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A three-time All-American, Sorensen was the runner-up at the 2021 NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships and finished third at the 2021 outdoor meet and the 2022 indoor meet.
Allison Comer had the third-best qualifiying score Tuesday, shooting a 73. Nebraska Cornhusker senior Megan Whittaker of Elkhorn and Lincoln Pius X senior-to-be Nicole Kolbas tied for first with 71s.
ALLENDALE, Michigan — University of Nebraska at Kearney sophomore Wes Ferguson defended his 800-meter national title and Loper Abby Everitt earned her second All-American honor in the high jump on the final day of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Allendale, Mich.
The finalists will be recognized at the MIAA Awards Celebration June 6 in the Music Hall at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Mo.
ALLENDALE, Mich. — University of Nebraska at Kearney distance runners Ben Arens, Myles Bach and Luke Stuckey competed Thursday at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships in Allendale, Mich., with Ben Arens advancing to the finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
KEARNEY – He’s just a redshirt sophomore, but Wes Ferguson is already establishing himself as one of the top middle distance runners in University of Nebraska at Kearney history.
Jaida McEwen is the first national qualifier in the javelin since Korina Hunter in 2001, while Evan Prohaska is UNK's first-ever qualifier in the men’s javelin.
The NCAA Division II Championships field will be announced early this week with a Top 20 ranking in any event likely good for a trip to Allendale, Mich., over Memorial Day weekend.
KEARNEY — Skylar Wilson, a 6-foot-7, 180-pound forward, will join the University of Nebraska at Kearney basketball team next season, according to Loper head coach Kevin Lofton.
EDMOND, Okla. — Missouri Western scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning Saturday evening to eliminate the University of Nebraska at Kearney, 7-5, from the MIAA Tournament in Edmond, Okla.
It was the highest finish in the MIAA for the UNK women and the point total is the highest at an MIAA meet, indoors or outdoors.
EDMOND, Okla. — Senior Andrea Morales, the MIAA Pitcher of the Year, stymied the University of Nebraska at Kearney for the second time in a week to help sixth-ranked Rogers State take a winners’ bracket game over the Lopers, 9-0 Friday night in the MIAA Tournament in Edmond, Okla.
The seventh-seeded Lopers (24-25) and second-seeded Bronchos (44-9) were scheduled to go at 6:30 p.m. but first pitch didn’t come until almost 9 p.m.
Carlee becomes the first UNK player to earn two first-team honors in the MIAA.
Senior Destiny Reinke won the women’s steeple in 11:01.62 at Simpson College, nearly five seconds ahead of the runner-up.
UNK qualified for the tournament despite losing a double-header Saturday at Rogers State (43-9, 20-6).
KEARNEY — Carlee Liesch and Abbie Vodicka were 13 years old when they met.
Senior left-handed pitcher Gail Young improved to 10-9 by throwing a complete game, six-hitter in the first game Friday.
KEARNEY — University of Nebraska at Kearney head men’s basketball coach Kevin Lofton has announced that Jamison Gruber and Ryder Kirsch will join the Lopers next season.
The boards, as well as four video boards mounted in each corner of the arena, are the end result of a project that has spanned more than three-years.
Among the 10 players, only three grew up in Nebraska and five came here from different countries — Belarus, Colombia, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar and Mexico.
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The Loper men went 1-2-3 in the high jump with sophomore Brayden Sorensen, freshman Trevor Bills and senior Montrez Jackson all clearing 6-10 1/4.
Sean Johnson Jr., stood out for the Gold team, rushing for 110 yards on 20 carries, and completing 4 of 9 passes for 27 yards.
For the Lopers, Colombian freshman Juliana Botero Molina is in third (153), Puerto Rico senior Faviola Gonzalez (79-77) and Kansas sophomore Allison Comer (76-80) are tied for 10th.
The win enhances UNK’s chances to qualify for the MIAA Tournament for the first time in program history.
The Jets bounced over the Lopers in the MIAA standings, and with only six games left find themselves needing some wins to qualify for the conference tournament.
The weekend includes the football spring game at 1 p.m. Saturday and the Legends Classic volleyball matches beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The group practices three times a week and they played their first match earlier this month, a 1-0 victory over the Wayne State College club team.
UNK's Katie Gosker rocked the Jennies with a two-run home run in the sixth inning of the second game to give the Lopers a 3-1 win in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday at Patriot Park.