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54 NGCA SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICANS Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference has established a consistent level of national success on the field and in 2008-09 Big 12 Championship Teams the classroom as it enters its 14th season in 2009-10. Since it began play in 1996-97, the conference can boast 34 team crowns and over 400 individual NCAA Championships. Men’s Team Champions In , 10 women’s and nine men’s teams have advanced to Football...... their respective NCAA Final Fours in the past eight seasons, including Cross Country...... Oklahoma State Oklahoma in 2009. Courtney Paris (Oklahoma) gave the the Big 12 Basketball...... women a consensus All-American for the ninth consecutive season. Big Indoor Track...... 12 women’s basketball also led the nation in conference-wide attendance Wrestling...... State/Nebraska for the 10th consecutive season with more than 1 million fans attending /...... Texas league contests. The conference also boasted the nation’s No. 1 RPI ...... Texas for the second straight year. ...... Oklahoma State On the men’s side, (Oklahoma) captured national Outdoor Track...... Nebraska player-of-the-year honors and was the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. ...... Baylor Six men’s teams have advanced to the Final Four since 2002, tying for the most of any conference in the country. Commissioner Women’s Team Champions The success continued during 2008-09, as Texas A&M won crowns Cross Country...... Texas Tech in men’s and women’s and men’s golf. The league placed two teams in the Bowl ...... Nebraska/Texas Championship Series for the fifth time and had a team play for the BCS National Championship Soccer...... Missouri for the sixth season. In addition, Nebraska and Texas advanced to the NCAA volleyball semifinals, Basketball...... Baylor while Oklahoma played in the NCAA Women’s Final Four in basketball. Texas baseball and Gymnastics...... Oklahoma Missouri also played in the . Indoor Track...... Texas A&M Among individual honors, (Texas Tech) became the first NCAA Division I female Swimming/Diving...... Texas or male runner to win three consecutive cross country national crowns. She was named the Honda Golf...... Oklahoma State Award winner for the third season as the nation’s top female cross country athlete, becoming just Outdoor Track...... Texas A&M Charlotte Wendner earned All-Big 12 the eighth athlete to win the award three times in any sport. Jenny Barringer () claimed Softball...... Missouri honors by tying for 10th at the 2009 Big 12 the Honda Award for track and field, while Oleksandr Nedovyesov (Oklahoma State) was named Tennis...... Baylor ITA/Campbell’s Tennis Player of the Year. Championships in Lubbock, Texas. For the fourth time in its 13-year history, a Big 12 football player won the Heisman Trophy. The Big 12 also established a high-water mark, as four of the top five vote-getters for the Heisman Big 12 Directory came from the Big 12, including winner (Oklahoma). Commissioner...... Dan Beebe Over the past four seasons a total of 15 NCAA trophies have been hoisted by Big 12 institutions, Deputy Commissioner...... Tim Weiser with at least one national crown won in all but one year for the conference, including each of Senior Associate Commissioner...... Tim Allen the past 12 seasons. Senior Associate Commissioner - Championships...... Dru Hancock The Big 12 leads all conferences with six appearances in BCS title games. League squads have Associate Commissioner - Men’s Basketball/Game Management...... John Underwood played for the football national championship six times in the last nine years with berths in 16 Chief Financial Officer...... Steve Pace BCS games overall, including two each in 2007 and 2008. The Big 12 led all conferences with five Assistant Commissioner - Events & Human Resources...... Brad Clements teams ranked in the final 2008 BCS standings. In addition, an all-time high nine league players Assistant Commissioner - Governance & Compliance...... Lori Ebihara earned consensus All-America recognition in 2008, more than any other conference. Assistant Commissioner - Championships...... Dayna Scherf The Big 12 and its member institutions are committed to a competitive environment where Assistant Commissioner - Football & Student Services...... Ed Stewart sportsmanship and fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, in the classroom, or within Director of Football Championship...... Donnie Duncan the community, the student-athletes, administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 Director of Compliance...... Keri Boyce support the highest ideals in sportsmanship. Director of Marketing...... Maark Keith Big 12 student-athletes also do well in garnering national academic recognition. Sarah Pavan Coordinator of Football Officials...... Walt Anderson (Nebraska) was named the Academic All-American of the Year in volleyball in 2006 and 2007 by Assistant Director of Video Services...... Sean Hollister ESPN The Magazine and the College Sports Information Directors of America with a 4.0 grade- Championships Manager...... Blair Beneke point average in biochemistry. In addition, she also won the national academic honor presented Business and Ticket Manager...... Tim Frick for all sports those two years and was named recipient of the prestigious 2006-07 Honda-Broderick Executive Assistant to the Commissioner...... Melanie Ellis Award as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. Pavan is the first athlete since the Big 12 was Administrative Assistant...... Regina Everett formed in 1996 to earn the accolade. In its history, the conference can boast of over 330 academic Administrative Assistant...... Tracy Hunt honorees, averaging more than 25 each season. Administrative Assistant...... Valerie Rocha Competitive excellence, scholarship and sportsmanship are all equal components of the Big 12 Administrative Assistant...... Neesha Quinn philosophy. All-Big 12 teams and Academic All-Big 12 squads are recognized for each sport at the Receptionist/Administrative Assistant...... Michelle Peterson end of their respective seasons. At the end of each academic year, the conference honors its top male and female student-athletes with the Big 12 Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Sportsperson-of- media relations the-Year awards. Institutions can also nominate student-athletes for the prestigious Dr. Prentice Assistant Commissioner - Communications...... Bob Burda Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships at the end of each academic year. A total of 225 scholars have Director of Communications...... Rob Carolla received over $1.3 million in postgraduate financial aid through the first 13 years of the program. Associate Director of Communications...... Joni James Lehmann The Big 12 sponsors 21 sports. Men’s squads include baseball, basketball, cross country, Assistant Director of Communications...... Carmen Branch football, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, swimming and diving, tennis and Will Hancock Communications Assistant (Women’s Golf)...... Emily Franzenburg wrestling. Women’s teams are fielded in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, indoor track Will Hancock Communications Assistant...... Candice Eng and field, outdoor track and field, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball. Internet Services Coordinator...... Kiron Andersen The conference is made up of 12 institutions that have shared many traditional rivalries Internet Services Assistant...... Sam Neumann throughout their histories. Member schools include - Baylor, Colorado, Iowa State, , Kansas Big 12 Correspondent...... Wendell Barnhouse State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. The BIG 12 CONFERENCE institutions created a league that encompasses seven states, over 45 million people and television 400 East John Carpenter Freeway households in 18 of the top 100 markets within its geographic footprint. The conference conducts championships for 20 of its 21 sports. Each championship helps Irving, Texas 75062 to determine teams and/or individuals that will represent the conference in national postseason (469) 524-1000 competition. In the last several years the Big 12 has increased its bowl agreements and expanded www.big12sports.com television opportunities for all sports through contracts with ABC/ESPN andFSN. In its first 13 years, the conference has distributed more than $1.1 billion to its 12 member institutions. The Big 12 staff administers to over 4,600 student-athletes in 21 sports. The conference is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

2009-10 NEBRASKA WOMEN’S GOLF 15 11 NCAA REGIONAL APPEARANCES Big 12 Conference Opponents Big 12 Conference Oklahoma State Cowgirls

Founded:...... July 1, 1996 Location: ...... Lawrence, Kan. Location: ...... Stillwater, Okla. Interim Commissioner:...... Dan Beebe Enrollment: ...... 29,613 Enrollment: ...... 31,800 Asst. Commissioner/Communications:...... Bob Burda Colors: ...... Crimson and Blue Colors: ...... Orange and Black Director of Communications:...... Rob Carolla Chancellor: ...... Dr. Robert Hemenway President: ...... Burns Hargis Associate Director:...... Joni James Lehmann Athletic Director: ...... Lew Perkins Athletic Director: ...... Assistant Director:...... Carmen Branch Head Coach: ...... Erin O'Neil Head Coach: ...... Annie Young Intern (Golf Contact):...... Emily Franzenburg Head Coach Phone: ...... (785) 864-4122 Head Coach Phone: ...... (405) 744-7681 E-mail...... [email protected] Home Course: ...... Alvamar Home Course: ...... Karsten Creek Big 12 Phone:...... (469) 524-1000 Big 12 Finish: ...... 5th Big 12 Finish: ...... 1st Mailing Address:...... 400 East John Carpenter Freeway NCAA Finish: ...... Did Not Qualify NCAA Finish: ...... 4th at NCAA Championships ...... Irving, Texas 75062 Top Returnee:...... Meghan Gockel Top Returnee:...... Caroline Hedwall Website: ...... www.big12sports.com Golf SID: ...... Erin Solis Golf SID: ...... Ryan Cameron Golf SID Phone: ...... (785) 864-3417 Golf SID Phone: ...... (405) 744-4854 Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Website: ...... www.kuathletics.com Website: ...... www.okstate.com Baylor Bears

Location: ...... Waco, Texas Location: ...... Manhattan, Kan. Location: ...... Austin, Texas Enrollment: ...... 14,541 Enrollment: ...... 23,520 Enrollment: ...... 49,738 Colors: ...... Green and Gold Colors: ...... Purple and White Colors: ...... Burnt Orange and White Interim President: ...... Dr. David E. Garland President: ...... Dr. Kirk Shulz President: ...... William Powers Jr. Athletic Director: ...... Ian McCaw Athletic Director: ...... John Currie Women’s A.D.:...... Christine Plonsky Head Coach: ...... Sylvia Ferdon Head Coach: ...... Kristi Knight Head Coach: ...... Martha Richards Head Coach Phone: ...... (254) 710-3079 Head Coach Phone: ...... (785) 565-8486 Head Coach Phone: ...... (512) 471-7568 Home Course: ...... Twin Rivers Golf Club Home Course: ...... Home Course: ...... UT Golf Club Big 12 Finish: ...... 7th Big 12 Finish: ...... 4th Big 12 Finish: ...... 6th NCAA Finish: ...... 15th at NCAA West Regional NCAA Finish: ...... Did Not Qualify NCAA Finish: ...... 23rd at NCAA Championships Top Returnee:...... Hannah Burke Top Returnee:...... Abbi Sunner Top Returnee:...... Nicole Vandermade Golf SID: ...... Chris Yandle Golf SID: ...... Jeremy Holaday Golf SID: ...... Ashley Cushman Golf SID Phone: ...... (254) 710-3638 Golf SID Phone: ...... (785) 458-2957 Golf SID Phone: ...... (512) 571-9801 Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Website: ...... www.baylorbears.com Website: ...... www.k-statesports.com Website: ...... www.TexasSports.com Texas A&M Aggies

Location: ...... Boulder, Colo. Location: ...... Columbia, Mo. Location: ...... College Station, Texas Enrollment: ...... 29,624 Enrollment: ...... 28,477 Enrollment: ...... 48,000 Colors: ...... Silver, Black and Gold Colors: ...... Old Gold and Black Colors: ...... Maroon and White Chancellor: ...... Dr. George Peterson President: ...... Gary Forsee Interim President: ...... Dr. R. Bowen Loftin Athletic Director: ...... Mike Bohn Athletic Director: ...... Mike Alden Athletic Director: ...... Bill Byrne Head Coach: ...... Anne Kelly Head Coach: ...... Stephanie Priesmeyer Head Coach: ...... Trelle McCombs Head Coach Phone: ...... (303) 492-4455 Head Coach Phone: ...... (573) 882-6016 Head Coach Phone: ...... (979) 845-1070 Home Course: ...... Colorado National Golf Course Home Course: ...... The Club at Old Hawthorne Home Course: ...... Traditions Golf Club Big 12 Finish: ...... Tied for 8th Big 12 Finish: ...... Tied for 11th Big 12 Finish: ...... 2nd NCAA Finish: ...... 19th at NCAA West Regional NCAA Finish: ...... Did Not Qualify NCAA Finish: ...... 11th at NCAA West Regional Top Returnee:...... Dominique Pytlewski Top Returnee:...... Julia Potter Top Returnee:...... Ashley Freeman Golf SID: ...... Allie Musso Golf SID: ...... Josh Murray Golf SID: ...... Colin Killian Golf SID Phone: ...... (303) 492-6506 Golf SID Phone: ...... (573) 882-0711 Golf SID Phone: ...... (979) 845-5725 Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Website: ...... www.cubuffs.com Website: ...... www.mutigers.com Website: ...... www.AggieAthletics.com

Iowa State Cyclones Texas Tech Raiders

Location: ...... Ames, Iowa Location: ...... Norman, Okla. Location: ...... Lubbock, Texas Enrollment: ...... 26,865 Enrollment: ...... 30,092 Enrollment: ...... 29,000 Colors: ...... Cardinal and Gold Colors: ...... Crimson and Cream Colors: ...... Scarlet and Black Chancellor: ...... Dr. Gregory L. Geoffroy President: ...... David L. Boren President:...... Dr. Jon Whitmore Athletic Director:...... Athletic Director: ...... Joe Castiglione Athletic Director: ...... Gerald Myers Head Coach: ...... Christie Martens Head Coach: ...... Veronique Drouin Head Coach: ...... JoJo Robertson Head Coach Phone: ...... (515) 294-9959 Head Coach Phone: ...... (405) 325-8343 Head Coach Phone: ...... (806) 742-3355 Home Courses:...... Veenker Memorial, The Harvester Home Course: ...... Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club Home Course: ...... The Rawls Course Big 12 Finish:...... Tied for 8th Big 12 Finish: ...... 3rd Big 12 Finish: ...... Tied for 11th NCAA Finish: ...... Did Not Qualify NCAA Finish: ...... Did Not Qualify NCAA Finish: ...... Did Not Qualify Top Returnee:...... Pennapa Pulsawath Top Returnee:...... Ellen Mueller Top Returnee:...... Rosalyn Kim Golf SID: ...... Erin Heissel Golf SID: ...... Stephanie Turner Golf SID...... Blayne Beal Golf SID Phone: ...... (515) 294-3372 Golf SID Phone: ...... (405) 325-8349 Golf SID Phone: ...... (806) 742-2770 Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Website: ...... www.cyclones.com Website: ...... www.soonersports.com Website: ...... www.texastech.com

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