Nebraska has a rich history of producing results both on and off the field. The Husker softball program is second nationally with 30 CoSIDA Academic All-America awards won by 22 players, including first-team selection Mattie Fowler in 2016. Overall, the softball program's 30 academic All-Americans rank as the third-highest total nationally among all female athletic programs in NCAA history.
Nebraska is one of three programs with 30 academic All-America awards. Below is a list of the 10 softball programs that have earned the most CoSIDA Academic All-America Awards:
| No. | School |
Academic All-Americans
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| 1) | Alabama | 35 |
| 2) | Nebraska |
30
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| 2) | Tennessee | 30 |
| 4) | Southern Illinois |
26
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| 5) | Florida | 24 |
| 6) | Florida Southern |
22
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| 7) | College of New Jersey | 21 |
| 8) | DePaul | 20 |
| Arizona State |
20
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| 10) | Illinois Wesleyan |
19
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Below is a list of the 22 Huskers to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America Accolades:
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Player |
Academic All-America Honor(s) |
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Denise Day* |
1984 First Team |
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Denise Feldhaus |
1984 Honorable Mention
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Shelby Mertins |
1984 Honorable Mention
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Lori Richins |
1985 Honorable Mention
1986 First Team 1987 Second Team |
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Margie Ogrodowicz |
1987 Second Team
1988 Second Team |
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Ruth Chatwin |
1987 Third Team
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Lori Sippel* |
1988 First Team
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Janelle Frese |
1989 Second Team
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Jill Rishel |
1990 First Team
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Ann Halsne |
1991 Third Team
1992 Third Team |
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Denise McMillan |
1992 Second Team
1993 Second Team 1994 Second Team |
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Karla Knicely |
1996 Third Team
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1998 Third Team
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2001 Third Team |
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2002 Second Team
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2006 First Team |
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2006 Third Team
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2008 Third Team
2009 First Team
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2010 Second Team
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2011 Second Team |
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2011 Third Team |
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2016 First Team |