Founded 1975 Nickname Cornhuskers Head coach Dan Kendig Arena Bob Devaney Sports Center | Location Lincoln, Nebraska Colors Scarlet and Cream Conference Big Ten Conference | |
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University University of Nebraska-Lincoln Home arena Bob Devaney Sports Center (Capacity: 7.907) | ||
The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Women’s Gymnastics. The team was first established in 1975.
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History
The team was first established in 1975 without a coach. After the first season, the school hired Karen Balke to lead a team of all freshman and sophomores for one year. Judy Schalk took over as head coach in 1977 until 1983, leading the Huskers to five conference titles and to one AIWA bid. In 1983, Rick Walton was hired to serve as head coach and led the Huskers to their first NCAA individual event title when Michele Bryant came in first place on the vault. He captured four straight Big 8 Championship titles and led the Huskers to the NCAA Championships four times in a row.
After the 1993 season, Rick Walton left the program and Dan Kendig was brought in. In his first year, he became the Big 12 Coach of the Year after leading the Huskers to a Big 8 Championship. In 1997 the Huskers reached the Super Six Finals for the first time by beating No. 1 ranked Utah for the final spot. Kendig was named national coach of the year in 1999 after earning 6 conference championships in a row. The Huskers have claimed more Big 12 gymnastics titles than any other team in the conference.