2015 Nebraska Volleyball Media Guide | Page 143

VOLLEYBALL ALL-AMERICA AWARDS NEBRASKA 77 NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS Stanford Nebraska has earned 33 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament and owns a 1,213-227-12 all-time record. The Huskers have won 30-or108 more matches 20 times, including eight of the last 15 years under Head Coach John Cook. Stanford 73 NEBRASKA 92 65 Penn State Hawaii 54 UCLA 83 USC 50 Hawaii 75 Penn State A TRADITION OF SUCCESS 89 HUSKER ALL-AMERICANS Nebraska leads the nation in AVCA AllAmericans, producing 38 student-athletes who have combined for 77 All-America certificates. Nebraska is second nationally with 41 firstteam All-America awards. Third-team honoree Kadie Rolfzen led the Huskers in 2014 with her second straight selection, becoming the 27th Husker all-time with multiple AVCA All-America honors. Kelsey Fien and Mary Pollmiller added honorable-mention awards. Nebraska has had at least one All-American every season since 1983 (33 straight seasons), including 42 AllAmericans in Coach John Cook’s 15 seasons. OLYMPIANS Nebraska volleyball has produced five U.S. Olympians: Cathy Noth (1988 alternate), Lori Endicott (1992, 1996), Allison Weston (2000), Nancy Metcalf (2004) and Jordan Larson (2012). POLL LEADERS Nebraska is one of only two programs nationally to be ranked in all 478 AVCA Coaches Polls since 1982. Nebraska has been ranked in the top 10 425 times and was ranked in the top 10 for 115 consecutive weeks (Aug. 30, 2004Sept. 5, 2011). ACADEMIC TRADITION Nebraska volleyball is unmatched in the classroom. The Huskers have combined for a nation-leading 37 CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica awards. Gina Mancuso was named a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2012. Kori Cooper was a two-time firstteam CoSIDA Academic All-American (2008, 2009), and Nebraska has had 11 academic All-Americans over the past 10 seasons. In 2007, Sarah Pavan was the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year in college volleyball and all NCAA Division I athletics for the second straight year. She is the only student-athlete in history to accomplish that feat. Husker volleyball players have earned four NCAA Top Ten Awards, seven CoSIDA Academic AllAmerican-of-the-Year awards and seven NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. INTRO 2015 HUSKERS COACHES & ADMINISTRATION REVIEW OPPONENTS RECORDS HISTORY THIS IS NEBRASKA 141