Garret Durst Season 2008-09

Honors and Awards
? Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall: 2006, 2007; Spring: 2007, 2008)

2009: Garret Durst competed twice for the Huskers during his sophomore season. He earned scores of 14.00 and 13.40 on still rings and vault, respectively, at the Rocky Mountain Open. Durst then posted a score of 12.90 on still rings and a 15.20 on vault against Oklahoma in NU's second meet of the season.

2008: After redshirting during his freshman season, Durst emerged as a strong still rings competitor during the 2008 season. He started out the season competing on both still rings and vault, but focused on just still rings after five competitions. Durst captured a career-high score of 15.35 on vault in a dual against Oklahoma and Air Force. His rings score continued to improve throughout the season, as he posted his top finish in post season action at the MPSF Championships with a score of 14.45. He also continued his hard work in the classroom, earning a third Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection in the fall of 2007.

2007: Durst redshirted his freshman season. However, he worked hard in the classroom, earning both fall and spring selections to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Prior: Durst won the state all-around title and qualified for the all-region team in both his junior and senior years at Lincoln North Star. In 2006, Durst won both the pommel horse and vault titles en route to a third-place all-around finish at regionals.

Durst received offers from both Iowa and Illinois, but chose to stay in Nebraska because of his long-time connection with the program.

He graduated from Lincoln North Star in 2006 as a member of the honor roll with a 3.4 grade-point average.

Personal: Garret was born to Jack and Roxanne Durst on Jan. 12, 1988, and has one sister, Ashley. Durst is a broadcasting major at Nebraska.