Four Huskers Earn Degrees

Lincoln - Four Husker softball players earned their degrees during May commencement ceremonies at the Bob Devaney Sports Center last Saturday.

Crystal Carwile, Amanda Duran, Meghan Mullin and Darcy Rutherford each earned their degrees after completing their playing careers in 2009. Carwile and Rutherford earned degrees in communication studies, while Duran received her degree in psychology and Mullin earned her degree in history.

A four-time All-Big 12 selection, Carwile is the only Husker ever to lead the team in RBIs in four straight seasons. She finished her NU career ranked first in hit-by-pitches, third in homers and RBIs, fifth in doubles, sixth in total bases, eighth in slugging percentage, at bats and hits and 10th in runs. In the classroom, she was a 2009 second-team academic All-Big 12 selection.

Duran was a second-team All-Big 12 selection in 2009, when she boasted a .364 average that was the highest average at Nebraska by a non-slapper since 1997. She also led NU with a .524 slugging percentage and a .478 on-base percentage and tied for the team lead with 36 RBIs. In the classroom, Duran was a three-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection.

Mullin was a three-year starter, a two-year captain and a two-time All-Big 12 selection. She played in 202 career games, including 157 consecutive starts to end her career. She boasted a .329 career batting average - the 11th-highest total in school history - while finishing her career with 176 hits, 104 runs scored and 54 stolen bases. In the classroom, Mullin was a two-time recipient of the Richard Raimondi Memorial Scholarship. She was also a three-time first-team academic All-Big 12 selection and earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll every semester.

Rutherford began her Husker career as a walk-on and developed into a two-year starter in the Husker outfield. She started 134 career games, including every game of her junior and senior season. An Omaha native, Rutherford posted a .307 career average, the 16th-best mark in Husker history. She added 10 doubles, three triples and 23 RBIs. In the classroom, Rutherford made two appearances on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.