Seven Huskers Garner Academic All-Big 12 Honors

Lincoln ? Seven members of the Nebraska volleyball team were honored Tuesday afternoon, as they were selected to the 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Volleyball Team.

The Huskers’ seven selections tied Kansas State for the most of any Big 12 school, as all seven NU players were first-team honorees. The group is led by seniors Christina Houghtelling and Sarah Pavan, who had perfect 4.0 GPAs during the last academic year. It is both Pavan and Houghtelling’s third selection to the academic All-Big 12 team, as only six of the 44 members of the team posted 4.0 GPAs.

Other first-team academic All-Big 12 honorees included Kori Cooper, Maggie Griffin, Jordan Larson, Rachel Schwartz and Tracy Stalls. It marked Stalls’ third appearance on the team and the second for Griffin, Schwartz and Larson. Cooper makes her first appearance on the team this fall.

Nominated by each institution’s director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the volleyball academic all-league team consisted of 44 first team members combined with nine on the second team.  First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of her team’s scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.

The second-ranked Huskers return to action on Wednesday night, as they travel to Texas A&M. First serve is set for 5:30 p.m. and the match will be carried on the Husker Sports Network and on Huskers.com.

Nebraska’s Academic All-Big 12 Selections

Player, School

Yr.

Major

Hometown

Kori Cooper, Nebraska

So.

Pre Speech-Language Pathology

Amarillo, Texas

Maggie Griffin, Nebraska

Sr.

Finance

St. Charles, Ill.

Christina Houghtelling, Nebraska%

Sr.

Elementary Education

Cambridge, Neb.

Jordan Larson, Nebraska

Jr.

Communication Studies

Hooper, Neb.

Sarah Pavan, Nebraska%

Sr.

Biochemistry

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Rachel Schwartz, Nebraska

Jr.

Communication Studies

Lincoln, Neb.

Tracy Stalls, Nebraska

Sr.

Individualized Program of Studies

Denver, Colo.