This is Nebraska Women's Golf
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"Nebraska has so much to offer our athletes. Our facilities, coaching and support staffs, and the University will prepare you for anything you choose after your career here, including playing professionally. In all my experiences as a coach, Nebraska stands out as a place that sets you up for success. If you match our opportunities with your hard work, focus and a strong vision, you will make the most of a great situation.”
Head Coach Jeanne Sutherland
Home Courses
The Huskers regularly practice at Firethorn Golf Club. Home to the 2002 Division III Men’s Golf Championship, the Pete Dye designed course was rated 36th among the top 100 modern courses in the country. Firethorn has also hosted the 96th U.S. Women’s Amateur. Firethorn is a target-oriented course with naturally flourishing shrubs and grasses.
Trackman Training Lab
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The Trackman Training Lab is located on campus in the Hawks Championships Center right next to Memorial Stadium - where student-athlete support areas like academics, life skills, nutrition, athletic medicine and strength training are located.
The facility allows the golf team to perfect their swings indoors. Trackman technology is utilized by hundreds of tour players and thousands of coaches. It’s one of the best tools for analyzing your swing giving you plenty of data to work from. It not only captures different parameters of data, but it also captures a video of your swing.
Kelli Ann Strand
- All-Big Ten (2023)
- U.S. Women’s Amateur Qualifier (2023)
- WGCA Scholar All-American (2023)
- Nebraska Record Season Stroke Average – 72.05
- 54-Hole School Record 202 (-14), Individual Champion (Green Wave Classic, 2022)
- Six Top 10 Finishes as a Freshman (2022-23)
Miu Takahashi
- U.S. Women’s Amateur Qualifier (2023)
- Nebraska Sophomore Season Stroke Average Record (73.49, 2023)
- Dale McNamara Invitational Champion (2022)
Head Coach Jeanne Sutherland
One of the most accomplished coaches in women's college golf, Jeanne Sutherland took the reins of the Nebraska program when she was named the head coach of the Huskers on May 5, 2022.
In her first season as Nebraska's head coach in 2022-23, Sutherland led the Huskers to an NCAA Regional appearance, a top-25 midseason ranking and the best season stroke average in school history.
Sutherland spent the 2021-22 season as Nebraska's associate head coach, helping the Huskers to four first- or second-place finishes during the season.
Sutherland came to Nebraska after spending 10 seasons (2011-2021) as the head coach at SMU. She previously spent 15 seasons as the head coach at Texas A&M (1992-2007). During her first two collegiate head coaching stints, Sutherland led 18 teams to NCAA Regional appearances, including four to NCAA Championship appearances. She is a two-time NCAA regional/district coach of the year and a four-time conference coach of the year.
She has coached three individuals to All-America honors and five individual conference champions during her distinguished head coaching career.
Sutherland's Career Honors
- WGCA Kim Evans Award (2018)
- WCGA Founders Award (2017)
- PGA Class A Professional
- NCAA Central Region Coach of the Year (Texas A&M, 2007)
- NCAA West District Coach of the Year (Texas A&M, 1997)
- Four-Time Conference Coach of the Year
- Led 19 Teams to NCAA Regional Appearances
- Led Four Teams to NCAA Championship Appearances
- Three Big 12 Championship Teams
- Coached Three Individual All-Americans
- Coached Five Individual Conference Champions
- Coached Three Conference Players of the Year
Assistant Coach Matt Zedrick
Matt Zedrick joined Nebraska as an assistant coach on June 1, 2022. Zedrick led the Huskers to an NCAA Regional appearance, a top-25 midseason ranking and the best season stroke average in school history in 2022-23.
From 2015-16 to 2020-21, Zedrick guided the Purdue Fort Wayne women’s golf program to some of the most successful seasons in program history. His Mastodons teams rewrote virtually every school record on the course, including a 2020-21 team scoring average of 311.8.
Purdue Fort Wayne’s top golfers, Holly Anderson and Linnzie Richner, set school records for 18, 36 and 54-hole scoring, while Anderson claimed school records for the best season and career stroke averages. Anderson capped her career as a second-team All-Horizon League selection in 2020-21.
Zedrick's Career Honors
- Coached 19 WGCA All-America Scholars at Fort Wayne
- USGBA P.J. Boatwright Jr. Internship Program (2013)
Huskers By the Numbers
13 - Nebraska has competed as a team at 13 NCAA Regionals, including in 2023
6 - The Huskers have been to the NCAA Championships six times
15 - Golfers from 15 countries have called Nebraska home
95 - Dating back to 1989, a total of 40 golfers have combined to earn 95 WGCA Scholastic All-America honors
Hall of Famer Sarah Sasse
Nebraska celebrated the induction of Husker great Sarah Sasse into the Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015. Sasse was a first-team All-American and the Big 12 Conference Golfer of the Year in 2003.
2021 Big Ten Champion - Kate Smith
Kate Smith shot a scorching 64 (-8) to tie her own record for the best individual round in school history and capture Nebraska's first-ever Big Ten women's golf individual title at the 2021 Big Ten Championship. With Smith leading the charge, the Huskers earned a tie for second in the team standings with No. 19 Maryland and No. 25 Michigan.
Arnold Palmer Cup
In June of 2021, Smith helped Team USA to a 33-27 victory over Team International at the 25th annual Arnold Palmer Cup. Smith went 3-1 in her four matches at the event.
ACADEMIC SUCCESS
Dick and Peg Herman Family Student Life Complex
Tour the Herman Student Life Complex
The athletic academic unit, located in the Dick and Peg Herman Family Student Life Complex, provides personal and academic support to ensure that student-athletes will get the most out of their years as Huskers. Featuring one of the most innovative and comprehensive academic support systems in the country, Nebraska is dedicated to helping its student-athletes become outstanding leaders in their chosen fields.
The newest enhancements to the Nebraska student-athlete experience are coming soon with the opening of a new $155 million, 350,000-square foot facility that will feature a new academic center, a new training table and a new student-athlete lobby, among other features.
National-Leading 351 CSC Academic All-Americans
Nebraska Athletics leads NCAA Division I with 351 CSC Academic All-Americans, with Stanford ranking second with 336.
Top Ten Award Winners
Nebraska student-athletes have won more NCAA Top Ten Awards than any other school in the country. Regarded as the nation's most prestigious academic award, Nebraska has had 18 recipients - including Anton Stephenson in 2018. The award honors male and female student-athletes throughout the country based upon the criteria of athletic achievement, academic achievement and community involvement.
95% Graduation Success Rate
Nebraska student-athletes continue to be among the nation’s best in the classroom. The NCAA released its Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in December 2022 and Nebraska posted its highest overall GSR for the 12th straight year.
In addition to the highest all student-athlete GSR in Nebraska history, 13 Husker teams achieved a perfect 100 percent GSR.
STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE
N-Vest Nebraska
Beginning with the 2022-23 academic year, Nebraska rewards Husker scholarship student-athletes for academic performance, success toward graduation and retention by awarding student-athletes who meet established benchmarks $5,980 per year.
Free MacBook Air
Every student-athlete is provided a MacBook Air while they are a student at Nebraska.
Student-Athlete Assistance Fund
Up to $1,400 a year to help with bills, bike, cell phone, furniture, etc.
Travel
The Lincoln airport has service from both Delta and United. The Omaha Airport is less than an hour away and includes flights from Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, American, Delta, Frontier, OneJet, Southwest and United.
Performance Nutrition
- 1,600 meals served daily to Nebraska student-athletes and staff members
- Individualized Meal Plans/ Menus
- Body Composition Testing
- Competition Fueling
- Supplement Education
- High-Quality, Performance-Based Foods
- The Landing- established in 2005
- Oasis- established in 2011
- Before, During, and After Workout Fueling Plan
- Student nutrition volunteers assist in managing both areas
- Prepare specialized nutritional shakes and recovery drinks for all student-athletes
- Life Skills Kitchen- offers student- athletes to learn and prepare nutritious meals themselves
Refueling at "The Landing"
The Landing, established in 2005, and the Oasis, established in 2011, serve as fueling points for all athletes before, during, and after training. The Landing is located in North Stadium while the Oasis is housed in the Hendricks Training Complex. Both areas provide a number of different options including chocolate milk, recovery shakes, energy bars, bagels, fruits, nuts, and Gatorade for student athletes.
Husker Bucks
Available to all student-athletes on an active roster. App that gives the student-athlete $10 per day on Saturdays and Sundays to eat at select restaurants in downtown Lincoln, including:
- Blaze Pizza
- Chipotle
- Fuzzy's Taco Shop
- Grey Whale Poke Bowl
- Jersey Mike's Subs
- Jimmy John's
- Noodles and Company
- Rusty Taco
- Smoothie King
- Source. Eat Fit.
- Subway
Service to a Much Larger Community
Regarded as the premier and most comprehensive Life Skills program in college athletics, the Husker program is committed to providing proactive education, resources and support through college and beyond to promote total person development and preparation for life after sports.
The Nebraska Life Skills program offered its sixth service trip in 2023, taking student-athletes to Panama. Student-athletes have also traveled to Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Alaska.
Impact of Nebraska Life Skills
"Thiele, Fellow Huskers Repair School Forge Bonds in Panama"
Athletic Medicine
Providing expert care to more than 600 Husker student-athletes, Nebraska features one of the most well-trained and highly skilled athletic medicine staffs in the country.
The Nebraska athletic medicine staff consists of five physicians, 14 full-time athletic trainers, eight graduate assistant athletic trainers, four full-time in-house athletic psychologists, one full-time neuropsychologist and sports psychiatry consultants who work directly with student-athletes.
The NAPL
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The future of athletic performance is here. The Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory utilizes a multi-method, multi-disciplinary approach to athlete performance and health through technology and academic expertise. Through collaborative expertise, the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory strives to bring the best to the student-athletes of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
In 2013, a 50,000-square-foot expansion of Nebraska's East Memorial Stadium brought together athletic and academic researchers in Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory (NAPL) under one roof to study human behavior and performance. The partnership is believed to be the nation's only joint, on campus athletic and academic research facility. The collaboration is a testament to Nebraska's commitment to student-athlete's performance, safety, and long-term health and well-being housed within East Memorial Stadium, allowing optimal accessibility for student-athletes, researchers, and coaching staffs.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
With an enrollment of nearly 24,000 students, the University of Nebraska has students from over 110 countries and more than 150 undergraduate majors. More information can be found here.
UNL National Rankings
- Top 50 National Universities (U.S. News & World Report)
- Among Top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s Personal Finance)
- No. 2 Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report)
- No. 2 Best Online Graduate Education Programs for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report)
- No. 6 Best Online MBA Programs (U.S. News & World Report)
- No. 11 Best Online Graduate Education Programs (U.S. News & World Report)
- No. 17 Speech-Language Pathology Grad Schools (U.S. News & World Report)
- No. 20 Best College for Veterans (U.S. News & World Report)
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
An All-American City
One of the nation’s largest 75 cities, Lincoln features many of the benefits of an urban setting and is only minutes away from the scenic beauty and wide open spaces of America’s Heartland. The third-largest city in the Big Ten, Lincoln enables Nebraska student-athletes to enjoy the benefits of city life while residing in a community which is widely regarded as one of the top places to live in the United States.
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Home to Nebraska men's and women's basketball, Pinnacle Bank Arena is Lincoln's downtown arena located in the Railyard. Since opening in 2013 the arena has played host to artists such as...
- Jay-Z
- Katy Perry
- P!nk
- Justin Bieber
- Carrie Underwood
- Eric Church
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Chris Brown
- Florida Georgia Line
- Kenny Chesney
- Paul McCartney
- Blake Shelton
- Zac Brown Band
- Da Baby
- Pearl Jam
- Keith Urban
- Lil' Wayne
- Jason Aldean
- Bon Jovi
- Elton John
- Miranda Lambert & Deirks Bentley
- And many more...
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