Academic All-America Tradition

Nebraska has a rich history of producing results both on and off the field. The Husker softball program is second nationally with 30 CoSIDA Academic All-America awards won by 22 players, including first-team selection Mattie Fowler in 2016. Overall, the softball program's 30 academic All-Americans rank as the third-highest total nationally among all female athletic programs in NCAA history.

Nebraska is one of three programs with 30 academic All-America awards. Below is a list of the 10 softball programs that have earned the most CoSIDA Academic All-America Awards:

No.	School	Academic All-Americans
1)	Alabama	35
2)	Nebraska	30
2)	Tennessee	30
4)	Southern Illinois	26
5)	Florida Southern	22
6)	College of New Jersey	21
7)	DePaul	20
	Florida	20
	Arizona State	20
10)	Illinois Wesleyan	19

Below is a list of the 22 Huskers to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America Accolades:

Player Photo	Player	Academic All-America Honor(s)
	Denise Day	1984 First Team 1985 First Team
	Denice Feldhaus	1984 Honorable Mention
	Shelby Mertins	1984 Honorable Mention
	Lori Richins	1985 Honorable Mention 1986 First Team 1987 Second Team
	Margie Ogrodowicz	1987 Second Team 1988 Second Team
	Ruth Chatwin	1987 Third Team
	Lori Sippel	1988 First Team
	Janelle Frese	1989 Second Team
	Jill Rishel	1990 First Team
	Ann Halsne	1991 Third Team 1992 Third Team
	Denise McMillan	1992 Second Team 1993 Second Team 1994 Second Team
	Karla Knicely	1996 Third Team
	Jenny Smith	1998 Third Team
	Jamie Fuente	2001 Third Team
	Kim Ogee	2002 Second Team
	Lizzy Aumua	2006 First Team
	KoKo Tacha	2006 Third Team
	Molly Hill	2008 Third Team 2009 First Team
	Robin Mackin	2010 Second Team
	Ashley Hagemann	2011 Second Team
	Nikki Haget	2011 Third Team
	Mattie Fowler	2016 First Team