2011-12 Academic Success

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2011-12 Academic Success

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A pair of NCAA All-America track and field athletes and team captains were named Nebraska's 2012 Student-Athletes of the Year Sunday night at the school's 22nd annual Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet before 650 attendees at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. (Read More)                

 

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University of Nebraska student-athletes produced another outstanding year in 2011-12, continuing NU's tradition of academic success. A record total of 155 student-athletes earned their bachelor's degrees from Nebraska from August of 2011 through May of 2012, while the Huskers added eight more CoSIDA Academic All-Americans to their nation-leading total of 299 across all teams and all sports. (Read More)

 

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December 2011 Nebraska Student-Athlete Graduates

A huge class of 55 current and former Husker student-athletes across all sports will earn their undergraduate degrees from the University of Nebraska during commencement exercises on Saturday morning at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. (Read More)

 

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May 2012 Nebraska Student-Athlete Graduates

Four CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, including three Nebraska Student-Athletes of the Year from the track and field program, headline the Huskers' huge graduating class of 82 student-athletes who earned their bachelor's degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during commencement exercises at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday morning. (Read More)

 

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August 2012 Nebraska Student-Athlete Graduates

A solid class of 11 Husker student-athletes will earn their bachelor's degrees from the University of Nebraska during summer commencement exercises at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday morning. (Read More)

 

 

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Courtney Osborne, a football player and Ethnic Studies major from Garland, Texas, and Mary Weatherholt, a tennis player and Business Administration major from Prairie Village, Kansas, addressed a record number of Nebraska student-athletes and their families and friends Saturday at Nebraska’s 2012 Student-Athlete Graduation Reception. (Read More)

 

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Rimington, Jennings, Tyrance are Hall of Famers

The CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame honors former college student-athletes who have excelled in their professions and made substantial contributions to their communities. To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, a candidate must have been a CoSIDA Academic All-America team member who graduated at least 10 years prior to their nomination for induction. (Read More)

 

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Countdown to Magic 300th Academic All-American

The number 300 is significant in all kinds of ways. Nebraska hosted one of its greatest celebrations at Memorial Stadium in celebration of its 300th consecutive sellout at home. Nebraska’s Bill Straub, one of the best if not the best bowling coach in America, has bowled approximately 30 300 games in a sport where that number reflects perfection. Google the significance of the number 300 and you’ll discover it’s used 30 times in the Bible. The number 300 can be a meaningful milestone, and sometime next fall, Nebraska expects to honor its 300th CoSIDA Academic All-American across all sports. (Read More)

 

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List of Nebraska's First 299 Academic All-Americans

Nebraska's rich tradition of academic excellence is solidified on the national level through the University's dominance of the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American awards. University of Nebraska student-athletes from all teams and all sports combined far outdistance any other school in the country. Nebraska has a nation-leading total of 299 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-Americans. (Read More)

 

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Nebraska's Three-Time Academic All-Americans

A total of 13 Nebraska student-athletes have earned CoSIDA Academic All-America recognition on three occasions during the Husker careers, including just a trio of three-time first-team CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. (Read More)

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A total of 67 Nebraska student-athletes have earned CoSIDA Academic All-America recognition on at least two occasions during the Husker careers, including 13 three-time Academic All-America selections. (Read More)

 

 

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A former three-year starting center walked the halls of Nebraska’s Hewit Academic Center last week and recalled the last two football games he played in a Husker uniform – at Hawaii on Thanksgiving weekend and in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day. (Read More)