81 all-conference selections
2015 Huskers
18 all-americans
165 academic all-conference honorees
courtney claassen
junior | 5-5 | midfielder | parkville, mo. (park hill south) | two letters
Career Highlights
Academic All-Big Ten (2014)
Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015)
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013, 2014; Spring 2014)
2014 (Sophomore)
Courtney Claassen (pronounced CLAW-sen)
played in 18 games and gave the Huskers key
minutes off the bench at midfield. She also made
one start and averaged 24 minutes per game.
Claassen scored one goal and added one assist,
while taking six shots (two on goal) for the season.
Claassen's lone goal of the season was scored
on Sept. 7 against North Dakota off an assist from
Caroline Flynn in the 76th minute. Claassen assisted
Sydney Miramontez's goal in the season opener
against SMU in the 75th minute. Both games were
4-0 triumphs for the Huskers.
Claassen and her Panther teammates reached the
2012 Class 3 state quarterfinals.
Claassen was named the 2012 All-Suburban
KC Player of the Year, and was also named an AllSuburban KC selection in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
In the classroom, she was a member of the
National Honor Society.
2013 (Freshman)
Claassen (pronounced CLAW-sen) made her
debut with 29 minutes in the season-opening 4-0
victory over Southeast Missouri on Aug. 23 at the
Nebraska Soccer Field. She appeared in 15 matches
in 2013 and averaged nearly 19 minutes per game.
Claassen tallied a pair of assists during her
freshman season in pressure-packed matches.
She found Jordan Jackson for the senior's fourth
score of the year in the lone Big Ten loss of the year
against Michigan on Oct. 6.
Claassen notched her second assist of the
season when she feathered a cross to a sliding
Jaycie Johnson for the game-clinching goal in
the 2013 Big Ten Championship semifinals as NU
earned a 3-1 victory over Indiana on Nov. 8.
Personal Information
Courtney is the daughter of Chris and Aimee
Claassen. She was born on Jan. 18, 1995. She
Other Information
During the club season, Claassen played for Timo
Kibune in the Harambe Viati Futbol Club. The team
won the Missouri State Cup in 2012 after taking the
GSI College Showcase title in 2011.
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has one sister, Maggie, and one brother, Nick.
Courtney is majoring in pre-elementary ed Ս