26 Husker Student-Athletes Honored at HERO Breakfast

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The student-athletes were nominated by members of the Athletic/Academic Staff and coaching staffs, and the student-athletes were recognized for demonstrating outstanding leadership and citizenship.

 

The student-athletes honored have been the driving force in Nebraska student-athletes impacting more than 100,000 people statewide in the past year through various forms of outreach and service. Honorees have also been instrumental in encouraging and inspring teammates to further develop leadership qualities and volunteer on and off-campus.

 

Honorees Ashley Ford of the women’s basketball team and Andy Kadavy of the football team shared comments on behalf of all recipients. Each of the 26 recipients were presented a plaque by Assistant Athletic Director for Life Skills Keith Zimmer and Athletic Director Steve Pederson.

 

The 26 student-athletes honored on Monday included:

Ryan Anderson?Men’s Basketball

Elli Brown?Women’s Golf

Amanda Burgoyne?Bowling

Patrick Burke?Men’s Track and Field

Ty Capps?Men’s Golf

James Clow?Men’s Tennis

Joslyn Dalton?Women’s Cross Country

Ashlee Dickinson?Women’s Track and Field

Nikita Eades?Women’s Track and Field

Ashley Ford?Women’s Basketball

Katie Harrington?Rifle

Will Henry?Football

Andy Kadavy?Football

Jordan Larson?Volleyball

Vanessa Meloche?Women’s Gymnastics

Betsy Miller?Women’s Cross Country

Meghan Mullin?Softball

Bryce Nimmo?Baseball

Chris Oliver?Wrestling

Todd Peterson?Football

Sari Raber?Soccer

Imke Reimers?Women’s Tennis

Skyler Reising?Men’s Track and Field

Jenna Stroud?Swimming and Diving

Peter van der Westhuizen?Men’s Cross Country

Jason Wassung?Men’s Gymnastics