LINCOLN – A total of 66 Husker student-athletes earned degrees Saturday in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s virtual commencement. The Go Big Grad celebration was held online (https://commencement.unl.edu/) from 9 to 9:30 a.m. (CT) and featured UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green, Nebraska Volleyball Coach John Cook and other notable Nebraskans.
Nebraska’s talented collection of graduates included eight All-Americans who combined for 13 All-America awards during their athletic careers as Huskers. The list included Nebraska’s 2020 Male and Female Student-Athletes of the Year, Luke Siedhoff (Track & Field) and Sierra Hassel (Women’s Gymnastics), along with two of the top baseball players in Husker history – Darin Erstad and Dan Johnson.
Nebraska continues to feature one of the highest graduation rates in the country, while leading the nation in the number of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (338) and NCAA Top 10 Award winners (18) across all sports.
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