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Scott Jacobson

Scott Jacobson is entering his 21st seasonasheadcoachoftheNebraskawomen’stennisteam,whereheisthewinningestandlongest-serving coach in NU history. Jacobson hasguidedtheteamto15straightwinningseasons,datingbacktotheBig12’sinauguralseasonin1996-97, and has had at least 16 victories insevenofthepasteightyears.Heisontracktoearn his 300th career victory in the 2011-12season,asheentersthisyearwith285wins. Jacobsonachievedhis250thcareervictoryin the 2009-10 season, after entering with243wins. IntheseventhmatchoftheseasonagainstAirForce,theHuskersswepttheFalcons7-0 to give the coach the milestone victory.AfterlayingastrongfoundationinhisfirstfiveyearsinLincoln,JacobsonhashelpedNebraskabecomeafixtureinthenationalrankingsandaforceattheconferencelevel. Jacobson was named the 2005 Big 12Coach of the Year after leading the team toits first-ever NCAA Tournament appearanceand an 18-4 record. The following year, theHuskers made it to the semifinals of the Big12 Championships, the farthest they haveadvanced in team history. They finished witha 17-10 record in 2006 and another berth totheNCAAChampionships,whileKimHartmannwasnamedBig12FreshmanoftheYear. In 2009, Jacobson helped the Huskers totheir second straight 16-7 record, balancinga lineup of three talented newcomers alongwiththreeexperiencedseniorsandfourotherreturningletterwinners.TheHuskers’7-4Big12recordwasgoodenoughforfourthplaceintheconference, the team’s second-highest finishever and highest since it finished third in the2005season. The2010seasonsawthe teamachieve itsmost success to date under Coach Jacobson.The team’s impressive 22-6 record featureda third place Big 12 finish and the Huskers’first-ever victory in the NCAA Tournamentagainst Illinois. In recognition of the team’saccomplishments, Jacobson was named the2010Big12Coachof theYear for thesecondtimeinhiscareeratNebraska. Nebraska’s 2011 campaign reachedcomparable levels of success. The squadachieveda20-8recordandafourth-placefinishin itsfinal seasonofBig12play.NUqualifiedfor its third-straight NCAA Tournament andplaced two student-athletes on theAll-Big 12singles team: Madeleine Geibert and PatriciaVeresova.UnderJacobson,sevenplayershaveearned Big 12 individual titles, as well as 26

first-teamAll-Big12honorsby13players. Academics have always been an area ofsuccess of the women’s tennis team underJacobson.Duringhis career atNU, Jacobson’sHuskers have earned 47 academic all-conference accolades, including 33 first-teamcertificates. Jacobson also guided the athleticcareer of two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American Imke Reimers. The women’s tennisteam has also received the Herman Award,given to the NU team with the top overallgrade-point average for the academic year,multipletimes. Before becoming head coach in 1991,JacobsonhelpedtheNUmen’steamtoan84-86recordasanassistantcoachfornineyears.After playing professionally for two seasons,JacobsonservedasanassistantwiththeHuskermen’s program from 1979 to 1989. Jacobsonalsospent11yearsastheassistantdirectoroftheTennisandLifeCampinSt.Peter,Minn.Hehasbeenanemployeeofthecampfor22years. In 1995, Jacobsonwas awarded the DavidAasen Award by the staff of the Tennis andLife Camp. The award honors enthusiasm,energy, sense of humor, high standards ofsportsmanship, a love of teaching and agenuineconcernforothers. OriginallyfromBlueEarth,Minn.,Jacobsonhas been involved in many activities inNebraska.Inthepasthehasbeenaninstructorfor the Lincoln Racquet Club and coordinatorfortheHuskerNettersBoosterClub.

Jacobson’s Coaching Philosophy“By helping our student-athletes develop the values of dedication, cooperation, compassion and the ability to handle adversity with courage, we help them grow as both tennis players and as people. Through a belief in one another and a positive approach to competition, we can build meaningful relationships off the tennis court and continue a winning tradition on it.”

Head Coach | Blue Earth, Minn. | 21st Season

Honors and Awards•Big12CoachoftheYear(2005,2009)•FourNCAATournamentApperances(2005,2006,2010,2011)•NebraskaHermanAward(2011)

Year Record Conf. Record Rank1992 6-7 3-4 --1993 7-12 1-6 --1994 11-10 3-4 --1995 8-15 2-5 --1996 5-15 2-5 --1997 16-9 2-6 601998 14-9 4-7 641999 17-9 4-7 692000 19-6 6-5 582001 19-6 6-5 532002 13-9 3-8 662003 12-11 2-9 732004 16-9 5-6 752005 18-4 9-2 392006 17-10 6-5 432007 13-9 4-7 --2008 16-7 5-6 --2009 16-7 7-4 562010 22-6 9-2 352011 20-8 7-4 43CAREER 285-178 86-103

Coach Jacobson Year-by-Year

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6 | NEBRASKA WOMEN’S TENNIS | 2011-12

Assistant coach Hayden Perez enters hisseventhseasonatNebraska in2011-12.Perezis inhis12thseasonasacollegiatecoachandassists with team travel, recruiting, practicesandon-court coaching. TheHuskershavehada combined record of 104-47 in Perez’s sixseasonsasassistantcoach. In his first seasonwith the Huskers, PerezhelpedguideNebraskatoitssecondconsecutiveberthintheNCAATournament,asNUfinishedwith a 17-10 record and advanced to thesemifinals of the2006Big 12Championships.Perez assisted the development of KimHartmann, who was named the 2006 Big 12FreshmanoftheYear. Perezhelped theHuskers to a16-7 recordin2009, includinga7-4Big12mark,andwasinstrumental in coachingNebraska to its first-everNCAATournamentvictoryoverIllinois. Perez was named the ITA Central Region’sAssistantCoachof theYear in2007asoneofeightcoachesintheeightITAregionstoreceivethe award. Perez was automatically qualifiedalong with the other seven coaches for theNationalAssistantCoachoftheYearAward. Perezassisted theHuskers to their record-breaking22-6finishin2010,inwhichtheteamfinishedthirdintheBig12Conferenceand35thinthenation.HiscoachingrolewasalsokeyintheseasonsofAll-Big12selectionsMadeleineGeibert, Mary Weatherholt and StefanieWeinstein.Forhisefforts,PerezwasnamedtheITACentralRegion’sAssistantCoachoftheYearforthesecondtimeinfouryears. Perez played a key part in guiding NU toits second-straight 20-win season in 2011,wheretheteamcappedtheyearwithanNCAATournament bid and finished 43rd in the ITADivison I Women’s National Rankings. UnderPerez’stutelage,MadeleineGeibertandPatriciaVeresovabothearnedAll-Big12honors. Before coming to Lincoln, Perez spent the2004-05seasonatFloridaState.AtFSU,Perezhelped Mihaela Moldovan earn All-Americahonors, the Seminoles’ first All-American innine years. Perez helped the Seminoles to a2005NCAATournamentappearanceandafinalrankingof43rdintheITAteampoll. Perez’s coaching experience also includesstintsatCameronUniversity,WyomingandAirForce.AtAirForce,PerezworkedastheDirectorof Player Development for the IntermountainSection of the U.S. Tennis Association, wherehe oversaw endorsement opportunities,scheduling,rankingsandjuniorcompetition. Asaplayer,PerezearnedMVPhonorstwice

and advanced to the finals of the MidwestRegionChampionshipsin1996whileplayingatCameronUniversity.HewasrankedashighasNo.17insinglesandearnedatop-fivenationalranking in Men’s Open Doubles by the U.S.TennisAssociation. AtCollinCounty(Texas)CC,PerezhelpedtheteamtoanNJCAAnationalteamchampionshipin1995,whenhewonthedoublesnationaltitleandearnedfirst-teamAll-Americahonors.PerezearnedaNo.1nationalrankingindoublesandwasrankedinthetop30insinglesplayatthejuniorcollegelevel. Perez, who won at least 20 matches ineachofhisfouryearsofcollegiatetennis,waspreviously a member of the Abilene (Texas)HighSchoolsquadthatwonthe1991Class5Astatetitle.Hestillplayscompetitive tennisonthenationalsceneintheMen’s30Divisionandinselecttournamentsthroughouttheyear. Perez graduated from Cameron Universityin 1999 with a business administrationdegree,andismarriedtotheformerGretchenMcGeough. They have a son, Tristen, born inOctober2008.

Year Player Team2006 Kim Hartmann Singles2007 Imke Reimers Singles2007 Diana Kuhl Doubles2007 Imke Reimers Doubles2008 Imke Reimers Singles2008 Imke Reimers Doubles2008 Jana Albers Doubles2009 Madeleine Geibert Singles2009 Mary Weatherholt Singles2010 Madeleine Geibert Singles2010 Mary Weatherholt Singles2010 Madeleine Geibert Doubles2010 Stefanie Weinstein Doubles2011 Madeleine Geibert Singles2011 Patricia Veresova Singles

Assistant Coach | Cameron (1999) | Seventh Season

Honors and Awards•ITACentralRegionAssistantCoachoftheYear(2007,2010)

Hayden Perez

All-Conference Players Under Perez

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Hall of Fame football coach Tom Osborne hascontinuedtoleavealastingimpressiononthehistoryofNebraskaAthleticssincereturningtoleadtheHuskerprogramastheschool’s13thathleticdirectoronOct.16,2007.Osborne,wholedNebraskatothreenationalchampionships(1994,1995,1997)and255victoriesinhis25yearsastheHuskers’headfootballcoach,hascontinuedtousehisimpressiveleadershipskillstoguidetheNUathleticdepartmentasawholeoverthepastfourseasons.With the core values of integrity, trust, respect,

teamwork and loyalty serving as guiding principlesforNebraska’s23-sportprogramasawhole,OsbornehasmadehistoricdecisionstohelptheUniversityofNebraskaathleticprogramsforyearstocome.InJuneof2010,OsbornejoinedNebraskaChancellor

HarveyPerlmanandBigTenConferenceCommissionerJimDelanytoannouncetheHuskerswouldjointheBigTenbeginningonJuly1,2011.Nebraska’smovetotheBigTenisexpectedtoaddUniversity-wideacademicopportunities,whileprovidingfinancialstabilityfortheathleticdepartmentforyearstocome.Just a few months later, Osborne announced

anaggressiveexpansionplanfortheeastsideofMemorial Stadium thatwill increase attendancepast 90,000 for the first time, while continuingNebraska’s NCAA record-setting sellout streak.Theexpansion,whichissetforcompletionbeforethe2013footballseason,willincludeathleticandacademicresearchcomponents.In the spring of 2010, the city of Lincoln also

received voter approval to begin construction on a16,000-seatdowntownarena,whichwillserveasthenewcompetitivehomeforbothNebraskamen’sandwomen’sbasketballprogramsbeginningin2013-14.The basketball programs, thewrestling program

andmanyofNU’sothersportswillalsobenefitfromtheHendricksTrainingComplexattheBobDevaneySportsCenter.Thefacility,whichopenedinOctoberof2011, includesnewpracticeand teamareas, inadditiontoexpandedathleticmedicineandstrengthtrainingareas.TheNebraskabaseballandsoftballprogramswill

also benefit froma new indoor practice facility atHaymarketPark,whichopenedlastfall.ThefirststepinOsborne’saggressivebuildingplan

for Nebraska’s facilities began in the summer of2010,astheHuskersbrokegroundontheStudentLifeComplexonthewestsideofMemorialStadium.TheStudentLifeComplex,whichopenedinthefallof2010,directlybenefitseveryHuskerstudent-athletewithexpandedacademicresources.WhileOsbornehashelpedinitiatelandmarkmoves

offthefield,hehascontinuedtohelpcoachesandstudent-athletes focus on Nebraska’s tradition ofsuccess in competition. In fact, the Huskers haveenjoyedrenewedsuccessinOsborne’sfirstfouryearsasathleticdirector.In2010-11,eightHuskerteamsfinishedamongthe

top20inthenation,while15NUsquadsadvancedto

postseasonplayintheirrespectivesports,includingtheHuskerfootball team’ssecondstraightHolidayBowlappearance.OneofOsborne’sfirstmajordecisionsasathletic

directorwastohireBoPeliniastheHuskers’footballcoach.Pelini,whohadspentthe2003campaignasNU’sdefensivecoordinator,hasenergizedNebraska’sstoriedtraditionwithback-to-back10-winseasonsandatrioofBig12NorthDivisiontitlesinhisfirstthreeyears. In 2009 and 2010, Pelini’s Huskers finishedamongthetop20teamsinthenationinthefinalpolls.Thetradition-richNUvolleyballprogramhasclaimed

threeBig12titlesandadvancedtothreeNCAASweet16appearances,whilethewomen’sbasketballprogramhasearnedtwoNCAATournamenttrips,whilenotchingthebestseasoninschoolhistorywitha2010Big12titleandaberthintheNCAASweet16.TheNUwrestlingprogramsharedthe2009Big12titleandfinishedinthetop16atfourstraightNCAAChampionships.TheNUmen’sandwomen’strackandfieldteamscombinedforthreeconferencecrowns,whileproducingseventop-20finishesindoorsandoutdoorsoverthepastfouryears.Themen’s andwomen’s gymnastics teams have

producedtop-10NCAAfinishesthepasttwoyears,includingaschool-record-tyingfourth-placeshowingby thewomen in 2011. TheHusker bowling teamwonthe2009NCAAtitleandhasfinishedinthetopeightattheNCAAChampionshipseachofthepastfouryears.TheNUrifleteamhasproducedapairoftop-sixNCAAfinishesinthelastfouryears,whilethemen’sandwomen’stennisteamsbothearnedNCAATournamenttripsin2010and2011.The2010NCAAfirst-round victory for thewomenwas the first inschoolhistory,whilethemen’sappearancein2010wasthefirstinschoolhistory.The Husker softball team has made three

consecutiveNCAATournamentappearances,whiletheHuskerwomen’sgolfandbaseballprogramsbothearnedNCAARegionalbidsin2008.Osbornemadehissecondcoachinghiresincehis

returntoNebraska,whenhenamedtwo-timeMajorLeagueAll-Star,three-timeGoldGloveawardwinner,andformerNo.1MLBDraftpickDarinErstadasthebaseballteam’snewcoachonJune2,2011.ErstadwasnotonlyoneofthebestHuskerbaseballplayersinhistory,hewasthestartingpunteronNU’s1994national championship football team coached byOsborne.While the Huskers have continued to make

advancements in competition and in recruitingunderOsborne’sguidance,theyhavecontinuedtosetthebarhighacademically.NebraskaledtheBig12with14CoSIDAAcademicAll-Americansin2010-11,increasingitsnation-leadingtotalto291CoSIDAAcademic All-Americans all-time, across all sports.TheHuskersalsoledtheBig12withaleague-record192academicall-conferenceselections,alongwithaconference-record688Big12Commissioner’sHonorRollselections.NUgraduated113student-athletesfromAugustof2010throughMayof2011.

BeforebeingaskedbyChancellorPerlmantoreturntoNUasathleticdirector in2007,Osborneservedthree terms in the U.S. House of Representatives(Nebraska’s 3rd congressional district) from 2000to2006.He returned to academia following a 2006

gubernatorial bid, serving as a senior lecturer atNebraskaintheCollegeofBusinessAdministration,teachingleadershipandbusinessethics,inthefallof2007.Osbornealsoworkedasaconsultantforlocalcollegeathleticdepartmentsfortwoyears.Osborneandhiswife,Nancy,continuetopourtheir

time and support into the TeamMates mentoringprogram,whichtheyfoundedin1991.TeamMatesprovides encouragement to school-aged youth tohelpthemgraduatefromhighschoolandpursueapost-secondaryeducation.Osborne’s leadership of the TeamMates program

beganwhilehewasputtingthefinaltouchesononeofthebestcoachingcareersincollegefootballhistory.TheHastings,Neb.,native,whoearnedmaster’sanddoctoraldegrees ineducationalpsychologyfromtheUniversity of Nebraska,was namedNU’s 25th headcoachfollowingthe1972season.In25seasonswithOsborneatthehelm,theHuskers

mounted a 255-49-3 record - the sixth-most winsin major college history. Osborne’s .836 winningpercentagerankedfifthall-time.Hiscareercametoaclosewitha42-17winoverNo.3Tennesseeinthe1998OrangeBowl,whenhebecamethefirstcoachincollegefootballhistorytoretireasareigningnationalchampion.Followinghiscareer,hebecameoneofjustfourcoachesinhistorytohavethemandatorythree-yearwaitingperiodwaivedforinductionintotheNationalFootballFoundationCollegeHallofFameinDecemberof1998.Osborne’s1994and1995teamsallowedNebraska

tobecomejustthesecondschoolinhistorytopostback-to-backperfectnationalchampionshipseasons(Oklahoma1955-56).Nebraskaputtogetherthebestfive-yearrunincollegefootballhistoryfrom1993to1997,going60-3withfivestraight11-winseasons.OsborneledNUto13conferencecrowns,including

sixofhislastsevenseasonsonthesideline.All25ofhisHuskerteamswonatleastninegamesandwenttoabowl,while15won10-or-moregames.Intheclassroom,theNUfootballprogramtotaled

65CoSIDAAcademicAll-AmericaawardsinOsborne’s25 years. In fact, he accumulated more footballAcademic All-Americans in his 25 years as coachthananyother footballprogram in thenationhasproducedinitshistory.Priortobecomingheadcoach,Osbornespentfive

seasonsunderDevaney,helpingtheHuskerswinback-to-backnationalchampionshipsin1970and1971.In1973,OsbornesucceededDevaney,whoalsoservedasNebraska’sAthleticDirectorfrom1967to1993.Osborne and his wife, Nancy, have three

adult children, Mike, Ann and Suzanne and fourgrandchildren.

Tom Osborne, and his wife, Nancy.

Tom OsborneAthletic Director | Hastings (1959) | Fifth Season

Honors and Awards•ThreeTermsintheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives•NebraskaHeadFootballCoach(25Years)•Three-TimeNationalChampionFootballCoach(1994,1995,1997)•PlayersEarned65CoSIDAAcademicAll-AmericaHonors

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8 | NEBRASKA WOMEN’S TENNIS | 2011-12

AmemberoftheNebraskaA t h l e t i cDepar tmentsince1979,PatLogsdon waspromoted toseniorwoman

administrator onMarch 7, 2008, in additiontoherdutiesasassociateathleticdirector foradministration.Shepreviouslyservedintheroleofassistantathleticdirector.

Logsdon’s duties include oversight on alladministrativeissuesandoperationalfunctionsof theAthleticDirector’s office; oversight intheareasofadministration,athleticmedicine,nutrition, football operations, softball,women’s gymnastics and rifle; developingand implementingadministrativepoliciesand

procedures, assistingwith strategicplanning,reviewingandmaintaininggameandcoachingcontracts andoversightof theadministrativebudget.

Previously, Logsdon spent six seasons asNU’sdirectorof football operations, thefirstfemaleinDivisionItoserveinthatcapacity.Shehandledorganizationofallrecruitingfunctions,supervisedcomplianceactivitiesandcoordinatedallfootballadministrativeoperations,includingtravelandpracticeoperations.Logsdonservedthreeyearsasassistanttothedirectoroffootballoperations and 14 seasons as the footballrecruitingsecretary.

Logsdon received a bachelor’s degree ineducationfromNebraskain1989.

A s s o c i a t eA t h l e t i cDirector BobBurton joinedthe Nebraskaa t h l e t i cdepartment in1998.Hespent

10 years as associate athletic director forcompliance/sports administration from 1998to2007.

Burton is responsible for the directadministrativesupervisiontothesportsofgolf,tennis,men’sgymnastics,trackandfield,crosscountry, bowling, wrestling and swimmingand diving. He also oversees the operationof Haymarket Park.Workingwith the LincolnSaltdogs,hehelpssetthebudgetforfieldandstadium operation costs and create strategicplansforthefacility.

Burtonisamemberoftheathleticdepartment’sexecutiveteam,whichhelpssetpolicy,developsshort-andlong-termgoalsandobjectives,andcreates strategic plans for the department.Burton has expanded his responsibilities byassisting the development office in areas offundraising and building relationships withathleticdepartmentsupporters.

BurtonfilledasimilarpositionatOklahomaStateastheassistantathleticdirectorforsportsadministration and compliance from 1993to 1997. He oversaw OSU’s Olympic sportsprogramsaswellas the trainingandstrengthandconditioning,wrestling,men’sandwomen’strackandfieldandmen’sandwomen’stennisprograms.

BurtoncametoNebraskafromTexasTech,whereheservedasanassociateathleticdirectorforcomplianceforoneyear.WhileatTexasTech,BurtonhelpedcompletetheNCAAinvestigationinto the Red Raider athletic department andanalyzed the entire compliance system atthe institution. He also helped identify andimplementfinancialaidandeligibilitysystems,includingchangesinpersonnelandrestructuringofthecompliancedepartment.

Burton, who was a member of the NCAADivisionIwomen’ssoccercommitteeforthreeyearsandwasamemberoftheNCAADivisionI bowling committee, served as a legislativeadministrator for the NCAA from 1989 to1993. At the NCAA, he was involved in thedevelopment of legislation, interpretation ofregulationsandreviewedlegalissuesrelatedtotheapplicationoftheassociation’sregulations.HeservedasanNCAAliaisontocommitteesandconductedcomprehensiveeducationtoseveralintercollegiate athletic conferences. He hasservedontheNationalAssociationofAthleticComplianceCoordinatorsExecutiveCommitteeand the subcommittee of Big 12 Directors ofCompliance.

Hereceivedhisbachelor’sdegreeinfinancefromNebraskain1985andhisjurisdoctoratefrom theNebraskaCollege of Law in 1989.AnativeofFallsCity,Neb.,Burtonandhiswife,Krista,haveadaughter,Elly,andsonsRobertFalk,McClainJohnandAbramLawslo.

Senior Woman Administrator | Nebraska (1989) | Fourth Season

Pat Logsdon

Associate A.D. | Nebraska (1985) | 14th Season

Bob Burton

Athletic DirectorTomOsborneExecutive Associate A.D.MarcBoehmSenior Associate A.D./AcademimcsDennisLeblancAssociate A.D./Community RelationsChrisAndersonAssociate A.D./Facilities and EventsButchHugAssociate A.D./ComplianceGaryBargenAssociate A.D./Capital PlanningJohnIngramAssociate A.D./Huskers Athletic FundPaulMeyersAssociate A.D./Life SkillsKeithZimmerAssistant A.D./TicketingHollyAdamAssistant A.D./TechnologyShotKleenAssistant A.D./Media RelationsKeithMannAssistant A.D./Marketing and LicensingMichaelStephensFaculty Athletics Rep.JosephinePotuto,J.D.

Nebraska Athletic Administration

MEGANYANDAGraduateAssistantAthleticTrainer

MAKAYLAHIPKEMediaRelationsStudentAssistant

ELLENSHUTTSWomen’sTennisSecretary

SARAHAAGAcademicAdviser

LONNIEALBERS,M.D.DirectorofAthleticMedicine

BRIANKMITTAStrengthCoach