2016-17 Nebraska Women's Golf Guide by Matt Smith

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SARAH PRAVECEK

HALEY THIELE

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University of Nebraska Women’s Golf Women’s Golf Directory

Head Coach...............................................................Robin Krapfl Golf Office Secretary................................................ Rose Sousek Golf Office Phone................................................. (402) 472-1415 Golf Office Fax..................................................... (402) 472-9399 Golf Office Address:..................................................................... 202C Nebraska Coliseum P.O. Box 880146 Lincoln, NE 68588-0146

Communications Directory

Assistant A.D./Communications: Keith Mann...... (402) 472-2263 Women’s Golf Contact: Jeff Griesch .....................(402) 472-7775 ..................................................................... jgriesch@huskers.com Communications Fax Number:............................ (402) 472-2005 Communications Mailing Address:................................................ University of Nebraska Media Relations One Memorial Stadium P.O. Box 880123 Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 Internet Address.......................................................Huskers.com Facebook............................................... Nebraska Women’s Golf Twitter...................................................................@HuskerWGolf

Athletic Administration

General Athletic Department Phone.......................... (402) 472-4224 Director of Athletics: Shawn Eichorst......................... (402) 472-3011 Exec. Assoc. A.D./Development, Ticketing & Events: Marc Boehm................................................................... (402) 472-3011 Exec. Assoc. A.D./CFO: John Jentz............................ (402) 472-2273 Exec. Assoc. A.D./Academics: Dennis Leblanc.......... (402) 472-2042 Exec. Assoc. A.D./Administration/SWA: Pat Logsdon.... (402) 472-3011 Exec. Assoc. A.D./Performance & Strategic Research: Steve Waterfield........................................................... (402) 472-3011 Sr. Assoc. A.D./Facilities & Capital Planning: Bob Burton....(402) 472-5663 Sr. Assoc. A.D./Development & Ticket Operations: Diane Mendenhall........................................................ (402) 472-2367 Sr. Assoc. A.D./Compliance: Jamie Vaughn............... (402) 472-2042 Sr. Assoc. A.D./Marketing & Communications: David Witty... (402) 472-0775 Sr. Assoc. A.D./Life Skills & N Club: Keith Zimmer.... (402) 472-4616 Assoc. A.D./Community, Governmental & Charitable Relations: Chris Anderson............................................................... (402) 472-7771 Assoc. A.D./Student-Athlete Recruitment & Experience: Chris Brasfield.............................................................. (402) 472-3011

Board of Regents

Timothy Clare, J.D............................................................. Lincoln Hal Daub...........................................................................Omaha Howard Hawks..................................................................Omaha Bob Phares................................................................North Platte Jim Pillen...................................................................... Columbus Robert Schafer................................................................ Beatrice Kent Schroeder, J.D........................................................ Kearney Bob Whitehouse..............................................................Papillion Spencer Hartman..............................................Nebraska-Lincoln Patrick Davlin.................................................... Nebraska-Omaha Rachel Flaugh..................................................Nebraska-Kearney Daniel Cloonan.................................... Nebraska Medical Center

Non-Discrimination Statement

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work and learning environment free from discrimination and harassment. UNL is dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and included. UNL does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its programs, activities and employment. UNL complies with all local, state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination, including Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.

Nebraska’s returning golfers (from left) Haley Thiele, Sarah Pravecek, Emily Gillman and Audrey Judd lead the Huskers in 2016-17.

Table of Contents

General Information/Coaches/Staff................................... 1-5 Coach Robin Krapfl.................................................................... 2 Assistant Coach Mike Schuchart................................................ 3 Nebraska Golf Academy............................................................ 3 Graduate Assistant: Cassie Deeg............................................... 4 Executive Associate A.D. for Administration/SWA: Pat Logsdon......4 Senior Associate A.D./Life Skills & N Club: Keith Zimmer......... 4 Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst.......................................... 5 Chancellor Ronnie Green........................................................... 6 Faculty Athletics Representative: Josephine Potuto, J.D.......... 6 University of Nebraska Administration...................................... 7 2016-17 Outlook, Roster & Schedule................................ 8-9 Husker Golfers............................................................... 10-15 Sarah Pravecek......................................................................... 10 Emily Gillman............................................................................ 11 Audrey Judd............................................................................. 12 Haley Thiele.............................................................................. 13 Jessica Haraden/Claire Robertson........................................... 14 Kate Smith/Annie Sritragul....................................................... 15 Big Ten Conference............................................................. 16 Big Ten Opponents............................................................. 17 2015-16 Season Review................................................. 18-20 Husker History............................................................... 21-29 Year-by-Year Results............................................................ 21-24 All-Time Honors & Awards....................................................... 25 All-Time Letterwinners............................................................. 26 Individual & Team Records....................................................... 27 Conference History.................................................................. 28 Nebraska in the NCAA Championships................................... 29 This is Nebraska............................................................. 30-52

General Information

Location................................................................... Lincoln, Neb. Population....................................................................... 268,738 Enrollment......................................................................... 25,897 Founded ................................................................ Feb. 15, 1869 Chancellor.............................................................. Ronnie Green President...................................................... Hank Bounds, Ph.D. Colors..............................................................Scarlet and Cream Nickname................................................... Cornhuskers/Huskers Conference....................................................................... Big Ten Affiliation ........................................................... NCAA Division I

Golf Quick Facts

Head Coach/Years............................................Robin Krapfl/30th 2015-16 Top 10 Finishes........................................................ 6/11 2015-16 Top Five Finishes..................................................... 1/11 2015-16 First-Place Finishes.................................................. 0/11 Big Ten Finish...................................................................13th/14 NCAA Regional Finish..................................... Did Not Compete Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................................. 4/3

Media Information

All student-athlete and coaching staff interviews must be arranged through Senior Associate Director of Communications/ Operations Jeff Griesch at (402) 472-7775. Generally, the Huskers will practice from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at courses throughout Lincoln. Contact the Communications Office to verify practice times and sites. The best time to reach Coach Robin Krapfl for interviews is weekday mornings at (402) 472-1415. For up-to-date coverage of NU women’s golf, visit Huskers. com, the official website of the University of Nebraska Department of Athletics. In addition to updated results, statistics and meet recaps, you can find photos, player and coach biographies, schedule and roster information and weekly releases. The site also features webcasts produced by the Husker Sports Network of Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball and football, along with Sports Nightly, which airs Monday-Friday, 6-9 p.m., central time.

About This Publication

The 2016-17 Nebraska women’s golf guide was written and designed by Senior Associate Director of Communications/ Operations Jeff Griesch with editing assistance from Associate Director Matt Smith. The guide was produced in Adobe InDesign CS6. The covers were created by Jeff Griesch with photography by Scott Bruhn. Photo credits to Scott Bruhn, Nate Olsen, Stephanie Carpenter and UNL Photographic Services. On the cover: The 2016-17 Nebraska women’s golf team- Back row (from left): Claire Robertson, Audrey Judd, Haley Thiele, Sarah Pravecek. Middle row (from left): Emily Gillman, Jessica Haraden, Kate Smith. Front row: Annie Sritragul.

Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department is to serve our student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans with Integrity, Trust, Respect, Teamwork and Loyalty.

2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S GOLF

Robin Krapfl Head Coach (30th Season)

Nebraska (1984)

“The short game separates good players from great ones and can be a huge equalizer in team competition. I really stress the importance of practice from 80 yards in.”

Honors & Awards

1993-94 Big Eight Coach of the Year 1990-91 Big Eight Coach of the Year TPI Certified Golf Fitness Instructor 2005 University of Nebraska Combined Campaign Honorary Chair

NCAA Championship Appearances (3) 2006 NCAA Championships (20th/24) 2003 NCAA Championships (22nd/24) 2000 NCAA Championships (19th/24)

NCAA Regional Appearances (11) 2008 NCAA Central Regional (T10th/21) 2007 NCAA West Regional (15th/21) 2006 NCAA Central Regional (8th/21) 2003 NCAA Central Regional (5th/21) 2002 NCAA Central Regional (19th/21) 2001 NCAA Central Regional (10th/21) 2000 NCAA West Regional (9th/24) 1997 NCAA West Regional (14th/20) 1996 NCAA West Regional (T11th/20) 1995 NCAA West Regional (12th/20) 1994 NCAA West Regional (16th/19)

Krapfl’s Career Numbers

Year Meets Wins Top Five Top 10 Conf. NCAA 1987-88 11 0 7 11 5th -1988-89 12 2 6 10 4th -1989-90 11 3 7 10 5th -1990-91 10 0 3 7 3rd -1991-92 10 0 4 8 7th -1992-93 10 0 5 7 4th -1993-94 12 3 6 10 4th -1994-95 12 1 8 10 3rd -1995-96 12 0 5 9 t3rd -1996-97 12 2 6 9 3rd -1997-98 10 1 3 8 6th -1998-99 10 0 3 8 8th -1999-00 13 3 8 12 3rd 19th 2000-01 12 1 3 11 5th -2001-02 12 1 3 8 7th -2002-03 13 0 8 11 5th 22nd 2003-04 11 2 4 9 10th -2004-05 11 1 2 7 7th -2005-06 13 2 9 11 t4th 20th 2006-07 12 3 6 9 4th -2007-08 13 1 4 11 6th -2008-09 11 2 4 8 10th -2009-10 11 0 5 9 8th -2010-11 11 0 2 7 10th -2011-12 11 0 5 9 6th -2012-13 11 0 1 4 11th -2013-14 11 2 3 9 10th -2014-15 10 0 3 3 13th -2015-16 11 0 1 5 13th -Totals 329 30 134 252 -- --

A Tradition of Success

Coach Robin Krapfl continues to emphasize the principles of achieving excellence on and off the course in her 30th season as Nebraska's head coach. It shows. Since Krapfl took the reins in 1987, the Huskers have: Earned a nation-leading 69 WGCA Scholastic All-America honors. In 1992, all five of Krapfl’s starters were honored with this distinction. It was the first time in women’s college golf history that a team had accomplished such a feat. Again in 2003, five Nebraska starters earned Scholastic All-America honors. Won 118 academic all-conference awards. Produced two NCAA All-Americans, two conference champions, the 1990 Edith Munson Award winner, a twotime TrueTemper Scholastic Award honoree, one Big 12 Golfer of the Year, one Nebraska Student-Athlete-of-theYear and 23 all-conference (16 Big Eight, 6 All-Big 12, 1 All-Big Ten) awards. Qualified for 11 NCAA Regionals. Participated in the first three NCAA Tournaments in school history with trips in 2000, 2003 and 2006. Posted a team GPA of 3.71 in 2006-07, the fifth-highest team GPA in the nation.

Huskers Aim for 12th NCAA Regional

In their first season of Big Ten Conference competition in 2011-12, the Huskers just missed an NCAA Regional berth while finishing sixth at the Big Ten Tournament. Madeleine Sheils earned All-Big Ten honors while tying for third at the Big Ten Championships. She also earned a spot in the NCAA Central Regional as an individual. Nebraska had its streak of three consecutive NCAA Regional bids end in 2009, but the Huskers will focus on earning their 12th regional bid since 1994 in 2016-17. NU advanced to its third consecutive regional in 2008, qualifying as the No. 17 seed in the NCAA Central Regional in Austin, Texas. The Huskers missed a berth to their fourth NCAA Championships by just one stroke, finishing in a tie for 10th with a score of 903 on the University of Texas Golf Course. NU qualified for regionals on the heels of a solid sixthplace finish at the Big 12 Championships in Stillwater, Okla. Along with their strong play on the course, all five starters in Nebraska’s lineup earned academic All-Big 12 recognition. In 2007, NU earned a second straight NCAA Regional bid with a fourth-place Big 12 finish. NU claimed three team tournament titles, led by All-Big 12 performer Elli Brown. NU also led the conference with five academic All-Big 12 selections. The Huskers produced one of the best seasons in school history in 2006, with a 20th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio. Nebraska also posted its

best-ever score at the NCAA Championships by firing a 1,221 over four rounds, 18 strokes better than the 1,239 NU shot at the 2000 NCAA Championships. The final-round 299 was NU’s best NCAA Championships mark in history. The 2006 Huskers finished eighth at the NCAA Central Regional after entering as the No. 15 seed in the 21-team field. The Huskers also tied for fourth at the Big 12 Championships at the Country Club of Lincoln. NU also produced the thenbest team stroke average in school history (304.88). Stephanie Ruiz earned second-team All-Big 12 honors and finished in a tie for 38th at the 2006 NCAA Championships. In 2003, the Huskers played host to the NCAA Central Regional, held at Lincoln's Firethorn Golf Club. Nebraska was ranked 19th going into the tournament, but ascended to fifth place to qualify for the NCAA Championships in West Lafayette, Ind. The Huskers closed the season strong by finishing 22nd at the NCAA Championships. NU finished with a four-round total of 1,281 led by Sarah Sasse’s 40thplace showing. Krapfl, a native of West Point, Neb., has been associated with the Husker program since 1979 when she played collegiate golf for Nebraska (1979-82). A three-year letterwinner, she graduated from Nebraska with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1984. Krapfl went on to become a PGA Professional at The Country Club of Lincoln, where she worked as an assistant under head professional and former Husker coach Jerry Fisher. Krapfl also worked under Fisher as an assistant for the Huskers from 1984 to 1987. As head coach, Krapfl has guided the Huskers to 30 tournament titles. She is only the third coach in Nebraska women's golf history, following former men's coach Larry Romjue and Fisher. She is married to Richard Krapfl and the couple has two sons, Robert and Ryan.

Coach Krapfl’s Career Titles (30)

1988 Huskie Classic  1989 Michigan State Classic  1989 Husker Classic  1990 Rio Rico Invitational  1990 Mizzou Invitational 1993 Husker Classic 1994 Midwest Classic  1994 UNT/SMU Invitational  1994 Husker Classic  1996 Lady Lion Invitational  1996 Big 12 Fall Preview  1997 Colorado Invitational  1999 Big 12 Fall Preview  1999 Lady Razorback Invitational  2000 Oklahoma Invitational  2000 Alltel Husker Invitational  2001 Heather Farr Memorial  2003 Chip-N Club Invitational  2003 Highlands Ranch Intercollegiate  2004 Chip-N Club Invitational  2005 Chip-N Club Invitational  2006 Baja Invitational  2006 Chip-N Club Invitational  2006 Bronco Invitational  2007 Mountain View Intercollegiate  2008 Bronco Invitational  2008 Chip-N Club Invitational  2008 Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational (Tie)  2013 Chip-N Club Invitational  2014 Mountain View Collegiate

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Mike Schuchart Assistant Coach (15th Season)

Schuchart’s Honors Played in Three U.S. Opens Played in Four PGA Championships Three-Time Champion on Nike Tour Finished Fifth at 1993 Hardee’s Invitational (PGA Tour event) Nike Tour Championship Winner (1994) Nebraska Golf Hall of Fame Inductee (2010) Three-Time Nebraska PGA Player of the Year Member of National PGA Cup (1992) Nebraska Open Champion (2002, 2003) Nebraska Teacher of the Year (2003) Nebraska PGA Section Club Professional Champion (2003, 2005) Nebraska Amateur of the Year (1984)

Former Husker and professional golfer Mike Schuchart returns for his 15th season as an assistant coach for the women’s golf squad at his alma mater. Schuchart helps the Huskers with all aspects of their games. Schuchart adds years of professional experience to the Husker staff with more than 20 years as a PGA member with extensive playing experience on both the PGA and Nationwide tours. During his time on the Nike Tour, he was a three-time champion, including the 1994 Nike Tour Championship. He has also played in three U.S. Opens and four PGA Championships. He has been named the Nebraska PGA Player of the Year three times and was a member of the

Nebraska (1985)

National PGA Cup in 1992, which represented the United States internationally. His best showing on the PGA Tour was a fifth-place finish at the Hardee’s Invitational in 1993. In 2010, Schuchart was inducted into the Nebraska Golf Hall of Fame. In addition to playing golf, Schuchart designed the Prairie golf putter MS-1. Developed for fast greens, the putter is shorter from heel to toe and is face balanced. Schuchart lettered for the men’s squad in 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1985. Mike and his wife, Felicia, have a 17-year-old son Keegan. Schuchart and his family reside in Lincoln.

Nebraska golf Academy

The Nebraska Golf Academy is a unique indoor golf training facility that offers over 2,000 sq. ft. of indoor putting and chipping surface located at Wilderness Ridge Golf Club. The Academy has seven covered, heated hitting bays and two teaching bays fully equipped with video and equipment analysis. The Nebraska women’s golf team practices regularly at the Academy during the season.

Top: The indoor putting and chipping facility at the Nebraska Golf Academy provides the Huskers with space to work on their games year round at Wilderness Ridge. Bottom: The hitting bays at the Nebraska Golf Academy have heaters inside and look out to on the Wilderness Ridge driving range.

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Cassie Deeg

Keith Zimmer

Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season Nebraska (2016)

Senior Associate A.D./Life Skills & N Club 30th Season Wayne State (Neb.) (1985)

Former Husker Cassie Deeg enters her first season as a volunteer assistant with the Nebraska women’s golf team in 2016-17. Deeg closed her Nebraska women’s golf career with the second-best career stroke average (76.31) in school history, trailing only All-America Sarah Sasse (75.89) in that category. The four-year leader on and off the course from Hugo, Minn., closed her senior season with a team-best 75.38 stroke average over 29 rounds. A consistent scorer, Deeg’s final 28 rounds of the season were 79 or better. Deeg recorded seven career top-10 finishes, including the 2013 Chip-N Club title. She was also a three-time academic All-Big Ten selection and was Nebraska’s 2015 and 2016 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner. She claimed a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2015, and was a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. The 2013 Chip-N Club Invitational Champion, Deeg produced 12 career top-25 finishes for the Big Red and was a three-time Big Ten Golfer of the Week. She produced her best career Big Ten Championships finish as a freshman, when she took 32nd. She added top-50 finishes in 2015 and 2016. Deeg was the Minnesota State Women’s Amateur Champion in 2014 and the Minnesota Junior Player of the Year in 2011. She was the Minnesota Match Play and Publinks champion in 2011, when she was also the Minnesota High School 4AAA State Champion. Deeg majored in finance at Nebraska and earned her bachelor’s degree in May of 2016.

Rose Sousek Golf Office Secretary First Season

Rose Sousek is in her first season as the secretary for the Nebraska men’s and women’s golf programs in 2016-17. She handles all office functions and works directly with Nebraska coaches Robin Krapfl and Bill Spangler. Sousek previously served Nebraska Athletics as the women’s basketball office secretary from 1999 to 2016. Prior to joining the athletic department, Sousek was a secretary in the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Sousek was born in San Bernardino, Calif., and graduated from San Bernardino Valley College with an associate degree in liberal arts in 1974. Sousek moved to Nebraska in 1986. She and her husband, Bob, have six children, Mike, Cynthia, Ray, Tony, Dan and Amy, and 20 grandchildren. Rose’s daughter Cynthia is a University of Nebraska graduate.

In his 30th year serving Nebraska Athletics, Keith Zimmer leads Nebraska’s Life Skills unit within the department. He also serves as the sports administrator for the swimming and diving team, as well as the men’s and women’s golf programs. He also oversees all components of Nebraska’s Letterwinners N Club. Zimmer also supervises and directs the department’s diversity and inclusion initiatives for student-athletes and staff within the Life Skills program. In addition, Zimmer works closely with the College of Business Administration coordinating efforts with the Masters in Intercollegiate Athletics Administration Program. Zimmer, who started at Nebraska in 1987, carries 29 years of life skills and student services experience and provides support to all current Nebraska student-athletes in addition to providing life skills guidance to alumni student-athletes. Components of the Husker Life Skills program include individual student-athlete meetings, major life skills events, the Husker Life Seminar, community outreach, graduate school assistance and postgraduate scholarships. Life Skills annually coordinates an Involvement Fair, StudentAthlete Career Fair, Networking Night, the Senior Celebration, Night at the Lied recognition banquet, Diversity and Inclusion and Post-Eligibility Opportunities. Zimmer, who worked in Nebraska’s Academic and Support Services area from 1987 to 2006, while pioneering Nebraska’s Life Skills program, is regarded as a national leader in the life skills area. He received one of the top honors in college athletics in September of 2006, when he was chosen for the Dr. Gene Hooks Award as the Life Skills Administrator of the Year. Zimmer has also served as an NCAA Life Skills trainer and is active with the National Consortium for Academics and Sport. Zimmer oversees the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and remains active in the Ventures In Partnership program, where student-athletes are integrated into various outreach initiatives with Lincoln Public Schools. Zimmer also pioneered the annual “School is Cool” Jam, which reached more than 100,000 middle-level students in the 12-year existence of the event. He is an honorary member of the Golden Key National Honor Society and Mortar Board and has received the Chancellor’s Award for Exemplary Service to Students. Zimmer earned his bachelor’s degree at Wayne State College and his master’s in education from Springfield (Mass.) College. Zimmer and his wife, Michelle, have two sons, Logan and Caden.

Pat Logsdon Executive Associate A.D. Administration/SWA 37th Season Nebraska (1989) A member of the Nebraska Athletic Department since 1979, Pat Logsdon serves as Executive Associate Athletic Director for Administration and is a member of NU’s senior management team. She is Nebraska’s Senior Woman Administrator to the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference and serves on the Big Ten Sports Management Council. Logsdon’s duties include oversight on all administrative issues and operational functions of the Athletic Director’s office. She also oversees the areas of Department Travel with Nebraska’s in-house travel agency Anthony Travel, including bowl and postseason travel, the Department’s Gender Equity Plan, equipment and serves as a liaison to adidas. In addition, Logsdon manages student-athlete end of season evaluations and exit interviews. She also serves as the sport administrator for volleyball, sand volleyball, softball and men’s and women’s gymnastics. Previously, Logsdon spent 23 seasons in football operations, including 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 earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Nebraska.

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Shawn Eichorst Director of Athletics (Fourth Season)

Administrative Experience

Nebraska, Director of Athletics 2013-present Miami, Director of Athletics 2011-12 Wisconsin, Deputy Director of Athletics 2009-11 Wisconsin, Executive Associate Director of Athletics 2007-09 Wisconsin, Senior Associate Director of Athletics 2006-07 South Carolina, Senior Associate Director of Athletics 2004-06 Wisconsin-Whitewater, Director of Athletics 1999-2003

Personal

Wisconsin-Whitewater, B.A. (Business) Marquette, J.D. Family: Kristin (wife); Jack, Joseph, Bennett (sons)

1990 1995

Shawn Eichorst was recruited and hired by the University of Nebraska in 2012 and quickly displayed an incredible passion for the University and for its student-athletes as well as the State of Nebraska. As the leader of a tradition-rich athletic program with 24 intercollegiate teams, 600-plus studentathletes and more than 325 full-time employees, Eichorst has relied on a strong value system and a student-centered approach to lead the department. Nebraska’s primary mission is to provide student-athletes with the resources and support they need to be successful in academics, athletics and life. The health, safety and welfare of student-athletes are priority one and the essence of every decision made at Nebraska. Since Eichorst arrived in Lincoln, resources and services in every student-athlete support unit have been reviewed, improved and enhanced, including academics, athletic medicine, life skills, nutrition, sports psychology, strength and conditioning and performance/research [Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory (NAPL) and the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3)]. Eichorst has continued to move Nebraska forward aggressively with several new initiatives to enhance the student-athlete experience. Beginning in the summer of 2015, Nebraska became the first athletic department in the country to offer laptop computers to every student-athlete and created a data analytics department. Husker student-athletes in all sports now receive four-year, full cost of attendance-based scholarships. Nebraska was also the first-known department of athletics to create a post-eligibility opportunity (PEO) program, where every Husker letterwinner who graduates and has exhausted his or her eligibility has an opportunity to pursue either an internship, study abroad or graduate school program valued at $7,500. Nebraska was also one of the first institutions to create a spring service abroad trip, taking a team of student-athletes and staff to Guatemala in 2015 and to the Dominican Republic in 2016. Eichorst is in high demand and has made more than 500 public appearances around the state and country and his monthly radio show and “Connecting on Campus” online column provide opportunities to connect and share the incredible activities, initiatives and accomplishments happening at the greater University and in the department. As a member of the Chancellor’s Senior Administrative Team, Eichorst maintains a strong connection and collaboration between the University and athletics.

Wisconsin-Whitewater (1990)

A highly respected national leader, Eichorst was appointed Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3). That same year, Nebraska’s in 2015 to the Division I Football Oversight Committee. Most men’s and women’s basketball teams became the primary recently, Eichorst was named co-chair of the NCAA Division tenants at Pinnacle Bank Arena, and the renovated Devaney I Football Recruiting ad hoc working group. He also serves Center became the home for Husker volleyball, wrestling and on the Big Ten Conference Program and Budget Review the men’s and women’s gymnastics programs. Eichorst came to Nebraska after serving as Director of Committee. Eichorst was the first Director of Athletics from any conference to visit the Big Ten Conference-based Academic Athletics at Miami in 2011 and 2012. He hired legendary Alliance (formerly known as the Committee on Institutional men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga, who led Miami to the Cooperation) at its Champaign, Ill., headquarters. The Big NIT Second Round in his first season and ACC regular-season Ten Academic Alliance is a highly successful academic-based and tournament titles as well and the NCAA Sweet 16 in his consortium of 15 schools, including all 14 in the Big Ten second. The women’s basketball program posted its highest Conference. Nebraska is leading the Big Ten and the Big Ten national ranking in school history (No. 5) and advanced to Academic Alliance in several areas, including Digital Humanities the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. The Miami women’s tennis team advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for and head injury research. the fourth straight season, and the baseball team made its Under Eichorst, Nebraska extended its nation-leading total of 40th consecutive NCAA appearance. The Hurricane women’s CoSIDA Academic All-Americans to 325 and its nation-leading total of NCAA Top Ten Award winners to 17. More than 700 soccer team posted its first NCAA Tournament win in school awards were presented at the 26th Annual Student-Athlete history, and the volleyball team made its third straight NCAA Awards Show—A Night at the Lied. In 2015-16, 109 student- Tournament trip. Before heading to Miami, Eichorst was the Deputy Athletics athletes earned undergraduate or graduate degrees and the Big Ten Conference honored 209 Husker student-athletes Director at Wisconsin. He was the Chief Operating Officer with Academic All-Big Ten awards. For the first time in school and oversaw the department’s daily operations, as well as the history, all Nebraska teams had an NCAA Academic Progress men’s basketball program under the direction of Director of Athletics and former Husker Barry Alvarez. Rate (APR) of 960 or higher and the overall Graduation Success From 2004 to 2006, Eichorst served as the Senior Associate Rate (GSR) of 86 percent is the highest in program history. In addition, seven Husker teams (women’s basketball, golf, Athletics Director for Administration at South Carolina, gymnastics, softball, tennis and volleyball and men’s tennis) overseeing the department’s daily operations, as well as the football and baseball programs under legendary coaches Lou had a GSR of 100 percent as reported in the fall of 2015. During Eichorst’s tenure, Nebraska has won three NCAA Holtz, Steve Spurrier and Ray Tanner, respectively. From 1999 to 2003, Eichorst served as the Director of team Championships, increasing its total to 27. In 2012-13 and in 2014-15, the Nebraska women’s bowling team earned Athletics at Wisconsin-Whitewater, which produced four top the program’s fourth and fifth NCAA titles, while the Husker 10-percent finishes in the NACDA Directors Cup, one NCAA volleyball team won the 2015 NCAA Championship, the team title and two NCAA runner-up finishes. The program also featured 11 CoSIDA Academic All-America selections. program’s fourth national title. A native of Lone Rock, Wis., Eichorst was an all-conference In 2016, the Husker men’s track and field team swept the Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championships and 14 Nebraska defensive back, three-time letterwinner and 1990 football team captain for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He teams competed in NCAA postseason action, including bowling, football, volleyball, women’s swimming and diving, graduated magna cum laude in business from UW-Whitewater wrestling, softball, baseball, men’s and women’s gymnastics, in 1990 and in 2015 was awarded the Distinguished Alumni rifle, and men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and Award for Professional Achievement. He earned a law degree field. In 2015-16, Nebraska produced 41 All-Americans who from Marquette Law School in 1995, practiced law in Milwaukee until 1999 and is a past member of the State Bar of Wisconsin won 49 national awards, including 21 first-team honorees. In 2013-14, Nebraska became one of only two NCAA Board of Governors. He served as an assistant adjunct professor institutions – and the first Big Ten program in history – to of law at Marquette, where he taught classes in sports law. qualify for a football bowl game, and advance to NCAA He serves on the Marquette University National Sports Law postseason in the major team sports of volleyball, soccer, men’s Institute Board of Advisors and in 2006, Marquette awarded and women’s basketball, baseball and softball. Additionally, Eichorst the Sports Law Alumnus of the Year Award. He is also Nebraska was the only institution to win a postseason game a graduate of the Sports Management Institute and serves on its Executive Committee. in six of those seven sports. Shawn and his wife Kristin have three sons: Jack, Joseph Nebraska’s fan support continues to be unparalleled in college athletics. In 2015-16, top 15 national rankings for and Bennett. average attendance were reached across 10 sports— football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling, soccer, softball, baseball and men’s and women’s gymnastics. Nebraska is the only school in the country to rank among the top 15 nationally in both football and men’s basketball attendance and in volleyball and women’s basketball. A tribute to loyal Husker fans, two sports lead the nation with consecutive home sellout streaks. Football has 347 consecutive sellouts and volleyball has 204 consecutive regular-season sellouts. Under Eichorst’s leadership, Nebraska continues to focus on improving its facilities and the gameday experience at all athletic venues. In August of 2015, Hibner Stadium and Barbara Hibner Field for soccer and the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center were completed. A new center-hung video board and sound system was installed in the Devaney Center in 2015 to improve the game-day experience for volleyball, wrestling and men’s and women’s gymnastics. In 2014, the largest wireless network system at a college football stadium in history was installed in Memorial Stadium, along with a stateof-the-art sound system. In the summer of 2013, Memorial Stadium expansion added the innovative NAPL inside East Stadium next to the Center for The Eichorst family (from left): Jack, Joseph, Bennett, Kristin and Shawn.

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Ronnie Green assumed full authority as the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s 20th chancellor on May 8, 2016. Prior to being named chancellor, Green served for six years as the Harlan Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. In this role, he also jointly served as the Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Nebraska system. Since 2015, Green also was UNL’s Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the institution’s chief academic officer and responsible authority in Nebraska’s Chancellors the absence of the chancellor. 1871-1876 — Allen R. Benton Green was raised on a mixed beef, dairy, and 1876-1882 — Edmund B. Farfield cropping farm in southwestern Virginia. He received 1884-1889 — Irvin J. Manatt bachelor and master’s degrees in animal science 1891-1895 — James H. Canfield 1895-1899 — George E. MacLean from Virginia Tech and Colorado State University, 1900-1908 — E. Benjamin Andrews respectively. His doctoral program was completed 1908-1927 — Samuel Avery jointly at the University of Nebraska and the USDA1927-1938 — E.A. Burnett ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in animal 1938-1946 — Chauncey S. Boucher breeding and genetics in 1988. 1947-1953 — R.G. Gustavson 1953-1954 — John K. Selleck Green has served on the animal science faculties 1954-1968 — Clifford Hardin of Texas Tech University and Colorado State 1968-1971 — Joseph Soshnik University, and as the national program leader 1972-1975 — James H. Zumberge for animal production research for the USDA’s 1975-1976 — Adam C. Breckenridge 1976-1980 — Roy A. Young Agricultural Research Service and executive 1980-1981 — Robert H. Rutford secretary of the White House’s interagency working 1981-1991 — Martin A. Massengale group on animal genomics within the National 1991-1991 — Jack Goebel Science and Technology Council where he was 1991-1995 — Graham B. Spanier one of the principal leaders in the international 1995-1996 — Joan R. Leitzel* 1996-2000 — James Moeser bovine, porcine, and ovine genome sequencing 2000-2001 — Harvey S. Perlman* projects. Prior to returning to NU, Green served 2001-2016 — Harvey S. Perlman as senior global director of technical services for 2016-present — Ronnie Green Pfizer Animal Health’s animal genomics business. * Interim Chancellor Green has published 130 refereed publications and abstracts, nine book chapters and 56 invited symposia papers; and has delivered invited presentations in 43 U.S. states and 21 countries around the world. He is a past-president of both the American Society of Animal Science and the National Block and Bridle Club, and has served in a number of leadership positions for the U.S. Beef Improvement Federation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Pork Board, Federated Animal Science Societies and the National Research Council. He was named a fellow of ASAS in 2014 and, in 2015, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. Ronnie and best friend Jane are the proud parents of four children: Justin, a UNL political science student and political journalist in Washington, D.C.; Nate, a UNL business administration graduate and current UNL law student; Kelli, a UNL student majoring in advertising, public relations and global studies; and Regan, a UNL student majoring in pre-inclusive early childhood education.

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). She was one of three Big 12 Conference representatives on the NCAA Division I Management Council, and served on the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship Committee and an NCAA-wide (all divisions) committee to advise NCAA staff on student-athlete Nebraska’s Faculty Reps issues and educational programming for coaches, 1931-1946 — T.J. Thompson staff, and student-athletes. 1947-1958 — Earl Fullbrook A sports law expert, Potuto regularly lectures 1959-1964 — Charles S. Miller and consults on sports issues in general and NCAA 1965-1968 — Merk Hobson 1969-1970 — John R. Davis processes in particular. She is an expert witness 1971-1982 — Keith L. Broman in litigation involving sports issues. She testified 1982-1997 — James O’Hanlon before the House Subcommittee on the Constitution 1997-present — Josephine Potuto regarding due process in NCAA infractions hearings. In the past year, she has appeared in media reports in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Washington Post, CBSSports.com, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and Insider Higher Ed among others. She has presented to the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, the National Association of College and University Attorneys, the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, 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, Arizona State, Baltimore, and Mississippi. Potuto is a past adviser to the Uniform Law Commissioners Committee to draft a sports agent statute, has drafted rules governing search and seizure and hearings for the Nebraska Racing Commission, and also has written on issues of gender equity in college athletics. She has authored numerous articles on sports law issues. She just completed articles on NCAA treatment of student-athlete violations and on NCAA and Olympic treatment of athlete violations (co-authored with an Olympic arbitrator). 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.

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Hank M. University Bounds, Ph.D Board of Regents University of Nebraska President Second Year Southern Mississippi (1991) On Jan. 12, 2015, the Board of Regents appointed lifelong educator Hank M. Bounds, Ph.D., as the seventh president of the University of Nebraska. Bounds began his tenure as president on April 13, 2015, bringing with him a demonstrated record of expanding opportunities for students, improving higher education outcomes and efficiencies and building successful partnerships with policymakers, donors and business leaders. Bounds grew up on a small farm in rural Mississippi, where his family raised hogs and cattle and he hauled hay. His service in the Army National Guard helped him pay for college, and he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and a doctorate from the University of Mississippi. Bounds has devoted his 25-year career to helping change students’ lives in the same way education opened doors in his own life. He began as a high school teacher, then rose to principal, superintendent and state superintendent before becoming Mississippi’s commissioner of higher education in 2009. In that role, he oversaw a complex system of eight public universities including research universities, regional universities, an academic health science center, historically black institutions, a law center, a school of veterinary medicine and 200 institutes and centers. Together the system enrolled 85,000 students, employed 26,000 faculty and staff, and operated with a combined annual budget of $4.5 billion, including $500 million in research and development. During every year of Bounds’ tenure as commissioner, student enrollment and degrees awarded by the institutions in the Mississippi system increased, by a total of 13.3 percent and 11.4 percent, respectively. He advocated with legislative leadership for improved faculty compensation and providing greater opportunities for students. He also provided oversight for private fundraising in excess of $250 million per year. Bounds worked with the Board of Trustees to implement a performance-based allocation model that distributed funds equitably and rewarded universities for operating efficiently and achieving attainment outcomes. He designed an efficiencies plan that saved more than $90 million, an internal audit function, and a comprehensive diversity initiative that led to increased diversity among Mississippi faculty, staff and students. Bounds also worked with partners to increase educational attainment in Mississippi, including a Center for Education Innovation focused on improving learning opportunities for disadvantaged children. Bounds created an office to foster relationships among university researchers, business and industry, and economic developers. He was tapped by the business community to chair a major statewide initiative to create an action plan to improve Mississippi’s competitive position. Bounds brings this experience to the University of Nebraska, which he believes can serve as a catalyst for change and growth in the lives of students and people in the state and around the world. He is working to make the University of Nebraska a giant in higher education—for the benefit of the state, the country and the world. Bounds holds faculty appointments in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and in the Colleges of Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He and his wife, Susie, are the parents of a son, Will, and a daughter, Caroline. They reside in Lincoln, Neb.

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Young Huskers Hit Course for 2016-17

Freshman Kate Smith could be a leader for an extremely young Nebraska women’s golf team in 2016-17. Smith is the only five-time Minnesota high school state champion in history. Nebraska will bring a new look to the links in 2016-17, as a young and talented roster takes to the course under the direction of Coach Robin Krapfl. Krapfl, who is entering her 30th season at the controls of the Husker program, will lead one of her youngest teams in recent memory after losing a trio of solid seniors to graduation. The Huskers not only must replace three of their top golfers in seniors Morgan Smejkal, Cassidy Stelzmiller and Cassie Deeg, they also will have to overcome the loss of their top 2016 freshman, Haley Thiele. The young star from Wahoo, Neb., shattered the Nebraska freshman record by producing a 75.63 stroke average while playing all 32 rounds for the Huskers a year ago. She was also Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher at the Big Ten Championships, tying for 39th with a three-round score of 222 (75-73-74) at The Fort Golf Resort in Indianapolis. Thiele is expected to redshirt as a sophomore while recovering from a wrist injury. In addition to a record-setting stroke average as a freshman, Thiele showed the ability to go low by tying a Husker freshman record with a five-under-par 67 in the opening round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown. She went on to match first-team All-American Sarah Sasse’s schoolrecord three-round tournament score of 209 in Las Vegas. “Haley showed her outstanding potential last year, but we all feel like she has a lot of great golf ahead of her,” Krapfl said. “Her injury kept her off the course the entire summer, and she has a good plan in place for a complete recovery. We know it is the best thing for her future as a golfer and for our program, but we will certainly miss her on the course with us this season.” In addition to losing Thiele’s scores, the Huskers also will have to replace her leadership. Coming into this season, Krapfl was expecting Thiele to help bridge the gap between Nebraska’s 2016 senior trio and the 2017 freshmen. “Last season, our leadership was in place with our seniors, so Haley didn’t really need to provide us with a lot in that area. However, we know she is more than capable. She is an outstanding student, a solid citizen and a really good teammate.” With Thiele out of the lineup, Nebraska will rely heavily on senior Sarah Pravecek and juniors Audrey Judd and Emily

Gillman to fill major roles both on the course and in team leadership to help the Husker freshmen. Pravecek, a senior from Omaha, has the experience of being in the Husker lineup at the past two Big Ten Championships. Pravecek has played 51 career rounds for the Huskers over the past three seasons and is looking to become a fixture in the lineup in her final season in Lincoln. Off the course, Pravecek is a two-time academic All-Big Ten selection and was a member of the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team for her commitment to Nebraska’s community outreach and leadership efforts. “We are looking forward to Sarah having her best season as a Husker,” Krapfl said. “We will need her to be a leader for us on and off the course since we have such a young team.” The Huskers return more experience with Judd. The junior from Olathe, Kan., has been a regular in the Nebraska lineup throughout her first two seasons in Lincoln. Last season, Judd competed in all 32 rounds in the Husker lineup and finished with a 78.16 stroke average. “Audrey has a lot of talent, and we think we can help her become a really good player,” Krapfl said. “She works hard at her game, and she really wants to help us improve as a team as she improves as a player.” Judd also has demonstrated her leadership potential as a two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team, while also earning academic All-Big Ten honors as a sophomore in 2016. Gillman, a junior from Austin, Texas, competed in 12 rounds for the Huskers as a sophomore in 2015-16, before focusing on making adjustments to her game. Off the course, Gillman was named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and earned academic All-Big Ten accolades before being named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. “Emily has grown a lot as a golfer and a person in her first two years in our program, and we are looking forward to seeing that growth continue,” Krapfl said. “Emily is a terrific person, and she is focused on helping our team improve on and off the course.” In addition to the four returning golfers on the roster, the Huskers will feature four freshmen in 2016-17. Kate Smith certainly has the potential to make an immediate impact on the Nebraska lineup. The freshman from Detroit Lakes, Minn., is the only five-time individual state

champion in Minnesota high school history. She capped her career by claiming a share of her record fifth title on June 15, while leading Detroit Lakes High School to its fourth state team championship in the past five years. The winner of the 2016 Minnesota Ms. Golf Award, Smith set three course records as a senior, including a 64 at The Vintage Course. As a junior, she produced a stellar 70.37 stroke average. “We are very excited to have Kate join our program. She has the innate ability to get the ball in the hole and does not back away from competition,” Krapfl said. “She possesses excellent short-game skills, knows how to win, and has a great work ethic both on and off the course. We’ve had some excellent Minnesotans represent our program. Kate has the potential to be the best of all of them.” Another candidate to make an immediate impression for the Huskers is Claire Robertson. The first Husker women’s golfer from Scotland, Robertson was a member of Team Scotland at the Scottish Girls Under 16 Strokeplay Championships in both 2013 and 2014. “The thing that stands out the most in watching Claire compete is her ability to battle the whole round, whether things are going her way or not,” Krapfl said. “Claire brings experience competing internationally against the top players in Europe, while also representing her country. She has a wellrounded game, knows how to play in the wind and has shown the ability to shoot low numbers.” Another international golfer, Pasinee “Annie” Sritragul will be a strong contender for the lineup spots for the Big Red. The youngster from Bangkok, Thailand, spent the summers of 2014 and 2015 playing in the United States. In 2015, Sritragul tied for third at the Izod AJGA Girls Championship. Her three-round score of 213 included a sizzling opening-round 66 on Aug. 18 at the Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, N.C. “Annie is a great ball-striker and putter. She hits a lot of fairways and greens giving herself opportunities to make birdies,” Krapfl said. “It is exciting to see where she can take her game after she gets a little stronger and continues to hone her short game, given the fact she has already demonstrated the ability to go low.” Rounding out Nebraska’s newcomers is Jessica Haraden. The freshman from Thousand Oaks, Calif., competed in the

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2014 California Interscholastic Federation individual finals while helping Oaks Christian High School to the Maramonte League team title. “Jessica is a talented young golfer who could push for time in our lineup as a freshman,” Krapfl said. “She has played against some quality competition in California, and we are hoping she brings some outstanding leadership qualities to our team.” The Huskers will open their 2016-17 at Ptarmigan Ram Classic in Fort Collins, Colo., Sept. 12-13. It will mark Nebraska’s first trip to the Ram Classic since the fall of 2005. After competing in the East & West Match Play Challenge at Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 18-20, the Huskers will return to Wilderness Ridge Golf Course for the Chip-N Club Invitational, Sept. 25-27. It will be the first time that Nebraska’s annual home tournament will be a three-day event but will be the third time in the last four years that the event has been held at Wilderness Ridge. The Huskers return to Colorado for the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Denver, Oct. 7-9. Nebraska wraps up the fall by competing at the UNLV Collegiate Showdown, Oct. 23-25, in Boulder City, Nev. The spring schedule tees off with the Central District Invitational, Feb. 20-21, 2017, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The following week, Nebraska heads to the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 26-27. It marks the sixth consecutive year that the Huskers have competed at Westbrook. The Big Red return to Arizona less than three weeks later to compete in the Clover Cup in Mesa, March 17-19. It will mark the fifth straight season that the Huskers’ have competed in Notre Dame’s annual event in Arizona. The Huskers conclude their regular-season spring schedule by traveling to the Hawkeye El Tigre in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, April 2-4. Nebraska will journey to the 2017 Big Ten Championships at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio, April 21-23. Nebraska will hope to be in position to contend for its 12th NCAA Regional bid since 1994. NCAA Regional competitions will be held in Columbus, Ohio (Ohio State), Lubbock, Texas (Texas Tech), Albuquerque, N.M. (New Mexico) and Greenville, N.C. (East Carolina) May 8-10, before the NCAA Championships are held at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., May 18-24. “We’re looking forward to some great competition on great courses this season,” Krapfl said. “We’ve got a nice blend of familiar tournaments and new places to travel, and we’re hoping that all of it helps prepare us well for postseason play.”

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The 2016-17 Nebraska women’s golf team (from left): Head Coach Robin Krapfl, Annie Sritragul, Emily Gillman, Kate Smith, Sarah Pravecek, Claire Robertson, Audrey Judd, Haley Thiele, Jessica Haraden and Assistant Coach Mike Schuchart.

2016-17 Nebraska Roster

Name Year Hometown (High School/Previous School) Emily Gillman** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austin, Texas (Austin Lake Travis) Jessica Haraden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Oaks Christian) Audrey Judd** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olathe, Kan. (Olathe Northwest) Sarah Pravecek*** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omaha, Neb. (Marian/Omaha) Claire Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland (Carnoustie) Kate Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit Lakes, Minn. (Detroit Lakes) Pasinee “Annie” Sritragul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangkok, Thailand Haley Thiele* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann) * Denotes letters earned at Nebraska Head Coach: Robin Krapfl, 30th Season Assistant Coach: Mike Schuchart, 15th Season

2016-17 Nebraska Schedule FALL 2016 Date Sept. 12-13 Sept. 18-20 Sept. 25-27 Oct. 7-9 Oct. 23-25

Event (Location) Ptarmigan Ram Classic (Fort Collins, Colo.) East & West Match Play Challenge (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Chip-N Club Invitational (Wilderness Ridge, Lincoln, Neb.) Ron Moore Intercollegiate (Denver, Colo.) UNLV Collegiate Showdown (Boulder City, Nev.)

Time 9 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 9 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.

Event (Location) Central District Invitational (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) Westbrook Spring Invitational (Peoria, Ariz.) Clover Cup (Mesa, Ariz.) Hawkeye El Tigre (Puerta Vallarta, Mexico) Big Ten Championships (TPC River’s Bend, Maineville, Ohio) NCAA Regionals (Columbus, Ohio; Lubbock, Texas; Albuquerque, N.M.) May 18-24 NCAA Championships (Rich Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove, Ill.) All dates and times central and subject to change.

Time 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m.

SPRING 2017 Date Feb. 20-21 Feb. 26-27 March 17-19 April 2-4 April 21-23 May 8-10

Sarah Pravecek will be looked to for leadership as the lone senior on Nebraska’s eight-player 2016-17 roster. The Omaha, Neb., native has played in 51 rounds for the Huskers in her career, including a pair of Big Ten Championships.

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OUtlook (2016-17)

Sarah Pravecek hopes for more consistent play and lower scores in her final season as a Husker. The senior from Omaha competed in the Husker lineup at the last two Big Ten Championships and carries a 78.12 stroke average in 51 career rounds as a Husker. A strong performer in the classroom and community, Pravecek is a two-time academic All-Big Ten selection and a member of the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. “Sarah possesses a lot of skill,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “She is going to keep getting better because she works hard, and she wants it.”

Junior (2015-16)

Honors & Awards

Two Career Top-25 Finishes 75th at Big Ten Championships (2016) 76th at Big Ten Championships (2015) Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 2016) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll ( Fall 2014; Spring 2015, 2016) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016) Nebraska Class A State Champion (2012) Three-Time First-Team All-Nebraska (2009, 2010, 2012) Two-Time Big “I” National Tournament Participant Second at PGA Junior Series at ArborLinks (2013) Nebraska Four-State Team (2011) Two-Time Metro Conference Champion (2010, 2012)

Pravecek’s Career Bests

Best Finish...................................T20th (Chip-N Club, 2015) Best Event (Strokes)................... 222 (Mountain View, 2015) Low Round.............................70 (Mountain View, 3rd, 2014) Low First Round............. 75 (Big Ten Championships, 2016) .............................................................75 (Westbrook, 2016) ...................................................... 75 (Mountain View, 2015) Low Second Round...................... 74 (Mountain View, 2015) Low Third Round.......................... 70 (Mountain View, 2014) Career Rounds Under Par................................................... 1

Pravecek’s career Statistics Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Totals

Rounds 3 24 24 51

Personal

Strokes 226 1,890 1,868 3,984

Average 75.33 78.75 77.83 78.12

Low 70 75 73 70

Sarah is the daughter of Jeff and Lisa Pravecek and was born Aug. 14, 1995. She has one sister, Stephanie, and four brothers Stephen, Andrew, Nicholas and Nathan. Sarah is majoring in marketing at Nebraska and captured academic All-Big Ten honors in 2015 and 2016. She is also a three-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. Also a strong performer in the community, Sarah earned a spot on the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Sarah’s uncle, Gregg Barrios, was a starting place-kicker for the Nebraska football team, lettering for NU in 1986-8889-90.

Pravecek posted a 77.83 stroke average over 24 rounds as a junior, including 12 inside Nebraska’s lineup. She was one of six Huskers to compete in the lineup at the Big Ten Championships, where she closed the season 75th with a three-round total of 233 (75-79-79). Pravecek opened the year by tying for 24th while playing as an individual outside of NU’s lineup at the Marilynn Smith/ Sunflower Invitational at Colbert Hills in Manhattan, Kan., Sept. 7-8. She totaled 230 (82-75-73) including a season-best 73 in the final round. She followed with a tie for 50th (78-77-78-233) to match Nebraska’s second-best individual finish at the GolfWeek Conference Challenge at the Red Sky Golf Club in Wolcott, Colo., Sept. 21-23. Pravecek notched the first top-20 finish of her career by tying for 20th with a season-best 229 (80-75-74) at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational at the Country Club of Lincoln, Oct. 5-6. She added a 238 (80-79-79) to tie for 94th at the Pinehurst Challenge in North Carolina, Oct. 12-13. She traveled with the Huskers and competed as an individual at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 21-22. She tied for 77th with a 230 (75-78-77). Pravecek competed as an individual again in Arizona at the Clover Cup, March 11-13. She tied for 65th with fellow Husker individual Emily Gillman in the 99-player tournament. Pravecek closed the three-round tournament in Mesa with a 236 (78-78-80). At the Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational March 22-23, Pravecek tied for 69th in a strong 97-player field with a three-round score of 239 (84-78-77).

Sophomore (2014-15)

Pravecek made a strong first impression in her first lineup appearance as a Husker at the season-opening Chip-N Club Invitational, Sept. 8-9. She produced a three-round score of 232 to finish as Nebraska’s No. 4 golfer at Wilderness Ridge.

Her performance included a season-best 76 in the final round. She earned a spot in NU’s five-player lineup at the Minnesota Invitational, Sept. 15-16, where she finished as the No. 5 Husker with a three-round score of 246 (79-84-83). She tied for 71st in a 75-player field. Pravecek did not play at the GolfWeek Conference Challenge in Vail, Colo., Sept. 22-24, but did compete as an individual at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Highlands Ranch, Colo., Oct. 10-12. She tied for 51st with a 237 (79-80-78). She tied for 80th (79-78-75-235) as an individual outside the Husker lineup at the Westbrook Invitational to open the spring, Feb. 22-23. Pravecek also tied for 68th (83-79-80-242) in NU’s top five at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 13-15. She returned to Arizona with the Huskers the following week as an individual at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, March 20-21. Pravecek produced the best three-round total of her career with a 222 (75-74-73) to tie for 45th. She matched Audrey Judd for the second-best performance by a Husker. Pravecek earned a lineup spot for the Big Red at the SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational, April 10-11, closing the regular season as NU’s No. 2 finisher in a tie for 52nd (83-76-76-235). She made her first appearance at the Big Ten Championships in Indianapolis, April 24-26, closing as Nebraska’s No. 6 finisher in 76th place at 241 (84-79-78). Pravecek ended her sophomore campaign with a 78.75 stroke average.

Freshman (2013-14)

Pravecek joined the Huskers for the second semester of her freshman season in 2013-14, after opening her collegiate career at Omaha. Pravecek was granted a one-time transfer waiver and was immediately eligible for the Huskers in the spring semester of 2014. Pravecek made the first tournament appearance of her Husker career at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz., March 28-29. She made an impressive debut with the Big Red by tying for 35th with a three-round score of 226 (80-76-70) that included a two-under-par final-round 70, while playing as an individual outside the NU lineup. The 70 was the best collegiate round of her career, while the 226 shattered her previous career-best collegiate tournament score by 16 strokes. Pravecek spent her first semester of college at Omaha, where she competed in 11 rounds and produced an 81.4 stroke average for the Mavericks. She opened her collegiate career at the Chip-N Club Invitational by tying for 49th in a 75-player field with a threeround total of 247 (83-81-83). She followed with a tie for ninth in a 38-player field at the North Dakota Fall Classic (84-83-79246). Pravecek finished eighth in a 60-player field at the SIUEdwardsville Intercollegiate with back-to-back rounds of 80, before closing the fall with a tie for 29th in a 57-player field at UMKC Fall Invitational. She fired rounds of 84-79-79 to finish with a then-career-best three-round total of 242 in Kansas City.

High School/Amateur

In high school, Pravecek was a four-year letterwinner for Coach Jim Miller at Marian High School. As a senior, she was the individual medalist at the 2012 Class A state championship. A three-time first-team all-state selection, she was also the Metro Conference champion in 2010 and 2012. As a senior, Pravecek claimed medalist honors in seven of eight tournaments and posted a 77 stroke average. She also matched her personal best with a round of 69. Pravecek led Marian to the Metro Conference team title. As a junior, Pravecek won five of seven tournaments in a season cut short by illness. She fired a personal-best 18-hole score of 69. As a sophomore in the fall of 2010, Pravecek was the Metro Conference champion. She helped the Crusaders capture their sixth consecutive state team title, while finishing fourth as an individual. Pravecek helped Marian to a state team championship as a freshman in 2009, while finishing fifth as an individual.

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Emily Gillman Junior (Two Letters)

Austin, Texas (Austin Lake Travis)

OUtlook (2016-17)

Emily Gillman hopes to shave strokes off her game in her third season with the Huskers in 2016-17. The junior from Austin, Texas, owns a 79.13 career stroke average and hopes to contend for regular time in the Husker lineup. “Emily has a ton of potential, and she has shown impressive improvements the past year,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “It is going to be exciting to be a part of her continued improvement as she matures as a golfer.”

Sophomore (2015-16)

Honors & Awards

 Tied for 67th at Big Ten Championships (2015) WGCA Scholastic All-American (2015) Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2016) Academic All-Big Ten (2016) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, 2015; Spring 2015, 2016) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016) No. 100 In GolfWeek/Sagarin Rankings in Class of 2014 Four-Time Texas All-State (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) Texas Class 5A Team Champions (2013) U.S. Junior National Championships Qualifier (2013) Scholastic All-American (2012) Four-Time Academic All-State (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

Gillman’s Career Bests

Best Finish...................................T35th (Chip-N Club, 2014) Best Event (Strokes)..........................224 (Westbrook, 2015) Low Round............................ 74 (Mountain View, 2nd, 2015) .....................................................74 (Westbrook, 2nd, 2015) Low First Round........................... 75 (Mountain View, 2015) ................... 75 (Westbrook, 2015 & Rainbow Wahine, 2014) Low Second Round...................... 74 (Mountain View, 2015) .............................................................74 (Westbrook, 2015) Low Third Round............... 75 (Dr. Donnis Thompson, 2016) .............................................................75 (Westbrook, 2015) Career Rounds Under Par............................................ None

Gillman’s career Statistics

Year 2014-15 2015-16 Totals

Rounds 27 12 39

Personal

Strokes 2,112 974 3,086

Average 78.22 81.17 79.13

Low 74 75 74

Emily is the daughter of Mark and Laura Gillman and was born Oct. 21, 1995, in Austin, Texas. Emily has two younger sisters, Kristen and Jessica. Emily is majoring in marketing and was named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2016. An academic All-Big Ten choice in 2016, she is also a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She was a WGCA Scholastic All-American in 2015. She also claimed a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2016.

Gillman competed in 12 rounds for the Huskers in 2015-16, earning her second varsity letter. The sophomore from Austin, Texas, managed an 81.17 stroke average, while competing in four tournaments as an individual outside Nebraska’s lineup. She opened her sophomore campaign by finishing 60th (85-81-83-249) at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational at Colbert Hills. Gillman competed as an individual outside the Husker lineup at Kansas State. She managed a 245 (87-77-81) to tie for 57th at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational at the Country Club of Lincoln, Oct. 5-6. Gillman competed as an individual at the Chip-N Club. Gillman returned for her first action of the spring at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 11-13. She compiled a season-best three-round total of 236 (77-78-81). She tied for 65th in a 99-player field at the Clover Cup. She added her fourth appearance as an individual by tying for 77th with a 244 (87-82-75) at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational, March 22-23. Her final-round 75 was a season best. A star off the course, Gillman was named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2016. She also earned spots on the Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.

Freshman (2014-15)

Gillman made an immediate impact as a freshman, consistently battling for time in the Husker lineup. She made her first appearance in the NU top five at the GolfWeek Conference Challenge in Vail, Colo., Sept. 22-24. Gillman, who traveled to the tournament to play as an individual, replaced fellow freshman Audrey Judd in the Nebraska lineup at the tournament. Gillman helped the Huskers with a three-round score of 237 (79-82-76) to tie for 64th in a strong field. Gillman appeared in Nebraska’s top five at all five tournaments during the spring, including a career-best 224 (75-74-75) at the Westbrook Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 22-23. Her second-round 74 was a career best. Each of her three rounds at Westbrook counted toward NU’s team score,

as she matched Cassie Deeg as the Huskers’ No. 2 finisher in a tie for 48th. Gillman matched her season and career bests with a three-round score of 224 and a 74 in the second round at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz., March 20-21. She settled for a tie for 73rd (81-81-83-245) at the SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational, April 10-11. Gillman bounced back to earn a lineup spot for the Huskers at the 2015 Big Ten Championships in Indianapolis, April 24-26, closing as NU’s No. 4 finisher in a tie for 67th at 237 (83-76-78). She ended the season with a 78.22 stroke average which ranked No. 7 among all freshmen in Nebraska history. In between her career-best three-round totals in the spring, Gillman was NU’s No. 3 finisher in a tie for 60th (85-75-80-240) at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 13-15. Gillman competed as an individual at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Highlands Ranch, Colo., Oct. 10-12, tying for 45th with a 235 (80-77-78). She matched that score with another 235 (75-78-82) as an individual at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational to close the fall season Oct. 22-23. Her effort in Hawaii included a three-over-par 75 in the first round. Gillman opened her Husker career with a three-round total of 235 (78-81-76) to finish in a tie for 35th at the 62-player Chip-N Club Invitational at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course in Lincoln, Sept. 8-9. Gillman competed as an individual outside the NU lineup.

High School/Amateur

Gillman was a four-year starter on an Austin Lake Travis team that captured the 2013 Texas Class 5A high school state title, its first championship in its first season in Class 5A. The Cavaliers finished second in Class 4A during Gillman’s freshman season in 2011, when she took 15th individually. As a sophomore in 2012, Gillman climbed to 11th at the Class 4A tournament, posting a two-round total of 154 (79-75) as the Cavaliers’ top finisher on their way to a third-place team finish for Coach Randy Morris. She finished 25th individually at the 2013 state championships with a two-round score of 155 that included a second-round 73. Lake Travis added a second-place finish in Class 5A in 2014, while Gillman tied for 31st individually (80-78-158). She earned second-team all-state honors in 2012, and was an honorable-mention allstater in 2011, 2013 and 2014. The four-time academic all-stater also qualified for the U.S. Junior Girls National Championship in 2013. She finished 10th at the PGA Junior Series event at Arbor Links in 2013. She finished eighth at Arbor Links in 2012.

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Audrey Judd Junior (Two Letters)

Olathe, Kansas (Olathe Northwest)

OUtlook (2016-17)

Audrey Judd hopes to step into a leadership role for the young Huskers in 2016-17. The junior from Olathe, Kan., has competed at the Big Ten Championships each of her first two seasons at Nebraska and played every round in the Husker lineup as a sophomore in 2015-16. “Audrey has a lot of talent, and we want to mold her into a great player,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “We need to keep working on getting her away from trying to be perfect and just play, but we love her attitude and desire to help Nebraska get back to the top of women’s golf.”

Sophomore (2015-16)

Honors & Awards

One Career Top-25 Finish Tied for 70th at Big Ten Championships (2015) Tied for 80th at Big Ten Championships (2016) Academic All-Big Ten (2016) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, 2015; Spring 2015, 2016) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016) No. 70 in GolfWeek/Sagarin Rankings for Class of 2014 Two-Time Kansas Class 6A State Champion (2012, 2013) PGA Junior Series Champion (ArborLinks, 2013) 21st at Big “I” National Championship (2012)

JUDD’s Career Bests

Best Finish...................................T17th (Chip-N Club, 2015) Best Event (Strokes)........................... 218 (Las Vegas, 2015) Low Round......................................70 (Las Vegas, 1st, 2015) Low First Round................................... 70 (Las Vegas, 2015) Low Second Round............................. 72 (Last Vegas, 2015) .......................................................... 72 (Chip-N Club, 2015) Low Third Round................................... 72 (Pinehurst, 2015) Career Rounds Under Par................................................... 1

Judd’s career Statistics

Year 2014-15 2015-16 Totals

Rounds 24 32 56

Personal

Strokes 1,874 2,501 4,375

Average 78.08 78.16 78.13

Low 73 70 70

Audrey is the daughter of Chad and Betsy Judd and was born in Springfield, Mo., on April 26, 1996. Audrey has one sister, Emma. A marketing major, Audrey earned academic All-Big Ten honors for the first time in 2016. She is also a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She is a two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016). She chose Nebraska over Denver, Michigan, San Diego State, BYU, Kansas and Kansas State.

Judd was a staple in the Nebraska lineup in 2015-16, competing in all 32 rounds in the Husker lineup and finishing with a 78.16 stroke average. She produced the best finish of her young career by tying for 17th with a 226 (76-72-78) at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational at the Country Club of Lincoln, Oct. 5-6. Her second-round 72 was a then-collegiate career best. She matched that score with a 72 the following week in the final round of the Pinehurst Challenge, Oct. 12-13. Judd settled for a tie for 79th in a 104-player field in North Carolina with a three-round total of 231 (81-78-72). Judd closed the fall with a career-best 218 (70-72-76) that included a career-best two-under-par 70 in the first round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, Oct. 25-27. Her effort tied her for 68th in a loaded field that featured 17 of the nation’s top 85 teams. Judd tied for NU’s No. 2 finish at the GolfWeek Conference Challenge at the Red Sky Golf Club in Wolcott, Colo., Sept. 21-23. Her tie for 50th (81-73-79-233) included a second-round 73. She opened the season by tying for 52nd (80-76-87-243) at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational at Colbert Hills in Manhattan, Kan., Sept. 7-8.

Judd opened the spring by tying for 62nd (83-81-164) at the Peg Barnard Invitational, Feb. 13-14. She added a tie for 79th with a 231 (75-81-75) at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 21-22. She added a tie for 49th in a 99-player field at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 1113. Judd produced three consistent rounds to finish at 232 (78-77-77) on the Longbow Golf Course. She tied for 60th in a strong 97-player field at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational, March 22-23. Judd carded a 235 (80-79-76) over three rounds in Honolulu, before tying for 90th (83-87-80-250) in a loaded 18-team field at the Silverado Showdown in Napa, Calif., April 3-5. Judd closed her sophomore season by tying for 80th (80-77-81-238) at the Big Ten Championships at The Fort Golf Resort in Indianapolis.

Freshman (2014-15)

Judd made an immediate impact on the Husker lineup by firing a three-round score of 233 (78-81-74) at Nebraska’s season-opening Chip-N Club Invitational. Her performance at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course, Sept. 8-9, earned her a second straight lineup spot at the Minnesota Invitational, Sept. 15-16. She continued her solid play in Minnesota, closing as the No. 2 Husker with a three-round total of 233 (78-76-79) to finish 45th at the Minikahda Club. Judd earned a lineup spot at the GolfWeek Conference Challenge in Vail, Colo., Sept. 22-24, but she did not play in the tournament. She was replaced by fellow freshman Emily Gillman. Judd returned to the lineup for the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Highlands Ranch, Colo., Oct. 10-12, where she tied for 48th with a 236 (81-80-75). She closed the fall season with a tie for 63rd (79-81-83-243) at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Hawaii, Oct. 22-23. She missed Nebraska’s spring opener at the Westbrook Invitational because of a foot injury, but returned three weeks later to compete as an individual at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 13-15. Judd was NU’s No. 3 finisher at the event, closing in a tie for 48th (78-78-79-235) at the Longbow Golf Club. Judd returned to the Nebraska lineup at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz., March 20-21, producing her best tournament of the season. She fired a three-round score of 222 (74-73-75), slashing 11 strokes from her previous career best, to post NU’s second-best individual finish at the tournament. Her effort included a season-best 73 in the second round. She led the Huskers with a tie for 49th (80-78-76-234) at the SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational, April 10-11. Judd added a tie for 70th at 238 (81-76-81) in her first appearance at the Big Ten Championships in Indianapolis, April 24-26. Judd finished her freshman season with a 78.08 stroke average, which ranked No. 6 among all freshmen in Husker history.

High School/Amateur

The No. 70 player in the GolfWeek/Sagarin ratings for the Class of 2014, Judd was a two-time Kansas Class 6A state individual champion at Olathe Northwest, capturing the 2012 and 2013 titles. She won individual medalist honors in nearly every high school tournament her junior and senior seasons. Judd won all but two of her high school tournaments her junior and senior seasons, including a pair of regional titles and two Sunflower League crowns under Coach Sydney Tucker. The top-ranked female golfer in Kansas, she was also the top junior golfer in the six-state area of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Arkansas and Oklahoma. She was a fouryear golf letterwinner and earned a varsity letter in basketball. In the summer of 2013, Judd won the PGA Junior Series at Arbor Links with a three-round total of 220 (70-71-79), after finishing fourth in 2012. Judd added a 21st-place finish at the 2012 Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championships. She finished fourth at the PGA Junior Series event at Arbor Links and eighth at the AJGA Nebraska Junior at Quarry Oaks in 2012.

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Haley Thiele Sophomore (One Letter)

Wahoo, Nebraska (Bishop Neumann)

OUtlook (2016-17)

Nebraska’s top returning golfer from a year ago, Haley Thiele is expected to redshirt because of a wrist injury in 2016-17. The sophomore from Wahoo, Neb., produced one of the best freshman seasons in school history. She hopes to return to full strength for the 2017-18 season. “Haley is everything we look for in a student-athlete,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “She’s a great student with outstanding golf skills. She’s also a team player with an incredible work ethic, and she has a passion for the game. I think she has the potential to be the best we’ve ever had play for the Huskers.”

Freshman (2015-16)

Honors & Awards

Three Career Top-25 Finishes Tied School-Record 54-Hole Score (209, Las Vegas, 2015) Tied School Freshman Record 18-Hole Score (67, 1st Round, Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, 2015) Tied for 39th at Big Ten Championships (2016) WGCA Scholastic All-American (2016) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015; Spring 2016) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016) Trusted Choice Big “I” National Champion (2015) Tied for Third at Optimist International Junior Championship (2015) Fourth at Trusted Choice Big “I” (2014) Tied for Fifth at North & South Junior Amateur (2015) 12th at Trusted Choice Big “I” (2013) Two-Time Nebraska Girls Amateur of the Year (2013, 2014) Two-Time Nebraska Girls Match Play Champion (2013, 2014) Nebraska Girls Match Play Runner-Up (2015) Nebraska Girls Stroke Play Champion (2013) Nebraska Girls Stroke Play Runner-Up (2014, 2015) Three Top 15 Finishes at Nebraska Class C Boys State Tournament (2013, 2014, 2015) Three-Time Nebraska Four-State Team Member (2012, 2013, 2014) Second-Team All-Nebraska (Basketball, Omaha World-Herald, 2014, 2015) Third-Team Super-State (Basketball, Lincoln Journal Star, 2014, 2015) First-Team Class C-1 All-State (Basketball, 2014, 2015)

Thiele’s Career Bests

Best Finish........................................T11th (Pinehurst, 2015) Best Event (Strokes)........................... 209 (Las Vegas, 2015) Low Round......................................67 (Las Vegas, 1st, 2015) Low First Round................................... 67 (Las Vegas, 2015) Low Second Round............................... 68 (Pinehurst, 2015) Low Third Round.................................73 (Westbrook, 2016) .............................................................. 73 (Las Vegas, 2015) ............................................................... 73 (Pinehurst, 2015) Career Rounds Under Par................................................... 4

Thiele’s career Statistics

Year 2015-16 Totals

Rounds 32 32

Personal

Strokes 2,420 2,420

Average 75.63 75.63

Low 67 67

Haley is the daughter of Kevin and Lisa Thiele and has four younger sisters, Hannah, Lindsey, Lauren and Brooke. Haley captured WGCA Scholastic All-America honors in 2016. She also earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2015-16. She was named to the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.

Thiele shattered Nebraska’s freshman record with a 75.63 stroke average while playing all 32 rounds for the Huskers. The previous NU freshman mark was set by Kate White (76.94) in 2006-07. Thiele also produced Nebraska’s No. 2 finish at the 2016 Big Ten Championships, closing her season with a 222 (75-73-74) at The Fort Golf Resort in Indianapolis, April 22-24. Her tie for 39th marked the second-best finish by a Husker freshman at a Big Ten Tournament, trailing only Cassie Deeg’s 32nd in 2013. Thiele tied the Nebraska freshman record with a fiveunder-par 67 in the opening round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, Oct. 25. She went on to smash Nebraska’s freshman tournament record, while matching first-team AllAmerican Sarah Sasse’s school-record tournament score of 209 (67-69-73). Thiele finished in a tie for 18th at the tournament, which was loaded with All-Americans and featured 18 of the nation’s top 85 teams. Thiele fired a 214 at the Pinehurst Challenge, Oct. 12-13, which included a four-under-par 68 in the second round. Thiele’s 214 at Pinehurst was the third-best score by a freshman in school history, trailing only her 209 in Las Vegas and a 213 by Kate White at the 2006 Bronco Invitational. Thiele tied for 11th in a 104-player field at Pinehurst. Her performance in North Carolina followed a tie for 17th with a 226 (77-72-77) at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational at the Country Club of Lincoln, Oct. 5-6. Thiele competed as an individual outside the Husker lineup. Thiele, who finished with four rounds better than par in 2015-16, fired a one-under-par 71 in the second round of the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational to open her career. She was NU’s No. 2 finisher, tying for 39th (88-71-76-235) to lead the players inside the Husker lineup at Colbert Hills, Sept. 7-8. She contributed a tie for 60th (78-76-81-235) as Nebraska’s No. 4 finisher at the GolfWeek Conference Challenge at the Red Sky Golf Club in Wolcott, Colo., Sept. 21-23. She opened the spring by finishing 49th (83-75-158) at the Peg Barnard Invitational in Stanford, Calif., Feb. 13-14. Thiele matched Cassie Deeg as NU’s No. 2 finisher at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 21-22. Thiele totaled 223 (76-74-73) to tie for 53rd in a talented tournament field. Thiele added a tie for 49th with a 232 (75-82-75) at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz., March 11-13, before leading the Huskers with a tie for 31st in a strong 97-player field at the Dr.

Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational, March 22-23. Thiele’s three-round total of 226 (72-78-76) led the Huskers at the 16-team event. She settled for a tie for 85th (78-79-84-241) in a loaded 18-team field at the Silverado Showdown in Napa, Calif., April 3-5.

High School/Amateur

In the summer of 2015, Thiele captured the Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship a week after tying for third at the Optimist International Junior Championship. She also tied for fifth at the North & South Junior Amateur. In 2014, Thiele took fourth at the Trusted Choice Big “I” after finishing 12th at the event in 2013. A two-time Nebraska Girls Amateur of the Year (2013, 2014), Thiele claimed back-to-back state Girls Match Play crowns, while adding the 2013 Nebraska Girls Stroke Play title. She also won the 2013 Nebraska Junior PGA Championship. A three-time Nebraska Four-State Team member, Thiele is a three-time Nebraska Class C Boys High School State Golf Tournament top-15 finisher. Bishop Neumann High School in Wahoo, Neb., does not sponsor girls golf, but Thiele helped Bishop Neumann to a Class C state runner-up finish in 2015 by finishing fourth individually (74-73-147) at Holmes Golf Course in Lincoln, just two strokes back of the boys state champion. Thiele tied for 11th at the 2014 Nebraska Class C tournament with a two-round total of 153 (80-73). She tied for 13th at the Class C boys meet as a sophomore with a 36-hole total of 161 (80-81). She finished 35th at the 2012 boys state tournament as a freshman with a 168 (86-82). In the summer of 2014, Thiele qualified for the U.S. Girls Junior Amateur Championship by winning a sectional qualifying tournament at the Elks Country Club in Columbus with a one-under-par 71. She went on to compete at the U.S. Junior Championships in Flagstaff, Ariz. Thiele also qualified to compete at the 2015 Junior PGA Championships. She tied for 59th at the 2014 PGA Junior Championship at Trump National Golf Club in Washington, D.C. Thiele defended her state junior match play title in 2014 with a win over her sister. Thiele settled for second with a loss to her sister in the 2015 final. Thiele also finished second to her sister in the 2014 and 2015 state stroke play events. Thiele was a three-sport high school standout at Bishop Neumann, competing in golf, basketball and volleyball. She drew recruiting interest in all three sports. She was the top female golfer in the state her final three years of high school. In basketball, Thiele was a second-team All-Nebraska pick by the Omaha World-Herald and a third-team Super-State selection by the Lincoln Journal Star in 2014 and 2015. The two-time first-team Class C-1 all-stater averaged 20.6 points per game as a 5-8 senior shooting guard for the Cavaliers. She averaged 20.5 points per game as a junior in 2014. She also played summer club basketball for the Husker Elite and coaches Doug Goltz and her father, Kevin Thiele. As a volleyball player, Thiele was a starting outside hitter. As a junior in 2013, she produced 142 kills and 335 digs, before adding 145 kills and 317 digs as a senior in 2014.

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Jessica Haraden Freshman

Thousand Oaks, California (Oaks Christian)

OUtlook (2016-17)

One of five newcomers to join the Nebraska women’s golf program in 2016-17, Jessica Haraden hopes to challenge for a spot in a wide open Husker lineup. “Jessica is a good young golfer, and we think she has some real potential,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “She is only going to get better with experience. She is also an outstanding person, and we expect her to be an asset to our team in the years to come.”

High School/Amateur

A four-year contributor at Oaks Christian High School, Haraden was a California Interscholastic Federation individual finalist in 2014.

Haraden posted a 75.4 scoring average as a senior at Oaks Christian High School in Thousand Oaks, Calif. She earned a spot in the 2014 CIF individual finals, while helping Oaks Christian to a Maramonte League team championship. She was also a first-team All-Ventura County Star selection in 2015.

Personal

The daughter of Marshall and Joanna Haraden, Jessica was born in Los Angeles, Calif., on Nov. 3, 1997. Jessica has an older brother Nick, 27, an older sister, Anna, 26, and a younger brother, Marshall IV, 17. Jessica is majoring in nutrition, exercise and health science at Nebraska. Prior to attending Nebraska, she participated in a mission trip to Romania.

Honors & Awards

CIF Individual Finalist (2014) First-Team All-Ventura County (Star, 2015)

Claire Robertson Freshman

Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland (Carnoustie)

OUtlook (2016-17)

Honors & Awards

Team Scotland (Girls U16 Stroke Play Championships, 2013, 2014) Three-Time Carnoustie Caledonia Golf Club Ladies Champion (2013, 2014, 2015) Alfred Dunhill Schools Championship (2013) North of Scotland Girls Championship (2015)

Nebraska’s first women’s golf recruit from Scotland, Claire Robertson is the sixth European golfer to join the Nebraska program since 1998. Robertson was a member of Team Scotland at the Scottish Girls Under 16 Strokeplay Championships in Strathmore in both 2013 and 2014. She is a three-time Carnoustie Caledonia Golf Club Ladies Champion (2013, 2014, 2015) and she won the Alfred Dunhill Schools Championship played at St. Andrews in 2013. She won the North of Scotland Girls Championship at Boat of Garten in 2015, setting the course record with a five-under-par 67. “The thing that stands out the most in watching Claire compete is her ability to battle the whole round, whether things are going her way or not,” Nebraska Coach Krapfl said. “Claire brings experience competing internationally against the top players in Europe, while also representing her country. She has a well-rounded game, knows how to play in the wind and has shown the ability to shoot low numbers.”

Robertson, who chose Nebraska over Chattanooga, said she expects Nebraska to give her the best opportunity for success on and off the course. “I feel like Nebraska is going to give me the best possible chance of successfully pursuing both my golf and studies. Everyone at UNL has been extremely friendly, and the setup for student-athletes is amazing. I can’t wait to get started and begin my American college life.”

High School/Amateur

Robertson was a member of Team Scotland at the Girls European Team Championships at Kaskada, Czech Republic, while also playing for the Scottish team at the Girls Home Internationals at Lanark in 2015. She represented Scotland at the 2015 Duke of York Young Champions tournament in Kent, England. She also advanced to the match play stages of the 2015 British Girls’ Open Amateur Championships in West Kilbride, Scotland.

Personal

The daughter of Mark Robertson and April Robertson, Claire was born Feb. 6, 1998, in Dundee, Scotland. She has an older sister, Holly. Claire has not declared a major at Nebraska.

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Honors & Awards

Five-Time Minnesota Class 2A Champion (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) Minnesota Ms. Golf Award (2016) Six-Time Minnesota Class 2A All-State (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) Minnesota Junior Player of the Year (2012-13) Minnesota Junior Champion (2013) PGA Junior Series Champion (Arbor Links, 2015)

Kate Smith comes to Nebraska as the only five-time individual state champion in Minnesota high school history. Smith capped her high school career by claiming a share of her fifth individual title on June 15 at the Ridges at Sand Creek, while leading Class 2A Detroit Lakes High School to its fourth state team title in the past five years. The winner of the 2016 Minnesota Ms. Golf Award, Smith swept Class 2A state titles for five consecutive seasons dating back to eighth grade at Detroit Lakes. She became the only golfer in Minnesota girls’ history to win five state titles. Smith previously shared the record of four state titles with Katie Detlefson, who went on to win the LPGA Dinah Shore Award as a collegian at Central Florida. Since her seventh grade year, when she won her first all-state award, Smith has slashed more than 10 strokes per round off her season scoring average. “We are very excited to have Kate join our program. She has the innate ability to get the ball in the hole and does not back away from competition,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “She possesses excellent short-game skills, knows how to win, and has a great work ethic both on and off the course. We’ve had some excellent Minnesotans represent our program. Kate has the potential to be the best of all of them.”

High School/Amateur

A five-time Minnesota Class 2AA state champion (2012-16) and a six-time Class 2A all-state selection (2011-16), Smith was the Minnesota Ms. Golf Award winner in 2016. She posted a 70.37 stroke average as a junior in 2015, and set three couse records as a senior, including a 64 on The Vintage Course. In addition to her high school success, Smith was the 2012-13 Minnesota PGA Junior Player of the Year and the 2013 Minnesota Girls State Junior Champion. In the summer

of 2015, she won the PGA Junior Series title at Arbor Links with a three-day career-best score of 209 (74-68-67), which would match the current Nebraska school record held by 2003 first-team All-American Sarah Sasse and Husker Haley Thiele. Smith was also a member of Team Minnesota at the 2015 USGA women’s state championship. Smith continues Nebraska women’s golf’s success in recruiting the state of Minnesota, following former Huskers Cassie Deeg (Hugo, 2013-16), Steffi Neisen (New Prague, 2011-14), Chrissie McArdle (Eden Prairie, 2004-07) and Jackie Beste (Sauk Centre, 2003-06). All were high-level performers for the Huskers on and off the course over the last 15 years.

Personal

The daughter of Kris and Margery Smith, Kate was born May 6, 1999, in Hartford, Conn. She has an older brother, Karter. Kate is majoring in art at Nebraska. “I chose Nebraska because of how they care about their student-athletes, the welcoming atmoshpere on campus and the overall tradition surrounding the University.”

Annie Sritragul Freshman

Honors & Awards

Tied for Third at Izod AJGA Girls Championship (2015) Tied for Third at JoS A. Bank/David Leadbetter Girls Championship (2015)

Bangkok, Thailand (Shrewsbury International School)

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Pasinee “Annie” Sritragul is the first Husker golfer from Thailand, and could make an immediate impact on Nebraska’s lineup as a true freshman in 2016-17. The youngster from Bangkok, who will not celebrate her 17th birthday until September of 2016, spent the summers of 2014 and 2015 playing on the American Junior Golf Association Tour. “Annie is a great ball-striker and putter. She hits a lot of fairways and greens, giving herself opportunities to make birdies,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “It is exciting to see where she can take her game after she gets a little stronger and continues to hone her short game, given the fact she has already demonstrated the ability to go low.”

18, at the Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis, N.C. She added a tie for third (228) at the JoS A. Bank/David Leadbetter Girls Championships, Aug. 4-6, at the Cattail Creek Country Club in Glenwood, Md. She also tied for 10th (235) at the Junior at The Foundry, Aug. 12-13, in Powhatan, Va., after tying for 12th (238) at the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Boston Junior at the Cyprian Keyes Golf Club in Boylston, Mass., July 21-23. In 2014, Sritragul produced a tie for fourth with a 212 (72-73-67) at the Lessing’s Classic, Aug. 4-7, and added 2014 PGA Junior Series victories in Ohio and Kentucky. In June of 2015, Sritragul finished eighth in the Girls 1520 division at the Singha Junior Golf Championship on the 6,343-yard layout at Northern Rungsit in Ayutthawa, Thailand.

High School/Amateur

Personal

Sritragul put up her most impressive performance with a tie for third at the 2015 Izod AJGA Girls Championship. Her threeround score of 213 included an opening-round 66 on Aug.

The daughter of Khunthuat Sae Khow Monthathip Sritragul, Annie (Pasinee) was born Sept. 28, 1999, in Bangkok. She has an older brother, Pasit, and an older sister, Paveenuch. Annie has not declared a major at Nebraska.

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Commissioner..................................................................................................James E. Delany Deputy Commissioner/CFO/COO.......................................................................Brad Traviola Deputy Commissioner for Public Affairs................................................................ Diane Dietz Senior Associate Commissioner-Television Administration.............................Mark D. Rudner Associate Commissioner - Finance.................................................................. Julie Suderman Associate Commissioner - Football Operations............................................... Scott Chipman Associate Commissioner - Men’s Basketball........................................................Rick Boyages Associate Commissioner - Policy.........................................................................Chad Hawley Associate Commissioner - Sports Administration............................................... Wendy Fallen Associate Commissioner - Technology........................................................Mike McComiskey Assistant Commissioner - Branding..................................................................... Robin Jentes Assistant Commissioner - Communications.............................................................. Jason Yellin Assistant Commissioner - Compliance..................................................................... Gil Grimes

Big Ten Communications Staff

Assistant Commissioner - Communications........................................................... Jason Yellin Director of Communications.......................................................................... Adam Augustine Director of Communications.............................................................................Brett McWethy Associate Director of Communications............................................................... Chris Masters Assistant Director of Communications.................................................................Bryson Jones Robert Hammel Communications Intern.......................................................... Megan Rowley

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Founded:.............................................. 1896 Commissioner:............................ Jim Delany Deputy Comm. for Public Affairs:.......Diane Dietz Assistant Comm./Communications:.....Jason Yellin Director of Communications:...... Adam Augustine Director of Communications:....Brett McWethy Associate Director:................. Chris Masters Assistant Director:...................Bryson Jones Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Golf Contact:........Brett McWethy E-mail........................bmcwethy@bigten.org Big Ten Phone:..................... (847) 696-1010 Mailing Address:..................... 5440 Park Place ..................................... Rosemont, IL 60018 Website: ............................ www.bigten.org

Location: ..........................College Park, Md. Enrollment: ........................................37,248 Colors: ............. Red, White, Black and Gold President: .............................Wallace D. Loh Athletic Director: ................ Kevin Anderson Head Coach: .............................Diana Cantu Head Coach Phone: .............(301) 405-2382 Home Course: ...... Univ. of Maryland Golf Course Big Ten Finish: .......................................14th NCAA Finish: ...................Did Not Compete Top Returnee:.............................. Heidi Baek Golf SID: ........................................ Jodi Fick Golf SID Phone: ....................(301) 314-7064 Golf SID E-mail:..................... jfick@umd.edu Website: ..................................umterps.com

Location: .................................. Evanston, Ill. Enrollment: ..........................................8,367 Color: ................................................. Purple President: ..........................Morton Schapiro Athletic Director: ........................Jim Phillips Head Coach: .......................... Emily Fletcher Head Coach Phone: .............(847) 467-2296 Home Course: ...................... The Glen Club Big Ten Finish: ................................. 1st (Tie) NCAA Finish: ...T-9th NCAA Championships Top Returnee:............................ Hannah Kim Golf SID: .................................Paul Kennedy Golf SID Phone: ....................(847) 467-2028 Golf SID E-mail:... pkennedy@northwestern.edu Website: .................................nusports.com

Location: .......................West Lafayette, Ind. Enrollment: ........................................40,451 Colors: .......................... Old Gold and Black President: ...............................Mitch Daniels Athletic Director: ................... Mike Bobinski Head Coach: .......................... Devon Brouse Head Coach Phone: .............(765) 494-4311 Home Course: .... Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex Big Ten Finish: ........................................ 3rd NCAA Finish: .....11th at NCAA Alabama Regional Top Returnee:............................. August Kim Golf SID: ................................ Tanner Lipsett Golf SID Phone: ....................(765) 494-3197 Golf SID E-mail:............tlipsett@purdue.edu Website: ......................... purduesports.com

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Michigan Wolverines

Ohio State Buckeyes

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Location: ..................Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Enrollment: ........................................44,942 Colors: .............................. Orange and Blue Interim Chancellor: .............. Barbara Wilson Athletic Director: .................... Mike Thomas Head Coach: .............................Renee Slone Head Coach Phone: .............(217) 333-8610 Home Course: ......... Stone Creek Golf Club Big Ten Finish: .................................4th (Tie) NCAA Finish: ...................Did Not Compete Top Returnee:................. Bing Singhsumalee Golf SID: ...............................Jessica Leifheit Golf SID Phone: ....................(217) 300-1503 Golf SID E-mail:..............jessleif@illinois.edu Website: ............................ fightingillini.com

Location: ........................... Ann Arbor, Mich. Enrollment: ........................................43,651 Colors: ................................. Maize and Blue President: .............................. Mark Schlissel Athletic Director: .................. Warde Manuel Head Coach: .............................Jan Dowling Head Coach Phone: .............(734) 615-6928 Home Course: .................. U-M Golf Course Big Ten Finish: .........................................6th NCAA Finish: ...T-18th at NCAA Championships Top Returnee:..............................Grace Choi Golf SID: .................................. Tom Wywrot Golf SID Phone: ....................(734) 249-0306 Golf SID E-mail:............ twywrot@umich.edu Website: ................................ mgoblue.com

Location: ............................Columbus, Ohio Enrollment: ....................................... 56,064 Colors: ...............................Scarlet and Gray President: ............................. Michael Drake Athletic Director: ...................Eugene Smith Head Coach: ......................Therese Hession Head Coach Phone: ............ (614) 292-3809 Home Course: ......................Scarlet Course Big Ten Finish: .................................1st (Tie) NCAA Finish:.. 22nd at NCAA Championships Top Returnee:....................Jessica Porvasnik Golf SID: ................................ Kyle Kuhlman Golf SID Phone: ................... (614) 292-0088 Golf SID E-mail:........kuhlman.137@osu.edu Website: ................ ohiostatebuckeyes.com

Location: ............................. Piscataway, N.J. Enrollment: ........................................65,000 Colors: ............................. Scarlet and White President:...................... Dr. Robert L. Barchi Athletic Director: ................... Patrick Hobbs Head Coach: ............................ Kari Williams Head Coach Phone: .............(608) 265-3117 Home Course: ....University Ridge Golf Course Big Ten Finish: .......................................12th NCAA Finish: ...................Did Not Compete Top Returnee:...............................Emily Mills Golf SID....................................Kevin Lorincz Golf SID Phone: ....................(732) 445-7028 Golf SID E-mail:.... klorincz@scarletknights.com Website: .........................scarletknights.com

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Michigan State Spartans

Penn State Nittany Lions

Wisconsin Badgers

Location: ..........................Bloomington, Ind. Enrollment: ........................................48,514 Colors: ..........................Cream and Crimson President: .......................Michael McRobbie Athletic Director: .........................Fred Glass Head Coach: .......................... Clint Wallman Head Coach Phone: .............(812) 855-7543 Home Course: ...Indiana University Golf Course Big Ten Finish: .........................................7th NCAA Finish: ...15th at NCAA Texas A&M Regional Top Returnee:............................Ana Sanjuan Golf SID: .............................Megan Kramper Golf SID Phone: ....................(812) 856-4053 Golf SID E-mail:.......mkramper@indiana.edu Website: ...............................iuhoosiers.com

Location: ........................East Lansing, Mich. Enrollment: ........................................50,085 Colors: .............................. Green and White President: ...................... Lou Anna K. Simon Athletic Director: ........................Mark Hollis Head Coach: ...............Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll Head Coach Phone: .............(517) 432-1438 Home Course: ....Forest Akers West Golf Course Big Ten Finish: .................................9th (Tie) NCAA Finish:...... 11th at NCAA Stanford Regional Top Returnee:....................... Sarah Burnham Golf SID: .....................................Jeff Barnes Golf SID Phone: ....................(517) 355-2271 Golf SID E-mail:.......... jbarnes@ath.msu.edu Website: ...........................msuspartans.com

Location: ........................University Park, Pa. Enrollment: ........................................44,112 Colors: ................................. Blue and White President: ............................... Eric J. Barron Director of Athletics:............. Sandy Barbour Head Coach: ...................... Denise St. Pierre Head Coach Phone: .............(817) 863-2396 Home Course: .... PSU Blue and White Courses Big Ten Finish: .........................................8th NCAA Finish: ...................Did Not Compete Top Returnee:..........................Lauren Waller Golf SID: ....................................John Hanna Golf SID Phone: ....................(814) 863-1388 Golf SID E-mail:...................jrh486@psu.edu Website: ...........................gopsusports.com

Location: ................................ Madison, Wis. Enrollment: ........................................43,275 Colors: ...........................Cardinal and White Chancellor:....................... Rebecca M. Blank Athletic Director: .....................Barry Alvarez Head Coach: ..........................Todd Oehrlein Head Coach Phone: .............(608) 265-3117 Home Course: ....University Ridge Golf Course Big Ten Finish: .................................4th (Tie) NCAA Finish: ...................Did Not Compete Top Returnee:......................... Brooke Ferrell Golf SID.......................................Brian Lucas Golf SID Phone: ....................(608) 263-5502 Golf SID E-mail:....... bml@athletics.wisc.edu Website: .............................uwbadgers.com

Iowa Hawkeyes

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Location: ..............................Iowa City, Iowa Enrollment: ....................................... 31,065 Colors: .................................Black and Gold President: ........................... Bruce Rastetter Athletic Director:......................... Gary Barta Head Coach: ........................ Megan Menzel Head Coach Phone: ............ (319) 335-9257 Home Courses:........... Finkbine Golf Course Big Ten Finish:................................. 9th (Tie) NCAA Finish: .................. Did Not Compete Top Returnee:.................... Jessie Sindlinger Golf SID: ......................... Madison Petersen Golf SID Phone: ................... (319) 335-9411 Golf SID E-mail:.. madison-petersen@uiowa.edu Website: ...................... hawkeyesports.com

Location: ........................ Minneapolis, Minn. Enrollment: ........................................50,883 Colors: ............................. Maroon and Gold President: ................................Dr. Eric Kaler Athletic Director: ....................... Mark Coyle Head Coach: ......................Michele Redman Head Coach Phone: .............(612) 625-6063 Home Course: ... Tournament Players Club of the Twin Cities Big Ten Finish: .......................................11th NCAA Finish: ...................Did Not Compete Top Returnee:..................Heather Cixkowski Golf SID: ......................................Dan Reisig Golf SID Phone: ....................(612) 625-4090 Golf SID E-mail:...............dbreisig@umn.edu Website: ......................... gophersports.com

Audrey Judd has competed at the Big Ten Championships in her first two seasons at Nebraska.

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Senior Trio Leads Huskers in 2015-16 Nebraska used a strong senior class to lead the Huskers on and off the course to a successful 2015-16 campaign. Cassie Deeg, Morgan Smejkal and Cassidy Stelzmiller provided leadership on the course, in the classroom and the community, while setting the stage for growth in the women’s golf program for years to come. Stelzmiller, a fifth-year senior from Placerville, Calif., continued to see improvements in her game throughout the season, culminating with a team-best tie for 25th at the 2016 Big Ten Championships. It marked the second top-25 conference finish in Stelzmiller’s career. Stelzmiller’s threeround tournament score of 219 (74-72-73) at The Fort Golf Resort in Indianapolis, helped the Huskers to a three-round score of 890. Nebraska’s total represented a 27-stroke improvement from its 2015 performance on the same course at the conference championships. Stelzmiller not only led the way for the Huskers at the Big Ten Tournament, she also earned the third WGCA Scholastic All-America award of her Nebraska career. A fourtime academic All-Big Ten selection, Stelzmiller earned her bachelor’s degree from Nebraska as an accounting major in December of 2015. A two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team, Stelzmiller also earned a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2016 for her overall commitment to the Husker Life Skills program. Fellow senior Cassie Deeg led the Huskers throughout the 2015-16 season with a team-best 75.38 stroke average. She finished her career as a four-year starter in the Nebraska lineup with the second-best stroke average in school history. Her career 76.31 stroke average trailed only first-team AllAmerican Sarah Sasse’s 75.89 career average as a Husker. Deeg, who came to Nebraska from Hugo, Minn., tied for 50th in her final appearance at the Big Ten Championships, producing a three-round total of 225 (74-77-74). She added a pair of top-25 finishes on the year to close her Nebraska career with 12 top-25 performances. A three-time academic All-Big Ten selection, Deeg was also a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and was Nebraska’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner in both 2015 and 2016. Deeg earned a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2015. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Nebraska in May of 2016 as a marketing major. Morgan Smejkal rounded out Nebraska’s accomplished senior trio in 2015-16. The Columbus, Neb., native produced a career-best 75.75 stroke average while claiming three top20 individual tournament finishes as a senior. She closed her final campaign at Nebraska with a tie for 54th at the Big Ten Championships with a three-round score of 226 (76-78-76). Like her senior teammates Deeg and Stelzmiller, Smejkal was also a standout in the classroom and the community. Smejkal was a four-time academic All-Big Ten choice and the first repeat winner of the Beatrice Dierks Rohman Memorial Scholarship in school history. She was also a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and claimed a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award for her overall commitment to Nebraska’s Life Skills program in 2014.

Cassidy Stelzmiller produced an outstanding senior season in 2015-16. The three-time WGCA Scholastic All-American led the Huskers with her tie for 25th at the 2016 Big Ten Championships. The four-time academic All-Big Ten choice also claimed a Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award after earning her bachelor’s degree from Nebraska in December of 2015.

Smejkal earned her bachelor’s degree from Nebraska in December of 2015 as a marketing and managment major While Nebraska’s 2016 seniors provided strong leadership throughout the season, Haley Thiele showed the Huskers plenty of reasons of hope for a bright future. Nebraska’s lone freshman in 2015-16, Thiele finished second on the squad with a 75.63 stroke average - shattering Nebraska’s freshman record by well more than a stroke. Thiele also provided the Huskers with their No. 2 finish at the Big Ten Championships, tying for 39th with a three-round score of 222 (75-73-74). During the season, Thiele tied the Nebraska record for best three-round tournament score with her 209 at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown in Boulder City, Nev., Oct. 2527, 2015. Her 54-hole total, which matched first-team AllAmerican Sarah Sasse’s score at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic in Fort Collins, Colo., Sept. 9-10, 2002, included a 2015-16 Nebraska Individual Stroke Averages Nebraska freshman-recordGolfer Strokes Rounds Average tying 67 in the opening round, Cassie Deeg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,186.....................29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.38 and a 69 in the second round Haley Thiele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,420.....................32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.63 to produce the best 36-hole score (136) by any Husker in Morgan Smejkal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,424.....................32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.75 history. Cassidy Stelzmiller . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,463.....................32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.97 Thiele produced a trio of Sarah Pravecek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,868.....................24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.83 top-25 tournament finishes Audrey Judd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,501.....................32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.16 during her freshman season, Emily Gillman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 974........................12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.17 including a tie for 11th in a loaded field at the Pinehurst Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,664...................32 . . . . . . . . . . . . 302.00 Challenge, when she shot a second-round 68.

A two-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll as a freshman, including a perfect 4.0 GPA during the fall semester, Thiele joined Stelzmiller as a WGCA Scholastic All-American in 2016. The Wahoo, Neb., product was also a member of the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Audrey Judd added a reliable young golfer to Nebraska’s lineup in 2015-16. The sophomore from Olathe, Kan., competed in all 32 rounds and compiled a 78.16 stroke average. Her best performance came with a tie for 17th at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational, when she matched Thiele’s three-round tournament score of 226. Judd, who tied for 70th at the Big Ten Championships, was an academic All-Big Ten selection in 2016 and is a twotime member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Sarah Pravecek was also a regular contributor for the Huskers in 2015-16. The junior from Omaha, Neb., competed in 24 rounds on the season and finished with a 77.83 stroke average. She closed the year by finishing 75th at the Big Ten Championships. The two-time academic All-Big Ten selection also earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2016. Emily Gillman rounded out Nebraska’s seven-player roster in 2015-16. The sophomore from Austin, Texas, competed in 12 rounds during the year and managed an 81.17 stroke average. She was a 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and an academic All-Big Ten choice while earning a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Gillman will join Judd and Pravecek in forming a returning nucleus of golfers for the Huskers in 2016-17.

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2015-16 Individual Results

Cassie Deeg closed her Nebraska career with the second-best career stroke average in school history. Deeg, who led the Huskers with a 75.38 stroke average in 2015-16, closed with a 76.31 career average, trailing only 2003 first-team All-American Sarah Sasse’s career average of 75.89.

Cassie Deeg

Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational.............. 82-76-79-237....................................T44th Chip-N Club Invitational.................................... 73-72-76-221....................................T14th Pinehurst Challenge.......................................... 73-74-74-221....................................T37th Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown...................... 71-72-74-217....................................T65th Peg Barnard Invitational.................................... 79-76-155........................................T42nd Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 71-76-76-223....................................T53rd Clover Cup........................................................ 75-75-73-223....................................T20th Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational......... 79-76-78-233....................................T54th Silverado Showdown......................................... 78-77-76-231....................................T60th Big Ten Championships..................................... 74-77-74-225....................................T50th Season Totals................................................................................2,186 Strokes/29 Rounds 2015-16 Stroke Average............................................................................................. 75.38 Season Low Round..................................................71 (Westbrook Spring Invitational, 1st) ........................................................................... 71 (Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, 1st) Top Five Finishes...........................................................................................................0/10 Top 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................0/10 Top 20 Finishes..............................................................................................................2/10

Haley Thiele

Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational.............. 88-71-75-234....................................T36th GolfWeek Conference Challenge..................... 78-76-81-235....................................T60th Chip-N Club Invitational*.................................. 77-72-77-226....................................T17th Pinehurst Challenge.......................................... 73-68-73-214....................................T11th Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown...................... 67-69-73-209....................................T18th Peg Barnard Invitational.................................... 83-75-158...........................................49th Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 76-74-73-223....................................T53rd Clover Cup........................................................ 75-82-75-232....................................T49th Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational......... 72-78-76-226.................................... T31st Silverado Showdown......................................... 78-79-84-241....................................T85th Big Ten Championships..................................... 75-73-74-222....................................T39th Season Totals................................................................................2,420 Strokes/32 Rounds

2015-16 Stroke Average............................................................................................. 75.63 Season Low Round............................................. 67 (Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, 1st) Top Five Finishes...........................................................................................................0/11 Top 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................0/11 Top 20 Finishes..............................................................................................................3/11 *competed as an individual outside Nebraska’s lineup

Morgan Smejkal

Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational.............. 79-83-76-238......................................47th GolfWeek Conference Challenge..................... 77-73-72-222....................................T14th Chip-N Club Invitational.................................... 72-73-75-220....................................T12th Pinehurst Challenge.......................................... 72-73-73-218....................................T20th Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown...................... 70-78-72-220....................................T76th Peg Barnard Invitational.................................... 74-76-150.........................................T27th Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 72-73-73-218....................................T30th Clover Cup........................................................ 75-81-81-237....................................T68th Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational......... 80-75-75-230....................................T40th Silverado Showdown......................................... 80-81-84-245......................................88th Big Ten Championships..................................... 76-78-72-226....................................T54th Season Totals................................................................................2,424 Strokes/32 Rounds 2015-16 Stroke Average............................................................................................. 75.75 Season Low Round............................................. 70 (Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, 1st) Top Five Finishes...........................................................................................................0/11 Top 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................0/11 Top 20 Finishes..............................................................................................................3/11

Cassidy Stelzmiller

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2015-16 Individual Results Peg Barnard Invitational.................................... 78-81-159.........................................T50th Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 75-78-71-224....................................T56th Clover Cup........................................................ 76-76-74-226...................................T32nd Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational......... 74-77-76-227....................................T34th Silverado Showdown......................................... 79-74-83-236....................................T78th Big Ten Championships..................................... 74-72-73-219....................................T25th Season Totals................................................................................2,463 Strokes/32 Rounds 2015-16 Stroke Average............................................................................................. 76.97 Season Low Round................................................ 71 (Westbrook Spring Invitational, 2nd) Top Five Finishes...........................................................................................................0/11 Top 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................0/11 Top 20 Finishes..............................................................................................................0/11 *competed as an individual outside Nebraska’s lineup

Sarah Pravecek

Tournament....................................................Results........................................... Place Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational*............. 82-75-73-230....................................T24th GolfWeek Conference Challenge..................... 78-77-78-233....................................T50th Chip-N Club Invitational.................................... 80-75-74-229....................................T20th Pinehurst Challenge.......................................... 80-79-79-238....................................T94th Westbrook Spring Invitational*......................... 75-78-77-230....................................T77th Clover Cup*....................................................... 78-78-80-236....................................T65th Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational*........ 84-78-77-239....................................T69th Big Ten Championships..................................... 75-79-79-233......................................75th Season Totals................................................................................1,868 Strokes/24 Rounds 2015-16 Stroke Average............................................................................................. 77.83 Season Low Round.........................................................................73 (Marilynn Smith, 3rd) Top Five Finishes.............................................................................................................0/8 Top 10 Finishes................................................................................................................0/8 Top 20 Finishes................................................................................................................1/8 *competed as an individual outside Nebraska’s lineup

Audrey Judd

Clover Cup........................................................ 78-77-77-232....................................T49th Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational......... 80-79-76-235....................................T60th Silverado Showdown......................................... 83-87-80-250....................................T90th Big Ten Championships..................................... 80-77-81-238....................................T80th Season Totals................................................................................2,501 Strokes/32 Rounds 2015-16 Stroke Average............................................................................................. 78.16 Season Low Round............................................. 70 (Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, 1st) Top Five Finishes...........................................................................................................0/11 Top 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................0/11 Top 20 Finishes..............................................................................................................1/11

Emily Gillman

2015-16 Nebraska Team Results Tournament....................................................Results................................ Place/Teams Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational.............. 322-306-310-938...........................10th/12 GolfWeek Conference Challenge..................... 314-299-305-918...........................11th/17 Chip-N Club Invitational.................................... 301-292-302-895.............................5th/13 Pinehurst Challenge.......................................... 298-293-292-883.........................T10th/19 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown...................... 278-291-291-860...........................17th/19 Peg Barnard Invitational.................................... 314-308-622..................................10th/13 Westbrook Spring Invitational........................... 293-301-292-886.........................T13th/15 Clover Cup........................................................ 301-309-299-909.............................8th/17 Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational......... 305-306-303-914...........................T9th/16 Silverado Showdown......................................... 315-311-323-949...........................18th/18 Big Ten Championships..................................... 298-299-293-890...........................13th/14 Season Totals................................................................................9,664 Strokes/32 Rounds 2015-16 Team Stroke Average.................................................................................. 302.00 Season Low Round ...............................................................................278 (Las Vegas, 1st) Season Low (54 Holes)....................................................... 860 (Las Vegas - school record) Tournament Titles..........................................................................................................0/11 Top Five Finishes...........................................................................................................1/11 Top 10 Finishes..............................................................................................................6/11

Individual Career-Best Round

Golfer......................................................................................................Score (Round) Haley Thiele.....................................................................................67 (2015 Las Vegas, 1st) Cassie Deeg...............................................................................69 (2014 Chip-N Club, 3rd) . 69 (2012 GolfWeek, 1st) Audrey Judd....................................................................................70 (2015 Las Vegas, 1st) Sarah Pravecek.......................................................................70 (2014 Mountain View, 3rd) Morgan Smejkal..............................................................................70 (2015 Las Vegas, 1st) Cassidy Stelzmiller........................................................................ 71 (2016 Westbrook, 3rd) Emily Gillman......................................................................... 74 (2015 Mountain View, 2nd) 74 (2015 Westbrook, 2nd)

Individual Career-Best Tournament

Morgan Smejkal produced a career-best 75.75 stroke average as a senior to rank third among the Huskers in 2015-16. Smejkal notched three straight top-20 finishes during the fall.

Golfer......................................................................................................Three Rounds Haley Thiele ��209 (Las Vegas) Cassie Deeg................................................................................ 213 (2014 Mountain View) 213 (2013 Chip-N Club) Cassidy Stelzmiller ��216 (2014 Westbrook) Audrey Judd.........................................................................................218 (2015 Las Vegas) Morgan Smejkal ��218 (2016 Westbrook) . 218 (2015 Pinehurst) Sarah Pravecek............................................................................ 222 (2015 Mountain View) Emily Gillman............................................................................... 224 (2015 Mountain View) . 224 (2015 Westbrook)

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Year-By-Year Results 2nd/6 1st/9 1st 1st Spring 21st/21 n/a n/a 4th/10 4th/7

Larry Romjue (1975-79)

The first head coach of the Nebraska women’s golf team, Larry Romjue guided the program to a successful start in its first four seasons. Under Romjue, the Huskers won the 197576 Big Eight Conference title, qualified for the 1976 AIAW Championships and finished second at the AIAW Region Six meet in 1977. Romjue retired in 2001 after 31 seasons as the men’s coach.

1975-76

Finish Meet 4th/12 Regional Tournament 5th/14 Missouri Invitational 2nd/8 Illinois Invitational 1st/6 Big Eight Tournament 22nd/35 AIAW Nationals

1976-77

7th/19 2nd 5th/7 4th/6

Susie Maxwell Berning AIAW Region 6 Sooner Invitational Big Eight Tournament

Total n/a 704 704 684 683 665 n/a 1,051 705

Rounds n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

327-338 n/a 349-360-342 352-353

1977-78 Fall 14th/18 6th/16 Spring 6th/15 5th/6 2nd/8

Susie Maxwell Berning AIAW Region 6

1,032 709

332-349-351 361-348

Illinois Invitational Big Eight Tournament Minnesota Invitational

711 675 705

365-346 344-331 342-363

Omaha Invitational Iowa State Invitational AIAW Region 6 Kansas Invitational Missouri Invitational Wichita State Invitational Kansas Invitational Big Eight Tournament Minnesota Invitational

336 677 671 707 674

336 343-334 337-334 368-339 340-334

707 352 1,023 696

368-339 352 333-345-365 n/a

Jerry Fisher (1979-87)

The second head coach of the Nebraska women’s golf team, Jerry Fisher led the Huskers to 12 tournament titles, including the 1980-81 AIAW Region Six championship and the 1983 Big Eight Tournament championship. He spent eight seasons as Nebraska's head coach. In addition to his Husker head coaching duties, Fisher served as the head golf pro at the Country Club of Lincoln from 1972 to 1987.

Susie Maxwell Berning Iowa State Golf Invitational AIAW Region 6 Kansas Invitational Missouri Invitational

982 669 672 708 675

317-335-330 336-333 337-335 356-352 339-336

Texas A&M Invitational Lamar Invitational Iowa Invitational Big Eight Tournament Minnesota Invitational

1,090 1,012 646 991 670

370-374-346 351-326-335 318-328 334-333-324 343-327

Susie Maxwell Berning Iowa State Invitational

977 627

322-337-318 315-312

1980-81 Fall n/a 1st/13

329-330 334-324 311-318 314-308

Betsy Rawls Invitational Rayburn Invitational Lamar Invitational Sooner Invitational Big Eight Tournament

1,049 1,004 957 949 972

362-339-348 330-338-336 324-319-314 321-315-311 330-322-320

Susie Maxwell Berning Iowa State Invitational Kansas Invitational Missouri Invitational Torneo Femenil De Golf

971 949 988 954 956

317-322-332 317-315-317 339-328-321 313-320-321 321-327-308

Spring Break Tournament Sooner Invitational Iowa Invitational Big Eight Tournament

932 969 941 992

312-319-301 337-324-308 310-313-318 329-331-332

Susie Maxwell Berning Iowa State Invitational Kansas Invitational Missouri Invitational Torneo Femenil De Golf

974 987 975 948 944

334-311-329 331-330-326 322-330-323 323-324-301 314-308-322

Iowa Spring Fling Iowa Invitational Missouri Invitational Big Eight Tournament

n/a 977 320 958

n/a 331-310-336 320 322-317-319

Susie Maxwell Berning Lady Northern Missouri Invitational Kansas Invitational

974 937 971 965

334-311-329 305-311-321 322-331-318 331-319-315

1,013 1,012 998 989 959

337-358-318 338-339-335 326-345-327 342-329-318 326-326-317

Susie Maxwell Berning OSU Cowgirl Panther Invitational Kansas Invitational Missouri Invitational

975 986 950 676 984

334-325-332 329-325-332 316-325-309 335-341 335-335-314

Rayburn Invitational Oklahoma Invitational Illinois Invitational Purdue Invitational Big Eight Tournament

1,020 999 1,023 997 1,027

330-350-340 332-333-344 339-353-331 340-319-338 335-345-347

Minnesota Invitational OSU Cowgirl Tulsa Invitational Alabama Invitational

978 1,017 682 661

326-327-325 338-338-341 332-350 323-338

Iowa Invitational North Texas Lady Eagle Susie Maxwell Berning

677 655 1,002

340-337 320-335 330-338-334

1981-82

Fall 17th/21 2nd/11 2nd/6 2nd/10 11th/15 Spring 1st/3 3rd/9 1st/10 4th/7

Fall T15th/18 2nd/9 3rd/7 1st/6 11th/12 Spring 2nd/4 2nd/6 2nd/7 1st/7

1983-84

Fall 13th/16 5th/19 2nd/6 1st/8 Spring 16th/18 4th/8 1st/6 2nd/6 2nd/7

South Alabama Invitational Oklahoma Invitational Wichita State Invitational Kansas State Invitational Big Eight Tournament

1984-85

1979-80 Fall 18th/21 6th/13 5th/8 4th/9 5th/12 Spring 10th/13 n/a 1st/9 5th/7 n/a

659 658 629 622

1982-83

1978-79

Fall 1st/6 5th/11 5th/18 3rd/8 6th/13 Spring 1st/5 2nd/3 4th/7 5th/12

Kansas Invitational Missouri Invitational Iowa Invitational AIAW Region 6

Fall 5th/15 9th/15 3rd/7 4th/8 2nd/9 Spring 4th/4 4th/7 8th/16 5th/10 T5th/7

1985-86 Fall 3rd/6 10th/12 15th/18 11th/15 Spring 4th/6 6th/9 5th/12

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Kansas State Classic Big Eight Tournament

710 955

367-343 328-311-316

Cyclone Golf Classic All College Kickoff Northern Iowa Invitational Duke Fall Invitational Kansas Jayhawk Invitational

982 971 971 981 998

323-330-329 324-325-322 328-331-312 321-329-331 327-330-341

649 1,062 668 989

326-323 355-357-350 342-326 335-322-322

1986-87

Fall 3rd/10 12th/12 1st/8 6th/12 4th/12 Spring 5th/14 13th/14 6th/12 T5th/7

North Texas State Invitational Susie Maxwell Berning Missouri Invitational Big Eight Tournament

ROBIN KRAPFL (1987-PRESENT)

The third head coach of the Nebraska women’s golf team, Robin Krapfl has led the Huskers to 30 tournament victories, 11 NCAA Regional appearances and three NCAA Tournament berths (2000, 2003, 2006). A two-time Big Eight Coach of the Year, Krapfl is in her 30th season as NU's head coach after serving as the women’s golf assistant coach for three years. She has guided the Big Red to more than 2,300 victories, while posting a winning record in 20 of the last 27 seasons. She has led NU to 100-win seasons on 10 occasions.

Iowa State Invitational Iowa Invitational Brigham Young Invitational Kickoff Classic Minnesota Invitational Kansas Invitational

993 1,065 1,016 1,020 670 994

327-331-335 326-351-362 341-341-334 350-331-339 343-327 330-332-332

North Texas Lady Eagle Oklahoma Invitational Nebraska Invitational USA-Gulf Shores Invitational Big Eight Tournament

644 1,017 952 958 1,011

322-322 345-329-343 325-322-305 317-318-323 335-324-352

646 961 983 989 642 983

322-324 317-313-331 321-327-335 326-332-331 318-324 327-343-313

943 957 949 332 964 964

314-308-321 327-314-316 313-322-314 332 329-326-309 329-326-309

954 1,013 933 956

316-315-323 338-336-339 317-307-309 320-306-330

973 952 981 925 615 968 974

320-331-322 312-324-316 333-320-328 311-308-306 304-311 320-324-324 339-316-319

681 993 958 1,002

345-336 330-329-334 322-321-315 335-337-330

1988-89

Fall 2nd/9 Iowa State Invitational 6th/13 Ohio State Invitational 13th/17 Lady Tar Heel Invitational 15th/18 Dick McGuire Invitational 1st/7 Northern Illinois Invitational 9th/11 U.S. International Invitational Spring 7th/12 Utah-Dixie Classic 4th/10 USF-Summerfield Invitational 4th/7 Rainbow Wahine Classic 9th/12 Lady Paladin 1st/6 Husker Golf Invitational 4th/7 Big Eight Tournament

1989-90

Fall 3rd/9 8th 1st/13 5th/16 Spring 3rd/17 T7th/17 12th/14 1st/9 1st/7 5th/7 6th/13

Hawkeye Invitational Kickoff Classic Spartan Fall Invitational Buckeye Classic North-South Collegiate Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational South Carolina Invitational Rio Rico-Hawkeye Missouri Invitational Big Eight Tournament Southern Intercollegiate

1990-91 Fall 8th/10 4th/8 10th/18 T13th/16

Cyclone Invitational Minnesota Invitational Diet Coke-Roadrunner Classic Dick McGuire Golf Invitational

Lady Buckeye Invitational

1,083

360-335-388

North-South Invitational Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational South Carolina Invitational Husker Golf Classic Big Eight Tournament

1,029 969 983 965 975

354-324-351 326-326-317 321-332-330 324-311-330 317-332-326

636 958 932 968 975

313-323 322-321-315 311-315-306 322-324-322 325-318-332

Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Rainbow Wahine Classic Husker Golf Invitational Southern Intercollegiate Big Eight Tournament

1,002 952 950 990 977

336-335-331 322-314-316 322-314-314 332-334-324 329-327-321

Husker Invitational Oregon Golf Invitational Cyclone Invitational Lady Buckeye Lady Kat Invitational

956 987 700 1,008 981

319-316-321 324-325-338 349-351 338-334-336 332-322-327

Utah-Dixie Classic Rainbow Wahine Classic Susie Maxwell Berning Southern Intercollegiate Big Eight Tournament

959 988 977 996 1,007

323-313-323 329-325-334 330-321-326 340-334-322 339-340-328

1,012 925 979 964 943

339-336-337 312-309-304 333-322-324 321-317-326 323-304-316

945 628 947 627 967 939 933

319-317-309 314-314 314-318-315 314-313 324-315-328 315-314-310 313-312-308

969 944 960 936 965

328-322-319 318-312-314 322-323-315 315-311-310 321-328-316

941 640 649 926 937 985 916

312-311-318 318-322 319-310 304-305-317 318-308-311 338-328-319 297-311-308

Chip-N Club Invitational Nike Northwest Dick McGuire Invitational Diet Coke Invitational Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invite San Diego State Fall Classic

948 918 934 958 958 649

318-311-319 305-308-305 307-316-311 328-313-317 310-313-335 333-316

Monica Welsh Memorial Fripp Island/Ben Hogan

960 684

318-323-319 347-337

1991-92 Fall 2nd/12 9th/17 4th/18 11th/18 3rd/12 Spring 9th/18 8th/14 3rd/7 14th 7th/7

Cyclone Golf Classic Diet Coke-Roadrunner Classic Spartan Invitational Dick McGuire Invitational Hawkeye Invitational

1992-93

1987-88 Fall 4th/9 5th/8 7th/9 10th/10 3rd/5 2nd/8 Spring 5th/11 9th/12 2nd/9 7th/14 5th/7

19th/19 Spring 10th/18 6th/19 T11th/13 2nd/5 3rd/7

Fall 2nd/5 9th/12 5th/8 7th/12 14th/18 Spring 5th/15 14th/16 5th/11 T12th/19 4th/7

1993-94

Fall 12th/16 Diet Coke-Roadrunner Classic 1st/7 Husker Classic 8th/16 Memphis State Invitational 8th/14 Lady Kat Invitational 2nd/9 Marilynn Smith/Jayhawk Spring T4th/14 Guadalajara Invitational T1st/4 Midwest Golf Classic 6th/19 Utah-Dixie Classic 1st/8 UNT/SMU Invitational 8th/20 Southern Intercollegiate 4th/7 Big Eight Championships 16th/19 NCAA West Regionals

1994-95

Fall 4th/12 Gopher Invitational 5th/17 Diet Coke-Roadrunner Classic 5th/14 Memphis Intercollegiate 1st/13 Husker Golf Classic 12th/20 Lady Kat Invitational Spring 9th/18 UCLA Bruin Classic 7th/12 River Wilderness Intercollegiate 5th/18 Utah-Dixie Classic 2nd/17 Texas A&M “Mo” Morial 4th/19 Rainbow Wahine Classic 3rd/8 Big Eight Championships 12th/20 NCAA West Regionals

1995-96 Fall 2nd/17 4th/18 11th/18 10th/16 2nd/14 7th/23 Spring 3rd/14 16th/24

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Rainbow Wahine Classic Utah-Dixie Classic Big Eight Championships NCAA West Regionals

940 954 974 961

314-312-314 324-318-312 334-335-305 306-324-331

1996-97

Fall 1st/7 Lady Lion Invitational 2nd/14 Chip-N Club Invitational 8th/18 Lady Tar Heel Invitational 1st/12 Big 12 Preview 2nd/14 Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invite 8th/19 Roadrunner Invitational Spring T13th/18 UCLA Bruin Invitational 11th/15 Betsy Rawls Invitational 10th/25 Rainbow Wahine Classic 2nd/18 Utah-Dixie Classic 3rd/12 Big 12 Championships 14th/20 NCAA West Regionals

605 948 939 909 955 974

304-301 317-320-311 318-311-310 300-296-313 321-317-317 341-315-318

1,006 964 976 919 945 909

338-339-329 331-311-322 334-321-321 310-296-313 313-311-321 301-302-306

1997-98

Fall 2nd/7 2nd/12 14th/18 1st/13 6th/12 Spring 12th/18 9th/14 7th/20 8th/24 6th/12

Chip-N Club Invitational Jeannine McHaney Classic Dick McGuire Invitational Colorado Invitational Big 12 Preview

909 906 939 887 951

307-297-305 298-309-299 321-306-312 296-292-299 318-310-323

UCLA Bruin Classic Betsy Rawls Classic Rainbow Wahine Classic Utah-Dixie Classic Big 12 Championships

637 985 935 627 936

322-315 333-327-325 307-312-316 323-304 322-315-299

Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic Chip-N Club Invitational Big 12 Preview Legends Shootout Rainbow Wahine Classic

914 889 941 923 917

305-310-299 297-285-307 309-313-319 301-309-313 307-312-298

Jeannine McHaney Classic Casa de Campo South Carolina Invitational Utah-Dixie Classic Big 12 Championships

965 976 637 929 929

322-325-318 316-324-336 320-317 305-312-312 316-309-304

906 604 614 936 949

298-303-305 298-306 309-305 307-313-316 318-319-312

948 942 940 945 930 920 899 1,239

318-315-315 302-321-319 308-310-322 315-312-318 322-302-306 300-306-314 298-302-299 310-311-302-316

Alltel Husker Invitational NCAA Fall Preview Mary Fossum Invite Big 12 Fall Preview Shootout at The Legends Price’s “Give ‘em Five Fund”

901 620 315 940 904 918

298-303-300 304-316 315 315-315-310 300-299-305 302-306-310

Midwest Classic Texas Challenge Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic

952 307 916 951

318-319-315 307 311-294-311 320-307-324

1998-99 Fall 4th/20 2nd/15 7th/12 7th/15 12th/18 Spring 6th/15 10th/13 11th/16 5th/20 8th/12

1999-2000

Fall 1st/12 Big 12 Preview 1st/13 Lady Razorback Invitational 9th/15 Heather Farr Memorial 4th/13 Jeannine McHaney Classic 7th/14 Rainbow Wahine Classic Spring 4th/16 Midwest Classic 5th/16 Texas A&M GTE “Mo” Morial 4th/15 Green Wave Classic 6th/13 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic 1st/13 Susie Maxwell Berning 3rd/12 Big 12 Championships 9th/24 NCAA West Regional 19th/24 NCAA Tournament

2000-01

Fall 1st/17 10th/21 T10th/15 10th/12 9th/15 7th/18 Spring 11th/18 4th/4 6th/12 T10th/18

3rd/15 5th/12 10th/21

Susie Maxwell Berning Big 12 Championships NCAA Central Regional

911 958 946

307-302-302 341-306-311 319-306-321

922 615 988 592 1,007

311-310-301 303-312 331-324-333 301-291 344-332-331

938 971 932 633 916 952 998

314-305-316 319-315-337 319-301-312 323-310 312-307-297 322-314-316 339-333-326

Ram Fall Classic Chip-N Club Invitational Fossum Invitational Price's "Give 'em Five Fund" adidas Invitational Pat Bradley Invitational

896 922 940 938 918 920

299-290-307 310-305-307 311-315-314 313-307-318 310-316-301 311-302-307

Central District Invitational Texas A&M “Mo” Morial Dr. Thompson Invitational Lady Boilermaker Invitational Big 12 Championships NCAA Central Regional NCAA Championships

927 631 933 937 926 928 1,281

314-305-301 316-315 317-310-306 311-320-306 311-307-308 312-298-318 320-333-314-314

Embassy Suites/Tyson Invitational Chip-N Club Invitational Highlands Ranch Intercollegiate Shootout at the Legends Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational adidas Fall Classic

896 904 613 908 935 911

311-303-306 307-297-300 311-302 302-298-308 306-313-316 302-302-307

Iowa State (Dual match) Central District Invitational Spartan Invitational Baylor-Tapatio Springs Shootout Mountain View Collegiate Big 12 Championships

307 939 957 967 909 622

307 306-316-317 322-310-325 319-315-333 307-293-309 315-307

Chip-N Club Invitational Jeannine McHaney Invitational Price's "Give 'Em Five" Invitational Lady Razorback Invitational Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate

937 632 928 935 889

306-306-325 311-321 302-309-317 323-305-307 307-290-292

Central District Invitational Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic UNLV Spring Invitational Mountain View Collegiate Susie Maxwell Berning Classic Big 12 Championships

925 969 955 888 942 942

306-310-309 302-334-333 329-309-317 301-299-288 314-313-315 305-324-313

Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic Chip-N Club Invitational Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational Lady Razorback Invitational Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate

897 902 890 911 914

296-300-301 295-300-307 297-285-308 298-313-300 310-303-301

Baja Invitational Central District Invitational Texas A&M “Mo” Morial

927 914 979

309-309-309 307-303-304 330-329-320

2001-02

Fall 7th/13 Chip-N Club Invitational 7th/14 Pioneer Highlands Ranch 15th/16 Big 12 Invitational 1st/13 Heather Farr Memorial 12th/17 Alabama Capstone Intercollegiate Spring 12th/14 Central District Invitational 2nd/16 Sam Houston State Invitational T10th/18 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic T7th/20 Baylor-Tapatio Springs Shootout T3rd/15 Susie Maxwell Berning 7th/12 Big 12 Championships 19th/21 NCAA Central Regional

2002-03 Fall T3th/17 4th/14 7th/13 14th/20 5th/11 2nd/19 Spring 5th/15 T10th/19 T4th/17 T5th/13 5th/12 5th/21 22nd/24

2003-04

Fall 3rd/9 1st/12 1st/8 9th/18 2nd/12 T6th/14 Spring 1st/2 10th/15 15th/17 14th/19 7th/17 10th/12

2004-05

Fall 1st/8 16th/18 6th/18 8th/19 4th/18 Spring 12th/15 13th/17 11th/18 T6th/15 7th/16 7th/12

2005-06

Fall 7th/18 1st/10 2nd/12 4th/16 4th/19 Spring 1st/7 4th/14 11th/18

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Year-By-Year Results 2nd/15 4th/17 T4th/12 8th/21 20th/24

Mountain View Collegiate Susie Maxwell Berning Classic Big 12 Championships NCAA Central Regional NCAA Championships

885 906 927 922 1,221

297-295-293 306-291-309 307-297-323 313-298-311 311-305-306-299

2006-07

Fall 3rd/11 1st/14 7th/15 1st/17 T9th/17 Spring 1st/2 13th/14 4th/16 13th/18 1st/17 4th/12 15th/21

Badger Invitational Chip-N Club Invitational Kentucky Wildcat Invitational Bronco Invitational Derby Invitational

934 929 948 884 615

321-318-295 317-306-306 327-307-314 296-292-296 310-305

vs. Missouri (Dual Match) Central District Invitational Red Rocks Invitational UNLV Invitational Mountain View Collegiate Big 12 Championships NCAA West Regional

313 946 624 894 866 936 951

313 320-316-310 321-303 298-298-298 287-285-294 312-307-317 328-309-314

Chip-N Club Invitational Ron Moore Intercollegiate Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational Bronco Invitational Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate

911 907 613 946 909

310-306-295 298-303-306 303-310 318-300-328 314-301-294

927 1,010 661 895 894 951 968 903

314-308-305 334-338-338 319-342 296-299-300 300-299-295 321-322-308 326-317-325 294-306-303

Chip-N Club Invitational Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational McHaney/Morehead Invitational Lady Pirate Intercollegiate The Challenge at Wolfdancer

884 926 922 917 938

298-295-291 307-312-307 312-303-307 305-303-309 318-312-308

Aztec Spring Invitational Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic UNLV Spring Invitational Mountain View Collegiate Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational Big 12 Championships

947 928 917 901 977 953

299-332-316 309-314-305 330-288-299 290-302-309 322-324-331 315-314-324

Chip-N Club Invitational Ron Moore Intercollegiate Heather Farr Memorial Alamo Invitational The Challenge at Onion Creek

889 922 894 302 871

304-290-295 320-299-303 295-311-288 302 290-292-289

UCF Challenge UNLV Spring Invitational Northern Migration Lady Gator Invitational Big 12 Championships

945 896 916 902 919

312-315-316 295-296-306 304-307-305 306-293-303 305-309-305

Chip-N Club Invitational Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational Johnie Imes Invitational Dale McNamara Invitational Alamo Invitational

627 918 943 938 914

314-313 303-301-314 320-314-309 311-313-314 306-301-307

Kiawah Island Intercollegiate UNLV Spring Invitational BYU Entrada Classic

910 911 932

307-302-301 314-304-293 314-315-303

2007-08

Fall 4th/18 6th/18 6th/13 1st/13 2nd/20 Spring 9th/15 13th/15 16th/17 T6th/17 2nd/13 8th/12 6th/12 T10th/21

Central District Invitational Texas A&M “Mo” Morial Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic Mountain View Collegiate BYU Dixie Classic Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational Big 12 Championships NCAA Central Regional

2008-09

Fall 1st/13 T1st/16 5th/13 4th/20 7th/16 Spring 12th/18 17th/43 10th/19 9th/19 15th/15 10th/12

2009-10

Fall 2nd/14 6th/13 2nd/20 4th/12 11th/21 Spring 17th/17 8th/18 5th/19 7th/15 8th/12

2010-11 Fall 13th/15 4th/12 15th/15 14th/16 10th/14 Spring 5th/33 11th/15 T8th/15

10th/18 10th/18 10th/12

Mountain View Collegiate Baylor Spring Invitational Big 12 Championships

898 935 909

308-306-284 317-304-314 297-298-314

Chip-N Club Invitational Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational Lady Northern Invitational Hoosier Fall Invitational Alamo Invitational

926 932 939 924 884

312-307-307 318-312-302 312-303-311 311-302-311 294-280-310

Lady Puerto Rico Classic Westbrook Invitational BYU Entrada Classic Mountain View Collegiate Ohio State Spring Invitational Big Ten Championships

935 882 914 878 953 908

309-314-312 295-297-290 306-307-301 295-289-294 317-324-312 309-302-297

Chip-N Club Invitational 948 The Golfweek Challenge 924 Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Invitational 900 Missouri State/Payne Stewart Memorial 933 Alamo Invitational 924

317-313-318 303-307-314 301-299-300 308-314-311 308-314-302

Lady Puerto Rico Classic Westbrook Invitational Clover Cup Jayhawk-Cornhusker Challenge SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational Big Ten Championships

962 930 937 327 982 945

326-326-310 315-319-296 312-312-313 327 334-331-317 321-313-301

Chip-N Club Invitational Minnesota Invitational Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational Hoosier Fall Invitational Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown

874 927 960 911 595

284-296-294 303-312-312 313-329-318 307-301-303 295-300-595

Westbrook Invitational Clover Cup Mountain View Collegiate SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational Ohio State Spring Invitational Big Ten Championships

869 903 874 627 938 931

295-287-287 300-310-293 291-288-295 319-308 316-312-310 302-322-307

Chip-N Club Invitational Minnesota Invitational GolfWeek Conference Challenge Ron Moore Intercollegiate Rainbow Wahine Invitational

896 929 921 900 899

301-305-290 312-309-308 309-315-297 306-296-298 297-301-301

Westbrook Invitational Clover Cup Mountain View Collegiate SMU/Dallas Athletic Club Invitational Big Ten Championships

892 928 886 942 917

294-302-294 318-298-312 297-292-297 317-313-312 306-301-310

Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational GolfWeek Conference Challenge Chip-N Club Invitational Pinehurst Challenge Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown

938 918 895 883 860

322-306-310 314-299-305 301-292-302 298-293-292 278-291-291

2011-12 Fall 4th/15 T7th/12 11th/12 4th/13 5th/14 Spring 14th/15 7th/12 3rd/12 5th/15 9th/11 6th/12

2012-13

Fall 7th/13 15th/18 T7th/13 6th/15 14th/15 Spring 15th/15 13th/13 T13th/16 2nd/2 13th/15 11th/12

2013-14

Fall 1st/13 7th/15 T6th/15 11th/16 T10th/17 Spring T4th/14 8th/15 1st/15 T13th/16 T8th/12 10th/12

2014-15 Fall 3rd/10 12th/14 9th/17 4th/12 3rd/14 Spring T13th/15 9th/15 12th/20 15th/16 13th/14

2015-16 Fall 10th/12 11th/17 5th/13 T10th/19 17th/19 Spring 10th/13 T13th/15 8th/17 T9th/16 18th/18 13th/14

Peg Barnard Invitational 622 Westbrook Spring Invitational 886 Clover Cup 909 Dr. Donnis Thompson Hawaii Invitational 914 Silverado Showdown 949 Big Ten Championships 890

314-308-622 293-301-292 301-309-299 305-306-303 315-311-323 298-299-293

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All-Time Honors & Awards CoSIDA Academic All-American

Nebraska’s NCAA All-Americans

Edith Munson Award

The first NCA A AllAmerican in Nebraska women’s golf history, Joanne Brooks was one of the best golfers ever to compete for the Huskers. When Brooks completed her eligibility after the 1993 season, she held nearly every NU individual school record. She earned All- Big Eight Conference and academic AllBig Eight honors three times. Joanne Brooks Brooks won the Edith Munson 1989-92 Award given to the nation’s top Honorable-mention, student-athlete, was named an 1992 WGCA Scholastic All-American in 1990, 1991 and 1992, and was named to Nebraska’s 25 Women of Distinction List in April 2000. A native of Tauranga, New Zealand, Brooks was the Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President.

Heidi Wall (Stark)............................................................ 1996 The Edith Munson Award is given annually to the nation’s top student-athlete. A golfer must earn both All-America and All-Scholar Golf team honors. Joanne Brooks................................................................ 1990

True Temper Scholastic Award

Stephanie Flood................................................... 1993, 1994

Nebraska Student-Athlete of the Year

Kari Mangan................................................................... 1986

WGCA Scholastic All-Americans

Ann Guiberson........................................... 1989, 1990, 1992 Joanne Brooks............................................ 1990, 1991, 1992 Stephanie Hupp......................................... 1991, 1992, 1993 Stephanie Flood......................................... 1992, 1993, 1994 Kim Lefler................................................... 1992, 1993, 1994 Rochelle Brotsky............................................................. 1993 Melissa Odell........................................................ 1994, 1995 Heidi Wall (Stark).................................................. 1995, 1996 Maureen Regan.............................................................. 1996 Rachelle Tacha............................................ 1996, 1997, 1998 Elizabeth Bahensky..................................... 1998, 1999, 2000 Amanda Sutcliffe.................................................. 2001, 2002 Amy Roux....................................................................... 2001 Jackie Beste..................................... 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Beth Anne Bryson (Cherry)............................................. 2003 Merynn Ito.................................................. 2003, 2004, 2005 Stephanie Schaefer.............................................. 2003, 2004 Sarah Sasse..................................................................... 2003 Chelsea Gehring............................................................. 2005 Allison Stewart................................. 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 JC Stevenson.................................... 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Kate White............................................................ 2007, 2008 Rachel Hanigan.............................................................. 2009 Madeleine Sheils.............................. 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Charlotte Wendner............................................... 2009, 2010 Steffi Neisen..................................... 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Jackie O’Doherty........................................................... 2013 Cassidy Stelzmiller...................................... 2013, 2015, 2016 Emily Gillman.................................................................. 2015 Haley Thiele.................................................................... 2016

Big 12 Golfer of the Year

Sarah Sasse..................................................................... 2003

All-Big Ten Conference

Madeleine Sheils............................................................ 2012

All-Big 12 Conference

Sarah Sasse................................................. 2000, 2001, 2003 Stephanie Ruiz................................................................ 2006 Elli Brown........................................................................ 2007 Charlotte Wendner......................................................... 2009

All-Big Eight Conference

Sharon Slattery............................................................... 1976 Nan Circo....................................................................... 1978 Jane Deeter.................................................................... 1979 Jan Stanard........................................................... 1981, 1983 Cathy Nelson........................................................ 1982, 1983 Shelly Godeken.................................................... 1983, 1984 Jean Gilpin..................................................................... 1986 Kari Mangan......................................................... 1985, 1986 Laura Gunia.................................................................... 1987 Ann Guiberson..................................................... 1988, 1992 Joanne Brooks............................................ 1989, 1990, 1991 Stephanie Flood............................................................. 1991 Kim Lefler....................................................................... 1994 Michelle Patterson......................................................... 1995 Rachelle Tacha................................................................ 1996

Big Ten Golfer of the Week

Madeleine Sheils................................................ Oct. 6, 2011 Madeleine Sheils.............................................. Oct. 19, 2011 Steffi Neisen.......................................................Nov. 3, 2011 Katelyn Wright.................................................. Oct. 11, 2012 Cassie Deeg....................................................Sept. 11, 2013 Cassie Deeg..................................................... Oct. 30, 2013 Cassie Deeg...................................................... April 1, 2014 Katelyn Wright................................................... April 1, 2014

Big 12 Golfer of the Month

Sarah Sasse........................................................... April, 2003 Stephanie Ruiz................................................ February, 2006 Elli Brown.................................................... September, 2006 Kate White.......................................................October, 2006

Sarah Sasse became Nebraska's first women's golfer to earn first-team All-America honors in 2003. One of 11 golfers to make the All-America list, Sasse was the only Big 12 golfer selected. Sasse was the 2003 Big 12 Player of the Year, a 2003 Scholastic All-American, the 2003 April Big 12 Golfer of the Month, a three-time All-Big 12 honoree, a four-time Sarah Sasse academic All-Big 12 pick and a 1998-2003 three-time NCAA participant. First-team, 2003 She also set the school record for best 36- and 54-hole scores with 138 and 209, respectively. The Lincoln native graduated from Nebraska in 2003 with a degree in marketing. She was selected as the first women’s golfer inducted into the University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.

Academic All-Big Eight Conference

Francee Kopecky............................................................ 1988 Melissa Busskohl............................................................ 1989 Susan Daugherty........................................ 1989, 1990, 1991 Ann Guiberson........................................... 1989, 1990, 1992 Joanne Brooks............................................ 1990, 1991, 1992 Stephanie Hupp................................................... 1991, 1993 Stephanie Flood......................................... 1992, 1993, 1994 Kari Clesson.................................................................... 1993 Kim Lefler............................................................. 1993, 1994 Melissa Odell........................................................ 1994, 1995 Michelle Patterson..................................... 1994, 1995, 1996 Rachelle Tacha...................................................... 1995, 1996 Heidi Wall............................................................. 1995, 1996 Maureen Regan.............................................................. 1996

Academic All-Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

Big Eight Golfer of the Month

Molly Mullin.................................................... February, 1995 Heidi Wall (Stark)................................................ March, 1995 Rachelle Tacha...................................................... April, 1996

Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

Steffi Neisen............................................... 2012, 2013, 2014 Madeleine Sheils............................................................ 2012 Jackie O’Doherty........................................................... 2013 Morgan Smejkal............................... 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Cassidy Stelzmiller............................ 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Katelyn Wright................................................................ 2013 Cassie Deeg............................................... 2014, 2015, 2016 Yoorim Kang................................................................... 2014 Jordan Chael.................................................................. 2015 Sarah Pravecek..................................................... 2015, 2016 Audrey Judd................................................................... 2016

Academic All-Big 12 Conference

Rachelle Tacha...................................................... 1997, 1998 Elizabeth Bahensky..................................... 1998, 1999, 2000 Susie Kiene..................................................................... 1998 Hanne Nyquist................................................................ 1998 Amy Roux......................................... 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Catha Fogelberg.............................. 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Sarah Sasse....................................... 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 Amanda Sutcliffe.............................. 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Amanda Krane...................................................... 2001, 2002 Beth Anne Bryson (Cherry)................................... 2003, 2005 Merynn Ito.................................................. 2003, 2004, 2005 Stephanie Ruiz...................................................... 2003, 2004 Stephanie Schaefer.............................................. 2003, 2004 Jackie Beste............................................... 2004, 2005, 2006 Sara Sackett................................................ 2004, 2005, 2006 Chelsea Gehring................................................... 2005, 2006 Allison Stewart........................................... 2005, 2007, 2008 Elli Brown.................................................... 2006, 2007, 2008 Chrissie McArdle.................................................. 2006, 2007 Andrea Carlson (Dunagan)............................................. 2007 Megan Place......................................................... 2007, 2009 JC Stevenson.............................................. 2008, 2009, 2010 Charlotte Wendner..................................... 2008, 2009, 2010 Kate White...................................................................... 2008 Mary Kate Bird........................................... 2009, 2010, 2011 Rachel Hanigan.............................................................. 2009 Madeleine Sheils.................................................. 2010, 2011 Kayla Knopik................................................................... 2011

Steffi Neisen............................................... 2012, 2013, 2014 Cassie Deeg......................................................... 2015, 2016

NCAA Championship Competitors

Jan Stanard..................................................................... 1982 Joanne Brooks................................................................ 1989 Heidi Wall (Stark)............................................................ 1996 Rachelle Tacha................................................................ 1996 Elizabeth Bahensky......................................................... 2000 Catha Fogelberg............................................................ 2000 Amy Roux....................................................................... 2000 Sarah Sasse................................................. 2000, 2001, 2003 Amanda Sutcliffe............................................................ 2000 Beth Anne Bryson (Cherry)............................................. 2003 Merynn Ito...................................................................... 2003 Stephanie Ruiz...................................................... 2003, 2006 Stephanie Schaefer........................................................ 2003 Elli Brown........................................................................ 2006 Chrissie McArdle............................................................ 2006 Sara Sackett.................................................................... 2006 Allison Stewart............................................................... 2006 *Nebraska competed as a team at the 1976 AIAW Championships, and Nan Circo tied for 33rd at the 1977 AIAW Championships.

Stephanie Ruiz earned second-team All-Big 12 honors in 2006, before tying the school record for the best NCAA Championships score with her 301 over four rounds in Columbus, Ohio.

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Papes, Lisa......................................................................1984 Patterson, Michelle L......................................1993-94-95-96 Place, Megan..................................................2006-07-08-09 Pravecek, Sarah..............................................2014-15-16

Reed, Debbie.................................................................1976 Regan, Maureen.................................................. 1995-96-97 Rist, Anne M...................................................................1991 Roberts, Carin L..............................................1980-81-82-83 Roux, Amy..................................................1998-99-2000-01 Ruiz, Stephanie...............................................2002-03-04-06

A four-year letterwinner and a four-time WGCA Scholastic All-American at Nebraska from 2009 to 2012, Madeleine Sheils earned a spot on the Symetra Tour in 2014-15 at LPGA Qualifying School, and she made her LPGA debut at the 2014 Portland Classic.

Adams, Jenny........................................................... 1985-86

Bahensky, Elizabeth....................................1997-98-99-2000 Becker, Melissa...............................................1994-95-96-97 Beste, Jackie..................................................2003-04-05-06 Bird, Mary Kate..............................................2008-09-10-11 Brooks, Joanne...............................................1989-90-91-92 Brotsky, Rochelle............................................1992-93-94-95 Brown, Elli.......................................................2005-06-07-08 Busskohl, Melissa ..........................................1988-89-90-91

Chael, Jordan...................................................................2014-15 Cherry (Bryson), Beth Anne.................................. 2002-03-04-05 Circo, Nanette .................................................... 1976-77-78 Clesson, Kari ..................................................1991-92-93-94 Cook, Nodjya ................................................1987-88-89-90

Davis, Kimberly...............................................................1982 Deeg, Cassie..................................................2013-14-15-16 Deeter, Jane...................................................1976-77-78-79 Denbeck, Deb.......................................................... 1976-77 Doerr, Gretchen.................................................. 1996-97-98 Dougherty, Susan...........................................1987-88-89-90 Dunagan (Carlson), Andrea.................................. 2004-05-06-07

Elgert, K.C............................................................ 1999-2000

Flood, Stephanie............................................1991-92-93-94 Fogelberg, Catha.......................................1999-2000-01-02

Gehring, Chelsea............................................2003-04-05-06 Gillman, Emily......................................................2015-16 Gilpin, Jean....................................................1983-84-85-86 Gleadall, Natalie.............................................................2009 Godeken, Shelly.............................................1981-82-83-84 Guiberson, Ann..............................................1988-89-90-92 Gunia, Laura...................................................1984-85-86-87

Hallett, Molly............................................................ 1995-96 Hanigan, Rachel....................................................... 2008-09

Harder, Julie...................................................................2003 Hergert, Mary Sue............................................... 1979-80-81 Hornecker, Shirin...................................................... 1996-97 Houston, Janet L...................................................... 1983-84 Hupp, Stephanie............................................1990-91-92-93 Huston, Mimi C........................................................ 1977-78

Ito, Merynn.....................................................2002-03-04-05

Judd, Audrey.......................................................2015-16

Kang, Yoorim..................................................................2014 Keiser, Katie.............................................................. 2011-12 Kemper, Kelly........................................................... 1993-94 Kiene, Susie....................................................................1997 Kniffin, Carolyn......................................................... 1986-87 Knopik, Kayla..................................................2009-10-11-12 Kopecky, Frances................................................. 1986-87-88 Krane, Amanda.................................................... 2000-01-02

Sackett, Sara...................................................2002-04-05-06 Sasse, Sarah................................................1999-2000-01-03 Schaefer, Stephanie........................................2001-02-03-04 Scherer (Krapfl), Robin........................................ 1980-81-82 Schorgl, Carolyn.................................................. 2009-10-11 Schuler, Sonia........................................................... 1994-96 Sharpee, Erin..................................................................2010 Sheils, Madeleine...........................................2009-10-11-12 Slattery, Sharon........................................................ 1976-77 Smedberg, Laurel................................................ 1976-77-78 Smejkal, Morgan............................................2013-14-15-16 Stanard, Jan....................................................1980-81-82-83 Steen, Nancy J...............................................1983-84-85-86 Stelzmiller, Cassidy.........................................2013-14-15-16 Stevenson, JC.................................................2007-08-09-10 Stewart, Allison..............................................2005-06-07-08 Sturdevant, Sydney........................................................2008 Sutcliffe, Amanda.......................................1999-2000-01-02

Tacha, Rachelle...............................................1995-96-97-98 Thiele, Haley.............................................................2016 Tobin, Peggy..................................................1986-87-88-89

Wall, Heidi J........................................................ 1994-95-96 Wall, Kathy.....................................................1985-86-87-88 Weekes, Elizabeth W......................................................1979 Wendner, Charlotte........................................2007-08-09-10 White, Kate............................................................... 2007-08 Woodard, Denise ..........................................................1996 Wright, Katelyn...............................................2011-12-13-14

Young, Becky..................................................................1991

Lefler, Kim.......................................................1991-92-93-94 Luebke, Hannah....................................................... 2013-14

Madsen, Alysen..............................................1988-89-90-91 Mangan, Kari A...............................................1983-84-85-86 McArdle, Chrissie...........................................2004-05-06-07 Merwald, Julie................................................................1979 Miller, Lori.......................................................1980-81-82-83 Molyneux, Remylee.................................................. 2011-12 Morrissey, Catherine M..................................1977-78-79-80 Mullin, Molly...................................................1993-94-95-96

Neisen, Steffi..................................................2011-12-13-14 Nelson, Catherine A.......................................1981-82-83-84 Noerrlinger, Dawn..........................................1987-88-89-90 Nyquist, Hanne......................................................... 1997-98

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Doherty, Jackie...........................................................2013 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill, Katie....................................................... 1985-86-87 Odell, Melissa.................................................1991-93-94-95

Sarah Sasse captured first-team All-America honors while leading Nebraska to the NCAA Championships in 2003.

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Individual & Team Records Team Records

Individual School Records

Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (first round); (Haley Thiele, Cassie Deeg, Audrey Judd, Morgan Smejkal, Cassidy Stelzmiller), Oct. 25, 2015

18-Hole Score �� 66

18-Hole Score.......................................................................................278 36-Hole Score.......................................................................................569 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (278-291); (Haley Thiele, Cassie Deeg, Audrey Judd, Morgan Smejkal, Cassidy Stelzmiller), Oct. 25-26, 2015

54-Hole Score.......................................................................................860

Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (278-291-291); (Haley Thiele, Cassie Deeg, Audrey Judd, Morgan Smejkal, Cassidy Stelzmiller), Oct. 25-27, 2015

Nebraska All-Time Team Victories

1976 Big Eight Tournament....................................................................................................................................................684 1978 Omaha Invitational.........................................................................................................................................................336 1979 Wichita State Invitational............................................................................................................................... 368-339=707 1980 Iowa Invitational............................................................................................................................................. 318-328=646 1980 Iowa State Invitational.................................................................................................................................... 315-312=627 1980 Missouri Invitational....................................................................................................................................... 334-324=658 1980 Iowa Invitational............................................................................................................................................. 311-318=629 1980 AIAW Region 6 Championship...................................................................................................................... 314-308=622 1982 Spring Break Tournament........................................................................................................................ 312-319-301=932 1982 Missouri Invitational................................................................................................................................ 323-324-301=948 1983 Big Eight Tournament............................................................................................................................. 322-317-319=958 1983 Kansas Invitational................................................................................................................................... 331-319-315=965 1984 Wichita State Invitational........................................................................................................................ 326-345-327=998 1986 Northern Iowa Invitational....................................................................................................................... 328-331-312=971 1988 Northern Illinois Invitational........................................................................................................................... 318-324=642 1989 Husker Golf Invitational........................................................................................................................... 309-304-305=918 1989 Spartan Fall Invitational........................................................................................................................... 317-307-309=933 1990 Rio Rico-Hawkeye.................................................................................................................................... 311-308-306=925 1990 Missouri Invitational....................................................................................................................................... 304-311=615 1993 Husker Classic......................................................................................................................................... 312-309-304=925 1994 Midwest Golf Classic...................................................................................................................................... 314-314=628 1994 UNT/SMU Invitational.................................................................................................................................... 314-313=627 1994 Husker Golf Classic................................................................................................................................. 315-311-310=936 1996 Lady Lion Invitational..................................................................................................................................... 304-301=605 1996 Big 12 Fall Preview.................................................................................................................................. 300-296-313=909 1997 Colorado Invitational............................................................................................................................... 296-292-299=887 1999 Big 12 Preview......................................................................................................................................... 298-303-305=906 1999 Lady Razorback Invitational............................................................................................................................ 298-306=604 2000 Oklahoma/Susie Maxwell Berning Classic.............................................................................................. 322-302-306=998 2000 Alltel Husker Invitational......................................................................................................................... 298-303-300=901 2001 Heather Farr/CU Invitational.......................................................................................................................... 301-291=592 2003 Chip-N Club Invitational.......................................................................................................................... 307-297-300=904 2003 Highlands Ranch Intercollegiate.................................................................................................................... 311-302=613 2004 Chip-N Club Invitational.......................................................................................................................... 306-306-325=937 2005 Chip-N Club Invitational.......................................................................................................................... 295-300-307=902 2006 Baja Invitational....................................................................................................................................... 309-309-310=928 2006 Chip-N Club Invitational.......................................................................................................................... 317-306-306=929 2006 Bronco Invitational.................................................................................................................................. 296-292-296=884 2007 Mountain View Collegiate....................................................................................................................... 287-285-294=866 2007 Bronco Invitational.................................................................................................................................. 318-300-328=946 2008 Chip-N Club Invitational.......................................................................................................................... 298-295-291=884 2008 Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational............................................................................................. (tie) 307-312-307=926 2013 Chip-N Club Invitational........................................................................................................................... 284-296-294-874 2014 Mountain View Collegiate........................................................................................................................ 291-288-295-874

Steffi Neisen

Mountain View Collegiate (second round) Tucson, Ariz. March 23, 2012

36-Hole Score �� 136

Haley Thiele

Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown Boulder City, Nev. Oct. 25-26, 2015

54-Hole Score �� 209 Sarah Sasse

Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic Fort Collins, Colo. Sept. 9-10, 2002

54-Hole Score �� 209 Haley Thiele

Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown Boulder City, Nev. Oct. 25-27, 2015

72-Hole Score �� 301 Elizabeth Bahensky

NCAA Championships Sunriver, Ore. May 27, 2000

Stephanie Ruiz

NCAA Championships Columbus, Ohio May 26, 2006

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Nebraska in Conference Championships Big eIGHT Team/Individual Champions

Year......................Champion.......................................... NU Finish......................................................Individual Champion 1976..................... Nebraska (684).....................................1st (684).......................................... Lindsey Wetzel (Oklahoma, 164) 1977..................... Oklahoma State (671)...........................4th (705).................................. Patty Zimmer (Oklahoma State, 158) 1978..................... Oklahoma (653)....................................5th (675).....................................Alicia Ogrin (Oklahoma State, 154) 1979..................... Oklahoma State (949)...........................4th (1,023)..................................Alicia Ogrin (Oklahoma State, 232) 1980..................... Oklahoma State (930)...........................5th (991)...................................... Val Skinner (Oklahoma State, 225) 1981..................... Oklahoma (922)....................................4th (972)................................ Dorea Mitchell (Oklahoma State, 227) 1982..................... Oklahoma State (917)...........................4th (992)...................................... Val Skinner (Oklahoma State, 216) 1983..................... Nebraska (953).....................................1st (953).................................... Janice Burba (Oklahoma State, 233) 1984..................... Oklahoma State (934)...........................2nd (959)....................................Robin Hood (Oklahoma State, 224) 1985..................... Oklahoma State (934)...........................6th (1,027).....................................Lisa Stone (Oklahoma State, 231) 1986..................... Oklahoma State (924)...........................3rd (955).....................................Robin Hood (Oklahoma State, 220) 1987..................... Oklahoma State (912)...........................6th (989)..................................... Eva Dahloff (Oklahoma State, 228) 1988..................... Oklahoma State (944)...........................5th (1,011).................................. Eva Dahloff (Oklahoma State, 234) 1989..................... Oklahoma State (935)...........................4th (964)..................................... Eva Dahloff (Oklahoma State, 229) 1990..................... Kansas (936)..........................................5th (968)..............................Marnie McGuire (Oklahoma State, 230) 1991..................... Oklahoma (943)....................................3rd (975).......................................... Cathy Stevens (Oklahoma, 232) 1992..................... Oklahoma State (914)...........................7th (977)..................................Arantxa Sison (Oklahoma State, 220) 1993..................... Iowa St. (945)........................................4th (1,007)..................................Shelley Finnestad (Iowa State, 232) 1994..................... Oklahoma State (919)...........................4th (939)...........................Charlotta Eliasson (Oklahoma State, 221) 1995..................... Oklahoma State (937)...........................3rd (985)..................................... Amy Weeks (Oklahoma State, 226) 1996..................... Oklahoma State (946)...........................T-3rd (974)........................................Rachelle Tacha (Nebraska, 227) Team Titles by School: Oklahoma State, 14; Oklahoma, 3; Nebraska, 2; Kansas, 1; Iowa State, 1

Big 12 Team/Individual Champions

1997..................... Texas (924)............................................3rd (945).................................................Heather Bowie (Texas, 212) 1998..................... Texas A&M (919)..................................6th (936)............................................ Isabelle Ros (Texas A&M, 225) 1999..................... Oklahoma State (906)...........................8th (929)...................................Maria Boden (Oklahoma State, 219) 2000..................... Oklahoma (916)....................................3rd (920)............................................. Amelia Moses (Missouri, 222) 2001..................... Oklahoma State (925)...........................5th (958)...................................Maria Boden (Oklahoma State, 227) 2002..................... Oklahoma State (909)...........................7th (952)........................... Emma Zackrisson (Oklahoma State, 223) 2003..................... Oklahoma State (909)...........................5th (926)............................................... Sarah Sasse (Nebraska, 220) 2004..................... Texas (592/36 Holes)............................10th (622).............................Annie Thurman (Oklahoma State, 137) 2005..................... Oklahoma State (900)...........................7th (942)................... Annie Thurman-Young (Oklahoma State, 212) 2006..................... Texas A&M (899)..................................T-4th (927)........................................ Ashley Knoll (Texas A&M, 215) 2007..................... Texas A&M (911)..................................4th (936)........................................... Amanda Costner (Kansas, 221) 2008..................... Oklahoma State (912)...........................6th (968).............................. Jaclyn Sweeney (Oklahoma State, 225) 2009..................... Oklahoma State (909)...........................10th (953)................................... Ashley Freeman (Texas A&M, 225) 2010..................... Texas A&M (896)..................................8th (919)............................Caroline Hedwall (Oklahoma State, 210) 2011..................... Texas (872)............................................10th (909)............................................ Madison Pressel (Texas, 208)

Big Ten Team/Individual Champions

2012..................... Michigan State (885).............................6th (908)............................................. Laura Gonzalez (Purdue, 216) 2013..................... Northwestern/Purdue (884)..................11th (935)...................................................Paula Reto (Purdue, 212) 2014..................... Michigan State/Ohio State (895)..........10th (931).................................. Jessica Porvasnik (Ohio State, 216) 2015..................... Northwestern/Ohio State (863)............13th (917).........................................Sarah Cho (Northwestern, 213) 2016..................... Northwestern/Ohio State (852)............13th (890)................................................. August Kim (Purdue, 207) Team Titles: Ohio State, 14; Indiana, 7; Purdue, 6; Michigan State, 6; Northwestern 3; Minnesota, 1; Iowa, 1; Wisconsin, 1

Big Ten Championship Records Team

Lowest Winning Score (54 Holes).......................................852................Northwestern (284-286-282), Ohio State (291-281-280), 2016 Lowest Winning Score (72 Holes).......................................1,158............................................. Purdue, 2010 (289-292-294-294) Largest Margin of Victory (54 Holes)..................................41...........................................................................Ohio State, 1983 Largest Margin of Victory (72 Holes)..................................58.................................................................................Indiana, 1986

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Lowest Winning Score (54 Holes).......................................207.........................................August Kim, Purdue, 2016 (69-71-67) Lowest Winning Score (72 Holes).......................................280..............................Laura Gonzalez, Purdue, 2010 (71-70-70-69) Lowest Score, One Round.................................................65............................................Brooke Ferrell, Wisconsin, 2016 (1st) .............................................................................................................................................Ashley Bauer, Michigan, 2010 (2nd) Lowest Score, After Two Rounds.......................................137..................................... Brooke Ferrell, Wisconsin, 2016 (65-72) Lowest First-Round Score..................................................65....................................................Brooke Ferrell, Wisconsin, 2016 Lowest Second-Round Score.............................................65.......................................................Ashley Bauer, Michigan, 2010 Lowest Third-Round Score.................................................66................................................... Maria Hernandez, Purdue, 2008 Lowest Score, After Three Rounds.....................................207.........................................August Kim, Purdue, 2016 (69-71-67) Lowest Fourth-Round Score...............................................69................................................... Maria Hernandez, Purdue, 2008 ..................................................................................................................................................... Laura Gonzalez, Purdue, 2010 ............................................................................................................................................................ Kris Yoo, Wisconsin, 2011 Nebraskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first season in the Big Ten Conference was 2012. The first Big Ten Team Championship was conducted in 1982. A 54-hole tournament was held in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1996, 2012 and 2013. A 72-hole tournament was held from 1985 through 1995 and from 1997 through 2011.

Rachelle Tacha won the Big Eight individual title in 1996, the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final season, on her way to the 1996 NCAA Tournament .

2016 Big Ten Championships Indianapolis, Ind., April 22-24

Rk. Team Total T1. Northwestern....................... 284-286-282-852 (-12) T1. Ohio State............................ 291-281-280-852 (-12) 3. Purdue.................................... 283-291-285-859 (-5) T4. Illinois..................................... 285-293-284-862 (-2) T4. Wisconsin............................... 289-290-283-862 (-2) 6. Michigan................................ 285-288-292-865 (+1) 7. Indiana................................... 286-293-287-866 (+2) 8. Penn State............................. 288-288-294-870 (+6) T9. Michigan State.................... 292-286-298-876 (+12) T9. Iowa..................................... 292-295-289-876 (+12) 11. Minnesota............................ 297-287-294-878 (+14) 12. Rutgers................................ 287-298-301-886 (+22) 13. Nebraska......................... 298-299-293-890 (+26) 14. Maryland............................. 304-303-303-910 (+46)

2016 Big Ten Championships Individual Results

Rk. Golfer, Team Total 1. August Kim, Purdue..................... 69-71-67-207 (-9) 2. Katja Pogacar, Ohio State............ 69-72-67-208 (-8) 3. Brooke Ferrell, Wisconsin............. 65-72-72-209 (-7) T4. Bing Singhsumalee, Illinois................ 72-71-68-211 (-5) T4. Amy Ihm, Iowa.............................. 73-70-68-211 (-5) T4. Stephanie Lau, Northwestern............ 69-70-72-211 (-5) T7. Jessica Porvasnik, Ohio State............ 71-70-71-212 (-4) T7. Sarah Burnham, Michigan St............. 70-69-73-212 (-4) T9. Lauren Waller, Penn State............ 70-70-73-213 (-3) T9. Hannah Kim, Northwestern............... 71-72-70-213 (-3) T9. Becky Klongland, Wisconsin.............. 74-71-68-213 (-3) T25. Cassidy Stelzmiller, Nebraska.......74-72-73-219 (+3) T39. Haley Thiele, Nebraska............ 75-73-74-222 (+6) T50. Cassie Deeg, Nebraska............ 74-77-74-225 (+9) T54. Morgan Smejkal, Nebraska.... 76-78-72-226 (+10) 75. Sarah Pravecek, Nebraska..... 75-79-79-233 (+17) T80. Audrey Judd, Nebraska......... 80-77-81-238 (+22)

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Nebraska NCAA Championship Individual Records (72 Holes)

1994 NCAA West Regional

Lowest Final Score:.................................................. Elizabeth Bahensky (2000)/Stephanie Ruiz (2006)..................................301 Lowest Score After One Round:.............................. Stephanie Ruiz (2006)...............................................................................72 Lowest Score After Two Rounds:............................. Stephanie Ruiz (2006).............................................................................148 Lowest Score After Three Rounds:............................. Elizabeth Bahensky (2000)......................................................................225 Lowest Single-Round Score:.................................... Elizabeth Bahensky (2000, Third Round)..................................................68 Lowest Second-Round Score:.................................. Elli Brown (2006).......................................................................................74 Lowest Third-Round Score:...................................... Elizabeth Bahensky (2000)........................................................................68 Lowest Fourth-Round Score:.................................... Allison Stewart (2006)...............................................................................73 Best Finish:............................................................... Elizabeth Bahensky (2000).................................................................. T25th Lowest Stroke Average:........................................... Elizabeth Bahensky (2000)/Stephanie Ruiz (2006)...............................75.25

Championship Golf Course of New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M., May 12-14 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Stephanie Flood 77 82 78 Kim Lefler 80 76 77 Melissa Odell 77 82 77 Michelle Patterson 80 85 78 Heidi Wall 79 77 76 Team (Count Four) 313 312 308 NU Finish: 16th/19

Total 237 233 231 243 232 933

1995 NCAA West Regional

Randolph North Park Golf Course Tucson, Ariz., May 11-13 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Molly Mullin 76 81 75 Michelle Patterson 76 80 76 Maureen Regan 82 80 83 Rachelle Tacha 75 74 78 Heidi Wall 70 77 79 Team (Count Four) 297 311 308 NU Finish:12th/20

2003 NCAA Central Regional

Total 232 232 245 227 226 916

1996 NCAA West Regional

The Champions Club Golf Course Omaha, Neb., May 9-11 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Molly Mullin 81 81 80 Michelle Patterson 83 87 85 Maureen Regan 81 91 89 Heidi Stark 73 79 81 Rachelle Tacha 71 77 85 Team (Count Four) 306 324 331 NU Finish: 11th/20

Total 242 255 261 233 233 961

Total 226 227 230 231 232 909

Total 228 230 231 233 240 922

The Entrada at Snow Canyon Golf Club St. George, Utah, May 10-12 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Elli Brown 81 77 75 Chrissie McArdle 79 82 80 Kate White 83 77 81 JC Stevenson 85 79 78 Allison Stewart 88 76 83 Team (Count Four) 328 309 314 NU Finish: 15th/21

Total 233 241 241 242 247 951

2008 NCAA Central Regional

Total 229 226 224 220 250 899

2001 NCAA Central Regional

Birck Boilermaker Golf Course West Lafayette, Ind., May 10-12 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Sarah Sasse 76 72 78 Amy Roux 80 76 79 Catha Fogelberg 82 76 83 Amanda Sutcliffe 81 82 81 Amanda Krane 89 85 86 Team (Count Four) 319 306 321 NU Finish: 10th/21

The Traditions Club Bryan, Texas, May 11-13 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Stephanie Ruiz 78 76 74 Allison Stewart 79 70 81 Chrissie McArdle 77 75 79 Elli Brown 79 77 77 Sara Sackett 80 77 83 Team (Count Four) 313 298 311 NU Finish: 8th/21

2007 NCAA West Regional

2000 NCAA West Regional

Karsten Golf Course Tempe, Ariz., May 8-10 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Elizabeth Bahensky 76 76 77 Catha Fogelberg 77 76 73 Amy Roux 73 76 75 Sarah Sasse 72 74 74 Amanda Sutcliffe 84 81 85 Team (Count Four) 298 302 299 NU Finish: 9th/24

Total 222 228 236 243 246 928

2006 NCAA Central Regional

1997 NCAA West Regional

Randolph North Park Golf Course Tucson, Ariz., May 8-10 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Hanne Nyquist 74 76 76 Elizabeth Bahensky 75 76 76 Shirin Hornecker 73 79 78 Rachelle Tacha 79 76 76 Maureen Regan 79 74 79 Team (Count Four) 301 302 306 NU Finish: 14th/20

Firethorn Golf Course Lincoln, Neb., May 8-10 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Sarah Sasse 73 75 74 Merynn Ito 77 71 80 Stephanie Schaefer 81 75 80 Stephanie Ruiz 82 77 84 Beth Anne Cherry 81 78 87 Team (Count Four) 312 298 318 NU Finish: 5th/21

The University of Texas Golf Course Austin, Texas, May 8-10 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 JC Stevenson 73 72 75 Elli Brown 72 79 72 Kate White 73 86 74 Charlotte Wendner 76 80 82 Allison Stewart 82 75 88 Team (Count Four) 294 306 303 NU Finish: T10th/21

Total 220 223 233 238 245 903

Total 244 248 253 253 264 998

1990 NCAA Championships Arthur Hills Golf Course Hilton Head, S.C., May 23-26 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Joanne Brooks 75 81

Rd.3 79

Rd. 4 79

Total 314

1996 NCAA Championships La Quinta Resort and Club, Dunes Course La Quinta, Calif., May 22-25 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Rd. 4 Heidi Stark 78 86 84 78 Rachelle Tacha 83 77 78 78

Total 326 316

2000 NCAA Championships Crosswater Golf Club Sunriver, Ore., May 24-27 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Elizabeth Bahensky 79 78 Catha Fogelberg 79 78 Amy Roux 79 80 Sarah Sasse 74 75 Amanda Sutcliffe 78 85 Team (Count Four) 310 311 NU Finish: 19th/24

Rd.3 68 75 81 78 85 302

Rd. 4 76 82 81 77 84 316

Total 301 314 321 304 332 1,239

2001 NCAA Championships Mission Inn, El Campeon Course Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla., May 22-25 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Sarah Sasse 79 75 81

Rd. 4 75

Total 310

2003 NCAA Championships Birck Boilermaker Golf Course West Lafayette, Ind., May 20-23 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Sarah Sasse 75 79 75 Stephanie Ruiz 82 85 77 Stephanie Schaefer 78 84 81 Merynn Ito 85 85 81 Beth Anne Cherry 92 89 90 Team (Count Four) 320 333 314 NU Finish: 22nd/24

Rd. 4 78 77 81 78 91 314

Total 307 321 324 329 362 1,281

2006 NCAA Championships

Total 226 235 241 244 260 946

The Scarlet Course Columbus, Ohio, May 23-26 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Stephanie Ruiz 72 76 Chrissie McArdle 82 78 Elli Brown 76 74 Sara Sackett 81 77 Allison Stewart 87 88 Team (Count Four) 311 305 NU Finish: 20th/24

2002 NCAA Central Regional

Forest Akers West Golf Course East Lansing, Mich., May 9-11 Golfer Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Catha Fogelberg 85 81 78 Merynn Ito 85 79 84 Beth Anne Cherry 84 89 80 Stephanie Ruiz 85 84 84 Amanda Sutcliffe 85 92 87 Team (Count Four) 339 333 326 NU Finish: 19th/21

NCAA Championship Scores

Rd.3 78 75 77 76 78 306

Rd. 4 75 76 82 75 73 299

Total 301 311 309 309 326 1,221

*Scores from Jan Stanardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s individual NCAA appearance in 1982 are unavailable.

Elizabeth Bahensky owns six NU NCAA Tournament records, including best single-round (68) and final score (301).

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2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S GOLF

THIS IS NEBRASKA Nebraska continues to add to its impressive tradition of success in women’s golf. In 2012, Madeleine Sheils became the first golfer in Husker history to earn All-Big Ten honors by taking third in Nebraska’s first-ever Big Ten Tournament. Sheils, who went on to compete at the NCAA Central Regional in Columbus, Ohio, capped one of the top careers in school history as a fourtime WGCA Scholastic All-American. In 2008, the Huskers earned their 11th trip to the NCAA Regional Championships, just missing a bid to the 24-team NCAA Championships. The Huskers have finished among the top 24 teams in the nation three times in the past 16 seasons. In 2006, the Huskers posted the best NCAA Championship score in school history, while finishing 20th at the event. Entering her 30th season at the helm of the Nebraska women’s golf program, Coach Robin Krapfl has guided the Huskers to 30 tournament titles, 11 NCAA Regional appearances and all three of the school’s NCAA Tournament bids. Husker women’s golfers epitomize Nebraska’s commitment to success in athletics, academics and life. Husker golfers have captured a nation-leading 69 WGCA Scholastic AllAmerica honors. The Husker women’s golf team is also one of NU’s most active teams in the community. The 2006 Nebraska women’s golf team (main photo) enjoyed one of the best seasons in school history by finishing 20th at the NCAA Championships. Steph Ruiz (bottom left) matched the best four-round NCAA Tournament score in school history with a 301. Sarah Sasse (bottom middle) made history in 2003 when she earned first-team All-America honors for the Huskers. Sasse was also named the Big 12 Conference Golfer of the Year and led the 2003 Huskers (top right) to a 22nd-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Sasse was inducted into the inaugural class of the University of Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in the fall 2015. The 2000 Huskers (middle right) posted the best NCAA Championship finish in school history by taking 19th. Heidi Wall (bottom right) captured CoSIDA Academic All-America honors for the Huskers in 1996. The Lincoln native helped NU to three straight NCAA Regional appearances from 1994 to 1996.

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ACADEMIC SUCCESS Nebraska increased its nation-leading total of CoSIDA Academic All-America awards to 325, adding five Huskers in 2015-16. Senior guard Shavon Shields (Olathe, Kan., Biological Sciences) earned his second consecutive first-team Academic All-America award in men’s basketball before being named Nebraska’s Male StudentAthlete of the Year. Shields (pictured right with Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst) was also a member of the Allstate NABC Good Works Team for his outstanding community service. He was joined by Nebraska Female Student-Athlete-ofthe-Year Mattie Fowler (Tucson, Ariz., Finance) as a first-team Academic All-American in 2015-16. Fowler (pictured below) was the President of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Board in 2014-15. She and Shields were Nebraska’s Big Ten Medal of Honor winners in 2015-16. The Nebraska men’s track and field team continued its extraordinary run of CoSIDA Academic All-America success with three-time first-team honoree Levi Gipson (Lincoln, Neb., Nutrition, Exercise and Health Science) and fellow first-team award winner Cody Rush (Grand Island, Neb., Nutrition Science). Rush, who earned second-team CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades in 2014, joined baseball outfielder Ryan Boldt (Red Wing, Minn., Nutrition Science) as a two-time honoree. Boldt also earned third-team recognition in 2015. Graduation is the ultimate achievement, and 109 Husker student-athletes earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in three commencement exercises at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2015-16.

A total of 109 Nebraska student-athletes earned their degrees in 2015-16, including 62 in May 2016, 39 in December 2015 and eight in August 2015. Cassidy Stelzmiller (above left) earned her bachelor’s degree as an accounting major from Nebraska in December of 2015. A two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and four-time academic All-Big Ten selection from Placerville, Calif., Stelzmiller posted Nebraska’s best finish at the 2016 Big Ten Championships. Morgan Smejkal (above right) earned her degree from Nebraska in December of 2015 after majoring in marketing and management. The Columbus, Neb., native was also a four-time academic All-Big Ten choice. INTRODUCTION . COACHES . ADMINISTRATION . PREVIEW . 2016-17 HUSKERS . REVIEW . HISTORY . THIS IS NEBRASKA

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HONORING ACHIEVEMENT 2015-16 Academic Highlights

325 All-Time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (leads nation across all sports) 107 Football CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (leads all sports, all time) 37 Volleyball CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (leads all women’s sports, all time) 30 Softball CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (No. 3 among all women’s sports, all time) 43 Men’s & Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (leads nation since CoSIDA added team in 2002) Five CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2015-16 (4 first-team, 1 third-team) First Team: Mattie Fowler (Softball) Levi Gipson (Men’s Track & Field) Cody Rush (Men’s Track & Field) Shavon Shields (Men’s Basketball) Third Team: Ryan Boldt (Baseball) NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships ($7,500) Levi Gipson (Men’s Track & Field) Cody Rush (Men’s Track & Field) Wayne Duke Postgraduate Scholarship ($10,000) Cody Rush (Men’s Track & Field) Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarships ($7,500 each) Melanie Blum (Women’s Track & Field) Levi Gipson (Men’s Track & Field) Eight Huskers earned Outstanding Scholar Awards in 2015-16. The seniors with 3.900 GPAs or better were Melanie Blum (Track and Field), Michaela Cunningham (Swimming and Diving), Levi Gipson (Track and Field), Lane Hovey (Football), Ryan Irick (Men’s Gymnastics), Katie Kraeutner (Soccer, picture above), Ethan Lottman (Men’s Gymnastics) and Cody Rush (Track and Field).

Nebraska student-athletes regularly earn prestigious postgraduate scholarships from the Big Ten and NCAA. That tradition continued in 2015-16, as two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American Cody Rush earned a $10,000 Wayne Duke Postgraduate Scholarship from the Big Ten before claiming an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship worth $7,500. Rush was also an 11-time All-American.

In 2015-16, 109 Huskers earned their college degrees including senior track and field standout Levi Gipson. Gipson became just the second three-time first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American across all sports at Nebraska, while adding prestigious NCAA and Big Ten Postgraduate scholarships worth a total of $15,000. Gipson was also a seven-time All-American.

Junior outfielder Ryan Boldt earned his second CoSIDA Academic All-America award in 2016, after helping the Nebraska baseball team to the NCAA Tournament. Boldt, who was a member of the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List, was a secondround pick of the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Award (31) Oladapo Akinmoladun (Men’s Track & Field), Paula Andrie (Women’s Track & Field), Lia Baldo (Soccer), Alexandra Bilunas (Swimming & Diving), Julia Bond (Bowling), Jasmine Cincore (Women’s Basketball), Kristen Dowell (Women’s Track & Field), Jordan Ehly (Swimming & Diving), Jerald Foster (Football), Francesca Giganti (Swimming & Diving), Briana Holman (Volleyball), Danielle Jones (Women’s Track & Field), Harrison Jordan (Football), Mackenna Maddox-Herr (Women’s Tennis), Gazmine Mason (Bowling), Sydney Miramontez (Soccer), Sanjaya Roy (Men’s Gymnastics), Givens Price (Football), Christian Sanderfer (Men’s Track & Field), Tristen Sharp (Women’s Track & Field), Shavon Shields (Men’s Basketball), Morgan Smith (Women’s Track & Field), Rachel Theriot (Women’s Basketball), Toni Tupper (Women’s Track & Field), Kevin Williams (Football), Tierra Williams (Women’s Track & Field), Aaron Wong (Men’s Golf), Dedrick Young (Football). Male Student-Athlete of the Year Shavon Shields, Men’s Basketball Female Student-Athlete of the Year Mattie Fowler, Softball Big Ten Medal of Honor Winners Mattie Fowler (Softball) Shavon Shields (Men’s Basketball) Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winners Austin Wilson (Wrestling) Tierra Williams (Women’s Track & Field) Herman Team GPA Award Winners Men’s Tennis Team (3.418 GPA) Women’s Swimming & Diving Team (3.581 GPA) Life Skills Award of Excellence Team Winners Baseball Volleyball 685 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Selections Fall (356), Spring (329) (3.0 GPA or above) 209 Academic All-Big Ten Selections (Letterwinner with a 3.0 GPA or above) 109 Husker Graduates 8, August 2015; 39, December 2015; 62, May 2016 91 Perfect 4.0 GPA Semesters Fall (38), Spring (53) 67 Nebraska Big Ten Distinguished Scholars 3.7 GPA or better, 2015-16

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“I always felt the entire athletic department was dedicated to my personal excellence, so I could succeed as a student and as an athlete. As an adult, the Nebraska community has provided me with wonderful opportunities to continue my growth as a professional. ” Sarah Sasse-Kildow, All-American (2003) Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee (2015) The athletic academic unit, located in the Dick and Peg Herman Family Student Life Complex, provides personal and academic support to ensure that student-athletes will get the most out of their years as Huskers. Featuring one of the most innovative and comprehensive academic support systems in the country, Nebraska is dedicated to helping its student-athletes become outstanding leaders in their chosen fields. The academic support team is composed of 14 full-time staff members and is certified by the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A).

ACADEMIC COUNSELING

Seven academic counselors, three learning specialists and two 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.

TUTORIAL SUPPORT

A tremendous resource for all academic abilities, unlimited tutorial support from approximately 120 tutors on staff is available from day one up to college graduation in all subject areas. The tutorial program is certified as a model tutoring program by the College Reading and Learning Association.

STUDY HALL

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

MENTORING

Academic support staff serve as mentors to all incoming student-athletes and a select group of returning student-athletes. Student-athletes meet with their mentor weekly to develop time management skills, gather and report academic progress information, and discuss academic success strategies.

EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS

Assessments are administered upon the request of the student-athlete, academic counselor, or coach. Learning specialists are available to administer and score informal assessments, which include a reading comprehension and a writing assessment. When more in-depth assessments are necessary, referrals are made to a consulting psychologist who conducts the assessments. If it is determined a student-athlete has a learning disability or another medical condition that impedes the student from reaching their academic potential, appropriate accommodations are implemented by the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities.

STUDENT-ATHLETE ORIENTATION

Each new student-athlete attends an orientation at the beginning of their academic career. Student-athletes are introduced to staff, faculty, administrators, and a variety of resources that help facilitate the transition into college while enhancing awareness of support services in the Athletic Department and across campus.

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

The Herman Student Life Complex has two computer labs for student-athletes. The Scott Technology Center features two tech tables for use on group computer projects and group study sessions. Additionally, each student-athlete is provided a laptop for use throughout their academic career at Nebraska. Top: The grand entrance to the Dick and Peg Herman Family Student Life Complex welcomes student-athletes to Memorial Stadium. The entrance highlights the achievements of many current student-athletes across all sports, while also featuring the trophies won by Nebraska’s nationleading 17 NCAA Top Ten Award winners. Bottom left: Construction was completed in the fall of 2010 on the Nebraska Student Life Complex, which nearly tripled the size of NU’s previous academic space. The Dick and Peg Herman Family Student Life Complex also features a new technology center and a dedicated Life Skills area and the Papik Computer lab (left).

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ATHLETIC MEDICINE

ATHLETIC MEDICINE Providing expert care to more than 600 Husker student-athletes, Nebraska features one of the most well-trained and highly skilled athletic medicine staffs in the country. Under the guidance of Director of Athletic Medicine Dr. Lonnie Albers and Head Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist Jerry Weber, the 2016-17 Nebraska athletic medicine staff consists of five doctors, 13 full-time athletic trainers, seven graduate assistant athletic trainers, a full-time in-house athletic psychologist and sports psychiatry consultants who work directly with student-athletes. Nebraska’s medical facilities have long been among the nation’s best, and NU’s athletic medicine center within the Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex will keep the Huskers on the front line of technology for decades to come. In addition to Nebraska’s North Stadium facility, Haymarket Park, the Bob Devaney Sports Center, Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Nebraska Soccer and Tennis Complex all feature athletic medicine areas. The Devaney Center’s Athletic Medicine facility underwent an extensive expansion as part of the Hendricks Training Complex addition in 2011.

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CARING FOR HUSKERS

Nebraska uses advanced equipment to help athletes recondition after injury.

Nebraska’s Athletic Medicine Center features a hydrotherapy area that includes a three-level laned pool. The Hydroworx 1000 Treadmill Pool is equipped with two cameras underwater for evaluation and assessment.

The hot and cold plunge tanks in the Holthus Family Hydrotherapy area help the Huskers recover after workouts and injuries.

Nebraska’s on-site medical services for student-athletes rank among the nation’s best. Dr. Lonnie Albers, Head Athletic Trainer Jerry Weber (pictured) and the Athletic Medicine staff have their own X-ray equipment at Memorial Stadium.

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NAPL: INTEGRATING SPORT

The Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory (NAPL) is recognized as the first performance research center within a collegiate department of athletics. The NAPL features a talented, multidisciplinary team that includes a full-time director and endocrinology lab director, two research post-doctoral fellows and a research analyst. Located in East Memorial Stadium adjacent to UNL’s Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3), the NAPL collaborates with Nebraska’s Strength and Conditioning team, Husker Nutrition staff, Nebraska’s Athletic Medicine staff and sports programs to offer the highest level of integration of sport performance technologies and systems. The NAPL is made up of the Mark and Debra Classen Cardio Area, James and Karen Linder Dynamic Performance Center, Markin Family Collaborative Center, Thayer Family Athletic Research Lab and cutting-edge equipment donated by the Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation. The main entrance for the research facilities is located in the Janet and Gerard Keating Family Concourse. Focused on student-athlete health, safety and welfare, the NAPL is a world-leading research and performance facility focusing on the performance enhancement, safety and long-term well-being of student-athletes. The NAPL includes simulated athletic environments for studying performance, incorporating a camera system to track human movement in 3D, force plates to measure ground reaction forces and state-of-the-art technology to assess physiological biomarkers, investigate exercise cardiovascular capacity and measure body composition. All 24 Husker athletic programs conduct performance testing at NAPL. Force plates and motion capture videos (3D) are used to measure athletes in their development through testing results to create an athletic performance index for each athlete. The NAPL uses IDexa as an advanced, accurate and reliable method to analyze and measure body composition. The focus of the Thayer Family Athletic Research Lab is recovery from competition by measuring salivary biomarkers 24 hours prior to and 24 hours post-competition. Collaborative research projects are conducted in conjunction with the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3), including concussion prevention, treatment and return to play.

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PERFORMANCE, RESEARCH Researchers in the Thayer Family Athletic Research Lab measure salivary biomarkers to focus on recovery.

Nebraskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Strength and Conditioning team utilizes NAPL facilities and equipment to optimize performance testing across all 24 Husker sports. Nebraskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nutrition staff led by Lindsey Remmers utilizes NAPL technology for body composition testing.

Equipment, technology, researchers and student-athletes come together in the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory to put the Huskers on the cutting edge of sport science.

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CHAMPIONSHIP FACILITIES From training facilities to competition venues, Nebraska’s athletic facilities are second-to-none across the collegiate landscape. From Memorial Stadium to Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Bob Devaney Sports Center, Husker student-athletes have the benefits of training and competing in some of the nation’s finest facilities. Fans around the country follow the Huskers with amazing passion across all sports. In 2015-16, Nebraska finished second in the nation in attendance across its seven primary team sports, attracting more than 1.3 million fans to its home stadiums and arenas. Overall, 10 of Nebraska’s sports ranked among the top-15 nationally in attendance in 2015-16.

MEMORIAL STADIUM Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium

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HENDRICKS TRAINING COMPLEX BOWLIN STADIUM

ED WEIR STADIUM

SID And Hazel Dillon Tennis Center

HAWKS FIELD AT HAYMARKET PARK

PINNACLE BANK ARENA

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NATIONAL POWERS

The Nebraska volleyball team captured its fourth NCAA title with a win over Texas in the championship match at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha on Dec. 19, 2015. Five Husker volleyball players, including NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Mikaela Foecke, earned All-America honors in 2015. Volleyballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s championship was the first of seven top-10 NCAA team finishes for Husker programs in 2015-16.

Ryan Boldt helped the Huskers advance to the 2016 NCAA Tournament. The two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American was chosen in the second round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tierra Williams earned a trio of All-America awards in 2016. She finished fifth in the triple jump at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. She also swept the Big Ten indoor and outdoor titles in the triple and long jumps.

Nick Percy captured the 2016 NCAA discus crown. The twotime All-American from Ventnor, England, also won the Big Ten discus title to help the Husker men sweep the Big Ten indoor and outdoor championships.

MJ Knighten claimed first-team All-America honors at third base while helping the Nebraska softball team advance to the 2016 NCAA Regional final. Knighten hit .376 with 21 homers and 60 RBIs in 55 games.

Julia Bond earned first-team AllAmerica honors by leading the Nebraska bowling team to an NCAA runner-up finish in 2016. Bond was the Most Outstanding Bowler in powering NU to the 2015 NCAA team title.

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BIG TEN LEADERS

The Nebraska men’s track and field team swept the Big Ten indoor and outdoor titles, giving the Big Red their first sweep since 2004. A total of 19 Huskers combined for 24 All-America awards in men’s and women’s track and field in 2016.

Nation’s Best Fans

Nebraska was the only NCAA Division I program to rank in the top 15 nationally in attendance in football and men’s basketball in 2015-16. In fact, Nebraska ranked in the top 15 in attendance across 10 sports and drew well over 1.3 million fans in 2015-16.

VOLLEYBALL

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M. Gymnastics 2ND BASEBALL

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Wrestling

10TH

FOOTBALL

11TH

M. BASKETBALL 11TH TJ Dudley (184 pounds) took second at the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships. NU’s Male Athlete of the Year, Dudley helped the Huskers to eighth place for their 20th top-10 team finish in history.

Kadie Rolfzen captured first-team All-America honors as an outside hitter while leading the Nebraska volleyball team to the 2015 NCAA title. Rolfzen, a three-time All-American, was Nebraska’s Female Athlete of the Year.

Shavon Shields earned secondteam All-Big Ten honors after averaging 16.8 points and 5.1 rebounds in 2015-16. Nebraska’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year, Shields was a two-time first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American.

A six-time All-American and twotime Big Ten champion for the Nebraska women’s gymnastics team in her career, Hollie Blanske took third on vault at the 2016 NCAA Championships to help the Huskers finish eighth.

W. BASKETBALL 12TH W. Soccer

13TH

W. Gymnastics 15TH softball

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STUDENT-ATHLETE LIFE In May of 2016, 20 Husker student-athletes, a Nebraska letterwinner alum and and four staff members participated in a service trip abroad to the Dominican Republic. The Huskers spent time with members of the community of Las Pajas to create a local sports court and create a mural at a community center.

In August of 2014, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors restructured the way member institutions and conferences, including the Big Ten, govern themselves. Nebraska has a great history and tradition of providing unmatched benefits and support to studentathletes. However, this change in governance, and subsequent legislation, paved the way for Nebraska to enhance the benefits and experiences for student-athletes. A few examples of these enhanced benefits are: • All scholarship student-athletes across all sports have their scholarship calculated based on the full cost of attendance. • Each student-athlete is offered an Apple MacBook Air laptop computer to enhance their learning opportunities. • Nebraska has increased resources and support in all academic and performance related areas including but not limited to Academic Services, Life Skills, Athletic Medicine, Athletic Training, Strength and Conditioning, Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory, Nutrition and Dining Services (Training Table) and Sports Analytics. • Nebraska created the first-known Post-Eligibility Opportunity (PEO) program, where every student-athlete graduate who has exhausted their athletic eligibility has the opportunity to pursue (with Nebraska support) an internship, participate in a study abroad program or attend graduate school.

Huskers for Life

Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl (left) celebrated the induction of Husker great Sarah Sasse (right) in the Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame. Sasse was a first-team All-American and the Big 12 Conference Golfer of the Year in 2003, before being a member of the inaugural Hall of Fame class in 2015.

Life Skills Awards

Cassidy Stelzmiller captured a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award as a senior in 2016. The award is presented to NU’s most committed student-athletes to community service across all sports. Stelzmiller was a two-time Tom Osborne Citizenship Team member, a three-time WGCA Scholastic AllAmerican and a four-time academic All-Big Ten choice.

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EXPERIENCE THE WORLD Service to a Much Larger Community

The Nebraska Life Skills program offered its second service trip abroad in 2016, taking 20 student-athletes to the Dominican Republic to help the community of Las Pajas. The student-athletes, a former Husker letterwinner and Life Skills staff participated in the memorable trip along with student-athletes from across Nebraskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 24 varsity sports.

Nebraska Life Skills

Regarded as the premier and most comprehensive Life Skills program in college athletics, the Husker program is committed to providing proactive education, resources and support throughout college and beyond, promoting total person development and preparation for life after sports. Five full-time staff members coordinate a wide array of services benefiting Husker student-athletes.

Proactive Education

The Life Skills team organizes several orientations aimed at acclimating student-athletes to college life. Additionally, all incoming student-athletes attend the fall semester Husker Life Seminar. This interactive class promotes responsible decision-making, personal brand, financial literacy, leadership, involvement and service.

Individual Meetings

Every Nebraska student-athlete is assigned a Life Skills Coordinator who arranges individual meetings during the academic year to enhance personal and career development. The meetings help student-athletes identify a career focus and implement a plan to increase career marketability.

Career Commitment orking

Annually, Nebraska Life Skills organizes a Student-Athlete Career, Networking Night and other career events aimed at connecting Huskers with companies desiring competitive, hardworking, accountable candidates. Athlete Network and Husker Hire Link provide opportunities to explore career opportunities across the country.

Community Outreach

Nebraska student-athletes readily accept the role-model challenge, giving more than 2,500 hours annually to impact 25,000 across Nebraska. Outreach events include hospital visits, mentoring, school assemblies, statewide rallies (including the Sportsmanship 4 Life Pep Rally, Make-A-Wish, NFL Play 60 and Husker Heroes.

Leadership

Nebraska Life Skills provides student-athletes with opportunities to enhance leadership skills while distinguishing themselves from the competition. Student-athletes can participate in the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Uplifting Athletes or Husker Distinction Council. UNL offers more than 600 recognized student organizations allowing athletes to collaborate with campus leaders for common goals. Nebraska Life Skills funds and coordinates an annual oneweek service abroad trip that allows 20 studentathletes to work toward a common goal while enriching cultural competencies.

RECOGNITION

In 2015-16, a record 347 Husker student-athletes were named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team for completing a minimum of six service projects in the calendar year. A host of other recognition opportunities at the institutional, Big Ten and NCAA levels that all reflect the high ideals, character and servant leadership nurtured through community involvement also are available.

POST-ELIGIBILITY OPPORTUNITIES

Success in Competition, Classroom, community

The Nebraska womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf team is committed to succeeding on the course, in the classroom and in the community. Huskers (from left) Sarah Pravecek, Audrey Judd, Morgan Smejkal, Cassidy Stelzmiller, Emily Gillman and Cassie Deeg were all honored for both academic achievement and community service at Nebraskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual academic recognition event in April of 2016.

Effective December 2015 and beyond, studentathletes who letter and graduate have a three-year window to benefit from one of three post-eligibility opportunities ($7,500 each). Upon completion of required seminars, graduates can either study abroad, complete an internship or begin graduate school within the University of Nebraska system.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Life Skills program is responsible for all Diversity and Inclusion initiatives for Husker Athletics. The first Diversity and Inclusion Summit occurred in January of 2016 and reached all student-athletes and staff with a message of acceptance and unity.

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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA The University of Nebraska was chartered by the Nebraska Legislature in 1869 as the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. Nebraska, which joined the Big Ten Conference in 2011, is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, 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. Discover more about the University of Nebraska at unl.edu

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Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA)

As a member of the Big Ten, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA), formerly the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, which is the academic consortium of the universities in the Big Ten Conference. The consortium was renamed on June 29, 2016. The BTAA includes all 14 Big Ten Institutions and the University of Chicago. The Big Ten Academic Alliances and the institutions together have annual research expenditures topping $10.2 billion — more than the Ivy League and the University of California System combined — and they educate a total of nearly 600,000 students with approximately 50,000 full-time faculty members.

University of Nebraska Mission

As a land-grant university there are three primary missions of the University: teaching, research and service. UNL is the state’s primary intellectual center providing leadership throughout the state through quality education and the generation of new knowledge.

UnL Colleges

• Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources • Architecture • Arts and Sciences • Business Administration • Education and Human Sciences • Engineering • Hixson-Lied Fine and Performing Arts • Journalism and Mass Communications • Law

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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Innovation Campus

Nebraska Innovation Campus (NIC), which is designed to facilitate new and more in-depth partnership with UNL and the private sector, opened its first buildings in the summer of 2014. The Food Innovation Center and Greenhouse Innovation Center both opened in 2015.

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MASTERS PROGRAMS

UNL has students from 135 countries, as well as all 50 states Undergraduate Majors

Recognized Student Organizations

UNL Record ENROLLMENT (FALL, 2016)

LIVING ALUMNI

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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Van Brunt Visitors Center welcomes current, former and future Huskers to campus on a daily basis. Bottom: The 30,000-square foot Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center is the nation’s largest multicultural center attached to a student union.

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA National Rankings

• Rated among Top 100 Top National Universities (U.S. News & World Report) • Rated among Top 50 Public National Universities (U.S. News & World Report) • Rated among top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s Personal Finance) • No. 2 Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 2 Best Online Graduate Education Programs for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 6 Best Online MBA Programs (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 11 Best Online Graduate Education Programs (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 17 Speech-Language Pathology Grad Schools (U.S. News & World Report) • No. 20 Best College for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report)

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WELCOME TO LINCOLN One of the nation’s largest 75 cities, Lincoln features many of the benefits of an urban setting and is only minutes away from the scenic beauty and wide open spaces of America’s Heartland. The third-largest city in the Big Ten, Lincoln enables Nebraska student-athletes to enjoy the benefits of city life while residing in a community which 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 (The Sporting News) • Lowest Unemployment Rate (Bureau of Labor) • Best Cities for Families (Child Magazine) • No. 1 Overall Wellbeing (Gallup) • No. 1 Quality of Life (State University 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) • No. 8 Wallet Wellness/Affordability (WalletHub) • Top 10 College Town (Relocate America)

Some of the artists who have played Pinnacle Bank Arena to huge crowds since it opened in 2013 include Katy Perry (pictured above), Jay-Z, Justin Bieber, Kenny Chesney, Lil’ Wayne, Jason Aldean, Pink, Miranda Lambert, Paul McCartney, Blake Shelton, Pearl Jam and Carrie Underwood.

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Prominent People, Nebraska Ties Grover Cleveland Alexander, Major League 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, Major League Baseball pitcher · Dick Cheney, 46th U.S. Vice-president

· Adam DeVine, actor · Brian Duensing, Major League Baseball pitcher · Henry Fonda, Academy Award-winning actor · Bob Gibson, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher,

St. Louis Cardinals · Alex Gordon, Major League Baseball All-Star, Gold Glove winner, 2015 World Series Champion, 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 · Tyronn Lue, Head Coach, 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers · Malcolm X, civil rights leader · Nick Nolte, actor, producer · Alexander Payne, Academy Award-winning Director · Edwin Perkins, inventor of Kool-Aid, philanthropist · Andy Roddick, tennis star, 2003 U.S. Open Champion · Gale Sayers, Football Hall of Fame running back, Chicago Bears · Hilary Swank, two-time Academy Award-winning actress · Jack Sock, 2014 Wimbledon doubles

Omaha, NEBRASKA

Nebraska’s largest city, Omaha and its metro-area, is less than an hour’s drive from Lincoln and has a population of approximately 900,000. Omaha is home to TD Ameritrade Park, the NCAA College World Series and the worldrenowned Henry Doorly Zoo.

champion · Gabrielle Union, actress · James Valentine, Maroon 5 guitarist · Tony Watson, Major League Baseball All-Star, Pittsburgh Pirates

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HUSKER HOME COURSES

The Nebraska women’s golf team practices at two of the finest facilities in the Midwest. Wilderness Ridge (top) is a public course that opened in 2001, and ranks among the top courses in the area. In addition to a demanding championship layout, Wilderness Ridge features one of the top practice facilities in Nebraska. The most frequent home of Nebraska’s annual Chip-N Club Invitational has been Wilderness Ridge. Wilderness Ridge will play host to the 2016 Chip-N Club Invitational, Sept. 25-27. Wilderness Ridge hosted Nebraska’s annual tournament in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2014 . In recent years, the Country Club of Lincoln (middle right), Woodland Hills and Yankee Hill Golf Club (bottom left) have also served as the home of the Chip-N Club Invite. Firethorn Golf Club (bottom right) is a Pete Dye design and is regularly ranked among the top 100 courses in the United States.

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NEBRASKA 2016-17 WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GOLF SCHEDULE

Sept. 12-13 Ptarmigan Ram Classic Fort Collins, Colo. (9:30 a.m.)

March 17-19 Clover Cup Mesa, Ariz. (9:30 a.m.)

Sept. 18-20

East & West Match Play Challenge Ann Arbor, Mich. (8 a.m.)

April 2-4

Hawkeye El Tigre Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (7:30 a.m.)

Sept. 25-27

Chip-N Club Invitational Wilderness Ridge (9 a.m.)

April 21-23

Big Ten Championships Maineville, Ohio (7:30 a.m.)

Oct. 7-9

Ron Moore Intercollegiate Denver, Colo. (9:30 a.m.)

Oct. 23-25

UNLV Collegiate Showdown Boulder City, Nev. (9:30 a.m.)

May 8-10

NCAA Regionals Columbus, Ohio; Lubbock, Texas Albuquerque, New Mexico

Feb. 20-21

Central District Invitational Port St. Lucie, Fla. (7:30 a.m.)

May 18-24

NCAA Championships Sugar Grove, Ill. (8:30 a.m.) (Rich Harvest Farms)

Feb. 26-27

Westbrook Spring Invitational Peoria, Ariz. (9:30 a.m.)

All times central and subject to change. For updated schedule information, please visit Huskers.com.