University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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Gridders find 6-5 a tough season JVTagging injuries and tough competition I 1 kept the football team to a 6“5 record, according to head coach Claire Boroff. Considering the level of competition, where five of the 11 teams ended up in the National Association | of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) division I playoff, the team performed well, he said. Recurring injuries kept key Lopers out for more than one game, but there were still some outstanding individual efforts for the season. Doug Banks, Imperial senior, led the offense with II touchdowns of which nine were pass receptions, one rushing and one a punt return. Quarterback Gary Hurt, Nelson senior, broke the i season record for passing yardage in the final game against Minnesota-Morris when he passed for 268 yards. His passing yards of 1,529 for 1988 broke Mark Voss’ 1986 record of 1, 410 passing yards in a season. i Football Scoreboard Paul Reilly struggles to break free from a Missouri Southern tackier. Reilly later attended a NFL combine camp and hoped to be drafted. KSC 32 No. State 27 KSC 7 UN-O 25 KSC 17 Moorhead 18 KSC 26 Ft. Hays 13 KSC 21 Pitts St. 42 KSC 12 Washburn 29 KSC 38 Mo. Southern 18 KSC 21 Emporia 49 KSC 29 Mo, Western 14 KSC 37 Wayne 0 KSC 24 Minn. -Morris 21 Women's Cross Country Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational First Hastings College Invitational First Kearney State Invitational First Nebraska Invitational Third Concordia Invitational Third Colorado College Invitational Fourth Harriers take second 11 second place in NAIA district 11 ended the wom- i Ten’s cross country season on a high note, accord- ing to coach Mary Iten. Donna Spickelmier, Culbertson senior, qualified for All American honors for the third straight year by finishing third in the national meet held in Kenosha, Wis. She said this is a sport fairly new to her since her high school didn’t have a team. “It’s a challenge. You have hills and it’s not a smooth surface. The course is different every time,” Spickelmier said. The team was good this year, she said; however, “we just didn’t get it all together when we needed it.” Spikers tie for CSIC title Volleyball Scoreboard Tournaments Ft. Hays Second Wesleyan Third CSIC Round Robin First Kearney Inv. First CSIC Conference First Independent Conf First The Lady Lopers tied Emporia State for the CSIC title and ended the volleyball season 38-13. Team members put forth a lot of individual effort and had good team cohesion, said coach Rozella Meier, about why the team did so well. Kelly Rouzee, North Platte senior, agreed, “Everyone stuck together and didn’t try to be individ- uals. That was our real strength.” The spikers had two CSIC weekend tournaments and won 11 of 14 conference games. According to Rouzee the best weekend of action was in the Missouri Western tournament in St. Joseph, Mo. where they lost only to the eventual winners. “Our biggest victory was over Doane,” said Kris- ty States, North Platte junior. “They are always a big rival for us. They beat us last year in districts but this year we beat them.” Christine Johnson, Potter, also felt the thrill. “I’m only a freshman, but they have a super good team and when we beat them in a tournament, we all felt great.” “Our biggest strength was our power at the net,” States said. “Amy (Anderson), Tam (Sis), Barb (Miller), everyone was powerful at the net.” 28 Fall Sports

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Igniting the bonfire and student enthusiasm, Spirit Squad member Tom Kokes, Omaha junior, kicks off Homecoming eve. Photo by Ken Kruse a Star! Beth Johnson, Omaha sophomore, readies a chocolate cream pie for Robbi Manners, Gothen- burg sophomore, while Dave Watson checks on the pie-eating contest. Photo by Barb Wellman

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X-country places at nationals Vj lacing 14th in the national meet in Kenosha, A Wise, was a goal-achieving finish for men’s cross country, said coach Lyle Claussen. Their goal was to place among the top 15 of the 37 teams at na- tionals. Mike Henton, Lavista freshman, said, “the dis- trict meet as a team was our best meet. We all ran our best.” The harriers took second in district 11 NAIA championships and tied for second in the CSIC. “There has not been one dominant man all sea- son,” Henton said. Competition on the road and within the team it- self kept the harriers a strong team, said Claussen. Men's Cross Country Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational First Kearney Invitational First Concordia Invitational Second UN-L Invitational Second Doane Invitational Third Colorado Invitational Fourth CSIC Meet at Ft. Hays Fourth Lady Lopers record mid-season roller-coaster record of 6-10 E? y the end of January, the Lady Lopers had rid- 1 -A den the roller coaster to a 6-10 record. They opened their season with wins in both games in the NAIA district 11 Classic, upsetting defending cham- pion Doane 74-69. Six veterans returned, including three seniors: Pam Sis, Grant; Carol Rochford, North Bend; and Katie Wink, Kearney; and juniors Bonnie Kahl, Paula Erhart and Angela Braber. The transfer of Michelle Cuddeford to UN-L left a hole at point guard and in- juries meant interchange of players at different posi- tions. The Lady Lopers started the new year by defeat- ing rival Hastings 84-76 and then moved to a six- game homestand in February. “Our quickness was our biggest strength,” said Katie Wink, Kearney senior. “We didn’t have a lot of height, but we made up for it with our quickness. Women's Basketball KSC 79 Dana 49 KSC 74 Doane 69 KSC 67 Hastings 90 KSC 68 Midland 87 KSC 51 Ft. Hays 74 KSC 70 Peru 87 KSC 81 St. Mary 41 KSC 85 Chadron 98 KSC 48 Ft. Hays 74 KSC 92 Pitts St 65 KSC 73 Mo. Southern 86 KSC 62 Wayne 78 KSC 60 Mo. Western 68 KSC 61 Washburn 86 KSC 85 Emporia 73 Gary Shada comes in for a 12th place finish in the KSC Cross Country Invitational to help win the team title Close games plague Lopers Opening with three impressive wins put the Loper men’s basketball team off to a roaring start. They won a 105 97 game over NAIA No. 13 team Huron S. D., beat Wisconsin Stevens Point on their home floor and bested UN-0 in the home opener. Then performing well on the road became a problem as they lost six straight games after the Ste- vens Point victory. A series of close games, won or lost by three or fewer points, added to the pressure but delighted fans with exciting play. A last-second shot gave an 84-83 victory to Wayne. On free throws with two seconds left, Wash- burn, the defending CSIC champion, defeated the Lo- pers 81-80. In the traditional KSC-Hastings rivalry, the Lo- pers avenged a one-point 86-87 loss at Hastings by breaking the Broncos 106-89 before a capacity crowd at Cushing. The Lopers had blown a lead in the first loss to Hastings and a 15 point lead to give Wayne an 83-82 victory. They saw a 10 point lead against Missouri Western chipped away and lost another close game 81-84. Of the KSC-Hastings rematch, senior guard A1 Maxey said, “There’s definitely a revenge factor. We should have beat them back in Hastings. We were up by 12, but we chocked and just let it slip through our fingers.” In other close games the Lopers lost to Midland 104-108 and to NAIA nationally ranked Ft. Hays 94- OS. KSC 105 Men's Basketball Huron S. D. 97 KSC 105 Wise. Stevens Pt. 95 KSC 81 UN-O 72 KSC 98 Doane 85 KSC 73 Wesleyan 81 KSC 100 Ft. Hays 85 KSC 86 Hastings 87 KSC 67 UN-O 87 KSC 104 Midland 108 KSC 110 Colo Mines 97 KSC 96 Denver 89 KSC 81 Doane 105 KSC 94 Ft. Hays 98 KSC 103 Pitt St. 92 KSC 94 Mo. Southern 69 KSC 119 Chadron 91 KSC 81 Mo. Western 84 KSC 106 Hastings 89 KSC 80 Washburn 81 KSC 98 Emporia 105 Fall Sports 29 W