A loaded class of former Huskers are set to join the Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame.
The class includes: Jordan Hooper ; Carl Myerscough ; Virginia Stahr ; Ndamukong Suh ; Mary Weatherholt ; and Emily Wong .
At the conclusion of her career, Hooper owned Nebraska career records for three-pointers and double-doubles . Hooper was the only player in Nebraska history and one of just two players in Big Ten history to score 2,300 career points and grab 1,100 career rebounds. Following her career, she ranked sixth on the Big Ten’s all-time scoring list and ninth in rebounds. Hooper led Nebraska to the 2013 NCAA Sweet 16 and to a 2014 Big Ten Tournament title.
Myerscough is the Nebraska record holder in the indoor and outdoor shot put and in the discus. He was an eight-time Big 12 Conference champion, including winning three consecutive indoor shot put titles and three consecutive discus titles. Myerscough scored 57 points in his NCAA Championships career, the second-highest total in program history. His performances helped the Huskers post two top-10 and six top-25 team finishes during Myerscough’s career.
In the classroom, Stahr was a three-time first-team Academic All-American and was the first person to be a two-time Volleyball Academic All-American of the Year. An NCAA Top Six Award winner, Stahr earned her degree in elementary education from the University of Nebraska in 1989.One of the most dominant defensive linemen in the history of college football, Ndamukong Suh holds the distinction of being the only defensive player to be named the Associated Press College Football Player of the Year.
December 30, 2009; San Diego, CA, USA; Nebraska Cornuskers defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh during the fourth quarter against the Arizona Wildcats during the Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium. / Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY SportsMary Weatherholt is the only Nebraska women’s tennis player to be the conference player of the year, the only Husker to be a singles All-American and the only player to win multiple All-America awards.
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