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Huskers Leave State of Nebraska for First Time in 2010

After playing its first three games of the 2010 season in Omaha, Neb., the No. 7 Nebraska volleyball team will travel outside its home state for the first time in 2010 this weekend to Provo, Utah, for the BYU Nike Invitational.



In Provo, Nebraska will play BYU on Friday at 8 p.m. (Central) and then both Cal Poly and Idaho State on Saturday at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively, at Smith Fieldhouse.



The Huskers hold a 6-2 record over BYU dating back to 1976. The Cougars took the first match of the series, 0-2, before the Huskers reeled off four straight wins. BYU then responded win a five-set win in 1991, while NU has won the last two meetings, including last season’s four-set winner in Lincoln.



Nebraska and Cal Poly met for the first time in 1984, when the Mustangs won a five-set decision after Nebraska took the first set. The two teams would not meet again until 2006 and the Huskers have swept the past three meeting.



Saturday night’s meeting with Idaho State will be the first ever match up between the Huskers and Bengals.




Live stats for all matches will be available at BYUCougars.com and the link can also be found on Huskers.com



Scouting the Cougars

• BYU (1-2) started the year with back-to-back losses to Illinois (1-3) and Middle Tennessee (1-3), before taking down South Carolina (3-2)



• Kiana Rogers leads the Cougars in service aces (6) assists (116).



• No Cougar attacker hits above .300, Nicole Warner hold the top hitting percentage at .278 (23-8-54). Warner is also the only Cougar with double-digit blocks, 10.



Scouting the Mustangs

• The Mustangs are 2-1 on the season after wins over Arizona (3-2) and Marshall (3-1), before they lost to Notre Dame (2-3).



• Cal Poly received 31 votes in the latest AVCA Coach’s Poll, leaving the Mustangs outside of the top 25 at 29th.



• Setter Sarah Cawrse leads the Mustangs and ranks third in the Big West with 10.79 assists per set.



Scouting the Bengals

• Idaho State is 3-0 in 2010 with wins over Texas-Pan American (3-0), Oral Roberts (3-2) and Lamar (3-1).



• Haylee Thompson-Brock (39) and Britta Bartschi-Rhodeshoue (32) are the only Bengals with more than 25 kills on the year.



• The Bengals have hit .292 on the year, while holding opponents to .107 hitting.

The Husker Nation Pavilion will be open Saturday, Sept. 4 at 3 p.m. (three hours before kickoff) for Nebraska's season-opening game with Western Kentucky at Memorial Stadium. The Pavilion, located next to Memorial Stadium on the Ed Weir Track, offers great food and fun, along with family-friendly entertainment for every game.

The nation’s premier pregame party, The Husker Nation Pavilion provides free and fun activities for the whole family, while providing great food from a wide variety of vendors. The Pavilion features the Husker Sports Network pregame radio show, a live band, great games for kids, and autograph signings by current and former Huskers across many sports.

New this year, Nebraska's Ed and Joyanne Gass FieldTurf practice area will also be available for kids of all ages to stretch out on before the game. The new FieldTurf area is exactly like the FieldTurf inside Memorial Stadium and the nearby Hawks Championship Center, and is one of the fields the Huskers use in their preparations each week. The Gass Practice Field will replace the Nebraska Soccer Field, which will no longer be available to fans at the Husker Nation Pavilion. Nebraska’s grass football practice field will not be open to fans.

Husker Nation Pavilion Highlights
Autograph Zone - Members of the Nebraska men's and women's track and field teams will be signing autographs in the Pavilion (approximately 4 to 5 p.m.), while Olympic bobsledding gold medalist and former Nebraska football player Curt Tomasevicz will also be signing in the Autograph Zone.

Fun & Inflatables - The Pavilion will feature fun for kids of all ages, including inflatable games, a football obstacle course, and a basketball hoop. Face painting will also be available, along with other fun attractions like demonstrations by the Nebraska Rodeo Club.

Husker Sports Network - During the regular season, fans can listen to the nation’s best pregame football show with the Husker Sports Network crew inside the Husker Nation Pavilion. For regular-season games, the Husker Sports Network pregame show begins five hours before kickoff (1 p.m. vs. Western Kentucky).

Food Vendors - A wide range of food vendors will give your taste buds something to cheer about.

Live Bands - Popular local bands appear each week on the Husker Nation Pavilion stage. Fever & The Funkhouse will be appearing live on stage before Nebraska's game with Western Kentucky.

Big Screen & Bleacher Seating - Seating is available for fans to help them relax while watching the video board, meet friends before the game or sit to enjoy some of the great-tasting Pavilion food. The season-opener with Western Kentucky will not be televised in the Husker Nation Pavilion because it is being televised live on Fox Sports Pay-Per-View. Any pay-per-view contest this season will not be televised in the Pavilion. Games that are carried on over-the-air networks such as ABC, ESPN or FSN, may be carried on the Pavilion big screen.

Gass Practice Field - New this year to the Husker Nation Pavilion will be the availability of the Ed and Joyanne Gass Practice Field for youngsters and families. The new FieldTurf surface on the practice field next to the Hawks Championship Center will offer fans a fun place to stretch out before the games - just like the Huskers during their game-week preparations. The Nebraska football grass practice field will not be open for fans and neither will the Nebraska Soccer Field.

Huskers Authentic - Nebraska's official team store - Huskers Authentic - will have items on sale inside its tent at the Pavilion.

Pavilion Entrances & Exits - Fans can enter the Husker Nation Pavilion from both the South gates near the Columns on the East side of Memorial Stadium, and through the gate on the North side of Memorial Stadium between the Hawks Championship Center and the Tom and Nancy Osborne Complex. The gates on the South side by the Columns will close at halftime.

Arcadia def. Litchfield, 25-19, 21-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-13
Ashland-Greenwood def. Bishop Neumann, 25-18, 25-18, 27-25
Auburn def. Fairbury, 25-15, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17
Aurora def. York, 22-25, 25-13, 25-19, 26-24
Bayard def. Morrill, 25-19, 25-17, 25-22
Bennington def. Yutan, 25-21, 25-18, 25-19
Brady def. Maxwell, 25-11, 25-21, 25-16
Bridgeport def. Kimball, 23-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-18
Centura def. Central City, 25-14, 25-12, 26-24
Chadron def. Gordon/Rushville, 28-26, 24-26, 25-15, 25-13
Crofton def. Neligh-Oakdale, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21
Elba def. Amherst, 25-23, 25-13, 25-13
Falls City Sacred Heart def. Savannah, Mo., 25-16, 25-20, 25-14
Fillmore Central def. David City, 25-14, 25-12, 25-12
Gothenburg def. Broken Bow, 25-16, 22-25, 25-13, 20-25, 15-12
Grand Island Northwest def. Crete, 25-10, 25-19, 25-18
Gretna def. Nebraska City, 25-12, 25-20, 25-15
Hastings def. McCook, 25-15, 25-16, 25-17
High Plains Community def. Giltner, 25-20, 25-20, 14-25, 25-21
Holdrege def. Kearney, 19-25, 22-25, 25-15, 25-23, 15-13
Howells def. Humphrey St. Francis, 19-25, 25-23, 25-13, 25-8
Humphrey def. Clarkson, 25-13, 23-25, 25-14, 25-21
Kearney Catholic def. Loup City, 25-9, 25-16, 25-19
Laurel-Concord/Coleridge def. Randolph, 25-23, 25-14, 25-13
Lawrence-Nelson def. Superior, 25-13, 25-8, 25-20
Leyton def. Garden County, 25-22, 25-13, 25-19
Lincoln Southwest def. Lincoln North Star, 23-25, 26-24, 25-23,
25-23
Logan View def. Douglas County West, 25-23, 25-23, 25-18
Medicine Valley def. Hayes Center, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-17,
15-10
Meridian def. Silver Lake, 25-13, 25-13, 25-12
Milford def. Centennial, 25-19, 25-18, 25-12
Millard North def. Omaha Westside, 25-22, 25-17, 25-23
Minden def. Lexington, 25-7, 25-16, 25-23
Mitchell def. Hemingford, 25-17, 18-25, 25-17, 25-14
Mullen def. South Loup, 25-8, 25-10, 25-17
Nebraska City Lourdes def. Sidney, Iowa, 25-13, 25-6, 25-13
Newman Grove def. Lindsay Holy Family, 27-25, 25-14, 25-15
Norris def. Platteview, 25-22, 25-18, 25-18
O'Neill def. Boone Central, 25-8, 25-17, 25-13
Omaha Central def. Omaha Bryan, 25-20, 25-12, 25-13
Omaha Duchesne Academy def. Council Bluffs Jefferson, Iowa,
25-15, 25-22, 25-19
Omaha Marian def. Millard West, 25-12, 25-20, 25-11
Ord def. St. Paul, 25-18, 25-22, 22-25, 25-14
Papillion-LaVista def. Millard South, 25-16, 25-18, 26-24
Papillion-LaVista South def. Omaha Burke, 27-25, 25-13, 25-18
Paxton def. Sutherland, 26-28, 25-17, 24-26, 25-19, 16-14
Perkins County def. North Platte St. Patrick's, 27-29, 25-18,
25-18, 25-16
Plattsmouth def. Blair, 25-22, 26-28, 25-15, 19-25, 15-11
Potter-Dix def. Caliche, Colo., 28-26, 23-25, 27-25, 25-23
Scottsbluff def. Alliance, 15-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-18
Sedgwick County, Colo. def. South Platte, 25-22, 25-20, 25-23
Seward def. Columbus Lakeview, 25-22, 21-25, 25-13, 25-18
Shelby/Rising City def. Cross County, 25-14, 25-16, 25-21
South Sioux City def. Vermillion, S.D., 25-22, 25-20, 25-17
Southern Valley def. Cozad, 25-13, 27-25, 25-22
Syracuse def. Fort Calhoun, 25-8, 26-24, 25-8
Thayer Central def. Tri County, 25-12, 25-21, 25-12
Twin River def. Osceola, 25-20, 25-20, 20-25, 17-25, 15-11
West Point-Beemer def. Lyons-Decatur Northeast, 25-23, 25-15,
24-26, 21-25, 15-13
Anselmo-Merna Triangular
Ansley def. Anselmo-Merna, 25-17, 25-17
Ansley def. Sargent, 25-15, 25-14
Sargent def. Anselmo-Merna, 25-22, 25-18
Bertrand Triangular
Alma def. Cambridge, 25-23, 25-20, 25-16
Bertrand def. Alma, 25-22, 25-23, 25-16
Bertrand def. Cambridge, 25-23, 25-23
Boys Town Triangular
Boys Town def. Omaha St. Peter Claver, 25-19, 25-18
Omaha Christian Academy def. Boys Town, 25-20, 25-13
Omaha Christian Academy def. Omaha St. Peter Claver, 25-18,
27-25
Dodge Triangular
Dodge def. Wausa, 25-12, 25-7
Winside def. Wausa, 25-15, 25-21
Winside def. Dodge, 25-27, 25-21, 25-21
Doniphan-Trumbull Triangular
Doniphan-Trumbull def. Blue Hill, 14-25, 25-17, 25-22
Wood River def. Doniphan-Trumbull, 25-11, 19-25, 25-17
Wood River def. Blue Hill, 25-18, 17-25, 25-17
East Butler/Prague Triangular
Cedar Bluffs def. East Butler/Prague, 25-18, 25-17
Cedar Bluffs def. Mead, 27-25, 25-17
Mead def. East Butler/Prague, 25-16, 25-19
Emerson-Hubbard Triangular
Homer def. Ponca, 25-13, 25-23
Homer def. Emerson-Hubbard, 25-16, 25-11
Ponca def. Emerson-Hubbard, 25-14, 18-25, 25-15
Eustis-Farnam Triangular
Axtell def. Elm Creek, 25-21, 25-13
Axtell def. Eustis-Farnam, 25-14, 25-18
Elm Creek def. Eustis-Farnam, 25-13, 25-16
Freeman Tournament
Pool Play
Pool A
Freeman def. Lewiston, 25-18, 27-25
Friend def. Parkview Christian, 21-25, 25-16, 30-28
Parkview Christian def. Lewiston, 21-25, 25-21, 25-10
Sterling def. Freeman, 25-19, 23-25, 25-14
Sterling def. Friend, 25-19, 25-22
Pool B
Diller-Odell def. Deshler, 25-21, 25-14
Diller-Odell def. Southern, 25-23, 25-8
Elmwood-Murdock def. Southern, 25-13, 25-13
Johnson-Brock def. Deshler, 25-17, 25-21
Johnson-Brock def. Elmwood-Murdock, 20-25, 26-24, 25-17
Gibbon Triangular
Gibbon def. Ravenna, 25-21, 25-17
Gibbon def. Adams Central, 27-29, 26-24, 25-17
Ravenna def. Adams Central, 19-25, 25-23, 25-16
Glenwood Triangular
Omaha Roncalli def. Glenwood, Iowa, 25-22, 25-16
Glenwood, Iowa Triangular
Glenwood, Iowa def. Omaha South, 25-14, 25-9
Omaha Roncalli def. Omaha South, 23-25, 25-13, 15-9
Grand Island Triangular
Grand Island def. Fremont, 25-7, 25-7
Grand Island def. Lincoln High, 25-12, 25-12
Lincoln High def. Fremont, 25-17, 25-12
Hampton Triangular
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley def. Hampton, 26-24, 23-25, 25-23
Exeter/Milligan def. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, 25-23, 29-27
Exeter/Milligan def. Hampton, 25-13, 25-22
Hartington Cedar Catholic Triangular
Battle Creek def. Elkhorn Valley, 25-18, 25-19
Hartington Cedar Catholic def. Elkhorn Valley, 25-16, 25-18
Hartington Cedar Catholic def. Battle Creek, 25-15, 25-23
Hastings St. Cecilia Tournament
Hastings St. Cecilia def. Lincoln Christian, 25-18, 25-14
Hastings St. Cecilia Triangular
Grand Island Central Catholic def. Lincoln Christian, 25-8,
25-11
Grand Island Central Catholic def. Hastings St. Cecilia, 25-10,
25-17
Heartland Triangular
Heartland def. Wilber-Clatonia, 25-11, 25-11
Sandy Creek def. Heartland, 25-18, 25-18
Wilber-Clatonia def. Sandy Creek, 7-25, 25-13
Hitchcock County Triangular
Arapahoe def. Hitchcock County, 25-18, 18-25, 25-22
Dundy County-Stratton def. Hitchcock County, 25-18, 22-25, 25-17
Dundy County-Stratton def. Arapahoe, 25-23, 25-23
Humboldt/Table Rock - Steinauer Triangular
Humboldt/Table Rock-Steinauer def. Johnson County Central,
22-25, 25-16, 26-24
Humboldt/Table Rock-Steinauer def. Falls City, 25-13, 25-15
Johnson County Central def. Falls City, 25-20, 25-12
Hyannis Triangular
Hyannis def. SMC, 18-25, 25-22, 28-26
Hyannis def. Cody-Kilgore, 19-25, 26-24, 25-19
SMC def. Cody-Kilgore, 25-22, 25-19
Lynch Triangular
Lynch def. Santee, 25-18, 25-15
West Boyd def. Lynch, 25-21, 25-8
West Boyd def. Santee, 25-11, 25-21
Madison Triangular
Leigh def. Madison, 25-7, 25-7
Leigh def. Stanton, 25-8, 25-8
Madison def. Stanton, 25-22, 21-25, 25-17
Malcolm Triangular
Louisville def. Omaha Brownell-Talbot, 28-30, 25-22, 25-17
Malcolm def. Louisville, 25-19, 25-19
Malcolm def. Omaha Brownell-Talbot, 25-14, 25-16
McCool Junction Triangular
Nebraska Lutheran def. McCool Junction, 25-20, 25-18
Sutton def. McCool Junction, 25-12, 25-5
Sutton def. Nebraska Lutheran, 25-20, 25-9
Minatare Triangular
Banner County def. Minatare, 25-12, 25-17
Banner County def. Creek Valley, 19-25, 25-20, 27-25
Creek Valley def. Minatare, 25-13, 25-19
Nebraska Christian Quadrangular
Heartland Lutheran def. St. Edward, 30-28, 25-18
Nebraska Christian def. St. Edward, 25-23, 25-15
Palmer def. Heartland Lutheran, 25-15, 25-10
Palmer def. Nebraska Christian, 25-14, 25-14
North Loup Scotia Triangular
Cedar Valley def. Fullerton, 25-15, 25-9
Cedar Valley def. North Loup Scotia, 25-10, 25-15
Fullerton def. North Loup Scotia, 27-25, 15-25, 25-23
Northeast Nebraska Tournament
Pool Play
Pool A
Bancroft-Rosalie def. Pender, 25-13, 25-17
Lutheran High Northeast def. Pender, 25-15, 25-13
Lutheran High Northeast def. Bancroft-Rosalie, 25-23, 25-10
Pool B
Archbishop Bergan def. Allen, 25-11, 25-19
Wisner-Pilger def. Allen, 25-18, 25-13
Wisner-Pilger def. Archbishop Bergan, 25-18, 25-23
Pool C
North Bend Central def. Oakland-Craig, 25-14, 25-8
Wayne def. Oakland-Craig, 25-9, 25-13
Wayne def. North Bend Central, 21-25, 25-14, 25-20
Pool D
Scribner-Snyder def. West Point Central Catholic, 21-25, 25-12,
29-27
Wakefield def. Scribner-Snyder, 20-25, 25-19, 25-18
West Point Central Catholic def. Wakefield, 25-17, 16-25, 26-24
Ogallala Triangular
North Platte def. Sidney, 25-19, 25-21
Ogallala def. Sidney, 25-12, 25-11
Ogallala def. North Platte, 25-20, 25-16
Osmond Triangular
Creighton def. Niobrara/Verdigre, 25-8, 25-16
Osmond def. Creighton, 25-18, 20-25, 28-26
Osmond def. Niobrara/Verdigre, 25-16, 25-17
Palmyra Triangular
Dorchester def. Weeping Water, 25-20, 25-23
Palmyra def. Dorchester, 25-10, 25-9
Palmyra def. Weeping Water, 25-10, 25-16
Pierce Triangular
Norfolk Catholic def. Pierce, 25-17, 25-14
Norfolk Catholic def. Schuyler, 25-13, 25-9
Pierce def. Schuyler, 24-26, 25-15, 27-25
Plainview Triangular
Ewing def. St. Mary's, 25-19, 25-15
Plainview def. Ewing, 19-25, 25-18, 25-18
Plainview def. St. Mary's, 25-18, 20-25, 25-20
Pleasanton Triangular
Loomis def. Overton, 26-24, 25-13
Loomis def. Pleasanton, 25-19, 25-10
Overton def. Pleasanton, 23-25, 26-24, 25-16
Raymond Central Triangular
Raymond Central def. Conestoga, 25-21, 25-18
Wahoo def. Conestoga, 25-6, 25-10
Wahoo def. Raymond Central, 25-11, 25-11
Red Cloud Triangular
Hay Springs def. Red Cloud, S.D., 25-19, 25-23, 25-14
Red Cloud Triangular
Hay Springs def. Crawford, 25-12, 25-23, 25-21
Red Cloud Triangular
Red Cloud, S.D. def. Crawford, 16-25, 25-20, 25-23, 11-25, 15-9
Southwest Triangular
Rawlins County, Kan. def. Maywood, 25-13, 25-19
Southwest def. Maywood, 25-6, 25-7
Southwest def. Rawlins County, Kan., 25-12, 25-12
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Tournament
Elwood def. Wilcox-Hildreth, 22-25, 25-20, 25-21
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Triangular
Elwood def. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, 25-16, 25-17
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller def. Wilcox-Hildreth, 25-16, 18-25,
25-19
West Holt Triangular
North Central def. Burwell, 25-19, 25-23
West Holt def. Burwell, 25-11, 25-13
West Holt def. North Central, 25-23, 25-12
Wheeler Central Triangular
Elgin/Pope John def. Clearwater/Orchard, 25-17, 25-17
Stuart def. Elgin/Pope John, 25-18, 25-19
Wheeler Central/Chambers def. Stuart, 25-18, 25-19
Wheeler Central/Chambers def. Clearwater/Orchard, 25-16, 25-21
Winner, SD Triangular
Ainsworth def. Valentine, 6-25, 14-25, 25-23, 27-25, 15-10
Winner, S.D. def. Valentine, 25-21, 25-16, 28-26
Winner, S.D. def. Ainsworth, 25-12, 25-18, 25-9
Wynot Triangular
Hartington def. Newcastle, 25-21, 25-16, 25-18
Wynot def. Hartington, 14-25, 25-23, 20-25, 26-24, 15-13
Wynot def. Newcastle, 25-21, 25-17, 25-14

Brady 44, Maxwell 12
Crofton 28, Hartington Cedar Catholic 13
Elkhorn Valley 69, St. Edward 13
Millard North 21, Omaha Burke 10
Norfolk Catholic 38, Columbus Lakeview 3
Omaha Nation 36, Omaha St. Peter Claver 22

Standout defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and seven other Huskers will be in Lincoln
to join the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.
Suh won the Outland, Lombardi, Nagurski and Bednarik awards and
was a Heisman finalist for his play last season.
Because of his national recognition, Suh didn't have to wait the
minimum 10 years to be considered for selection.
Joining him will be former Huskers Dan Alexander, Steve
Lindquist, Todd Millikan, Ed Periard, Bob Pickens, Carlos Polk and
Chris Spachman.
From smaller Nebraska colleges, new Hall of Fame members will be
Mike Sallier of Doane College and Noland Urban of Nebraska
Wesleyan.
All 10 will be inducted Friday and honored at Memorial Stadium
when Nebraska plays Western Kentucky on Saturday.

Nebraska goes into its opener against
Western Kentucky with fans still wondering who'll be the
eighth-ranked Cornhuskers' starting quarterback.
Coach Bo Pelini is deciding among Zac Lee, the senior incumbent;
Cody Green, the top backup in 2009; and redshirt freshman Taylor
Martinez.
Offensive lineman Ricky Henry said he expects it to be a
last-minute decision Saturday night.
The Huskers have their highest preseason ranking since 2001 and
will be in position to make a run at the national championship if
their offense improves.
The Ndamukong Suh-led defense carried the Huskers a year ago
while the offense chugged along to a No. 99 national ranking.
The Sun Belt Conference's Hilltoppers have lost 20 games in a
row.

The Nebraska football team wrapped up physical practices for the week with a two-hour workout in the Hawks Championship Center and on the Ed and Joyanne Gass practice fields, just northeast of Memorial Stadium. After nearly a month of practices, the Huskers are set for game day. The team will conduct team meetings and a walk through on Friday before taking on Western Kentucky in the season opener on Saturday.

“I thought we had a good go today,” Head Coach Bo Pelini said. “(It’s) just putting the final touches on the game plan.”
Pelini is looking forward to seeing a month’s worth of practice on the playing field Saturday. Just like any other year, he is ready to put the team out there and see them compete.

“I don’t think we’re at our best,” Pelini said. “It’s only going into game one. I expect us to play well, that’s why you play the game. I’ve said it before; we’re not the finished product yet. When you’re going into the first game you have to find out where you are. That is what I expect to do, I expect us to play well.”
Sophomore offensive lineman Brandon Thompson will be forced to sit out on Saturday due to injury.
NU kicks off the 2010 season against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Saturday at 6 p.m. in a matchup televised on Fox Sports Net Pay-Per View.


Head Coach Bo Pelini announced after practice that sophomore linebacker Will Compton suffered a foot injury during Thursday’s workout and will be sidelined indefinitely.

“Will was injured during practice today. After practice we were able to confirm that he will be out for some time,” Pelini said. “We have informed his family about the injury, and we will know more about Will’s status going forward in the next few days.”

The Big Ten's welcome gift to Nebraska looks
more like a booby prize.
The football schedule for 2011-12, the Cornhuskers' first two
seasons in the Big Ten, pits Nebraska against a lineup no sane
coach would envy.
The Cornhuskers open the 2011 conference schedule at Wisconsin.
They come home to play Ohio State, then it's off to Minnesota and
home games against Michigan State and Northwestern.
Here comes the big finish: at Penn State, at Michigan and home
against new border rival Iowa.
Conspicuously absent are Indiana, Illinois and Purdue.

2011 schedule
Sept. 10, Fresno State
Sept. 17, Washington
Sept. 24, at Wyoming
Oct. 1, at Wisconsin
Oct. 8, Ohio State
Oct. 22, at Minnesota
Oct. 29, Michigan State
Nov. 5, Northwestern
Nov. 12, at Penn State
Nov. 19, at Michigan
Nov. 26, Iowa
NOTE: One game still to be determined
2012 schedule
Sept. 1, Southern Miss.
Sept. 8, at UCLA
Sept. 29, Wisconsin
Oct. 6, at Ohio State
Oct. 20, at Northwestern
Oct. 27, Michigan
Nov. 3, at Michigan State
Nov. 10, Penn State
Nov. 17, Minnesota
Nov. 24, at Iowa
NOTE: Two games still to be determined

The Big Ten Conference office announced football division alignments beginning with the 2011 season as recommended by conference directors of athletics and reviewed and supported by the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors. Nebraska will officially begin conference competition in 2011, giving the Big Ten 12 football programs for the first time in conference history.

The winner of each Big Ten division will meet in the inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game, to be played December 3, 2011, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The championship game will determine the Big Ten Champion and the conference’s participant in the Rose Bowl Game or Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game.

The Big Ten football division alignments will include a division featuring Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin, and a division featuring Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska and Northwestern. Each school will play the other five schools within its division and will also face three teams from the other division, including one cross-division matchup guaranteed on an annual basis. The guaranteed cross-division matchups are Illinois-Northwestern, Indiana-Michigan State, Ohio State-Michigan, Penn State-Nebraska, Purdue-Iowa and Wisconsin-Minnesota. Names for each Big Ten football division will be announced at a later date.

“Over the past several months, Big Ten staff and directors of athletics have met on several occasions to discuss and finalize division alignments,” said Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany. “We focused on competitive equality, traditional rivalries and geography. We considered multiple models and countless permutations in an effort to achieve the most competitively balanced divisions while at the same time respecting our traditions, preserving existing rivalries, and creating opportunities for the establishment and growth of new rivalries. We have listened to the feedback from our institutions, alumni and fans, and while we understand that no final alignments could possibly satisfy all of our constituents, we believe that we have achieved a very exciting result.”

With the division alignments finalized, the Big Ten also announced updated conference schedules for the 2011 and 2012 football seasons.

Former Husker All-American Justin Ruiz will put his talents to test on the international level as he will take part in the 2010 World Wrestling Championships in Moscow, Russia from Sept. 6-12. Ruiz is part of the 21-member U.S. wrestling team that also includes former Nebraska club coach Travis Paulson.

Ruiz qualified for the 2010 World Championships after he won the Greco-Roman 96-kilogram (211.5 pounds) title at the U.S. World Team Trials in June. Ruiz had previously retired from the sport of wrestling but made a remarkable comeback as he will be competing in his fifth World Championship competition with hopes of returning to the medal stand after claiming bronze in 2005.

A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Ruiz was a two-time All-American for the Huskers in 2002 and 2003. He was named the team’s Redshirt of the Year in 1999 and also earned Most Improved Wrestler and Most Dedicated Wrestler awards during his career. He finished with a 43-16 record, including a 16-5 mark in 2002-03.

Paulson will compete for the U.S. as the 74-kilogram freestyle champion. He qualified for the squad by defeating 2010 NCAA champion Andrew Howe (Wisconsin) in the World Team Trial after also defeating his twin brother, Trent. Both Paulson’s were Nebraska club coaches during the 2008-09 season.

The seven-day competition will start with the Greco-Roman tournament, followed by women’s freestyle and men’s freestyle.

Daily coverage of the 2010 World Championships will be available on TheMat.com, provided by USA Wrestling.

http://www.themat.com/specialevents/2010/worlds/default.php?EventID=23959

2010 U.S. World Championships Schedule
Monday, Sept. 6
Greco-Roman 55 kg (Mango), 66 kg (Sahin), 96 kg (Ruiz)

Tuesday, Sept. 7
Greco-Roman 60 kg (Davis), 84 kg (Clark), 120 kg (Byers)

Wednesday, Sept. 8
Greco-Roman 74 kg (Fisher); Women’s freestyle 48 kg (Lampe), 51 kg (Medina)

Thursday, Sept. 9
Women’s freestyle 55 kg (Padilla), 59 kg (Campbell), 63 kg (Pirozhkova)

Friday, Sept. 10
Women’s freestyle 67 kg (Davis), 72 kg (Lee); Freestyle 55 kg (Blanc)

Saturday, Sept. 11
Freestyle 60 kg (Zadick), 84 kg (Herbert), 96 kg (Bergman)

Sunday, Sept. 12
Freestyle 66 kg (Metcalf), 74 kg (Paulson), 120 kg (Sigman)

CLASS A
Bellevue East (0-1) at Papillion-LaVista (1-0)
Fremont (0-1) at Omaha Northwest (0-1)
Lincoln East (0-1) at Kearney (1-0)
Lincoln High (0-1) at Omaha South (1-0)
Lincoln Southwest (0-1) at Omaha Westside (0-1)
Millard West (1-0) at Millard South (1-0)
Norfolk (1-0) at Lincoln Northeast (1-0)
Omaha Benson (0-1) at Lincoln North Star (1-0)
Omaha Bryan (1-0) at Grand Island (0-1)
Omaha Burke (1-0) at Millard North (0-1) Thursday
Omaha Creighton Prep (1-0) at Bellevue West (1-0)
Omaha North (0-1) at Omaha Central (0-1)
North Platte (1-0) at Columbus (0-1)
Papillion-LaVista South (0-1) at Lincoln Southeast (1-0)

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CLASS B
Beatrice (0-1) at Norris (0-1)
Blair (1-0) at Elkhorn (1-0)
Crete (1-0) at Omaha Skutt (0-1)
Elkhorn South (0-1) at Omaha Gross (0-1)
Gering (1-0) at Holdrege (1-0)
Gordon-Rushville (1-0) C1 at Alliance (0-1)
Gretna (1-0) at Bennington (1-0)
Hastings (0-1) at Hastings Adams Central (1-0)
Lexington (0-1) at Grand Island Northwest (0-1)
Lincoln Pius X (1-0) at Waverly (0-1)
McCook (1-0) at Aurora (1-0)
Mitchell (1-0) C1 at Scottsbluff (0-1)
Nebraska City (0-1) at Elkhorn Mt. Michael (0-1)
Plattsmouth (1-0) at Boys Town (1-0)
Seward (0-1) at Ralston (1-0)
Sidney (0-1) at Wheatland (Wyoming) (0-0)
South Sioux City (0-1) at Vermillion (South Dakota) (0-0)
York (0-1) at Schuyler (1-0)

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CLASS C1
Battle Creek (0-0) at Boone Central (0-0)
Broken Bow (0-1) at Ord (0-1)
Centennial (0-0) at Wahoo Neumann (1-0)
Central City (0-0) at Wood River (0-0) C2
Centura (0-1) at Cozad (0-1)
Columbus Lakeview (0-1) at Norfolk Catholic (0-0) Thursday
Columbus Scotus (0-0) at David City Aquinas (1-0) Thursday
David City (0-0) at Madison (0-0)
Douglas County West (0-0) at North Bend (0-1)
Fairbury (0-1) at Falls City (0-0)
Fort Calhoun (0-0) at Ashland-Greenwood (1-0)
Fremont Bergan (1-0) C2 at Arlington (1-0)
Gibbon (0-0) at Ainsworth (0-1)
Gordon-Rushville (1-0) at Alliance (0-1) B
Gothenburg (1-0) at Minden (1-0)
Grand Island Central Catholic (0-0) at St. Paul (1-0)
Kimball (0-0) at Bayard (0-1) C2
Malcolm (0-1) C2 at Raymond Central (0-1)
Mitchell (1-0) at Scottsbluff (0-1) B
Oakland-Craig (0-0) C2 at Logan View (0-0)
Omaha Brownell-Talbot (0-0) C2 at Conestoga (0-0)
Omaha Roncalli (0-0) at Tekamah-Herman (0-0)
Pierce (0-0) at O'Neill (0-0)
Sandy Creek (0-0) at Superior (0-0) C2
Syracuse (0-0) at Lincoln Lutheran (0-0)
Torrington (Wyoming) (0-0) at Chadron (1-0)
Valentine (0-0) at Chamberlain (South Dakota) (0-0)
Wahoo (0-0) at Auburn (1-0)
West Point-Beemer (1-0) at Wayne (0-0)

Bye Week
Fillmore Central (1-0)
Milford (1-0)
Ogallala (1-0)
Platteview (0-1)

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CLASS C2
Atkinson West Holt (0-0) at Stanton (1-0)
Blue Hill (0-0) at Sutton (0-0)
Bridgeport (0-0) at Hershey (1-0)
Central City (0-0) C1 at Wood River (0-0)
Columbus Scotus (0-0) C1 at David City Aquinas (1-0)
Crofton (0-0) at Hartington Cedar Catholic (0-0) Thursday
Fremont Bergan (1-0) at Arlington (1-0) C1
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer (1-0) at Wilber-Clatonia (0-0)
Kearney Catholic (0-0) at Hastings St. Cecilia (0-0)
Kimball (0-0) C1 at Bayard (0-1)
Laurel-Concord (0-0) at Lutheran High Northeast (0-1)
Lincoln Christian (0-0) at Nebraska City Lourdes (0-0)
Louisville (0-0) at Johnson County Central (0-0)
Malcolm (0-1) at Raymond Central (0-1) C1
Oakland-Craig (0-0) at Logan View (0-0) C1
Oberlin (Kansas) (0-0) at Cambridge (0-0)
Omaha Brownell-Talbot (0-0) at Conestoga (0-0) C1
Perkins County (0-0) at Dundy County-Stratton (0-0)
Ponca (1-0) at Neligh-Oakdale (0-1)
Sandy Creek (0-0) C1 at Superior (0-0)
Southern (0-0) at Palmyra (0-1)
Thayer Central (0-0) at Cross County (1-0)
Twin River (1-0) at Doniphan-Trumbull (0-1)
Weeping Water (0-1) at Elmwood-Murdock (0-0)
Wisner-Pilger (0-1) at Plainview (0-0)
Wray (Colorado) (0-0) at Chase County (1-0)
Yutan (1-0) at Tri County (0-1)

Bye Week
Homer (0-1)
Morrill (0-1)
North Platte St. Patrick's (1-0)
Ravenna (1-0)
Southern Valley (0-1)
Sutherland (0-1)
Wakefield (0-1)

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CLASS D1
Alma (0-0) at Franklin (0-0)
Axtell (0-1) at Elm Creek (0-1)
Banner County (0-0) D2 at Hemingford (0-0)
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (0-0) at Heartland (0-0)
Crawford (0-0) at Cody-Kilgore (0-0) D2
Creighton (1-0) at Elgin/Elgin Pope John (0-0)
Deshler (0-0) at Exeter-Milligan (0-1) D2
Emerson-Hubbard (0-0) at Winside (0-0) Saturday
Eustis-Farnam (0-0) D2 at Elwood (0-0)
Falls City Sacred Heart (0-0) D2 at Diller-Odell (0-0)
Garden County (1-0) at Sedgwick County (Coloardo) (0-0)
Kenesaw (0-0) at High Plains (0-0)
Maxwell (0-0) at Brady (0-0) D2 - Thursday
McCool Junction (0-0) at Dorchester (0-1) D2
Nebraska Christian (0-1) at Harvard (0-1) D2
Newcastle (0-0) D2 at Allen (0-0)
Niobrara/Verdigre (0-0) at Bloomfield (0-0) D2
North Central (0-0) at Sandhills/Thedford (0-0)
Omaha Christian (0-0) at Bancroft-Rosalie (0-0)
Omaha Nation (0-1) at Omaha St. Peter Claver (0-0) Thursday
Osceola (0-1) at Friend (0-0)
Osmond (0-0) at Clearwater/Orchard (0-1)
Palmer (0-0) at Fullerton (1-0)
Pender (0-0) at Scribner-Snyder (0-0)
Shelby (0-1) at Newman Grove (1-0)
Shelton (1-0) at Overton (0-0)
South Loup (0-0) at Ansley (0-0) D2
Sterling (0-0) D2 at Freeman (0-0)
Walthill (0-1) at Parkview Christian (0-0) D2
West Boyd (0-0) at Stuart (0-0) D2
West Point Central Catholic (0-0) at Howells (0-0) D2
Winnebago (0-0) at Lyons-Decatur Northeast (0-1)
Wynot (0-0) D2 at Hartington (0-0)

Bye Week
Arapahoe (1-0)
Burwell (1-0)
Cedar Bluffs (0-1)
Concordia (1-0)
East Butler (1-0)
Johnson-Brock (1-0)
Randolph (1-0)
Southwest (0-1)

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CLASS D2
Banner County (0-0) at Hemingford (0-0) D1
Clarkson (0-0) at Lindsay Holy Family (0-0)
Crawford (0-0) D1 at Cody-Kilgore (0-0)
Deshler (0-0) D1 at Exeter-Milligan (0-1)
Eustis-Farnam (0-0) at Elwood (0-0) D1
Falls City Sacred Heart (0-0) at Diller-Odell (0-0) D1
Hampton (1-0) at Giltner (1-0)
Humphrey (0-0) at Chambers (0-0)
Lawrence-Nelson (1-0) at Heartland Lutheran (0-0)
Leigh (0-0) at O'Neill St. Mary's (0-0) Saturday
Lewiston (1-0) at Bern (Kansas) (0-0)
Leyton (0-0) at Mullen (0-0)
Loup City (0-0) at Anselmo-Merna (0-0)
Maxwell (0-0) D1 at Brady (0-0) Thursday
McCool Junction (0-0) D1 at Dorchester (0-1)
Mead (0-0) at Dodge (0-0)
Medicine Valley (0-0) at Bertrand (0-0)
Nebraska Christian (0-1) D1 at Harvard (0-1)
Newcastle (0-0) at Allen (0-0) D1
Niobrara/Verdigre (0-0) D1 at Bloomfield (0-0)
Oelrichs (South Dakota) (0-0) at Hay Springs (0-0)
Pawnee City (0-1) at Meridian (0-0)
Paxton (0-0) at Wallace (1-0)
Pleasanton (0-0) at Amherst (0-0)
Sargent (0-0) at Creek Valley (0-0)
South Loup (0-0) D1 at Ansley (0-0)
Spalding/Spalding Academy (0-0) at Humphrey St. Francis (1-0)
Sterling (0-0) at Freeman (0-0) D1
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (0-0) at Litchfield (0-0)
Walthill (0-1) D1 at Parkview Christian (0-0)
Wauneta-Palisade (0-0) at Cheylin (Kansas) (0-0)
West Boyd (0-0) D1 at Stuart (0-0)
West Point Central Catholic (0-0) D1 at Howells (0-0)
Wilcox-Hildreth (0-0) at Red Cloud (0-1)
Wynot (0-0) at Hartington (0-0) D1

Bye Week
Hayes Center (1-0)
Loomis (1-0)
Nebraska Lutheran (0-1)
Potter-Dix (0-1)
Silver Lake (1-0)
Stapleton/McPherson County (0-1)
Wausa (0-1)

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6-MAN
Elba (0-0) at Maywood (0-0)
Elkhorn Valley (0-0) at St. Edward (0-0) Thursday
Hitchcock County (0-0) at Minatare (0-0)
Hyannis (0-0) at Sioux County (0-0)
Lynch (0-0) at Greeley-Wolbach (0-0)
North Loup-Scotia (0-0) at Loup County (0-0)
Santee (0-0) at Cedar Rapids (0-0)
South Platte (0-0) at Arthur County (0-0)
Wheeler Central (0-0

The Nebraska-Kearney Athletic Department is offering a fan bus to Saturday night's football game at Nebraska-Omaha.

Cost is just $ 35.00 per person and includes a game ticket, round trip transportation and a snack provided by Pane Bello. The bus will leave from UNK's College of Education at 1:45 p.m. and will arrive at UNO around 5:30 p.m. The bus will return soon after the game, which kicks off at 6:00 p.m.

Seats are limited and reservations are on a first come, first serve basis. Also, full payment must be received to guarantee a seat. To reserve a spot on the bus, call UNK athletics at 308.865.8184.

Former Husker All-American Kelsey Griffin earned a spot on the five-player WNBA All-Rookie Team announced on Tuesday.
Griffin, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft, played a major role off the bench and as a part-time starter for the Connecticut Sun in her first season in the league. The 6-2 forward from Eagle River, Alaska, averaged 4.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. She ranked second among all WNBA rookies in rebounds per game, trailing only rookie teammate Tina Charles.
Charles, who was named the WNBA Rookie of the Year, averaged 15.5 points and 11.7 rebounds per game for the Sun. Charles’ former Connecticut teammate Kalana Greene (New York Liberty) also earned a spot on the rookie team, along with Monica Wright (Minnesota Lynx) and Epiphany Prince (Chicago Sky).
Griffin’s rookie season followed on the heels of an outstanding senior season at Nebraska in 2010. The Big 12 Player of the Year was a finalist for every major national player-of-the-year award, while earning first-team All-Big 12 honors for the third season. Griffin led the Huskers to the Big 12 title and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. In addition to powering Nebraska to the NCAA Sweet 16, Griffin became just the second Husker in history to close her career with more than 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
Griffin plans to continue her professional career by playing in Hungary during the WNBA offseason.

Below are the top finishers in the vote for the 2010 All-Rookie Team:
2010 ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Player Team Position Votes
Tina Charles Connecticut Sun Center 11
Monica Wright Minnesota Lynx Guard/Forward 11
Epiphanny Prince Chicago Sky Guard 10
Kalana Greene New York Liberty Guard 10
Kelsey Griffin Connecticut Sun Forward 10

The Nebraska-Kearney volleyball team will host an intrasquad scrimmage Tuesday night, August 31st, at the Health & Sports Center.

The Lopers will take to the court at 6:00 p.m. and play until around 8:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

This weekend, UNK will begin its 2010 regular season at the Tampa Classic in Florida. The 13th-ranked Lopers will face No. 5 Central Missouri and No. 3 Tampa on Friday and Northern Kentucky and Grand Valley State (MI) on Saturday.

The Tri-City Storm has renewed a one-year contract with Kearney radio stations Classic Hits 98.9 FM – KKPR and UNK’s – KLPR 91.1 FM to broadcast the Storm games this season.

Classic Hits 98.9 FM will carry 37 regular season contests, while the remaining games will be aired on KLPR 91.1 FM, which originates from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. In addition to the radio, all games will be streamed online at www.stormhockey.com with a free audio link to the broadcast.

"We are pleased that this came together earlier this year and appreciate both radio stations for their support of the Storm," said Greg Shea, Storm president. "At the same time, we want to thank our past, present and future sponsors on the radio for providing the necessary means to carry the broadcast on the radio airwaves in the Tri-Cities."

The Storm increased their road games and overall broadcast coverage on Classic Hits by 35 percent from last season. Terms of the agreement have the Storm organization buying air time to carry the broadcasts.

“By continuing the partnership this season, it adds to the continuity of coverage for the fans and adds value to the franchise, as well as the listeners to Classic Hits,” said Craig Eckert, general manager of Platte River Radio, who owns Classic Hits 98.9 FM. “The Storm are back on track entertaining fans in the stands and it should be an exciting year.”

Skip Berry, the voice of the Storm, will provide the play-by-play coverage for games on both radio stations. Berry has 11 years of experience in radio broadcasting. He has broadcasted over 330 sporting events, which includes 225 games in his hockey career.

“It’s only fitting to continue a great relationship with both entities, as they both were instrumental in getting the radio back in place last season,” said Berry, who is the Director of Media Relations/Broadcasting. “I look forward to calling my 250th game in hockey with the Storm this season. I’m truly ecstatic for the team this year and know it will be a memorable season for everyone.”

KLPR is switching the dial from 91.3 to 91.1 FM in the coming weeks and may result in some games early in the season being located on the current dial of 91.3 FM. KLPR is also increasing its watts by 600 percent in the coming year, which will stretch the signal to more listeners.

Elle Scholwin, faculty adviser to KLPR, said the partnership with Storm hockey was a great way for broadcasting students to be hands-on in radio last season and looks forward to the continued opportunity this season.

“KLPR is pleased to continue its relationship with Storm Hockey,” Scholwin said. “Our broadcasts of hockey games provide priceless exposure for our station and learning opportunities for our students.”

KKPR is owned by Platte River Radio, which also owns ESPN stations KXPN 1460 AM in Kearney and 1550 AM in Hastings, as well as The Breeze 94.5 FM and KHAS 1230 AM in Hastings. KKPR's 100,000-watt signal can be heard across central Nebraska in a 100-mile radius from the Tri-Cities.

Coach Connie Yori and the Nebraska women's basketball team invite all alumni graduates to honor Maurtice Ivy during the program's Alumni Weekend Sept. 25-26 in Lincoln.
Ivy, the No. 2 all-time leading scorer in Nebraska women's basketball history with 2,131 points in her four-year career from 1984-85 through the 1987-88 season, has been selected to have her No. 30 jersey retired by NU. Ivy, who led the 1988 Huskers to the Big Eight Conference crown and their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, will join Karen Jennings (No. 51) as the only Nebraska women's basketball players to earn the honor.
"Maurtice is obviously one of the best players in the history of the Nebraska women's basketball program, and she is certainly deserving of this great honor," Yori said. "I have known Maurtice for a long time and it will be an honor for me to present her with this award. We want to reach out to all of our alumni graduates, especially all of her Husker teammates, so they can join us in celebrating with Maurtice."
Ivy will be the guest of honor at an Alumni Welcome reception at the Holiday Inn Downtown on Saturday, Sept. 25, before the Nebraska football team's Homecoming game with South Dakota State. Alumni graduates who want to attend the event should contact Rose Sousek in the Nebraska women's basketball office at rsousek@huskers.com.
Ivy will also be the honored guest at the Fastbreakers Women's Basketball Booster Club's Sneak Peek Luncheon at the Holiday Inn Downtown on Sunday, Sept. 26 at 11:30 a.m. The booster club luncheon is open to active members of the Fastbreakers Booster Club. For more information about the Fastbreakers, please visit NUFastbreakers.com.
The 1988 Big Eight Conference Player of the Year, Ivy is also one of the greatest players in the history of Nebraska high school girls basketball, graduating from Omaha Central in 1984. The 5-9 forward/guard was an instant star for the Huskers, averaging 14 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a freshman, before pouring in 19.7 points and grabbing 8.6 rebounds per contest as a sophomore. She produced her best statistical season as a junior, when she averaged 23.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, before adding 19.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game as a senior for one of the best Husker teams in school history.
A three-time first-team All-Big Eight selection and a two-time Big Eight All-Tournament pick, Ivy ranks in the top eight in Nebraska history in points (2nd, 2,131), points per game (2nd, 19.1), field goals made (2nd, 847), field goals attempted (1st, 1,799), free throws made (3rd, 431), free throws attempted (T4th, 570), double-doubles (T5th, 21), blocked shots (5th, 104), rebounds (6th, 778), steals (8th, 215) and games started (8th, 107).
Ivy has previously been honored by Nebraska Athletics as one of its 25 Women of Distinction during the department's Silver Anniversary Celebration of women's athletics in 1999-2000. She was also one of five players chosen to the Huskers' All-Century Team in February of 2000.
Ivy is entering her fourth season as the head coach at Peru State College in 2009-10, after serving as an assistant coach at Nebraska-Omaha for three seasons from 2004-05 through 2006-07.
The Nebraska women's basketball program plans to have an official public recognition of Ivy's jersey retirement at one of the Huskers' home games during the 2010-11 season.

2010 Athletic HOF Class Announced
Ceremony October 1-2
Kearney, Neb. - Five individuals will be inducted into the Nebraska-Kearney Athletic Hall of Fame during Homecoming ceremonies October 1-2.
The new inductees are athletes Darcie Berry (’99) of Des Moines, Ia., Jon Gustafson (’85, MSE’93) of Maryville, Mo., Meg Gross Minton (’79) of Eau Claire, Wisc., former athletic director and men's golf coach Dick Beechner and former wrestling coach Jack Ramey, both of Kearney.
The five will be honored at the 30th annual Homecoming Awards Banquet on Friday, October 1st. Tickets are $ 25.00 per person and are available by contacting the UNK Alumni Association at 308-865-8474 or tmeyers@unkalumni.org.
Berry was a first-team NCAA Division II All-American in 1999 and a four-time first-team All-RMAC infielder for the Loper softball team from 1997 to 2000. Named the Omaha World-Herald State Female Athlete of the Year in 1999, she still holds school records for single season (15) and career home runs (48). Last summer, she was named to the RMAC All-Century team.
Next, Berry played on UNK teams that captured four RMAC regular season titles and qualified for the NCAA tournament all four years. The Lopers also advanced to the Elite Eight in three of those seasons and were the national runners up in 1999.
Berry, who graduated summa cum laude, was twice named to the Academic All-American team. Following graduation, Berry played with a USA Select Softball team that toured Europe. She currently is an underwriter with Wells Fargo Financial Leasing in Des Moines.
Gustafson was a first-team NAIA All-American defensive end football player in 1984 after being an honorable mention All-American selection in 1983. He also was a first- team all-conference selection in those two years and a member of the Omaha World-Herald All-State College team. As the team’s punter, Gustafson earned all-conference honors in 1983 with an average of 40.2 yards. Finally, Gustafson won the Tom French Award in 1981, given by the coaching staff to an outstanding freshman.
Gustafson was a graduate assistant coach for the Lopers from 1991 to 1993. After earning his master’s degree, he was defensive line coach and strength coach at Northwest Missouri State from 1993 to 2003. During that time, the Bearcats won two Division II national championships. He is now director of a recreation facility and faculty member at Northwest Missouri.
Minton was an outstanding tennis player and pioneer on the first Loper tennis teams from 1976 to 1979. With the help of coach Jane Moorehouse, interested women petitioned to have the sport added and Moorehouse agreed to coach.
Minton played No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles all four years. She was the first woman to qualify and compete in four post season regional tennis tournaments. As a freshman in UNK’s first season of woman’s tennis, she qualified for the AIAW (Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) post season play in both singles and doubles with partner Chris Peterson.
After graduating magna cum laude, Minton became a certified U. S. Professional Tennis Association Professional teacher for 13 years in Hawaii. She was named Kauai Woman of the Year in Sports in 1988 for her work with junior tennis. After moving to Eau Claire, Wisc., she has continued teaching tennis and has served as director of the Eau Claire YMCA Indoor Sports Center.
Beechner was UNK athletic director athletic director from 1987 to 1996 and was men's golf coach from 1996 to 2009. During his nine years as athletic director, Beechner guided the university in its transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II, began major fund raising activities, oversaw the construction of the Health and Sports Center, facilitated the entry into the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and brought two NCAA national championship events – cross country and wrestling – to Kearney.
Beechner served as golf coach for 13 years, a time that was the most successful in the program’s history. The Lopers won three RMAC titles, made seven NCAA Super Regional appearances and hosted one Super Regional. He was a member Division II Golf National Committee and was committee chair in 2008. One of his golf innovations, the Loper Cup, pits alumni and the golf team against each other in a Ryder Cup format. That annual event was renamed the Beechner Cup after he retired.
Beechner has also served as executive director of the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame Foundation from 2003 to 2010, is treasurer of the Nebraska Golf Hall of Fame. He has also been a key member of the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce sports and recreation committee for more than 20 years. For his work he received the Kearney Hub Freedom Award in 2009.
Ramey took over coaching wrestling in 1969 and with the exception of 1972, coached for the next 17 years. His 1980 team was 13th in the NAIA and his 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982 teams were NAIA District 11 champions. He finished with a career record of 107-43-1.
During his tenure, Ramey coached 22 All-Americans, two of whom were undefeated during the regular season – Rod Gilliland and Dean Reicks. He had national place winners in all 17 years he was head coach. After stepping down as head coach, he continued to serve as an assistant until 1993. During his career at UNK, Ramey also served as an assistant football coach.
Selected by the wrestling coaches, Ramey was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1987.
Educational Notes
Berry is a graduate of Griswold (IA) Community High
Gustafson is a graduate of Axtell High. He has a master of arts in education degree from UNK and a master of physical education degree from NW Missouri State U.
Minton is a graduate of Omaha Marian High
Beechner is a graduate of Lincoln High. He has a bachelor of arts and a master of science degree from the U. of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ramey is a graduate of Linton (ND) High and Valley City State U. (ND). He has a master of science degree and educational specialist degree from UNK

The 23rd Annual Hastings College Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the Quality Hotel and Convention Center in Hastings. The Athletic Hall of Fame will be part of the 2010 Hastings College Homecoming and Family Weekend.
This year’s inductees include the 2002 and 2003 NAIA National Championship Women’s Basketball teams, and Elizabeth Herbek ’03, Tony Hobson ’81, Carrie Hofstetter ’04 and Mary (Stuehm) Johnson ’02 will be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame as individuals. Former Bronco Coach Tony Hobson ’81 will also be receiving the Hastings College Alumni Coach of the Year Award from the Alumni Association.
For more information or to purchase a ticket for the Hastings College Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony, contact Hauli Sabatka at 402-461-7433 or alumni@hastings.edu.
Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,150 students. Hastings College was named 75th Best Value College in the nation and #1 in Nebraska by Forbes.com and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. It was named a 2010 “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review and rated a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.

Twelve athletes, five coaches, two contributors and an official will be inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame at the foundation's induction ceremony Sept. 26 at the Lied Center in Lincoln.
The 2010 induction ceremony, the 17th in the history of the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame Foundation, will be at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts in Lincoln. Doors open at noon.
Tickets to the ceremony are $25 for adults and $10 for elementary and high school students. Tickets are available by contacting Tami McLaughlin, at Nebraska Sports Council, P.O. Box 29366, Lincoln, NE 68529, or by calling 402-471-2544 or by e-mail to tami@nebraskasportscouncil.com
In addition, the Hall's selections for the Ron Gustafson Inspiration Award, the Fischer Family Award, the Dominant Dynasty Award, the Great Moments in Nebraska Sports Award and the golden and silver anniversary teams will be honored at the induction ceremony.
This year's inductees are:
- Dennis Albers (athlete), Hastings High School Class of 1960: Won 13 of a possible 16 gold medals in leading Hastings to state gymnastics titles in 1959 and 1960. He lettered two years at Nebraska.
- Dan Brand (athlete), Bellevue High School Class of 1953: An Olympic bronze medalist in wrestling in 1964 and a fifth-place finisher in 1960, he never competed in the sport until college at Nebraska. He played football and basketball and ran track at Bellevue.
- Don "Moose" Cooper (athlete), York High School Class of 1944: A two-time state high school champion in the pole vault, he was the first collegian to clear 15 feet at the Kansas Relays in 1951.
- Ahman Green (athlete), Omaha Central High School Class of 1995: After a prep career in which he was all-state in football in 1993 and 1994 and won the 100 and 200 meters at the 1995 state track meet, he rushed for nearly 4,000 yards at Nebraska and more than 9,000 yards in the NFL, becoming Green Bay's all-time rushing leader.
- Herb Grote (athlete), Omaha Benson Class of 1938: A four-time conference javelin champion at Nebraska and a two-time high school state champion in the event, he was also a standout in football and basketball.
- Barb (Harris) Bruce, (athlete), Lincoln High School Class of 1977: An NCAA champion swimmer at North Carolina (butterfly), she never lost a race in high school, winning six individual state meet gold medals.
- Ted Harvey (athlete), Lexington High School Class of 1974: All-state in football in 1973 and all-state tournament in basketball for the Minutemen in 1974, he started at cornerback for three years for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
- Angee Henry (athlete), Bellevue West High School Class of 1993: A two-time NCAA champion in the long jump, a three-time conference champion and a 10-time All-American at Nebraska, she holds the state record in the 400.
- Jodi (Janssen) Harper (athlete), Papillion-LaVista High School Class of 1994: The only four-time state high school girls diving champion in Nebraska, she competed four years at Texas A&M with a best conference finish of third place.
- Clarence Mitchell (athlete), Franklin High School Class of 1908: Called "the last left-handed spit-baller in captivity," he pitched for six major league teams from 1911 to 1932, pitching in the World Series for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1920 and St. Louis Cardinals in 1928.
- Gary Power (athlete), Gothenburg High School Class of 1960: A "late bloomer," he turned into a world-class hurdler after graduating from Omaha University, Competing internationally in the late 1960s and early 1970s, he became a well-known rival of Olympic champion Willie Davenport.
- Ed Thompson (athlete), Cambridge High School Class of 1995: The first NCAA Division II football player to rush and pass for 1,000 yards in a season at UNO, he led Cambridge to the Class C-2 state football championship in 1994 and was a basketball and track standout.
- Gary DeBoer (coach), Lawrence-Nelson: His 319 victories in football rank second all-time. His teams qualified for the playoffs 21 times, winning three state championship and three runner-up trophies.
- Ted Larson (coach), Southeast and Southwest: His boys and girls cross country teams won 23 state champio0nships, four runner-up trophies and 28 conference championships in 21 seasons. He also coached Southeast to the 1992 Class A boys state track title..
--Chuck Mizerski, (coach) Lincoln Southeast: In nearly 40 years as a football coach in Illinois and Nebraska, he posted 274 coaching wins in his career, including 230 at Lincoln Southeast. His Knights won six state championships and three runner-up trophies.
--Larry Pritchett (coach), Grant: The caretaker of the Plainsmen basketball program from 1964-73 and again from 1987-2007, his teams won three state championships, two state runner-up trophies, 22 conference titles and played in the state tournament 14 times. He compiled a coaching record of 476-147.
- Howard Zook (coach), Fairfield: In 28 years at 10 schools, the 1930 Peru State graduate from Tecumseh coached three mythical state championship teams in football, the 1950 Class D basketball champions at Glenvil and the 1960 Class D track champions at Fairfield. He had 356 wins in basketball, including other Nebraska stops at Ewing, Davenport and Ohiowa.
- Tom Hallstrom (contributor), Omaha: A physical education teacher and administrator in Omaha Public Schools for 40 years, Hallstrom directed the state track meet form 1973 to 1979 and was a national chairman for the AAU's Junior Olympics in Track and Field.
- Rex Jones (contributor), Chadron: Completed a 50-year career in Nebraska high school athletics in 2002 after 27 years as associate director of the Nebraska School Activities Association. He served on national rules committees in football, wrestling and track and field..
- Willie Weisbrook (official), Lincoln: A football and basketball official for the past 45 years, he has worked 14 state basketball championship games and 14 state football playoff seasons, including two Class A finals. He also umpired baseball for nearly 20 years.
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Honorees:
Great Moment in High School Sports: Jacob Ramsay, Lincoln Pius X, A Magic Night of Kicking: In a 26-7 win over Ralston, Ramsay was 4-for-4 on field goals of 32, 50, 50 and 22 yards. He also was 2-for-2 on extra points.
Dominant Dynasty: Omaha Marian, 33 state championships from 1998 to present, including eight straight in swimming (2000-07), six straight in soccer (1998-2003), five straight in golf (2005-2009) and cross country (2003-2007).
Ron Gustafson Inspiration Award: Jason Branigan, Papillion-LaVista High School: A two-time state wrestling champion and an all-state linebacker diagnosed with testicular cancer, brain cancer and cancer of the lymph nodes while a high school senior, his competitive career was over but he remains in sports and education as the wrestling coach and a social studies teacher at Papillion-LaVista South High School.
Fischer Family Award: Roger and Donna Higgins family of Omaha: Roger, a decorated athlete at Schuyler and coach at Omaha Cathedral, had four sons and four daughters and several grandchildren whose taken them to numerous college teams as well as professional basketball, the NFL, athletic administration, coaching and officiating.
Golden Anniversary teams: Fairfield football, basketball and track, 1960-61; McCook football, 1960
Silver Anniversary teams: Grand Island Northwest football, 1985; Creighton Prep football, 1985.