Karina Capron Season 2024-25

Honors & Awards

• Junior Team USA
• Seven-Time Nebraska State Pepsi Champion
• USA Team Trials (36th, 2023)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2024)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2025)

2024-25 (Freshman)
Karina Capron debuted for the Big Red in her freshman season, participating in 38 games and in nine of the 11 tournaments. Individually, Capron averaged a 219 on the season, with a high game of 266. The freshman averaged a 230.6 at the Destination Orlando tournament in October, finishing fourth on the all-tournament team. Off the lanes, Capron excelled academically, earning a selection to the Tom Osborne Citizenship team and a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. 

Before Nebraska
A native of Fremont, Karina Capron brings a deep and extensive resume full of high school and national experience. With a pair of 300 games and a 796 high series, Capron is a Junior Team USA member, in addition to winning the U12 2017 Junior Gold Championship. She continued her success at Junior Gold earning runner-up honors in 2018 and 2023 and winning the U18 championship in 2024. Capron has had great success both locally and nationally, showcased by being a seven-time Nebraska State Pepsi Champion, holding the championship for the past six years. Capron also holds herself among professionals in the nation by placing in the top 36 at the 2023 USA Team Trials. 

Personal
The daughter of Kevin and Kim Capron, Karina hopes to continue her winning ways at Nebraska, and is considering a career as an athletic trainer or sports nutritionist. She earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2024. She was also a member of the 2025 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.