Honors & Awards
- Team Co-Captain (2021-22)
- NTCA Bowler of the Year (2021)
- NTCA First-Team All-American (2021, 2023)
- NCAA Tournament MVP (2021)
- Nebraska Athletics Outstanding Female Newcomer (All Sports, 2021)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023)
- Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award (2023)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2020, 2021, 2022; Spring 2022)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Four-Time Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week in 2019-20
- Four-Time Gold Medalist at 2019 Tournament of the Americas
- 2018-19 TNBA Player of the Year.
- Three-Time Junior Team USA (2018, 2020, 2021)
2022-23 (Senior)
Crystal Elliott anchored the Husker lineup for a third-straight year, eventually splitting the role with freshman Jillian Martin mid-season. Elliott earned NTCA First-Team All American honors for the second time in her career. She posted three top-five finishes and averaged a 212.3 over 121.1 games in the regular season. She scored a 216.6 average at the Pittsburgh Regional over seven games while averaging a 208.3 in six games at the NCAA Championships. Elliott's season was highlighted by winning the Stormin' Blue and White Vegas Classic, finishing with a season-best 241.80 over five games, including a 274 high game, to earn MVP honors.
2021-22 (Junior)
Elliott anchored the Husker lineup for the second straight year, helping NU to five regular-season tournament titles. She posted five top-20 finishes while averaging a 199.58 over 50 traditional games. She enjoyed her best performance at the Track Kat Klash, averaging a season-best 225.6 over five games, including a 298, on her way to runner-up honors. She also turned in a strong performance at the Rochester Regional, averaging a team-best 213.5 over for games. In Baker format, Elliott ranked second on the team with an average of 20.80 per frame. Her 55.7 strike rate was best on the team and converted a team-best 70.2 percent of her spares while holding down the No. 5 spot in the lineup.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
In her first season with the Huskers, Elliott was named the 2021 National Tenpin Coaches Association Bowler-of-the-Year. Elliott was the eighth Husker to capture the award, and the first since Liz Kuhlkin in 2015. The 2021 Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship match, Elliott led the team with a season average of 213.472, which placed her sixth all-time for the Huskers for a single season. Elliott finished the season with three top-five and five top-10 finishes highlighted by a third-place performance at the Mid-Winter Invite, bowling an average of 228.33. She was named to the All Central-Region First Team in 2021.
Before Nebraska
Elliott competed at Duquesne University in 2019-20, where she was a four-time Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week. She bowled 25 traditional games for the Dukes, averaging a 196.1. In all, 13 of her 25 games were over 200, including a pair of games over 240. Elliott was chosen as the NEC Bowler of the Week after averaging a 204.2 and being named the Mount Shootout MVP. On the national level, Elliott is a two-time Junior Team USA member (2018, 2020) and won four gold medals in the 2019 Tournament of the Americas in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She has six top-five finishes at the U.S. Teen Masters, including a runner-up finish in 2017 and earned a pair of top-five finishes at the U.S. High School Bowling Championships. A four-time state qualifier, she placed fourth on two occasions. Elliott had a high game of 300 and high series of 814.
Personal
The daughter of Denise Elliott, Crystal is a child, youth and family studies major who earned her bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May 2023. A two-time Academic All-Big Ten choice, she is a four-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selection. She is also a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.