Academic All-America Tradition
Nebraska has a rich history of producing results both on and off the field. The Huskers lead all softball programs nationally with 30 CoSIDA Academic All-America awards won by 22 players, including first-team selection Mattie Fowler in 2016. Overall, the softball program's 30 academic All-Americans rank as the third-highest total nationally among all female athletic programs in NCAA history.
Nebraska is the only program with 30 academic All-America awards. Below is a list of the 10 softball programs that have earned the most CoSIDA Academic All-America Awards:
No. | School |
Academic
All-Americans |
1) | Nebraska |
30
|
2) | Southern Illinois |
26
|
3) | Tennessee |
25
|
4) | Florida Southern |
22
|
5) | DePaul |
21
|
6) | Illinois Wesleyan | 20 |
7) | College of New Jersey |
19
|
Northern Illinois |
19
|
|
9) | Notre Dame |
18
|
Fresno State |
19
|
Below is a list of the 22 Huskers to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America Accolades:
Player Photo |
Player |
Academic All-America Honor(s) |
|
Denise Day |
1984 First Team |
|
Denice Feldhaus |
1984 Honorable Mention
|
|
Shelby Mertins |
1984 Honorable Mention
|
|
Lori Richins |
1985 Honorable Mention
1986 First Team 1987 Second Team |
|
Margie Ogrodowicz |
1987 Second Team
1988 Second Team |
|
Ruth Chatwin |
1987 Third Team
|
|
Lori Sippel |
1988 First Team
|
|
Janelle Frese |
1989 Second Team
|
|
Jill Rishel |
1990 First Team
|
|
Ann Halsne |
1991 Third Team
1992 Third Team |
|
Denise McMillan |
1992 Second Team
1993 Second Team 1994 Second Team |
|
Karla Knicely |
1996 Third Team
|
|
Jenny Smith |
1998 Third Team
|
|
Jamie Fuente |
2001 Third Team |
|
Kim Ogee |
2002 Second Team
|
|
Lizzy Aumua |
2006 First Team |
|
KoKo Tacha |
2006 Third Team
|
|
Molly Hill |
2008 Third Team
2009 First Team
|
|
Robin Mackin |
2010 Second Team
|
|
Ashley Hagemann |
2011 Second Team |
|
Nikki Haget |
2011 Third Team |
Mattie Fowler |
2016 First Team |