NU Places 33 on Academic All-Big 12 Teams

DALLAS, Texas ? Thirty-three members of the Nebraska men’s and women’s track and field teams have earned academic All-Big 12 honors, the league office has announced. Twenty-nine Huskers (20 women, nine men) won first-team honors, while four others (two women, two men) were named to the second team. The NU women’s 22 total selections paced all Big 12 men’s and women’s squads.

Leading the men’s first-team selections was senior Tom Donlin, the lone Husker to claim academic All-Big 12 honors for the fourth consecutive year. Junior Bryce Dickmeyer earned his fourth honor overall (two track and field, two cross country), while senior Aaron Plas and juniors Lee Martin and Nate Probasco each were named to their third career academic conference squads.

Junior Kim Pancoast headlined Nebraska’s women’s selections by being named to her sixth academic All-Big 12 first team. Pancoast has been honored three times each in track and cross country. Senior teammates Michaela Lenihan and Kayte Tranel each earned their fifth career nods (two track, three cross country), while seniors Sara Jane Baker, Nicole Kadyszewski, Ashley Selig, Jamie Senkbile and junior Jeni Steiner claimed the third awards of their respective careers. Senior Becky Breisch, a nine-time NCAA All-American, was honored for the first time with a second-team selection.

Nominated by each institution’s director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the men’s academic all-league track & field squad consisted of 82 first-team members combined with 26 on the second team, while the women had 107 first-team recipients and 17 student-athletes on the second team. First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better grade-point average, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of his/her team’s scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.

Nebraska’s Academic All-Big 12 Honorees:
Women
First Team:
Sara Jane Baker, Sr. - Marketing - Kalamazoo, Mich.
Joslyn Dalton, Fr. - Communication Studies - Fremont, Neb.
Ashlee Dickinson, Jr. - Anthropology - St. Charles, Iowa
Jessica Graff, Sr. - Exercise Science/Theatre - Mount Airy, Md.
Jenny Green, So. - Advertising - Grand Island, Neb.
Nicole Kadyszewski, Sr. - Construction Management - Canterbury, Conn.
Elizabeth Lange, So. - Business Administration - Lincoln, Neb.
Michaela Lenihan, Sr. - Speech Language Pathology - Omaha, Neb.
Priscilla Lopes, Jr. - Sociology - Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Betsy Miller, So. - Biological Sciences - Lodgepole, Neb.
Kim Pancoast, Sr. - Nutrition, Fitness, Health Promotion - Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Justine Roach, Jr. - Psychology - Leicester, England
Ashley Selig, Sr. - Exercise Science - Lincoln, Neb.
Jamie Senkbile, Sr. - Community Health Education - Central City, Neb.
Kacie Sharp, Fr. - Pre-Nursing - Plattsmouth, Neb.
Kim Shubert, So. - Biological Sciences - Lincoln, Neb.
Jennifer Steiner, Jr. - Natural Science Education - Columbus, Neb.
Kayte Tranel, Sr. - Nutritional Science & Dietetics - Hampton, Neb.
Kayla Wilkinson, Jr. - Nutritional Science & Dietetics - Deshler, Neb.
Val Zajac, So. - Psychology - Poland, Ohio

Second Team:
Becky Breisch, Sr. - Community Health Education - Edwardsburgh, Mich.
Dace Ruskule, Jr. - Psychology - Vecumnieku Pagasts, Latvia

Men
First Team:
Bryce Dickmeyer, Jr. - Mechanical Engineering - Fremont, Neb.
Thomas Donlin, Sr. - Mechanical Engineering - Seattle, Wash.
Keith Lloyd, So. - Industrial Technology Education - Omaha, Neb.
Lee Martin, Jr. - Business Administration - Waverly, Neb.
Thorin Meyer, So. - Theatre - Scribner, Neb.
Nic Peterson, Sr. - Economics - Omaha, Neb.
Aaron Plas, Sr. - Business Education - McCook, Neb.
Nate Probasco, Jr. - History - Scribner, Neb.
Patrick Southern, Sr. - Mathematics Education - Carmel, Ind.

Second Team:
Andrew Nelson, Sr. - Electrical Engineering - Greenwood, Mo.
Aaron Ross, Sr. - Economics - Mullica Hill, N.J.