Drew Christo Season 2023

Honors & Awards
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023, 2024)
• CSC Academic All-District (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Nebraska Gold Medallion (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2021, 2022, 2024; Spring 2022, 2023, 2024) 
• Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award (2025)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

2025
Made 31 relief appearances on the mound in final season at Nebraska. • The 31 appearances are tied for sixth-most in a season by an NU pitcher in program history. • Went 3-2 with a save. • Totaled a 5.61 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 51.1 innings. • Held opposing batters to a .260 batting average. • Posted five outings of at least three innings, including a season-high 3.1 innings against Oklahoma in the Chapel Hill Regional. • Pitched three innings vs. Washington, No. 5 Oregon State, Northwestern and Penn State. • Struck out at least three batters in six outings, including four punchouts at UCLA and season-high six strikeouts vs. Washington. • Picked up wins against Washington, Purdue and Penn State. • Pitched three shutout innings in relief vs. Penn State to send Huskers to championship game of Big Ten Tournament.

2024
Played in 17 games, making 10 starts on the mound for the Huskers. • Went 3-3 with one save. • Compiled a 4.62 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 60.1 innings. • Limited opposing hitters to a .223 hitting clip. • Recorded wins against Grand Canyon and Indiana (twice). • Picked up a save vs. Purdue. • Posted nine outings of at least four innings, including four appearances with five-plus innings. • Pitched a career-high 6.2 innings at Charleston, allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits with two punchouts. • Allowed one run with four strikeouts in six innings at Grand Canyon. • Garnered 10 appearances with four-plus strikeouts, including a season-high five punchouts against Kansas and Indiana. 

2023
Made 11 appearances, including one start on the mound for the Huskers. • Went 1-1 with a 3.24 ERA. • Totaled 18 strikeouts in 16.2 innings. • Limited opposing hitters to a .190 batting average. • Pitched a season-high four innings and tallied a season-high eight strikeouts in win at Omaha. • Threw a pair of two-inning outings against North Dakota State and Purdue. • Struck out three hitters vs. North Dakota State and recorded two strikeouts in a relief outing against Hawaii. 

2022
Made five appearances, including a pair of starts on the mound. • Went 0-1 with an 8.44 ERA. • Totaled five strikeouts in 5.1 innings. • Pitched a season-high two innings in start at Omaha. • Posted season-high two strikeouts in one inning against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and 1.2 innings vs. Rutgers. • Pitched 0.2 innings vs. New Mexico State and made an appearance at Sam Houston.

Elkhorn High School
Considered the top high school prospect in Nebraska and one of nation’s top high school seniors, as he was ranked No. 44 nationally by Perfect Game. • Was selected to play in the 2020 Perfect Game All-American Classic in Oklahoma City. Three-sport letterwinner in football, basketball and baseball at Elkhorn High School. • Earned first-team all-state and first-team super state distinction in football, while named first-team all-state in basketball and baseball. • Helped team win state title in football as a senior and was state runner-up in basketball in senior season. • Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in baseball in 2021, while also tabbed the Male Athlete of the Year in the state.

Personal
Parents are Monte and Jill Christo • Father, Monte, played quarterback at Nebraska in 1994-98. •Has two sisters, Sydney and Courtney, and one brother, Ian • Biological sciences major who earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May 2025.