NU win biggest since '97 FUUi frontpage 12 when his coach approached him abort starting Wortmann. 'They played their whole career to make one last impres sion, and I met with a couple of the guys before die game, and they say you never get another chance to mate a first impression but you never get a second chance to make a last impres sion,” he said. *1 think the impression they left tomgxt was obviously a great one.” NU's margin of victory, 28, was it's biggest since 1997 when the Husters beat Western Illinois by29.86-57. The wfo left the Husters at 14 14 and 7-8 in die conference heading into Saturday^ matchup with Iowa State on the Cyclone’s senior dayinAmes, towa. Ffriend, who has still has a bad taste in his mouth from NUIs home loss to ISU, said don't count out the Husters. “We are capable of beating anybody” Ffriend said. “I carit say anymore than that” Scott McOug/DN Pepin, Owusu nab honors Big 12 track and field coach es honored Nebraska Coach Gary Pepin and senior Leslie Owusu on Wednesday. Pepin was honored as being the indoor men's and women’s track coach of the year and Owusuwas honored as women's indoor performer of the year. Pepin, coach for both Nebraska women’s and men’s track and field, led his teams to Big 12 indoor titles last week end, sweeping the conference championships for the second season in a row Pepin received the award for the second-straight year, and it was the 13th women's confer ence coaching honor he has earned in his career. Owusu, a three-time All American, claimed conference titles in the 200 and 400 meters at this year's Kg 12 indoor meet in the Bob Devaney Sports Opter The senior from Sough, Berkshire, England, ran the nation^ fastest400 time of5237 seconds on the banked curves of NU% track. That time also estab lished a Devaney and Big 12 record. Owusu was also a member of die third place 4x400 meter relay team. Owusu scored a meet-high 21.5 points at the meet and qualified for the NCAA indoor championships held in Fayetteville, Ark., in the 200 and 400 meters. Texas A&M sprinter Brandon Evans was named top male performer. Iowa State jumper Daniel Kaczmarczyk and Colorado distance runner Sara Gorton were selected for freshman of the year honors. The NU track and field squads return to action in the Last Chance meet on March 2 in Lincoln. The NCAA indoor championships are March 9-10. 18 named Academic All-Big 12 FROM SWT REPORTS The Big 12 Conference announced Academic All Conference teams in several sports on Wednesday and Nebraska placed 18 athletes on the first and second teams. The women's basketball team placed three players on the first team. Sophomore general studies majors Paige Sutton and Steph Jones joined freshman Greichaly Cepero, an interna tional business major on the first team. Shahkhah Roberts, a general studies major from Overland Park, Kan., made the second team. On the men's side of basket ball, senior Craig Wortmann was the lone Husker honored. The finance major from Hartington was named to the second team. The wrestling team had three wrestlers receive recogni tion. Todd Beckerman, a senior family and consumer sciences major and Bryan Snyder, a jun ior sociology major, made the first team. Brad Vering, a diversi fied agricultural studies major; was listed on the second team. The men's swimming and diving team landed the most athletes on the team. Five Nebraska swimmers were hon ored on die first team and four made the second team. Sophomore mechanical engineering major Raymond Brush, senior Peter Fry, a mechanical engineering major, Jon Hahn, a junior mechanical engineering major, Pedram Nabegh, a junior criminal jus tice major, and Congo Tbgnetti, a sophomore general studies major; all were listed on the first team. On the second team were Javier Botellom, a junior busi ness administration major, sophomore psychology major Lucas Brown, junior finance major Anthony Rogis and Erik Wiken, a sophomore biological sciences major. Athletes must have a 3.2 or higher GPA to be named to die first team and a 3.0-3.19 GPA to make the second team. X Huskers impress NFL scouts ■ Kyle Vanden Bosch, Correll Budihalter, among others, raise eyebrows at the NR Combine. BYJffFSHBJON In the stock market environ ment of the eminent NFL Draft several former Huskers became hot commodities at the NFL Scouting Combine this weekend in Indianapolis Nebraska’s Kyle Vanden Bosch, Dominic Raiola, Correll Buckhalter, Dan Alexander and Dan Hadenfeldt performed well enough to catch the attention of a few pro scouts. The NFL Draft will be held April 21-22 in New fork. Vanden Bosch, a rush end, impressed several scouts and draft experts with his tremen dous 4.5 second time in the 40 yard dash, the fastest time recorded by a defensive line man, as well as his relentless wink ethic. "In the shuttle run, he looked as quick and nimble as many of the receivers we wit nessed later In the day,” report ed TFY Draft Preview, an Internet scouting site. "As the drills started, Vanden Bosch never went less than 100 miles per hour and showed great foot quickness.” Raiola may well have justi fied his decision to forgo his sen ioryear of eligibility at Nebraska. He timed in at 5.1 seconds in die 40-yard dash, impressive con sidering he weighed in at 307 pounds. He also recorded the quickest lineman’s 10-yard dash time at 1.65 seconds, a workout scouts use to determine quick ness off the balL After the combine, both ESPN.com and TFY Draft Preview tabbed Raiola as die top prospect available at center. At the running back spot, Buckhalter and Alexander both earned favorable reviews from scouts. Alexander is now projected byNFL.com to be one of the first picks at fullback after recording a 4.48 second 40-yard dash. "Nebraska fallback Dan Alexander showed a tremen dous size-speed combination," said scout Gil Brandt, although he did mention that Alexander could raise his draft status by improving his pass-catching ability. Buckhalter appealed to teams with his diversified tal ents. Not only did he run a very respectable 4.55 seconds in die 40-yard dash, he exhibited out standing overall athleticism fay landing the second longest broad jump among running backs at 10 feet 4 inches. "Another hack who looked smooth and fluid as well as explosive was Conell Buckhalter of Nebraska," draft guru Tbny Pauline said. "He caught the ball well and showed a burst of speed through the hole.” , Pauline also urged NFL teams looking for specialists to consider Hadenfeldt at punter. *For our money, Dan Hadenfeldt was the best (punter) on the turf. Hadenfeldt showed distance, hang time and consistency with his punts,” Pauline said. “He was die best directional punter on die field.” The NU Water Polo dub finished 2-2 in the Iowa State Tournament held Feb. 3-4. The dub tied for 3rd place in an 8 team field. Nebraska was lead in scoring by Tom Butler, Tim Daniel and Matt Turner and on defense by goalkeeper Jeff Markey. Local results from the National Rifle Assodation Collegiate Sectionals held Feb. 17 - 18 at UNL. Smallbore NU Team 2nd place Becky Latimer 3rd Jared Jochum 4th Laura Johnson 6th Tom Krause 8th Carrie Anderson 9th Dan Fricke 10th Air Rifle NU Team 1st place Becky Latimer 1st Jared Jochum 2nd Laura Johnson 3rd Andy DeLong 9th Bryan Campbell 10th HANDBALL The NU Handball dub placed 4th out of 30 teams in the Collegiate Handball Tournament held in Minnesota. The women placed 3rd overall, with the men taking 5th. Individual results are as follows: Ben Johnson - Finalist Men’s B Travis Kulwicki - Winner Men’s C Katee Wolf - Winner Women’s A Heather McPherson - Finalist Women’s A, Semi Finalist Women’s Open Doubles Emily McPherson - Quarter Finals Women’s Open, Semi Finalist Women’s Open Doubles Mike Karlin - Quarter Finals Men’s Novice Jason Meisner - Quarter Finals Men’s Open Christian Knapp - Quarter Finals Men’s B Jacob Knapp - Quarter Finals Men's B Three members competed in the American Taekwondo & Hapkido Academy of Lincoln 1st Annual Regional Taekwondo tournament Feb. 24. 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