Two Huskers Earn Academic All-America Honors - Huskers.com - Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site

Lincoln - A pair of University of Nebraska baseball players were honored Tuesday, as Jeff Leise and Aaron Marsden were selected as Verizon First-Team Academic All-Americans by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Both players were selected to the 11-member first-team, as 2003 marks the first time Nebraska has ever had two selections on the first team. It also marks the third straight season that two Husker baseball players have earned Academic All-America honors, as the duo claimed the 12th and 13th baseball awards in school history.

Leise received one of the highest honors a baseball player can receive, as he was chosen as the Verizon Academic All-American of the Year for the second straight season, becoming the first Husker male athlete to be selected as a two-time All-American of the Year. He follows Arizona State