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81 all-conference selections 18 all-americans This is Nebraska 165 academic all-conference honorees 2014-15 Academic Highlights 320 All-Time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all sports (leads nation) ·107 Football CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (leads all sports, all time) ·37 Volleyball CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (leads all women’s sports, all time) ·29 Softball CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (No. 2 among all women’s sports, all time) ·41 Men’s & Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Combined CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (leads nation since CoSIDA added team in 2002) CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year in 2014-15 John Welk (Men’s Track & Field) Six CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2014-15 (4 first-team, 1 second-team, 1 third-team) First Team: Levi Gipson (Men’s Track & Field), Shavon Shields (Men’s Basketball) John Welk (Men’s Track & Field) Drew Wiseman (Men’s Track & Field) Second Team: Ethan Lottman (Men’s Gymnastics) Third Team: Ryan Boldt (Baseball) Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship Winners ($7,500 each) Amanda & Jennifer Lauer (Women’s Gymnastics) John Welk (Men’s Track & Field) More than 400 student-athletes were honored at the academic banquet, including 68 gold (3.750 to 4.000 GPA), 61 silver (3.500 to 3.749 GPA) and 140 bronze (3.000 to 3.499 GPA) medallion winners. Six Huskers earned Outstanding Scholar Awards, presented to seniors exhausting their eligibility with a cumulative GPA of 3.900 or better. The honorees included: Mark Hilderbrand (Track and Field, 3.948 GPA); Amanda Lauer (Women’s Gymnastics, 3.973 GPA); Jennifer Lauer (Women’s Gymnastics, 3.944 GPA); Will Lohman (pictured above, Track and Field, 4.000 GPA); Josh Reinertson (Men’s Golf, 3.970 GPA); and John Welk (Track and Field, 3.996 GPA). In 2014-15, 118 Huskers earned their college degrees – the ultimate goal of all student-athletes, including senior Ameer Abdullah (pictured above). Abdullah became the third Husker in history and the first male across Nebraska’s sports to earn a prestigious Senior CLASS Award. Chosen by a nationwide vote of Football Bowl Subdivision coaches, national media and fans, the award is given annually to the sport’s most outstanding senior student-athlete. The award recognizes achievements in four areas of excellence – classroom, community, character and competition. Previous Husker Senior CLASS Award winners were Kelsey Griffin (Women’s Basketball, 2010) and Gina Mancuso (Volleyball, 2012). NCAA Elite 89 Academic Award Winners (3) Ethan Lottman (Men’s Gymnastics) Drew Wiseman (Men’s Indoor Track & Field) Will Lohman (Men’s Outdoor Track & Field) Senior CLASS Award- Ameer Abdullah (Football) National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society (4) Ameer Abdullah, Mike Moudy, Mark Pelini, Trevor Roach Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Award (16) Oladapo Akinmoladun (Men’s Track & Field), Paula Andrie (Women’s Track & Field), Alexandra Bilunas (Swimming & Diving), Bria Deveaux (Swimming & Diving), Jordan Harrison (Football), Gazmine Mason (Bowling), Mike Moudy (Football), Steven Reveles (Baseball), Andrea Ruiz (Bowling), Christian Sanderfer (Men’s Track & Field), Shavon Shields (Men’s Basketball), Leslee Smith (Men’s Basketball), Vasileios Stavropoulos (Men’s Tennis), Dawna Tyson (Softball), Tai Webster (Men’s Basketball), Nathan Wong (Men’s Golf) Male Student-Athlete of the Year John Welk, Men’s Track & Field Female Student-Athlete of the Year Jessie DeZiel, Women’s Gymnastics Big Ten Medal of Honor Winners Jessie DeZiel and John Welk Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winners Ameer Abdullah (Football); Samantha Areman (Soccer) Men’s Herman Award Winner - Tennis Team (3.510 GPA) Women’s Herman Award Winner Swimming & Diving Team (3.568 GPA) Life Skills Team Award Winners Men’s Gymnastics, Women’s Soccer 690 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Selections - Fall (356) and Spring (334) (3.0 GPA or above) Junior forward Shavon Shields (Men’s Basketball) became the first Husker men’s basketball player to earn first-team Academic All-America honors as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Shields, who is also a six-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, was one of six Husker student-athletes to capture CoSIDA Academic All-America awards in 2014-15, pushing Nebraska’s nation-leading total to 320 Academic All-Americans all time across all sports. The NCAA established the Elite 89 Award to recognize individuals who reach the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level while also achieving the highest academic standard among their peers. Junior Ethan Lottman (Men’s Gymnastics) captured the award at the 2015 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships, before adding CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. Sophomore sprinter/hurdler Drew Wiseman (Indoor Track, pictured) and senior thrower Will Lohman (Outdoor Track) swept the honors for the men’s track and field team in 2015. 205 Academic All-Big Ten Selections - (Letterwinner with a 3.0 GPA or above) 118 Student-Athletes Earned Degrees from August 2014 through May 2015 (August 2014--12; December 2014--48; May 2015--58) 87 Student-Athletes Earned Perfect 4.0 GPAs in either the Fall (43) or Spring (44) Semester 62 Husker Letterwinners named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars ( ̸܁A