Karen Dahlgren, Bertrand (1982)— Four-year volleyball, basketball and track star in high school. All-state in basketball and volleyball. State champion 100-meter low hurdler in 1981 and 1982. All-class gold medal winner in 100 meter lows at 1981 state track meet. Walked on at the University of Nebraska and became a four-year volleyball regular, two-time All-American, the Broderick Award Winner as the nation’s best collegiate volleyball player. Three-time academic All-American. Standout in professional volleyball.

Karen Dahlgren played a key roll in Nebraska's 1986 national runner-up finish. A two-time All-American, Dahlgren was honored as a Honda-Broderick Award winner in 1986 after being named to the GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America team three straight years. She is also Nebraska's only player to be named all-conference all four years. One of the best blockers in school history, Dahlgren holds school records for solo blocks in three- and four-game matches. She also holds the top two single-season solo block marks as well as NU's career solo block record. She ranks third on the all-time total blocks chart with 550. The Bertrand native is also second in school history with a career hitting percentage of .386. She is the only player to lead the Huskers in a statistical category (blocks) all four years. She also led the team in hitting percentage for three years.