3 overall in team Baker format. Kuhlkin led the way for the Big Red with a team-best 218.8 average and a 1,094 total pinfall
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to capture fourth individually. Mickelson also continued to come back strong from her earlyseason injury, posting a 214 average to finish sixth. The Huskers continued their winning ways at the Prairie View A&M in Arlington, Texas, Feb. 2-4. Nebraska stifled Maryland Eastern Shore 4-1 in the final match, capping a tremendous three-day performance. NU went 11-2 in Baker format, and Kuhlkin claimed all-tournament honors with her 209.8 average. After back-to-back tournament titles, the Huskers added a third-place finish at the 28-team James Brown Invitational in Baltimore, Md., Feb. 15-17. Nebraska finished third in competition with a 9-3 record in Baker format. Kuhlkin led the way again for NU with her 202 average, finishing 12th in the individual standings. The Huskers continued to build momentum for an NCAA title run with another tournament title at the Central Missouri Women’s Collegiate Invitational, March 1-3. Nebraska swept the field by going 12-0 in Baker format and posted a season-best 1,052.6 team game average for a 207.6 individual average. Kuhlkin claimed her first individual title with a staggering 238 at Central Missouri. Mickelson continued to play at a high level with a 218 average that placed her fourth overall and earned her a spot on the all-tournament team. Bolton added a top-10 finish by taking eighth (208.8), while sophomore Andrea Ruiz finished 13th (202.6). In the Huskers’ final tuneup for the NCAA Tournament, NU took fourth among 29 teams at the Music City Classic in Nashville, Tenn., March 15-17. In a field that included 18 of the nation’s top 20 teams, the Huskers held their own while saving their best for their final tournament of the year. NU then traveled to the NCAA Women’s Bowling Championships in Canton, Mich., at Super Bowl Lanes, but before the Huskers faced-off against Vanderbilt, Nebraska had to make it through the qualifying round and the elimination round first. The Huskers earned the No. 1 overall seed after the qualifying round of the tournament, and then made quick work of their opponents in the elimination round. Nebraska steamrolled Central Missouri, Maryland Eastern Shore and Arkansas State all 4-1 to advance to face Vanderbilt in the National Championship match. Nebraska started off strong in game one of
the National Championship versus Vanderbilt, with Bolton and junior Yan Ling each recording two strikes in both of their attempts. The game came down to the final frame with NU edging VU 211-199. Kuhlkin recorded two strikes in the 10th frame to seal the game for the Huskers. Game two saw a see-saw battle on the lanes, with Nebraska taking a two-point lead at the midway break. Vanderbilt fought back to take the game, 197-186, despite leaving one open frame in the game. Both the Huskers and Commodores came out sloppy in game three, leaving a combined five open frames during the game. Despite leaving two open frames Vanderbilt posted a 169-156 victory. The Huskers only had a pinfall of 70 through five frames, recording back-to-back-toback open frames. VU came out on fire in the fourth game, opening with three straight spares and a strike. The Commodores left an open frame to close out the fifth frame, as the Huskers capitalized. Kuhlkin recorded a clutch strike to keep the Huskers within one. NU fought back valiantly, as Bolton started it off with a strike in the sixth frame. The Huskers recorded three straight spares and a clutch strike by Kuhlkin in the 10th frame tied the game at 190. The resulting tie gave each team a half point to give Vanderbilt a 2.5-1.5 lead. Nebraska got back on the winning track in the fifth game, beating Vanderbilt, 196-189, in a close battle throughout. Both Ling and Kuhlkin led the Huskers combining for three strikes on their four attempts. After a long drought throughout the tournament, Ruiz tallied her first strike of the championship match in the eighth frame to help the Huskers seal the victory. In game six, the Huskers and Commodores gave the fans in Canton and on ESPNU a show, providing a see-saw battle through the first five frames before the Huskers took control. NU recorded a turkey, as Ling, Ruiz and Mickelson came up with consecutive strikes in the seventh through ninth frames to seal a 202-182 victory. Nebraska kept the momentum going in the finale, marking in all 10 frames, including six consecutive strikes to post a 246-200 victory and earn the national title. The team huddled in tears overcome with joy celebrating their fourth NCAA title.
Senior Kristina Mickelson won the X-Bowling Intercollegiate Singles National Championship at Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln just one week after helping the Huskers to the 2013 NCAA title.
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2012-13 Complete Individual Statistics Elise Bolton Event Crusader Classic SHS Track Kat Klash Mid-Winter Classic Prairie View A&M Morgan St. Invite Central Missouri Invite Music City Classic NCAA Championships Season
Pinfall Games Average 979 5 195.8 1,023 5 204.6 988 5 197.6 875 5 175 971 5 194.2 1,044 5 208.8 1,182 6 197 1,475 7 211 8,537 43 198.5
Bethany Hedley Event Crusader Classic SHS Track Kat Klash Mid-Winter Classic Prairie View A&M Morgan St. Invite Central Missouri Inv. Music City Invite NCAA Championships Season
Pinfall Games Average 1,011 5 202.2 1,009 5 201.8 720 4 180 917 5 183.4 341 2 170.5 923 5 184.6 1,180 6 196.6 938 5 187.6 7,039 37 190.2
Lizabeth Kuhlkin Event Crusader Classic SHS Track Kat Klash Mid-Winter Classic Prairie View A&M Morgan St. Invite Central Missouri Invite Music City Classic NCAA Championships Season
Pinfall Games Average 1,153 5 230.6 907 5 181.4 1,094 5 218.8 1,049 5 209.8 1,013 5 202.8 1,192 5 238.4 1,331 6 221.8 1,539 7 219.8 9,278 43 215.7
Tan Yan Ling Event Pinfall Games Average Crusader Classic 409 2 204.5 SHS Track Kat Klash 750 4 187.5 Mid-Winter Classic 167 1 167 Prairie View A&M 154 1 154 Morgan St. Invite 576 3 192 Central Missouri Inv. N/A N/A N/A Music City Classic 779 4 194.7 NCAA Championships 401 2 200.5 Season 3,236 17 190.3 Kristina Mickelson Event Crusader Classic SHS Track Kat Klash Mid-Winter Classic Prairie View A&M Morgan State Invite Central Missouri Invite Music City Classic NCAA Championships Season
Pinfall Games Average 927 5 185.4 1,016 5 203.2 1,070 5 214 899 5 179.8 1,012 5 202.4 1,091 5 218.2 1,066 6 177.6 1,574 7 224.8 8,652 43 201.2
Andrea Ruiz Event Crusader Classic SHS Track Kat Klash Mid-Winter Classic Prairie View A&M Morgan St. Invite Central Missouri Invite Music City Classic NCAA Championships Season
Pinfall Games Average 574 3 191.3 189 1 189 975 5 195 650 4 162.5 1,004 5 200.8 1,013 5 202.6 368 2 184 1,283 7 183.2 6,056 32 189.2
Amanda Burau Event Music City Classic Season
Pinfall Games Average NA 5.5 NA NA 5.5 NA
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History of Husker Bowling
In 17 years as a varsity sport, Nebraska has become one of the top programs in the nation. Nebraska Coach Bill Straub has guided the Huskers to unprecedented success, winning national titles in 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2013. Once bowling became an NCAA-sanctioned sport in 2003, the Huskers won back-to-back titles in 2004 and 2005 and captured another in 2009. The Huskers added to their trophy case in 2013, bringing home the national championship, giving the program a nation-leading four NCAA titles. With 79 tournament titles in 152 all-time competitions after the 2012-13 campaign including national championship tournaments, Struab has created a dynamic foundation for success for Nebraska bowling. With a world-wide approach to recruiting, Nebraska bowlers have been well-represented in national and international competitions. Under Straub, 10 Husker bowlers have qualified for their national teams, including U.S. National Team members Shannon Pluhowsky, Diandra Asbaty (Hyman), Brenda Edwards and most-recently Elise Bolton. Recent Huskers Danielle van der Meer (Netherlands), Valerie Calberry (Canada) and Shalima Zalsha (Indonesia), and current Huskers Bethany Hedley (England), Tan Yan Ling (Singapore) Andrea Ruiz and Alexandra Mosquera (Colombia) have also represented their home countries on the international level. While the Husker team accomplishments have been paramount, numerous bowlers have also enjoyed individual success.NU has had at least one All-American in each of the last 21 years, dating back to the bowling club program days. Since
NTCA Scholastic All-Americans
Name Year Kiri Berke 1990, 1991, 1992 Shelly Machuga 1991, 1992, 1993 Andrea Rigby 1994, 1995, 1996 Brenda Edwards 1996, 1997 Jennifer Davis 1998 Jennifer Daugherty 1998 Lori Hillman 1998 Kimberly Claus 1998, 1999, 2000 Amanda O’Hayre 1999, 2000 Christine Couvillon 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Diandra Hyman 2000, 2001 Stacy Rogers 2000 Kari Schwager 2001, 2002, 2003 Melissa Stewart 2003 Karla Engh 2006 Katie Ann Sopp 2008 Jasmine Laugerman 2008 Danielle van der Meer 2011 Valerie Calberry 2009, 2010, 2011,2012 Kristina Mickelson 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 Lizabeth Kuhlkin 2013 Bethany Headley 2013 Andrea Ruiz 2013
1989, 22 Huskers have combined for a total of 47 first-, second- and third-team All-America awards, while Kim Berke (1992), Diandra Hyman (2000), Shannon Pluhowsky (2001, 2004, 2005), Lindsay Baker (2006) and Amanda Burgoyne (2007) were each chosen as the National College Bowler of the Year. Straub has been a visionary in the sport of college bowling, championing the sport through its club program days and was a natural to become Nebraska’s first varsity head coach in 1997. The first year was historic in several respects, but most important was granting of the first full scholarship in the sport’s history to Jennifer Daugherty, who went on to earn first-team All-America honors in both 1998 and 1999. College bowling has experienced rapid growth in recent seasons, doubling to more than 40 schools in the last four years. In 2002, the NCAA announced that bowling would become an NCAA-sanctioned sport, and legislation was approved on April 24, 2003, allowing for the first NCAA Championship in the spring of 2004. Since the NCAA Championship was initiated, NU has captured the title four times in 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2013 giving NU nine national crowns in the sport. Most recently, the Nebraska bowling team was crowned the 2013 NCAA champions on Saturday, April 13, at Super Bowl Lanes in Canton, Mich. The Huskers defeated Vanderbilt, 4.5-2.5, for the crown, as sophomore Lizabeth Kuhlkin led the way to earn Most Valuable Bowler of the tournament. Two Huskers earned National Tenpin Coaches Association All-America honors, including first-team selection Kuhlkin as well as third-team choice Elise Bolton.
NTCA All-Americans
Name Year Kim Berke 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Jennifer Wilson 1991 Carrie Machuga 1993 Shelly Machuga 1993 Andrea Rigby 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Brenda Norman 1996 Brenda Edwards 1995, 1997 Jennifer Davis 1998 Jennifer Daugherty 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Kimberly Claus 1998 Diandra Hyman 1999, 2000, 2001 Shannon Pluhowsky 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 Kari Schwager 2002 Paola Gomez 2003 Amanda Burgoyne 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Jamie Martin 2005, 2006 Adrienne Miller 2005, 2007 Lindsay Baker 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Cassandra Leuthold 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Katie Ann Sopp 2008 Valerie Calberry 2009, 2012 Danielle van der Meer 2009, 2012 Kayla Johnson 2012 Kristina Mickelson 2012 Elise Bolton 2013 Lizabeth Kuhlkin 2013
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National Collegiate Bowlers of the Year
Kim Berke 1992
Diandra Hyman 2000
Shannon Pluhowsky 2001, 2004, 2005
Lindsay Baker 2006
Amanda Burgoyne 2007
Cassandra Leuthold 2010
National Collegiate Rookies of the Year
Kim Berke 1989
Shannon Pluhowsky 2001
Cassandra Leuthold 2007
Lindsay Baker 2005
All-Time Letterwinners and Career Statistics Bowler
Nicole Aleo Lindsay Baker Christine Bator Elise Bolton Amanda Burgoyne Emma-Louise Butchard Valerie Calberry Kimberly Claus Christine Couvillon Jennifer Daugherty Jennifer Davis Karla Engh Kimberly Ferris Paola Gomez Bethany Hedley Kaleena Henning Diandra Hyman Kayla Johnson Jennifer Johnston Sarah Koch Lizabeth Kuhlkin Jasmine Laugerman Cassandra Leuthold Tan Yan Ling Jamie Martin Erin McCarthy Suzanne Medwell Kristina Mickelson Adrienne Miller Amanda O’Hayre Christina Perez Shannon Pluhowsky Stacy Rogers Andrea Ruiz Jennifer Schultz Kari Schwager Katie Ann Sopp Melissa Stewart Kayla Stram Kelle Valenzuela Danielle van der Meer Shalima Zalsha
Hometown
Sterling Heights, Mich. Amherst, N.Y. Warren, Mich. Merritt Island, Fla. Newport, Minn. Edinburgh, Scotland Brampton, Ontario Mesquite, Texas Baton Rouge, La. Bloomington, Ill. Lincoln, Neb. Sioux Falls, S.D. Orange, Calif. Bogota, Colombia Watford, England North Platte, Neb. Dyer, Ind. Washington, Ill. Niagara Falls, N.Y. Ottawa, Ill. Schenectady, N.Y. Brooklyn Center, Minn. Rapid City, S.D. Singapore Omaha, Neb. Omaha, Neb. Victoria, Australia Bellevue, Neb. Albuquerque, N.M. Northglenn, Colo. San Diego, Calif. Phoenix, Ariz. Sioux Falls, S.D. Bogota, Colombia Portland, Ore. Montgomery, Ill. Circle Pines, Minn. Fort Pierce, Fla. Grand Rapids, Minn. Brown Summit, N.C. Hilversum, Netherlands Jakarta, Indonesia
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Years Lettered
2003-04-05 2005-06-07-08 2008 2012-13 2004-05-06-07 2007 2009-10-11-12 1998-99-2000 1999-2000-01-02 1998-99 1998 2003-04-05-06 1998 2002-03 2012-13 2008-09-10 1999-2000-01-02 2011-12 1999 2007 2011-12-13 2008-09-10-11 2007-08-09-10 2011-12-13 2003-04-05-06 2009 2001-02 2010-11-12-13 2004-05-06-07 1999-2000 2001-02-03-04 2001-02-04-05 1998-99-2000 2012-13 2003-04 2000-01-02-03 2008-09-10-11 2003-04 2009-10-11 2006 2009-10-11 2010-11-12
GP
Total Pinfall
Avg. Events
1st
Top 5
Top 10
43 7,777 177.839 12 0 0 0 244 49,727 203.799 33 4 19 26 50 9,743 194.800 7 0 2 3 43 8,537 198.500 8 0 0 1 244 50,022 205.010 35 6 21 27 21 4,044 192.500 5 0 0 0 164 31,590 192.621 24 1 5 10 163 32,859 201.589 20 2 5 8 196 38,098 194.378 25 0 1 4 64 13,110 204.884 13 0 6 8 37 7,276 196.648 5 0 3 3 126 24,769 196.580 19 0 4 7 65 13,357 205.492 6 0 2 2 103 20,228 196.388 15 1 4 6 37 7,039 190.200 8 - - - 51 9,495 186.176 17 0 1 1 308 63,065 204.756 34 4 15 20 85 17,358 204.164 17 0 3 3 35 6,512 186.057 5 0 0 0 56 10,605 189.300 9 0 1 1 86 17,769 206.550 15 4 5 9 129 24,803 192.271 30 1 2 3 243 49,635 204.260 32 11 17 20 52 10,054 192.500 8 0 0 0 198 39,691 200.460 32 1 9 14 40 7,705 192.600 7 1 2 2 114 23,153 203.096 14 2 4 7 155 30,721 194.000 34 0 5 5 239 47,765 199.854 34 1 14 19 229 45,136 197.100 20 1 3 7 133 24,874 187.023 25 0 1 3 295 63,518 212.660 36 12 25 30 150 29,429 196.593 - 0 - 32 6,056 189.200 8 - - - 49 9,441 175.596 10 0 1 2 308 61,352 199.195 36 2 8 15 126 24,701 196.040 24 1 3 5 80 15,639 194.191 11 0 2 4 57 10,701 187.737 17 0 2 6 5 944 188.800 3 - - 116 22,610 194.194 25 0 3 8 22 3,981 180.955 5 0 0 0
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Nebraska Year-By-Year Results
1997-98 Date............................ Tournament.............................................................. Pins.............................. Result 10/4-10/5..................... Greater Milwaukee Collegiate...................................... 10,953............................ 1st/15 10/18-10/19................. Hoosier Classic.............................................................. 9,692..............................4th/11 10/24-10/25................. Mid-States Invitational................................................. 15,612.............................2nd/9 11/1-11/2..................... Great Lakes Classic........................................................ 10,219............................ 1st/26 11/27-11/29................. National Collegiate Match Games................................ 9,951..............................9th/32 12/28-12/29................. Las Vegas Invitational................................................... 11,449............................ 1st/17 12/29-12/30................. Sam’s Town Shoot-Out................................................. 9,034..............................5th/14 2/7-2/8......................... Coca-Cola Classic.......................................................... 13,526............................5th/16 2/14-2/15..................... Great Plains Conference............................................... BKR*................................. 1st/5 2/21-2/22..................... ACU-I Regional.............................................................. 8,409................................ 1st/5 4/15-4/18..................... IBC Championships....................................................... BKR*...............................4th/16
1998-99 10/10-10/11................. Mid-States Invitational................................................. 10,141.............................2nd/9 10/17-10/18................. Hoosier Classic.............................................................. 8,223..............................3rd/15 10/24-10/25................. Southern Collegiate Classic........................................... 11,465............................ 1st/12 11/7-11/8..................... Great Lakes Classic........................................................ 9,966..............................4th/18 11/27-11/28................. National Collegiate Games........................................... 12,669............................5th/32 12/28-12/29................. Las Vegas Invitational................................................... 10,621............................4th/21 12/29-12/30................. Sam’s Town Shoot-Out................................................. 10,621............................3rd/17 2/6-2/7......................... Coca-Cola Classic.......................................................... 12,937............................7th/22 2/27-2/28..................... Buckeye Classic............................................................. 10,132............................3rd/22 4/21-4/24..................... IBC Championships....................................................... BKR*............................... 1st/16 1999-2000 10/8-10/9..................... TVEBA Texas Classic...................................................... 12,024.............................. 1st/4 10/16-10/17................. Hoosier Classic ............................................................. 8,020.............................. 1st/23 10/23-10/24................. Great Lakes Classic........................................................ 10,373.............................2nd/2 11/6-11/7..................... Southern Classic............................................................ 11,125............................ 1st/12 11/25-11/26................. National Collegiate Match Games................................ 13,215............................ 1st/38 12/20-12/21................. Las Vegas Invitational................................................... 11,066............................4th/27 12/22-12/23................. Sam’s Town Shoot-Out................................................. 10,796............................3rd/20 2/6-2/7......................... Coca-Cola Classic.......................................................... 13,639...........................2nd/18 2/19-2/20..................... ACU-I Regional.............................................................. 8,595...............................2nd/9 2/25-2/27..................... Great Plains Conference............................................... BKR*.................................3rd/6 3/4-3/5......................... Buckeye Classic............................................................. 10,237...........................2nd/21 3/18-3/19..................... IBC Sectional................................................................. 12,814.............................. 1st/6 4/27-4/29..................... IBC Championships....................................................... BKR*...............................3rd/16 2000-01 10/6-10/7..................... TVEBA Texas Classic...................................................... 11,257............................ 1st/11 10/21-10/22................. Mid-States Invitational................................................. 14,058............................ 1st/11 11/4-11/5..................... Southern Classic............................................................ 7,634.............................2nd/18 11/11-11/12................. Great Lakes Classic........................................................ 8,058.............................. 1st/25 11/24-11/25................. National Collegiate Match Games................................ 12,147...........................2nd/36 12/18-19....................... Las Vegas Invitational................................................... 10,961...........................2nd/21 12/19-12/21................. Sam’s Town Shoot-Out................................................. 9,113.............................2nd/19 1/27-1/28..................... Blue and Gold Classic.................................................... 9,229.............................. 1st/19 2/3-2/4......................... Coca-Cola Classic.......................................................... 7,732..............................3rd/16 3/23-3/25..................... IBC Sectional................................................................. 11,810............................3rd/11 4/18-4/21..................... IBC Championships....................................................... BKR*............................... 1st/16 2001-02 10/20-10/21................. Mid-States Invitational................................................. 13,959.............................. 1st/9 11/23-11/24................. National Collegiate Match Games................................ 13,839............................ 1st/36 12/7-12/8..................... TVEBA Texas Classic...................................................... 9,324................................ 1st/4 12/27-12/28................. Las Vegas Invitational................................................... 10,924...........................2nd/20 12/28-12/30................. Sam’s Town Shoot-Out................................................. 10,595...........................2nd/21 1/19-1/20..................... Eagle Classic.................................................................. 9,706.............................. 1st/13 1/26-1/27..................... Blue and Gold Classic.................................................... 11,314...........................2nd/20 2/2-2/3......................... Coca-Cola Classic.......................................................... 13,162............................ 1st/17 2/23-2/24..................... Hoosier Classic.............................................................. 8,528.............................. 1st/21 3/9-3/10....................... Great Plains Quadrangular........................................... BKR*................................. 1st/4 3/23-3/24..................... IBC Sectional................................................................. 12,030.............................. 1st/8 4/17-4/21..................... IBC Championships....................................................... BKR*...............................9th/16 2002-03 Date.............................. Tournament.................................................................. Pins.................................Result 10/26-10/27................. Mid-States Invitational................................................. 11,961............................4th/11 11/2-11/3 .................... Southern Classic ........................................................... 11,096............................ 1st/12 11/9-11/10................... Great Lakes Classic ....................................................... 9,710.............................. 1st/33 11/29-11/30 ................ National Collegiate Match Games ............................... 9,524..............................9th/36 12/7-12/8..................... Leatherneck Classic....................................................... 10,227............................4th/20 1/25-1/26..................... Blue and Gold Classic.................................................... 10,403...........................2nd/33 2/1-2/2......................... Coca-Cola Classic.......................................................... 11,840............................ 1st/20 2/8-2/9......................... ACU-I Region 11 Tournament....................................... 8,920................................ 1st/4 3/22-3/23..................... IBC Sectional................................................................. 11,656.............................2nd/9 4/23-4/27..................... IBC Championships....................................................... BKR*...............................7th/16 2003-04 11/1-11/2..................... Brunswick Southern Classic.......................................... 6,855............................... 1st/6 11/8-11/9 .................... Whitewater Invitational ............................................... 10,548............................. 1st/3 11/15-11/16................. Triad Women’s Classic ................................................. 5,463............................... 1st/5 11/28-11/29................. National Team Match Games ...................................... 10,381........................... 1st/11 1/17-1/18..................... Southern Varsity Invitational........................................ 6,166.............................3rd/14 1/31-2/1....................... Brunswick Coca-Cola Classic......................................... 6,795............................... 1st/4 3/5-3/7......................... NCAA Northeast Challenge........................................... 4,967.............................. 2nd/5 3/12-3/13..................... Holiday Collegiate Classic............................................. 8,904............................... 1st/5 4/8-4/10....................... NCAA Championships................................................... 7,633............................... 1st/8
2004-05 10/30-10/31................. Arkansas State Invitational................................................................................... 1st/6 11/6-11/7..................... Whitewater Invitational....................................................................................... 2nd/5 11/19-11/21................. Minnesota State Invitational ............................................................................... 1st/3 1/22-1/23..................... Greater Ozark NCAA Invitational......................................................................... 2nd/8 1/28-1/30..................... Brunswick Coca-Cola Classic................................................................................. 1st/7 2/25-2/27..................... Bayside Collegiate Classic................................................................................... 1st/16 3/5-3/6......................... Collegiate Holiday Classic..................................................................................... 1st/5 3/19-3/20..................... Nashville Classic.................................................................................................... 1st/7 4/14-4/17..................... NCAA Championships........................................................................................... 1st/8 2005-06 11/11-11/3................... Mankato Invitational............................................................................................ 1st/5 1/21-1/22..................... Greater Ozark Invitational.................................................................................... 1st/5 1/28-1/29..................... Brunswick Coca-Cola Invite................................................................................... 1st/6 2/4-2/5......................... Arkansas State Invitational................................................................................... 1st/5 2/18-2/19..................... Morgan State Invitational..................................................................................... 1st/6 3/4-3/5......................... Alabama A&M.................................................................................................... 1st/16 3/18-3/19..................... Vanderbilt Invitational.......................................................................................... 1st/5 3/24-3/26..................... Brunswick Invitational.......................................................................................... 1st/5 4/12-4/15..................... NCAA Championships........................................................................................... 3rd/8 2006-07 11/10-11/12................. Wisconsin-Whitewater Invitational..................................................................... 2nd/7 11/17-11/19................. Maverick Challenge.............................................................................................. 1st/7 12/2-12/3..................... Valley Classic................................................................................................... 1st-Tie/5 1/19-1/21..................... Ozark Invitational................................................................................................. 4th/8 2/3-2/4......................... Mid-Winter Classic.............................................................................................. 3rd/18 2/17-2/18..................... Morgan State Invitational................................................................................... 1st/24 3/17-3/18..................... Music City Classic................................................................................................ 1st/16 3/23-3/25..................... Brunswick Windy City Classic................................................................................ 1st/7 4/12-4/14..................... NCAA Championships..................................................................................... 3rd-Tie/8 2007-08 11/9-11/11................... Cheeseland Classic.................................................................................................... 1st 11/15-11/17................. Maverick Challenge.................................................................................................. 1st 12/1-12/2..................... Capital City Classic.................................................................................................... 1st 1/18-1/20..................... Ozark Invitational..................................................................................................... 1st 2/1-2/3......................... Mid-Winter Classic................................................................................................... 3rd 2/15-2/17..................... Morgan State Invitational......................................................................................... 1st 3/1-3/2......................... Holiday Classic.......................................................................................................... 1st 3/29.............................. Nebraska Alumni (exh.)............................................................................................ Tie 4/10-4/12..................... NCAA Championships.............................................................................................T7th 2008-09 11/7-11/9..................... Warhawk Classic....................................................................................................... 1st 11/13-11/15................. Maverick Challenge.................................................................................................. 1st 12/5-12/7..................... Capital City Classic.................................................................................................... 1st 1/16-1/18..................... Mid-Winter Classic...................................................................................................2nd 1/23-1/25..................... Greater Ozark Invitational....................................................................................... 5th 2/14-2/15..................... Morgan State Invitational........................................................................................2nd 2/28-3/1....................... Holiday Classic.......................................................................................................... 1st 3/13-3/15..................... Music City Classic.....................................................................................................2nd 4/9-4/11....................... NCAA Championships............................................................................................... 1st 2009-10 10/24-10/25................. Greater Ozark Invitational........................................................................................7th 11/5-11/7..................... Big Red Invitational...................................................................................................4th 12/4-12/6..................... Capital City Collegiate Classic...................................................................................1st 1/15-1/17..................... Mid-Winter Classic....................................................................................................5th 2/5-2/7......................... Griffin Invitational.....................................................................................................1st 2/20-2/21..................... Morgan State Invitational.........................................................................................1st 2/27-2/28..................... Holiday Classic..........................................................................................................1st 3/12-3/14..................... Music City Classic......................................................................................................2nd 4/8-4/10....................... NCAA Championships...............................................................................................2nd 2010-11 11/12-11/14................. Crusader Classic........................................................................................................1st 12/3-12/5..................... Capital City Collegiate Classic...................................................................................1st 1/14-1/16..................... Mid-Winter Classic....................................................................................................5th 1/20-1/22..................... Big Red Invitational...................................................................................................3rd 2/18-2/20..................... Morgan State Invitational......................................................................................... 1st 2/25-2/27..................... Holiday Classic......................................................................................................... 8th 3/18-3/20..................... Music City Classic...................................................................................................... 1st 4/14-4/16..................... NCAA Championships............................................................................................. T3rd 2011-12 11/11-11/13................. Crusader Classic...................................................................................................... 2nd 12/2-12/4..................... Sam Houston State Track Kat Klash........................................................................ 4th 1/13-1/15..................... Mid-Winter Classic.................................................................................................. 4th 1/19-1/21..................... Big Red Invitational................................................................................................. 3rd 2/3-2/5......................... Prairie View A&M Invitational................................................................................ 4th 2/17-2/19..................... Morgan State Invitational....................................................................................... 2nd 3/16-3/18..................... Music City Classic.................................................................................................... 1st 4/12-4/14..................... NCAA Championships............................................................................................. 3rd 2012-13 11/9-11/11................... Crusader Classic...................................................................................................... 3rd 11/30-12/2................... Sam Houston State Track Kat Klash........................................................................ 5th 1/11-1/13..................... Mid-Winter Classic.................................................................................................. 1st 2/1-2/3......................... Prairie View A&M Invitational................................................................................ 1st 2/15-2/17..................... Morgan State Invitational....................................................................................... 3rd 3/1-3/3......................... Central Missouri Women’s Invitational.................................................................. 1st 3/15-3/17..................... Music City Classic.................................................................................................... 4th 4/11-4/13..................... NCAA Championships............................................................................................. 1st
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Nebraska Bowling Tournament Titles Team Tournament Titles Tournament......................................... Pins........................ Teams............................... Year Greater Milwaukee Collegiate.................10,953......................15.................................. 1997-98 Great Lakes Classic..................................10,219......................26.................................. 1997-98 Las Vegas Invitational..............................11,449......................17.................................. 1997-98 Great Plains Conference..........................Team only................5.................................... 1997-98 ACU-I Regional.........................................8,409........................5.................................... 1997-98 Southern Collegiate Classic.....................11,465......................12.................................. 1998-99 IBC Championships............................... Team only.............. 16.................................1998-99 TVEBA Texas Classic................................12,024......................4.................................... 1999-00 Hoosier Classic.........................................8,020........................23.................................. 1999-00 Southern Classic......................................11,125......................12.................................. 1999-00 National Collegiate Match Games...........13,215......................38.................................. 1999-00 IBC Sectional............................................12,814......................6.................................... 1999-00 Texas Connection Classic.........................11,257......................11.................................. 2000-01 Mid-States Invitational............................14,058......................11.................................. 2000-01 Great Lakes Classic..................................8,058........................25.................................. 2000-01 Blue and Gold Classic..............................9,229........................19.................................. 2000-01 IBC Championships............................... Team only.............. 16.................................2000-01 Mid-States Invitational............................13,959......................9.................................... 2001-02 National Collegiate Match Games...........13,839......................36.................................. 2001-02 TVEBA Texas Classic................................9,324........................4.................................... 2001-02 Eagle Classic............................................9,706........................13.................................. 2001-02 Coca-Cola Classic.....................................13,162......................17.................................. 2001-02 Hoosier Classic.........................................8,528........................21.................................. 2001-02 Great Plains Quadrangular......................Team only................4.................................... 2001-02 IBC Sectional............................................12,030......................8.................................... 2001-02 Southern Classic......................................11,096......................11.................................. 2002-03 Great Lakes Classic..................................9,710........................33.................................. 2002-03 Coca-Cola Classic.....................................11,840......................20.................................. 2002-03 ACU-I Region 11......................................8,920........................4.................................... 2002-03 Brunswick Southern Classic.....................6,855........................6.................................... 2003-04 Whitewater Invitational..........................10,548......................3.................................... 2003-04 Triad Women’s Classic.............................5,463........................5.................................... 2003-04 National Team Match Games..................10,381......................11.................................. 2003-04 Brunswick Coca-Cola Classic....................6,795........................4.................................... 2003-04 Holiday Collegiate Classic........................8,904........................5.................................... 2003-04 NCAA Championships........................... 7,633...................... 8...................................2003-04 Arkansas State Invitational......................Team only................4.................................... 2004-05 Minnesota State Invitational...................Team only................3.................................... 2004-05 Brunswick Coca-Cola Classic....................Team only................7.................................... 2004-05 Bayside Collegiate Classic........................8,850........................16.................................. 2004-05 Collegiate Holiday Classic........................10,323......................5.................................... 2004-05 Nashville Classic......................................Team only................7.................................... 2004-05 NCAA Championship............................ Team only.............. 8...................................2004-05 Mankato Invitational...............................9,354........................5.................................... 2005-06 Greater Ozark Invitational.......................7,166........................5.................................... 2005-06 Brunswick Coca-Cola Invitational............Team only................6.................................... 2005-06 Arkansas State Invitational......................Team only................5.................................... 2005-06 Morgan State Invitational.......................7,867........................6.................................... 2005-06 Alabama A&M.........................................10,671......................16.................................. 2005-06 Vanderbilt Invitational.............................9,670........................5.................................... 2005-06 Brunswick Invitational.............................Team only................5.................................... 2005-06 Maverick Challenge.................................13,565......................7.................................... 2006-07 Valley Classic...........................................Team only................8.................................... 2006-07 Morgan State Invitational.......................9,220........................24.................................. 2006-07 Music City Classic....................................9,557........................16.................................. 2006-07 Brunswick Windy City Classic..................13,485......................7.................................... 2006-07 Cheeseland Classic..................................11,841......................5.................................... 2007-08 Maverick Challenge.................................14,968......................N/A................................ 2007-08 Capital City Classic...................................9,060........................5.................................... 2007-08 Ozark Invitational....................................Team only................6.................................... 2007-08 Morgan State Invitational.......................9,247........................32.................................. 2007-08 Holiday Classic.........................................10,505......................5.................................... 2007-08 Warhawk Classic......................................4,553........................N/A................................ 2008-09 Maverick Challenge.................................10,496......................20.................................. 2008-09 Capital City Classic...................................5,241........................N/A................................ 2008-09 Holiday Classic.........................................11,993......................16.................................. 2008-09 NCAA Championship...............................Team only................8.................................... 2008-09 Holiday Classic.........................................11,993......................16.................................. 2008-09 NCAA Championship............................ Team only.............. 8...................................2008-09 Capital City Collegiate Classic..................12,516......................5.................................... 2009-10 Griffin Invitational...................................13,083......................5.................................... 2009-10 Morgan State Invitational.......................6,962........................18.................................. 2009-10 Holiday Classic.........................................Team only................12.................................. 2009-10 Crusader Classic.......................................3,615........................6.................................... 2010-11 Capital City Collegiate Classic .................9,023........................N/A................................ 2010-11 Morgan State Invitational.......................N/A..........................4.................................... 2010-11 Music City Classic....................................6,044........................20.................................. 2010-11 Music City Classic....................................N/A..........................20.................................. 2011-12 Mid-Winter invitational...........................5,014........................16.................................. 2012-13 Prairie View A&M Invite..........................4,544........................16.................................. 2012-13 Central Missouri Invitational...................5,263........................12.................................. 2012-13 NCAA Championship............................ 7,210...................... 8...................................2012-13
Individual Tournament Titles Bowler............................................... Tournament......................................................Year Kimberly Claus.......................................Mid-States Invitational................................... 1998-99 Diandra Hyman......................................Hoosier Classic............................................... 1999-00 Diandra Hyman......................................Great Lakes Classic......................................... 1999-00 Diandra Hyman......................................Southern Classic............................................. 1999-00 Diandra Hyman......................................Sam’s Town Shoot-Out.................................. 1999-00 Kimberly Claus.......................................Great Plains Conference................................ 1999-00 Diandra Hyman......................................Buckeye Classic.............................................. 1999-00 Shannon Pluhowsky..............................TVEBA Texas Classic....................................... 2000-01 Shannon Pluhowsky..............................Mid-States Invitational................................... 2000-01 Shannon Pluhowsky..............................Southern Classic............................................. 2000-01 Shannon Pluhowsky..............................Great Lakes Classic......................................... 2000-01 Shannon Pluhowsky..............................National Collegiate Match Games................. 2000-01 Suzanne Medwell..................................Sam’s Town Shoot-Out.................................. 2000-01 Shannon Pluhowsky..............................Blue and Gold Classic..................................... 2000-01 Kari Schwager........................................Sam’s Town Shoot-Out.................................. 2001-02 Suzanne Medwell..................................Eagle Classic................................................... 2001-02 Kari Schwager........................................Blue/Gold Classic Tournament....................... 2002-03 Paola Gomez.........................................Coca-Cola Classic............................................ 2002-03 Shannon Pluhowsky..............................Brunswick Southern Classic............................ 2003-04 Shannon Pluhowsky..............................Whitewater Invitational................................. 2003-04 Amanda Burgoyne.................................Triad Women’s Classic................................... 2003-04 Shannon Pluhowsky..............................National Team Match Games........................ 2003-04 Shannon Pluhowsky..............................Holiday Collegiate Classic............................... 2003-04 Amanda Burgoyne.................................Arkansas State Invitational............................ 2004-05 Shannon Pluhowsky..............................Whitewater Invitational................................. 2004-05 Lindsay Baker........................................Minnesota State Invitational.......................... 2004-05 Amanda Burgoyne.................................Greater Ozark NCAA Invitational................... 2004-05 Jamie Martin.........................................Coca-Cola Invitational.................................... 2004-05 Adrienne Miller.....................................Bayside Collegiate Classic............................... 2004-05 Adrienne Miller.....................................Collegiate Holiday Classic............................... 2004-05 Shannon Pluhowsky..............................Nashville Classic............................................. 2004-05 Amanda Burgoyne.................................NCAA Championships..................................... 2004-05 Lindsay Baker........................................Greater Ozark Invitational.............................. 2005-06 Lindsay Baker........................................Morgan State Invitational.............................. 2005-06 Amanda Burgoyne.................................Arkansas State Invitational............................ 2005-06 Cassandra Leuthold...............................Maverick Challenge........................................ 2006-07 Cassandra Leuthold...............................Ozark Invitational........................................... 2006-07 Amanda Burgoyne.................................Morgan State Invitational.............................. 2006-07 Cassandra Leuthold...............................Cheeseland Classic......................................... 2007-08 Cassandra Leuthold...............................Ozark Invitational........................................... 2007-08 Lindsay Baker........................................Morgan State Invitational.............................. 2007-08 Katie Ann Sopp......................................Holiday Classic................................................ 2007-08 Cassandra Leuthold...............................Warhawk Classic............................................ 2008-09 Cassandra Leuthold...............................Maverick Challenge........................................ 2008-09 Erin McCarthy........................................Capital City Collegiate Classic......................... 2008-09 Cassandra Leuthold............................... Morgan State Invitational...............................2008-09 Cassandra Leuthold............................... Capital City Collegiate Classic.........................2009-10 Cassandra Leuthold............................... Griffin Invitational..........................................2009-10 Cassandra Leuthold............................... Morgan State Invitational...............................2009-10 Cassandra Leuthold............................... Music City Classic............................................2009-10 Valerie Calberry..................................... Capital City Collegiate Classic.........................2010-11 Jasmine Laugerman............................... Morgan State Invitational...............................2010-11 Kristina Mickelson................................. Music City Classic............................................2011-12 Lizabeth Kuhlkin.................................... Crusader Classic..............................................2012-13 Lizabeth Kuhlkin.................................... Central Missouri Women’s Invitational..........2012-13
Junior Lizabeth Kuhlkin won two individual meet championships in 2012-13.
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Nebraska Bowling Records Pinfall (Single Tournament) Rk......... Name................................. Pinfall......... Tournament ............................................Date 1.......... Shannon Pluhowsky........... 3,192.......... Mid States Tournament.................... 10/22/00 2.......... Kari Schwager.................... 2,962.......... Mid-States Tournament................... 10/21/01 3.......... Lindsay Baker..................... 2,946.......... Maverick Challenge.......................... 11/18/07 4.......... Jasmine Laugerman........... 2,934.......... Maverick Challenge.......................... 11/18/07 5.......... Cassandra Leuthold............ 2,888.......... Maverick Challenge.......................... 11/18/07 6.......... Shannon Pluhowsky........... 2,872.......... Mid-States Tournament................... 10/21/01 7.......... Cassandra Leuthold............ 2,837.......... Maverick Challenge.......................... 11/18/07 8.......... Suzanne Medwell............... 2,815.......... Mid-States Tournament................... 10/22/00 9.......... Cassandra Leuthold............ 2,805.......... Wisconsin-Whitewater..................... 11/12/06 10........ Christine Bator................... 2,768.......... Maverick Challenge.......................... 11/18/07 Average (Single Tournament) Rk......... Name................................. Average............. Tournament.......................................Date 1.......... Shannon Pluhowsky........... 254.300............. Wisconsin-Whitewater................ 11/9/03 2.......... Amanda Burgoyne............. 251.750............. NCAA Championships.................. 4/16/05 3.......... Shannon Pluhowsky........... 242.875............. Team Match Games................... 11/25/00 4.......... Shannon Pluhowsky........... 242.182............. Maverick Challenge.................... 11/18/00 5.......... Shannon Pluhowsky............ 241.750..............Southern Classic............................ 11/5/00 6.......... Lizabeth Kuhlkin................. 238.400..............Crusader Classic............................ 11/9/12 7.......... Amanda Burgoyne.............. 236.800..............Triad Women’s Classic................ 11/16/03 8.......... Erin McCarthy..................... 236.200..............Capital City Classic......................... 12/7/08 9.......... Amanda Burgoyne.............. 234.830..............Arkansas State Invite................... 10/31/04 10........ Lindsay Baker...................... 234.000..............NCAA Championships.................... 4/17/05 Pinfall (Single Season) Rk......... Name........................................................... Pinfall.................................................Year 1.......... Shannon Pluhowsky .................................... 19,431..........................................2001-02 2.......... Shannon Pluhowsky .................................... 19,104..........................................2000-01 3.......... Amanda O’Hayre ......................................... 18,138..........................................1999-00 4.......... Kimberly Claus ............................................ 18,035..........................................1999-00 5.......... Kari Schwager ............................................. 17,436..........................................2001-02 6.......... Diandra Hyman............................................ 16,793..........................................1999-00 7.......... Diandra Hyman............................................ 16,784..........................................2001-02 8.......... Diandra Hyman............................................ 16,243..........................................1998-99 9.......... Kari Schwager.............................................. 15,837..........................................2000-01 10........ Kari Schwager.............................................. 15,207..........................................1999-00 Games Played (Single Season) Rk......... Name........................................................... Games................................................Year 1.......... Shannon Pluhowsky..................................... 93.................................................2001-02 2.......... Kimberly Claus............................................. 90.................................................1999-00 ............ Amanda O’Hayre.......................................... 90.................................................1999-00 4.......... Shannon Pluhowsky..................................... 86.................................................2000-01 5.......... Diandra Hyman ........................................... 84.................................................2001-02 ............ Kari Schwager.............................................. 84.................................................2001-02 7.......... Diandra Hyman............................................ 81.................................................1998-99 8.......... Kari Schwager ............................................. 80.................................................2000-01 9.......... Diandra Hyman............................................ 79.................................................1999-00 10........ Stacy Rogers................................................. 77.................................................1999-00 ............ Kari Schwager.............................................. 77.................................................1999-00 Average (Single Season) Rk......... Name........................................................... Average..............................................Year 1.......... Shannon Pluhowsky..................................... 222.140 ..................................... .2000-01 2.......... Shannon Pluhowksy..................................... 221.788 ...................................... 2003-04 3.......... Lizabeth Kuhlkin........................................... 215.700 ...................................... 2012-13 4.......... Lindsay Baker............................................... 213.000 ...................................... 2005-06 5.......... Diandra Hyman............................................ 212.570 ...................................... 1999-00 6.......... Cassandra Leuthold...................................... 209.500 ...................................... 2009-10 7.......... Amanda Burgoyne....................................... 209.250 ...................................... 2004-05 8.......... Shannon Pluhowsky..................................... 208.935 ...................................... 2001-02 9.......... Shannon Pluhowsky..................................... 208.288 ...................................... 2004-05 10........ Amanda Burgoyne....................................... 208.200 ...................................... 2005-06 Pinfall (Career) Rk......... Name........................................................... Pinfall................................................Years 1.......... Shannon Pluhowsky..................................... 63,518......................................2000-2005 2. ......... Diandra Hyman............................................ 63,065......................................1998-2002 3. ......... Kari Schwager.............................................. 61,352......................................1999-2003 4.......... Cassandra Leuthold...................................... 51,387......................................2006-2010 5.......... Amanda Burgoyne....................................... 50,022......................................2004-2007 6.......... Lindsay Baker............................................... 49,727......................................2005-2008 7.......... Adrienne Miller............................................ 47,765......................................2004-2007 8. ......... Amanda O’Hayre.......................................... 45,136......................................1998-2001 9.......... Jamie Martin................................................ 39,691......................................2001-2006 10........ Christine Couvillon ...................................... 38,098......................................1998-2002 Games Played (Career) Rk......... Name........................................................... Games...............................................Years 1.......... Kari Schwager ............................................. 308...........................................1999-2003 2.......... Diandra Hyman ........................................... 308...........................................1998-2002 3.......... Shannon Pluhowsky .................................... 295...........................................2000-2005 4.......... Cassandra Leuthold...................................... 251...........................................2006-2010 5.......... Amanda Burgoyne....................................... 244...........................................2004-2007 ............ Lindsay Baker............................................... 244...........................................2005-2008 7.......... Adrienne Miller............................................ 239...........................................2004-2007 8.......... Amanda O’Hayre ......................................... 229...........................................1998-2001
9.......... Jamie Martin................................................ 198...........................................2001-2006 10........ Christine Couvillon ...................................... 196...........................................1998-2002 Average (Career) Rk......... Name........................................................... Average.............................................Years 1.......... Shannon Pluhowsky..................................... 215.315 .................................. 2000-2005 2.......... Amanda Burgoyne....................................... 205.010 .................................. 2004-2007 3.......... Jennifer Daugherty ...................................... 204.844 .................................. 1995-1999 4.......... Diandra Hyman ........................................... 204.756 .................................. 1998-2002 5.......... Cassandra Leuthold...................................... 204.530 .................................. 2006-2010 6.......... Lindsay Baker............................................... 203.799 .................................. 2005-2008 7.......... Suzanne Medwell ........................................ 203.096 .................................. 2000-2002 8.......... Amanda Burgoyne....................................... 201.839 .................................. 2003-2007 9.......... Kimberly Claus ............................................ 201.589 .................................. 1996-2000 10........ Jamie Martin................................................ 200.460 .................................. 2001-2006 Pinfall (Freshman) Rk.......Name................................... ...........................Pinfall................................................Year 1.........Shannon Pluhowsky ......................................19,104......................................... 2000-01 2.........Diandra Hyman .............................................16,243......................................... 1998-99 3.........Kari Schwager ................................................15,207......................................... 1999-00 4.........Cassandra Leuthold........................................14,572......................................... 2006-07 5.........Amanda O’Hayre ...........................................13,432......................................... 1998-99 6.........Amanda Burgoyne.........................................12,514......................................... 1999-00 7.........Suzanne Medwell ..........................................11,952......................................... 2000-01 8.........Katie Ann Sopp...............................................11,539......................................... 2007-08 9.........Lindsay Baker.................................................11,481......................................... 2004-05 10.......Adrienne Miller..............................................11,416......................................... 2003-04 Games Played (Freshman) Rk......... Name........................................................... Games................................................Year 1.......... Shannon Pluhowsky .................................... 86................................................2000-01 2.......... Diandra Hyman ........................................... 81................................................1998-99 3.......... Kari Schwager ............................................. 77................................................1999-00 4.......... Cassandra Leuthold...................................... 72................................................2006-07 5.......... Amanda O’Hayre ......................................... 68................................................1998-99 6.......... Amanda Burgoyne....................................... 62................................................2003-04 7.......... Suzanne Medwell ........................................ 60................................................2000-01 8.......... Katie Ann Sopp............................................. 57................................................2007-08 9.......... Adrienne Miller............................................ 56................................................2003-04 ............ Lindsay Baker............................................... 56................................................2004-05 ............ Sarah Koch................................................... 56................................................2006-07 Season Average (Freshman) Rk.......Name............................................................. Average.............................................. Year 1.........Shannon Pluhowsky ......................................222.140....................................... 2000-01 2.........Lindsay Baker.................................................206.622....................................... 2004-05 3.........Adrienne Miller..............................................203.857....................................... 2003-04 4.........Katie Ann Sopp...............................................202.400....................................... 2007-08 5.........Cassandra Leuthold........................................202.300....................................... 2006-07 6.........Amanda Burgoyne.........................................201.839....................................... 2003-04 7.........Diandra Hyman .............................................200.531....................................... 1998-99 8.........Jasmine Laugerman.......................................199.400....................................... 2007-08 ...........Danielle van der Meer...................................199.400....................................... 2008-09 10.......Suzanne Medwell ..........................................199.200....................................... 2000-01 Team Pinfall Rk.......Tournament Name........................................ Pinfall.................................................Date 1.........Maverick Challenge........................................14,968....................................... 11/18/07 2.........Southern Classic.............................................14,058....................................... 10/25/98 3.........Mid-States Invitational...................................13,959....................................... 10/21/01 4.........National Collegiate Match Games.................13,839....................................... 11/24/01 5.........Coca-Cola Classic............................................13,639.......................................... 2/7/00 6.........Maverick Challenge........................................13,576....................................... 11/18/06 7.........National Collegiate Match Games.................13,432....................................... 11/25/00 8.........Coca-Cola Classic............................................13,387........................................... 2/4/01 9.........Wisconsin-Whitewater..................................13,372....................................... 11/12/06 10.......Coca-Cola Classic............................................13,162........................................... 2/2/02 Team Average Rk.......Tournament Name........................................ Average..............................................Date 1.........National Collegiate Match Games................ 1,133.091................................... 11/24/01 2.........National Collegiate Match Games................ 1,102.909................................... 11/25/00 3.........Ozark Invitational.......................................... 1,087.000..................................... 1/21/07 4.........National Collegiate Match Games................ 1,083.182................................... 11/27/99 5.........Coca-Cola Classic........................................... 1,074.746....................................... 2/2/02 6.........Mid-States Invitational.................................. 1,073.769................................... 10/21/01 7.........TVEBA Texas Classic...................................... 1,073.571................................... 10/10/99 8.........Windy City Classic......................................... 1,071.200..................................... 3/25/07 9.........Capital City Collegiate Classic........................ 1,058.700..................................... 12/2/07 10.......Central Missouri Women’s Invitational........ 1,052.000....................................... 3/3/13
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University of Nebraska Board of Regents
The Board of Regents consists of eight voting members elected by district for six-year terms, and four non-voting student Regents, one from each campus, who serve during their tenure as student body president. The board supervises the general operations of the university, and the control and direction of all expenditures. The board also includes a corporation secretary who manages all records including agendas, minutes, notices, policies and bylaws. Those documents can be found on the web at nebraska.edu/board/. The board meets regularly, primarily in Lincoln but also in Omaha and greater Nebraska. Persons wishing to provide information to the board or to appear before it should contact: Corporation Secretary, University of Nebraska, Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68583.
James B. Milliken, J.D. President, University of Nebraska
Timothy Clare Lincoln
Hal Daub Omaha
Howard Hawks Omaha
Bob Phares North Platte
Jim Pillen Columbus
Robert Schafer Beatrice
Kent Schroeder, J.D. Kearney
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Josephine Potuto
Faculty Athletics representative | 17th year | Rutgers Douglass (1967)
nebraska’s faculty reprsentatives 1931-1946 T.J. Thompson 1947-1958 Earl Fullbrook 1959-1964 Charles S. Miller 1965-1968 Merk Hobson 1969-1970 John R. Davis 1971-1982 Keith L. Broman 1982-1997 James O’Hanlon 1997-present Josephine Potuto
Josephine (Jo) R. Potuto, the Richard H. Larson Professor of Constitutional Law, has been Nebraska’s faculty representative (FAR) at the NCAA and conference level since May 15, 1997. In 2002, Potuto was named Outstanding Faculty Athletics Representative by the All-American Football Foundation. From 2008-09 to 2011-12 she was president of the 1A FAR (FARs from FBS institutions). Among her NCAA positions, Potuto spent nine years (the maximum) on the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions (chair her last two years) and currently substitutes when a member cannot serve. She was one of three Big 12 Conference representatives on the NCAA Division I Management Council, served on the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship Committee, and currently serves on an NCAA-wide (all divisions) committee to advise NCAA staff on student-athlete issues and educational programming for coaches, staff and student-athletes. A sports law expert, Potuto regularly lectures and consults on sports issues in general and NCAA processes in particular. She is an expert witness in litigation involving sports issues. She testified before the House Subcommittee on the Constitution regarding due process in NCAA infractions hearings. In the past year she has appeared in media reports in the NY Times, LA Times, USA Today, Washington Post, CBSSports. com, and the Chronicle of Higher Education, among others. She has presented to the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, the Texas Commission of Higher Education, NCAA regional conferences, law conferences and law firms, NACDA, and to universities and law colleges, including the Universities of Istanbul, Washington, Maryland, Oklahoma, Santa Clara, Baltimore and Mississippi. Potuto is a past adviser to the Uniform Law Commissioners Committee to draft a sports agent statute, has drafted
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rules governing search and seizure and hearings for the Nebraska Racing Commission, and also has written on issues of gender equity in college athletics. She has authored numerous articles on sports law issues. She just completed an article on student-athlete use of their names/likenesses with an econometrician and tax professor. Potuto delivered the 2012 Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture. She serves on the senate’s intercollegiate athletics committee. She is a past member of the UNL academic senate and also served on Nebraska’s NCAA site certification steering committee. Potuto teaches constitutional law, procedure, federal jurisdiction, and sports law. She has been a visiting professor of law at the University of Arizona, Rutgers University, the Cardozo College of Law at New York’s Yeshiva University, the University of Oregon, the University of North Carolina, and Seton Hall University. She has worked as an assistant prosecutor in both the Essex and Morris County (N.J.) prosecutor’s offices. Potuto was project director and a drafter of the Uniform Law Commissioners Sentencing and Corrections Act, as well as the drafter for the Nebraska Supreme Court Committee to Draft Criminal Jury Instructions. She is the author of three books. She was elected to membership in the American Law Institute, the Nebraska State Bar Foundation, and the Douglass Society. Potuto earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at Rutgers’ Douglass College, and her master’s degree in English literature at Seton Hall. She earned her juris doctorate at the Rutgers Law College. She is a member of the bars of Nebraska and New Jersey and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for Nebraska and New Jersey.
Chancellor | 13th year | Nebraska (1963)
Harvey Perlman was named the 19th Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on April 1, 2001. He had served as Interim Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since July 16, 2000. A former dean of the University of Nebraska College of Law (1983-98), Perlman has also served as interim senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNL (1995-96). A Nebraska native, Perlman was raised in York, and earned a bachelor of arts in history and a juris doctorate from the University of Nebraska. During his law school years, he was editor in chief of the Nebraska Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif, a law honors society. He joined the NU law faculty in 1967 after spending a year as a Bigelow Teaching Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School. He served on the Nebraska law faculty until 1974 when he joined the faculty at the University of Virginia Law School. He returned to Nebraska in 1983 when he accepted the dean-
ship of the Nebraska Law College, a post he held until 1998 when he returned to the professoriate. He has also served as a visiting professor at Florida State University College of Law, the University of Puget Sound School of Law and the University of Iowa College of Law. In 2011, Perlman was named an Honorary University Professor of Xi’an Jiaotong University, in Xi’an, China. This rare lifetime appointment entitles Perlman to privileges at the university, with which UNL has many institutional ties. Perlman also will occasionally lecture and teach at Xi’an Jiaotong University. The title is the highest honor the university awards to a foreign scholar, and recognizes Perlman as an accomplished scholar or professional of important international reputation. The award also recognizes Perlman for his significant efforts in globalizing UNL and Xi’an Jiaotong University through joint research and partnership degree programs. His area of legal expertise lies in torts and intellectual property. He is a member of the Nebraska State and American Bar Associations and is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Association. Perlman is co-author of “Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition” (5th edition, 1998) and co-reporter for the American Law Institute’s “Restatement of Unfair Competition” (1994). He serves on the Council of the American Law Institute, a leading national law reform organization and as one of Nebraska’s Commissioners of Uniform State Laws. He previously served as a member of the NCAA Board of Directors and is past chair of the Bowl Championship Series Presidential Oversight Committee. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nebraska Innovation Campus Development Corporation. He received the George Turner Award from the Nebraska State Bar Association for contributions to the legal profession and the Roger T. Larson Community Builder Award from the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. Perlman and his wife, Susan, an NU alumna, are the parents of two daughters. Anne, who earned degrees from UNL and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, practices medicine
in Lincoln and is married to UNL alumnus David Spinar; they have three children; Will, Ava, and Marco, Husker fans all. Daughter Amie, who received bachelors and juris doctorate degrees from UNL, is a Nebraska assistant attorney general and is married to UNL alumnus Ron Larson; they are the parents of Caleb and Finn.
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Allen R. Benton Edmund B. Farfield Irvin J. Manatt James H. Canfield George E. MacLean E. Benjamin Andrews Samuel Avery E.A. Burnett Chauncey S. Boucher R.G. Gustavson John K. Selleck Clifford Hardin Joseph Soshnik James H. Zumberge Adam C. Breckenridge Roy A. Young Robert H. Rutford Martin A. Massengale Jack Goebel Graham B. Spanier Joan R. Leitzel James Moeser Harvey S. Perlman
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Shawn Eichorst
Director of Athletics | First Year | Wisconsin-whitewater (1990)
Administrative Excellence • Nebraska, Director of Athletics (2013) • Miami, Director of Athletics (2011-12) • Wisconsin, Deputy Athletic Director (2009-11) • Wisconsin, Executive Associate Athletic Director (2007-09) • Wisconsin, Senior Associate Athletic Director (2006-07) • South Carolina, Interim Athletic Director (2005-06) • South Carolina, Senior Associate Athletic Director (2004-05) • Wisconsin-Whitewater, Athletic Director (1999-2003) • Marquette University National Sports Law Institute Board of Advisors educational ledger • Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1990 (Bachelor’s Degree, Business) • Marquette, 1995 (Juris Doctorate) • Assistant Adjunct Professor of Law (Marquette) 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 student-athletes 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. Most importantly, everyone here is committed to keeping the welfare of our studentathletes 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.” Perlman said it was Eichorst’s commitment to putting student-athletes first that made Eichorst stand out. “When I asked him how I would be able to measure his success if he were here five years from now,” Perlman said, “his response was that if the coaches and student-athletes had been successful and nobody knows his name, it would be a success.” Although his preference is to 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 AllAmericans, including eight who earned the honor in 2012-13. In fact, he invited all of the academic honor winners back to
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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 the legendary 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 Championships, 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 secondstraight 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 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 are permanent tenants; and the renovated Bob Devaney Sports Center, where volleyball, men’s and women’s gymnastics and the wrestling team compete. Construction for each of these three facilities began with 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. 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 Wisconsin-Whitewater 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. Eichorst and his wife Kristin have three sons: Jack, Joseph and Bennett.
Shawn and Kristin Eichorst, with their sons (from left), Bennett, Joseph and Jack.
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Bob Burton
Senior Associate Athletic Director | 16th Year | Nebraska (1985)
Administrative Experience • Nebraska, Senior Associate Athletic Director, 1998-Present • Texas Tech, Associate Athletic Director, 1997-98 • OSU, Assistant Athletic Director, 1993-97 • NCAA, 1989-93 Education Ledger • B.A. in finance, Nebraska, 1985 ; J.D., Nebraska College of Law, 1989
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.
Pat Logsdon
SENior Associate A.D./SWA | 34th Year | Nebraska (1989)
Administrative Experience • Senior Woman Administrator, 2008-Present • Senior Assoc. A.D. for Administration, 2013-Present • Associate A.D. for Administration, 2007-13 • Assistant A.D. for Administration, 2005-07 • Director of Athletic Administration, 2003-05 • Director of Football Operations, 1996-03
A member of the Nebraska Athletic Department since 1979, Pat Logsdon was promoted to senior associate athletic director in 2013. She has served as Nebraska’s senior woman administrator since 2008. Logsdon’s duties include oversight on all administrative issues and operational functions of the Athletic Director’s office; oversight in the areas of administration, athletic medicine, nutrition and the athletic training table, softball, women’s gymnastics and rifle; developing and implementing administrative policies and procedures, assisting with strategic planning, reviewing and maintaining game and coaching contracts and oversight of the administrative budget. Previously, Logsdon spent six seasons as NU’s director of football operations, the first female in Division I to serve in that capacity. She handled organization of all recruiting functions, supervised compliance activities and coordinated all football administrative operations, including travel and practice operations. Logsdon served three years as assistant to the director of football operations and 14 seasons as the football recruiting secretary. Logsdon received a bachelor’s degree in education from Nebraska in 1989.
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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 world-class 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 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.
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Big Ten Bowling Facts
• Nebraska is the only Big Ten team with an NCAA bowling program. •Nebraska has won nine national championships, four of which were in the NCAA: 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2013. •Michigan State, Purdue, Illinois, Ohio State and Indiana have women’s intramural bowling teams. •The 2014 NCAA Championships will be held at Freeway Lanes in Wickliffe (Cleveland), Ohio. Nebraska became the first Big Ten team to win an NCAA Championship after claiming its fourth NCAA title and ninth national championship overall with a victory at Super Bowl Lanes in Canton, Mich., in 2013.ninth straight trip to the championships in 2012. The 2014 season will mark the third straight year that the NCAA Championships have been held in the Big Ten region, as Freeway Lanes also played host to the national tournament in 2012.
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THIS IS
The Nebraska Bowling Facility in the East Campus Union is home to the Nebraska bowling team. The six-lane facility provides the Huskers with a tournament-quality practice facility and is one of the best in the nation. The bowling team also enjoys Husker Power, with weight rooms in Memorial Stadium, the NU Coliseum and the Hendricks Training Complex. Nebraska’s excellent practice facilities have played an integral role in the Huskers capturing four national team championships over the past 10 seasons. The Huskers also played host to the 2008 NCAA Championships at Thunder Alley in Omaha. Overall, the Nebraska women’s bowling team has claimed nine national titles (four NCAA, five IBC) under Coach Bill Straub since 1990, including the 2013 NCAA crown.
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CHAMPIONSHIP FACILITIES
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HUskers.com | 25 Nebraska's top facilities are not limited to the bowling program. Nearly every Husker sport enjoys a venue that ranks among the nation's best. Nebraska provides its student-athletes top-notch gameday and practice atmospheres in every sport. In 2013-14, the Nebraska men’s and women's basketball team move into the new Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln. The 15,000-seat 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 moves into the Devaney Center for the first time in 2013, after the building received a $20 million renovation. The baseball, softball, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and wrestling programs have all benefitted from new practice facilities within the last two seasons. Top left: Memorial Stadium entered 2013 with a nationleading 325 consecutive sellouts. 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: Hawks Field at Haymarket Park provides the Huskers with the finest baseball stadium in the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska shares its home ballpark with the Lincoln Saltdogs, an independent minor league team. 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.
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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 (307) than any other school in the nation, and Nebraska has produced more NCAA Top Ten Award winners (16) 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 104 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 104 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 All-Americans. 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 All-Americans - 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 All-Americans to their nationleading total (307) to become the first school in history to reach 300 academic All-Americans. Nebraska’s eight academic All-Americans led the Big Ten Conference and ranked among 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 All Sports as of August 2013 117 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 All-American in 42 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 student-athlete Bjorn Barrefors became the first four-time CoSIDA Academic All-American in school history. A six-time AllAmerican 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.
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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: Katie Ann Sopp earned a bachelor’s degree from Nebraska in December 2011, after majoring in business administration. Sopp, who helped the Huskers to the 2009 NCAA title, earned All-America honors on the lanes and in the classroom in 2008.
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HUskers.com | 27 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 first-ever 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. In addition to Nebraska’s continued success in creating CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 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
• 307 All-Time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all sports (leads nation) 104 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: A two-time NTCA All-American, Valerie Calberry was a leader for the Huskers throughout her distinguished career at Nebraska. After helping Nebraska to the 2009 NCAA team title as a freshman, she went on to claim two academic all-conference selections. Calberry earned her bachelor’s degree from Nebraska in December of 2012 after majoring in nutrition, exercise and health science. Bottom: All-American Kristina Mickelson capped a stellar senior season with a pair of NCAA team championships and an undergraduate degree as a Husker. The Bellevue, Neb., native led the 2013 Huskers to the NCAA team title before capturing the X-Bowling Intercollegiate Singles Championship later in the spring at Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln. A criminal justice and criminology/ psychology major at Nebraska, Mickelson was also a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. She posed with Nebraska Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst at a special reception for student-athlete graduates following UNL’s commencement exercises in May of 2013.
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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 | 29 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 student-athletes 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, women’s bowler Amanda Burau (left) earned a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award for her 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 Tom Osborne Emeritus 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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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 studentathletes 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) No. 1 Overall Wellbeing (Gallup) 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 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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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 fourth NCAA 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 the NCAA semifinals, 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 fourth-straight year. 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 All-America selection. Mary Weatherholt rewrote Nebraska women’s tennis history, as the fifth-year senior finished runner-up to defending 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 student-athletes 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 2013 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.
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. 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 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 AllAmerica 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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NEBRASKA BOWLING Nebraska has established one of the richest traditions in collegiate women’s bowling over the past two decades. Coach Bill Straub led Nebraska to four national championships during the 1990s, before adding another championship in 2001. The Huskers took their championship success to another level by winning the first-ever NCAA title in the sport in 2004. Nebraska made it back-to-back NCAA Championships with a title in 2005, before claiming another crown in 2009. The Huskers added to their historic hardware haul in 2013, capturing their fourth NCAA team championship. Nebraska bowlers have been well-represented in national and international competitions. Under Coach Bill Straub, 12 Husker bowlers have qualified for their national teams, including U.S. National Team members Shannon Pluhowsky, Diandra Asbaty (Hyman), Brenda Edwards, Elise Bolton and Lizabeth Kuhlkin. Recent Huskers Danielle van der Meer (Netherlands), Valerie Calberry (Canada) and Shalima Zalsha (Indonesia), and current Huskers Bethany Hedley (England), Tan Yan Ling (Singapore), Alexandra Mosquera and Andrea Ruiz (Colombia) have also represented their home countries on the international level.
Top: Nebraska captured its fourth NCAA National Championship in 2013. Middle: Nebraska has one of the richest bowling traditions in the country. The four-time NCAA champion Huskers contend for the national title on an annual basis, and in 2008 Nebraska played host to the NCAA Championship at Thunder Alley in Omaha. Left: Three-time U.S. Amateur champion Shannon Pluhowsky represented the United States three straight years at the Bowling World Cup, an event considered the world’s premier amateur competition. In 2004, she became the first American bowler to win the Bowling World Cup in 12 years. In 2011, she became the first bowler to ever win four gold medals in the World Women’s Championships.
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