Huskers Place 12 on Big 12 Honor Roll

Twelve Nebraska softball players were named to the 2011 Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor roll, including 10 repeat selections and two first-time honorees.

Seniors Julie Brechtel (eighth selection) and Heidi Foland (eighth selection), junior Nikki Haget (sixth selection), sophomore Megan Southworth (fourth selection) and freshman Morgan McCann (second selection) each continued their streaks of earning a spot on the honor roll every semester of their career. Other repeat selections included juniors Madison Drake (fourth selection), Ashley Guile (fourth selection), Ashley Hagemann (fifth selection) and Kirby Wright (third selection). First-time honorees included freshman Tatum Edwards and sophomore Brooke Thomason.

Haget and Southworth both made the list with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. To earn a spot on the honor roll, student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA.

2011 Big 12 Commisioner's Spring Honor Roll
Julie Brechtel (Business Administration & Marketing - Eighth Selection)
Madison Drake (Marketing - Fourth Selection)
Tatum Edwards (Undeclared - First Selection)
Heidi Foland (Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science - Eighth Selection)
Ashley Guile">Ashley Guile (Special Education - Fourth Selection)
Ashley Hagemann (Elementary Education - Fifth Selection)

Nikki Haget (Forensic Science - Sixth Selection)*
Robin Mackin (Psychology/Pre-Med - Fifth Selection)
Morgan McCann (Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science - Second Selection)
Megan Southworth (Speech-Language Pathology - Fourth Selection)*
Brooke Thomason (Elementary Education - First Selection)
Kirby Wright (Marketing - Third Selection)
*4.0 grade-point average