Lopers resume Chadron State rivalry; Battle MIAA rivals Pittsburg State, Missouri Western KEARNEY - The University of Nebraska at Kearney football team will play four non-conference games this fall. UNK, Missouri Western State and Pittsburg State announced today a nonconference scheduling alliance that allows the three Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) members to play a partial 2020 schedule beginning in late October. The “scheduling alliance” … [Read more...] about UNK football to play four-game schedule this fall; Opener Oct. 31 at Pittsburg State
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A ‘grandmother figure’ to student-athletes, Donna Bamford supports UNK in many ways
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Donna Bamford has been a University of Nebraska at Kearney supporter for decades. She was in the stands in December 1963 when UNK – then Kearney State College – hosted Prairie View A&M in the NAIA playoffs. “It rained. It sleeted. It snowed. It did everything that day. But they still won,” Bamford said with a chuckle, still questioning how a football team from Texas escaped the Nebraska elements with a 20-7 victory … [Read more...] about A ‘grandmother figure’ to student-athletes, Donna Bamford supports UNK in many ways
MIAA suspends fall sports competitions until Jan. 1; Winter decision expected by Oct. 1
KEARNEY – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association CEO Council announced today the suspension of 2020 fall sports due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The University of Nebraska at Kearney sports affected are football, volleyball, women’s soccer and men’s and women’s cross country. Women’s golf and women’s tennis, in their non-championship season, are also affected as all fall sports are suspended until Jan. 1. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is … [Read more...] about MIAA suspends fall sports competitions until Jan. 1; Winter decision expected by Oct. 1
UNK graduate assistant lands job with Division I athletic program
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Last August, Hailey McNee was on the visiting sideline as the University of Nebraska at Kearney volleyball team defeated Wyoming in four sets. The exhibition match jump-started a dream season for the Lopers, whose only loss came in the NCAA Division II national championship. Ten months later, McNee is back in the Cowboy State, ready to live out another dream. The 25-year-old UNK graduate starts her new job this … [Read more...] about UNK graduate assistant lands job with Division I athletic program
Despite setbacks, Nate Pierce ‘enjoyed every moment’ of UNK career
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Nate Pierce had a roller-coaster career at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. “It wasn’t perfect,” the senior runner admits. “I definitely had a fair amount of setbacks.” A graduate of Lincoln North Star High School, Pierce battled injuries throughout his four years on the Loper track and cross country teams. That experience taught him humility and patience, he said. Pierce’s perseverance paid off, especially … [Read more...] about Despite setbacks, Nate Pierce ‘enjoyed every moment’ of UNK career
