Pillen and Bruening Receive Diplomas

Nebraska men's golf seniors Mark Pillen and Chris Bruening were among 39 Husker student-athletes who graduated on Saturday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

Pillen, a management major, completed his Husker career with a 77.05 career stroke average. Pillen improved his stroke average each season of his Husker career and was named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll in 2006.

Bruening, also a management major, finished with a 77.18 career stroke average at NU. In his final year as a Husker, Bruening earned a spot on the Academic All-Big 12 second team. He also landed a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll in 2007.  

May 2009 Nebraska Student-Athlete Graduates (39)

• Student-Athlete, Sport, Hometown, Major
• Patrick Aleksanyan, Wrestling, Santa Ana, Calif., Criminal Justice
• Bryan Bell, Track and Field, Bellevue, Neb., Economics
• Lance Brandenburgh, Football, Overland Park, Kan., Business Administration
• Chris Bruening, Men's Golf, Norfolk, Neb., Management
• Patrick Burke, Track and Field, Bellevue, Neb., Marketing
• Kim Chrostowski, Rifle, Rockville, R.I., History
• Ade Dagunduro, Men's Basketball, Inglewood, Calif., Sociology
• Joslyn Dalton, Track and Field, Fremont, Neb., Communication Studies
• Ashley Finnegan, Women's Tennis, Weston, Fla., Marketing
• Katie Harrington, Rifle, New Richmond, Wis., Elementary Education
• Molly Hill, Softball, Wayne, Neb., Speech-Language Pathology
• Zac Holoch, Track and Field, York, Neb., Economics
• Selenia Iacchelli, Soccer, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Nutrition Science
• Lauren Isenhower, Soccer, Lenexa, Kan., International Business
• Courtney Jolly, Swimming and Diving, Plantation, Fla., Animal Science
• Dusty Jonas, Track and Field, LaVernia, Texas, Horticulture
• Karl Jones, Men's Tennis, Fareham, England, English
• Jordan Keen, Softball, Sarasota, Fla., Biological Sciences
• Cassie Kleinsmith, Softball, Omaha, Neb., Broadcasting
• Nick Krenk, Men's Basketball, Nebraska City, Neb., Psychology
• Betsy Miller, Cross Country/Track and Field, Lodgepole, Neb., Biological Sciences
• Jake Mort, Baseball, Nebraska City, Neb., Spanish
• Matt Nelson, Wrestling, Wayne, Neb., Construction Management
• Emily Parsons, Women's Gymnastics, St. Charles, Mo., Sociology
• Eric Petersen, Track and Field, Rapid City, S.D., Physics
• Mark Pillen, Men's Golf, Houston, Texas, Management
• Megan Place, Women's Golf, Omaha, Neb., Art History and Criticism
• Andrew Podany, Men's Gymnastics, Papillion, Neb., Fisheries and Wildlife
• Zach Potter, Football, Omaha, Neb., Communication Studies
• Casey Roberts, Wrestling, Lincoln, Neb., Architectural Studies
• Rob Sanders, Wrestling, Blanding, Utah, Nutrition, Fitness and Health Promotion
• Rachel Schwartz, Volleyball, Lincoln, Neb., Communication Studies
• Matt Slauson, Football, Colorado Springs, Colo., Sociology
• Desire' Sniatynski, Women's Gymnastics, Kenosha, Wis., Communication Studies
• Mike Stuntz, Football, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Professional Golf Management
• Nick Sullivan, Baseball, Arvada, Colo., Finance
• Mark Tate, Men's Tennis, The Woodlands, Texas, Business Administration
• Brittney Williams, Women's Gymnastics, Hatboro, Pa., Sociology
• Tyler Wortman, Football, Grand Island, Neb., Mechanical Engineering