By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Sports have always been a big part of Olivia Slater’s life. The Omaha native participated in soccer, basketball and track and field at Millard North High School before enrolling at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Slater doesn’t play collegiate sports at UNK, but she wanted to remain active and stay involved with athletics. “Intramurals is a great way to do that,” she said. Slater signed up for … [Read more...] about Intramural sports keep UNK students active, involved on campus
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PHOTO GALLERY: Seven Lopers qualify for NCAA Division II Championships
Sixth-ranked UNK won Saturday's NCAA Super Regional VI Championships at the Health and Sports Center and qualified seven wrestlers for the Division II Championships, scheduled for March 13-14 at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Lopers scored 148 points to claim their 16th NCAA regional title. Senior Jarrod Hinrichs and juniors Wesley Dawkins, Josh Portillo, Sam Turner, Jacob Wasser, Matt Malcom and Jonathan Killingsworth will compete in … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Seven Lopers qualify for NCAA Division II Championships
All-American wrestler Josh Portillo won’t settle for second best
NCAA SUPER REGIONAL VI CHAMPIONSHIPS UNK is hosting the NCAA Super Regional VI Championships on Saturday at the Health and Sports Center. Doors open for fans at 9 a.m., with wrestling beginning at 10 a.m. Finals are scheduled to start at 5 p.m. Wrestlers from 10 schools, including sixth-ranked UNK, are competing in the double-elimination tournament. The top three finishers from each weight class advance to the NCAA Division II Championships scheduled for March 13-14 in … [Read more...] about All-American wrestler Josh Portillo won’t settle for second best
The right fit: Denver transfer Haley Simental destined to be a Loper
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Haley Simental believes everything happens for a reason. “It’s all according to God’s plan,” she says of her unexpected journey to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. There was a time when Simental didn’t know whether she’d ever play collegiate basketball again. Now, she’s the starting point guard on a UNK team that’s 23-3 and ranked No. 26 in Division II. A native of Pueblo West, Colorado, Simental committed … [Read more...] about The right fit: Denver transfer Haley Simental destined to be a Loper
Saving his best for last: Redshirt senior Morgan Soucie leading Loper men
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Morgan Soucie came to the University of Nebraska at Kearney because he wanted to challenge himself at the Division II level. And there have certainly been challenges throughout his Loper basketball career. The 6-foot-5, 195-pound forward averaged a double-double during his junior and senior seasons at Osawatomie High School in Kansas, earning first team Class 4A-II honors in 2015 while leading the Trojans to their first … [Read more...] about Saving his best for last: Redshirt senior Morgan Soucie leading Loper men
