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Nebraska Cornhuskers academic honors and awards

This list of Nebraska Cornhuskers academic honors and awards are the academic achievements of student-athletes from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university represents the Big Ten Conference in NCAA Division I, fielding twenty-two varsity teams (nine men's, thirteen women's) across fifteen sports. Nebraska student-athletes have earned 175 first-team and 365 overall Academic All-America awards; seventeen of these have also been named Academic All-American of the Year. Nebraska's eighteen Today's Top 10 Awards are the most of any university.

National awards

Today's Top 10 Award

The NCAA Honors Committee annually honors one graduating student-athlete per varsity sport with the Today's Top 10 Award for "exceptional athletic and academic achievements, as well as their contributions to their campuses and communities."[4] Nebraska student-athletes have won eighteen Today's Top 10 Awards, more than any other school.

Academic All-Americans

Academic All-American of the Year

CSC annually selects an academic All-American of the Year from each NCAA-sponsored sport. Twelve Nebraska athletes have combined to earn seventeen awards. CSC also names a student-athlete as the NCAA Division I academic All-American of the year across all sports – three Cornhuskers have been selected, Rob Zatechka in 1994 and Sarah Pavan in 2006 and 2007. Pavan is one of two NCAA Division I student-athletes to win the award twice.[5]

First-team academic All-Americans

Nebraska student-athletes have earned 365 total Academic All-America selections across all sports, second to Stanford among NCAA Division I universities, including 175 first-team honors.[6] Potential academic All-America selections must be in at least their second year of school, maintain a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average, regularly feature in his or her team's athletic competitions, and be active in the community.[6] Nebraska's football program has produced 108 academic All-Americans, most among FBS schools.

Football
Baseball
  • Erik Mumm – 1999
  • John Cole – 2001
  • Jeff Leise – 2002, 2003
  • Aaron Marsden – 2003
  • Brandon Buckman – 2006
  • D.J. Belfonte – 2010
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Men's gymnastics
  • Tom Schlesinger – 1988
  • Mark Warburton – 1990
  • Sumner Darling – 1993, 1994
  • Rick Kieffer – 1995
  • Stephen Tetrault – 2008
  • Anton Stephenson – 2019
Women's gymnastics
  • Nicole Duval – 1995
  • Kim DeHaan – 1996
  • Joy Taylor – 1996
  • Libby Landgraf – 2004
  • Emily Wong – 2014
  • Danielle Breen – 2018
Rifle
  • Rachel Spiry – 2002
Soccer
Softball
  • Denise Eckert – 1984, 1985
  • Lori Richins – 1986
  • Lori Sippel – 1988
  • Jill Rishel – 1990
  • Lizzy Aumua – 2006
  • Molly Hill – 2009
  • Mattie Fowler – 2016
Men's swimming and diving
Women's swimming and diving
  • Courtney Jensen – 2000
  • Abigail Knapton – 2021
Men's tennis
  • Steven Jung – 1989
  • Linus Erhart – 2018
Women's tennis
  • Imke Reimers – 2008
Men's track & field/cross country
  • Brady Bonsall – 1996
  • Alex Lamme – 1996
  • Nate Probasco – 2007
  • Issar Yazhbin – 2007
  • Nicholas Gordon – 2010
  • Bjorn Barrefors – 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Nate Polacek – 2012
  • Levi Gipson – 2014, 2015, 2016
  • John Welk – 2015
  • Cody Rush – 2016
  • Drew Wiseman – 2015, 2017
  • Kevin Cahoy – 2020, 2021
  • Luke Siedhoff – 2021
  • Till Steinforth – 2023, 2024
  • Tyus Wilson – 2024
Women's track & field/cross country
  • Nicola Martial – 1996
  • Kathy Travis Miller – 1996
  • Janet Blomstedt – 1997
  • Jill Myatt – 1997
  • Stella Klassen – 2000
  • Tia DeSoto – 2004
  • Ashley Selig – 2006, 2007
  • Jenny Green – 2007
  • Kim Shubert – 2008
  • Natalie Willer – 2011
  • Anne Martin – 2014
  • Axelina Johansson – 2024
Volleyball
  • Karen Dahlgren – 1985, 1986
  • Virginia Stahr – 1987, 1988, 1989
  • Janet Kruse – 1990, 1991
  • Allison Weston – 1995
  • Nancy Metcalf – 2001
  • Amber Holmquist – 2002
  • Laura Pilakowski – 2002
  • Christina Houghtelling – 2005, 2007
  • Sarah Pavan – 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Kori Cooper – 2008, 2009
  • Amanda Gates – 2008
  • Tracy Stalls – 2008
  • Gina Mancuso – 2012
  • Kadie Rolfzen – 2016
  • Lexi Rodriguez – 2023
Wrestling
  • Ryan Tobin – 1998
  • Tucker Lane – 2012
  • Josh Ihnen – 2013

Notes

  1. ^ The William V. Campbell Trophy, formerly the Draddy Trophy, was established by the National Football Foundation in 1990 to honor the college football player deemed "best in the country for his academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership."[1]
  2. ^ The Broderick Cup was created in 1976 to honor a female student-athlete who demonstrates "not only athletic achievement but also the ideals of team contribution, scholastic endeavor, school and community involvement.[2]
  3. ^ The NCAA Woman of the Year Award was established in 1991 and is presented annually to a graduating female student-athlete for "outstanding academic achievements, athletic excellence, community service and leadership."[3]

References

  1. ^ "The William V. Campbell Trophy". National Football Foundation. 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. ^ "The History of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA)". Collegiate Women Sports Awards. 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Woman of the Year". NCAA. 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Today's Top 10". NCAA. 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Nebraska's Academic All-American's of the Year". Nebraska Athletics. 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b "CSC Academic All-Americans". Nebraska Athletics. 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.