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Honors and Awards
- 1989 GTE Academic All-American
- 1989 GTE District VII All-Academic
- 1989 Lee Jeans Big Eight All-Academic
- 1989 Honorable-Mention All-Big Eight
- 1989 Big Eight Player-of-the-Week
- 1988 Big Eight Honorable-Mention
- 1988 Lee Jeans/Big Eight All-Academic
- 1988 Big Eight Player-of-the-Week
- 1988 Big Eight Academic Honor Roll
- 1987 Lee Jeans/Big Eight All-Academic
- 1987 Big Eight Player-of-the-Week
- 1987 Husker/Mizuno All-Tournament Team
- 1987 Big Eight Academic Honor Roll
- 1986 Big Eight Academic Honor Roll
1989: Senior Season
Cara Baker appeared in all 33 matches and 116 games in her final year as a Husker. One of Baker's best matches of the season came against Kansas where she registered three solo blocks in the win. Baker notched 272 digs on the season and 233 kills. Baker posted a .337 hitting percentage in 1989. She earned honorable-mention All-Big Eight and Big Eight Player-of-the-Week accolades. A standout in the classroom, Baker also was recognized as a GTE Academic All-American and Lee Jeans Big Eight All-Academic.
1988: Junior Season
Baker recorded a personal-best 19 kills in a match against Texas, and finished with 232 kills. She also registered a career-high five service aces in the NU victory against Colorado. Her season-total of 98 blocking assists the sixth-best on the NU charts, while her 21 solo blocks rank ninth. Her defense showed improvement, as she tallied 216 digs, to just 61 in her first two seasons. She earned honorable-mention All-Big Eight and received her second Lee Jeans Academic All-Big Eight selection.
1987: Sophomore Season
Baker earned a starting berth with the Huskers and responded with a .289 hitting mark and the school's second-best blocking assist total of 125. She established a Nebraska record with 12 blocking assists in the five-game victory against Minnesota and on two occasions registered two solo blocks.
1986: Freshman Season
Baker saw limited action, playing behind two-time All-American Karen (Dahlgren) Schonewise. She has a dozen kills and hit .218, while collecting two solo blocks and 11 assists.
Personal:
Parents: Gene and Janice Baker; Major: elementary education; High School: Winona; Date of Birth: March 6, 1968.