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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. 10 has one sister, Maggie, and one brother, Nick. Courtney is majoring in pre-elementary ed Ս