By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications DENVER – 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. Nope, those guys with the blue paint on their chests were football players from nearby Colorado School of Mines. “We’re here for No. 23,” they shouted … [Read more...] about NCAA TOURNEY NOTES: Colorado Mines football players show up to support Lopers
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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 between two undefeated volleyball teams. The 'Yotes (33-0) win its first national title in three tries while the Lopers (38-1) finish runner for the second … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: UNK volleyball season ends with loss in national championship
Former Lopers supportive, proud of current volleyball success
By UNK COMMUNICATIONS DENVER - They came from Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, North Dakota and other states across the Midwest. 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. Former standouts such as Erin (Arnold) Kay, who drove 12 hours to Denver from Williston, North Dakota, to watch UNK come up just … [Read more...] about Former Lopers supportive, proud of current volleyball success
Tom Henning of Kearney among NU’s Presidential Medal of Service recipients
KEARNEY - Kearney businessman Tom Henning is a recipient of the 2019 Presidential Medal of Service, which celebrates Nebraskans’ support and advocacy for the University of Nebraska. Henning, president and CEO of Cash-Wa Distributing, was recognized by University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen and NU interim President Susan Fritz at a recent luncheon. Created in 2018, the Presidential Medal is the highest honor the NU president can bestow upon a … [Read more...] about Tom Henning of Kearney among NU’s Presidential Medal of Service recipients
PHOTO GALLERY: UNK tastes sweet victory over Winona State in Mineral Water Bowl
Photos by Todd Gottula, UNK Communications GAME STORY: Lopers Start Fast, Rush for Six TDs to Record Fourth All-Time Postseason Win … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: UNK tastes sweet victory over Winona State in Mineral Water Bowl
