Nebraska Cornhuskers academic honors and awards

Members of the Nebraska Cornhuskers—sports teams of the University of Nebraska—have won large numbers of academic awards. "Huskers" have won 315 Academic All-Americans and 17 Today's Top 10 Awards—in both cases more than any other university. They have also won 15 Academic All-American of the Year awards and various other trophies.

National awards

NCAA Top Ten Award

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

NameYearSportMajor
Randy Schleusener1981FootballBiological Sciences
Dave Rimington1983FootballEconomics
Mark Traynowicz1985FootballCivil Engineering
Tom Schlesinger1989GymnasticsChemistry
Virginia Stahr1990VolleyballElementary Education
Jake Young1990FootballFinance
Patrick Kirksey1991GymnasticsFinance
Pat Tyrance1991FootballBiological Sciences
Janet Kruse1992VolleyballBiological Sciences
Trev Alberts1994FootballCommunication Studies
Rob Zatechka1995FootballBiological Sciences
Aaron Graham1996FootballAnimal Science
Grant Wistrom1998FootballBiological Science
Nancy Metcalf2002VolleyballAdvertising
Richelle Simpson2006GymnasticsFrench and International Studies
Sarah Pavan2008VolleyballBiochemistry
Mary Weatherholt2013TennisBusiness Administration

Academic All-American of the Year

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

NameYearSport
Lori Sippel1988Softball
Virginia Stahr1988-89Volleyball
Janet Kruse1990-91Volleyball
Karen Jennings1992-93Women's Basketball
Rob Zatechka1994Football
Nicola Martial1996Women's Track & Field
Joy Taylor1996Women's Gymnastics
Janet Blomstedt1997Women's Track & Field
Jeff Leise2002-03Baseball
Sarah Pavan2006-07Volleyball

Honda-Broderick Cup

Sarah Pavan received the highest athletic honor that a female college athlete can receive, as she was named the 2006-07 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. The Honda-Broderick Cup not only recognizes outstanding athletic achievement but team contributions, scholastics and community involvement as well.[3]

William V. Campbell Trophy

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

Academic All-Americans

The Nebraska Cornhuskers lead the nation with 330 academic All-Americans in all sports, all teams. Nebraska also leads the nation in Academic All-Americans in football with 108.[4]

Rankings

Top ten programs for academic All-Americans 2014-2015
1Nebraska330
2Notre Dame238
3MIT220
4Penn State186
5Stanford182
6Augustana153
7Emory152
8Nebraska Wesleyan148
9Florida129
10Texas128

Academic All-Americans By Sport

First Team
Second Team, Third Team & Honorable Mention, etc.

References

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