Nebraska Cornhuskers academic honors and awards

National Awards

NCAA Top Ten Award

Nebraska student-athletes have won more Today's Top 10 Awards than any other school in the country. Regarded as the nation's most prestigious academic award, Nebraska has had 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]

Name	Year	Sport	Major
Randy Schleusener	1981	Football	Biological Sciences
Dave Rimington	1983	Football	Economics
Mark Traynowicz	1985	Football	Civil Engineering
Tom Schlesinger	1989	Gymnastics	Chemistry
Virginia Stahr	1990	Volleyball	Elementary Education
Jake Young	1990	Football	Finance
Patrick Kirksey	1991	Gymnastics	Finance
Pat Tyrance	1991	Football	Biological Sciences
Janet Kruse	1992	Volleyball	Biological Sciences
Trev Alberts	1994	Football	Communication Studies
Rob Zatechka	1995	Football	Biological Sciences
Aaron Graham	1996	Football	Animal Science
Grant Wistrom	1998	Football	Biological Science
Nancy Metcalf	2002	Volleyball	Advertising
Richelle Simpson	2006	Gymnastics	French and International Studies
Sarah Pavan	2008	Volleyball	Biochemistry
Mary Weatherholt	2013	Tennis	Business 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]

Name	Year	Sport
Lori Sippel	1988	Softball
Virginia Stahr	1988-89	Volleyball
Janet Kruse	1990-91	Volleyball
Karen Jennings	1992-93	Women's Basketball
Rob Zatechka	1994	Football
Nicola Martial	1996	Women's Track & Field
Joy Taylor	1996	Women's Gymnastics
Janet Blomstedt	1997	Women's Track & Field
Jeff Leise	2002-03	Baseball
Sarah Pavan	2006-07	Volleyball

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 315 academic All-Americans in all sports, all teams. Nebraska also leads the nation in Academic All-Americans in football with 107.^[4]

Rankings

Top ten programs for academic All-Americans 2014-2015
1	Nebraska	315
2	Notre Dame	238
3	MIT	220
4	Penn State	186
5	Stanford	182
6	Augustana	153
7	Emory	152
8	Nebraska Wesleyan	148
9	Florida	129
10	Texas	128

Academic All-Americans By Sport

First Team

Baseball

Aaron Marsden (2003)
Brandon Buckman (2006)
D.J. Belfonte (2010)
Jeff Leise (2002, 2003)
John Cole (2001)
Erik Mumm (1999)

Basketball (M)

Shavon Shields (2015)

Basketball (W)

Karen Jennings (1991, 1992, 1993)
Stephanie Bolli (1988)

Football

Aaron Graham (1995)
Austin Cassidy (2010, 2011)
Bill Lafleur (1998)
Bob Oberlin (1952, 1953)
Chad Kelsay (1998)
Chad Sievers (2004)
Dale Klein (1986)
Dane Todd (2005)
Dave Rimington (1981, 1982)
David Edeal (1990)
Dennis Claridge (1963)
Frosty Anderson (1973)
George Andrews (1978)
Gerry Gdowski (1989)
Grant Wistrom (1996, 1997)
Jake Young (1989)
Jeff Finn (1980)
Jeff Jamrog (1987)
Jeff Kinney (1971)
Jim Huge (1962)
Jim Pillen (1978)
Jim Wanek (1990)
Joel Makovicka (1997, 1998)
John Kroeker (1988)
Kelly Saalfeld (1979)
Kurt Mann (2005)
Kyle Vanden Bosch (1999, 2000)
Larry Jacobson (1971)
Mark Blazek (1987, 1988)
Mark Traynowicz (1984)
Matt Shaw (1994)
Marv Mueller (1966)
Mike Brown (1999)
Mike Stigge (1991, 1992)
Pat Engelbert (1990, 1991)
Pat Tyrance (1989, 1990)
Randy Reeves (1969)
Randy Schleusener (1979, 1980)
Randy Theiss (1981)
Rex Burkhead (2011, 2012)
Ric Lindquist (1980, 1981)
Rik Bonness (1975)
Rob Stuckey (1983, 1984)
Rob Zatechka (1993, 1994)
Rod Horn (1979)
Scott Strasbuger (1983, 1984)
Spencer Long (2013)
Ted Harvey (1977)
Terry Connealy (1993, 1994)
Tom Heiser (1975)
Tom Welter (1986)
Tracey Wistrom (2001)
Trev Alberts (1993)
Vince Ferragamo (1976)

Gymnastics (M)

Mark Warburton (1990)
Rick Kieffer (1995)
Stephen Tetrault (2008)
Sumner Darling (1993, 1994)
Tom Schlesinger (1988)

Gymnastics (W)

Emily Wong (2014)
Joy Taylor (1996)
Kim DeHaan (1996)
Libby Landgraf (2004)
Nicole Duval (1995)

Rifle

Rachel Spiry (2002)

Softball

Denise (Day) Eckert (1984, 1985)
Jill Rishel (1990)
Lizzy Aumua (2006)
Lori Richins (1986)
Lori Sippel (1988)
Molly Hill (2009)

Swimming (M)

Justin Switzer (1993, 1994)
Michael Windisch (2000)

Swimming (W)

Courtney Jensen (2000)

Tennis (M)

Steve Jung (1989)

Tennis (W)

Imke Reimers (2008)

Track & Field/Cross Country (M)

Alex Lamme (1996)
Bjorn Barrefors (2011, 2012, 2013)
Brady Bonsall (1996)
Issar Yazhbin (2007)
Levi Gibson (2014)
Nate Polacek (2012)
Nate Probasco (2007)
Nicholas Gordon (2010)

Track & Field/Cross Country (W)

Anne Martin (2014)
Ashley Selig (2006, 2007)
Janet Blomstedt (1997)
Jenny Green (2007)
Jill Myatt (1997)
Kathy Travis Miller (1996)
Kim Shubert (2008)
Natalie Willer (2011)
Nicola Martial (1996)
Stella Klassen (2000)
Tia DeSoto (2004)

Volleyball

Allison Weston (1995)
Amanda Gates (2008)
Amber Holmquist (2002)
Christina Houghtelling (2005, 2007)
Gina Mancuso (2012)
Janet Kruse (1990, 1991)
Karen Dahlgren (1985, 1986)
Kori Cooper (2008, 2009)
Laura Pilakowski (2002)
Nancy (Meendering) Metcalf (2001)
Sarah Pavan (2005, 2006, 2007)
Tracy Stalls (2008)
Virginia Stahr (1987, 1988, 1989)

Wrestling

Josh Ihnen (2013)
Tucker Lane (2012)
Ryan Tobin (1998)

Second Team, Third Team & Honorable Mention, etc.