Bowling

In just 14 years as a varsity sport, Nebraska bowling has become one of the top  programs in the nation.  Coach Bill Straub has guided the Huskers to unprecedented success, winning  national titles in 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005 and 2009.  Once bowling became an NCAA-recognized sport  in 2003-04, the Huskers won back-to-back titles in 2004 and 2005 and most  recently captured another in 2009.

A  total of 79 tournament titles in 145 competitions entering the 2011-12 campaign  creates an impressive list of accomplishments, while Straub’s bowlers have  finished among the top three teams in over 80 percent of their regular-season  tournaments since the start of the program.

While  the Husker team accomplishments have been paramount, many bowlers have enjoyed  individual success. NU has had at least one All-American in each of the last 21 years, dating back to its club program days. Since 1989, 22 Huskers have  combined for a total of 48 first-, second- and third-team All-America awards,  while Kim Berke (1992), Diandra Hyman (2000), Shannon Pluhowsky (2001, 2004,  2005), Lindsay Baker (2006), Amanda Burgoyne (2007) and Cassandra Leuthold  (2009) were each chosen as the National College Bowler of the Year.

Straub’s  bowlers have also had the opportunity to represent their countries in national  and international competition. In 2009, Nebraska’s Cassandra Leuthold was  honored as a member of Junior Team USA. Former Huskers Diandra (Hyman) Asbaty,  Shannon Pluhowsky and Brenda Edwards are also members of the 2010 Team USA.