10 Husker Football Players Lead School-Record 100 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars

A program record 10 Nebraska football student-athletes were named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars when the conference announced its annual honors on Wednesday, July 1. The 10 football players were among an overall record 100 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars across all of Nebraska's athletic programs in 2019-20.

A pair of graduate students - Ben Stille and Reid Karel earned the award, alongside senior Jack Stoll. Juniors Hunter Miller, Matt Sichterman and Noah Vedral added honors, while sophomores Colton Feist, Joseph Johnson, Cameron Pieper and Tate Wildeman rounded out the record-setting group of Husker football honorees.

To be eligible for selection, students must be a recipient of Academic All-Big Ten recognition in the previous academic year, must have been enrolled full-time at the institution for the entire previous academic year (two semesters or three quarters) and earned a minimum GPA of 3.70 or better during the previous academic year (excluding any summer grades).

Nebraska's academic success continued to reach new heights in 2019-20, including a department-wide record graduation rate and an all-time NCAA-leading 340 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all sports.

Football (10)
Colton Feist (Sophomore, Business Administration)
Joseph Johnson (Sophomore, Business Administration)
Reid Karel (Graduate, Business - Master's)
Hunter Miller (Junior, Civil Engineering)
Cameron Pieper (Sophomore, Elementary & Special Education)
Matt Sichterman (Junior, Software Engineering)
Ben Stille (Graduate, Nutrition & Health Sciences - Master's)
Jack Stoll (Senior, Marketing)
Noah Vedral (Junior, Communication Studies)
Tate Wildeman (Sophomore, Sports Media & Communication)

Baseball (2)
Trey Kissack (Senior, Psychology/Sociology)
Gareth Stroh (Senior, Child, Youth & Family Studies)

Men's Basketball (1)
Thorir Thorbjarnarson (Junior, Psychology)

Women's Basketball (3)
Kate Cain (Junior, Management)
Kristian Hudson (Graduate, Applied Science - Master's)
Grace Mitchell (Senior, Nutrition & Health Sciences)

Bowling (4)
Kendyl Hofmeister (Sophomore, Chemistry Education 7-12)
Allison Morris (Graduate, Finance - Master's)
Estefania Prieto (Senior, Management/Marketing)
Cassidy Ray (Junior, Criminology & Criminal Justice)

Women's Golf (4)
Kirsten Baete (Junior, Elementary & Special Education)
Kate Smith (Senior, Graphic Design)
Hannah Thiele (Junior, Child, Youth & Family Studies)
Megan Whittaker (Sophomore, Finance)

Men's Gymnastics (2)
Evan Hymanson (Senior, Mechanical Engineering)
Josh Martin (Senior, Software Engineering)

Women's Gymnastics (2)
Sierra Hassel (Senior, Accounting)
Taylor Houchin (Senior, English)

Rifle (4)
Emily Cheramie (Junior, English)
Elizabeth Ewert (Junior, English)
Elizabeth Lorentz (Sophomore, Biological Sciences)
Bailey Powell (Senior, History)

Soccer (6)
Grace Brown (Junior, Child, Youth & Family Studies)
Dakota Chan (Sophomore, Applied Climate Science)
Natalie Cooke (Junior, Nutrition & Health Sciences)
Adriana Maldonado (Sophomore, Psychology)
Hannah Young (Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences)
Ashley Zugay (Sophomore, Economics/Mathematics)

Softball (6)
Bree Boruff  (Senior, Criminology & Criminal Justice)
Tristen Edwards (Senior, Management)
Olivia Ferrell (Junior, Psychology)
Lexey Kneib (Senior, Finance)
Karlee Seevers (Sophomore, Communication Sciences & Disorders)
Rylie Unzicker (Junior, Psychology)

Women's Swimming & Diving (11)
Taylor Acheson (Sophomore, Marketing)
Gabby Baratta (Junior, English)
Audrey Coffey (Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences)
Abigail Knapton (Senior, Psychology
Sutton Marvin    Junior    Sociology)
Izzie Murray (Junior, Environmental Studies/Fisheries & Wildlife)
Jessica Pentlarge (Junior, Nutrition & Health Sciences)
Rachel Powers (Junior, Elementary Education)
Lindsey Stalheim (Senior, Nutrition & Health Sciences)
Grace Tiernon (Junior, Mathematics)
Sara Troyer (Sophomore, Child, Youth & Family Studies)

Men's Tennis (1)
Victor Moreno Lozano (Sophomore, Biological Systems Engineering)

Women's Tennis (3)
Hayley Haakenstad (Senior, Mathematics)
Claire Reifeis (Senior, Actuarial Science/Finance)
Emma Worley (Senior, Nutrition & Health Sciences)

Women's Track & Field/Cross Country (23)
Beth-el Algarin (Sophomore, Sociology)
Nicole Baker (Senior, Nutrition & Health Sciences)
Allie Binder (Sophomore, Elementary Education)
Gabrielle Boucher (Junior, Civil Engineering)
Emma Bresser (Junior, Forensic Science)
Shelby Brown (Senior, Elementary Education)
Rachel Brush (Graduate, Elementary Education)
Josilyn Dostal (Senior, Chemical Engineering)
Elsa Forsberg (Senior, Fisheries & Wildlife)
Audrey Freyhof (Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences)
Erika Freyhof (Junior, Nutrition & Health Sciences)
Skylar Hadley (Sophomore, Art)
Matty Hoskins (Junior, Child, Youth & Family Studies)
Kristina Insingo (Senior, Art)
Andy Jacobs (Senior, Broadcasting/Journalism/Psychology)
Kaitlynn Johnson (Junior, Journalism/Psychology)
Catherine Mick (Senior, Science Education 7-12)
Mia Morck (Sophomore, Management)
Grace Pagone (Sophomore, Journalism)
Margaret Pollard (Sophomore, Computer Science)
Anna Purchase (Sophomore, Graphic Design)
Ally Talpash (Junior, Criminology & Criminal Justice)
Madison Yerigan (Senior, Nutrition & Health Sciences)

Men's Track & Field/Cross Country (13)
Kevin Cahoy (Senior, Biological Sciences/Microbiology)
Mark Freyhof (Senior, Agricultural Engineering)
Mason Hericks (Senior, Biological Sciences)
George Kusche (Junior, Actuarial Science)
Ryan Martins (Junior, English)
Cody Mroczek (Junior, Business, Marketing & IT Education 6-12)
Alex Nelson (Sophomore, Finance)
Dalton J. Peters (Junior, Mechanized Systems Management)
Spencer Powell (Senior, Nutrition & Health Sciences)
Luke Siedhoff (Senior, Biological Sciences/Spanish)
Jack Slagle (Sophomore, Accounting)
Givon Washington (Senior, Economics)
Simon Wiedel (Graduate, Elementary Education)

Volleyball/Beach Volleyball (1)
Hayley Densberger (Junior, Psychology)

Wrestling (4)
David Jensen (Senior, Nutrition & Health Sciences)
Eric Schultz (Senior, Management)
Tucker Sjomeling (Junior, Actuarial Science)
Cade Svoboda (Senior, Food Science & Technology)