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Honors & Awards

• Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013)
• Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2013)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011; Spring 2012)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2010; Spring 2011)
• Four-Time All-Sierra Foothill League (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
• Four-Time Roseville MVP
• Honorable-Mention All-Metro (Sacramento Bee, 2010)

Sophomore (2012-13)
Katie Simon saw increased playing time in Big Ten action in her third season at Nebraska.

At 6-2, Simon gives the Huskers an athletic forward who can run and rebound, while also being able to step outside and knock down the three.

Simon averaged 2.0 points and 1.2 rebounds per game while playing in 29 contests. Extremely productive in limited minutes, Simon averaged 12.7 points per 40 minutes. She put that production on display in the 2013 NCAA Sweet 16 on March 31, against two-time ACC Defensive Player-of-the-Year Elizabeth Williams and No. 5 Duke. Simon stepped in for the Huskers' injured All-American Jordan Hooper in the game's closing minutes.

In just three minutes on the court, Simon scored four points with NU's only two free throws of the game and a spin move into a hook shot in the middle of the lane face-to-face with Williams. Simon added a rebound and a steal against the Blue Devils to help the Huskers hang close with Duke down the stretch.

Simon added two points and a rebound in just three minutes of action in the Huskers' opening-round win over Chattanooga March 23, before getting an assist in one minute of action in NU's win at No. 9 Texas A&M in College Station on March 25.

Simon produced her best game of the season with eight points, four rebounds and one assist in 17 minutes off the bench in NU's win at Indiana Jan. 10. She added eight points, four boards and her first assist of the year in NU's win over Grambling State Dec. 29.

She added six points and two boards in NU's win over Iowa Feb. 24. She matched her career high with five rebounds in NU's Big Ten quarterfinal win over the Hawkeyes on March 8. 

Simon hit Nebraska's final field goal off an assist from Rachel Theriot as the shot clock expired with 7:27 left in a 55-50 win at Northwestern Feb. 7. She gave the Huskers a major lift in just one first-half minute in a win over No. 25 Michigan State. She scored on both of her trips to the offensive end and grabbed a defensive rebound to finish with three points and a board, helping NU turn an 18-17 deficit into a 20-18 lead when she left the floor. Simon pitched in three points and a rebound in NU's win over Ohio State Feb. 14.

Simon had six points points on 3-of-4 shooting in a win over Sam Houston State Nov. 20. She added two rebounds against the Bearkats. She scored four points in a win over Temple Nov. 11, and pitched in three points and board in a win over Northern Arizona Nov. 16. Simon had two points, a rebound and her first steal of the season in a win over Idaho State Dec. 1. She opened the year with two points in a win over North Carolina A&T Nov. 9.

Off the court, Simon earned academic All-Big Ten honors for the second straight season.

"Katie is a very mobile post who fits our transition style on both offense and defense," Yori said. "She has pretty good shooting range and can guard multiple positions on the floor. She can also rebound, and is a terrific student."

Redshirt Freshman (2011-12)
Simon made an impact in her second season with the Huskers, averaging 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds. She shot 49.1 percent (26-53) from the field, including 37.5 percent (3-8) from three-point range.

Simon saw action in 27 of NU's 33 games, including 12 regular-season Big Ten contests and the Huskers' first three Big Ten Tournament games. She also played three minutes in Nebraska's first-round NCAA Tournament battle with Kansas in Little Rock, Ark., March 18.

She produced the best effort of her career with 10 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal in a career-high 19 minutes in Nebraska's 88-56 win over Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. It was her second career double-figure scoring effort. She added two first-half points in a second-round victory over Iowa.

Simon enjoyed a strong career debut with 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting, while adding five rebounds and an assist in 16 minutes off the bench in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 12. She added nine points, including her third career three-pointer, while blocking the first two shots of her career in a win over Texas-Pan American Dec. 4.

She had six points, one rebound and a career-high two assists in nine minutes at Florida A&M on Nov. 25. Simon pitched in five points and three boards in NU's win over No. 23 USC on Nov. 18, and had four points and a rebound in the Huskers' win at No. 16 Penn State on Dec. 30. She contributed three points, two rebounds and a career-high three steals at Northern Arizona Dec. 10. She pitched in four points, four boards, a block and two more steals against Vermont Dec. 18.

During Nebraska's four-game trip to Scandinavia in August of 2011, Simon averaged 3.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game, including a six-point, four-rebound effort in the Huskers' win over the Danish National Team to conclude the 11-day tour.

Simon continued to prove herself as a solid performer in the classroom by claiming academic All-Big Ten honors in 2012. She was also a member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2011-12.

Redshirt (2010-11)
Simon redshirted in her first season at Nebraska in 2010-11, after a foot injury kept her on the sideline throughout the non-conference season.

She performed well in the classroom, earning spots on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.

High School
Simon averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks per game for Coach Ron Volk at Roseville High School as a senior in 2009-10. A four-time All-Sierra Foothill League honoree and four-time team MVP, Simon earned honorable-mention All-Metro honors from the Sacramento Bee in 2010.

As a junior, Simon averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds, four blocked shots and two assists in Division II of the California Interscholastic Federation. Simon was also an all-city selection by the Roseville Press-Tribune her freshman through senior seasons.

She played club basketball for the Sacramento Believers and Coach Marvin Nakamoto.

Following her senior season, Simon scored 25 points and grabbed six rebounds to earn MVP honors for the North squad at the 32nd annual Optimist Senior High All-Star Game in April.

Simon competed in volleyball for Roseville High School, capturing All-Sierra Foothill League honors as a senior.

Scholastically, Simon carried a 4.1 GPA on a 4.0 scale and earned an academic merit award and was a National Honor Society member. She was also a two-time letterwinner as a volleyball player.

Personal
The daughter of Sue and Scott Simon, Katie was born March 21, 1992, in Sacramento, Calif. She has one younger sister, Jennifer.

Simon is a business administration major at Nebraska and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2012 and 2013. She also earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2011-12. As a redshirt, Simon secured spots on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2010-11. Simon also claimed a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2013 for her commitment to community service.

Simon chose Nebraska over San Diego, Princeton and Long Beach State.

Five Facts About Katie

1. Katie enjoys cooking with Hailie Sample and Emily Cady.
2. Katie's mother and grandmother have the same first and last names.
3. When Katie was younger, she was a dancer in multiple Croatian Festivals, even though she is not Croatian.
4. Katie loves Fugi apples.
5. Watching golf on TV puts Katie to sleep.