38 Huskers Earn Honor Roll Spots

Lincoln - Thirty-eight members of the Nebraska football team were among 249 Nebraska student athletes named Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll after earning a grade-point average of 3.0 or better.

 

The 38 football players represented the largest group of student-athletes from a single Husker team. Among the 249 NU student-athletes honored, 38 had a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.

 

Six of the perfect GPAs came from the football team, led by fullback Dane Todd, center Kurt Mann, and free safety Andrew Shanle, who each earned their degrees in the Husker’s May graduating class.

Todd, a biological sciences major, has led the way for Nebraska in the classroom, as he has been named to the honor roll all eight of his semesters at Nebraska. In 2004, Todd was a first-team academic All-Big 12 selection in addition to earning CoSIDA Academic All-District VII honors.

Mann was also named to the honor roll all eight of his semesters at Nebraska, and was a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection in the 2004 season in addition to earning CoSIDA Academic All-District VII honors.

Shanle was named to the honor roll in six of his semesters at Nebraska and was a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection in 2004.

The three remaining perfect GPAs were earned by freshman Jordan Congdon, junior Brandon Rigoni, and redshirt-freshman Tyler Wortman.

Mann and Todd will return to the field for the 2006-07 season, while the 35 remaining players to earn the honor were underclassmen and will also return to the field for Nebraska in the fall.

Austin Jr., Greg Jr. Cypress, Texas Management

Beck, Harrison Fr. Clearwater, Fla. Communication Studies

Benzel, Bryan Fr. Alliance, Neb. Pre-Engineering

Blankenship, Adam RFr. Tulsa, Okla. Communication Studies

Brandenburgh, Lance So. Overland Park, Kan. Business Administration

Bryant, Chris Jr. Aurora, Colo. Education

Cammack, Wes* Fr. DeWitt, Neb. Mech. Systems Mgmt.

Carriker, Adam Jr. Kennewick, Wash. Business Administration

Christensen, Andrew RFr. Bennington, Neb. Construction Management

Congdon, Jordan           Fr.                    San Diego, Calif. Undeclared

Cryer Jr., Barry Jr. Marrero, Calif. Sociology

Ford, Ryan Fr. Winfield, Ala. Management

Ganz, Joe RFr. Palos Heights, Ill. Undeclared

Haines, Victory So. Logan, Utah Mathematics

Herian, Matt Jr. Pierce, Neb. History

Kadavy, Andrew Jr. Seward, Neb. Elementary Education

Kelly, Lane Jr. Omaha, Neb. Criminal Justice

Lingenfelter, Newton Jr. Plainview, Neb. Mech. Systems Mgmt.

Lueshen, Eric So. Pierce, Neb. Chemical Engineering

Luhrs, Kevin So. Omaha, Neb. Dietetics

Mann, Kurtis * Jr. Grand Island, Neb. Mech. Systems Mgmt.

Joshua Mueller So. Columbus, Neb. Finance

O’Shea, Mark Jr. Dallas, Texas Finance

Patrick, Chris So. Ithaca, Mich. Criminal Justice

Peterson, Todd RFr. Grand Island, Neb. Nutrition

Phillips II, J.B. So. Colleyville, Texas Marketing

Potter, Zach Fr. Omaha, Neb. Business Administration

Rigoni, Brandon* Jr. Lincoln, Neb. Psychology

Ruud, Bo So. Lincoln, Neb. Business Administration

Sand, Andrew So. Lincoln, Neb. Business Administration

Shanle, Andrew Jr.  St. Edward, Neb. Family Science Educ.

Sievers, Clayton RFr. Elkhorn, Neb. Communication Studies

Steinkuhler, Tyler RFr. Lincoln, Neb. Undeclared

Taylor, Zac Jr. Norman, Okla. Communication Studies

Tiedtke, Blake Sr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Exercise Science

Titchener, Daniel RFr. Cheyenne, Wyo. Marketing

Todd, Dane* Jr. Lincoln, Neb. Biological Sciences

Wortman, Tyler RFr. Grand Island, Neb. Mechanical Engineering