Lincoln - Kala Kuhlmann posted a perfect 4.0 grade-point average during the fall semester to lead a contingent of six Nebraska women's basketball players on the Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
Kuhlmann, a junior from Charter Oak, Iowa, posted a perfect GPA as a psychology and Spanish double major. It was her fifth straight appearance on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. A first-team academic All-Big 12 selection in 2008, Kuhlmann will be a leading contender to repeat those honors again this season.
Kuhlmann was joined on the honor roll by senior forward Kelsey Griffin, junior center Nikki Bober, sophomore guard Kaitlyn Burke, sophomore center Jessica Periago and freshman forward Harleen Sidhu.
Griffin, who is redshirting with an injury this season, earned her seventh consecutive appearance on the honor roll. A two-time first-team All-Big 12 performer on the court and in the classroom, the native of Eagle River, Alaska, is a biological sciences major with a chemistry minor.
Bober, a native of Murdock, Neb., claimed her third spot on the Big 12 Commissioner's honor roll. The management major suffered a knee injury in late-December and is out for the season.
Burke and Periago joined Bober as three-time honor roll selections. Both Burke and Periago are excelling at Nebraska as international students. Burke, a starter on the court, is a native of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, while Periago came to NU from Toulon, France.
A third international student, Harleen Sidhu, claimed her first appearance on the honor roll. A native of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Sidhu has played in all 22 games in her first season at Nebraska.
A total of 324 Nebraska student-athletes earned spots on the 2008 Fall Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll, including 38 Huskers who posted perfect 4.0 grade-point averages. In order to earn a spot on the honor roll, a student-athlete must post a GPA of 3.0 or higher during the semester.
Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
Nebraska Women's Basketball (Fall 2008)
- Nikki Bober (Jr., C, Murdock, Neb.) - Management
- Kaitlyn Burke (So., G, North Vancouver, B.C.) - Undeclared
- Kelsey Griffin (Sr., F, Eagle River, Alaska) - Biological Sciences
- Kala Kuhlmann (Jr., G, Charter Oak, Iowa) - Psychology/Spanish
- Jessica Periago (So., C, Toulon, France) - Undeclared
- Harleen Sidhu (Fr., F, Surrey, B.C.) - Undeclared