Huskers Earn 25 Spots on Big 12 Honor Roll

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Nineteen members from the 2007-08 Husker swimming and diving team were joined by six former student-athletes to meet the minimum 3.0 or better grade-point average during the fall semester. This marks the second-straight term in which Pablo Morales’ squad has set a record, as it had 21 selections in the spring 2007 semester.

 

Of the honorees, four achieved perfect 4.0 grade-point averages in Kaitlin Arntz, Lauren Bailey, Kate Wheeler and Sarah Ziegelmann.

 

Overall, an impressive list of 298 Nebraska student-athletes across all sports claimed spots on the Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll. Among the 298 student-athletes who achieved 3.0 or better grade-point averages during the semester, 35 Huskers posted perfect 4.0 GPAs.

 

The Nebraska swimming and diving team finished the regular season with a 7-2 dual record, while it now prepares for the 2008 Big 12 Championships in Austin Texas. Competition begins Wednesday, Feb. 27 and concludes Saturday, March. 1.

 

Nebraska Swimming and Diving Fall 2007 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Arntz, Kaitlin*                So.       Omaha, Neb. (Advertising)

Bailey, Lauren*              Sr.        San Mateo, Calif. (Family and Consumer Science)

Bray, Cassidy                Jr.         Omaha, Neb. (Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science)

Broker, Sarah                So.       Downers Grove, Ill. (Nursing)

Burbach, Emily              Fr.        Lincoln, Neb. (Biological Sciences)

Cloud, Mariesa              Fr.        Maple Valley, Wash. (Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science)

Crawford, Emilee            Sr.        Overland Park, Kan. (Communication Studies)

Criss, Colleen                So.       Omaha, Neb. (Undeclared)

Giehl, Julie                    Fr.        Boulder, Colo. (Political Science & History Education)

Grushecky, Kelsey        Fr.        West Newton, Pa. (Biological Sciences)

Hoppenrath, Blaine         Fr.        Liberty, Mo. (Chemical Engineering)

Hutchinson, Mariah        So.       Topeka, Kan. (Undeclared)

Ida, Kelsey                    So.       Highlands Ranch, Colo. (International Studies, Political Science & Philosophy)

Jolly, Courtney               Jr.         Plantation, Fla. (Animal Science)

Kruse, Audrey               So.       Sioux Falls, S.D. (Nursing)

Matthies, Meredith         Fr.        Wichita, Kan. (Undeclared)

Millis, Dani                    Sr.        Frisco, Texas (Marketing)

Ressler, Kaci                 Sr.        Tampa, Fla. (Political Science)

Siemert, Lynn                Sr.        Sterling, Ill. (Textiles, Clothing & Design)

Stansbury, Danielle        Sr.        Lincoln, Neb. (Elementary Education)

Stroud, Jenna                Jr.         Lincoln, Neb. (Communication Studies)

Toler, Jenny                   Jr.         Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Art History and Criticism)

Wheeler, Kate*              Sr.        Issaquah, Wash. (Physics)

Yemm, Christina            Jr.         Sterling, Ill. (Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science)

Ziegelmann, Sarah*        So.       Fargo, N.D. (Undeclared)

 

*Designates 4.0 grade-point average