KEARNEY – Sam Schroeder of Seward and Jenna Rauert of Wood River are the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s 2025 homecoming king and queen.
They were crowned Thursday evening during a ceremony at the Health and Sports Center on campus. UNK’s homecoming royalty are selected by two rounds of student voting.
Schroeder is a senior studying political science with minors in public law and global peace and security. A member of the Kearney Law Opportunities Program, he’s served in UNK Student Government since his freshman year and is currently in his second term as student body president and student regent. He’s also served as president of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and been involved in the UNK Honors Program, Undergraduate Research Fellows, Catholic Newman Center, Pre-Law Society, Order of Omega honor society and NU Student Alliance.
A senior studying communication disorders, Rauert serves as education vice president for the Gamma Phi Beta sorority, president of Greeks Advocating for Healthy Lifestyles and UNK student liaison for the Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She’s also involved in the UNK Honors Program, Chancellor’s Ambassadors, Kearney Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Order of Omega and Mortar Board honor societies. A dean’s list student with a 4.0 GPA, Rauert previously served as a Panhellenic recruitment leader, Loper Leader and undergraduate research assistant. She was part of the UNK volleyball team for one season.
UNK’s other homecoming royalty finalists were Avery Laing of Omaha, Grace Maloley of Holdrege, Ally Sedlacek of O’Neill, Jack Allen of Aurora, Josiah Gonzales of Scottsbluff and Ean Luebbe of Columbus.
The homecoming court will be recognized 10 a.m. Saturday during the annual parade in downtown Kearney and at the home football game scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Cope Stadium.
