GOAT: Ndamukong Suh, five others inducted into Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Nebraska athletic department on Friday inducted six former athletes into its hall of fame.

The list was headlined by former Husker football defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh. Jordan Hooper, Carl Myerscough, Virginia Stahr, Mary Weatherholt and Emily Wong were also inducted.

All the athletes were honored at Memorial Stadium with medals, trophies and a plaque in the Hall of Fame Plaza outside the Osborne Legacy Complex.

Ndamukong Suh

Suh was one of the most dominant defensive linemen in college football history, being the only defensive player to be named the AP College Football Player of the Year.

He won a slew of major awards in 2009, claiming the Outland Trophy, the Lombardi Award, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Chuck Bednarik Award.

Suh was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft and won Rookie of the Year as a defensive lineman for the Detroit Lions.

Jordan Hooper

Hooper was a three-time All-American and one of the most decorated women’s basketball players in Nebraska history.

In her final season as a Husker, Hooper was the 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year, a Wade Trophy finalist, a Wooden Award finalist and a first-team All-American.

She finished her career as the No. 2 all-time scorer in program history with 2,357 points and was the No. 13 pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft.

Carl Myerscough

Myerscough was a four-time NCAA shot put champion and seven-time All-American.

At a school with many successful throwers, Myerscough is the most decorated in Nebraska men’s track and field history.

He won back-to-back indoor shot put national titles in 2002 and 2003 and was the NCAA outdoor shot put national champion in 2003 and 2004.

Myerscough went on to compete for his native Great Britain in the 2012 Olympics.

Virginia Stahr

Stahr was an All-American on the volleyball court and in the classroom as one of the greatest student-athletes in the history of Nebraska Athletics.

She ended her career as Nebraska’s all-time leader in kills and aces and at the time was second in program history in blocks.

Stahr was a three-time first-team Academic All-American and was the first person to be a two-time Volleyball Academic All-American of the Year.

Mary Weatherholt

Weatherholt is the only Nebraska women’s tennis player to be the conference player of the year, the only Husker to be a singles All-American and the only player to win multiple All-American awards.

She was a two-time Big Ten Female Tennis Athlete of the Year and a Big 12 doubles champion.

Weatherholt owns Nebraska all-time records with singles wins (123), combined singles and doubles victories (208) and career singles winning percentage (.842).

Emily Wong

Wong is the most-crowned conference champion in the history of Nebraska women’s gymnastics, winning a school-record nine conference titles.

She is the only gymnast in program history to win a regional title on all four events, and she added an all-around title as well.

Nebraska also posted three top-10 and two top-five national finishes during Wong’s career.