Track and Field

Forty-three Huskers named to Academic All-Big 12 Team

Lincoln -- Forty-three members of the Nebraska track and field team earned academic All-Big 12 honors, the conference announced Wednesday. Senior high jumper Carrie Braness earned the honor for the fifth time in her career, while senior distance runner Amie Jorgensen, senior jumper Angie Prebyl, senior hurdler Rene Pretorius, senior thrower Melissa Price and senior thrower Erin Wibbels earned the honor for the fourth time.

To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher (either cumulative or the two previous semesters) and must have participated in 60 percent of her/his team's scheduled contests. A total of 196 track athletes were named to this year's first team (3.2 GPA or better), while 69 athletes made the conference's second team.

2001 Women's Track & Field Academic All-Big 12 honorees (first team):

Student-Athlete

Major

Hometown

Liz Biehl, So.

Exercise Science

Hastings, Neb.

Leann Boerema, So.

Special Education

Clinton, Iowa

Carrie Braness, Sr.

Anthropology

Litchfield, Minn.

Shelley-Ann Brown, So.

Biological Science

Pickering, Ontario, Canada

Melissa Drozda, So.

Biological Science

Omaha, Neb.

Jasmine Fuerhoff, So.

Nutrition

Superior, Neb.

Kathryn Handrup, So.

Elementry Education

Aurora, Neb.

Cheryl Harmon, Jr.

Communication

Green River, Wyo.

Vicki Janovec, So.

Exercise Science

Chapman, Neb.

Amie Jorgensen, Sr.

Biological Science

Kearney, Neb.

Jaime Kruger, Jr.

Exercise Science

Pierce, Neb.

Jenna Lucas, Jr.

Biological Science

Lincoln, Neb.

Katherine Livesey, Jr.

Biological Science

Lancashire, England

Angie Prebyl, Sr.

Biological Science

Beatrice, Neb.

Rene Pretorius, Sr.

Psychology

Bellville, Capetown, South Africa

Melissa Price, Sr.

Finance

Anaheim, Calif.

Amanda Stahlnecker, So.

Civil Engineering

Omaha, Neb.

Jelena Stanisavljevic, Jr.

Sociology

Arandjelovac, Yugoslavia

Emily Waibel, So.

English

Tulsa, Okla.

Erin Wilbbels, Sr.

Communication

Central City, Neb.

2001 Men's Track & Field Academic All-Big 12 honorees (first team):

Student-Athlete

Major

Hometown

Aaron Carrizales, Sr.

Elementary Education

Morrill, Neb.

Colin Damas, RS Fr.

General Studies

Overland Park, Kan.

David Glaser, Sr.

History

Joplin, Mo.

Ian Gray, RS Fr.

Biological Science

Eugene, Ore.

P.J. Grosserode, So.

Business Administration

Lincoln, Neb.

Zach Josephson, So.

General Studies

Olathe, Kan.

Tim Logan, Sr.

Community Health Education

Papillion, Neb.

Tom Mueller, Sr.

Agribusiness

Lincoln, Neb.

Chris Richardson, So.

General Studies

Boulder, Colo.

Brian Schukar, Jr.

Advertising

Loomis, Neb.

John Shovlain, Jr.

Biological Science

Grand Island, Neb.

Casey Thom, So.

Classics

Hastings, Neb.


2001 Women's Track & Field Academic All-Big 12 honorees (second team):
Alissa Koerner, RS Fr.; Vesna Kostic, So.; Brynn Lervold, So.; Katie McClellan, So.; Michelle Peterson, RS Fr.; and Emily Wolken, So.

2001 Men's Track & Field Academic All-Big 12 honorees (second team):
James De Bruhl, So.; Sheldon Hutchinson, Jr.; Daniel Johnson, Sr.; Shaun Kologinczak, Jr.; and Jimmy Pino, Jr.