Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball honors and awards

Sarah Pavan was the fourth player in NCAA Division I history to be named a first-team AVCA All-American in each of her four collegiate seasons

This is a list of Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball honors and awards. The program, established in 1975, is among the most decorated in collegiate volleyball.

Four Nebraska players have been named AVCA National Player of the Year and the team has produced a nation-leading 107 AVCA All-America selections. Sarah Pavan and Lexi Rodriguez won national awards as the country's best female athlete across all sports.

National awards

Player of the year

Freshman of the year

Coach of the year

Other national awards

Conference awards

Athlete of the year

Five Nebraska players have been named conference female athlete of the year, across all sports.[4]

  • Big Eight: Annie Adamczak (1986–87), Virginia Stahr (1989–90)
  • Big 12: Greichaly Cepero (2000–01), Sarah Pavan (2006–07, 2007–08)

Player of the year

  • Big Eight: Lori Endicott (1987, 1988), Virginia Stahr (1989), Val Novak (1990), Stephanie Thater (1991, 1992), Nikki Stricker (1993), Allison Weston (1994, 1995)
  • Big 12: Lisa Reitsma (1996), Fiona Nepo (1998), Nancy Metcalf (1999, 2001), Greichaly Cepero (2000, 2002), Amber Holquist (2002), Laura Pilakowski (2002), Sarah Pavan (2005, 2006, 2007), Jordan Larson (2008)
  • Big Ten: Kelsey Robinson (2013)

Freshman of the year

  • Big 12: Angie Oxley (1997), Greichaly Cepero (1999), Sarah Pavan (2004), Jordan Larson (2005), Hannah Werth (2009)
  • Big Ten: Madi Kubik (2019), Harper Murray (2023)

Newcomer of the year

  • Big Eight: Allison Weston (1992), Jen McFadden (1993), Stacie Maser (1995)
  • Big 12: Megan Korver (1996), Katie Jahnke (1997), Rachel Holloway (2006), Sydney Anderson (2008), Lauren Cook (2010)

Defensive player of the year

  • Big Eight:[d] Christy Johnson (1992), Stephanie Clerc (1993), Maria Hedbeck (1995)
  • Big 12: Jennifer Saleaumua (2004, 2005), Jordan Larson (2006, 2008), Christina Houghtelling (2007), Hannah Werth (2010)
  • Big Ten: Justine Wong-Orantes (2015, 2016), Lexi Rodriguez (2021, 2023)

Coach of the year

  • Big Eight: Terry Pettit (1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995)
  • Big 12: Terry Pettit (1996, 1998), John Cook (2001, 2005, 2008, 2010)
  • Big Ten: John Cook (2016, 2017, 2023)

All-Americans

Nebraska has had fifty-four players account for an NCAA-leading 107 AVCA All-America selections, including fifty-three first-team, forty-one second-team, and thirteen third-team All-America awards.[4] Terri Kanouse, the first Cornhusker to be named a first-team All-American, was selected by the AIAW.[5]

First-team

  • Terri Kanouse – 1980 (AIAW)
  • Cathy Noth – 1983
  • Annie Adamczak – 1985
  • Karen Dahlgren – 1986
  • Lori Endicott – 1988
  • Virginia Stahr – 1988
  • Val Novak – 1989, 1990
  • Janet Kruse – 1989, 1990
  • Stephanie Thater – 1991, 1992
  • Allison Weston – 1993, 1994, 1995
  • Christy Johnson – 1994, 1995
  • Lisa Reitsma – 1995, 1996
  • Fiona Nepo – 1996, 1998
  • Nancy Metcalf – 1998, 1999, 2001
  • Laura Pilakowski – 2000
  • Greichaly Cepero – 2000, 2002
  • Amber Holmquist – 2001, 2002
  • Melissa Elmer – 2004, 2005
  • Sarah Pavan – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Christina Houghtelling – 2005
  • Jordan Larson – 2006, 2008
  • Brooke Delano – 2010
  • Gina Mancuso – 2011
  • Lauren Cook – 2012
  • Kelsey Robinson – 2013
  • Kadie Rolfzen – 2015, 2016
  • Justine Wong-Orantes – 2016
  • Kelly Hunter – 2017
  • Mikaela Foecke – 2018
  • Lauren Stivrins – 2018, 2020
  • Lexi Rodriguez – 2021, 2023, 2024
  • Merritt Beason – 2023
  • Andi Jackson – 2024


Second-team

  • Cathy Noth – 1984
  • Karen Dahlgren – 1985
  • Enid Schonewise – 1986
  • Tisha Delaney – 1986
  • Lori Endicott – 1987
  • Virginia Stahr – 1989
  • Stephanie Thater – 1990
  • Chris Hall – 1991
  • Janet Kruse – 1991
  • Kelly Aspegren – 1994
  • Fiona Nepo – 1997
  • Lisa Reitsma – 1997
  • Megan Korver – 1998
  • Amber Holmquist – 2000
  • Jenny Kropp – 2001
  • Greichaly Cepero – 2001
  • Laura Pilakowski - 2002
  • Melissa Elmer – 2003
  • Jennifer Saleaumua – 2004
  • Tracy Stalls – 2006, 2007
  • Christina Houghtelling – 2007
  • Rachel Holloway – 2007
  • Sydney Anderson – 2008
  • Tara Mueller – 2008
  • Brooke Delano – 2009
  • Lindsey Licht – 2010
  • Hannah Werth – 2010, 2012
  • Gina Mancuso – 2012
  • Amber Rolfzen – 2015
  • Kelly Hunter – 2016
  • Annika Albrecht – 2017
  • Mikaela Foecke – 2017
  • Lauren Stivrins – 2019
  • Nicklin Hames – 2020
  • Kayla Caffey – 2021
  • Lexi Rodriguez – 2022
  • Bergen Reilly – 2023, 2024
  • Harper Murray – 2024

Third-team

  • Jennifer Saleaumua – 2005
  • Rachel Holloway – 2006
  • Jordan Larson – 2007
  • Sydney Anderson – 2009
  • Kadie Rolfzen – 2013, 2014
  • Justine Wong-Orantes – 2015
  • Amber Rolfzen – 2016
  • Kenzie Maloney – 2018
  • Lexi Sun – 2019, 2020
  • Madi Kubik – 2021
  • Harper Murray – 2023

Retired jerseys

No. Player[4] Position Tenure Retired[e]
2 Lori Endicott S 1985–1988 2003
Stephanie Thater MB 1989–1992 2010
7 Nancy Metcalf OPP 1997–2011 2011
9 Sarah Pavan 2004–2007 2018
10 Jordan Larson OH 2005–2008 2017
11 Cathy Noth S 1981–1984 2003
13 Karen Dahlgren MB 1983–1986
17 Janet Kruse OH 1988–1991 2004
18 Allison Weston MB 1992–1995 2003

Notes

  1. ^ The James E. Sullivan Award was created in 1930 by the Amateur Athletic Union to honor "the outstanding athlete at the Olympic, collegiate, or similar elite level in the United States."[1]
  2. ^ The Broderick Cup was created in 1976 to honor a female student-athlete who demonstrates "not only athletic achievement but also the ideals of team contribution, scholastic endeavor, school and community involvement.[2]
  3. ^ The NCAA Woman of the Year Award was established in 1991 and is presented annually to a graduating female student-athlete for "outstanding academic achievements, athletic excellence, community service and leadership."[3]
  4. ^ The Big Eight presented the "backcourt specialist" of the year.
  5. ^ The year the player's jersey was retired by the university.

References

  1. ^ "History – AAU Sullivan Award". Amateur Athletic Union. 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. ^ "The History of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA)". Collegiate Women Sports Awards. 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Woman of the Year". NCAA. 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "2024–25 Volleyball Media Guide" (PDF). Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  5. ^ Brett Wagner (25 October 2012). "Nebraska volleyball program had many changes in 40 years". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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