2011 Nebraska Cross Country Guide

2011 Cross Country

Jesse AdAmsSenior, Co-Captain

trevor vidlAkJUnior, Co-Captain

JessiCA FurlAnSenior, Co-Captain

Ashley millerSenior, Co-Captain

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Nebraska Cross CouNtry 2011 seNiors Back row (from left): Brad Doering, Peter Falcon, Jesse Adams. Middle row (from left): Erica Hamik, Jessica Furlan, Ashley Miller. Front row (from left): Katie White, Adam Mitteis.

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Table of Contents/2011 roster & Schedule ...... 1-2Table of Contents ..............................................................................1Quick Facts/Roster/Schedule ............................................................2

This Is nebraska ............................................ 3-16Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational ..............................................3Lincoln: All-American City .................................................................4Omaha ...............................................................................................5Athletic Medicine ..............................................................................6Husker Power and Nutrition ..............................................................7Academic Success .......................................................................... 8-9Nebraska Academic Experience ......................................................10Nebraska Life Skills - Serving Leaders ..............................................11National Powers ........................................................................ 12-13Big Ten Conference ................................................................... 14-15The Future of Nebraska Cross Country ...........................................16

Coaches and Support Staff ........................... 17-22Head Coach Jay Dirksen............................................................. 18-19Volunteer Assistants/Support Staff .................................................20Athletic Director Tom Osborne .......................................................21Associate Athletic Directors Bob Burton & Pat Logsdon .................22

Husker Women ........................................... 23-322011 Season Outlook ......................................................................24Returning Huskers ..................................................................... 25-31Newcomers ............................................................................... 31-32

Husker men ................................................. 33-442011 Season Outlook ......................................................................34Returning Huskers ..................................................................... 35-43Newcomers .....................................................................................44

review & History ......................................... 45-562010 Meet-By-Meet Recaps ...................................................... 46-47All-Americans ..................................................................................48Women’s History .............................................................................49Men’s History ............................................................................ 50-51Women’s Academic Success ...........................................................52Men’s Academic Success .................................................................53Women’s Team Awards ..................................................................54Men’s Team Awards ........................................................................55adidas ..............................................................................................56

Media InformationAll student-athlete and coaching staff interviews must be arranged through BreAnna Haessler in the Nebraska Media Relations Office at least one day in advance. The best time to interview student-athletes and coaches is before or after weekday practices. Generally, the Huskers will practice from 3:45 to 6 p.m. on weekdays. The best time to reach Head Coach Jay Dirksen for interviews during the week is before Noon in his office. Previews will be provided each week the Huskers compete. Rosters, releases and results will be available at Huskers.com.

university of nebraska Board of regentsTimothy Clare (Lincoln); Randolph Ferlic, M.D. (Omaha); Chuck Hassebrook (Lyons); Howard Hawks (Omaha); Jim McClurg, Ph.D. (Lincoln); Bob Phares (North Platte); Kent Schroeder, J.D. (Kearney); Bob Whitehouse, Ph.D. (Omaha); Jordan Gonzales (Nebraska-Kearney); Jeremy Peterson (Nebraska-Medical Center); Elizabeth O’Connor (Nebraska-Omaha); Lane Carr (Nebraska-Lincoln)

Athletic Department Mission StatementThe mission of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department is to serve our student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans by:

Displaying “Integrity” in every decision and action; Building and maintaining “Trust” with others; Giving “respect” to each person we encounter; Pursuing unity of purpose through “Teamwork”; Maintaining “loyalty” to student-athletes, co-workers, fans and the University of Nebraska.

2011 Cross Country media guide CreditsThe 2011 University of Nebraska Cross Country Media Guide was written and edited by Media Relations student assistant BreAnna Haessler. Cover design by Design Specialist Annie Wood. Editing assistance was provided by Assistant Media Relastions Director Jeremy Foote, Director of Media Relations Operations Jeff Griesch and Head Coach Jay Dirksen. Photography by Athletic Department Photographers Scott Bruhn and BreAnna Haessler.

The guide was produced in Adobe InDesign CS4 and printed at University of Nebraska Printing Services. The cost of the 2011 Nebraska Cross Country Media Guide is $3.

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Ashley Miller returns as a two-time co-captain for the Huskers in 2011. A CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2011, Miller was also the 1,500-meter champion at the 2011 Big 12 Conference Outdoor Championships.

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Husker Womenname Class Hometown (Previous School)Isabel Andrade So. Tiburon, Calif. (Petaluma)Martina Barinova* So. Prerov, Czech Republic (Placky Univ./Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava)Hannah Edwards Fr. Whittier, Calif. (La Serna)Jessica furlan** Sr. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (Dr. Martin Leboldus)Erica Hamik*** Sr. Kearney, Neb. (Catholic)Sarah Larson Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast)ashley miller*** Sr. Tipton, Iowa (Tipton)Samantha Morabe So. Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak)Sarah Plambeck So. Lincoln, Neb. (Christian)Milena Stociev Fr. Belgrade, Serbia (Alfa University/Gymnasium)Katie White** Sr. Broken Bow, Neb. (Broken Bow)

Husker menname Class Hometown (Previous School)Jesse adams*** Sr. Ogallala, Neb. (Ogallala)Tommy Brinn Jr. Otsego, Mich. (Otsego)Dani Dapo Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Westside)Brad Doering** Sr. Yuba City, Calif. (Yuba City)Grant Duffy Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Colorado/Lincoln East)Peter Falcon** Sr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West)Connor Gibson So. Blair, Neb. (Blair)Brett Grieb So. York, Neb. (York)Jarren Heng So. Norfolk, Neb. (Catholic)Adam Mitteis Sr. Plattsmouth, Neb. (Plattsmouth)Anthony Pittman So. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West)Alney Tobias RFr. Troy, N.Y. (Lansingburgh)Trevor Vidlak* Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast)

Bold - 2011 captains* - letters earned

Pronunciation guideIsabel Andrade - On-DRAH-dayMartina Barinova - BEAR-uh-novaSam Morabe - MOOR-ah-bayMilena Stociev - mill-LANE-uh STOY-ee-chev

2011 neBraSka roSTeruniversity Quick factsLocation ..................Lincoln, Neb. 68588-0123Population ..........................................258,379Founded ..................................................1869Enrollment ............................................24,610Nickname .....................Cornhuskers, HuskersColors ....................................Scarlet & CreamConference ..........................................Big TenHome Course .............................Pioneers Park

university PersonnelChancellor ..................Harvey S. Perlman, J.D.Institutional Rep. ......... Josephine Potuto, J.D.Athletic Director ........................Tom OsborneSenior Woman Administrator .......... Pat Logsdon

AdministrationPresident ..................... James B. Milliken, J.D.

Cross Country Coaching StaffJay Dirksen ..........Head Coach (S.D. State, ‘68)Office Phone ........................... (402) 472-1136e-mail ......................... [email protected]

David Harris ....2012 Head Coach (Truman State)e-mail .......................... [email protected]

Doug Martin ....... Volunteer Coach (UNK, ‘66)e-mail [email protected]

Grant Watley ... Volunteer Coach (Wesleyan ‘09)e-mail ......................... [email protected]

Women’s Team facts2010 Big 12/Regional Finish ............... 8th/8th2010 NCAA Finish ................... No Team Score2010 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......... 5/2

men’s Team facts2010 Big 12/Regional Finish ............. 6th/10th2010 NCAA Finish ....................No Team Score2010 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......... 4/4

DirectoryNebraska Athletic Department ...(402) 472-4224Cross Country Office ............... (402) 472-6461Cross Country Office Fax ........ (402) 472-9361

Media RelationsAssistant A.D./Media Relations ....Keith MannCross Country Contact ........ BreAnna HaesslerOffice Phone .......... (402) 472-0694 (Haessler)Cell Phone ............. (402) 499-3612 (Haessler)E-mail [email protected] Relations Office .......... (402) 472-2263Media Relations Fax ............... (402) 472-2005Shipping Address ....... One Memorial Stadium...................................Lincoln, NE 68588-0123Website ......................................Huskers.com

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Dani Dapo - Johnny JAP-oJarren Heng - JAIR-enAdam Mitteis - MET-usAlney Tobias - AL-nee

Date Meet Location TimeSaturday, Sept. 3 Creighton/UNO Classic Omaha, Neb. 8/8:45 a.m. (UNO Chili Greens)Saturday, Sept. 17 Woody greeno/nebraska Invite lincoln, neb. 10/10:45 a.m. (Pioneers Park)Saturday, Oct. 1 South Dakota State Classic Brookings, S.D. 9:25/10 a.m. (Edgebrooke Golf Course)Friday, Oct. 14 Wisconsin adidas Invite Madison, Wis. 1/1:45 p.m. (Ridge Golf Course)Sunday, Oct. 30 Big Ten Championships Champaign, Ill. 10:45/11:45 a.m. (Illinois Arboretum)Saturday, Nov. 12 NCAA Midwest Regional DeKalb, Ill. 11 a.m./12:15 p.m. (Northern Illinois CC Course)Monday, Nov. 21 NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Ind. 11 a.m./12:45 p.m. (LaVern Gibson CC Course)

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The Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational celebrates its 22nd year of competition this fall as one of the largest annual races in the Midwest. Team and individual champions will be crowned in the University and College divisions, with nearly 700 athletes vying for the title.

Held at Pioneers Park in southwest Lincoln, the meet began in 1990 when Nebraska Wesleyan combined its meet (the Woody Greeno Invitational) with Nebraska’s annual meet (the Nebraska Invitational) to form what is now the largest cross country event in the state.

Nebraska has captured 11 men’s titles and 16 women’s titles. Most recently the Huskers swept the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 University titles. Nine athletes have captured 12 individual titles, including Fran ten Bensel, who won three consecutive titles in the 1990s, and Lara Crofford, who won back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010.

Women’S Team reSulTSYear University College2010 Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan2009 Nebraska Wartburg College (Iowa)2008 Nebraska Wartburg College (Iowa)2007 Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan2006 Nebraska Central Missouri State2005 Nebraska Colorado School of Mines2004 Missouri Concordia (Neb.)2003 Nebraska Augustana (S.D.)2002 Bradley Wartburg2001 Wichita State Central Missouri State2000 Kansas State Central Missouri State1999 Kansas State Nebraska-Omaha1998 Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan1997 Nebraska Nebraska-Omaha1996 Nebraska Doane1995 Nebraska Northwest Missouri State1994 Nebraska Emporia State1993 Nebraska Doane1992 Nebraska NA1991 Nebraska NA1990 Nebraska NA

Women’S IndIvIdual ChampIonSYear Athlete (Affiliation) Time2010 Lara Crofford (Nebraska) 21:01.42009 Lara Crofford (Nebraska) 20:32.682008 Beverly Ramos (Kansas State) 21:02.02007 Beverly Ramos (Kansas State) 21:21.852006 Ari Goldstein (Nebraska) 22:07.62005 Anne Shadle (Reebok) 20:51.02004 Missy Buttry (Wartburg) 20:38.02003 Anne Shadle (Nebraska) 21:33.02002 Missy Buttry (Wartburg) 21:27.472001 Ann Gaffigan (Unattached) 18:11.42000 Amy Mortimer (Kansas State) 17:14.31999 Amy Mortimer (Kansas State) 17:37.01998 Fran ten Bensel (New Balance TC) 17:27.41997 Amber Anderson (Team EX) 17:40.61996 Mary Amen (Lincoln TC) 18:20.81995 Evette Turner (Unattached) 17:52.11994 Theresa Stelling (Lincoln TC) 17:24.31993 Janice Turner (Barton County) 17:44.31992 Fran ten Bensel (Nebraska) 16:59.01991 Fran ten Bensel (Nebraska) 17:13.31990 Fran ten Bensel (Nebraska) 18:05.3

men’S Team reSulTSYear University College2010 Wyoming Nebraska-Kearney2009 Nebraska Colorado School of Mines2008 Nebraska Butler CC (Kan.)2007 Nebraska Colorado School of Mines2006 Nebraska Colorado School of Mines2005 Air Force Colorado School of Mines2004 Air Force Wartburg2003 Air Force Truman St./Fort Hays St.2002 Nebraska Truman State2001 Wichita State Truman State2000 Air Force Truman State1999 Nebraska/Air Force Truman State1998 Texas Northwest Missouri State1997 Nebraska Dana1996 Nebraska Nebraska-Kearney1995 Nebraska Barton County1994 Wesley Athletics Wichita Nebraska-Kearney1993 Colorado State Barton County1992 HCA Wesley-Athletics NA1991 Nebraska NA1990 Nebraska NA

men’S IndIvIdual ChampIonSYear Athlete (Affiliation) Time2010 Jim Walmsley (U.S. Air Force) 24:43.62009 David Adams (Nebraska) 24:29.42008 Ben Zywicki (Colo. School of Mines) 24:52.82007 Julius Bor (Cloud County CC) 24:12.62006 Joel Hamilton (Colo. School of Mines) 25:09.52005 Joseph Maina (Butler County) 24:54.02004 Josh Moen (Wartburg) 25:00.02003 Art Siemers (Unattached) 24:57.02002 James Bowler (Nebraska) 24:42.702001 Marcus Witter (Unattached) 24:47.32000 Shadrack Kimeli (Kansas State) 25:01.71999 Jean-Paul Niyongabo (KSU) 25:04.71998 Brandon Jessop (Kansas State) 25:32.21997 Robb Finegan (Unattached) 24:43.81996 Cleophas Boor (Nebraska) 24:05.31995 Jonah Kiptarus (Barton County) 24:31.81994 Cleophas Boor (Barton County) 24:49.91993 Richard Kosgei (Barton County) 24:49.81992 Richard Kosgei (Barton County) 23:54.01991 David Iteffa (Nebraska) 24:54.01990 Joe Kirby (Nebraska) 25:51.9

Nebraska competes at Pioneers Park, which holds a challenging 5,000-meter course that rolls over the tree-covered hills in the 900-acre park.

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Featuring the advantages of an urban setting, the city of Lincoln is home to the University of Nebraska campus, and is only minutes away from the scenic beauty and wide open spaces of America’s Heartland. Living in Lincoln enables Nebraska student-athletes to enjoy the benefits of city life, while residing in a community that consistently ranks among the nation’s best in overall quality of life.

• Also known as the Star City, Lincoln sports a population of nearly 260,000.

• Lincoln was voted the No. 2 U.S. City in Quality of Life in the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index in 2011.

• Forbes.com ranked Lincoln as one of the nation’s “Most Livable Cities” while ranking it fifth-best for Business and Careers in 2010.

• Lincoln was listed as a “Best Sport City” by the Sporting News in 2009.

• RelocateAmerica.com ranked Lincoln as one of its Top 10 College Towns in 2010.

• Children’s Health magazine listed Lincoln as the fourth-best place to raise a family in 2009.

• The city of Lincoln consistently lists one of the lowest crime rates in the nation.

• Lincoln’s Public School system was recently ranked as one of the top five in the nation by Expansion Management magazine.

• With more than 6,000 acres of parks, including 10 lakes, 11 municipal swimming pools, more than 80 miles of biking and hiking trails and 12 public golf courses, Lincoln offers more park land per capita than any other city in the United States.


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Nebraska’s largest city, Omaha, is less than an hour’s drive from Lincoln and has a population of nearly 800,000. Omaha is home to CenturyLink Center (top), TD Ameritrade Park (below), the NCAA College World Series, the world-renowned Henry Doorly Zoo (bottom) and the Joslyn Art Museum (bottom)

prominent people with nebraska Ties

Grover Cleveland Alexander (1887-1950)Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher

Fred Astaire (1899-1987) dancer and actor

Max Baer (1909-1959)boxer

Marlon Brando (1924-2004)Academy Award-winning actor

William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925)U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Representative, Democratic Party nominee for president 1896, 1900, and 1908, and

prosecuting attorney in Scopes Trial

Warren Buffett (1930-) investor; Forbes Magazine’s 2008 Richest Man in the World

Richard N. Cabela (1936-)entrepreneur, founder of Cabela’s sporting store

Johnny Carson (1925-2005)comedian

Joba Chamberlain (1985-) Professional baseball player for the New York Yankees

Dick Cheney (1941-)46th U.S. Vice-president

Brian Duensing (1983-) Professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins

Henry Fonda (1905-1982)Academy Award-winning actor

Bob Gibson (1935-)Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals

Alex Gordon (1984-)Professional baseball player for the Kansas City Royals

marg helgenberger (1958-)actress (CSI, mr. Brooks, In good Company)

Peter Kiewit (1900-1979)contractor, investor and philanthropist

Jaime King (1979-)actress (Pearl Harbor, Sin City, My Generation)

Ted Kooser (1939-)Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize winner

larry the Cable guy (1963-)comedian

malcolm X (1925-1965)civil rights leader

Nick Nolte (1941-)actor, producer

Edwin Perkins (1889-1961)inventor of Kool-Aid, philanthropist

andy roddick (1982-)tennis star, 2003 u.S. open Champion

Gale Sayers (1943-)Football Hall of Fame running back for the Chicago Bears

Elliott Smith (1969-2003)singer-songwriter

Hilary Swank (1974-)2-time Academy Award-winning actress

gabrielle union (1973-)actress (10 Things I hate about you, ugly Betty)

James valentine (1978-)maroon 5 guitarist

Paula Zahn (1956-)Former News anchor for CNN

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Providing expert care to nearly 600 Husker student-athletes, Nebraska features one of the most well-trained and highly skilled athletic medicine staffs in the country.

Under the guidance of Director of Athletic Medicine Dr. Lonnie Albers and Head Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist Jerry Weber, the 2011-12 Nebraska athletic medicine staff consists of five doctors, two therapist/athletic trainers, eight athletic trainers and six graduate assistant athletic trainers.

Nebraska’s team of orthopaedists is led by Chief of Staff Dr. Pat Clare, a nationally respected orthopaedic surgeon with more than 30 years of service to Husker athletics.

Above: Head Athletic Trainer Jerry Weber was elected to the NATA Hall of Fame in 2011. Weber leads a talented staff of athletic trainers and doctors who utilize state-of-the-art equipment throughout Nebraska’s facilities to provide the best treatment possible to Husker student-athletes.

Bottom: The Athletic Medicine Center features a hydrotherapy area that includes a three-level laned pool, which allows student-athletes across all of Nebraska’s sports to work out simultaneously. The Hydroworx 1000 Treadmill Pool is equipped with two cameras underwater for evaluation and assessment, while hot and cold plunge tanks are also available to the Huskers.

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Nebraska’s Sports Nutritionists Josh Hingst and Lindsey Remmers work with all 23 of Nebraska’s sports by educating athletes on topics such as increasing lean body mass, losing body fat, staying hydrated, nutritional strategies for competition, maximizing recovery following workouts and supplement use. Athletes are given individualized nutrition plans that can be applied in Nebraska’s Performance Buffet at the Lewis Training Table, which was remodeled and expanded for the 2010-11 season. In addition to utilizing the Lewis Training Table each day for lunch and dinner, student-athletes have access to a fueling station called The Landing (above right) to provide fluids, and nutritional foods before and after workouts and practices to maximize performance and recovery.

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Top left: Nebraska Student-Athletes of the Year Nicholas Gordon and Natalie Willer earned multiple All-America awards in the classroom and in competition

for the Husker track and field program.

Bottom left: Anthony Oberle earned three letters with the cross country team, while also earning first-team academic All-Big 12 honors in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

The success of Nebraska student-athletes reaches far beyond athletic competition. More Husker student-athletes have been selected to CoSIDA Academic All-America teams (291) than any other school in the nation, and Nebraska has produced more NCAA Top Eight Award winners (16) than any other school. As it enters its first season of Big Ten Conference competition in 2011-12, Nebraska continues to set the standard for the approximately 1,400 NCAA member institutions.

The Husker football team leads all individual sport programs in the nation with 99 all-time CoSIDA Academic All-America awards. The NU volleyball progam has captured more Academic All-America awards (36) than any other women’s team in the nation, while the Husker softball program ranks second on that list with 29 selections. Nebraska also ranks among the top 10 schools in the nation in CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in men’s and women’s track and field/cross country, baseball and women’s basketball.

Huskers Grow Academic Tradition in 2010-11Husker student-athletes produced another stellar year at the University of Nebraska, continuing NU’s tradition of academic success. Nebraska increased its nation-leading total of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all sports to 291 with a Big 12 and Big Ten Conference-leading 14 honorees in 2010-11. Nebraska also set Big 12 records with 192 academic all-conference selections and 688 picks to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll during the year.

Track and field All-Americans Nicholas Gordon and Natalie Willer led an impressive season for Coach Gary Pepin’s program. Gordon, a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American and the 2009 NCAA indoor long jump champion, claimed Nebraska’s Male Student-Athlete-of-the-Year award. A two-time Big 12 long jump champion and a five-time All-American, the senior from Kingston, Jamaica, was a three-time first-team academic all-conference selection as a political science major. Willer, a three-time All-American and four-time Big 12 pole vault champion, added Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Year honors. Willer also joined Gordon as a two-

time CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2011. The biological sciences major from Elkhorn, Neb., was one of three Huskers across all sports to earn prestigious $7,500 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, joining softball’s Julie Brechtel and rifle’s Ryann McGough. Willer also received a $7,500 Dr. Prentice Gautt Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship.

Gordon, Willer and fellow two-time track and field Academic All-American Bjorn Barrefors headlined an impressive class of 14 Husker Academic All-Americans in 2010-11. Barrefors, who earned first-team honors, joined Gordon, Adam Dailey, Tyler Hitchler and Nate Polacek on the men’s track and field/cross country Academic All-America team. The Husker men’s track and field program led all sports nationally in CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2010-11, while tying the NU record for most Academic All-Americans in one season by a Husker program (1997 football). The women’s track and field team added Willer (first team) and Ashley Miller (second team) as CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.

Safety Austin Cassidy earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors to become the 99th Husker football Academic All-American. Softball players Ashley Hagemann and Nikki Haget, who were also high school teammates, added CoSIDA Academic All-America honors of their own, along with wrestler Tucker Lane, soccer player Morgan Marlborough, rifle team member Ryann McGough and baseball player Casey Hauptman. The pitcher from Omaha who was a 26th-round pick of the New York Mets in the 2011 MLB Draft became the 10th Husker baseball player since

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Top: Former Husker cross country runner Matt Conahan set personal bests during the 2010 cross country season, before graduating in May of 2011 with a degree in criminal justice.

Middle: Ashley Miller captured second-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors for the Huskers following an outstanding junior season in both cross country and track and field. Miller, a dietetics major at Nebraska, captured the Big 12 outdoor title in the 1,500 meters in 2011.

Bottom: Jen Webers earned three first-team academic All-Big 12 honors while also running her career-best time of 21:59.3 at the NCAA Midwest Regional during the 2010 season.

2001 to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. He also earned a $7,500 Dr. Prentice Gautt Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship.

Across all sports, Nebraska student-athletes claimed a Big 12-record 192 academic All-Big 12 selections, including a league-leading 148 first-team academic all-conference honorees. Over the past three years, Nebraska claimed nearly 550 academic All-Big 12 certificates across all sports, while no other Big 12 school accumulated 400 honors. NU student-athletes also earned a record-setting 688 spots on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall and Spring Honor Rolls.

The hard work, dedication and commitment of Nebraska’s student-athletes in the classroom resulted in 113 current or former student-athletes earning degrees from August of 2010 through May of 2011.

Each spring Nebraska hosts an Academic Awards Banquet to honor student-athletes who have earned either a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA or have earned a 3.0 or higher GPA in the previous calendar year. In the spring of 2011, Husker student-athletes earned 294 academic honors medallions.

nebraska’s 2010-11 academic highlights• 291 All-Time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all sports (leads nation)

99 Football Academic All-Americans (leads all sports, all time)36 Volleyball Academic All-Americans (leads all women’s sports, all time)29 Softball Academic All-Americans (No. 2 among all women’s sports, all time)

• 14 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (3 first-team, 6 second-team, 5 third-team)First-Team: Austin Cassidy (Football), Bjorn Barrefors (Men’s Track & Field), Natalie Willer (Women’s Track & Field)Second-Team: Nicholas Gordon (Men’s Track & Field), Ashley Hagemann (Softball), Casey Hauptman (Baseball), Tucker Lane (Wrestling), Ashley Miller (Women’s Track & Field), Nate Polacek (Men’s Track & Field)Third-Team: Adam Dailey (Men’s Track & Field), Nikki Haget (Softball), Tyler Hitchler (Men’s Track & Field), Morgan Marlborough (Soccer), Ryann McGough (Rifle)

• Three NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners ($7,500) Julie Brechtel (Softball), Ryann McGough (Rifle), Natalie Willer (Track & Field)

• Dr. Prentice Gautt Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship Winners ($7,500) Casey Hauptman (Baseball), Natalie Willer (Women’s Track & Field)

• Big 12-Record 192 Academic All-Big 12 Selections Across All Sports (3.0 GPA)

• Big 12-Best 148 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Picks Across All Sports (3.2 GPA)

• Big 12-Best 688 Student-Athletes Honored on Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall and Spring Honor Rolls (3.0 GPA or above)

• Big 12-Record 93 Student-Athletes Earned Perfect 4.0 GPAs in either the Fall or Spring Semester

• 113 Student-Athletes Earned Degrees from August 2010 through May 2011 (August 2010--21; December 2010--26; May 2011--66)

• Male Student-Athlete of the Year - Nicholas Gordon, Men’s Track & Field (Political Science)

• Female Student-Athlete of the Year - Natalie Willer, Women’s Track & Field (Biological Sciences)

• Men’s Herman Award Winner - Men’s Golf (3.42 GPA in 2010)

• Women’s Herman Award Winner - Women’s Tennis (3.54 GPA in 2010)

• Life Skills Team Award Winners - Football, Softball



From the day student-athletes decide the University of Nebraska is the right place to be, the athletic academic counseling unit provides personal and academic support to ensure that student-athletes will get the most out of their years as Huskers. Featuring one of the most innovative and comprehensive academic support systems in the country, Nebraska is dedicated to helping its student-athletes become outstanding leaders in their chosen fields. The academic support team is comprised of 13 full-time staff members and a tutorial staff of approximately 70 tutors addressing all subject areas.

academic Counseling Eight academic counselors and three assistant academic counselors are in place to monitor daily academic progress, receive consistent course feedback, assist with the advising/registration process and monitor continuing eligibility and progress toward graduation. Essentially, academic counselors assist student-athletes in navigating the University of Nebraska system.

Tutorial SupportA tremendous resource for all academic abilities, unlimited tutorial support is available from day one up to college graduation. Subject and mentor tutors help provide academic support and study strategies to be successful. Supplemental Instruction, a sub-component of the tutorial program, provides targeted group review sessions to help ease the transition to college academics while improving study strategies and building academic self-esteem.

Study hallNebraska’s study hall program is housed in the D.J. Sokol Enrichment Center within the Student Life Complex. Student-athletes attend a supervised, flex-time study hall that features day, evening and weekend hours. Each student-athlete is required to complete a specific number of study hours each week as determined by their academic counselor and/or coach. In addition, weekly study hall reports are provided to the coaching staff. Additional performance-based or tutor-based study hall may also be determined by the academic counselor.

mentoringMany student-athletes meet with a mentor on a weekly basis to assist in making a smooth transition from high school to college. Mentors collect syllabi, gather and report academic progress information and teach academic success strategies.

Educational AssessmentsAssessments are administered upon the request of the student-athlete, academic counselor, or coach to determine student strengths and areas for improvement. Results allow academic counselors to develop a personalized academic support program and to determine if more in-depth testing is warranted. When additional assessments are necessary, referrals are made to a consulting psychologist who conducts the assessments. If it is determined that a student-athlete has a learning disability, appropriate accommodations are made through the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities.

Multi-Cultural ProgramsDesigned to enhance cultural awareness, staff members concentrate efforts on issues of transition, adjustment and retention. These support programs include Ladies First, International Night and Your Degree First. Your Degree First is a program designed to assist, motivate and promote minority student-athletes in pursuing the degree of their choice.

Student-Athlete Orientation The academic staff coordinates New Student-Athlete Orientation to help newcomers adjust to the multiple demands of being a college student-athlete. Presentations are made by academic counselors, compliance officials, NU faculty and administrators, business/community professionals and student-athletes.

personal CounselingStudent-athletes will find a supportive and caring environment at Nebraska. Transitional issues, stress management, time management, academic focus and problem resolution are all addressed in a proactive manner throughout the year. If necessary, counseling referrals are also made to designated practitioners.

Computer resourcesStudent-athletes enjoy a new state-of-the art computer lab and technology center with more than 50 computers and professional supervision. Laptops are also available during team travel. Student-athletes have the benefit of ongoing education and assistance from a full-time computer technician.

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neBraSka lIfe SkIllS - ServIng leaderSThe Nebraska Life Skills program is committed to providing proactive education, resources and support throughout college and beyond, best preparing Husker student-athletes for life after sports. Services will foster transition, retention, responsible decision-making, leadership, volunteerism and career development.

Nebraska has long been considered a pioneer in life skills support and programming. In 1998, Nebraska was one of five Division I schools nationally to win the prestigious Program of Excellence Award recognizing a strong commitment to total person development. In 2005, Keith Zimmer, Associate A.D. for Life Skills, was the recipient of the Dr. Gene Hooks Award recognizing him as the top life skills administrator in the country.

life Skills Componentsproactive educationhusker life Seminar – All incoming student-athletes complete a 13-week fall semester seminar addressing a variety of life skills topics ranging from leadership to money to relationships and study skills. Team Workshops – Campus and community experts facilitate team-specific life skills education workshops. Student-athlete assemblies – Meetings featuring remarks from Athletic Director Tom Osborne and nationally recognized life skills trainers.

personalized Support/Individual Sessionsresume development – Each student-athlete works individually with a life skills staff member to create a personalized resume with periodic follow-up meetings to make updates through graduation. game plan Creation – Life skills counselors will create a “Game Plan for Life” outlining specific goals and objectives to be completed to enhance marketability prior to college graduation.

Community outreachNebraska student-athletes combine to impact over 100,000 people statewide on annual basis. Team Service requirement – Each team participates in a minimum of two service projects per year. School outreach – Individuals participate in numerous school outreach campaigns in both classroom and assembly settings. hospital visits – Huskers are frequent hospital visitors providing cheer and encouragement to a variety of patients. miscellaneous outreach – Outreach requests are received daily from the entire state requesting involvement from

Husker student-athletes. mentoring programs – Typically requires one hour of service per week serving as a youth mentor.

leadership/CitizenshipLife Skills promotes leadership development and provides recognition opportunities for extraordinary citizenship. Student-athlete advisory Committee – Elected team representatives from each of the 23 sports serve as the “voice” of the entire student-athlete population discussing student-athlete welfare, legislation and service events. your degree first – Leadership group providing programming and specialized support to student-athletes of color, women and international student-athletes. hero leadership award – Individual recognition to Huskers who have consistently gone above and beyond serving as exemplary role models. heart and Soul award – Presented annually to the top senior student-athlete leaders for extraordinary service throughout their college careers. Brook Berringer Citizenship Team – Annual “Good Works” team honoring football players for dedicated service in memory of late Husker Brook Berringer. life Skills award of excellence – Presented to the single men’s and women’s team with the highest point total in the life skills team competition.

Career Commitment In addition to the creation of a personalized resume and game plan, the following career resources are available to every Husker. Student-athlete Career fair – Attended by approximately 25 companies. networking night – Former Husker student-athletes and other professionals thriving in their chosen career fields share valuable insights with sophomore student-athletes. assessments – On-line assessments to help individuals discover talents and match with a major and career. practical experience – Programs in place to facilitate shadowing and internship placements. Job preparation – Expert advice on cover letter writing, interviewing skills and evaluating the job offer.

postgraduate assistanceCommitment to helping student-athletes pursue postgraduate plans and scholarships. Career nights – Learn from the experts to gain valuable insight on timelines, application procedures, entrance requirements, personal essays and more. Scholarships – Seniors in their final season of athletic eligibility can apply for numerous postgraduate awards.



Jordan Burroughs became Nebraska’s first two-time NCAA wrestling champion in 2011. The 165-pounder from Sicklerville, N.J., produced a pair of undefeated national championship seasons in 2009 (157 pounds) and 2011. Burroughs, a three-time All-American, was also Nebraska’s first winner of the Hodge Trophy, presented to the nation’s most outstanding wrestler.

One of the nation’s premier athletic programs, Nebraska is dedicated to and successful in all 23 of its varsity sports. Nebraska has won a total of 24 team national championships since 1970, including five football titles, eight men’s gymnastics championships, five bowling crowns, three volleyball titles and three women’s track and field championships. In 2010-11, eight Husker teams finished among the top 20 in their respective sports.

NU had 15 teams advance to postseason action in 2010-11, including the Husker football team’s appearance in the 2010 Holiday Bowl. The bowling team finished third at the 2011 NCAA Championships, while the women’s gymnastics team matched the best finish in school history with a fourth-place showing at the 2011 NCAA Super Six. The Husker volleyball team finished seventh in the final AVCA national poll, while the men’s gymnastics team added a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. The Nebraska wrestling team added a second straight 12th-place finish at the NCAA Championships behind the dominance of two-time undefeated NCAA champion Jordan Burroughs. The Nebraska football team, men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams and the NU softball team all added top-25 national finishes in 2010-11.

While Nebraska’s teams continued to perform at the highest levels, individual Husker athletes also earned national honors. Jordan Burroughs became Nebraska’s first-ever two-time NCAA wrestling champion and claimed the Huskers’ first-ever

Hodge Trophy presented to the nation’s most outstanding wrestler. Cornerback Prince Amukamara claimed first-team All-America honors after being named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. He went on to a first-round selection in the 2011 NFL Draft. Hannah Werth added Big 12 Defensive Player-of-the-Year honors of her own for the NU volleyball team, while soccer’s Morgan Marlborough was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.

Several Nebraska newcomers also made major impacts at the conference and national levels in 2010-11. Junior linebacker Lavonte David was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, while Lauren Cook added the same award for the Huskers in volleyball. Quarterback Taylor Martinez claimed the Big 12 Offensive Freshman-of-the-Year award, while women’s track and field competitor Mara Griva was named the Big 12 Outstanding Freshman.

Overall in 2010-11, 40 Nebraska student-athletes combined to capture 51 All-America awards across all sports. As a testament to Nebraska’s national recruiting prowess, the All-Americans came to NU from 14 states and five foreign countries. The Cornhusker state showed its success in keeping the best and brightest of its future leaders at home, as 15 All-Americans came from the state of Nebraska. Among NU’s 40 All-Americans, 23 are expected to return for the Huskers during their inaugural Big Ten campaign in 2011-12.

Top: Point guard Lance Jeter led the Nebraska men’s basketball team to postseason play, while helping the Huskers produce 17 home victories at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Jeter earned All-Big 12 honors while claiming a spot on the USBWA All-District Team.

Bottom: The Nebraska women’s track and field team captured the 2011 Big 12 Indoor title. It was NU’s 103rd track and field conference crown in history. In 2010-11, 18 Husker men’s and women’s track and field athletes combined for 26 first- and second-team All-America awards.

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Middle left: Brooke Delano led a trio of All-Americans for the Nebraska volleyball team in 2010. The Huskers captured the Big 12 Conference crown while finishing with a 29-3 record. Nebraska advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament while finishing with a No. 7 national ranking.

Bottom left: Taylor Edwards made an immediate impact on the Nebraska softball program in 2011. The catcher from Murrieta, Calif., smashed Husker freshman home run and RBI records while claiming All-America honors. Taylor and her twin sister Tatum formed the nucleus of an explosive lineup that led the Huskers to a 40-win season and an NCAA Regional berth.

Top right: Morgan Marlborough earned Big 12 Offensive Player-of-the-Year honors for the second straight season in 2010, before adding NSCAA All-America accolades. Nebraska soccer’s 17th All-American, Marlborough heads into her junior season in 2011 ranked eighth in school history in career points (97), needing 70 to match Christine Latham’s school record.

Bottom right: Cornerback Prince Amukamara earned first-team All-America honors while helping Nebraska to the Big 12 North division title and a final top-25 national ranking in 2010. Amukamara, the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, was a first-round pick of the New York Giants in the 2011 NFL Draft.

Top left: The Nebraska women’s gymnastics team matched its best finish in school history by taking fourth at the 2011 NCAA Championships. The Huskers rolled to their 10th NCAA Super Six appearance after capturing the 2011 Big 12 Conference title. Nine Huskers combined for 11 All-America awards at the NCAA Championships.

Nebraska’s Top 25 National Finishes in 2010-11Bowling 3rdWomen’s Gymnastics 4thVolleyball 7thMen’s Gymnastics 10thWrestling 12thFootball 17thWomen’s Indoor Track & Field 17thMen’s Indoor Track & Field 20th (Tie)Softball 21st



On June 11, 2010, the Big Ten Conference announced that its member schools voted unanimously to accept the University of Nebraska as the conference’s 12th member beginning on July 1, 2011. The Big Ten Conference is a union of 12 world-

class academic institutions that share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. The conference’s 100-plus years of history, strong tradition of competitive intercollegiate athletic programs, vast and passionate alumni base, and consistent leadership in innovations position the Big Ten and its entire community firmly on the Big Stage.

The Big Ten sustains a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness in all aspects of its student-athletes’ lives, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that each individual has the opportunity to live a Big Life.

Big Ten Conference highlights• Big Ten universities provide approximately $120 million in direct financial aid

to more than 9,500 men and women student-athletes who compete for 25 championships.

• Conference institutions sponsor broad-based athletic programs with 298 teams. Other than the Ivy League, the Big Ten has the most broad-based athletic programs in the United States.

• Big Ten fans are some of the nation’s most supportive, with nearly nine million patrons attending conference home contests for football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball during 2010-11. In 2010, the Big Ten set attendance records for overall and average attendance in conference football games. In men’s basketball, the Big Ten led the nation in average home attendance for the 35th straight season, while Big Ten women’s volleyball also led the nation in total home attendance.

• Over the last 32 seasons, the conference has ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in football, men’s basketball and wrestling attendance.

• Big Ten institutions have approximately five million living alumni and nearly 350,000 undergraduate students attending their universities.

• Based on the U.S. Census projected population for 2010, the nine-state Big Ten region accounts for approximately 70 million people, which ranks second only to the Big East and well ahead of the ACC, SEC, Pac-10 and Big 12.

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Big Ten networkHeadquartered in Chicago, the Big Ten Network is the first internationally distributed television network dedicated to covering one of America’s premier collegiate conferences.

With more than 350 live sports events, and virtually all of them in high definition, the Big Ten Network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country. The network is on the air 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The network is available to an estimated 75 million households, through agreements with more than 300 cable/satellite affiliates and appears in 19 of the nation’s top 20 media markets.

In 2010, every Big Ten home football game was nationally televised. Including road and neutral games, 99 percent (87 of 88) of Big Ten games were televised nationally. In 2010, the ACC (29 games), Big 12 (23) and SEC (10) combined to have 62 games go without live national television coverage.

Big Ten network factsMORE TELEVISION EXPOSURE

• The Big Ten’s media agreements with CBS Sports, ABC/ESPN, the Big Ten Network and CBS College Sports Network provide the conference with its greatest television exposure ever.

• In 2006, the Big Ten created the first national conference-owned television network

devoted to the athletic and academic programs of a single conference. The Big Ten Network launched on Aug. 30, 2007, and became the first new network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million homes in its first 30 days.

• Since the current media agreements began in 2007-08, every home football and men’s basketball game has been produced while women’s basketball has received more coverage than any other conference.

• The Big Ten’s new media agreements have resulted in the broadcast of more than 850 events nationally and regionally on an annual basis, compared to 300 events in the final year of the previous agreements.


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Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne (left) joined Big Ten Commissioner James Delany (middle) and UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman (right) as the Huskers were announced as the newest member of the league starting in 2011-12.

BIg Ten ConferenCe: BuIldIng leaderS

Big Ten Conference historyFormed more than 115 years ago, the Big Ten Conference is an association of world-class academic institutions with shared values and goals. Since its inception in 1896, the pursuit and attainment of academic excellence has been the priority for every member institution. However, maintaining the conference’s status as one of the preeminent athletic conference’s in the country also endures as an important component of the Big Ten student-athlete experience. Recognized as one of intercollegiate sports’ most successful undertakings, the Big Ten strives for success from its student-athletes not only on the field and in the classroom, but around the world as well.

academicsAll Big Ten Universities have been granted Tier One Status by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a distinction awarded to just over 100 universities in the country.

The Big Ten leads all conferences with the highest number of ranked graduate school programs among the top 25 according to U.S. News and World Report in 2011. The Big Ten ranks first with 23 top-25 programs in the fields of law, medical (research and primary care), business and engineering.

Successful programsDuring the 2010-11 season, the Big Ten claimed six team national championships, including titles for Northwestern women’s lacrosse, Ohio State synchronized swimming and men’s volleyball, Penn State women’s volleyball and wrestling and Wisconsin women’s ice hockey.

The Big Ten led all conferences with national titles in 13 different NCAA-sponsored championships from 2001-02 to 2010-11. Over that time period, the Big Ten produced championships in cross country, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

Student-Athlete OpportunitiesBig Ten universities provide over $120 million in direct financial aid to more than 9,500 men and women student-athletes who compete for 25 Big Ten championships, 12 for men and 13 for women.

Conference institutions sponsor 298 teams. Other than the Ivy League, the Big Ten has the most broad-based athletic programs in the United States.

Television exposureThe Big Ten’s media agreements with CBS Sports, ABC/ESPN, FOX Sports and the Big Ten Network (BTN) provide the conference with its greatest television exposure ever. Over 900 Big Ten events are produced and distributed nationally on an annual basis, more than any other conference.

In 2006, the Big Ten created the first national conference-owned television network, the BTN. It launched on Aug. 30, 2007, and now is in its fifth year of operation. It is available to approximately 75 million homes nationally, and appears in 19 of the top 20 national media markets.

AttendanceBig Ten fans are some of the nation’s most supportive, with more than 8.9 million patrons attending conference home contests during the 2010-11 seasons for football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball alone.

honoring legends. Building leadersThe mission of the Big Ten Conference has always been to excel athletically without compromising the priority our member institutions assign to their academic standards and to their commitment to student academic success. We seek to celebrate the many accomplishments of Big Ten student-athletes while continuously reinforcing each of our member institutions’ high academic standards. Striking that important balance between academics and athletics is integral to the Big Ten’s identity, and that philosophy led to the genesis of the new football division names. Both names link directly to the Big Ten mission.

Big Ten AdministrationCommissioner .................................................................................James E. DelanyDeputy Commissioner ....................................................................... Brad TravioliaChief Communications Officer ..............................................................Diane DietzSenior Associate Commissioner-Television Administration ...........Mark D. RudnerAssociate Commissioner-Men’s Basketball .........................................Rick BoyagesAssociate Commissioner-Championships .......................................... Wendy FallenAssociate Commissioner-Compliance ................................................ Chad HawleyAssociate Commissioner-Governance ............................................ Jennifer HeppelAssociate Commissioner-Basketball Operations ...........................Andrea WilliamsAssistant Commissioner - Communications .....................................Scott ChipmanAssistant Commissioner - Technology ........................................Mike McComiskey

Big Ten Communications StaffChief Communications Officer .....Diane DietzAssistant Commissioner - Communications .....................................Scott ChipmanAssociate Director of Communications .................................. Valerie Todryk KrebsAssistant Director of Communications ................................................. Dan MihalikRobert Hammel Communications Intern ................................................ Bob Healy

Contact the Big Ten Office1500 West Higgins RoadPark Ridge, IL, 60068-6300Phone: (847) 696-1010 - Fax: (847) 696-1150 - www.bigten.org



honorIng TradITIon, foCuSIng on The fuTure

The 2011 Nebraska cross country season marks the end of an era, as Head Coach Jay Dirksen will be leading the Huskers on the course for his 29th and final season. During Dirksen’s impressive career, he has coached 14 student-athletes to 20 All-America awards in cross country. He has also guided the Husker cross country teams to 23 appearances at the NCAA Championships, including 17 top-20 finishes at the national championships. In his time as mentor to the Husker men’s and women’s runners, he has led Nebraska to six regional titles and five conference championships.

Dirksen also served as the associate head coach for the men’s and women’s distance and middle distance runners for the Husker track and field program. On the track, he helped Husker student-athletes claim 39 All-America awards, including three individual national titles. Dirksen’s cross country student-athletes were also leaders in the classroom, combining for seven CoSIDA Academic All-America awards and 29 USTFCCCA All-Academic awards. His cross country teams also combined to claim 18 Herman Team GPA awards, honoring the Nebraska teams with the highest grade-point averages each year. Despite the impressive list of accomplishments, the part of coaching that Dirksen said he has treasured the most is the life-long relationships he has built with his runners. “The relationships with the athletes are the best. I really enjoy watching a young 17- or 18-year-old athlete come in and mature not only as a runner, but also as a person. It’s fun to know that you’ve had some influence on his or her life...I have been doing this for years, but these kids only get four years and we want to make it the best experience for them.” The transition from the Dirksen era to the next chapter in the history of Nebraska cross country is expected to be a smooth one, and the Huskers have already named their head coach for 2012 and beyond. David Harris was named the coach of the Husker distance and middle distance runners for the track and field program in August of 2011. He assumes Dirksen’s duties beginning with the 2012 track and field season.

Harris owns strong Nebraska ties. He coached Husker middle distance runners and men’s sprinters and hurdlers for seven years before becoming the head cross country and track and field coach at Emporia State in 1992. As the Hornets’ head coach for 19 years, Harris was named MIAA Coach of the Year 11 times and brought Emporia State to the top of the Division II ranks, as the men’s squad finished fourth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2011. One of the most respected coaches in the track and field community, Harris was the first non-Division I president in the history of the USTFCCCA. The leadership and direction of

Harris was essential in bringing the NCAA Outdoor Championships to the Flint Hills in 1995, 1999 and again in 2006. “Since I worked at the University of Nebraska for seven years before coming to ESU, I am aware of the challenge it presents,” Harris said. “It is a first-class athletic program with high standards, but it all still comes down to working hard to recruit quality student-athletes and coaching them to be their best.” Emporia State won 10 MIAA team championships under Harris and had 20 runner-up finishes. In 1999 he became only the third coach to lead both the men’s and women’s teams to MIAA outdoor titles in the same season. The ESU women earned the school’s first top-four finish nationally with a fourth-place finish at the 1999 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Emporia. It was the second of three national championship meets at Witten Track/Welch Stadium held under Harris’ leadership. Harris received his bachelor’s degree in physical education/social science and a master’s degree in athletic administration from Truman State, formerly Northeast Missouri State University. At TSU, he was a four-year letterman in cross country and track and field and captained the track team for two years. After college, Harris joined the elite section of the St. Louis Track Club sponsored by adidas. From 1979 to 1981 he ran seven marathons with a personal best of 2:19.54 in New Orleans. At the 1979 Boston Marathon, he qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 2:20.46. Harris retired from competitive road racing in 1981 to concentrate fully on coaching.

Coach Jay Dirksen29th Season

Coach David HarrisFirst Season in 2012

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Coach Jay dirksen29th season

22 nCaa Championship appearances

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Cross Country Coaching honors426 NCAA Championship Appearances420 Cross Country All-Americans46 NCAA Regional Team Titles45 Big Eight Conference Team Titles43 Individual Conference Champions42003 NCAA Midwest Regional Coach of the Year

track and field Coaching honors43 NCAA Champions41 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion439 All-Americans444 Conference Champions

Jay Dirksen enters his 29th and final season as Nebraska’s head coach for the cross country team in 2011. For the past 28 years, the cross country team has consistently been among the top programs in the country, while Dirksen has established himself as the most successful cross country coach in Nebraska history since his arrival in the fall of 1983. He has also served the Husker track and field team as an assistant coach for men’s and women’s distance and middle distance runners. Overall, the Dirksen era has been filled with outstanding team and individual highlights. The women have won five conference team championships (1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993), the only women’s cross country titles in school history. The men have also have ranked among the top teams in the conference since 1983. Under Dirksen, three Huskers have won individual conference titles, two for the men (Jonah Kiptarus, 1996 and David Iteffa, 1991), and one for the women (Fran ten Bensel, 1991) while members of the Big Eight and Big 12 conferences. Dirksen’s teams have produced 36 top-five finishes and 21 top-three finishes in 56 appearances at the league championships. Through it all, Dirksen said his best memories have come away from the course. “The relationships with the athletes are the best,” he said. “I really enjoy watching a young 17- or 18-year-old athlete come in and mature not only as a runner, but also as a person. It’s fun to know that you’ve had some influence on his or her life. I think a lot of times athletes don’t realize what they’ve learned in athletics until they get out in the real world for a while. It’s great to be a part of that whole process.” The Cornhusker harriers have been competitive at the NCAA qualifying championships under Dirksen. Twenty-two of his men’s and women’s teams have qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships, and he has coached at least one runner at the national event in 26 of his 28 seasons as head coach. In 2010, David Adams and Lara Crofford earned All-Midwest Region honors as well as automatic bids to the NCAA Championships. In 2005, Kayte Tranel became the 14th athlete to earn All-America honors (20 certificates) under Dirksen, when she placed 27th overall at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. The 1988 Huskers won their only men’s title at the NCAA District V Championships by upsetting defending conference champion Iowa State. The women won District V championships in 1988, 1989, 1991

and 1992 and the NCAA Midwest Region championship in 2003. The 1992 team was led by individual champion Fran ten Bensel. Jeroen Broekzitter, the 1997 Midwest Region champion, and Jonah Kiptarus, the 1996 District V champion, own men’s NCAA qualifying individual titles. Dirksen’s Husker teams have produced many memorable moments at the NCAA cross country meet, including back-to-back third-place finishes in 1988 and 1989 by the women’s team. No women’s team had ever qualified for the national championships before Dirksen’s arrival. Sammie Resh led the 1988 team with an impressive seventh-place finish, the highest individual finish by a Husker female, while Tranel’s placing in 2005 was the highest since 1993, when Theresa Stelling placed 24th. Yvonne van der Kolk also ran a strong race in the 1988 national meet to finish 16th, the first time two Nebraska harriers earned All-America status in the same season. Although no individual Huskers earned All-America recognition in 1989, a balanced team again finished third, as the top five Husker runners finished within 33 seconds of each other. The 2003 squad qualified for the women’s NCAA Championships by way of its NCAA Midwest Region championship. Ann Gaffigan led the Huskers to a 30th-place team finish at the national meet by crossing the line in 71st. The men have appeared at the NCAA Championships eight times under Dirksen, most recently in 2001. The 2002 team fell a single point short of qualifying at the NCAA Midwest Region Championships. The Huskers’ highest team finishes came in 1989 and 1996. The 1989 team, behind the All-America duo of Joe Kirby (13th) and Jacques van Rensburg (21st), placed eighth following runner-up finishes to eventual NCAA champion Iowa State at both the Big Eight and NCAA District V Championships that same year. With van Rensburg (13th) and Kirby (34th) repeating as All-Americans in 1988, the Huskers finished 11th as a team. The most talented Husker team in school history was the 1996 NCAA Championships squad, which finished seventh for the highest team finish by the Nebraska men. Led by Kenyan standouts Jonah Kiptarus and Cleophas Boor, who finished just four seconds apart in second and third place, respectively, the team kept improving after runner-up finishes at both the Big 12 and NCAA District V Championships. Kiptarus and Boor capped an exciting racing season with the two highest finishes by Husker athletes at the NCAA Championships. In cross country, Dirksen has coached 14 Nebraska athletes who have earned 20 NCAA Division I Cross Country All-America awards. Only one Husker male, and no female runners, had earned All-America recognition before Dirksen’s arrival. Among the honored athletes are three-time All-American ten Bensel (1990-91-92) and two-time All-Americans Boor (1996-97), Kirby (1988-89), Resh (1987-88) and van Rensburg (1988-89).

Quoting Coach Dirksen “I have been very blessed to have been at Nebraska all these years. We have had many great athletes and many great teams. The reason I love coaching so much is because of these athletes. We have such a great group of kids this year, and I am so excited to be able to coach them. I have been doing this for years, but these kids only get four years and we want to make it the best experience for them. It is hard to believe that 28 years have gone by so fast since I first came to Nebraska. The University of Nebraska is committed to making it possible for our student-athletes to be well-rounded individuals. The balance between academics and athletics is excellent at Nebraska. The new Nebraska Student Life Complex is an example of the desire of the athletic department to provide the best resources for our student-athletes to become all they can be in every area of their lives.”

Jay dirksenhead Coach29th Season South Dakota State (1968)

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dirksen’s postseason history at nebraska Women menyear Conf./reg. nCaa Conf./reg. nCaa1983 4th/4th DNQ 2nd/4th NTS1984 5th/3rd 11th 3rd/5th NTS1985 1st/3rd DNQ 5th/5th NTS1986 4th/3rd 12th 2nd/2nd 15th1987 2nd/3rd NTS 2nd/2nd 13th1988 1st/1st 3rd 3rd/1st 11th1989 1st/1st 3rd 2nd/2nd 8th1990 4th/3rd NTS 3rd/8th NTS1991 1st/1st 12th 5th/5th DNQ1992 3rd/1st 18th 6th/7th NTS1993 1st/2nd 20th 4th/3rd NTS1994 2nd/2nd 16th 5th/4th NTS1995 4th/3rd NTS 6th/8th NTS1996 3rd/3rd 20th 2nd/2nd 7th1997 2nd/2nd 19th 4th/3rd 11th1998 7th/4th t-23rd 8th/13th DNQ1999 4th/3rd 16th 6th/t-17th DNQ2000 7th/8th DNQ 5th/5th 26th2001 9th/10th NTS 5th/3rd 27th2002 11th/13th DNQ 7th/4th NTS2003 6th/1st 30th 12th/18th DNQ2004 9th/11th DNQ 12th/NTS DNQ2005 5th/5th NTS 10th/NTS DNQ2006 3rd/4th DNQ 11th/13th DNQ 2007 3rd/4th NTS 10th/12th DNQ2008 3rd/3rd 25th 7th/10th DNQ2009 4th/4th NTS 7th/8th DNQ2010 8th/8th NTS 6th/10th NTS

ten Bensel’s highest finish was ninth place at the 1992 championship. In addition to the second- and third-place finishes by Kiptarus and Boor in 1996, the other highest men’s individual places were earned by Jean Verster, who took fifth in 1985, and Boor, who placed sixth in 1997. All-America status was also earned by Broekzitter (1997), Theresa Stelling (1993), Kurt Russell (1984) and Wally Duffy (1983). Nebraska cross country athletes are also known for being great students. Each year the Herman Award is given to the Nebraska men’s and women’s teams with the highest grade-point averages. The 2009-10 awards were swept by the cross country teams for the second straight year. In the 17-year history of the award, the women have won it 10 times, while the men have claimed eight awards. Both teams were also honored in 2010 as All-Academic Cross Country Teams for the third straight year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The women posted a GPA of 3.449, while the men collectively posted a GPA of 3.313. Since the award was first given out by the Women’s Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association in 1994 (combined with the U.S. Cross Country Coaches Association in 2006 to form the USTFCCCA), the women have earned the honor 16 times, posting the top GPA in the country in 1994, 1995 and 2000. The men have been honored seven times. “The athletes have all the things they need to be successful at Nebraska,” Dirksen said. “That’s positive because we have an environment where they can develop if they’re somebody who has a lot of ability but just hasn’t developed yet. There are many resources so that you can make the most of your time here.” On the track, Dirksen’s athletes have claimed 39 All-America awards and captured 45 conference championships. Adams is the most recent distance runner to capture a conference title with his win in the 5,000 meters at the 2010 Big 12 Indoor Championships.

Every school record has been set during Dirksen’s coaching stint. The Nebraska team of Alex Lamme (800), Miklos Roth (400), Jonah Kiptarus (1,200) and Balazs Tolgyesi (1,600) captured the 1996 NCAA indoor title in the distance medley relay (9:32.13). Tolgyesi went on to set Hungarian national and Nebraska school records in the 1,500-meter run (3:35.57) in the semifinals of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Most recently, Adams set the NU record in the indoor 5,000 meters, before rewriting the Husker record book with a time of 7:58.62 in the 3,000 meters. The time broke Jacques van Rensburg’s 1990 record of 8:03.70 and marked the first time in school history that a runner ran below eight minutes in the 3,000 meters indoors, including oversized tracks. Dirksen also helped hone the skills of 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase champion Ann Gaffigan. At the Trials in Sacramento, Calif., Gaffigan upset the field with a then-American-record time of 9:39.35. Dirksen’s most recent success story was that of former Husker Anne Shadle, who in 2005 became the first NU women’s athlete to win NCAA titles in both the indoor mile and 1,500-meter run outdoors in the same season. Shadle rewrote Husker records for both events, while also earning All-Big 12 cross country honors as a senior in 2004. Dirksen began his coaching career as the head men’s cross country and track and field coach at his alma mater, South Dakota State, in 1969. In 1975, Dirksen started the women’s cross country program at South Dakota State. He coached six NCAA Division II champions and 34 NCAA Division II All-Americans during his eight years at South Dakota State. His 1973 Jackrabbit men’s cross country team won the NCAA Division II Cross Country championship. In 1977, Dirksen left South Dakota State and spent five years as the assistant men’s track and field coach at Illinois. He coached one NCAA Division I All-American during that time. Before his arrival in Lincoln, Dirksen spent the 1983 season as the head women’s track and field coach at Missouri. The Tiger women placed third at the Big Eight Indoor Championships and second at the Outdoor Championships. In addition, Dirksen produced one All-American and five Big Eight champions at Missouri. A graduate of South Dakota State (B.S., 1968, physical education; M.S., 1969, physical education), Dirksen married Diane Stewart in 1972. They have a son, Derek, and a daughter, Kristi.

The Dirksen family (front from left): Jay Dirksen, Diane Dirksen (Jay’s wife), Kristi Rhebb (Jay’s daughter/Keith’s wife) and Keith Rhebb (Kristi’s husband); (back from left) Renee Dirksen (Derek’s wife) and Derek Dirksen (Jay’s son).



Doug Martin enters his fifth year as a volunteer coach with the Nebraska cross country team. Previously, Martin spent four seasons with the Husker track and field program, serving as the Director of Operations for home meets, as well as a recruiting coordinator and an office administrator.

Martin served as a head high school track and field coach for 33 years, including 23 years as the head coach at North Platte High School before joining Nebraska. In that time, Martin was elected to the Athletic Hall of Fame at the University of Nebraska-Kearney in 2001, and he received the Nebraska Coaches Association Binnie & Dutch Award for outstanding contribution to high school track and field in 2000.

Martin was a meet director for numerous high school track and field and cross country meets. He coached two teams to Nebraska Class B state high school track and field championships at Gothenburg High School in 1971 and 1972, and two cross country teams to Class A runner-up finishes at North Platte High School in 1977 and 1978. He and his wife, Susan, have three children, Matt, Jennifer and Michael. Matt has been an assistant coach for the Husker track and field team for 15 years.

Grant Watley enters his second year as a volunteer coach at Nebraska after graduating from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2009 with a degree in health and fitness studies as well as a minor in coaching. Watley has previous experience with the Husker program, as he served as a volunteer intern in the spring of 2009, assisting with the day-to-day operations and administration at home meets.

A 2004 graduate of Lincoln Christian High School, Watley coached at Lincoln Christian in 2005 when the Crusaders’ boys team finished runner-up at the state cross country meet.

In 2006, Watley moved to Lincoln Lutheran High School and coached for five years. He was a member of a coaching staff that won the 2008 Class C team title on the boys side. While working with the Warriors’ cross country team in 2007, he became the first coach in school history to take both the boys and girls programs to the state meet in the same season.

Watley completed his master’s of sport science degree in March of 2011 through the U.S. Sports Academy. He is pursuing a doctor of education in sports management degree. Watley is a USA Track and Field Level 1 certified coach. Watley and his wife, Angela, live in Lincoln.

Da’Nelle EarlOperations and

Recruiting Assistant

BreAnna HaesslerMedia Relations

Student Assistant

Kali EngelsAthletic Medicine

Graduate Assistant

LeAndra RamirezStudent Manager

Mike NiemanAcademic Counselor

Blake LangeEquipment Manager

Laure RagossAssociate Director

of Compliance

Brad BrownAssistant Athletic Trainer

Brian KmittaAssistant

Strength Coach

Lindsey RemmersSports Nutritionist

T.J. PierceDirector of Operations

Keith ZimmerAssociate A.D. for Life Skills

doug MartinVolunteer CoachFifth Year Nebraska-Kearney (1966)

grantWatleyVolunteer CoachSecond YearNebraska Wesleyan (2009)

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Hall of Fame football coach Tom Osborne has continued to leave a lasting impression on the history of Nebraska Athletics since returning to lead the Husker program as the school’s 13th athletic director on Oct. 16, 2007. Osborne, who led Nebraska to three national championships (1994, 1995, 1997) and 255 victories in his 25 years as the Huskers’ head football coach, has continued to use his impressive leadership skills to guide the NU athletic department as a whole over the past four seasons.

With the core values of integrity, trust, respect, teamwork and loyalty serving as guiding principles for Nebraska’s 23-sport program as a whole, Osborne has made historic decisions to help the University of Nebraska athletic programs for years to come.

In June of 2010, Osborne joined Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman and Big Ten Conference Commissioner Jim Delany to announce the Huskers would join the Big Ten beginning on July 1, 2011. Nebraska’s move to the Big Ten is expected to add University-wide academic opportunities, while providing financial stability for the athletic department for the future.

Just a few months later, Osborne announced an aggressive expansion plan for the east side of Memorial Stadium that will increase attendance past 90,000 for the first time, while continuing Nebraska’s NCAA record-setting sellout streak. The expansion, which is set for completion before the 2013 football season, will include athletic and academic research components.

In the spring of 2010, the city of Lincoln also received voter approval to begin construction on a 16,000-seat downtown arena, which will serve as the new competitive home for both Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball programs beginning in 2013-14.

The basketball programs, the wrestling program and many of NU’s other sports will also benefit from the Hendricks Training Complex at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The facility, which is set to open in October of 2011, will include new practice and team areas, in addition to expanded athletic medicine and strength training areas.

The Nebraska baseball and softball programs will also benefit from a new indoor practice facility at Haymarket Park, which is scheduled to open in September of 2011.

The first step in Osborne’s aggressive building plan for Nebraska’s facilities began in the summer of 2010, as the Huskers broke ground on the Student Life Complex on the west side of Memorial Stadium. The Student Life Complex, which opened in the fall of 2010, directly benefits every Husker student-athlete with expanded academic resources.

While Osborne has helped initiate landmark moves off the field, he has continued to help coaches and student-athletes focus on Nebraska’s tradition of success in competition. In fact, the Huskers have enjoyed renewed success in Osborne’s first four years as athletic director.

In 2010-11, eight Husker teams finished among the top 20 in the nation, while 15 NU squads advanced to postseason play in their respective sports, including the Husker football team’s second straight Holiday Bowl appearance.

One of Osborne’s first major decisions as athletic director was to hire Bo Pelini as the Huskers’ football coach. Pelini, who had spent the 2003 campaign as NU’s defensive coordinator, has energized Nebraska’s storied tradition with back-to-back 10-win seasons and a trio of Big 12 North Division titles in his first three years. In 2009 and 2010, Pelini’s Huskers finished among the top 20 teams in the nation in the final polls.

The tradition-rich NU volleyball program has claimed three Big 12 titles and advanced to three NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, while the women’s basketball program has earned two NCAA Tournament trips, including the best season in school history with a 2010 Big 12 title and a berth in the NCAA Sweet 16. The

NU wrestling program shared the 2009 Big 12 title and finished in the top 16 at four straight NCAA Championships. The NU men’s and women’s track and field teams combined for three conference crowns, while producing seven top-20 finishes indoors and outdoors over the past four years.

The men’s and women’s gymnastics teams have produced top-10 NCAA finishes the past two years, including a school-record-tying fourth-place showing by the women in 2011. The Husker bowling team won the 2009 NCAA title and finished in the top eight at the NCAA Championships each of the past four years. The NU rifle team has produced a pair of top-six NCAA finishes in the last four years, while the men’s and women’s tennis teams both earned NCAA Tournament trips in 2010 and 2011. The 2010 NCAA first-round victory for the women was the first in school history, while the men’s appearance in 2010 was the first in school history.

The Husker softball team has made three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, while the Husker women’s golf and baseball programs both earned NCAA Regional bids in 2008.

Osborne made his second coaching hire since his return to Nebraska, when he named two-time Major League All-Star, three-time Gold Glove award winner, and former No. 1 MLB Draft pick Darin Erstad as the baseball team’s new coach on June 2, 2011. Erstad was not only one of the best Husker baseball players in history, he was the starting punter on NU’s 1994 national championship football team coached by Osborne.

While the Huskers have continued to make advancements in competition and in recruiting under Osborne’s guidance, they have continued to set the bar high academically. Nebraska led the Big 12 with 14 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2010-11, increasing its nation-leading total to 291 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans all-time, across all sports. The Huskers also led the Big 12 with a league-record 192 academic all-conference selections, along with a conference-record 688 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selections. NU graduated 113 student-athletes from August of 2010 through May of 2011.

Before being asked by Chancellor Perlman to return to Nebraska as athletic director in 2007, Osborne served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (Nebraska’s 3rd congressional district) from 2000 to 2006.

He returned to academia following a 2006 gubernatorial bid, serving as a senior lecturer at Nebraska in the College of Business Administration, teaching leadership and business ethics, in the fall of 2007. Osborne also worked as a consultant for local college athletic departments for two years.

Osborne and his wife, Nancy, continue to pour their time and support into the TeamMates mentoring program, which they founded in 1991. TeamMates provides encouragement to school-aged youth to help them graduate from high school and pursue a post-secondary education.

Osborne’s leadership of the TeamMates program began while he was putting the final touches on one of the best coaching careers in college football history. The Hastings, Neb., native, who earned master’s and doctoral degrees in educational psychology from the University of Nebraska, was named NU’s 25th head coach following the 1972 season.

In 25 seasons with Osborne at the helm, the Huskers mounted a 255-49-3 record - the sixth-most wins in major college history. Osborne’s .836 winning percentage ranked fifth all-time. His career came to a close with a 42-17 win over No. 3 Tennessee in the 1998 Orange Bowl, when he became the first coach in college football history to retire as a reigning national champion. Following his career, he became one of just four coaches in history to have the mandatory three-year waiting period waived for induction into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in December of 1998.

Osborne’s 1994 and 1995 teams allowed Nebraska to become just the second school in history to post back-to-back perfect national championship seasons (Oklahoma 1955-56). Nebraska put together the best five-year run in college football history from 1993 to 1997, going 60-3 with five straight 11-win seasons.

Osborne led NU to 13 conference crowns, including six of his last seven seasons on the sideline. All 25 of his Husker teams won at least nine games and went to a bowl, while 15 won 10-or-more games.

In the classroom, the NU football program totaled 65 CoSIDA Academic All-America awards in Osborne’s 25 years. In fact, he accumulated more football Academic All-Americans in his 25 years as coach than any other football program in the nation has produced in its history.

Prior to becoming head coach, Osborne spent five seasons under Devaney, helping the Huskers win back-to-back national championships in 1970 and 1971. In 1973, Osborne succeeded Devaney, who also served as Nebraska’s Athletic Director from 1967 to 1993.

Osborne and his wife, Nancy, have three adult children, Mike, Ann and Suzanne, and four grandchildren.

tomosborneAthletic DirectorFifth Year Hastings (1959)



Associate Athletic Director Bob Burton joined the Nebraska athletic department in 1998. He spent 10 years as associate athletic director for compliance/sports administration from 1998 to 2007. Burton is responsible for the direct administrative supervision to the sports of golf, tennis, men’s gymnastics, track and field, cross country, bowling, wrestling and swimming and diving. He also oversees the operation of Haymarket Park. Working with the Lincoln Saltdogs, he helps set the budget for field and stadium operation costs and create strategic plans for the facility. Burton is a member of the athletic department’s executive team, which helps set policy, develops short- and long-term goals and objectives, and creates strategic plans for the department. Burton also reviews and monitors compliance with all contracts for the athletic department. Burton filled a similar position at Oklahoma State as the assistant athletic director for sports administration and compliance from 1993 to 1997. He oversaw OSU’s Olympic sports programs as well as the training and strength and conditioning, wrestling, men’s and women’s track and field and men’s and women’s tennis programs. Burton came to Nebraska from Texas Tech, where he served as an associate athletic director for compliance for one year. While at Texas Tech, Burton helped complete the NCAA investigation into the Red Raider athletic department and analyzed the entire compliance system at the institution. He also helped identify and implement financial aid and eligibility systems, including changes in personnel and restructuring of the compliance department. Burton, who was a member of the NCAA Division I women’s soccer committee for three years and was a member of the NCAA Division I bowling committee, served as a legislative administrator for the NCAA from 1989 to 1993. At the NCAA, he was involved in the development of legislation, interpretation of regulations and reviewed legal issues related to the application of the association’s regulations. He served as an NCAA liaison to committees and conducted comprehensive education to several intercollegiate athletic conferences. He has served on the National Association of Athletic Compliance Coordinators Executive Committee and the subcommittee of Big 12 Directors of Compliance. He received his bachelor’s degree in finance from Nebraska in 1985 and his juris doctorate from the Nebraska College of Law in 1989. A native of Falls City, Neb., Burton and his wife, Krista, have a daughter, Elly, and sons Robert Falk, McClain John and Abram Lawslo.

A member of the Nebraska Athletic Department since 1979, Pat Logsdon was promoted to senior woman administrator on March 7, 2008, in addition to her duties as associate athletic director for administration. She previously served in the role of assistant athletic director.

Logsdon’s duties include oversight on all administrative issues and operational functions of the Athletic Director’s office; oversight in the areas of administration, athletic medicine, nutrition, football operations, softball, women’s gymnastics and rifle; developing and implementing administrative policies and procedures, assisting with strategic planning, reviewing and maintaining game and coaching contracts and oversight of the administrative budget. Previously, Logsdon spent six seasons as NU’s director of football operations, the first female in Division I to serve in that capacity. She handled organization of all recruiting functions, supervised compliance activities and coordinated all football administrative operations, including travel and practice operations. Logsdon served three years as assistant to the director of football operations and 14 seasons as the football recruiting secretary.

Logsdon received a bachelor’s degree in education from Nebraska in 1989.

Bob Burtonassociate a.d.13th YearNebraska (1985)

patlogsdonassociate a.d./senior Woman administrator32nd YearNebraska (1989)

Ashley MillerSenior, Co-Captain2011 CoSIDA Academic All-American

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2011 returning runners (8)Isabel Andrade, Martina Barinova, Jessica Furlan, Erica Hamik, Ashley Miller, Sam Morabe, Sarah Plambeck, Katie White

returning letterwinners (5)Erica Hamik (3), Ashley Miller (3), Jessica Furlan (2), Katie White (2), Martina Barinova (1)

2011 newcomers (3)Hannah Edwards, Sarah Larson, Milena Stoicev

2010 Departed runners (4)Lara Crofford, Blaire Dinsdale, Allison Eckert, Jen Webers

TheNebraskawomen’scrosscountryteamenters itsfirstseasonofBigTencompetitionwithatalentedandexperiencedcollectionofrunners ready to challenge the top teams in the conference. The2011 squad returnsfive letterwinners from last year’s groupthatfinishedeighthattheNCAAMidwestRegionalChampionshipsinPeoria, Ill. Although Nebraska must replace departed senior Lara Crofford,who was chosen NU’sMost Valuable Runner each of the last fourseasons, and fellow four-year letterwinner Jen Webers, Coach JayDirksen believes the returning Huskers are ready for the challenge of competingintheBigTenConference. “Ourreturningrunnershavehadaprettygoodsummeroftraining.Nowthattheyhavehadanotheryearofexperienceandsomesolidperformances on the track last spring, I think we will see some improvement,”Dirksensaid.“We’realsoexcitedtoseehowmuchourfreshmen and sophomores can contribute.” Nebraska’s four returning seniors, who have combined to earn 10 cross country letters,are ledby two-timeco-captains JessicaFurlan(Regina,Saskatchewan,Canada)andAshleyMiller(Tipton,Iowa). FurlanwasNebraska’sNo. 3 finisher at both theNCAAMidwestRegional(56th)andBig12Championships(63rd)asajuniorin2010.She has also displayed a stellar work ethic, earning Nebraska’s Most ImprovedRunnerAwardin2009. “Jessica competes outstandingly well and is one of the bettersteeplechasers in the country” Dirksen said. “She will be one of our top runners.” Miller, a 2011 CoSIDA Academic All-American, was the Huskers’ No.4finisherattheregionalchampionships(59th)andNo.5finisherat theBig 12meet (76th).On the track,Miller captured theBig 121,500-meteroutdoortitleandranapersonal-best4:18.53intheeventat the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships. “Ashley was one of the top runners in the Big 12 and is going to continuetogetbetter,”Dirksensaid.“Sheisatremendousleaderandis going to be one of the top runners.” SeniorEricaHamikwasalsoaregularintheHuskers’topfivelastseason.Hamik,aKearney,Neb.,native,wasNU’sNo.4finisheratthe

Big12meet(68th)andNo.3runnerateachoftheHuskers’firstfourcompetitionsin2010. “Erica is a steady, strong and solid runner,” Dirksen said. “She will beafactorforusthisyear,ifhercompetitivenessstartstomatchherability.” KatieWhite,anativeofBrokenBow,Neb.,roundsouttheHuskers’senior quartet. White, who was chosen as Nebraska’s Most Improved Runner in 2010. Despite battling injuries,White competed in everymeetfortheHuskerswhileearninghersecondletterin2010. “Katiehasbeenhardstruckwithinjuries,”Dirksensaid.“Hertrackperformance really improved last spring, and I believe she will be one ofourtopfiverunners.” Whiletheseniorswillprovideleadershipandconsistency,MartinaBarinovaisexpectedtobetheHuskers’toprunneronthecourse.ThesophomorefromPrerov,CzechRepublic,capturedall-regionhonorsbyfinishing25thatthe2010NCAAMidwestRegionalasatruefreshman.Barinovaaddeda21st-placefinishattheBig12Championships,aftertaking 44th at the Indiana State Pre-Nationals to close the regularseason. “Martinawasagreatadditionforuslastyear,”Dirksensaid.“Shehasagreatattitudeandisatoughcompetitor.Ibelieveshewillbeoneof the top runners in the Big Ten.” ThreeothersophomoreswillhopetopushfortimeamongthetopHuskers. Isabel Andrade (Tiburon, Calif.) competed for the Huskers at the Big 12 Championships, as did Sarah Plambeck (Lincoln, Neb.). Bothhavehadsolidsummersoftrainingaftergettingtheirfeetwetoncollegiate courses as freshmen. “Isabel loves to run and is a hard worker. She has had a good summer of training and will have more of an impact this year if she stays healthy,” Dirksen said. “Sarah has a lot of natural ability and worksextremelyhard.Shewillbeoneofourmostimprovedrunners,andI’mexcitedtoseewhatshewilldothisseason.” Sam Morabe (Temecula, Calif.) rounds out the group of sophomores. Morabe ran in Nebraska’s first three competitions as a freshmen,and participated in both indoor and outdoor track for theHuskers.Anoffseasonofexpandedtrainingcouldallowhertomakeagreaterimpact in her second season. “Freshman year was a learning year for Sam,” Dirksen said. “Her training is much improved, and we are looking for her to step it up this year.” The Huskers will be bolstered by a trio of freshmen, headlined by Milena Stoicev. The Serbian was one of the top young runners in Europe the past several seasons and could make an immediate push for a spot among Nebraska’s top runners. Fellow freshmen Hannah Edwards (Whittier, Calif.) and SarahLarson (Lincoln Northeast) may have more of a learning curve for the Huskers this year. The Huskers open the season at the Creighton/UNO Classic in Omaha on Sept. 3, before playing host to the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational at Pioneers Park in Lincoln on Sept. 17. Theseason continues at the SouthDakota StateClassic inBrookingsonOct.1,beforetheHuskerstraveltotheWisconsinadidasInvitationalonOct.14.Nebraskawill compete in itsfirstBigTenChamionshipsin Champaign, Ill., on Oct. 30, before competing at NCAAMidwestRegionalsonNov.12inDeKalb,Ill.The2011NCAAChampionshipswillbe held in Terre Haute, Ind., on Monday, Nov. 21.

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Two-time co-captain Jessica Furlan leads the Huskers into their first season of Big Ten Conference competition in 2011. The Canadian competed at the Big 12 Championships each of her first three seasons at Nebraska.

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furlan’s Collegiate honors4Nebraska Cross Country Team Co-Captain (2010, 2011)4NebraskaCrossCountryMostImprovedRunner(2009)4First-TeamAcademicAll-Big12(2009,2010)4Big12Commissioner’sFallHonorRoll(2008,2009)4Big12Commissioner’sSpringHonorRoll(2009)4NebraskaStudent-AthleteHEROLeadershipAward(2011)

furlan’s track BestsIndoor outdoor800m 2:15.76 800m 2:16.301,000m 2:49.16 1,500m 4:32.93Mile 4:46.84 3,000SC 10:16.323,000m 9:38.70

2011 (outlook) OneofNebraska’sco-captainsforthesecondconsecutiveseason,Jessica Furlan is expected to compete as one of the Huskers’ toprunners as a senior. Furlan represented Nebraska at both the Big 12 andNCAARegionalChampionshipsasajunior,andwilllookforevenmoreimprovementinherfinalseasononthecrosscountrycoursein2011. “Jessica competes outstandingly well and is one of the bettersteeplechasers in the country,” Nebraska Coach Jay Dirksen said. “She willbeoneofourtoprunners.Ifshestayshealthy,shewillbeamajorfactor this season.”

2010 (Junior) Furlan earned her second letter in cross country after a solid2010 season. A co-captain with outstanding competitive driveand leadership skills, Furlan made her season debut at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational,where she placed eighth to help thewomenwintheirsixthstraightteamtitleatthemeet.Shefollowedwitha76th-placefinishat theWisconsinadidas Invitational. Furlancappedtheseasonbyfinishing56thattheNCAAMidwestRegional,aftertaking59thatthe2010Big12Championships. Furlancontinuedtorunwellduringthe2011trackandfieldindoorseason.Sheposteda2:50.35inthe1,000meterstofinishfifthattheBig12ChampionshipsandcontributetotheHuskerwomen’ssixthBig12indoorteamtitle.

2009 (Sophomore) Furlan became one of the Huskers’ top runners in 2009, as sheearnedtheNebraskaWomen’sMostImprovedRunneraward.Furlanopened her season by taking seventh at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational, helping the Huskers to their fifth straight team crownattheevent.Shefollowedwitha53rd-placefinishattheWisconsinadidas Invitational, before finishing 99th at the Indiana State Pre-Nationals.

2008 (freshman) Furlan made her Husker debut at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational, finishing 29th with a time of 23:37.3. Furlan followed

witha30th-placefinishattheSouthDakotaStateClassic,astheteamtooksecondtonationalpowerMinnesota.Sheendedher freshmancampaign as a member of the Big 12 Championships team, crossing thefinishline88thwithatimeof23:51.0.

High School (Dr. Martin Leboldus) FurlanwonthejuniordivisionoftheSaskatchewanProvincialCrossCountry Championships as a sophomore. She ran in the senior division asajuniorandsenior,placingsecondandthird,respectively. Furlanwasafour-timeSaskatchewanProvincialchampionintrackandfield.In2005asafreshman,competinginthemidgetdivision,shewonthe800-meterrunwithatimeof2:19.58,whileplacingsecondin the 1,500meters and third in the 3,000. In 2006, shemoved tothe juniordivision,winning the800and1,500meters. In2007, shecompeted in the senior division andfinished second in each event,beforeaddinga runner-upfinish in the1,500meters (4:40.50) as asenior. At the 2007 Canadian Junior Cross Country Championships, Furlan placed 15th after finishing 11th in 2006. At the 2007World JuniorCrossCountryChampionshipsinMombasa,Kenya,shefinished35th.Onthetrack,FurlanwontheCanadianjuniortitleinthe2,000-metersteeplechase in 2008 and 3,000-meter steeplechase in 2006. Herpersonal-besttimeof10:16.32inthe3,000-metersteeplechaseatthe2008WorldJuniorChampionshipsinBydogoszcz,Poland,placedherninth.

personal The daughter of Mark Furlan and Kerry Avery, Jessica was born on March15,1990.Shehasonebrother,Grant.JessicaisanenvironmentalstudiesmajoratNebraska.

Jessica furlanSeniorRegina,Saskatchewan,Canada(Dr.MartinLeboldus)TwoLetters



hamik’s Collegiate honors4First-TeamAcademicAll-Big12(2009,2010)4Big12Commissioner’sFallHonorRoll(2008,2009,2010)4Big12Commissioner’sSpringHonorRoll(2009,2010)

hamik’s track BestsIndoor outdoor800m 2:11.90 400m 57.651,000m 2:51.43 800m 2:08.55Mile 5:07.39 1,500m 4:33.10

2011 (outlook) Erica Hamik produced a solid cross country season in 2010, and continuedtorunwellonthetrackin2011.TheKearney,Neb.,nativecompetedattheBig12IndoorChampionships,wheresheplacedsixthinthe1,000meterstohelptheHuskerwomencapturetheirsixthBig12indoortitle. “Erica is a steady, strong and solid runner,” Nebraska Coach Jay Dirksensaid.“Shewillbeafactorforusthisyear,ifhercompetitivenessstarts to match her ability.”

2010 (Junior) Hamikcontinuedtobeafactoronthecrosscountryteam,asshetook third at the Creighton/UNOClassic afterwinning the event in2009.Sheaddedafifth-placefinishattheWoodyGreeno/NebraskaInvitationaltohelptheHuskerscapturetheirsixth-straightteamtitleat the meet. Hamik made her second-straight postseason appearance in 2010 running at both the Big 12 Championships and NCAA Midwest Regional. She took 63rd at the conference meet with a time of22:10.45and87thattheregionalwithatimeof21:53.4. Hamik continued to run well on the track in 2010, as she setpersonalbests in the800and1,000meters indoors. Shebrokeherpersonal best in the 800 at the Nebraska Tune-Up with a time of2:11.90.She thensetapersonalbest (2:51.43) in the1,000meterswithasixth-placefinishattheBig12Championships.

2009 (Sophomore) Hamik started her sophomore campaign on the right foot with her first career win at the Creighton/UNO Classic, as she led a Huskercharge that took the top-five individual spots. Shecontributed toateamtitleattheWoodyGreeno/NebraskaInvitationalbyplacing14thas an individual. Hamik added a 65th-place finishing at the Wisconsin adidasInvitational, before ending the regular season with a 128th-placeshowingattheIndianaStatePre-Nationals. Hamik made her first cross country postseason appearance in2009,runningatboththeBig12ChampionshipsandNCAAMidwestRegional.Shetook45thattheconferencemeetwithatimeof23:03.6andfinished65thattheregionalwithatimeof22:31.3.

2008 (freshman) Hamikopenedhercollegiatecareerwithaseventh-placefinishattheCreighton/UNOClassic,runningatimeof15:18onthe5Kcourse.Hamik traveled to Provo,Utah, for the BYU Invitational and placed29th (20:36.9), contributing toa runner-up teamfinish to thehostsfromBYU.AttheWoodyGreeno/NebraskaInvitational,Hamikcrossedthefinish line19th (23:10.2) tohelp theHuskersclaima teamtitle.Following a 39th-place showing (19:19) at the South Dakota StateClassic, Hamik ended the 2008 season at the Chile Pepper Festival,finishing124thwithatimeof23:08.9.

high School (kearney Catholic) Hamik earned two runner-up finishes at the Nebraska Class DState Cross Country Championships and seven Nebraska Class C State TrackandFieldtitles.Hamikmadetripstothestatecrosscountryandtrack andfieldmeets all four yearsunderCoach FredCarnahan.Atthe2005statecrosscountrymeet,Hamikfinishedsecondwithatimeof16:12.68 topropelher team toa fourth-placefinish.As a seniorshebattledbronchitisandpneumoniatofinishsecondwithatimeof15:47.0. Hamik won three state track and field titles as a sophomore inthe1,600-meterrun(5:20.25),4x400relay(4:06.33)and4x800relay(9:49.28).Shereturnedin2007todefendhertitleinthe1,600meters,placingsecondinboththe400and800meterswhilefinishingthirdinthe3,200-meterrun.Shecappedhersenioryearin2008withthreemore state titles,winning the 400 (57.71), 800 (2:15.97) and 1,600(5:20.39)meters.

personal ThedaughterofDanandJanineWalker,EricawasbornMarch25,1990.Shehasasister,Rachelle,andabrother,Alec.EricaisanutritionandhealthsciencesmajoratNebraska.

erica hamikSeniorKearney, Neb.(Catholic)ThreeLetters


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Miller’s Collegiate honors4Nebraska Cross Country Team Co-Captain (2010, 2011)4CoSIDA Academic All-American (2nd Team, 2011)4First-TeamAcademicAll-Big12(2008,2009,2010)4Big12Commissioner’sFallHonorRoll(2007,2008,2009,2010)4Big12Commissioner’sSpringHonorRoll(2008,2009,2010,2011)

Miller’s track BestsIndoor outdoor800m 2:10.83 800m 2:09.301,000m 2:49.56 1,500m 4:18.53Mile 4:48.44 3,000m 9:48.09

2011 (outlook) A tremendous performer on the cross country course, on the track andintheclassroom,Nebraskaco-captainAshleyMillerisexpectedtobealeaderfortheHuskersin2011.Afterfinishingthe2010crosscountry season strong,Miller captured theBig121,500-metertitleandwentontosetapersonal-besttimeof4:18.53inthe1,500atthe2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Millerisathree-timefirst-teamacademicAll-Big12selection,whoclaimed second-team CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades in 2011. “Ashley was one of the top runners in the Big 12 and is going to continue togetbetter,”NebraskaCoach JayDirksen said. “She is atremendous leader and is going to be one of the top runners.” 2010 (Junior) Milleropenedherjuniorseasonwithasecond-placefinishattheCreighton/UNO Classic. She added a seventh-place showing at the WoodyGreeno/Nebraska Invitational to contribute to thewomen’ssixth-straight team title at the meet. Miller finished 73rd at theWisconsin adidas Invitational, before adding a 197th-placefinish attheIndianaStatePre-Nationals. Millerclosedthecrosscountryseasonbytaking59thattheNCAAMidwest Regional, following a 71st-place finish at the 2010 Big 12Championships. Millerbouncedbackduringthe2011trackandfieldseason,assheplaced fourth in the mile at the Big 12 Indoor Championships to help theHuskerscapturethewomen’ssixthBig12indoortitle. She continued to build momentum during the outdoor seasonby claiming theBig 12 1,500-metertitle (4:18.70). Shebecame thesecondHusker towin theevent in theBig12era, joining2005Big12 and national champion Anne Shadle. Miller went on to set apersonal-besttimeof4:18.53inthe1,500atthe2011NCAAOutdoorChampionships. 2009 (Sophomore) Miller started the season with a third-place showing at the Creighton/UNOClassic.Shecontinuedtoshow improvementat theWoody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational, where she placed 13th tocontributetoaHuskerteamtitle.Followinga52nd-placefinishattheWisconsinadidasInvitational,Millerplaced163rdattheIndianaStatePre-Nationals. Aftera56th-placefinishattheBig12Championships,Millerclockeda21:54.0totake38thatthe2009NCAARegionalChampionships. On the track, Miller earned her first career trip to the NCAA

Championships and claimed two medals at the 2009 Big 12 meet,includingarunner-upfinishintheindoor1,000meters. During the outdoor season,Miller set personal bests in the 800and 1,500 meters on the same weekend. She first posted the top1,500-metermarkbyaHuskerin2010withatimeof4:22.01attheMt.SACRelaysonApril16.Sheaddedatimeof2:09.30 in the800metersthefollowingdayattheBeachInvitational.2008 (redshirt freshman) After taking a redshirt season in 2007-08, Miller made a majorimpactonthecrosscountrycoursein2008.ShehelpedtheHuskerspost third-place finishes at the Big 12 andNCAAMidwest RegionalChampionships,whileassistingtheHuskers’25th-placeteamfinishatthe2008NCAAChampionships. Miller opened her collegiate cross country career at the Creighton/UNOClassic,finishingeighthwithatimeof15:21onthe5Kcourse.She contributed to the women’s second-place finish at the BYUInvitationalinProvo,Utah,witha38th-placeshowing(20:53.1).Millercontinued to showprogressbypostingback-to-back top-40finishesattheWoodyGreeno/NebraskaInvitational(37th)andSouthDakotaStateClassic(25th). In the postseason, Miller finished 64th at her first Big 12Championships, running a time of 23:02.1 to help the team to itsthirdstraightthird-placefinish.Shefinished234thatthe2008NCAAChampionshipswithatimeof22:35.0.2007 (freshman) Miller was not a member of the Nebraska cross country team in 2007.Sheredshirtedduringthe2008trackandfieldseasonbecauseof a stress fracture in her foot.high School (tipton) Millerwasa15-timeIowaClass2Agirlsstatechampionwithtitlesinthe400-meterdash,800meters,1,500meters,4x400-meterrelay,4x800-meterrelayanddistancemedleyrelayunderCoachJennyKingandCoachDaveFetterman.Herperformancemadeherthewinningesttrack athlete in Iowa history. She helped Tipton High School to four consecutivestatechampionships(2004-07)intrack,aswellasfourincrosscountry.Shealsowasthe2004and2006IowaClass2AindividualstatecrosscountrychampionandclaimedconsecutiveDrakeRelayshighschoolgirls800-metercrownsin2004and2005,beforeaddingherthirdvictoryin2007withapersonal-besttimeof2:10.10.Millerwas named the Iowa Wendy’s High School Heisman winner and was the2005GatoradeIowaGirlsTrackandFieldAthleteoftheYear.personal The daughter of Darren and Ann Miller, Ashley was born on March 16,1989.AshleyisadieteticsmajoratNebraska.

AshleyMillerSeniorTipton, Iowa (Tipton)ThreeLetters



white’s Collegiate honors4NebraskaWomen’sMostImprovedRunner(2010)4First-TeamAcademicAll-Big12(2009,2010)4Big12Commissioner’sFallHonorRoll(2008,2009,2010)4Big12Commissioner’sSpringHonorRoll(2009,2010,2011)4NebraskaStudent-AthleteHEROLeadershipAward(2010)4NebraskaStudent-AthleteAdvisoryCommitteeSecretary(2011-12)

white’s track BestsIndoor outdoor1,000m 3:03.61 800m 2:17.68Mile 5:03.46 1,500m 4:37.133,000m 10:19.48 5,000m 17:15.435,000m 17:39.63

2011 (outlook) Katie White plans to finish her Nebraska cross country careerstrongafterbuildingmomentumwithastrong2011trackseason.Thesenior from Broken Bow, Neb., set several personal bests on the track andcouldprovideamajorboostfortheHuskersonthecrosscountrycourseifshecontinuestostayhealthy. “Katie has been hard struck with injuries,” Nebraska Coach JayDirksen said. “Her track performance really improved last spring, and Ibelieveshewillbeoneofourtopfiverunners.”

2010 (Junior) Whiteopenedherjuniorseasonbyfinishing10thattheCreighton/UNO Classic. She followed with a 44th-place showing at the Woody Greeno/NebraskaInvitational,beforeplacing117thattheWisconsinadidasInvitational.Sheclosedtheregularseasonwitha240th-placefinishattheIndianaStatePre-Nationals.Shecontinuedtocontributeduring the postseason as a member of the Big 12 Championships team.Shetook72nd(22:45.51)attheconferencemeet. White showed much improvement during the 2011 track and fieldseason, settingpersonalbestsboth indoorsandoutdoors.Shecompeted in the 1,500 meters at the Ward Haylett Invitational,runningapersonal-besttimeof4:37.13.

2009 (Sophomore) White opened her second season at Nebraskawith a fifth-placefinishat theCreighton/UNOClassic and followedwitha54th-placeshowingattheWoodyGreeno/NebraskaInvitational.Shefinishedtheregularseasonbyplacing116thattheWisconsinadidasInvitationaland15thintheopenraceattheIndianaStatePre-Nationals. In the postseason, White ran on the Huskers’ Big 12 Championships teamforthesecondstraightyear,finishing59th(23:34.2). During the2010 trackandfield season,Whiteonly competed inone meet during the indoor season before missing the rest of the year withaninjury.Shecompetedinthe3,000metersattheHolidayInnInvitational,runningapersonal-besttimeof10:19.48.

2008 (freshman) White started her Husker career at the Creighton/UNO Classic, finishing10thwithatimeof15:29on the5Kcourse.Whitehelped

the Huskers win the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational title bytaking21stindividually(23:17.0).Sheaddeda28th-placefinishattheSouthDakotaStateClassic (19:06).Followingan81st-placefinishattheChilePepperFestival,WhiteendedherfirstseasonattheBig12Championships,runningatimeof23:18.1tofinish73rd.

high School (Broken Bow) White was a 10-time Nebraska state champion for Broken BowHigh School. She won seven gold medals at the Class B State Track and FieldChampionshipsandthreemoretitlesattheClassCStateCrossCountry meet. She won the Nebraska Class C State Cross Country championship inher sophomore, juniorand senior seasons, leadingherteamtosecond-placefinishesinherjuniorandsenioryears. In2005asafreshman,shewonthe1,600-and3,200-meterruns,whilefinishing fourth in the800metersat the state trackandfieldmeet. She followed her freshman year performance with wins in the 800,1,600and3,200in2006andthethirdstatetitlesofhercareerinthe1,600and3,200metersatthe2008meetwithpersonalbestsof5:09.70and10:51.81,respectively.Whitecompetedwithasprainedtendonasajuniorin2007.Despitetheinjury,sheplacedsecondinthe1,600-meterrunandthirdinthe3,200-meterrun.

personal ThedaughterofJasonandTeresaWhite,KatiewasbornonJune11,1990.Shehastwobrothers,MitchellandAlex.KatieisanutritionandhealthsciencemajoratNebraskaandaRegentsScholar.

KatiewhiteSeniorBroken Bow, Neb.(Broken Bow)TwoLetters


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Barinova’s Collegiate honors4All-MidwestRegion(2010)4Big12Commissioner’sFallHonorRoll(2010)4Big12Commissioner’sSpringHonorRoll(2011)

Barinova’s track BestsIndoor outdoorMile 4:53.03 3,000m 9:32.443,000m 9:25.55 5,000m 16:27.945,000m 16:43.97 3,000SC 10:12.09

2011 (outlook) Martina Barinova (pronounced BEAR-uh-nova) produced anoutstanding freshman year and will push for even greater success as asophomore.BarinovacapturedAll-MidwestRegionhonorsincrosscountry and All-Big 12 honors on the track as a redshirt freshman, after arriving in Lincoln from the Czech Republic. Barinova will belooked to as a leader on the 2011 cross country team. “Martinawas a great addition for us last year,”NebraskaCoachJayDirksensaid.“Shehasagreatattitudeandisatoughcompetitor.Ibelieve she will be one of the top runners in the Big Ten.”

2010 (freshman) Barinova made an immediate impact as one of Nebraska’s top runners during the 2010 cross country season. She made her debut at theWoodyGreeno/NebraskaInvitationalbyfinishingsecondwithatimeof21:29.7.Followinga28th-placefinishattheWisconsinadidasInvitational,Barinovaplaced44thattheIndianaStatePre-Nationals. Barinovacontinuedtoimproveduringthepostseason,placing21stattheBig12Championships.SheaddedAll-MidwestRegionhonorsbyfinishing25thwithatimeof20:54.3attheNCAAMidwestRegional. Shecontinuedtobuildmomentumduringthe2011trackseasonby earning All-Big 12 honors both indoors and outdoors. She set a personal-besttimeof9:25.55inthe3,000metersattheBig12IndoorChampionships to help the Huskers capture thewomen’s sixth Big12indoortitle.ShewasoneoffourNUdistancerunnerstoearnAll-Big12honorsattheoutdoormeet,whereshefinishedfourthinthe3,000-meter steeplechase.

Before Nebraska (Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava/Placky University) Barinova joined the Huskers as a redshirt freshman after oneyear at Placky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. A graduateof Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava in Prerov, Barinova thrived in the distanceevents,holdingtheCzechRepublicnationaljuniorrecordinthe3,000-metersteeplechasewithatimeof10:17.86,whichranksasthethird-bestperformanceall-timeatNebraska. In 2010, Barinova established three personal bests, including the indoor 3,000meters (9:36.77), outdoor 3,000meters (9:32.44) andoutdoor5,000meters(16:47.06).Hertimeintheindoor3,000meters

came at the Czech Republic National Championships, where sheplacedsecond.DuringhercareershecapturedCzechRepublicJuniornationaltitles inthe3,000-metersteeplechase(10:20.15,2009)andthe1,500meters(4:33.52,2008).

personal MartinaisthedaughterofVladimarandAlenaBarinova.ShewasbornonJan.28,1990andisaSpanishmajoratNebraska.

MartinaBarinovaSophomorePrerov,CzechRepublic(Placky University/Gymnazium Jana Blahoslava)OneLetter



Plambeck’s Collegiate Honors4Big12Commissioner’sFallHonorRoll(2010)4Big12Commissioner’sSpringHonorRoll(2011)

Plambeck’s Track BestsIndoor outdoor1,000m 2:59.17 800m 2:16.53Mile 5:09.17 1,500m 4:49.653,000m 10:25.37

2011 (outlook) Sophomore Sarah Plambeck hopes to build on a freshman campaign in which she worked to build her training and adjust to collegiaterunning.TheLincoln,Neb.,nativesetpersonalbestsduringthe2011trackandfieldseasonandlookstocontinuemakingprogressthisfall. “Sarah has a lot of natural ability andworksextremelyhard,”NebraskaCoach Jay Dirksen said. “She will be one of our most improved runners, andI’mexcitedtoseewhatshewilldothis season.”

2010 (freshman) Plambeck made her collegiate debut at the Creighton/UNO Classic, whereshefinishedeighthwithatimeof 19:49.79. She contributed at theWoodyGreeno/Nebraska Invitational,placing 18th to help the women wintheirsixthconsecutiveteamtitle. Plambeckcontinuedtomakestridesduring the 2011 track season, settingpersonalbestsbothindoorsandoutdoors.Shecompetedinthe1,500metersattheNebraskaOpen,runningapersonal-besttimeof4:49.65.

High School (Lincoln Christian) PlambeckjoinedNebraskaafteraprepcareeratLincolnChristianHigh School under Coach Lynn Wilson. A four-year qualifier forthe Nebraska state track and field meet in Class C, Plambeck didnot compete in cross country until her senior year. She made animmediateimpact,asshefinishedthirdintheClassDrace,whichledtheCrusaderstoasixth-placefinishintheteamstandings. As a freshman at the state track meet, Plambeck captured three medals.Shefinishedfifthinthe3,200meters,sixthinthe1,600meters,eighthasamemberofthe4x800-meterrelay.Sheearnedfourmoremedalsasasophomore,includingherfirststatechampionshipastheanchorofthe4x800-meterrelay.Plambeckalsoplacedsecondinthe1,600meters,thirdinthe3,200metersandfourthinthe800meters.Plambeckbroughthomethreemoregoldsasajunior,includingtitlesin the 1,600 and 3,200meters,while the Crusaders defended their4x800-metercrown.AfootinjuryslowedPlambeckduringherseniorseason,butshestillcapturedfourmedalsatthestatemeetwiththird-placefinishesinthe800and4x800,afourth-placefinishinthe3,200metersandaseventh-placeshowinginthe1,600meters.

personal Sarah is the daughter of Bob and Martha Plambeck. She was born onApril1,1992.PlambeckisanutritionandhealthsciencesmajoratNebraska.

Andrade’s Collegiate honors4Big12Commissioner’sFallHonorRoll(2010)4Big12Commissioner’sSpringHonorRoll(2011)

Andrade’s track BestsIndoor outdoorMile 5:12.43 1,500m 4:50.473,000m 10:16.42 5,000m 18:02.88

2011 (outlook) IsabelAndrade(pronouncedOn-DRAH-day)usedthe2010seasonto gain experience as a collegiate runner. The sophomore fromTiburon, Calif., plans to build off that experience and herfirst-year performances onthe track during the upcoming season. Coach Jay Dirksen said Andrade has an outstanding work ethic, which could help her play a greater role for the Huskers this season. “Isabel loves to run and is a hard worker,” Dirksen said. “She has had a good summer of training and will have more of an impact this year, if she stays healthy.”

2010 (freshman) Andrade took to the cross country course for her firstcollegiate season without muchsummertraining.ShemadeherHuskerdebutbyplacing15thattheCreighton/UNOClassicwithatimeof20:13.56.Andradefollowedwitha35th-placefinishattheWoodyGreeno/NebraskaInvitational. Andrade continued to improve during the 2011 track and fieldseason by setting personal bests both indoors and outdoors. Shecompeted in the 3,000 meters at the Nebraska Tune-Up, running a personal-besttimeof10:16.42

high School (petaluma) Andrade came to Nebraska after completing her prep career atPetalumaHighSchoolunderCoachJimLynch.Atwo-timequalifierforCalifornia’sstatecrosscountrymeet inDivision3,Andradefinishedninthatthestatemeetin2008.Shereturnedasaseniorin2009tofinish19thandcontributetotheTrojans’17th-placeteamfinish. Andradeproducedherbestseasononthetrackasajunior,beforemissing most of her senior season with a stress fracture, which only allowedher to rununtil theendofMarch.She ranapersonal-best11:06.47 in the 3,200 meters at the 2009 Redwood Empire AreaFinals,thensetapersonalbestinthe1,600meterssixdayslaterattheNCSMeetofChampionswithatimeof4:56.29.

personal Isabel is the daughter of Francisco and Helen Andrade. She was born onDec.4,1991.SheisanelementaryeducationmajoratNebraska.

IsabelAndradeSophomoreTiburon, Calif.(Petaluma)

SarahPlambeckSophomoreLincoln, Neb.(Christian)


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Morabe’s Collegiate Honors4Big12Commissioner’sFallHonorRoll(2010)4Big12Commissioner’sSpringHonorRoll(2011)

Morabe’s Track BestsIndoor outdoor1,000m 3:10.40 1,600m 5:02.54Mile 5:24.23 3,200m 11:10.833,000m 11:29.755,000m 19:40.56

2011 (outlook) Sam Morabe (pronounced MOOR-ah-bay) used her freshmanseason to build a solid training base while adjusting to collegiaterunning at Nebraska. Morabe competed early in the year and set personal bests both indoors and outdoors on the track. She was also a contributor in the classroom by earning a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner’s honor roll in both the fall and spring semesters. “Freshman year was a learning year,” Coach Jay Dirksen said. “Her training is much improved, and we are looking for her to step it up this year.”

2010 (freshman) Morabe used her freshman season to adjust to collegiaterunning. She made her firstappearance at the Creighton/UNO Classic, placing 23rd with a timeof20:41.56.TheTemecula,Calif.,native followedwitha45th-place finish at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational, as theHuskersclaimedtheirsixth-straightwomen’steamtitle. Morabe continued to improve during the 2011 track and fieldseason, as she set personal bests both indoors and outdoors. She competed in the 1,000 meters at the Nebraska Tune-up running a personal-besttimeof3:10.40.

high School (great oak) Morabe joined the Huskers after competing in one of the mosttalent-filled prep areas in the country at Great Oak High School inTemecula, Calif., under Coach Doug Soles. In her lone appearance as a senior at the California Division I Cross Country Championships, Morabefinished65thtohelptheWolfpacktakerunner-uphonorsasateam. On the track, Morabe ran against some of the top prep athletes in thecountryintheSouthernSectionofDivisionI,whichincludestheLosAngelesarea.Shepostedpersonalbestsof5:02.54 in the1,600metersand11:10.83inthe3,200metersasasenior.

personal SamanthaisthedaughterofMartinMorabeandMarthaDart.SamwasbornonJan.16,1992.SheismajoringinpsychologyatNebraska.

SamMorabeSophomoreTemecula, Calif.(Great Oak)

edwards’ track Bestsoutdoor1,600m 5:14.803,200m 11:42.37

2011 (outlook) Freshman Hannah Edwards is the youngest of three California nativesontheNebraskawomen’scrosscountryrosterin2011,joiningsophomores Isabel Andrade and Sam Morabe. Edwards produced solid times on both the cross country courseand as a distance runner as a prep in California, but will likely use her freshmanyeartoadjusttothelongerdistancesandincreasedtrainingof the collegiate level. “Hannah had a good summer of training and improved her base,” Nebraska Coach Jay Dirksen said. “This is probaly going to be a learning yearforherassheadjuststothecollegelevel.”

high School (la Serna) Edwards was a standout in both cross country and track at La Serna High School inWhittier, Calif. Her senior cross country seasonwashighlightedbyaninth-placefinishat theSunnyHillsWayneWalkerInvitational,whenshecoveredthe5Kcoursein19:36tofinishninth. She posted her personal-best 5K timewith a 19:35 to take fifthplaceattheClovisInvitationalasajuniorin2009.Laterherjunioryear,sheplaced21stattheCaliforniaInterscholasticFederationSouthernSectionPreliminariesinNovember. Onthetrack,Edwardsproducedapersonalbestof5:14.80inthe1,600meters. She established her personal best of 11:42.37 in the3,200metersatthe2010TrabucoHillInvitational.Edwardsraninboththe1,600and3,200metersatthe2010CIF-SSDivisionalFinals.

personal The daughter of Mitch and Jan Edwards, Hannah was born Aug. 14, 1993.HannahismajoringinnutritionandhealthsciencesatNebraska.

hannahedwardsfreshmanWhittier,Calif.(La Serna)



larson’s honors4Nebraska Class A State Champion (3,200-meters, 2010)4NebraskaClassAHonorable-MentionAll-State(Softball,2010)

larson’s track Bestsoutdoor1,600m 5:20.423,200m 11:23.67

2011 (outlook) Lincoln native Sarah Larson makes the crosstown trip to theUniversityofNebraskatocompeteincrosscountryforthefirsttime. The Lincoln Northeast graduate did not compete in cross country during her high school career but was one of the state’s premier distancerunnersonthetrack.Asajuniorin2010,LarsoncapturedtheClassA3,200-metertitleandaddedtop-sixfinishesinboth2009and2011. Inadditiontoherexploitsonthetrack,Larsonwasanhonorable-mention all-state softball player for the Rockets. She was a teamleaderasbothapitcherandahitterduring the fall softball season,whichpreventedherfromparticipatingincrosscountry. “Sarah has never run cross country before,” Nebraska Coach Jay Dirksen said. “She loves to run and is suited for cross country, so I think she has a chance to make the top seven.”

high School (lincoln northeast) Larson did not compete in cross country during her high school career,butshewasamulti-sportstandoutatLincolnNortheast. Larson captured the Nebraska Class A state 3,200-meter championshipasajuniorin2010.Larsonclaimedherfirststatetitleinapersonal-besttimeof11:23.67.Sheaddedathird-placeshowinginthe1,600withapersonal-besttimeof5:20.42forCoachJohnSnoozy. Sheaddedafifth-placefinishinthe3,200(11:36.001)asasenior.ShealsorantheopeninglegoftheRockets’sixth-place3,200-meterrelay team. Shemadeherfirstappearanceatthestatetrackandfieldmeetasafreshman,whensheranalegontheRockets’sixth-place3,200-meterrelay team. Larsonearnedherfirst individualmedalattheClassAstatetrackmeetasa sophomore in2009,as shefinishedseventh in the3,200(11:59.32).Shealsocompetedinthe1,600. Inadditiontohersuccessonthetrack,Larsonwasanaccomplishedsoftball player at Lincoln Northeast. The Rockets’ ace in the circle,she also played shortstop and third base when she was not pitching. ShewasNortheast’stoppitcherandhitterduringherjuniorseasonin2009-10,andwasaClassAhonorable-mentionall-stateselectionasasenior in 2010-11.

personal Sarah is the daughter of Mike and Traci Larson. Sarah was born Feb. 28,1993.SheismajoringinbusinessadministrationatNebraska.

SarahlarsonfreshmanLincoln, Neb.(Northeast)

Stoicev’s track Bestsoutdoor800m 2:07.831,500m 4:24.44

2011 (outlook) Freshman Milena Stoicev (pronounced mill-LANE-uh STOY-ee-chev) is the most recent addition to the Husker cross country program.StoicevjoinstheNebraskaprogramafteranimpressivejuniorcareerin both cross country and track in her home country of Serbia. Stoicev, who comes to Nebraska as a 20-year-old freshman, was a regulartop-10finisherattheBalkanCrossCountryChampionshipsthepastfouryears.In2011,shefinishedninthintheUnder-23women’sdivisionandwasthetopSerbianfinisherinthe6Kevent. “WedonotknowmuchaboutMilena’sabilitiesasacrosscountryrunner, but her track and field marks are outstanding,” NebraskaCoach Jay Dirksen said. “Based on those marks, she should have plenty oftalenttobeaneffectivecrosscountryrunner.Shemaybeabletoreally help our team by the end of the season.”

High School (Alfa University/Gymnasium) Stoicev captured ninth place in the Under-23 women’s division at the2011BalkanCrossCountryChampionshipsinKragujevac,Serbia,inMarch.Shecoveredthe6Kcoursein23:10asthetopSerbianfinisherin the event. Stoicev finished 11th at the 2009 Balkan Cross CountryChampionships, after finishing sixth in the Junior Division of the2008 Balkan Championships in Kocaeli, Turkey. She covered the2.9-kilometercoursein9:32. Onthetrack,Stoicevpostedoutdoorpersonalbestsof2:07.83inthe800metersand4:24.44inthe1,500metersinMayof2011.Shealsofinishedsixthinthe1,500metersatthe2011BalkanTrackandField Championships in July.

personal Milena is the daughter of Zivko and Vesna Stoicev. Milena was born onJan.11,1991.ShehasnotdeclaredamajoratNebraska.

MilenaStoicevfreshmanBelgrade, Serbia(Alfa University/Gymnasium)

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new look huskers reAdy for new erA In BIg ten2011 returning runners (11)Jesse Adams, Tommy Brinn, Dani Dapo, Brad Doering, Peter Falcon, Connor Gibson, Brett Grieb, Jarren Heng, Adam Mitteis, Anthony Pittman, Trevor Vidlak

returning letterwinners (4)Jesse Adams (3), Brad Doering (2), Peter Falcon (2), Trevor Vidlak (1)

2011 newcomers (2)Grant Duffy, Alney Tobias

2010 departed runners (7)Alex Adams, David Adams, Matt Conahan, Todd Gulizia, Ethan Luebbe, Anthony Oberle, Parker Schoen

The 2011 season will offer historical changes to the Nebraskamen’scrosscountryprogram.Notonlywillthe2011campaignbetheHuskers’firstasamemberoftheBigTenConference,itwillalsobethelast season for Coach Jay Dirksen. Dirksen, who will lead the Husker cross country program for the 29th season,will retire following the 2011 campaign. Dirksen,whohascoachedNebraskarunnersto20crosscountryAll-AmericaawardsduringhistimeinLincoln,willhandthereinsovertoformerHuskerassistanttrackandfieldcoachDavidHarris. InadditiontothemajorchangesfortheHuskersoffthecoursein2011,Nebraskawillworktoreplacethreeofitstopfivecompetitorsfrom a year ago. DavidAdams,athree-year lettermanandtwo-timeteamcaptain,leaves the biggest shoes for the Huskers to fill. Adams earned All-MidwestRegionhonorswithaneighth-placefinishattheregionalin2010.Hewentontofinish135thattheNCAAChampionshipsinTerreHaute,Ind.Nebraska’sMostValuableRunnerin2008,2009and2010,Adamsaddeda21st-placefinishatthe2010Big12Championships. TheHuskersmustalsoreplaceapairofconsistenttopfiverunnerswith the departures of 2010 seniors Todd Gulizia and Anthony Oberle. GuliziaandOberleranfortheHuskersattheBig12andNCAAMidwestRegional championships last season. That trio helped the Huskers to a sixth-place teamfinishat theBig12meetanda10th-place teamshowingatthe2010NCAAMidwestRegional. Despite the losses at the top of the Husker roster, Dirksen believes his young group of Huskers are hungry to prove themselves in 2011. “David and Anthony were our team captains last year and Todd was amajorcontributorforusonthecoursethepastfouryears,sothoseguys are going to be tough to replace,” Dirksen said. “But I think Jesse (Adams) and Trevor (Vidlak) are ready to step in and lead this team, and we have several young runners ready to leave their marks.” Jesse Adams and Trevor Vidlak lead the list of Nebraska’s topreturning runners. Adams, a senior from Ogallala, Neb., was NU’sNo.2finisheratboththeBig12(40th)andMidwestRegional(60th)championships.AdamswasoneofNebraska’stop-tworunnersatfourof the Huskers’ six meets in 2010, and has assumed a role as a team co-captainfor2011.

“Jesseisoneofourteamleadersasaco-captain,”Dirksensaid.“Hewillbeoneofourtopguysthisseason,andwearecountingonhimfora lot of leadership.” Vidlak, a junior from Lincoln, Neb., captured Nebraska’s MostImprovedRunnerAwardin2010,afterfinishingasoneofthetop-fourHuskersatboththeBig12andNCAAMidwestRegionalchampionships.After finishing 45th at the Big 12 Championships and 83rd at theregionalchampionships,Vidlakearnedhisfirstcrosscountryletter.HealsoearnedaspotasoneoftheHuskers’co-captainsfor2011. “Trevor was the most improved guy on the team last year,” Dirksen said.“Heisoneofourteamleadersasaco-captainandwillbeoneofthe top couple of runners.” SophomoresJarrenHeng(Norfolk)andAnthonyPittman(Omaha)arebothNebraskanativeswhojoinedAdamsandVidlakamongNU’stop seven at the end of 2010.Heng and Pittman competed for theHuskersattheBig12andNCAAMidwestRegionalchampionships,andcouldbepoisedforgreatercontributionsin2011. “Jarren had a good track season and ran well in cross country last fall,”Dirksensaid.“Hehasa lotofability,andweareexpectingbigthings from him. “Anthony developed as a runner and got stronger as the season went on. If he stays healthy, he will be a solid runner.” FellowsophomoresConnorGibsonandBrettGriebcouldalsopushthe Huskers’ top runners. Gibson (Blair) and Grieb (York) are both Nebraskanativeswhohaveshownstrongworkethicsandthedesireto succeed on the course. Tommy Brinn could also be ready to make a larger impact in 2011. The junior from Otsego, Mich., competed in every regular-seasonmeet and the Big 12 Championships in 2010. He also increased his training level during the summer, according to Dirksen. “Tommyisimprovingeachyear,”Dirksensaid.“Hehashadamuch-improved summer of training, and I’m anxious to see what he can do.” ApairofexperiencedrunnerswhocouldprovidemajorliftsfortheHuskers are seniors Brad Doering and Peter Falcon. Doering and Falcon combinedtoearnfourlettersfortheHuskersin2007and2008,andbothhadtheir2009and2010seasonshinderedbyinjuries.Iftheycanreturntohealth,theycouldpushforspotsamongNU’stoprunners. “Bradhashadafewinjurieshereandthere,”Dirksensaid.“Heishealthynowandhadagoodsummeroftraining,andhehaspotentialtobeoneofthetopfourrunners.Peterhashadhardluckwithinjuries.Ifhestayshealthyhecouldbeamajorfactorontheteam.” NebraskacrosscountrynewcomersGrantDuffyandAlneyTobiaswillalsotrytochallengefortimeonthecoursein2011.Duffy,atransferfromColorado,isthesonofHuskercrosscountryAll-AmericanWallyDuffy-thefirstAll-AmericanDirksencoachedatNebraska. The Huskers open the season at the Creighton/UNO Classicin Omaha on Sept. 3, before playing host to the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational at Pioneers Park in Lincoln on Sept. 17. Theseason continues at the SouthDakota StateClassic inBrookingsonOct.1,beforetheHuskerstraveltotheWisconsinadidasInvitationalonOct.14.Nebraskawill compete in itsfirstBigTenChamionshipsin Champaign, Ill., on Oct. 30, before competing at NCAAMidwestRegionalsonNov.12inDeKalb,Ill.The2011NCAAChampionshipswillbeheldinTerreHaute,Ind.,onMonday,Nov.21.

Junior Trevor Vidlak is expected to be one of Nebraska’s top runners in 2011. The Lincoln native was the Huskers’ Most Improved Runner in 2010, and was selected as a team captain for the 2011 cross country campaign.

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Adams’ Collegiate honors4NebraskaCrossCountryTeamCo-Captain(2011)4First-TeamAcademicAll-Big12(2009,2010)4Big12Commissioner’sFallHonorRoll(2008,2009,2010)4Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2009, 2010, 2011)

Adams’ track BestsIndoor outdoor3,000m 8:28.72 1,500m 4:06.555,000m 14:47.85 5,000m 15:09.80

2011 (outlook) OneofNebraska’sco-captainsforthe2011crosscountrycampaign,Jesse Adams will challenge for the top spot among the Husker runners thisseason.Adams,athree-yearlettermanfromOgallala,Neb.,wasNebraska’sNo. 2finisher atboth theBig12andMidwestRegionalchampionships in 2010. Aftersettingseveralpersonalbestsonthetrackduringthespringand a strong summer of training, Adams hopes to set the pace for the HuskersintheirfirstseasonofBigTenConferencecompetition. “Jesseisoneofourteamleadersasaco-captain,”NebraskaCoachJay Dirksen said. “He will be one of our top guys this season, and we arecountingonhimforalotofleadership.”

2010 (Junior) Adamsmadedrasticjumpsduringthe2010season.Heopenedtheyearwithasecond-placefinishattheCreighton/UNOClassic,wherehewasoneoffiveHuskersinthetop10.Adamscrackedthetop10forthefirsttimeattheWoodyGreeno/NebraskaInvitational,placingeighthasthemenfellonepointshyoftheirfifth-straightteamtitle. Adamscontinuedtomakestridesduringtheposteason.Hefinished40th overall at the Big 12 Championships, which improved on his65th-placefinishin2009.Headdeda57th-placeshowingatthe2010NCAAMidwestRegional - improvingnearly30 spots fromhis86th-placeeffortin2009. He continued tomake improvements during the track and fieldseasons,settingpersonalbestsinthe3,000and5,000metersindoors.He competed in the 3,000 meters at the Texas A&M Challenge, runningapersonal-besttimeof8:28.72.

2009 (sophomore) Adams made his second straight appearance at the Big 12 Championships in 2009 and competed at his first career NCAAMidwest Regional Championships. Heopenedtheyearwithasolidthird-placefinishattheCreighton/UNOClassic,wherehewasoneof fourHuskers tofinish in thetopfive. Adams then improved on his 60th-place finish from the 2008Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitationalwith a 44th-place showing atthe2009contest,runningthecoursein26:32.15. In thepostseason,hefinished65thoverallandfifthamongNU’srunnersat theBig12Championships,which improvedonhis82nd-placefinishin2008.Adamsclosed2009attheNCAAMidwestRegionalin86thplace,whichhelpedthemen’steamplaceeighthoverall.

2008 (freshman) Adams started his collegiate cross country career with an 11th-placefinishattheCreighton/UNOClassic,contributingtoateamtitleforthemen’ssquad.Adamsthenfinished60th(27:13.1)attheWoodyGreeno/Nebraska Invitational and33rd (27:01) at theSouthDakotaState Classic, helping the men’s team bring home two more team titles.Heended theyearat theBig12Championshipsby runningatimeof27:00.6tofinish82nd. high school (ogallala) Adams earned three Nebraska Class B state championships atOgallala High School under Coach Shane Fruit. Adams made trips to thestatecrosscountrymeetin2005,2006and2007,helpingOgallalacaptureateamtitlein2006alongwithapairofthird-placefinishes. Adams also excelled on the track, as he earned two gold and three silvermedalsatthestatemeet.Asasophomorein2006,hefinishedsecondinthe3,200meters(9:58.29).Hereturnedasajuniorin2007towin the event (9:34.28), and thendefendedhis title (9:36.52) in2008.Healsoearnedrunner-upfinishesin2007and2008inthe1,600meters. Personal The sonofChadandBarbaraAdams, Jessewasbornon Jan.26,1990. Jesse has three siblings, Rebecca, Harry and Sam. Jesse is majoringinfinanceatNebraska.

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doering’s Collegiate honors4NebraskaMen’sMostImprovedRunner(2008,2009)4NebraskaStudent-AthleteHEROLeadershipAward(2009,2011)4First-TeamAcademicAll-Big12(2009)4Big12Commissioner’sFallHonorRoll(2008,2009,2010)4Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2009, 2010, 2011)

doering’s track BestsIndoor outdoor1,000m 2:26.31 800m 1:56.45Mile 4:13.64 1,500m 3:55.763,000m 8:30.37 3,000SC 9:34.63

2011 (outlook) The Huskers hope a healthy Brad Doering (pronounced DOOR-ing)canbolsterarelativelyinexperiencedreturningcorpsofrunnersin 2011. The Yuba City, Calif., native was one of Nebraska’s topcompetitors inboth2008and2009,beforetakingaredshirtseasonwhile battling injuries in 2010. An extremely hardworker, DoeringearnedNU’sMostImprovedRunnerAwardinboth2008and2009. “Bradhashadafewinjurieshereandthere,”NebraskaCoachJayDirksen said. “He is healthy now and had a good summer of training, andhehaspotentialtobeoneofthetopfourrunners.”

2010 (redshirt) Doering took a redshirt seasonwhile battlingwith injuries in hisfourth season at Nebraska. He was also slowed by injuries duringtheindoorandoutdoortrackandfieldseasons,buthedidmanageaseason-besttimeof4:05.10inthe1,500attheKansasRelaysinApril.

2009 (Junior) DoeringcontinuedtodevelopintooneoftheHuskers’toprunnersin 2009, as he was honored as the Most Improved Runner on the men’s sideforthesecondstraightseason.Hestartedtheyearwithhisfirstcollegiatewin,asheledfourHuskersinthetopfiveattheCreighton/UNOClassic.DoeringjoinedteammateandWoodyGreeno/NebraskaInvitationalchampionDavidAdamsinthetop10atthemeetwitha10th-placefinish,improvingona29th-placeshowingin2008. After top-100finishesat theWisconsinadidas Invitational (58th)and IndianaStatePre-Nationals (96th),Doeringwas thesecondNUrunner to cross the finish line at the Big 12 Championshipswith a30th-placefinish(25:52.6).HeendedhisjuniorcampaignattheNCAAMidwest Regional, where he helped the Huskers finish eighth byplacing59thoverallwithatimeof32:45.4onthe10Kcourse.

2008 (sophomore) Doering captured his first Most Improved Runner Award witha breakthrough sophomore season. He opened his second year at Nebraska with a ninth-place finish at the Creighton/UNO Classic,improving on his 13th-place effort in 2007. Doering finished 47th(22:46.3) at the BYU Invitational and 29th (26:32.3) at theWoodyGreeno/NebraskaInvitational,contributingtothemen’steamtitle. Doering broke back into the top 20 by taking 18th at the SouthDakota State Classic, running a time of 26:34 to contribute to the

men’sthirdteamtitleoftheyear.HeendedtheseasonathisfirstBig12Championships,wherehefinished46thwithatimeof25:37.8.

freshman (2007) Doering worked on making the transition to collegiate crosscountryasafreshman.HeopenedtheseasonattheCreighton/UNOClassic,wherehefinished13th(29:29).Hefinished58thinafieldof269runnersattheWoodyGreeno/NebraskaInvitationalbycoveringthe8Kcoursein26:59.1.HisfinalmeetoftheyearcameattheChilePepperFestivalinFayetteville,Ark.,wherehesufferedaninjuryandwas unable to compete the rest of the season. Still recovering from an injury after the cross country season,Doering redshirted the indoor track season. He rebounded to compete during the outdoor season, running in seven meets. Doering’s best performanceoftheyearcameattheStanfordInvitational,whereheranapersonal-best3:55.76inthe1,500-meterrun.

high school (yuba City) Doeringqualified for theCaliforniaDivision I StateCrossCountryChampionships three consecutive years under CoachMike Buzbee.Doering finished 42nd as a senior, 74th as a junior and 49th as asophomore at Yuba City High School. On the track,Doeringqualified for theCalifornia statemeetasasophomoreinthe3,200-meterrunandasajuniorinthe1,600-meterrun.Asasenior,hewasknockeddownduringtheSacJoaquinSectionMastersFinalsand fell shortof thestatemeetafteranoutstandingregular season. Doering had prep personal-best times of 1:56.48 inthe800,4:18.19inthe1,600,8:43.98inthe3,000and9:23.25inthe3,200.

Personal BradwasborninYubaCity,Calif.,onDec.1,1988.HeisthesonofMark and Sheri Doering and has one sister, Stacy, and one brother, Mark.BradisasocialscienceeducationmajoratNebraska.

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falcon’s Collegiate honors4Second-TeamAcademicAll-Big12(2008)4Big12Commissioner’sFallHonorRoll(2007,2008,2010)4Big12Commissioner’sSpringHonorRoll(2008,2009,2011)

falcon’s track BestsIndoor outdoorMile 4:23.71 1,500m 4:01.303,000m 8:44.38 5,000m 14:57.645,000m 15:19.41 10,000m 32:23.93

2011 (outlook) The Huskers are hoping the return of a healthy Peter Falcon can add talentandexperiencein2011.FalconwasaregularintheNebraskacrosscountrylineupinhisfirsttwoseasons,competingattheBig12Championshipsinboth2007and2008. Aftertakingaredshirtseasononthecrosscountrycoursebecauseof injuries in 2009, he missed nearly the entire 2010 season withinjuries. “Peterhashadhardluckwithinjuries,”NebraskaCoachJayDirksensaid.“Ifhestayshealthy,hecouldbeamajorfactorontheteam.”

2010 (Junior) Falcon’sfourthcrosscountryseasonwashinderedbyinjuriesandhe did not complete a race for the Huskers. He was also slowed by injuriesduringboththeindoorandoutdoortrackandfieldseasons.

2009 (redshirt) Falcon took a redshirt season in cross country while battlinginjuries.Hereturnedtocompeteduringthe2010indoortrackseason,runninginsixmeets.Falconsethisindoor3,000-meterpersonalbestat theFrankSevigneHusker Invitationalwithatimeof8:44.38.HewentontosetaPRinthemilelaterintheyearattheNebraskaTune-Upwithatimeof4:23.71.Headdeda15:07.41inthe5,000metersontheoversizedovalattheISUClassic.

2008 (sophomore) Falconstarted2008onahighnote,finishingfifthattheCreighton/UNOClassicwithatimeof19:18,helpingbringhomethemen’steamtitle. He followed with a 25th-place finish at the BYU Invitational,runningatimeof22:13.6onthefour-milecourse. Falcon improved 15 spots from 2007 at the Woody Greeno/NebraskaInvitationalwitha15th-placetimeof26:05.2.Headdedahuge gain at theNCAA Pre-Nationals, jumping 54 spots from 2007witha164th-placeshowing(25:26.6).FalconendedtheyearrunningonboththeBig12(75th)andNCAAMidwestRegionalChampionship(73rd)teams.

2007 (freshman) Falcon made steady progress during his freshman year, capping itwith a 67th-placefinish at theBig 12Championships. At his firstcollegiatemeet,heplaced11thattheCreighton/UNOClassicwithatimeof29:10.AttheNCAAPre-Nationalmeetheplaced218thinthebluedivisionwithatimeof25:53.3. Falconwas thefifthHusker to

cross thefinish lineat theBig12Championships, runningatimeof26:49.3. Falcon ran in five meets during the indoor track season andmissed theoutdoor seasonwith a knee injury.During the summer,Falconfinishedsecondintheyoungmen’s5,000metersattheUSATFNationalJuniorOlympicswithapersonal-besttimeof15:17.49. high school (Bellevue west) Falconwasararefour-timequalifiertotheNebraskaClassAStateCrossCountryChampionshipsunderCoachCraigChristiansatBellevueWestHighSchool. Falcon’sbestfinish came in2007 (sixth), helpingleadhisteamtoathird-placefinish. Inthe2007NebraskaStateTrackandFieldChampionships,Falconproduced personal-best performances to finish fourth in both the1,600(4:26.07)and3,200(9:42.86).Healsorantheanchorlegonthefifth-place 4x800-meter relay team.At the 2006 statemeet, Falconplacedfifth in the3,200.During the summer,he rana5,000-metertime of 16:00.55 to finish 10th in the young men’s division at theUSATFJuniorOlympicChampionshipsinWalnut,Calif. Personal The son of Manuel and Maggie Falcon, Peter was born on Sept. 13, 1989,inWichita,Kan.PeterismajoringinpsychologyatNebraska.

Peter falconseniorBellevue,Neb.(BellevueWest)TwoLetters



Mitteis’ Collegiate Honors4Second-TeamAcademicAll-Big12(2009)4Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2010)4Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2009)

Mitteis’ Track BestsIndoor outdoor1,000m 2:32.95 800m 1:55.62Mile 4:23.82 1,500m 4:06.023,000m 9:40.22

2011 (outlook) AdamMitteis(pronouncedMET-us)ishopingforahealthyseniorseason on the cross country course for the Huskers. TheseniorfromPlattsmouth,Neb.,hasbattledinjuryandillnesshisfirstthreeseasonsatNebraska,butCoachJayDirksenMitteiscouldfigureintothemixfortheHuskers,ifhealthy. “Adam has been sick a lot, which has caused some inconsistency,” Dirksensaid.“Heisasolidrunnerandhasalotofpotential,hejustneeds to stay healthy and we will see what he can do.”

2010 (Junior) Mitteis did not compete for theHuskers in his third season as amemberofthecrosscountryteam.Onthetrack,Mitteisnotchedanindoorpersonalbestwitha2:32.95inthe1,000attheNebraskaTune-Up.Headdedaseason-bestoutdoortimeof1:57.43inthe800attheKansasRelays,beforepostingaseason-best4:12.75inthe1,500attheNebraskaOpen.

2009 (sophomore) Mitteisopenedhissophomoreseasonwithatop-25finishattheCreighton/UNOClassic,wherethemenwontheteamtitle.Hedidnotcompeteat theWoodyGreeno/Husker Invitational,but returned toactionattheWisconsinadidasInvite.Heplaced123rdindividuallyinone of the Huskers’ top meets of the regular season. Mitteis made his first postseason appearance in 2009, as heproduced top-100 finishes at both the Big 12 Championships andNCAAMidwestRegionalChampionships.Hefinished88thwithatimeof27:43.7ontheconference’s8Kcourse,andran33:58.7onthe10Kcourse at the regional meet. Mitteiscompetedbothindoorsandoutdoorsforthetrackandfieldteam in 2010, where he set indoor season bests in the 1,000 meters (2:35.47)andmile(4:23.82). 2008 (freshman) Mitteis finished 30th in his first collegiate race at theCreighton/UNOClassic tohelptheHuskermentotheteamtitle.Hestruggledthe rest of the season with a back injury he sustained during theCreighton/UNOClassic. The men followed with a win at the Woody Greeno/HuskerInvitational,whileMitteis ran28:02.5 tofinish110th.Aftera52nd-placefinishattheSouthDakotaStateClassic,Mitteisfinished145th

atoneofthetopregular-seasonmeetsoftheyear,theChilePepperFestivalinFayetteville,Ark. MitteiscompetedoncefortheHuskersduringthe2009indoortrackandfieldseason,beforehemissedtherestoftheindoorandoutdoorseasonswitha knee injury. Inhis lone competition,Mitteisfinished30thattheHolidayInnInvitationalwithatimeof9:40.22inthe3,000meters. He was granted a medical hardship for the indoor season. High School (Plattsmouth) MitteiswontwoNebraskaClassBstatecrosscountrytitlesunderthe tutelageofCoachToddNott.Mitteisburstonto thehigh schoolsceneasafreshmanin2004,capturingtheindividualtitlewithatimeof16:46.63inthe5,000-meterrace.Afterfinishingthirdin2005andsecondin2006,Mitteisreturnedtothetopoftheranksbycapturinghissecondtitleinhisseniorseason(16:17.13). MitteiswonfiveClassBgoldmedalsduringhisprepcareeronthetrack, includingthreein2008(800meters,1,600metersand4x800-meterrelay).Hiswinningtimesinthe800(1:55.62)and1,600(4:22.46)meterswerepersonalbests.Mitteiswasthe3,200meterrunner-upasasenior,juniorandfreshman. Personal AdamisthesonofDougandVickiMitteis,andhasayoungersister,Lauren,andayoungerbrother,Andrew.AdamwasbornonMay26,1990.HeismajoringinpsychologyatNebraska.

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Brinn’s Collegiate honors4NCAAOutdoorTrack&FieldChampionshipsQualifier(2010)4Second-TeamAcademicAll-Big12(2010)4Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2010)4Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2011)

Brinn’s track BestsIndoor outdoor400m 49.34 400m 48.08600y 1:09.87 800m 1:48.87800m 1:49.20 1,500m 3:58.511,000m 2:26.62Mile 4:17.80

2011 (outlook) Aftertwosolidseasonsofimprovementonthecrosscountrycourseand the track, junior Tommy Brinn could be poised for a breakoutjuniorcampaign. TheOtsego,Mich.,nativecompetedineveryregular-seasoncrosscountry meet and the Big 12 Championships in 2010. Nebraska Coach Jay Dirksen said Brinn has shown steadyimprovementinallareasinBrinn’sfirsttwoseasons. “Tommyisimprovingeachyear,”Dirksensaid.“Hehashadamuch-improved summer of training, and I’m anxious to see what he can do.”

2010 (sophomore) BrinnestablishedhimselfasoneofNebraska’stopeightcompetitorsthroughout the season and capped his second cross country season by finishing82ndathisfirstBig12Championships. Brinnopenedtheyearwithaneighth-placefinishattheCreighton/UNOClassicas thethirdHuskertocross thefinish line.Headdeda44th-place finish at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational twoweeks later.Brinnfinished152nd (25:44.6) at theWisconsinadidasInvitational,beforesettlingfor211thattheIndianaStatePre-NationalsonOct.16. Heconcludedhiscrosscountryseasonbyfinishing82nd(27:03.3)attheBig12ChampionshipsinStillwater,Okla.,onOct.30. Nebraska’s top800-meter competitoron the track, BrinnearnedAll-Big12honorsindoorsandoutdoors.HefinishedsecondattheBig12IndoorChampionshipsandaddedafifth-placefinishattheBig12Outdoormeet,whenheranateam-andpersonal-best1:48.87inthe800.During the indoor season,Brinn rana teamandpersonal-best1:49.20attheTexasA&MChallenge.Healsonotchedapersonal-best2:26.62intheindoor1,000attheadidasClassic.

2009 (freshman) BrinnmadehisHuskerdebutattheCreighton/UNOClassic,wherehe was the fifth Husker to cross the finish line in ninth place. Hecompetedinthreemoreregular-seasonmeets,includingtheWoodyGreeno/Nebraska Invitational (172nd),Wisconsinadidas Invitational(119th)andIndianaStatePre-Nationals(90th). Brinn excelled during the 2010 track and field season,where heearnedthreeAll-Big12honors.Hewas theHuskers’ top800-meterrunner both indoors and outdoors, running times of 1:52.06

and 1:49.53, respectively. Brinn also cleared 1:50.17 during thepreliminaries of the Big 12 Indoor Championships on Iowa State’s 300-meteroversizedtrack.Hewentontofinishfourthinthe800-meterfinal,earningBrinnhisfirstAll-Big12honor. Outdoors,BrinnfinishedfifthattheBig12OutdoorChampionshipsin the800meterswithatimeof1:49.70and rana legof thefifth-place4x400-meterrelaytoearntwomoreAll-Big12honorsandhelpthemen’s teamwin their second straight outdoor teamtitle. Brinncappedtheyearbyrunningalegofthe4x400-meterrelayattheNCAAWestPreliminaryRoundthatplacedninthandqualifiedfortheNCAAOutdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., where he was an alternate on the relay. high school (otsego) BrinncametoNebraskaafterfinishingasOtsego’s toprunnerhisfinal two seasons at theMichigan Lower PeninsulaDivision 2 CrossCountry Championships, including an 11th-place individual finish in2008thatpropelledtheBulldogstothirdintheteamstandingsunderCoach Steve Long. Brinnexcelledonthetrackinthe800meters,wherehecapturedback-to-backMichiganLowerPeninsulaDivision2championshipsasajuniorandsenior,settingthemeetrecordasajuniorwithatimeof1:51.76.Healsofinishedsecondinthe400metersandwasamemberoftherunner-up4x400-meterrelayatthestatemeetin2009.Brinnled Michigan to a win over Ohio and Indiana at the 2009 Midwest Meet ofChampionswithameet-recordandpersonal-besttimeof1:49.27.Brinn rankedNo. 4 nationally as a senior andNo. 22 as a junior inthe800meters.Brinnwassixthatthe2009USAJuniorNationals inEugene,Ore.,withatimeof1:53.25. Personal The son of Chauncy and Janis Brinn, Tommy was born Feb. 11, 1990. Brinn has one brother, Trevor. Tommy is majoring in advertising atNebraska.

tommy BrinnJuniorOtsego, Mich.(Otsego)



dapo’s Collegiate honors4Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2009)4Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2011)

dapo’s track BestsIndoor outdoor3,000m 8:28.72 1,500m 4:02.235,000m 14:47.85 5,000m 15:21.83

2011 (outlook) DaniDapo(pronouncedJohnnyJAP-o)hasprimarilycompetedasamiddle distance runner for theNebraska track andfieldprograminhisfirstthreeseasonsatNebraska.EnteringhisfourthyearatNU,theOmahanativewill be looking toexpandhis trainingbasewhilepushing for a spot among the Huskers’ top cross country runners. “Dani iskindofanunkownasmoreofan800runner,”NebraskaCoach Jay Dirksen said. “He could be in the mix of things if he stays healthy.”

2010 (sophomore) Dapo was a member of the cross country team for his third season atNebraska,buthedidnotcompeteonthecoursefortheHuskers.Healso sat out the indoor track season, before returning for the outdoor campaign.Hesetapersonalbestwitha4:02.23inthe1,500metersattheWichitaStateClassiconApril2.

2009 (redshirt freshman) Dapo did not compete in cross country in 2009. He competed at sixmeetsduringtheindoortrackandfieldseason,wherehepostedapersonalbestof2:28.19inthe1,000metersattheFrankSevigneHuskerInvitationalandanoversizedbestof1:53.94inthe800metersattheBillBerganInvitational. Dapofocusedonthe800metersduringtheoutdoorseason,ashecompetedintheeventatfivemeets.Hepostedthefourth-besttimebyaHuskeroutdoorsin2010withapersonal-best1:53.65attheJimClick Shootout.

2008 (freshman) Dapo did not compete in cross country, but did compete during the indoor track and field season, before redshirting the outdoorseason.HestartedtheindoorseasonattheHolidayInnInvitational,placingfourthinthe800meterswithapersonal-besttimeof1:55.60asanunattachedathlete.Dapo ran inaHuskeruniform inhisnextfourmeets,postingtop-10finishesattheConferenceChallenge(5th),adidasClassic(8th)andHuskerInvitational(5th).Hecompetedonlyone time unattached during the outdoor season, where he ran anoutdoorbestof1:55.62attheNebraskaInvitational.

high school (omaha westside) DapomadetripstotheNebraskaClassAStateTrackandFieldmeetinallfouryearsatWestsideHighSchoolunderCoachRickMcKever.Dapocontributedtoasixth-placefinish inthe4x800-meterrelayasasophomore,beforereturningasa junior tofinishsixth in the800(1:58.91), seventh in the 4x400 (3:27.41) and second in the 4x800

(8:05.08).Asa senior,Dapoplacedsecond in the800 (1:55.91)andanchoredthesixth-place4x800-meterrelayteam(8:08.13).Hewasafour-timeparticipantatthestatecrosscountrymeet,with20thbeinghisbestfinishasasenior.DapochoseNebraskaoverKansas. Personal Dani is the son of Amir and Emma Dapo. Danie was born Feb. 23, 1990.HeisanutritionandhealthsciencesmajoratNebraska.

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Vidlak’s Collegiate honors4NebraskaCrossCountryTeamCo-Captain(2011)4NebraskaMen’sMostImprovedRunner(2010)

Vidlak’s track BestsIndoor outdoor1,000m 2:30.28 800m 2:04.32Mile 4:11.66 1,500m 4:00.003,000m 8:24.77 3,000SC 9:32.72

2011 (outlook) Trevor Vidlak produced an outstanding sophomore season on the crosscountrycourseatNebraskaandwillbelookedtoforleadershipon a revamped Husker squad in 2011. ThejuniorfromLincolnfinishedamongNebraska’stopsixrunnersateverymeetin2010.HecappedhissophomoreseasonasNU’sNo.4finisheratboththeBig12andNCAAMidwestRegionalchampionships. Forhisperformanceandhisworkethic,VidlakjoinedseniorJesseAdamsasNebraska’sco-captainsforthe2011campaign. “Trevorwasthemostimprovedguyontheteamlastyear,”NebraskaCoachJayDirksensaid.“Heisoneofourteamleadersasaco-captainand will be one of the top couple of runners.”

2010 (sophomore) Vidlakfinishedamong the topsixHuskersateverymeet in2010andearnedNebraska’sMostImprovedRunnerAward.Hecappedhissophomore seasonwith an 83rd-place finish (32:05.4) at theNCAAMidwestRegionalcompetitioninPeoria,Ill.,onNov.13.HefinishedasNU’sNo.4runneratregionalsandatthe2010Big12Championships,whereheplaced45th(25:40.64). Vidlakopenedtheseasonwithathird-placefinishattheCreighton/UNOClassicinOmahaonSept.4.Twoweekslater,hepostedanothertop-10finishbytaking10th(25:33.2)attheWoodyGreeno/NebraskaInvitationalatPioneersParkinLincoln. Hemanageda142nd-place showingasNU’sNo.5 runnerat theWisconsinadidasInvitationalonOct.2,beforefinishing194thastheHuskers’No.6runnerattheIndianaStatePre-Nationals. VidlakhelpedtheHuskerstoasixth-placeteamfinishattheBig12ChampionshipsinStillwater,Okla.,anda10th-placeregionalfinish. He continued to show impressive improvement on the track,beginning with an indoor personal-best 2:30.28 at the Holiday InnInvitationalonJan.14.Headdedapersonal-best4:11.66inthemileattheNebraskaTune-Upandapersonal-best8:24.77inthe3,000attheRazorbackInvitational. He also posted outdoor personal bests in the 800 (2:04.32) and1,500 (4:00.00) at the Concordia Invitational, before notching apersonal-best9:32.72inthesteeplechaseattheKansasRelays.

2009 (freshman) VidlakcompetedinfivemeetsfortheHuskersinhisfirstseasonatNebraska,includingatriptotheBig12Championships.HeopenedhisHuskercareerwitha12th-placeshowingattheCreighton/UNOClassic

andwenton tohelpNUwin themen’stitle at theWoodyGreeno/NebraskaInvitationalwitha66th-placetimeof26:55.7. Hecappedhisfreshmanseasonbyfinishing101stattheconferencemeet,wherethemen’ssquadfinishedseventh. Vidlak competed in the 1,000 meters, mile and 3,000 meters for the Huskersduring the indoor trackandfield season,before redshirtingduring the outdoor season. high school (lincoln northeast) Vidlak joinedtheHuskersafterqualifyingforsixNebraskaClassAState Championships at Lincoln Northeast High School under HeadCoach John Snoozy. Vidlak competed at the state cross country championships in 2005, 2007 and 2008, including a seventh-placefinishasaseniorwithatimeof16:43.5onthe5Kcourse. Inhissophomore,juniorandseniorseasons,Vidlakqualifiedinboththe3,200and1,600metersatthestatetrackandfieldmeet.Heearnedhis first statemedals as a junior, finishing sixth in the1,600meters(4:33.34)andeighthinthe3,200meters(9:54.41).Vidlakreturnedasaseniorin2009tofinishsixthinthe1,600meters(4:28.62),butcutmorethan20secondsoffhis2008statetimetomoveuptosecondinthe3,200meterswithatimeof9:33.02. Personal The son of Theresa Schoonover and Tom Vidlak, Trevor was born June 10, 1991. Trevor is majoring in business administration atNebraska.

trevorVidlakJuniorLincoln,Neb.(Northeast)OneLetter



gibson’s track Bestsoutdoor800m 1:55.171,600m 4:20.773,200m 9:41.25

2011 (outlook) ConnorGibsonusedhis freshman season toadjust to the longercourse distances in collegiate cross country while building his training base for the future in both cross country and on the track. Nebraska Coach Jay Dirksen said Gibson has the natural athleticability to grow into a contributor for the Huskers in the future. “Connor has great potential, certainly in track and also in crosscountry,”Dirksensaid.“Heisstrongandathletic,andifhestayshelathyhewillbeamajorfactorforusatsome point in his career.”

2010 (freshman) Gibson competed for the Huskersintheirfirstthreemeetsin 2010. He opened the season with a ninth-place showing asthe Huskers’ No. 4 finisher atthe Creighton/UNO Invitationalin Omaha on Sept. 4. He addeda71st-placefinishat theWoodyGreeno/Nebraska Invitationaltwo weeks later at Pioneers Park in Lincoln. Gibson made his finalappearance at the Wisconsinadidas Invitational in Madison,Wis.,onOct.2,whenhefinished188th(26:53.3).

high school (Blair) Gibson joined theHuskers afterwinning the 2009Nebraska crosscountrytitleinClassBunderCoachDarrenHarsinatBlairHighSchool.A three-time state qualifier in cross country, Gibson made his firstappearance as a sophomore in 2007, finishing 20th with a time of17:20.75.Hecutmorethan20secondsoffhis2007timetofinish10thin2008withatimeof16:59.5.In2009,Gibsoncontinuedtorunfaster(16:30.2)atthestatemeettobecomethesecondstraightrunnerfromBlairtowinthestatetitle. Onthetrack,Gibsonmadehisfirstappearanceatthestatemeetasasophomore,finishing10thinthe1,600meters.Hereturnedin2009towinthreestatemedalsbywinningthe1,600meters(4:20.77),finishingthird in the 800meters (1:57.37) and running the anchor leg of thewinning4x800-meterrelay.Hecappedhisprepcareerwithfourstatemedals,includingthreeClassBstatetitlesandtwoAll-Classgoldmedalsatthe2010meet.Gibsonranthetoptimeacrossallclassesinthe800meters (1:55.17) and 1,600 meters (4:21.77), anchored the winning4x800-meterrelayandaddedarunner-upfinishinthe3,200meters.

Personal ConnoristhesonofKurtandSueGibson.ConnorwasbornonNov.7,1991.HeismajoringineducationatNebraska.

ConnorgibsonsophomoreBlair,Neb.(Blair)

grieb’s Collegiate honors4Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2009, 2010)4Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2010, 2011)

grieb’s track BestsIndoor outdoor800m 1:57.09 800m 2:02.741,000m 2:38.07 1,500m 4:08.17Mile 4:24.953,000m 9:21.55

2011 (outlook) After two years of training with the Nebraska cross countryprogram,sophomoreBrettGriebmaybereadytomakeanimpactfortheHuskersin2011.NebraskaCoachJayDirksensaidtheYork,Neb.,nativehasdisplayedanexcellentworkethicwhilebuildinghistrainingbase to compete collegiately both in cross country and in track. “Brett isextremelyhardworkingand isaverydedicated runner,”Dirksensaid.“Withhisworkethic,wearehopinghecanmakesomemajorcontributionsthisyear.”

2010 (redshirt freshman) Grieb trained with the cross country team but did not compete. He produced three personal bests during the indoor trackseason, includinga1:57.09in the 800. He added a 2:38.07in the 1,000 meters at the Nebraska Wesleyan Invitationalanda4:24.95 in themile at theNebraskaTune-Up. During the outdoor season he postedseasonbestsof2:02.84inthe800and4:12.78inthe1,500attheNebraskaOpen.

2009 (freshman) Grieb redshirtedhisfirst seasonwith the cross country team.Hewentontocompeteindoorsandoutdoorsforthetrackandfieldteam,whereheranoutdoorpersonalbestsof2:02.74inthe800metersand4:08.17inthe1,500meters.

high school (york) Grieb made trips to the Nebraska Class B State Cross CountryChampionshipsallfouryearsatYorkHighSchool,withhisbestfinishescomingin2006(33rd)and2008(34th).Onthetrack,Griebcompetedinthe1,600-meterrunatthestatemeetduringhissophomore,juniorandseniorseasons.Histopfinishcamein2009,whenheplacedthirdwithapersonal-besttimeof4:28.00.

Personal A second-generation Husker, Brett is the son of Chris and SheilaGrieb. Brett’s father earned a letter on the track and field team in1975.BrettwasbornNov.6,1990andhasonebrother,Ryan.BrettismajoringinbiologicalsciencesatNebraska.

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heng’s Collegiate honors4Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2010)4Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2011)

heng’s track BestsIndoor outdoorMile 4:17.33 800m 1:58.363,000m 8:37.22 1,500m 3:55.435,000m 15:14.69 3,000SC 9:14.02

2011 (outlook) Jarren Heng could be looking to make a major impact for theHuskers in his second season. The sophomore from Norfolk, Neb.,competed as one of the Huskers’ top seven runners at every meet as a freshman, including the Big 12 and Midwest Regional championships. “Jarren had a good track season and ran well in cross country last fall,”NebraskaCoachJayDirksensaid.“Hehasalotofability,andweareexpectingbigthingsfromhimthisseason.”2010 (freshman) Heng finished among NU’s top seven at everymeet, including a66th-place showing at the Big 12 Championships and a 101st-placefinish(32:24.3)attheNCAAMidwestRegionalinPeoria,Ill. Heng opened his college career by taking 11th (27:42.9) at theCreighton/UNOInvitationalinOmahaonSept.4.Twoweekslater,hefinished26th(26:08.7)attheWoodyGreeno/NebraskaInvitationalatPioneersParkinLincoln.Hemanageda154th-placeshowing(25:46.5)at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, before finishing 188th at theIndianaStatePre-NationalsonOct.16. On the track, Heng set personal bests in every event both indoors andoutdoorsasafreshman.Hepostedatimeof4:17.33inthemileattheNebraskaTune-Up,whileaddingan8:37.22inthe3,000attheRazorback Invite. He clocked a 15:14.69 in the 5,000 at the adidasClassic.Outdoors,heposteda3:55.43inthe1,500attheWardHaylettInvite,anda9:14.02inthesteeplechaseatthePepsiInvitational.high school (norfolk Catholic) Heng ledNorfolkCatholic to four straightNebraskaClassC statecross country titles as the team’s top runner from 2006 to 2009.NorfolkCatholicbecamejustthethirdschool inNebraskahistorytowinfourstraightboyscrosscountryteamtitles,joiningMorrill(1979-82)andYork(1992-95).RunningforcoachesTimKassmeierandDougZoucha,Hengwonback-to-backstatetitlesandAll-Classgoldmedalsin2008and2009,afterfinishingsecondin2007andfourthin2006. On the track, Heng added two more individual state titles bywinning the Class B 3,200 meters in 2009 and 2010. He also helped the Knightstoateamtitleasafreshmanin2007,whenhewonapairofmedals.Headdedthreemedalsasasophomorein2008.Asajuniorin2009,Hengclaimedfourstatemedals,includingatitleinthe3,200andarunner-upfinishinthe1,600.Headdedafourth-placefinishinthe800andrantheanchorlegonthesixth-place4x800relay. Hengcappedhisprepcareerbydefendinghisstatetitleinthe3,200meterswithapersonal-besttimeof9:29.20,whilealsoplacingeighthinthe800meters, andrunningthesecondlegofthethird-place4x800relay. Heng finishedsecondinthe1,600metersforthesecondstraightyear to Husker teammate Connor Gibson.Personal JarrenisthesonofJeffandKristiHeng.JarrenwasbornonDec.18,1991. HehasnotdeclaredamajoratNebraska

JarrenhengsophomoreNorfolk,Neb.(Catholic)

Pittman’s Collegiate Honors4Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2010)

Pittman’s Track BestsIndoor outdoor3,000m 9:23.41 5,000m 16:07.395,000m 15:46.30

2011 (outlook) AnthonyPittmanwilltrytoclimbtheladderasasophomorewiththeHuskersafterafreshmanseasoninwhichhecompetedatboththeBig12andNCAAMidwestRegionalchampionships. Withayearof trainingunderhisbelt,Pittmancouldbe ready tomakegreatercontributionsforNebraska. “Anthony developed as a runner and got stronger as the season wenton,”NebraskaCoachJayDirksensaid.“Ifhestayshealthyhewillbe a solid runner.”2010 (freshman) Pittman competed in five ofNebraska’s six meets as a truefreshman in 2010, including the Big 12 and NCAA MidwestRegional championships. He capped his first season byfinishing 103rd (32:31.9) at theregionalinPeoria,Ill.,onNov.13.HewasNU’sNo.7finisherattheregional and conference meets. Pittmanopenedhis career byfinishing 17th at the Creighton/UNO Classic on Sept. 4, beforetaking 69th (27:02.0) at theWoody Greeno/Nebraska Invitetwo weeks later. He finished176th at theWisconsin adidas Invitational, anddid not compete atthe Indiana State Pre-Nationals. He returned to competition forpostseasonactionattheBig12andregionalmeets.Hefinished67th(26:22.95)attheBig12ChampionshipsinStillwater,Okla. Onthetrack,Pittmanopenedhiscareerbysettingindoorpersonalbests in the 3,000 (9:23.41, Holiday Inn Invitational) and 5,000(15:46.30, Frank SevigneHusker Invitational). He added anoutdoorpersonal-best16:07.39inthe5,000attheNebraskaOpenonMay1.high school (Millard west) PittmanjoinedtheHuskersafterleadingMillardWestHighSchoolto back-to-back Class A cross country state titles under CoachMaxKurz.Afternotcompetingasafreshmanorsophomore,Pittmanbrokeontothesceneasthe2008staterunner-up(16:37.0).Asasenior in2009,Pittmancutnearly14secondsoffhis2008time,finishingsecondwithatimeof16:23.6. Pittman earned his first statemedal on the track as a senior, ashe finished eighth in the 3,200 meters with a time of 9:55.86. Heproducedapersonalbestof9:47.14inthe3,200meters,whichheranatthe2010ClassA-4Districtmeet.Personal AnthonyisthesonofTomandColettePittman.AnthonywasbornonSept.23,1992.HeisachemicalengineeringmajoratNebraska.

AnthonyPittmansophomoreOmaha,Neb.(MillardWest)



Duffy’s Track BestsIndoor outdoor600y 1:16.57 800m 1:53.85800m 1:55.49 1,500m 4:21.40

2011 (outlook) GrantDuffyreturnedtohishometowntocompeteasamemberoftheNebraskatrackandfieldandcrosscountryprogramafteroriginallyattendingtheUniversityofColorado. DuffyjoinedtheHuskerprogramintimeforthe2011indoorandoutdoortrackseasons,buthedidnotcompeteforNebraskaduringtheseason.HewillmakehisfirstappearanceontheNUcrosscountryteam in 2011. “Grant transferred from Colorado and ran track this past spring,” NebraskaCoachJayDirksensaid.“Hehassomeability,sowewillseewhat he can do to help the program.”

2010 (sophomore) DuffytransferredtoNebraskamidwaythroughhis juniorseason.He did not compete in cross country in 2010, but he was a member of the2011Nebraskatrackandfieldteam.HedidnotcompeteindoorsoroutdoorsfortheHuskersinhisfirstsemesteratNebraska.

Before nebraska (Colorado/lincoln east) DuffytransferredtoNebraskapriortothestartofthe2011springsemester from the University of Colorado. He competed for twoseasonsatCU,runninga1,500-meterbestof4:21.40atthe2009JackChristiansen Invitational. He posted a personal best in the outdoor800metersatthe2010Mt.SACRelayswithatimeof1:53.85. HeranboththeClassA800and1,600metersatthe2008Nebraskastate meet while at Lincoln East High School.

Personal The son ofWalter and RosalieDuffy,Grantwas bornMarch 21,1990.HisfatherwasacrosscountryAll-AmericanfortheHuskersin1983.GrantisabiologicalsciencesmajoratNebraska.

grantDuffyJuniorLincoln,Neb.(Colorado/East)

tobias’ track BestsIndoor outdoor800m 1:56.40 800m 1:54.501,000m 2:28.61 1,500m 4:03.95Mile 4:34.41

2011 (outlook) AlneyTobias(pronouncedAL-nee)joinstheNebraskacrosscountryprogram after a freshman season spent focusing on the middledistanceeventsfortheHuskertrackandfieldteam. Tobias was a four-time NewYorkstatecrosscountryqualifierat Lansingburgh High School in Troy, N.Y., so he brings someexperience to the sport. He will likelyspendhisfirstseasonwiththe Husker cross country team expanding his training base while adjusttorunningatthecollegiatelevel. “Alney is joining the teamfor the first time this fall afterrunning mainly the 800 meterslast year,” Nebraska Coach JayDirksen said. “He has a very good attitude about running and astrong desire to succeed. I am looking forward to seeing how fasthecanmake the transition to the longerdistancesof thecrosscountry races.

2010 (redshirt) Tobiasdidnotruncrosscountrybutwasaparticipantonthe2011trackandfieldteam.Duringtheoutdoortrackandfieldseason,Tobiassetapersonalbestwitha4:03.95inthe1,500metersattheWichitaStateClassiconApril2.Headdedaseason-besttimeof1:54.86inthe800at theWardHaylett Invitational.Healso ran theanchor legonNU’s4x1,600-meterrelayattheDrakeRelays. DuringhisfirstyearofindoortrackatNebraska,Tobiasranaseason-best1:57.40inthe800attheadidasClassic.Headdedaseason-best2:33.03 in the1,000at theFrankSevigneHusker Invitational,andapersonal-best4:34.41inthemile.

Before nebraska (lansingburgh hs) Tobias came to Nebraska following a strong prep career atLansingburghHighSchoolinTroy,N.Y.Inadditiontobeingafour-timequalifier for the state cross countrymeet,heexcelledon the track.TobiasqualifiedthreetimesforstateindoorandoutdoormeetsandcapturedtwomedalsattheindoorFederationmeet. Tobias graduated with 10 school records and set a personal best of 1:54.50 in the 800 meters. He chose Nebraska over Tennessee,GeorgiaTechandLSU.

Personal ThesonofLouieandPennyTobias,AlneywasbornMarch18,1992.AlneyisacivilengineeringmajoratNebraska.

Alneytobiasredshirt freshmanTroy,N.Y.(Lansingburgh)

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Creighton/uno Classic 5Ksaturday, sept. 4 - omaha, neb.

Team Champion: Nebraska (15 pts.)top five individuals

1. Lara Crofford, Nebraska ............... 18:11.422. Ashley Miller, Nebraska ................ 18:55.743. Erica Hamik, Nebraska .................. 19:06.304. Blaire Dinsdale, Nebraska ............. 19:26.585. Jen Webers, Nebraska .................. 19:33.66

other nu finishers7. Sarah Plambeck ............................ 19:49.798. Katie White ................................... 19:52.6315. Isabel Andrade ............................ 20:13.5923. Sam Morabe ............................... 20:41.56

woody greeno/nebraska Invitational

saturday, sept. 18 - lincoln, neb.Team Champion: Nebraska (20 pts.)

top five individuals1. Lara Crofford, Nebraska ................. 21:01.42. Martina Barinova, Nebraska ........... 21:29.73. Obsie Birru, Grand View ................. 21:49.34. Christine Nelson, Wyoming ............ 21:52.25. Erica Hamik, Nebraska .................... 22:09.3

other nu finishers6. Ashley Miller ................................... 22:21.28. Jessica Furlan .................................. 22:26.09. Jen Webers ..................................... 22:27.518. Sarah Plambeck ............................ 22:59.730. Allison Eckert ................................ 23:18.233. Blaire Dinsdale .............................. 23:23.535. Isabel Andrade .............................. 23:37.644. Katie White ................................... 23:53.245. Sam Morabe ................................. 23:55.1

Wisconsin adidas Invitationalsaturday, oct. 2 - Madison, wis.

Team Champion: Syracuse (89 pts.)Nebraska Finish: 9th (248 pts.)

top five individuals1. Charlotte Browning, Florida ...........20:13.42. Emily MacLeod, Michigan State .....20:14.83. Katie Hursey, Syracuse ...................20:17.04. Kendra Schaaf, North Carolina .......20:20.65. Lara Crofford, Nebraska .................20:21.7

top nu finishers29. Martina Barinova .......................... 20:50.767. Erica Hamik ................................... 21:37.175. Ashley Miller ................................. 21:40.379. Jessica Furlan ................................ 21:42.4106. Jen Webers ................................. 22:13.6137. Katie White ................................. 22:44.4147. Isabel Andrade............................ 22:52.9171. Sam Morabe ............................... 23:25.2183. Sarah Plambeck .......................... 23:42.0191. Blaire Dinsdale ............................ 24:02.6

2010 nu Postseason AwardsMost valuable Runner

Lara CroffordMost improved Runner

Katie WhiteLetterwinners (7)

Martina Barinova (1)Lara Crofford (4)Jessica Furlan (2)Erica Hamik (3)

Ashley Miller (3)Jen Webers (4)Katie White (2)

Indiana State Pre-Nationals(Blue Race)

saturday, oct. 16 - terre Haute, ind.Team Champion: Florida State (115 pts.)

Nebraska Finish: 24th (560 pts.)top five individuals

1. Risper Kimaiyo, UTEP ...................... 20:03.42. Alex Banfich, Princeton .................. 20:08.33. Deborah Maier, California .............. 20:19.34. Tara Erdmann, Loyola Marymount . 20:27.45. Aliphine Tuliamuk, Iowa State ........ 20:29.0

top nu finishers13. Lara Crofford ................................ 20:39.044. Martina Barinova .......................... 21:08.1151. Erica Hamik ................................. 22:05.6175. Jessica Furlan .............................. 22:22.1177. Jen Webers ................................. 22:22.9198. Ashley Miller ............................... 22:36.8243. Katie White ................................. 23:24.0

Big 12 ChampionshipsSaturday, Oct. 30 - Stillwater, Okla.

Team Champion: Texas Tech (44 pts.)Nebraska Finish: 8th (219 pts.)

top five individuals1. Rose Tanui, Texas Tech .............. ...20:04.342. Betsy Saina, Iowa State ................ 20:18.553. Aliphine Tuliamuk, Iowa State ...... 20:19.864. Laura Tremblay, Colorado ............ 20:20.485. Emma Coburn, Colorado .............. 20:27.86

top nu finishers10. Lara Crofford .............................. 20:37.8921. Martina Barinova ........................ 21:03.2363. Jessica Furlan .............................. 22:13.3368. Erica Hamik ................................. 22:19.4571. Jen Webers ................................. 22:34.9176. Ashley Miller ............................... 22:43.8777. Katie White ................................. 22:45.5183. Isabel Andrade ............................ 22:54.3787. Sarah Plambeck .......................... 22:56.95

nCAA Midwest Regionalsaturday, nov. 13 - Peoria, ill.

Team Champion: Iowa State (35 pts.)Nebraska Finish: 8th (233 pts.)

top five individuals1. Stephanie Price, Minnesota ........... 20:01.52. Betsy Saina, Iowa State .................. 20:01.63. Paula Whiting, Tulsa ....................... 20:04.64. Aliphine Tuliamuk, Iowa State ........ 20:05.75. Semehar Tesfaye, Iowa State ......... 20:14.4

top nu finishers6. Lara Crofford .................................. 20:17.125. Martina Barinova .......................... 20:54.356. Jessica Furlan ................................ 21:30.159. Ashley Miller ................................. 21:32.490. Erica Hamik ................................... 21:53.493. Jen Webers ................................... 21:59.394. Katie White ................................... 22:01.3

nCAA ChampionshipsMonday, nov. 22 - terre Haute, ind.Team Champion: Villanova (120 pts.)

Nebraska Finish: No Team Scoretop five individuals

1. Sheila Reid, Villanova ..................... 20:06.92. Emily Infeld, Georgetown ............... 20:09.23. Jordan Hasay, Oregon .................... 20:13.04. Risper Kimaiyo, UTEP ...................... 20:16.15. Rose Tanui, Texas Tech ................... 20:17.6

top nu finisher129. Lara Crofford .............................. 21:33.4

2010 WOmeN’S meet-by-meet RecaP

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creighton/UNO Invitationalsaturday, sept. 4 - omaha, neb.

Team Champion: Nebraska (32 pts.)top five individuals

1. Isaiah Samoei, Iowa Western .........25:59.52. Jesse Adams, Nebraska ..................26:28.93. Trevor Vidlak, Nebraska .................27:04.84. Travis Brenner, South Dakota .........27:10.25. Jeffrey Mettler, South Dakota ........27:10.6

other nu finishers8. Tommy Brinn ..................................27:21.89. Connor Gibson ................................27:29.510. Parker Schoen...............................27:30.211. Jarren Heng ..................................27:42.917. Anthony Pittman ..........................28:24.628. Alex Adams ...................................29:48.8

woody greeno/nebraska Invitational

saturday, sept. 18 - lincoln, neb.Team Champion: Wyoming (33 pts.)

Nebraska Finish: 2nd (34 pts.)top five individuals

1. Jim Walmsley, Air Force .................24:43.62. David Adams, Nebraska ..................24:54.13. Tanner Fruit, Nebraska-Kearney ....25:07.84. Greg Miller, Wyoming ....................25:18.65. Nick Ekel, Wyoming ........................25:21.4

other nu finishers8. Jesse Adams ...................................25:31.810. Trevor Vidlak ................................25:33.212. Todd Gulizia ..................................25:36.217. Anthony Oberle ............................25:52.026. Jarren Heng ..................................26:08.744. Tommy Brinn ................................26:41.453. Parker Schoen...............................26:51.569. Anthony Pittman ..........................27:02.071. Connor Gibson ..............................27:05.682. Matt Conahan ...............................27:14.7115. Ethan Luebbe ..............................27:40.9144. Alex Adams .................................28:11.9

wisconsin adidas Invitational

saturday, oct. 2 - Madison, wis.Team Champion: Indiana (43 pts.)Nebraska Finish: 15th (400 pts.)

top five individuals1. Don Cabral, Princeton ....................23:29.02. Andrew Bayer, Indiana ...................23:29.43. Andrew Poore, Indiana ...................23:30.74. Elliot Krause, Wisconsin .................23:32.65. Landon Peacock, Wisconsin ...........23:35.2

top nu finishers9. David Adams ...................................23:50.358. Anthony Oberle ............................24:46.893. Todd Gulizia ..................................24:50.2108. Jesse Adams ...............................25:03.6142. Trevor Vidlak ..............................25:34.8152. Tommy Brinn ..............................25:44.6154. Jarren Heng ................................25:46.5164. Matt Conahan .............................25:54.5

2010 nu Postseason AwardsMost valuable Runner

David AdamsMost improved Runner

Trevor VidlakLetterwinners (5)David Adams (3)Jesse Adams (3)Todd Gulizia (3)

Anthony Oberle (3)Trevor Vidlak (1)

176. Anthony Pittman ........................26:16.2188. Connor Gibson ............................26:53.3197. Parker Schoen.............................27:11.9

Indiana State Pre-Nationals(Blue Race)

saturday, oct. 16 - terre Haute, ind.Team Champion: Stanford (43 pts.)

Nebraska Finish: 24th (622 pts.)top five individuals

1. Chris Derrick, Stanford ...................23:16.92. Elliot Heath, Stanford .....................23:16.93. Jake Riley, Stanford ........................23:17.14. Barnabas Kirui, Mississippi .............23:29.35. Diego Estrada, Northern Arizona....23:33.9

top nu finishers22. David Adams .................................24:11.5117. Anthony Oberle ..........................25:03.1138. Jesse Adams ...............................25:18.6153. Todd Gulizia ................................25:27.0188. Jarren Heng ................................25:57.4194. Trevor Vidlak ..............................26:02.1211. Tommy Brinn ..............................26:28.2

Big 12 ChampionshipsSaturday, Oct. 30 - Stillwater, Okla.

Team Champion: Oklahoma State (19 pts.)Nebraska Finish: 6th (195 pts.)

top five individuals1. Girma Mecheso, Oklahoma State ....23:56.942. German Fernandez, Oklahoma State ..23:58.20

3. Colby Lowe, Oklahoma State ........23:58.374. Tom Farrell, Oklahoma State ........24:06.635. Andrew Wacker, Colorado ...........24:14.78

top nu finishers21. David Adams ...............................25:03.9540. Jesse Adams ...............................25:29.1944. Todd Gulizia ................................25:37.8145. Trevor Vidlak ..............................25:40.6449. Anthony Oberle ..........................25:46.8166. Jarren Heng ................................26:21.8367. Anthony Pittman ........................26:22.9577. Matt Conahan .............................26:49.9682. Tommy Brinn ..............................27:03.03

nCAA Midwest Regionalsaturday, nov. 13 - Peoria, ill.

Team Champion: Oklahoma (43 pts.)Nebraska Finish: 10th (297 pts.)

top five individuals1. Colby Lowe, Oklahoma State ..........29:30.72. Kevin Schwab, Oklahoma ...............29:30.83. German Fernandez, Oklahoma State .... 29:46.54. Tom Farrell, Oklahoma State ..........29:53.45. Jeff Thode, Iowa .............................29:55.8

top nu finishers8. David Adams ...................................30:00.160. Jesse Adams .................................31:33.867. Todd Gulizia ..................................31:46.083. Trevor Vidlak ................................32:05.495. Anthony Oberle ............................32:17.8101. Jarren Heng ................................32:24.3103. Anthony Pittman ........................32:31.9

nCAA ChampionshipsMonday, nov. 22 - terre Haute, ind.

Team Champion: Oklahoma State (73 pts.)Nebraska Finish: No Team Score

top five individuals1. Samuel Chelanga, Liberty ...............29:22.22. Stephen Sambu, Arizona ................29:26.53. Luke Puskedra, Oregon...................29:38.04. Leonard Korir, Iona .........................29:42.05. Chris Derrick, Stanford ...................29:44.7

top nu finisher135. David Adams ...............................31:28.8

2010 meN’S meet-by-meet RecaP

A three-time Most Valuable Runner and two-time team captain, David Adams finished 135th at the 2010 NCAA Championships. Adams earned All-Midwest Region honors with an eighth-place finish in 2010.



Theresa Stelling1993

Sammie Resh1987, 1988

Kayte Tranel2005

Fran ten Bensel1990, 1991, 1992

Yvonne van der Kolk1988

Jean Verster1985

Greg Carlberg1970

Joe Kirby1988, 1989

Kurt Russell1984

Wally Duffy1983

Jeroen Broekzitter1997

Jacques van Rensburg1988, 1989

Cleophas Boor1996, 1997

Jonah Kiptarus1996

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nCAA ChampionshipsYear Champion (Pts.) NU Finish (Pts.) Top NU Finisher2010 Villanova (120) No Team Finish Lara Crofford, 129th2009 Villanova (86) No Team Finish Lara Crofford, 113th 2008 Washington (79) 25th (539) Lara Crofford, 45th2007 Stanford (145) No Team Finish Lara Crofford, 85th2006 Stanford (195) Did Not Qualify --2005 Stanford (146) No Team Finish Kayte Tranel, 28th2004 Colorado (63) Did Not Qualify --2003 Stanford (120) 30th (593) Ann Gaffigan, 71st2002 Brigham Young (85) Did Not Qualify --2001 Brigham Young (62) No Team Finish Ann Gaffigan, 98th2000 Colorado (117) Did Not Qualify --1999 Brigham Young (72) 16th (430) Michelle Brooks, 31st1998 Villanova (106) t23rd (534) Jeannette Zimmer, 70th1997 Brigham Young (100) 19th (457) Amy Wiseman, 94th1996 Stanford (101) 20th (449) Melissa Wilson, 86th1995 Providence (88) Did Not Qualify Christina Blackmer, 108th1994 Villanova (75) 16th (412) Julie Mazzitelli, 73rd1993 Villanova (66) 20th (421) Theresa Stelling, 24th1992 Villanova (123) 18th (394) Fran ten Bensel, 9th1991 Villanova (85) 12th (314) Fran ten Bensel, 17th1990 Villanova (82) Did Not Qualify Fran ten Bensel, 36th1989 Villanova (99) 3rd (186) Yvonne van der Kolk, 34th1988 Kentucky (75) 3rd (143) Sammie Resh, 7th1987 Oregon (98) No Team Finish Sammie Resh, 29th1986 Texas (62) 12th (245) Laura Wight, 35th1985 Wisconsin (58) Did Not Qualify --1984 Wisconsin (63) 11th (268) Laura Wight, 37th1983 Oregon (95) Did Not Qualify --1982 Virginia (48) Did Not Qualify --1981 Virginia (36) Did Not Qualify --1980 North Carolina State (76) No Team Finish Sara Stricker1979 North Carolina State (108) Did Not Qualify --1978 Iowa State (119) No Team Finish Carol Schenk, 30th1977 Iowa State (92) No Team Finish Donna Fox, 140th1976 Iowa State (62) Did Not Qualify --1975 Iowa State (96) No Team Finish Cindy Dixon, 74th

Regional ChampionshipsYear Champion (Pts.) NU Finish (Pts.) Top NU FinisherMidwest2010 Iowa State (35) 8th (233) Lara Crofford, 6th2009 Minnesota (60) 4th (147) Lara Crofford, 11th2008 Minnesota (57) 3rd (124) Lara Crofford, 7th2007 Minnesota (79) 4th (130) Lara Crofford, 9th2006 Illinois (44) 4th (141) Ari Goldstein, 22nd2005 Oklahoma State (71) 5th (142) Kayte Tranel, 8th2004 Missouri (52) 11th (311) Anne Shadle, 37th2003 Nebraska (60) 1st (60) Ann Gaffigan, 2nd2002 Missouri (63) 13th (319) Ann Gaffigan, 10th2001 Oklahoma State (56) 10th (233) Ann Gaffigan, 6th2000 Kansas State (61) 8th (196) Kathryn Handrup, 21st1999 Kansas State (40) 3rd (98) Michelle Brooks, 7th1998 Kansas State (92) 4th (128) Jeannette Zimmer, 11th1997 Missouri (76) 2nd (81) Amy Wiseman, 5thDistrict v1996 Iowa State & Missouri (68) 3rd (99) Christina Blackmer, 12th1995 Missouri (57) 3rd (87) Nora Shepherd, 2nd1994 Kansas (67) 2nd (78) Nora Shepherd, 7th1993 Kansas (76) 2nd (86) Theresa Stelling, 2nd1992 Nebraska (66) 1st (66) Fran ten Bensel, 1st1991 Nebraska (45) 1st (45) Fran ten Bensel, 2nd1990 Iowa State (56) 3rd (74) Fran ten Bensel, 6th1989 Nebraska (41) 1st (41) Yvonne van der Kolk, 4th1988 Nebraska (38) 1st (38) Sammie Resh, 3rd1987 Colorado (52) 3rd (75) Sammie Resh, 2nd1986 Colorado (33) 3rd (67) Sammie Resh, 13th1985 Iowa State (42) 3rd (83) Jill Noel, 11th1984 Kansas State (53) 3rd (65) Laura Wight, 7th1983 Iowa State (39) 4th (133) Karlene Erickson, 13th1982 Iowa State (43) No Team Finish Sara Stricker, 16th1981 Missouri (35) 4th (95) Janice Orht, 9th1980 Iowa (48) No Team Finish Sara Stricker, 13th1979 Iowa State (26) No Team Finish Christine Hass, 30th1978 Iowa State (30) 6th (145) Carol Schenk, 2nd1977 Iowa State (26) 7th (205) Donna Fox, 17th

Big 12 ChampionshipsYear Champion (Pts.) NU Finish (Pts.) Top NU Finisher2010 Texas Tech (44) 8th (219) Lara Crofford, 10th2009 Texas Tech (38) 4th (143) Lara Crofford, 16th 2008 Texas Tech (44) 3rd (102) Lara Crofford, 6th2007 Colorado (59) 3rd (98) Lara Crofford, 9th2006 Colorado (45) 3rd (110) Channing Anseth, 12th2005 Colorado (38) 5th (117) Kayte Tranel, 15th2004 Colorado (25) 9th (235) Anne Shadle, 15th2003 Colorado (45) 6th (149) Ann Gaffigan, 19th2002 Colorado (34) 11th (257) Ann Gaffigan, 27th2001 Colorado (33) 9th (184) Ann Gaffigan, 7th2000 Colorado (29) 7th (173) Kathryn Handrup, 20th1999 Colorado (62) 4th (121) Michelle Brooks, 7th1998 Kansas State (78) 7th (138) Jeannette Zimmer, 12th1997 Colorado (23) 2nd (92) Amy Wiseman, 6th1996 Colorado (30) 3rd (123) Christina Blackmer, 18thBig eight Championships1995 Colorado (25) 4th (93) Nora Shepherd, 6th1994 Colorado (29) 2nd (65) Julie Mazzitelli, 4th1993 Nebraska (57) 1st (57) Theresa Stelling, 2nd1992 Colorado & Kansas State (52) 3rd (82) Fran ten Bensel, 2nd1991 Nebraska (55) 1st (55) Fran ten Bensel, 1st1990 Iowa State (48) 4th (105) Fran ten Bensel, 8th1989 Nebraska (43) 1st (43) Yvonne van der Kolk, 4th1988 Nebraska (41) 1st (41) Sammie Resh, 4th1987 Colorado (49) 2nd (57) Sammie Resh, 2nd1986 Oklahoma State (49) 4th (88) Sammie Resh, 13th1985 Nebraska (61) 1st (61) Jill Noel, 5th1984 Missouri (57) 5th (97) Karlene Erickson, 12th1983 Iowa State (44) 4th (111) Jill Noel, 7th1982 Kansas State (41) 5th (105) Sara Stricker, 10th1981 Iowa State (27) 6th (152) Sara Stricker, 20th1980 Missouri (36) 7th (173) Sara Stricker, 18th1979 Iowa State (31) No Team Finish Chris Haas, 20th1978 Iowa State (43) 5th (118) Carol Schenk, 2nd1977 Iowa State (27) 6th (134) Cindy Dixon, 19thindividual All-Region HonorsMidwest2010 Lara Crofford, Martina Barinova2009 Lara Crofford2008 Lara Crofford, Natalja Callahan, Rachel Carrizales, Jen Pancoast2007 Lara Crofford, Natalja Zarcenko2005 Kayte Tranel, Ari Goldstein2003 Ann Gaffigan, Kathryn Handrup, Anne Shadle, Kayte Tranel2002 Ann Gaffigan, Kayte Tranel2001 Ann Gaffigan, Kathryn Handrup2000 Ann Gaffigan, Kathryn Handrup1999 Michelle Brooks, Kathryn Handrup, Jaimie Kruger, Jaime Pauli1998 Amy Wiseman, Jeannette Zimmer1997 Kate Centerwall, Melinda Mohr, Jaime Pauli, Amy WisemanDistrict v1996 Christina Blackmer, Amie Finkner, Jaime Pauli, Nora Shepherd, Melissa Wilson1995 Christina Blackmer, Heather McMahon, Nora Shepherdindividual All-Big 12 Conference Honors2010 Lara Crofford2008 Lara Crofford, Rachel Carrizales2007 Lara Crofford, Natalja Zarcenko2006 Channing Anseth, Ari Goldstein2005 Kayte Tranel2004 Anne Shadle2001 Ann Gaffigan1999 Michelle Brooks1997 Amy Wisemanindividual All-Big eight Conference Honors1995 Nora Shepherd1994 Julie Mazzitelli1993 Theresa Stelling1992 Fran ten Bensel, Theresa Stelling1991 Fran ten Bensel, Lisa (Darley) Graham 1990 Fran ten Bensel, Lisa Darley 1988 Sammie Resh, Tracy Smith, Yvonne van der Kolk1987 Michele Marthaler, Juliette Prowse, Sammie Resh1985 Mary Amen, Jill Noel, Laura Wight1982 Sara Stricker1979 Carol Schenk

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nCAA ChampionshipsYear Champion (Pts.) NU Finish (Pts.) Top NU Finisher2010 Oklahoma State (73) No Team Finish David Adams, 135th2009 Oklahoma State (127) Did Not Qualify --2008 Oregon (93) Did Not Qualify --2007 Oregon (85) Did Not Qualify --2006 Colorado (94) Did Not Qualify --2005 Wisconsin (37) Did Not Qualify --2004 Colorado (90) Did Not Qualify --2003 Stanford (24) Did Not Qualify --2002 Stanford (47) No Team Finish James Bowler, 84th2001 Colorado (90) 27th (661) James Bowler, 78th2000 Arkansas (83) 26th (623) Marcus Witter, 79th1999 Arkansas (58) Did Not Qualify --1998 Arkansas (97) Did Not Qualify --1997 Stanford (53) 11th (294) Cleophas Boor, 6th1996 Stanford (46) 7th (209) Jonah Kiptarus, 2nd1995 Arkansas (100) No Team Finish Brady Bonsall, 87th1994 Iowa State (65) No Team Finish Kevin Miiller, 71st1993 Arkansas (31) Did Not Qualify --1992 Arkansas (46) No Team Finish David Iteffa, 50th1991 Arkansas (52) Did Not Qualify --1990 Arkansas (68) No Team Finish Joe Kirby, 149th1989 Iowa State (54) 8th (305) Joe Kirby, 13th1988 Wisconsin (105) 11th (270) Jacques van Rensburg, 14th1987 Arkansas (87) 13th (311) Jean Verster, 29th1986 Arkansas (69) 15th (338) Jean Verster, 33rd1985 Wisconsin (67) No Team Finish Jean Verster, 5th1984 Arkansas (101) No Team Finish Kurt Russell, 26th1983 Texas-El Paso (108) No Team Finish Wally Duffy, 29th1982 Wisconsin (59) Did Not Qualify --1981 Texas-El Paso (17) Did Not Qualify --1980 Texas-El Paso (58) Did Not Qualify --1979 Texas-El Paso (86) Did Not Qualify --1978 Texas-El Paso (56) Did Not Qualify --1977 Oregon (100) Did Not Qualify --1976 Texas-El Paso (62) Did Not Qualify --1975 Texas-El Paso (88 ) Did Not Qualify --1974 Oregon (77) Did Not Qualify --1973 Oregon (89) Did Not Qualify --1972 Tennessee (134) Did Not Qualify --1971 Oregon (83) No Team Finish Bob Unger, 67th1970 Villanova (87) No Team Finish Greg Carlberg, 22nd1969 Texas-El Paso (74) t-15th (420) Pete Brang, 39th1968 Villanova (78) Did Not Qualify --1967 Villanova (91) Did Not Qualify --1966 Villanova (79) Did Not Qualify --1965 Western Michigan (81) Did Not Qualify --1964 Western Michigan (86) Did Not Qualify --1963 San Jose State (53) Did Not Qualify --1962 San Jose State (58) No Team Finish Ray Stevens, 27th1961 Oregon State (68) Did Not Qualify --1960 Houston (54) Did Not Qualify --1959 Michigan State (44) Did Not Qualify --1958 Michigan State (79) Did Not Qualify --1957 Notre Dame (121) Did Not Qualify --1956 Michigan State (28) Did Not Qualify --1955 Michigan State (46) Did Not Qualify --1954 Oklahoma A&M (61) Did Not Qualify --1953 Kansas (70) Did Not Qualify --1952 Michigan State (65) Did Not Qualify --1951 Syracuse (80) Did Not Qualify --1950 Penn State (53) Did Not Qualify --1949 Michigan State (59) Did Not Qualify --1948 Michigan State (41) Did Not Qualify --1947 Penn State (60) Did Not Qualify --1946 Drake (42) Did Not Qualify --1945 Drake (50) Did Not Qualify --1944 Drake (25) Did Not Qualify --1943 No Meet Held Because of WWII -- --1942 Indiana/Penn State (57) Did Not Qualify --1941 Rhode Island (83) Did Not Qualify --1940 Indiana (65) Did Not Qualify --1939 Michigan State (54) Did Not Qualify --1938 Indiana (51) Did Not Qualify --

Regional ChampionshipsYear Champion (Pts.) NU Finish (Pts.) Top NU FinisherMidwest2010 Oklahoma (43) 10th (297) David Adams, 8th2009 Oklahoma State (50) 8th (248) David Adams, 20th2008 Oklahoma State (42) 10th (269) Kyle Custer, 35th2007 Oklahoma State (47) 12th (299) Peter van der Westhuizen, 43rd2006 Oklahoma State (72) 13th (427) Brian Parr, 39th2005 Oklahoma State (49) No Team Finish Brian Parr, 82nd2004 Minnesota (48) No Team Finish Eric Rasmussen, 54th2003 Oklahoma State (78) 18th (412) Paul Wilson, 64th2002 Iowa (79) 4th (154) James Bowler, 6th2001 Minnesota (78) 3rd (94) James Bowler, 6th2000 Oklahoma State (68) 5th (156) Aaron Carrizales, 6th1999 Minnesota (56) t7th (203) Marcus Witter, 11th1998 Oklahoma State (42) 13th (320) Lou Petricca, 43rd1997 Oklahoma State (86) 3rd (101) Jeroen Broekzitter, 1stDistrict v1996 Oklahoma State (47) 2nd (58) Jonah Kiptarus, 1st1995 Oklahoma State (33) 8th (200) Brady Bonsall, 8th1994 Iowa State (28) 4th (115) Kevin Miiller, 10th1993 Iowa State (35) 3rd (100) Kevin Miiller, 10th1992 Kansas State (58) 7th (202) David Iteffa, 2nd1991 Iowa State (29) 5th (163) David Iteffa, 13th1990 Iowa State (21) 8th (172) Joe Kirby, 4th1989 Iowa State (33) 2nd (90) Jaques van Rensburg, 2nd1988 Nebraska (51) 1st (51) Joe Kirby, 2nd1987 Colorado (80) 2nd (82) Jean Verster, 3rd1986 Colorado (46) 2nd (68) Jean Verster, 2nd1985 Iowa State (51) 5th (115) Jean Verster, 5th1984 Iowa State (66) 5th (117) Kurt Russell, 4th1983 Iowa State (49) 4th (106) Wally Duffy, 3rd1982 Colorado (41) Did Not Qualify --1981 Iowa State (70) Did Not Qualify --1980 Colorado (50) Did Not Qualify --1979 Colorado (26) NA --1978 Colorado (25) NA --1977 Missouri (31) NA --1976 Oklahoma (54) Did Not Qualify --1975 Colorado (50) NA --1974 Kansas State, 32 NA --

Trevor Vidlak was chosen one of Nebraska’s cross country team captains in 2011, after earning Most Improved Runner honors in 2010.

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Big 12 Conference ChampionshipsYear Champion (Pts.) NU Finish (Pts.) Top NU Finisher2010 Oklahoma State (19) 6th (195) David Adams, 21st2009 Oklahoma State (24) 7th (199) David Adams, 22nd2008 Oklahoma State (26) 7th (200) David Adams, 26th2007 Colorado (34) 10th (230) Peter van der Westhuizen, 23rd2006 Colorado (36) 11th (320) Brian Parr, 46th 2005 Colorado (44) 10th (288) Peter van der Westhuizen, 25th2004 Colorado (48) 12th (312) Eric Rasmussen, 37th2003 Colorado (38) 12th (341) Alec Maduza, 59th2002 Colorado (25) 7th (171) James Bowler, 19th2001 Colorado (31) 5th (136) James Bowler, 6th2000 Colorado (16) 5th (153) Marcus Witter, 11th1999 Colorado (22) 6th (173) Marcus Witter, 23rd1998 Colorado (31) 8th (179) Marcus Witter, 22nd1997 Colorado (32) 4th (99) Cleophas Boor, 2nd1996 Colorado (66) 2nd (70) Jonah Kiptarus, 1stBig eight Conference Championships1995 Oklahoma State (38) 6th (161) Brady Bonsall, 12th1994 Iowa State (29) 5th (118) Kevin Miiller, 12th1993 Iowa State (27) 4th (106) David Iteffa, 18th1992 Colorado (42) 6th (129) David Iteffa, 1st1991 Iowa State (16) 5th (124) David Iteffa, 10th1990 Iowa State (26) 3rd (84) Joe Kirby, 4th1989 Iowa State (22) 2nd (68) Joe Kirby, 2nd1988 Iowa State (34) 3rd (101) Jacques van Rensburg, 5th1987 Iowa State (47) 2nd (51) Jean Verster, 2nd1986 Colorado (37) 2nd (64) Jean Verster, 2nd1985 Colorado (48) 5th (99) Jean Verster, 7th1984 Iowa State (32) 3rd (104) Kurt Russell, 4th1983 Iowa State (53) 2nd (78) Wally Duffy, 4th1982 Colorado (35) 7th (154) Marc Adam, 14th1981 Iowa State (33) 7th (208) Marc Adam, 30th1980 Colorado (26) 8th (154) NA1979 Colorado (22) 8th (169) NA1978 Colorado (22) 8th (181) Mark Fluitt, 21st1977 Colorado (21) 4th (119) Harold Stelzer, 3rd1976 Colorado (46) 8th (156) Steve Allen, 16th1975 Kansas State (25) 8th (214) Harold Stelzer, 34th1974 Iowa State & Missouri (49) 8th (234) NA1973 Oklahoma State (53) 6th (117) Bob Unger, 11th1972 Oklahoma State (37) 6th (116) Bob Unger, 11th1971 Kansas State (49) 3rd (77) Bob Unger, 2nd1970 Missouri (60) 7th (152) Greg Carlberg, 1st1969 Kansas (55) 2nd (72) Pete Brang, 3rd1968 Kansas (45) 4th (98) Pete Brang, 6th1967 Missouri (52) 8th (187) Mel Campbell, 26th1966 Kansas State (51) 8th (224) NA1965 Kansas State (34) 7th (216) NA1964 Kansas (31) 5th (133) NA1963 Kansas (26) 6th (143) Peter Scott, 19th1962 Colorado (60) 3rd (76) Mike Fleming, 1st1961 Kansas (26) 7th (150) Ray Stevens, 4th1960 Oklahoma State (40 6th (139) Ray Stevens, 8th1959 Kansas (51) 3rd (94) Joe American Horse, 6th1958 Kansas (37) 5th (117) Joe Mullins, 8th1957 Kansas (26) 6th (155) Robert Elwood, 8thBig seven Conference Championships1956 Kansas (20) 6th (126) Robert Elwood, 5th1955 Kansas (15) 6th (106) Robert Elwood, 17th1954 Kansas (14) 7th (103) NA1953 Kansas (11) NA NA1952 Kansas (20.5) 6th (92) Clay Scott, 9th1951 Kansas (13) NA NA1950 Kansas (19) NA NA1949 Kansas (22) 7th (93) Esrif Aydin, 9th1948 Kansas (19) 6th (100) Don Morrison, 20thBig six Conference Championships1947 Kansas (22) 6th (79) NA1946 Oklahoma (44) 4th (76) Bobby Ginn, 1st1942-45 No Meet Held Because of WWII1941 Oklahoma (27) 4th (51) Bobby Ginn, 1st1940 Nebraska (24) 1st (24) Bobby Ginn, 1st1939 Kansas State (35) 6th (72) NA1938 Kansas State (36) 5th (95) NA1937 Kansas State (37) 4th (83) NA

1936 Kansas State (45) 3rd (62) NA1935 Oklahoma (31) 4th (86) NA1934 Kansas State (37) 4th (79) NA1933 No Meet Held1932 Kansas State (29) 3rd (43) NA1931 Iowa State (NA) 4th (NA) NA1930 Iowa State (NA) 4th (NA) NA1929 Oklahoma (44) 5th (91) NA1928 Kansas (51) 3rd (79) NA

individual All-Region HonorsMidwest2010 David Adams2009 David Adams2002 James Bowler, Eric Rasmussen2001 James Bowler, Ian Gray, Mike Kamm2000 Aaron Carrizales, Marcus Witter1999 Marcus Witter1997 Cleophas Boor, Jeroen Broekzitter, Aaron JohnsonDistrict v1996 Cleophas Boor, Jonah Kiptarus, Philip Maiyo, Balazs Tolgyesi, Jim Vance1995 Brady Bonsall, Balazs Tolgyesi1994 Brady Bonsall, Kevin Miiller, Balazs Tolgyesi

individual All-Big 12 Conference Honors2001 James Bowler1997 Cleophas Boor, Jeroen Broekzitter1996 Cleophas Boor, Jonah Kiptarusindividual All-Big eight Conference Honors1992 David Iteffa1991 David Iteffa1990 Joe Kirby1989 Joe Kirby, Jacques van Rensburg1988 Jacques van Rensburg1987 Bryan Clark, Joe Kirby, Jean Verster1986 Jean Verster1985 Jean Verster

Jesse Adams was selected as a 2011 team captain for the Huskers, after competing as Nebraska’s No. 2 runner for much of the 2010 season.

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Academic All-Big 12first-team2010 Blaire Dinsdale, Jessica Furlan, Erica Hamik, Ashley Miller, Jen Webers, Katie White2009 Rachel Carrizales, Lara Crofford, Jessica Furlan, Ari Goldstein, Erica Hamik, Elizabeth Marsh, Ashley Miller, Jen Webers, Katie White2008 Lara Crofford, Ari Goldstein, Ashley Miller, Betsy Miller, Jen Pancoast, Jen Webers,Natalja (Zarcenko) Callahan2007 Rachel Carrizales, Joslyn Dalton, Ari Goldstein, Jen Pancoast, Natalja Zarcenko2006 Channing Anseth, Joslyn Dalton, Ari Goldstein, Betsy Miller, Jen Pancoast, Kim Pancoast, Sara Prince, Val Zajac2005 Michaela Lenihan, Kayte Tranel, Kim Pancoast, Val Zajac, Betsy Miller2004 Anne Shadle, Kayte Tranel, Lindsey Finkner, Kim Pancoast, Val Zajac2003 Ann Gaffigan, Kathryn Handrup, Michaela Lenihan, Kim Pancoast, Anne Shadle, Kayte Tranel2002 Ann Gaffigan, Anne Shadle, Michele Steube2001 Ann Gaffigan, Kathryn Handrup, Morgan Hartman, Jenna Lucas2000 Amie (Finkner) Jorgensen, Jaimie Kruger, Christy Linnell, Jenna Lucas, Deb Osteen1999 Amie Finkner, Jenna Lucas, Melinda (Mohr) Oliver, Deb Osteen, Jaime Pauli, Jeannette Zimmer1998 Liz Biehl, Amie Finkner, Jenna Lucas, Melinda Mohr, Deb Osteen, Jaime Pauli, Jeannette Zimmer 1997 Nora Shepherd, Jaime Pauli, Melinda Mohr 1996 Sherri (Elwood) Macfee, Sandy Fein, Megan Mahle, Melinda Mohr, Nora Shepherd, Melissa Wilson

second-team2010 Lara Crofford2005 Joslyn Dalton2001 Melissa Drozda2000 Melissa Drozda, Kathryn Handrup

Honorable-mention1996 Sherri Bonsall

Academic All-Big eightfirst-team1995 Sandy Fein, Lindsey Miller, Nora Shepherd 1994 Kris Ellenbecker, Amber Parkinson, Sherri Sutter1993 Julieanne Campbell, Kris Ellenbecker, Sandy Fein, Dannika Hardersen, Theresa Stelling, Sherri Sutter 1992 Dannika Hardersen, Fran ten Bensel, Theresa Stelling, Sylvia Veit1991 Lisa (Darley) Graham, Fran ten Bensel, Theresa Stelling1990 Lisa Darley, Katie Fletcher, Fran ten Bensel1989 Michele Marthaler, Juliet Prowse1988 Michele Marthaler, Juliet Prowse, Sammie Resh1987 Sammie Resh1986 Mary Amen, Jill Noel

Honorable-mention1995 Sherri Bonsall, Sherri Elwood, Kristin Whitted1994 Sherri Elwood, Lindsey Miller, JoDee Shufelt1993 Michele Schaefer1992 Julieanne Campbell, Kris Ellenbecker, Katie Fletcher, Michele Schaefer, JoDee Shufelt1991 Julieanne Campbell, Katie Fletcher, Sylvia Veit1990 Julieanne Campbell, Lisa Darley, Angie Lippold, Sylvia Veit,1989 Katie Fletcher, Angie Lippold, Kelly Loos, Fran ten Bensel, Yvonne van der Kolk, Sylvia Veit1988 Susie Howard1987 Dawn Gale, Michele Marthaler1986 Laura Wight

CosiDA Academic All-Americans2011 Ashley Miller (Second Team)2004 Ann Gaffigan (Second Team)2002 Jenna Lucas (Second Team)

ustfCCCA All-Academic individuals2009 Lara Crofford2008 Lara Crofford, Rachel Carrizales2005 Kayte Tranel2003 Ann Gaffigan, Kathryn Handrup, Anne Shadle, Kayte Tranel2002 Ann Gaffigan2001 Ann Gaffigan1999 Jaime Pauli1997 Melinda Mohr 1995 Nora Shepherd1993 Kris Ellenbecker, Theresa Stelling1992 Fran ten Bensel, Theresa Stelling1991 Theresa Stelling

nebraska’s Herman Award2010 Tennis - 3.5412009 cross country - 3.7092008 cross country - 3.6712007 cross country - 3.7112006 Rifle - 3.6752005 Tennis - 3.6072004 Tennis - 3.4362003 Gymnastics - 3.5792002 Golf - 3.4652001 cross country - 3.4472000 cross country - 3.6471999 cross country - 3.6471998 Cross Country - 3.5591997 cross country - 3.6071996 Cross Country - 3.6021995 Gymnastics - 3.6691994 Cross Country - 3.558Note: The Herman Awards are presented annually and are named after the Dick and Dale Herman families. They are awarded to the University of Nebraska teams with the highest team grade-point average.

Ashley Miller became the third Nebraska women’s cross country student-athlete to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in the past 10 years with her second-team selection in 2011.

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Academic All-Big 12first-team2010 David Adams, Jesse Adams, Todd Gulizia, Ethan Luebbe, Anthony Oberle2009 David Adams, Jesse Adams, Brad Doering, Todd Gulizia, Ethan Luebbe, Anthony Oberle, Bryce Somer, Eric Thies2008 David Adams, Kyle Custer, Todd Gulizia, Anthony Oberle, Bryce Somer, Eric Thies2007 Kyle Custer, Alec Maduza, Bryce Somer2006 Kyle Custer, Bryce Dickmeyer, Alec Maduza2005 Bryce Dickmeyer2004 Bryce Dickmeyer, Eric Rasmussen2003 Dana Carne, Tim Williams, Paul Wilson2002 Marc Clinard, Eric Rasmussen, Paul Wilson, Kyle Wyatt, Tim Williams2001 Ian Gray, Paul Wilson, Kyle Wyatt2000 Ian Gray1998 Darren Ivy, Jim Vance1997 Jeroen Broekzitter, Jeff Ganz 1996 Alex Lamme, David Olson, Balazs Tolgyesi, Jim Vance

second-team2010 Tommy Brinn2009 Adam Mitteis2008 Peter Falcon2007 Ethan Luebbe2006 Brian Parr2004 Kyle Doperalski2002 James Bowler, Mike Kamm2001 Eric Rasmussen2000 Aaron Carrizales

Honorable-mention1997 Aaron Johnson1996 Jeff Ganz, Mike Mason

Academic All-Big eightfirst-team1995 Brady Bonsall, Alex Lamme, Balazs Tolgyesi1994 Brady Bonsall, David Draheim, Renier Henning, Alex Lamme, Kevin Miiller, Balazs Tolgyesi1993 Brady Bonsall, Renier Henning, Kevin Miiller1992 Kevin Clark, Renier Henning, David Iteffa, Kevin Miiller1991 Kevin Clark, Frank Lee1990 Kevin Clark, Pat Day, Frank Lee1989 Harald Graham, Joe Kirby 1988 Frank Graham, Harald Graham1987 Bryan Clark, Joe Kirby1986 Bryan Clark

Honorable-mention1995 Kevin Brewer, Mike Mason, Mike Myers1994 Chad Jansen1993 David Rhodes1992 Brady Bonsall, Brian Roth, Erik Skaden1991 Kevin Miiller, Brian Roth, Erik Skaden1990 Kirk Petit1989 Kevin Clark, Pat Day, Frank Graham, Kirk Petit1987 Brian Grier1986 Don Pobanz

CosiDA Academic All-Americans2004 Dana Carne (Second Team)2002 Kyle Wyatt (Second Team)1996 Brady Bonsall (First Team)1995 Brady Bonsall (Third Team)

ustfCCCA All-Academic individuals2010 David Adams2002 Eric Rasmussen2001 Ian Gray1996 Balazs Tolgyesi1995 Brady Bonsall1994 Brady Bonsall, Kevin Miiller1993 Kevin Miiller

nebraska’s Herman Award2010 Golf - 3.4222009 Cross Country - 3.3402008 Cross Country - 3.3092007 Tennis - 3.1232006 Cross Country - 3.0962005 Cross Country - 3.1152004 Cross Country - 3.1962003 Cross Country - 3.3302002 Cross Country - 3.4662001 Tennis - 3.1632000 Tennis - 3.3041999 Tennis - 3.2051998 Gymnastics - 3.1951997 Tennis - 3.3591996 Tennis - 3.2811995 Golf - 3.2671994 Cross Country - 3.298Note: The Herman Awards are presented annually and are named after the Dick and Dale Herman families. They are awarded to the University of Nebraska teams with the highest team grade-point average.

A 2010 USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree, David Adams was a three-time first-team academic All-Big 12 selection for the Huskers from 2008 to 2010.

Tommy Brinn earned second-team academic All-Big 12 honors following his sophomore season at Nebraska.

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team CaptainsYear Captain(s) Hometown2011 Jessica Furlan Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Ashley Miller Tipton, Iowa2010 Jessica Furlan Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Ashley Miller Tipton, Iowa2009 Ari Goldstein Soldotna, Alaska Rachel Carrizales Morrill, Neb.2008 Ari Goldstein Soldotna, Alaska Betsy Miller Lodgepole, Neb. Elizabeth Marsh Wichita, Kan.2007 Ari Goldstein Soldotna, Alaska2006 Kim Pancoast Cape Girardeau, Mo. Betsy Miller Lodgepole, Neb.2005 Michaela Lenihan Omaha, Neb. Kim Pancoast Cape Girardeau, Mo. Kayte Tranel Hampton, Neb.2004 Anne Shadle South Sioux City, Neb. Kayte Tranel Hampton, Neb.2003 Kathryn Handrup Aurora, Neb. Ann Gaffigan Springfield, Ill.2002 Kathryn Handrup Aurora, Neb. Ann Gaffigan Springfield, Ill.2001 Jenna Lucas Rapid City, S.D.2000 Amie (Finkner) Jorgensen Kearney, Neb.1999 Jaime Pauli Milbank, S.D.1998 Melissa Wilson Scottsbluff, Neb.1997 Nora Shepherd York, Neb.1996 Sandy Fein Lenexa, Kan.1995 Sherri (Sutter) Bonsall Merino, Colo.1994 Kris Ellenbecker Sioux Falls, S.D.1993 Theresa Stelling Auburn, Neb.1992 Fran ten Bensel Arapahoe, Neb.1991 Lisa (Darley) Graham Carlsbad, N.M.1990 Katie Fletcher Lakin, Kan.1989 Michele Marthaler Brooten, Minn.1988 Sammie Resh Shelton, Neb.1987 Sammie Resh Shelton, Neb.1986 Jill Noel Lincoln, Neb.1985 Laura Wight Letchworth, England1984 Jill Noel Lincoln, Neb.1983 Sue Nelson Indianola, Iowa1982 Janice Ohrt Traer, Iowa1981 Tami Essington Washington, Ill.1980 Lisa Kramer Lincoln, Neb.1979 Gina Hungerford Omaha, Neb.

Most valuable RunnerYear Athlete Hometown2010 Lara Crofford Newville, Pa.2009 Lara Crofford Newville, Pa.2008 Lara Crofford Newville, Pa.2007 Lara Crofford Newville, Pa.2006 Channing Anseth Lincoln, Neb.2005 Kayte Tranel Hampton, Neb.2004 Anne Shadle South Sioux City, Neb.2003 Ann Gaffigan Springfield, Ill.2002 Ann Gaffigan Springfield, Ill.2001 Ann Gaffigan Springfield, Ill.2000 Kathryn Handrup Aurora, Neb.1999 Michelle Brooks Preston, England1998 Jeannette Zimmer Port Orchard, Wash.1997 Amy Wiseman Lee’s Summit, Mo.1996 Christina Blackmer Upland, Calif.1995 Nora Shepherd York, Neb.1994 Julie Mazzitelli Eyota, Minn.1993 Theresa Stelling Auburn, Neb.1992 Fran ten Bensel Arapahoe, Neb.1991 Fran ten Bensel Arapahoe, Neb.1990 Fran ten Bensel Arapahoe, Neb.1989 Yvonne van der Kolk Hilversum, Netherlands1988 Sammie Resh Shelton, Neb.1987 Sammie Resh Shelton, Neb.1986 Sammie Resh Shelton, Neb. Mary Amen Lincoln, Neb. 1985 Jill Noel Lincoln, Neb.1984 Laura Wight Letchworth, England1983 Karlene Erickson Ericson, Neb.

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Most improved RunnerYear Athlete Hometown2010 Katie White Broken Bow, Neb.2009 Jessica Furlan Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada2008 Jen Pancoast Cape Girardeau, Mo.2007 Rachel Carrizales Morrill, Neb.2006 Jen Pancoast Cape Girardeau, Mo.2005 Betsy Miller Lodgepole, Neb.2004 Lindsey Finkner Kearney, Neb.2003 Anne Shadle South Sioux City, Neb.2002 Anne Shadle South Sioux City, Neb.2001 Kathryn Handrup Aurora, Neb.2000 Jenna Lucas Rapid City, S.D.1999 Jaimie Kruger Pierce, Neb.1998 Jenna Lucas Rapid City, S.D.1997 Kate Centerwall Bellevue, Wash.1996 Melinda Mohr Carroll, Neb.1995 Christina Blackmer Upland, Calif.1994 Amber Parkinson Anaheim, Calif.1993 Kris Ellenbecker Sioux Falls, S.D.1992 Kirsten Walz Las Cruces, N.M.1991 Stephanie Quandt Grand Island, Neb.1990 Lisa (Darley) Graham Carlsbad, N.M.1989 Katie Fletcher Lakin, Kan.1988 Dawn Gale Gillette, Wyo.1987 Susie Larson Lincoln, Neb.1986 Sammie Resh Shelton, Neb.1985 Sammie Resh Shelton, Neb.1984 Mary Amen Lincoln, Neb.1983 Jill Noel Lincoln, Neb.

LetterwinersStudent-Athlete Year(s) LetteredAmen, Mary 1984-85-86Anseth, Channing 2005-06-07Barinova, Martina 2010Biehl, Liz 1997Blackmer, Christina 1993-94-95-96Brooks, Michelle 1999Callahan (Zarcenko), Natalja 2005-06-07-08Campbell, Julieanne 1990-91Carrizales, Rachel 2007-08-09Centerwall, Kate 1997Crofford, Lara 2007-08-09-10Dalton, Joslyn 2004-05-06-07(Darley) Graham, Lisa 1987-90-91Dixon, Cindy 1975-76-77-78Edmunds, Ann 1981Ellenbecker, Kris 1991-93(Elwood) Macfee, Sherri 1993-94-95-96Erickson, Karlene 1983-84-85-86Essington, Tami 1978

Fein, Sandy 1992-93-95-96(Finkner) Jorgensen, Amie 1996-98-99-00Finkner, Lindsey 2003-04Fletcher, Katie 1989Fox, Donna 1977Furlan, Jessica 2009-10Gaffigan, Ann 2000-01-02-03Gale, Dawn 1988Glisovic, Mirjana 1999Goldstein, Ari 2005-06-07-09Hamik, Erica 2008-09-10Handrup, Kathryn 1999-00-01-03Hass, Christine 1979Henning, Lori 1985Hiatt, Kelly 1976-77-78Hitz, Doris 1975-76-77(Howard) Larson, Susie 1986-87-88Hungerford, Gina 1978Jadran, Farah 2003Kindig, Nancy 1977Kramer, Lisa 1978-80Kruger, Jaimie 1999-00Laack, Allison 1985Laird, Hillary 2000Lenihan, Michaela 2005Linnell, Christy 1999(Loos) O’Donnell, Kelly 1987-89-90Lucas, Jenna 1999-00-01Lund, Becky 1990-93Marsh, Elizabeth 2006Marthaler, Michele 1986-87-88-89Mazzitelli, Julie 1993-94McConkey, Susan 1976McMahon, Heather 1995Miller, Ashley 2008-09-10Miller, Betsy 2005-06-08Miller, Lindsey 1993-94-95(Mohr) Oliver, Melinda 1996-97-98-99Most, Sheri 1977Noel, Jill 1983-84-85-86Nunnally, Carol 1984Obermeir, Sandra 1977Ohrt, Janice 1981Osteen, Deb 1997-98-99Pancoast, Jen 2006-07-08Pancoast, Kim 2003-04-05-06Parkinson, Amber 1994Pauli, Jaime 1996-97-98-99Pearson, Cindy 1977Prowse, Juliet 1986-87-88-89Quandt, Stephanie 1991Resh, Sammie 1985-86-87-88Sanchez, Olivia 1993-94Schaefer, Michele 1991Schenk, Carol 1979Seaton, Julie 1977Shadle, Anne 2002-04Shepherd, Nora 1994-95-96-97Shufelt, JoDee 1992-94Smith, Tracy 1988-89Spires, Kerry 1991Stelling, Theresa 1990-91-92-93Stricker, Sara 1980-81-82(Sutter) Bonsall, Sherri 1992-93-94ten Bensel, Fran 1989-90-91-92Tranel, Kayte 2002-03-05van der Kolk, Yvonne 1988-89Veit, Sylvia 1989-90-91-92Vickers, Cindy 1976-77Walz, Kirsten 1991-92Webers, Jen 2007-08-09-10White, Katie 2008-10Wight, Laura 1983-84-85-86Wilson, Melissa 1995-96-98Wiseman, Amy 1997-98Zimmer, Jeannette 1998-99

Katie White claimed Nebraska’s Most Improved Runner award in 2010.


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team CaptainsYear Captain(s) Hometown2011 Jesse Adams Ogallala, Neb. Trevor Vidlak Lincoln, Neb.2010 David Adams York, Neb. Anthony Oberle Sioux City, Iowa2009 David Adams York, Neb.2008 Kyle Custer Cambridge, Neb. Brian Parr Fremont, Neb.2007 Peter van der Westhuizen Kempton Park, South Africa Alec Maduza Shorewood, Wis.2006 Bryce Dickmeyer Fremont, Neb.2005 Bryce Dickmeyer Fremont, Neb. Aaron Nasers Battle Creek, Mich.2004 Kyle Doperalski Wamego, Kan. Eric Rasmussen North Platte, Neb.2003 Dana Carne Omaha, Neb.2002 Ian Gray Eugene, Ore.2001 Ian Gray Eugene, Ore.2000 Marcus Witter Kearney, Neb.1999 Aaron Carrizales Morrill, Neb.1998 Lou Petricca Mount Prospect, Ill.1997 Aaron Johnson Columbus, Neb.1996 David Olson Bellevue, Neb.1995 Brady Bonsall Burwell, Neb.1994 Brady Bonsall Burwell, Neb. Chad Jansen Lee’s Summit, Mo.1993 David Iteffa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1992 Kevin Clark Auburn, Neb.1991 Pat Day Omaha, Neb.1990 Joe Kirby Jefferson City, Mo.1989 Frank Graham Nebraska City, Neb.1988 Frank Graham Nebraska City, Neb.1987 Bryan Clark Auburn, Neb.1986 Kraig Vanderbeek Lincoln, Neb.1985 Kirk Gottschalk Wahoo, Neb.1984 Tom Hoffman Exeter, Neb.1983 Mark Gokie Kearney, Neb.

Most valuable RunnerYear Athlete Hometown2010 David Adams York, Neb.2009 David Adams York, Neb.2008 David Adams York, Neb.2007 Peter van der Westhuizen Kempton Park, South Africa2006 Brian Parr Fremont, Neb.2005 Peter van der Westhuizen Kempton Park, South Africa2004 Eric Rasmussen North Platte, Neb.2003 Dana Carne Omaha, Neb.2002 James Bowler Alcester, Warwickshire, England2001 James Bowler Alcester, Warwickshire, England2000 Marcus Witter Kearney, Neb.1999 Marcus Witter Kearney, Neb.1998 Marcus Witter Kearney, Neb.1997 Cleophas Boor Kapsabet, Kenya1996 Jonah Kiptarus Kapsabet, Kenya1995 Brady Bonsall Burwell, Neb.1994 Kevin Miiller Rugby, N.D.1993 Kevin Miiller Rugby, N.D.1992 David Iteffa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1991 David Iteffa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1990 Joe Kirby Jefferson City, Mo.1989 Joe Kirby Jefferson City, Mo.1988 Jacques van Rensburg Bloemfontein, South Africa1987 Jean Verster Sasolburg, South Africa1986 Jody Fischer Gillette, Wyo.1985 Jean Verster Sasolburg, South Africa1984 Kurt Russell Flint, Mich.1983 Wally Duffy Shenandoah, Iowa

Most improved RunnerYear Athlete Hometown2010 Trevor Vidlak Lincoln, Neb.2009 Brad Doering Yuba City, Calif.2008 Brad Doering Yuba City, Calif.2007 Kyle Custer Cambridge, Neb.2006 Alec Maduza Shorewood, Wis.2005 Bryce Dickmeyer Fremont, Neb.2004 Bryce Dickmeyer Fremont, Neb.

HusKeR Men’s teAM AwARDs2003 Eric Dall Scottsdale, Ariz.2002 Eric Rasmussen North Platte, Neb.2001 Paul Wilson Wahoo, Neb.2000 Aaron Carrizales Morrill, Neb.1999 Aaron Carrizales Morrill, Neb.1998 Todd Tripple Gering, Neb.1997 Aaron Johnson Columbus, Neb.1996 Jim Vance Indianapolis, Ind.1995 Jim Vance Indianapolis, Ind.1994 Brady Bonsall Burwell, Neb.1993 Brady Bonsall Burwell, Neb.1992 Erik Skaden Sacramento, Calif.1991 Kevin Miiller Rugby, N.D.1990 Frank Lee Pocatello, Idaho1989 Kevin Clark Auburn, Neb.1988 Pat Day Omaha, Neb.1987 Joe Kirby Jefferson City, Mo.1986 Doug Mascher Gretna, Neb.1985 Bryan Clark Auburn, Neb.1984 Kirk Gottschalk Wahoo, Neb.1983 Gerard O’Callaghan County Cork, Ireland

LetterwinnersStudent-Athlete Year(s) LetteredAdam, Marc 1983Adams, David 2008-09-10Adams, Jesse 2008-09-10Alden, Claude 1906-07-08Allen, Edgar 1920Amberson, A.B. 1908-09-10Anderson, Lewis 1909-10-11Bachkora, Charles 1920Banks, Tom 1989-91Barta, Jed 1999-00-01Bates, William 1910-11Batie, J. Russell 1928Bauman, H.O. 1907-08-09Blackburn, Leston 1987-88Blaser, Roy 1932Bonsall, Brady 1992-93-94-95Boor, Cleophas 1996-97Bowler, James 2001-02Bowman, Claire 1921Broekzitter, Jeroen 1997Brownlee, John 1937-38Cales, Thomas 1911Carlson, Jared 1999Carne, Dana 2003Carrizales, Aaron 1996-99-00Chaddereon, Norris 1926-27Clark, Bryan 1984-85-86-87Clark, Kevin 1989-90-91-92Clinard, Marc 2001Conahan, Matt 2007Cook, William 1939-40Coulter, Steve 1990Cudmore, Dave 1983Cummings, Emerie 1927Custer, Kyle 2006-07Dall, Eric 2002-03Davis, Phillip 1999Day, Pat 1988-89-90Dickmeyer, Bryce 2004-05Diers, Harold 1912Doering, Brad 2008-09Doperalski, Kyle 2002Draheim, David 1993-94Duffy, Wally 1983Elwood, Todd 1990Etherton, Louis 1929Falcon, Peter 2007-08Fischer, George 1921Fischer, Jody 1986-87Foster, Kyle 1985Ganz, Jeff 1996-97Gardner, Maurice 1922Garringer, Luke 2001Garvey, Philip 1928-30George, Ralph 1908Ginn, Bobby 1940Goetze, Hartmann 1913Gokie, Mark 1983Gottschalk, Kirk 1984

Graham, Frank 1986-87-88-89Graham, Harald 1986-87-88-89Gray, Ian 2000-01Grier, Brian 1987Griffin, Carroll 1927-28-29Gulizia, Todd 2007-09-10Haskell, John 1922Havenga, Leon 1985Hayden, Jeremy 1996Henning, Renier 1991-92-93-94Hoffman, Tom 1983-84Hyde, Alvin 1921-22Iteffa, Banti 1993Iteffa, David 1990-91-92-93Jansen, Chad 1993-94Janulewicz, Martin 1928Johnson, Aaron 1996-97Johnson, Glen 1926-27Kamm, Mike 1999-00-01-02Kennedy, Alfred 1911Kibble, Clarence 1927Kiptarus, Jonah 1996Kirby, Joe 1987-88-89-90Kratz, Golden 1912Kretzler, Harry 1920Kosman, Hunter 1999Lamme, Alex 1994-96Lee, Frank 1990Lewis, James 1923-24-25Maiyo, Philip 1996Maduza, Alec 2006Mascher, Doug 1986-87Mason, Mike 1996McCartney, Ellis 1926McMaster, J.L. 1913Meyer, Kurt 1988Miiller, Kevin 1991-92-93-94Milek, W.A. 1909-1910Morrow, George 1930-31Myers, Mike 1992-93Nelsen, Johannes 1920Nuernberger, Gordeon 1930O’Callaghan, Gerard 1983-85Oberle, Anthony 2008-09-10Olson, David 1995-96Parr, Brian 2005-06Petit, Kirk 1989Petricca, Lou 1995-96-97-98Rasmussen, Eric 2000-01-02-04Rhodes, David 1992Ross, Jack 1924-25Russell, Kurt 1983-84Scheer, Aaron 1995-96Schultz, Jacob 1923Searle, James 1925Seger, Henry 1930Skaden, Erik 1992Skinner, Jeremy 1992Smith, Tony 1998Somer, Bryce 2008States, Herbert 1904Thies, Eric 2007Thomas, Mikel 2007-08Tolgyesi, Balazs 1994-95-96Tripple, Todd 1997-98-99Trump, Earle 1908van der Westhuizen, Peter 2005-07van Rensburg, Jacques 1988-89Vance, Jim 1994-95-96-98Vanderbeek, Kraig 1984-85-86-87Verster, Jean 1985-86-87Vidlak, Trevor 2010Wandzilak, Scott 2001White, Earl 1907Williams, Tim 2001Williams, Walter 1920-21Wilson, Paul 2001-02Witter, Marcus 1997-98-99-00Wyatt, Kyle 2000-01-02Zimmerman, Paul 1923-24-25Note: Letters in cross country were not awarded under Coach Frank Sevigne, but resumed in 1983, when Jay Dirksen took became head coach.

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Sunday,Oct.30 BigTenChampionships Champaign,Ill.(IllinoisArboretum) 10:45/11:45a.m.

Saturday,Nov.12 NCAAMidwestRegional DeKalb,Ill.(NorthernIllinoisCCCourse) 11a.m./12:15p.m.

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2011 Nebraska Cross Country Team - Front row (from left): Milena Stoicev, Sarah Plambeck, Martina Barinova, Jessica Furlan, Sarah Larson, Sam Morabe. Second row (from left): Ashley Miller, Erica Hamik, Isabel Andrade, Hannah Edwards, Katie White. Third row (from left): Dani Dapo, Grant Duffy, Jesse Adams, Trevor Vidlak. Back row (from left): Anthony Pittman, Brad Doering, Connor Gibson, Peter Falcon, Tommy Brinn, Brett Grieb, Jarren Heng, Alney Tobias, Adam Mitteis.

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