More than 400 Lopers visit Kearney businesses Saturday By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Trevon Weaver didn’t know any of the veterans gathered Saturday morning for coffee at Babalu’s Professional Tattoo Studio, but he made sure to shake hands with each of the men during a stop at the downtown Kearney business. Weaver, an outside linebacker on the University of Nebraska at Kearney football team, introduced himself to the group that meets every third Saturday at the tattoo … [Read more...]
Q&A with new interim athletic director Marc Bauer: ‘I’m learning. I’m learning a lot.’
By DAN ZIELINSKI Kearney Hub Sports Writer KEARNEY — Marc Bauer spent 17 years building the University of Nebraska at Kearney wrestling into one of the premier programs in Division II. Under Bauer’s guidance, 90 UNK wrestlers earned All-American honors, including 22 national champions and 15 national runner-up finishes. Bauer stepped down as wrestling coach in 2016. He’s now trying to affect UNK athletics in a new role, serving as the department’s interim athletic director following the … [Read more...]
Born with cerebral palsy, Andrew Dubowsky embraced by UNK athletes he inspires
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – You won’t find Andrew Dubowsky’s name on any team roster at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He’s never scored a touchdown at Cope Stadium or recorded a pin inside the Health and Sports Center. His role with Loper athletics can’t be measured in statistics. The junior sports management major is a fan, a friend, an aspiring coach and an example for every UNK student-athlete to follow. “He’s an inspiration for our guys,” said UNK … [Read more...]
Marc Bauer named interim Lopers athletic director
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen announced today that Marc Bauer will head the Loper Athletics Department as interim athletic director. An NCAA Division II Hall of Fame coach, Bauer led UNK to three wrestling national championships (2008, 2012 and 2013) and five national runner-up finishes. He will begin working immediately with Paul Plinske as Plinske transitions to a new position at Colorado State-Pueblo, which he begins May 20. Currently assistant … [Read more...]
