Nebraska Cornhuskers academic honors and awards

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference, and the Cornhuskers compete in NCAA Division I, fielding 22 varsity teams (9 men's, 13 women's) in 15 sports.

Nebraska student-athletes have won 315 Academic All-American awards 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.

National awards

Today's Top 10 Award

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

Name Year Sport Major
Randy Schleusener1981FootballBiological Sciences
Dave Rimington1983Economics
Mark Traynowicz1985Civil Engineering
Tom Schlesinger1989GymnasticsChemistry
Virginia Stahr1990VolleyballElementary Education
Jake YoungFootballFinance
Patrick Kirksey1991GymnasticsFinance
Pat TyranceFootballBiological Sciences
Janet Kruse1992Volleyball
Trev Alberts1994FootballCommunication Studies
Rob Zatechka1995Biological Sciences
Aaron Graham1996Animal Science
Grant Wistrom1998Biological 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 Nebraska student-athletes have won the award 15 times.[2]

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

Honda-Broderick Cup

Sarah Pavan received the highest athletic honor a female college athlete can receive when she was named the 2006–07 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. The Honda-Broderick Cup recognizes outstanding athletic achievement, team contributions, and scholastic and community involvement.[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

Nebraska leads the nation with 330 Academic All-Americans across all sports. Nebraska football also leads the country in Academic All-Americans with 108.[4]

Rankings
Academic All-Americans (through 2015)
1Nebraska336
2Notre Dame238
3MIT220
4Penn State186
5Stanford182
6Augustana153
7Emory152
8Nebraska Wesleyan148
9Florida129
10Texas128
First Team
Second Team, Third Team, and Honorable Mention

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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