Abbie Hunke

Honors & Awards

• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013)
• Second at Nebraska Women's Amateur (2013)
• Nebraska Women's Match Play Quarterfinalist (2013)
• Nebraska Junior Match Play Semifinalist (2012)
• Fourth at Nebraska Class B State Tournament (2011)
• Sixth at Nebraska's Women's Stroke Play (2012)
• Member of Nebraska Four State Team (2012)
• Tied for Fifth at Nebraska Junior Stroke Play (2011)

Best Career Finish: T54th (2013 Chip-N Club Invitational)
Career Stroke Average: 82.67

Redshirt Freshman (2013-14)
Nebraska native Abbie Hunke (Hun-kee) hopes to make her first contributions on the course for the Huskers after redshirting as a freshman in 2012-13. Hunke saw her first collegiate action at Nebraska's season-opening Chip-N Club Invitational. Playing as an individual outside the Husker lineup, Hunke tied for 54th with a 248 (78-84-86).

Her 82.67 stroke average ranks seventh among the Huskers.

A high school all-stater from Snyder, Neb., Hunke used a strong work ethic to make sizable gains in her game while making the transition to collegiate golf in 2012-13.

Hunke enjoyed a solid summer of 2013, taking second in the Nebraska Women's Amateur, while adding a quarterfinal appearance in the Nebraska Women's Match Play.

 "Abbie's decision to redshirt was great for her," Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. "She has a lot to learn yet about the nuances of the game, but her passion to get better is outstanding. She is a great team player with a great personality and will work hard on anything we teach her."

Redshirt (2012-13)
Hunke redshirted in her first season at Nebraska. In the classroom, she earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.

High School/Amateur
Hunke finished fourth at the Nebraska Class B State Championships in the fall of 2011. She captured the district title after also winning the East Husker Conference individual crown for the second straight year. She led a West Point-Beemer/Scribner-Snyder combined team to the East Husker title. Hunke also finished eighth at the Class C state tournament in 2010, after competing for the Scribner-Snyder boys in 2008 and 2009.

A solid all-around athlete, Hunke was a 5-5 guard on Scribner-Snyder's girls basketball team. She was a three-year letterwinner in basketball and played softball in high school.

Hunke produced a strong summer of 2012, advancing to the semifinals of the Nebraska Junior Match Play, while finishing sixth at the Nebraska Women's Amateur Stroke Play. She was also a member of the Nebraska Four State Team. Hunke was the salutatorian of her high school senior class.

Personal
Abbie is the daughter of Jeff and Missy Hunke and was born in Fremont, Neb., on June 12, 1994. Abbie has two younger sisters, Hannah and Livia. Abbie is majoring in nutrition and health science (pre-nursing) and earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13.

Hunke's Career Statistics