Those eight guys standing in the front row. The shirtless ones wearing cutoff jean shorts, waving a UNK pennant and cheering on the Lopers at Saturday’s NCAA Division II volleyball national championship in Denver. They weren’t University of Nebraska at Kearney students.
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‘A season to remember’: UNK volleyball finishes ‘special year’ as national runner-up
‘I’m just speechless looking back at this year,’ junior Anna Squiers said. ‘I couldn’t be happier for us and I couldn’t be more proud.’
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PHOTO GALLERY: UNK volleyball season ends with loss in national championship
The top-ranked Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes got 20 kills apiece from Alexis Cardoza and Stephanie Doak and dug up 67 balls to beat No. 2 Nebraska-Kearney in four sets (-22, -23, -17, -20) to win the 2019 NCAA Division II National Championship Saturday night in Denver. This was the first-ever D2 national title tilt […]
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Former Lopers supportive, proud of current volleyball success
There was a strong presence of former Loper volleyball players in Denver at Saturday’s NCAA Division II national championship cheering on players they barely know, but a program they still hold close to their hearts.
PHOTO GALLERY: Lopers one win away from first national title
The UNK volleyball team will play Saturday for the first national championship in program history. With a victory, UNK would join Concordia-St. Paul and Hawaii Pacific as the only Division II schools to finish a season undefeated.
New stipend program allows more UNK students to complete internships
Supported by a grant from the Principal Foundation, the stipends help College of Business and Technology students pay for expenses such as travel, relocation, professional attire and living costs.
PHOTO GALLERY: Lopers advance to Final Four, set up rematch with Rockhurst
Ranked second nationally, the undefeated Lopers (37-0) are in the Division II semifinals for the third time in program history. UNK last appeared in the Final Four in 2005, when the Lopers were the national runner-up.
President Ted Carter: A thank-you to the people of Nebraska
We will set the bar high to be the best we can be, excellence will be our standard, and we will compete with the best to attract talented men and women to attend and graduate from our universities.
UNK students bring Measurement Olympics to Windy Hills Elementary
‘This event helps me prepare for real classroom teaching because I’m learning how to create engaging and meaningful mathematical discourse to support learning while also connecting with students in ways that interest them,’ said Abigail Spiehs, an elementary and special education major from Grand Island.
Katherine Shinn receives KUDOS award from NU Board of Regents
‘Katherine never stops going above and beyond for the benefit of students, staff and faculty. Her attention to both the details and the big picture serves to make things run smoothly and everyone feel taken care of.’
