Huskers To Be Honored in D.C. This Week

The Nebraska bowling team will visit Washington, D.C. this week to celebrate its 2015 National Collegiate Bowling Championship.

The Huskers will arrive in the nation's capital on Tuesday evening and attend a reception hosted by Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer at the U.S. Capitol Building.

On Wednesday, the team will have breakfast at the Dirksen Senate Building, before touring the White House and the Capitol Building. The team will also meet with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, an avid Husker fan, at the Supreme Court building, before returning to Lincoln on Wednesday evening.

Members of the 2015 national championship team include: Kelly Belzeski, Julia Bond, April Campbell, Melanie Crawford, Bethany Hedley, Lizabeth Kuhlkin, Gazmine Mason, Alexandra Mosquera, Andrea Ruiz, and Briana Zabierek. Kuhlkin was named the 2015 NTCA Collegiate Bowler of the Year, while Bond earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the 2015 NCAA Championship. 

The team will be travelling with and have the same itinerary as the Nebraska volleyball team, which will be honored for its 2015 NCAA Division I Volleyball National Championship.