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ACADEMIC SUCCESS
University of Nebraska student-athletes produced another outstanding year in competition, in
the classroom and in the community, continuing NU’s tradition of success in 2013-14. The Huskers
increased their nation-leading total of all-time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans to 314 with a Big Tenbest seven academic All-Americans across all sports, while also claiming a Big Ten-leading five NCAA
Postgraduate Scholarships in 2013-14.
Nebraska’s seven CoSIDA Academic All-Americans ranked among the highest totals in the nation
across all divisions. The Huskers maintained their lead of 76 all-time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
over national No. 2 Notre Dame. The only school in the nation with 300 academic All-Americans,
Nebraska is one of just three schools across all divisions with 200 or more, joining Notre Dame and the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). NU leads the nation in CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
since 2000 with 124, extending its nation-leading streak to 43 consecutive years with at least one
academic All-American.
The Huskers also increased their nation-leading total of NCAA Top Ten Award winners to 17, as former
women’s tennis All-American Mary Weatherholt was honored during the 2013-14 academic year.
Nebraska also ranks among the nation’s best in the total of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners,
including five in 2013-14. Spencer Long (Football), Eric Schryver (Men’s Gymnastics), Emily Wong
(Women’s Gymnastics), Sunny Russell (Rifle) and Anne Martin (Track & Field) all claimed the prestigious
national awards.
A total of 675 awards were issued for the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Fall (354) and Spring (321) Honor
Roll, recognizing Husker student-athletes who produced a 3.0 GPA or better during a semester. Among
that group, Huskers produced 87 perfect 4.0 GPA semesters. A total of 62 Nebraska student-athletes
also were honored as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for posting 3.7 grade-point averages or better and
lettering in their respective sports in 2013-14.
Academic All-Americans
Nebraska’s CoSIDA Academic All-America
All Sports as of August 2014
success continues to set the standard for the
approximately 1,400 member institutions.
314
The Husker football team leads all individual
sport programs in the nation with 107 alltime CoSIDA Academic All-America awards,
238
including 2013 first-team honoree Spencer
Long and second-team selections Jake Long
and C.J. Zimmerer. Spencer Long added a
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prestigious National Football Foundation
Postgraduate Scholarship worth $18,000,
along with prestigious NCAA Postgraduate
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($7,500) and Big Ten Wayne Duke Postgraduate
($10,000) scholarships before being chosen
in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
Zimmerer added a spot on the AFCA Good Works Team and claimed Nebraska’s Big Ten Sportsmanship
Award for his extensive community involvement.
The Nebraska men’s and women’s track and field program added three academic All-Americans,
including first-teamers Levi Gipson and Anne Martin, along with second-team pick Cody Rush. Martin
and John Welk swept the NCAA Elite 89 awards for the Huskers as the student-athletes with the top
grade-point averages competing at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships for the second
consecutive season. Nebraska’s 38 combined CoSIDA Academic All-America honors since 2002 for the
men’s and women’s track and field program lead the nation.
Emily Wong, an 11-time All-American in competition for the Nebraska women’s gymnastics team,
added a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America award to cap one of the greatest all-around careers for
a student-athlete in Husker history. A two-time academic All-American, Wong was named the winner
of the 2014 AAI Award presented to the nation's top collegiate gymnast. The Honda Award finalist
and Big Ten Gymnast of the Year earned prestigious NCAA Postgraduate ($7,500) and Big Ten Wayne
Duke Postgraduate ($10,000) scholarships. Her achievements earned her Nebraska’s Female StudentAthlete-of-the-Year Award and the Big Ten Medal of Honor. Men’s track and field student-athlete Seth
Wiedel was Nebraska’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year and Big Ten Medal of Honor winner.
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