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2013 COACHING STAFF Dan KENDIG Head Coach • 20th Season Kentucky (1979) Two-Time NCAA Coach of the Year (1999, 2003)

When Nebraska Head Coach Dan Kendig was hired in 1993, his THE FIRST DECADE: SETTING A STANDARD goals were to return the Nebraska gymnastics program to national Kendig's first decade at Nebraska produced its share of HONORS AND AWARDS prominence and to have Nebraska in a position to win a national memorable moments, including nine conference titles, eight NCAA •Two-Time NCAA Coach of the Year (1999,2003) title, while also maintaining the highest standards of academic Championships appearances and the NACGC academic team title •Big Ten Coach of the Year (2012) excellence for Husker student-athletes. in 1995. •Seven-Time Big 12 Coach of the Year Kendig has not only accomplished those goals, but made In his first season as head coach in 1994, Kendig led the Huskers (1997-98 2000-03-07-09-11) them a standard for excellence in his 19-year tenure, as Nebraska to their first Big Eight title since 1990, while earning conference •Two-Time NCAA Regional Coach of the Year is considered among the nation's elite in both the gym and the coach-of-the-year honors. Seven gymnasts, including Kim DeHaan, •14 NCAA Championship Appearances classroom. who was selected the Big Eight Newcomer of the Year, earned all- •10 NCAA Super Six Finals Appearances In the past 19 seasons of the existence of the NCAA Super Six conference honors, and Nebraska's fourth-place regional finish was Finals, Nebraska is one of only six programs, along with Georgia, its best in four years. •121 All-Americans Alabama, UCLA, Utah and Michigan, to qualify for nine or more In 1995, Nebraska continued to move toward national •One Big Ten Conference Team Championship team finals, and the Huskers have earned NCAA Championship prominence. Behind conference titles from Martha Jenkins and •Nine Big 12 Conference Team Championships berths in 13 of the past 16 years. Under Kendig, 35 NU gymnasts DeHaan, Nebraska repeated as Big Eight champions. At the •Three Big Eight Conference Team Championships have combined to earn 117 All-America honors since 1995, nearly Midwest Regional held in Lincoln, NU finished second, allowing •13 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 10 times NU's previous total during the program's first 18 seasons. the Huskers to return to nationals for the first time since 1990. At the conference level, the results are equally as impressive. The Huskers placed 11th at the NCAA Championships, and Taylor COACHING HISTORY Nebraska has won 13 of the past 18 conference titles, including became the sixth Husker in school history to earn All-America •Head Coach, Nebraska (1994-present) an unprecedented six straight Big Eight/Big 12 crowns from 1994 honors, placing 15th on bars. •Head Coach, Cornell (1993) to 1999. In addition, Nebraska has had at least one individual Kendig's 1995 squad also earned considerable praise in the •Head Coach, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1984-92) conference champion in each of the past 18 seasons and 10 all- classroom. Nebraska was named NACGC academic gymnastics around champions, while seven gymnasts have been conference team champions, compiling a 3.561 team grade-point average, •Assistant Coach, Nebraska (1981-83) newcomers of the year. while seven Huskers were named to the Big Eight Academic Honor •Assistant Coach, Kentucky (1978-80) Since Kendig arrived at NU, his teams have compiled an Roll, including Nicole Duval, who repeated as a first-team CoSIDA outstanding 440-170-4 record (.721), including a 291-68-2 Academic All-American, and Taylor, who was named a second- ALL-AMERICANS UNDER KENDIG regular-season record and a 149-102-2 postseason mark. He has team CoSIDA Academic All-American. •Shelly Bartlett (1997: AA, V, UB) also earned national, regional or conference coach-of-the-year The 1996 Huskers closed the book on the Big Eight with a •Heather Brink (1997: AA, V; 1998: V; 1999: AA, V, UB, honors in 11 of the past 17 seasons. dominating performance at the final conference meet. Kendig was FX; 2000: AA, V, UB, BB, FX) Nine of Nebraska's nation-best 13 CoSIDA Academic All- named coach of the year for the third straight season, and NU won •Courtney Brown (1999: V, BB, FX) America awards in women's gymnastics have come under Kendig, its 12th and final Big Eight title. Individually, DeHaan and Taylor •Stephanie Carter (2006: FX) while he has also produced two NCAA Woman of the Year finalists combined to win all four individual event titles, marking the first •Erin Davis (2011: V, FX) -- Shelly Bartlett in 1997 and Richelle Simpson in 2005. In addition, time that NU swept all four crowns at the conference meet. Taylor •Kim DeHaan (1996: UB; 1997: UB, FX) Kendig coached Joy Taylor when she became the 1996 CoSIDA also won the all-around, while Misty Oxford was named Big Eight •Jessie DeZiel (2012: FX, AA, V) Academic All-American of the Year, as well as Simpson, who was Newcomer of the Year. •Bree Dority O'Callaghan (2001: UB) recognized with a 2005 NCAA Top Eight Award. Kendig has guided After advancing to the NCAA Championships for the second •Kristi Esposito (2004: AA, BB; 2005: BB) numerous other academic all-conference and NACGC/W Scholastic straight season, the Huskers barely missed a bid to the Super Six •Lora Evenstad (2010: UB, FX; 2011:FX) All-America honorees in his time at Nebraska. by the slimmest of margins -- .025 of a point -- finishing 10th. •Jen French (2001: BB; 2003: FX) For his accomplishments with the Husker gymnastics program, DeHaan earned All-America honors on bars by finishing 11th. The •Janelle Giblin (2010: UB; 2011: V, AA; 2012: V, UB) Kendig was honored by his peers as the NCAA Coach of the Year in 1996 squad also boasted a pair of first-team CoSIDA Academic •Brittnee Habbib (2011: BB) 1999 and 2003. All-Americans in Taylor and DeHaan, marking the third straight •Tami Harris (2001: UB; 2002: UB; 2003: V, FX) season NU had at least one academic All-American. Taylor, who •Julie Houk (2000: UB; 2001: UB; 2002: UB; 2003: UB) CONTINUED SUCCESS IN 2012 was selected as the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year, and •Kathryn Howard (2010: UB) Nebraska put together another outstanding season under DeHaan both sported perfect 4.0 GPAs. •A.J. Lamb (2000: FX; 2002: AA, V, UB; 2003: AA, BB, FX) Kendig's leadership in 2012, posting a 24-7 record that gave In 1997, Kendig's Huskers rewrote the record book, setting •Libby Landgraf (2002: UB; 2003: AA, UB, FX; 2004: V, UB) the head coach a 440-170-4 record through 19 seasons at NU. school records on each apparatus in posting a 22-2 regular-season •Vanessa Meloche (2006: UB) During Kendig's tenure, the Huskers have qualified for the NCAA mark, NU's best record in seven years. The Huskers, behind seven •Kassandra Nathe (2010: UB) Championships 15 times, making 10 appearances at the Super Six all-conference selections, captured the inaugural Big 12 title, as •Misty Oxford (1997: V, BB, FX, 1999: AA, FX) Finals. Kendig has coached 40 All-Americans to first-or-second- Shelly Bartlett won the all-around title and two event titles, while •Emily Parsons (2005: AA, V, BB, FX; 2006: AA, V, FX; 2007: V, FX;2008: UB, BB) team honors. Heather Brink tied Bartlett for the bars crown and was selected as •Amy Ringo (2000: FX) The 2012 Huskers qualified for the NCAA Championships, where the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. •Jamie Schleppenbach (2011: V) the team notched an eighth-place finish. Three Huskers garnered After finishing third at regionals, the Huskers recorded one •Maria Scaffidi (2011: UB) a total of eight All-America honors, and all three All-Americans of the most memorable moments in school history at the NCAA •Richelle Simpson (2002: AA, V, UB, BB; 2003: AA, V, UB, BB, FX) (Jessie DeZiel, Emily Wong, Janelle Giblin) qualified for the Championships in Gainesville, Fla. After missing the Super Six Finals •Brittany Skinner (2010: V; 2011: BB) individual event finals. in 1996, the Huskers claimed a berth in the team championship •Desiré Sniatynski (2005: UB; 2006: UB; 2007: UB; 2008: UB) Nebraska's appearance at the NCAA Championships was its 21st by hitting all 24 routines in the preliminary session, forcing a tie •Maddie Steinauer (2011:BB) overall in program history. In Nebraska's first season of competition with top-ranked Utah. Nebraska won the tiebreaker, which was •Kylie Stone (2006: V; 2009: UB) in the Big Ten Conference, Kendig guided the Big Red to their first- the score of the sixth gymnast in each event, 234.725-234.350, to •Joy Taylor (1995: UB) ever Big Ten Championship, while five Huskers earned All-Big Ten make its first appearance in the Super Six Finals in program history. •Nicole Wilkinson (2000: BB) honors. In recognition of his work in the gym throughout the The Huskers finished sixth, as Bartlett, Brink, Oxford and DeHaan •Emily Wong (2011:UB; 2012: BB, FX, AA) season, Kendig was named the 2012 Big Ten Coach of the Year. captured 10 All-America awards. •Tricia Woo (2006: BB, FX; 2007: BB) In 1998, NU posted a 14-4 regular-season mark and won its •Michele Zabawa (2004: V; 2005: UB; 2006: UB; 2007: V, UB)

HUSKERS.COM | COACHES AND STAFF 12 fifth straight league title to mark the first time in Big 12 history a Seven Huskers took home 10 All-America awards to close the year, accolade of his career. He also guided the Huskers to their ninth Big women's gymnastics team had won five titles in a row. Nebraska with Parsons leading the way with first-team honors on vault, floor 12 Championship - the first since 2007. also paced the Big 12 in the classroom, as eight gymnasts earned and the all-around. Tricia Woo was a first-team honoree on floor academic All-Big 12 honors, including seven first-team honorees. and a second-team winner on beam, while Vanessa Meloche took KENDIG'S HUSKER CONNECTION Courtney Brown, Laura Ohlendorf and Oxford were named NACGC home first-team accolades on bars. Zabawa and Sniatynski also Kendig's ties to Husker gymnastics date back to 1981, when Scholastic All-Americans. earned second-team All-America status on bars, while Stephanie he served as an assistant under Judy Schalk for three seasons. In In 1999, Nebraska enjoyed one of the most successful seasons Carter and Kylie Stone were named to the second team on floor his first stint at Nebraska, the Huskers won two Big Eight titles in program history, going 26-10, winning the Big 12 title and and vault, respectively. and made NCAA appearances in 1982 and 1983. The 1983 squad qualifying for the NCAA Championships. NU returned to the Super The Nebraska women's gymnastics team gave a strong finish was one of only five NU squads in school history to win an NCAA Six for the first time since 1997, finishing sixth, as Brink, Oxford to the 2007 season at the NCAA Championships in Salt Lake City, regional. and Brown earned eight All-America honors. In addition, four Utah, placing sixth in the team competition and taking away an In 1983, Kendig became the head coach at Indiana University gymnasts captured Scholastic All-America honors, while all 10 overall record of 26-12 on the year. Four Huskers earned six All- of Pennsylvania, where he stayed until 1992. His teams captured athletes who were eligible for academic all-conference honors America honors at the event, while three competitors qualified NCAA Division II national titles in 1988 and 1989, won six regional earned first-team or honorable-mention accolades. for individual event finals. Nebraska's appearance at the NCAA titles and produced 37 All-Americans. The 2000 season was a special one for Kendig and the Huskers, Championships was its ninth in a row and 18th overall. Emily During the 1993 season, Kendig served as head coach at Cornell, as Nebraska celebrated its program's silver anniversary season Parsons continued her dominance through her junior year, as she where he coached three academic All-Americans. Kendig, who with a 36-9 record, the first regional title since 1983 and a fourth- was named a first-team All-American on vault and floor exercise, earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Kentucky in place finish at the NCAA Championships, equaling the best finish bringing her career total to nine All-America awards. Sophomore 1979, then returned to his NU roots after the 1993 season. At that in school history. NU was ranked as high as third nationally, and Tricia Woo earned first-team All-America honors on beam, giving time, he also became an instructor at the Woodward Gymnastics set numerous team and individual school records. Individually, her a career total of three All-America nods. Senior Michele Zabawa Camp in Woodward, Pa. In his 34 years at Woodward, Kendig has Heather Brink won the NCAA all-around and vault titles and was the third Husker to take first-team All-America honors, being advanced from an instructor to a program director to a master staff became the first Husker gymnast to win the Honda Award, named to the vault team, and also earning a second-team spot on instructor. emblematic of the nation's top gymnast. bars. In addition, junior Desire' Sniatynski garnered second-team The Huskers reached new heights in 2001, smashing the school All-America status on bars for the third consecutive year. total team score record by more than three quarters of a point with In 2008, Kendig led the Huskers to a third-place finish at the a 197.75. NU topped the previous record team score seven times NCAA Southeast Regional in their 25th straight NCAA postseason that year, highlighted by a commanding performance at the Big appearance and a 10-4 overall record. Two Huskers earned three 12 Championships, where Nebraska set school records on bars All-America honors and qualified for event finals at the NCAA (49.725) and team away scores (197.65). Championships. Emily Parsons captured a first-team nod on beam In 2002, the Huskers finished with a 23-8 record, a fifth Big 12 and second-team recognition in the all-around and Sniatynski also title, a third consecutive regional title and a fifth-place finish at the garnered first-team All-America honors on NCAA Championships. NU's 2002 team excelled in the classroom as bars. Additionally, Woo captured her first Big Kendig Year By Year well, earning a team GPA of 3.4015. 12 title on beam. Year School Regular Postseason Record Pct. Kendig's 2003 squad, arguably the strongest team Nebraska In 2009, Kendig's Husker squad made a 2012 Nebraska 12-2 12-5 24-7 .774 has ever produced, finished with a 27-4 overall record, a sixth Big third-place showing at the NCAA Southeast 12 title, a fourth consecutive regional title and a fourth-place finish Regional in their 26th straight NCAA 2011 Nebraska 9-7 13-5 22-12 .647 at the NCAA Championships at the Devaney Center. The Huskers set postseason appearance. Junior Kylie Stone 2010 Nebraska 15-3 8-5 23-8 .742 school team records on vault, floor and total scores with a stellar tallied the second All-America award of 2009 Nebraska 11-4 5-3 16-7 .696 198.30 against Iowa State. Simpson captured the NCAA all-around her career at the NCAA Championships in 2008 Nebraska 10-4 3-5 13-9 .591 and floor titles to lead a group of seven gymnasts who earned a Lincoln. Throughout the season, the Huskers 2007 Nebraska 16-4 10-8 26-12 .723 total of 16 All-America honors, the most awards Nebraska has saw strong performances from veteran 2006 Nebraska 14-5-1 12-6 26-11-1 .684 received in a single year. leaders as well as a glimpse of a bright future 2005 Nebraska 11-5 10-8 21-13 .618 with NU's strong freshman class. As a result 2004 Nebraska 9-5-1 6-4 15-9-1 .600 THE NEXT CHAPTER OF SUCCESS of the accomplishments of his team, Kendig 2003 Nebraska 20-1 12-3 32-4 .889 Kendig entered his second decade as the Husker head coach in was named the 2009 Big 12 Coach of the 2002 Nebraska 14-2 9-6 23-8 .742 2004, and NU compiled a 15-9-1 record and a second-place finish Year. 2001 Nebraska 18-1 8-6-1 26-7-1 .779 at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Lincoln. NU traveled to its sixth The Nebraska women's gymnastics team 2000 Nebraska 25-5 11-4 36-9 .800 consecutive NCAA Championships, where NU finished in 10th gave a strong finish to the 2010 season at 1999 Nebraska 19-2 7-8 26-10 .722 place. Four gymnasts earned first- and second-team All-America the NCAA Championships in Gainesville, Fla., 1998 Nebraska 14-4 2-4 16-8 .667 awards at the NCAA Championships - Libby Landgraf (V, UB), placing seventh in the team competition 1997 Nebraska 22-2 6-9-1 28-11-1 .713 Jamie Saas (BB), Kristi Esposito (AA, BB) and Michele Zabawa (V). and taking away an overall record of 23-8 1996 Nebraska 19-3 6-5 25-8 .758 Gina Bruce earned NU's only perfect 10.0 score on the vault versus on the year. Six Huskers earned seven All- 1995 Nebraska 19-4 6-5 25-9 .727 Missouri on Jan. 31. America honors at the event, while two 1994 Nebraska 14-5 3-3 17-8 .680 In 2005, NU followed up with a sixth-place finish at the competitors (Evenstad and Skinner) qualified Total 19 Years 291-68-2 149-102-2 440-170-4 NCAA Championships, working through adversity with the loss for individual event finals. Nebraska's of an injured Simpson in the postseason. Four gymnasts grabbed appearance at the NCAA Championships was seven All-America awards, as Parsons came away with first-team its 19th overall in program history. 1993 Cornell 4-10-1 .409 honors on floor and second-team accolades in the all-around, Kendig and Huskers posted another Total One Year 4-10-1 .409 beam and vault. Esposito was a first-team honoree on beam, while strong season in 2011, finishing with a 22- Zabawa and Desire' Sniatynski earned second-team recognition on 12 record overall. Kendig guided the Huskers 1992 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 5-21 .193 bars. Simpson, a nine-time All-American, was honored as the AAI to a fourth-place showing at the NCAA 1991 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 5-17 .228 American Award winner, making her the first Nebraska gymnast Championships, matching their best finish 1990 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 13-11 .542 to accomplish such a feat. Simpson was also named Nebraska's in school history. Nine Huskers earned 11 1989 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 15-10 .600 Female Student-Athlete of the Year, earned a prestigious NCAA All-America honors at the event, while seven 1988 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 17-10 .630 Postgraduate Scholarship and was honored with the NCAA Top competitors (Erin Davis, Janelle Giblin, Jamie 1987 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 15-13 .536 Eight Award. Schleppenbach, Maria Scaffidi, Emily Wong 1986 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 15-9 .625 The 2006 season saw the Huskers go 26-11-1 in a fifth- and Lora Evenstad) qualified for individual 1985 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 9-7 .563 place NCAA Championships finish. On the first day of national event finals. In NU's final season in the Big 12 1984 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 15-4 .789 championship competition, NU finished first in its preliminary Conference, Kendig was honored as the 2011 Total Nine Years 109-102 .517 session for the program's best opening performance since 2003. Big 12 Coach of the Year, the eighth such Career 29 Years 553-282-5 .658

13 COACHES AND STAFF | HUSKERS.COM Heather Dan Owen BRINK MILLER FIELD Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach Second Season Second Season Third Season Nebraska (2001)

COACHING HISTORY COACHING HISTORY Owen Field joined the Husker women's gymnastics •Assistant Coach, Nebraska (2011-present) •Assistant Coach, Nebraska (2011-present) program as the volunteer coach in 2011 after previously •Coach, Arizona Sunrays Gymnastics •Head Coach, Arena (1999-2011) holding the same position at Southern Utah in 2010. •Coach, Nebraska School of Gymnastics •Coach, Cincinnati Gymnastics Before his time at Southern Utah, Field was the student •Coach, Midwest Gymnastics manager for the Nebraska gymnastics team from 2008 Assistant coach Heather Brink will enter her second to 2010. Field assists head coach Dan Kendig on the season with the Nebraska women's gymnastics program Assistant coach Dan Miller enters his second season bars, while also assisting with the Huskers' strength and in 2013. An 11-time All-American at NU, Brink is the with the Nebraska women's gymnastics program in condition program. Huskers’ beam coach and assists with floor choreography 2013. Miller coaches Nebraska's vault and floor squads. Field is also the club coach at UNL, the Nebraska and numerous responsibilities including recruiting, travel During his first season at Nebraska in 2012, Miller accommodations and academics. School of Gymnastics, and was a coach at the Southern guided Jessie DeZiel to first-team All-America honors on In her first season as an assistant with the Huskers, Brink Utah Gymnastics Academy. Field has coaching floor and second-team honors on vault. He also assisted helped coach Emily Wong to first-team All-America honors experience at several gymnastics camps, including Lake in the development of Janelle Giblin, who earned first- on beam. Brink's assistance with NU's floor routines also Owen Gymnastics Camp, Woodward Gymnastics Camp team honors on vault, and Emily Wong, who earned guided Jessie DeZiel to first-team All-America honors and and Flip Fest. Wong to second-team honors on the event. second-team honors on floor exercise. Under Miller's Field was born in Scheboygan, Wis., on July 11, 1990. Brink, who competed for the Huskers from 1997 to tutelage, the Huskers garnered a total of 15 floor titles He is the son of Tim and Karen Field, and has five brothers 2000, permanently etched her name in the Nebraska and 14 vault titles throughout 2012. and two sisters: Ethan, Austin, Aaron, Evan, Aiden, Emma record books by winning two national titles at the 2000 Prior to joining the Nebraska staff, Miller served as NCAA Championships in Boise, Idaho. Brink became the and Eliza. owner and head coach for 12 years at Arena Gymnastics first Husker female to win an all-around national title and the second to win a vault national title in leading the in Joliet, Ill. While at Arena, he coached over 50 Level Huskers to the Super Six Finals and a fourth-place national 10 national qualifiers and 16 national team members. finish. Brink was selected as the Honda Award winner In addition, he has guided six gymnasts to Level 10 in 2000, representing the nation’s top female collegiate all-around championships and qualified more than 20 gymnast. She holds numerous Nebraska individual records, gymnasts to the Region 5 All-Star Teams. With over 30 including seventh on the all-time all-around scores list. years of coaching experience, Miller has seen more than Brink became the first Husker gymnast to score a 10.0, 30 athletes receive full-ride scholarships. eventually recording three perfect scores during her senior In addition to his tenure at Arena, Miller served on season. She closed her collegiate career as one of the most decorated gymnasts in school history, earning two NCAA the Region 5 Board and as the Region 5 Camp Director titles, 11 All-America awards, six regional titles and eight for over 10 years. He has been honored six times as the conference crowns. Region 5 Junior Olympic Coach of the Year and has been Prior to joining the Nebraska staff, Brink worked for awarded the five-and 10-year service award from USA Ameritas in Lincoln as a pension administration specialist. Gymnastics. Miller also served as a coach at Cincinnati Brink is a 2001 graduate of Nebraska with a bachelor Gymnastics and Midwest Gymnastics. of science degree in business adminstration and human Dan and his wife, Beth, have two sons: Brandon (11) resource management. Heather and her husband, Jon, and Kyle (9). have two sons, Jaxon (6) and Hunter (14 mo.).

HUSKERS.COM | COACHES AND STAFF 14 Keith Pat Sheri ZIMMER LOGSDON HASTINGS Associate Athletic Director for Life Skills Associate A.D./Senior Woman Administrator Academic Counselor 24th Year 32nd Year Nebraska (1987) Wayne State College (1985) Nebraska (1989)

In his 24th year serving Nebraska Athletics, Keith A member of the Nebraska Athletic Department Sheri Hastings serves as the academic counselor for Zimmer leads Nebraska's Life Skills unit within the since 1979, Pat Logsdon was promoted to senior woman women's gymnastics at Nebraska. Hastings has been department. administrator on March 7, 2008, in addition to her duties with the athletic department since August of 2006. She Zimmer carries 22 years of life skills and student as associate athletic director for administration. She also serves a similar role for women’s basketball, rifle, services experience and provides support to all current previously served in the role of assistant athletic director. bowling, and soccer. Nebraska student-athletes in addition to providing life Logsdon’s duties include oversight on all administrative Before coming to Lincoln, Hastings served as a mathematics learning specialist for Student Support skills guidance to former student-athletes and staff. issues and operational functions of the Athletic Director’s Services at the University of Nebraska. Prior to that, she Nebraska's life skills program provides services office; oversight in the areas of administration, athletic was a secondary mathematics teacher at Grand Island in the areas of personal and team education on medicine, nutrition, football operations, softball, women’s High School. societal issues, career counseling and education and gymnastics and rifle; developing and implementing A Grand Island native, Hastings earned her bachelor’s community outreach. administrative policies and procedures, assisting with degree in secondary mathematics from Nebraska in 1987. Zimmer is also responsible for overseeing sports strategic planning, reviewing and maintaining game and Hastings continued her education at Nebraska and earned psychology services available to Nebraska student- coaching contracts and oversight of the administrative a master’s degree in educational psychology in 1995. athletes. budget. Previously, Logsdon spent six seasons as NU’s Hastings and her husband, John, have three daughters, Zimmer, who worked in Nebraska's Academic director of football operations, the first female in Division Megan, Kathryn and Abigail. and Support Services area from 1988 to 2006, is I to serve in that capacity. She handled organization of regarded as a national leader in the life skills area. He all recruiting functions, supervised compliance activities received one of the top honors in college athletics in and coordinated all football administrative operations, September of 2006, when he was chosen for the Dr. including travel and practice operations. Logsdon Gene Hooks Award as the Life Skills Administrator of served three years as assistant to the director of football the Year. Zimmer has also served as an NCAA Life Skills operations and 14 seasons as the football recruiting trainer and is active with the National Consortium for secretary. Academics and Sport. Logsdon received a bachelor’s degree in education Zimmer continues to serve as the adviser of the from Nebraska in 1989. Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and remains active in the Ventures In Partnership program, where student-athletes are integrated into various outreach initiatives with Lincoln Public Schools. Zimmer also pioneered the annual "School is Cool" Jam, which reached more than 100,000 middle-level students in the 11-year existence of the event. He is an honorary member of the Golden Key National Honor Society and Mortar Board and has received the Chancellor’s Award for Exemplary Service to Students. In addition to his experience in coordinating Nebraska's Life Skills program, Zimmer also spent nine months as an assistant athletic director for marketing at NU from August of 2007 to March of 2008. Zimmer earned his bachelor’s degree at Wayne State College and his master’s in education from Springfield (Mass.) College. Zimmer and his wife, Michelle, have two sons, Logan and Caden.

15 COACHES AND STAFF | HUSKERS.COM Tom Lauren Lindsey DUFRESNE HARRIS REMMERS Athletic Trainer Assistant Strength Coach Director of Sports Nutrition 16th Year First Year First Year Nebraska (1980) Hardin-Simmons (2004) Nebraska (2008)

Tom Dufresne, MPT, ATC, begins his 16th season at A certified strength and conditioning specialist, As a registered dietitian and board certified specialist Nebraska and 14th year as the head athletic trainer and Lauren Harris became part of the Husker strength and in sports dietetics, Lindsey Remmers joined the Nebraska physical therapist for the Nebraska gymnastics team. conditioning program for the Nebraska volleyball, softball, Athletic Department as a full-time staff member in 2008 Dufresne’s responsibilities include coordination of women's gymnastics and rifle programs in February of and serves as the director of sports nutrition. primary health care and treatment and rehabilitation 2012. In her role, Remmers works to help integrate healthy of athletic injuries. Before joining the Nebraska staff, Harris served as the choices and optimal fueling into daily training routines Dufresne began his college athletic training career director of strength and conditioning at Texas A&M-Corpus for all of Nebraska's 23 varsity sports. She provides at Nebraska, where he was the head student trainer in Christi, beginning in 2009. While at TAMUCC, Harris was individual nutritional counseling that focuses on individual 1979. After graduation, he began a nine-year stint at responsible for the training and supervision of all 14 performance fueling strategies, hydration and proper UCLA, where he was an assistant football trainer and Division I sports, and oversaw the design and completion supplementation, team nutrition education sessions, head athletic trainer for the men's gymnastics team. of TAMUCC's first athletics-only weight facility in the spring on-site and travel meal management, body composition Dufresne not only worked with such future NFL stars of 2011. analysis, and eating disorder prevention and counseling. as Troy Aikman and Marcus Patton, but also with Bruin Harris served as an assistant strength and conditioning Remmers also assists with the daily operations of the Olympic athletes, including Peter Vidmar, Mitch Gaylord, coach for Olympic sports at Ohio State from 2006 to 2009. Training Table, administering the food labeling system and Tim Daggett and Chris Waller. Primarily responsible for men's swimming, women's participating on the menu management team. After completing the Masters Program in Physical swimming, synchronized swimming, rifle and novice and Previously, Remmers served as a volunteer intern for Therapy at Samuel Merritt College in Oakland, Calif., varsity crew teams, Harris gained experience training the nutrition staff in 2005, and was promoted to graduate Dufresne served as director of rehabilitation at a numerous All-Big Ten, All-American and National team assistant in 2006. She served as the associate director Bakersfield, Calif., hospital for three years before athletes. She served a six-week stint as the USA National of sports nutrition for the Huskers from 2008 to 2011. returning to NU in 1997. Synchronized Swimming strength coach while they trained Originally from Filley, Neb., she obtained her bachelor Dufresne is an instructor of rehabilitation and athletic on-site at OSU. Harris also was part of the Olympic sports of science degree in human nutrition from Winthrop training for Nebraska’s student training program. Several strength and conditioning staff at Marshall. University in South Carolina, where she was also a member of his rehabilitation students are now working at other As a basketball player at Hardin-Simmons in Abilene, of the volleyball team. She helped Winthrop to a pair of Division I universities. Texas, Harris earned All-ASC (2001-2004) and Kodak First- conference championships as an athlete and another as a Originally from Ventura, Calif., Dufresne graduated Team All-America honors (2004). She holds all HSU career, volunteer coach. from Nebraska in 1980. His brother, Mark, was a season and game three-point records and was named ASC Remmers earned her master's degree in health and letterman on the NU football team in 1976 and 1977. Female Athlete of the Year in 2004. human sciences, specializing in exercise science from the Tom and his wife, Iffat, have been married for 27 years. Harris is a native of Stephenville, Texas and graduated University of Nebraska in 2008. with her bachelor's degree (2004) and master's degree (2005) in sports and recreation management from Hardin- Simmons.

HUSKERS.COM | COACHES AND STAFF 16 Shawn EICHORST Athletic Director First Year Wisconsin-Whitewater (1990)

Eichorst was involved in the design and planning of a new ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE and the baseball program competed in the 2004 College World $36 million ice hockey/swim facility that was completed in the •Nebraska, Athletic Director (2013) Series. Additionally, he facilitated and supervised multi-million fall of 2012, as well as with the student-athlete performance •Miami, Athletic Director (2011-12) dollar facility projects, including a state-of-the-art football center in the north end zone of Camp Randall Stadium which •Wisconsin, Deputy Athletic Director (2009-11) training facility, partnership/sponsorship agreements and began construction in the fall of 2011 at a cost of more than •Wisconsin, Executive Associate Athletic Director (2007-09) substantial department organizational and policy growth. $70 million. He joined the Badgers' staff in 2006 as a Senior •Wisconsin, Senior Associate Athletic Director (2006-07) A native of Lone Rock, Wis., Eichorst was an all-conference Associate Athletic Director and was promoted to Executive •South Carolina, Interim Athletic Director (2005-06) defensive back, three-time letterwinner and 1990 team captain Associate Athletic Director in 2007. •South Carolina, Senior Associate Athletic Director (2004-05) for the UW-Whitewater football team. He graduated magna In his first year as Director of Athletics at Miami, Eichorst •Wisconsin-Whitewater, Athletic Director (1999-2003) cum laude in business from UW-Whitewater in 1990 and earned helped grow the academic reputation of an already sterling •Marquette University National Sports Law Institute a law degree from Marquette University in 1995. program with NCAA Top 10 recognition in Academic Progress Board of Advisors In 2006, he was awarded the Sports Law Alumnus of the Year Rates (APR) for five programs - football, baseball, men's diving, by Marquette. He also is a graduate of the Sports Management women's cross country and women's golf. During the 2011-12 Institute and serves on its Executive Committee. EDUCATIONAL LEDGER academic year, 149 student-athletes made the Atlantic Coast Eichorst practiced law in Milwaukee until 1999, when he was •Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1990 (Bachelor's Degree, Business) Conference Honor Roll and 70 earned their degrees. hired by UW-Whitewater as Director of Athletics, which he led •Marquette, 1995 (Juris Doctorate) Under his watchful eye, the Hurricane Club grew by more until 2003. Under his tenure, UW-Whitewater developed into •Assistant Adjunct Professor of Law (Marquette) than 500 members, surpassing 5,000 members nationwide one of the nation's top Division III athletic programs, with four Shawn Eichorst was named the 14th athletic director in the and $19 million in student-athlete support was generated top 10 percent National Association of Collegiate Directors of history of the University of Nebraska by Chancellor Harvey in 2011-12. Athletics (NACDA) Directors Cup finishes; one NCAA team Perlman on Oct. 4, 2012. Eichorst was formally introduced as An additional $14.2 million in capital gifts was raised toward championship; four NCAA team national runner-up finishes the Special Assistant to the Chancellor on Oct. 9. the Theodore G. Schwartz and Todd G. Schwartz Center for and seven individual NCAA champions. The program also Eichorst replaces legendary coach and athletic director Tom Athletic Excellence facility project, which is scheduled for featured an NCAA Student-Athlete of the Year for Wisconsin, Osborne on Jan. 1, 2013. Osborne announced his retirement completing in the fall of 2013. 84 All-Americans, 38 Academic All-America selections and nine as Nebraska's athletic director on Sept. 26, after spending five During his first year, both the men's and women's basketball NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners. years in the role. programs advanced to the postseason. The women posted He is a past member of the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Eichorst said he was honored to get the privilege to be a part the highest national ranking in school history (No. 5 overall) Reinstatement Committee and State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Nebraska Athletics. and advanced to the NCAA second round, while the men set of Governors. He also previously served as an assistant adjunct "(Nebraska is) one of the great universities in America and a program record for conference wins and advanced to the professor of law at Marquette University Law School, where one of the strongest athletic departments in all of college NIT second round. he taught classes in sports law. He currently serves on the sports who has the welfare of its student-athletes at the heart The women's tennis team advanced to the NCAA Marquette University National Sports Law Institute Board of everything they do. I am humbled by both the responsibility quarterfinals (Elite Eight) for the fourth straight season. The of Advisors. and opportunities that lie ahead. I hope to carry on the rich baseball program extended its NCAA postseason appearances Eichorst and his wife Kristin have three sons: Jack, Joseph tradition of Husker excellence set by Coach Osborne and so streak to 40 consecutive seasons. The women's soccer team and Bennett. many others." posted the first NCAA postseason win in program history, Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman said it was Eichorst's and the volleyball team advanced to the NCAA postseason commitment to putting student-athletes first that made for the third straight year and finished the season ranked Eichorst stand out. 15th nationally. "When I asked him how, if he were here five years from now, Other accomplishments included long-term contract would I be able to measure his success, his response was that extensions for head football coach Al Golden, head men's if the coaches and student-athletes had been successful and basketball coach Jim Larranaga, and head women's basketball nobody knows his name, it would be a success." coach Katie Meier. Eichorst also coordinated a strategic review Eichorst comes to Nebraska after spending 18 months as the of all operations and reorganized the senior management athletic director at the University of Miami. He was named the team. Miami enhanced branding at Alex Rodriguez Park at 12th athletic director at Miami on April 12, 2011. Mark Light Field, the BankUnited Center and inside the Hecht Eichorst went to Miami after serving from 2009 to 2011 as Athletic Center. New scoreboards were also added at the James the Deputy Athletic Director at the University of Wisconsin, L. Knight Sports Complex and Cobb Stadium. where his responsibilities under Director of Athletics Barry Eichorst previously worked at the University of South Alvarez included serving as the department's Chief Operating Carolina, serving as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Officer and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the highly Administration from 2004 to 2006 and as the Interim Director successful athletics program. of Athletics in June 2005. During Eichorst's time at the University of Wisconsin, the Working with the Gamecocks, he oversaw the department's Badger athletic department consisted of 23 intercollegiate daily operations as well as the football (Lou Holtz and Steve programs, 850 student-athletes, 320 full-time employees and Spurrier) and baseball (Ray Tanner) programs. The football Shawn and Kristin Eichorst, with their sons (from left), operated from a $90 million budget. team was bowl-eligible each year during Eichorst's tenure, Bennett, Joseph and Jack.

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Marc Boehm Dennis Leblanc Bob Burton Dr. Lonnie Albers Chris Anderson MISSION STATEMENT Executive Associate A.D. Senior Associate A.D. Senior Associate A.D. Associate A.D. Associate A.D. The mission of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department is to Administration Academics Administration Athletic Medicine Community Relations serve our student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans by: »Displaying INTEGRITY in every decision and action »Building and maintaining TRUST with others »Giving RESPECT to each person we encounter »Pursuing unity of purpose through TEAMWORK »Maintaining LOYALTY to student-athletes, co-workers, fans and the University of Nebraska DIRECTORY Butch Hug John Ingram Pat Logsdon Paul Meyers Jamie Vaughn The area code for all numbers listed below is (402) Associate A.D. Associate A.D. Associate A.D. Associate A.D. Associate A.D. Facilities & Events Capital Projects & Construction Senior Woman Administrator Huskers Athletic Fund Compliance Main Athletic Department...... 472-4224; 800-755-2565 Academics...... 472-2042 Administration...... 472-3011 Athletic Medicine & Training...... 472-2276 Baseball...... 472-2269 Basketball, Men's...... 472-2265 Basketball, Women's...... 472-6462 Bowling...... 472-0404 Business & Finance...... 472-2273 Cheer Squads & Mascots...... 472-0775 Community Relations...... 472-7771 Jamie Williams Keith Zimmer Holly Adam Jeff Jamrog Shot Kleen Compliance...... 472-2042 Associate A.D. Associate A.D. Assistant A.D. Assistant A.D. Assistant A.D. Computing Services...... 472-2368 Diversity & Leadership Life Skills Ticketing Football Operations HuskerVision Huskers Athletic Fund...... 472-2367 Initiatives Equipment...... 472-2274 Events...... 472-1000 Facilities...... 472-1000 Football...... 472-3116 Golf, Men's...... 472-6472 Golf, Women's...... 472-1415 Gymnastics, Men's...... 472-6476 Gymnastics, Women's...... 472-3808 Huskers.com...... 472-0342 Huskers Authentic...... 472-3633; 800-8-BIG-RED Keith Mann Michael Stephens Jan Brown Dan Floyd Kirk Hartman HuskerVision...... 472-4645 Assistant A.D. Assistant A.D. Director of Director of Executive Director Media Relations Marketing, Licensing & Business Operations Information Technology of Video Production Licensing & Concessions...... 472-9446 Concessions Life Skills...... 472-4616 Lost & Found...... 472-1003 Marketing...... 472-0775 Media Relations...... 472-2263 Rifle...... 472-6167 Shipping & Receiving...... 472-1163 Soccer...... 472-0456 Softball...... 472-8801 Strength & Conditioning...... 472-3333 Tennis, Men's...... 472-6464 Katie Jewell Doak Ostergard Kim Schellpeper Randy York Tennis, Women's...... 472-6473 Associate Director Outreach Director Associate Director Senior Writer/Customer Relations Ticket Office...... 472-3111; 800-8-BIG-RED of Academic Programs of Academic Programs Director Track & Field...... 472-6461 Volleyball...... 472-2399 Wrestling...... 472-6470

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Derek Bombeck Katie Pfannenstiel Ervin Williams Steve Torske Laure Ragoss Jena Johnson Patricia Peterson Event Management Event Management Event Management Building & Grounds Associate Director Assistant Director of Assistant Director of Specialist Specialist Specialist Supervisor of Compliance Compliance Compliance MARKETING CONCESSIONS HUSKERS.COM HUSKERVISION MEDIA RELATIONS

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19 COACHES AND STAFF | HUSKERS.COM Harvey PERLMAN Chancellor 11th Year Nebraska (1963) Harvey Perlman was named the 19th Chancellor of the professoriate. He has also served as a visiting professor the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on April 1, 2001. He at Florida State University College of Law, the University had served as Interim Chancellor of the University of of Puget Sound School of Law and the University of Iowa the George Turner Award from the Nebraska State Bar Nebraska-Lincoln since July 16, 2000. College of Law. Association for contributions to the legal profession and A former dean of the University of Nebraska College of His area of legal expertise lies in torts and intellectual the Roger T. Larson Community Builder Award from the Law (1983-98), Perlman has also served as interim senior property. He is a member of the Nebraska State and Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNL (1995-96). American Bar Associations and is a Life Fellow of the Perlman and his wife, Susan, an NU alumna, are the A Nebraska native, Perlman was raised in York, and American Bar Association. Perlman is co-author of parents of two daughters. Anne, who earned degrees earned a bachelor of arts in history and a juris doctorate “Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition” (5th from UNL and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, from the University of Nebraska. During his law school edition, 1998) and co-reporter for the American Law practices medicine in Lincoln and is married to UNL years, he was editor in chief of the Nebraska Law Review Institute’s “Restatement of Unfair Competition” (1994). alumnus David Spinar; they have three children; Will, Ava, and was elected to the Order of the Coif, a law honors He serves on the Council of the American Law Institute, and Marco, Husker fans all. Daughter Amie, who received society. a leading national law reform organization and as one bachelors and juris doctorate degrees from UNL, is a He joined the NU law faculty in 1967 after spending of Nebraska’s Commissioners of Uniform State Laws. He Nebraska assistant attorney general and is married to UNL a year as a Bigelow Teaching Fellow at the University of previously served as a member of the NCAA Board of alumnus Ron Larson; they are the parents of Caleb Quinn. Chicago Law School. He served on the Nebraska law faculty Directors and is past chair of the Bowl Championship until 1974 when he joined the faculty at the University Series Presidential Oversight Committee. He serves on the of Virginia Law School. He returned to Nebraska in 1983 Board of Directors of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce when he accepted the deanship of the Nebraska Law and is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nebraska College, a post he held until 1998 when he returned to Innovation Campus Development Corporation. He received Josephine POTUTO Faculty Representative 15th Year Douglass College (1967) Josephine (Jo) R. Potuto, the Richard H. Larson Professor Subcommittee on the Constitution regarding due process of Constitutional Law, has been Nebraska’s faculty in NCAA infractions hearings and has made presentations representative (FAR) to the NCAA and conference level to the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. Potuto was project director and a drafter of the Uniform since May 15, 1997. Potuto is a past adviser to the Uniform Law Commissioners Law Commissioners Sentencing and Corrections Act, For the past three years, Potuto has been president of Committee to draft a sports agent statute, has drafted as well as the drafter for the Nebraska Supreme Court the 1A FAR (FARs from FBS institutions). In 2002, she was rules governing search and seizure and hearings for the Committee to Draft Criminal Jury Instructions. She is the named Outstanding Faculty Athletics Representative by Nebraska Racing Commission, and also has written on author of three books and numerous articles. She also is the All-American Football Foundation. issues of gender equity in college athletics. a member of the American Law Institute. Potuto spent nine years (the maximum) on the NCAA At Nebraska, Potuto is a member of the academic Potuto earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at Division I Committee on Infractions (chair her last two senate as well as the senate’s intercollegiate athletics Rutgers’ Douglass College; her master’s degree in English years) and currently substitutes on the Committee committee. She also served on Nebraska’s NCAA site literature at Seton Hall; and her juris doctorate at the when a member cannot serve. She is a past Big 12 certification steering committee. Rutgers Law College. She is a member of the bar of the Conference representative on the NCAA Division I Potuto teaches constitutional law, procedural and U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Management Council, served on the NCAA Men’s criminal law, federal jurisdiction, and sports law. She Third Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for Nebraska and Gymnastics Championship Committee, and currently has been a visiting professor of law at the University of New Jersey. serves on an NCAA-wide (all divisions) committee to Arizona, Rutgers University, the Cardozo College of Law advise NCAA staff on student-athlete issues. at New York’s Yeshiva University, the University of Oregon, Potuto is an expert on NCAA enforcement and the University of North Carolina, and Seton Hall University. infractions processes as well as the general NCAA She has worked as an assistant prosecutor in the Essex and committee structure. She has testified before the House Morris County (N.J.) prosecutor’s offices.

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The Board of Regents consists of eight voting members elected by district for six-year terms, and four non-voting student Regents, one from each campus, who serve during their tenure as student body president. The board supervises the general operations of the university, and the control and direction of all expenditures. The board also includes a corporation secretary who manages all records including agendas, minutes, notices, policies and bylaws. Those documents can be found on the web at nebraska.edu/board/. The board meets regularly, primarily in Lincoln but also in Omaha and greater Nebraska. Persons wishing to provide information to the board or to appear before it should contact: Corporation Secretary, University of Nebraska, Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68583.

James B. Milliken, J.D. President, University of Nebraska

Timothy Clare Hal Daub Howard Hawks Lavon Heidemann Lincoln Omaha Omaha Elk Creek

Bob Phares Jim Pillen Kent Schroeder, J.D. Bob Whitehouse North Platte Columbus Kearney Papillion

Cameron Deter Jeremy Hosein Devin Bertelsen Eric Kamler Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska-Medical Center Nebraska-Omaha Nebraska-Lincoln

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