Senior golfers Kate Smith and Alice Duan were both excited and anxious in the month of March as they neared what they thought would be the end…
Max Anderson has dreamed of playing for his hometown team since he was four years old.
The 2020 Nebraska School Activities Association football playoffs, featuring 136 Nebraska high school football teams battling for six titles, …
Taking a year off from basketball is hard for most college players.
With the general election less than a week away, college athletes nationwide are looking to contribute to what many believe will be a record v…
An improved pitching staff could have the Husker pitching rotation looking like a serious threat for the 2021 season. Coming off of a shortene…
When Lincoln Southeast varsity football head coach Ryan Gottula first met Taveon Thompson, he knew right away that Thompson would be successful.
March 13, 2020 was a day circled long in advance for Nebraska softball fans, players and coaching staff. It was the home opener, a day dedicat…
In late 2018, California was on fire again. Campfires sprung up and devastated Butte County in Northern California.
Each week, The Daily Nebraskan will look to fill the void of a delayed football season by examining a previous season in program history, look…
On Aug. 31, Kevin Kugler received the breakthrough he’d been waiting for his entire career: an opportunity to broadcast NFL games on Fox.
The return of Big Ten football has implications that go beyond being able to see a handful of games this fall.
Just under two years ago, former Husker Sinclaire Miramontez faced her greatest challenge as an athlete: a torn ACL near the end of her junior…
Just over three years ago, former Husker MJ Knighten was playing softball for Nebraska.
Parents and student-athletes alike are fighting for football and the rest of fall sports to return. They are committed to discovering what hap…
March 12 was just another practice day. Late in the evening, after the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's semester-altering announcement, the me…
Nebraska athletes began a social media campaign Thursday morning including a two-page letter requesting greater representation of minorities i…
Kiki Stokes sat in a chair beside home plate after a 3-1 win, facing the crowd.
Within a specific sport, it’s crucial for a team to be harmonious in order to succeed. Sometimes, team-building includes bringing together ath…
Jace Anderson was sitting in chemistry class at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln when his phone first started to blow up.
Diversity and Inclusion director DaWon Baker leaves his Memorial Stadium office door open, making himself available to talk to Husker athletes…
On one side of the country in Tacoma, Washington, Meg Brandt was on her way to practice. On the other side, in Cary, North Carolina, Sinclaire…
An hour south of Memorial Stadium, past Beatrice and downtown Blue Springs, lies an old converted metal barn at the top of a hill. A place whe…
The Nebraska swim and dive team’s constant improvement under head coach Pablo Morales has been helped by the team’s recruiting, retention and …
Freshman guard Makenzie Helms has an important Latin phrase tattooed on her body.
Haanif Cheatham didn’t quite know what he had signed up for.
Throughout Nebraska track and field history, many of its greatest athletes have come from foreign countries. Some have claimed national titles…
In 2006, an 8-year-old Raquel Orozco began bowling in Tijuana, Mexico. 14 years and one move to another country later, the senior is wrapping …
In Nebraska bowling’s 25-year history, the Huskers have had just three black bowlers.
The Nebraska wrestling team redshirted every single freshman in this year’s class. That is, except for one: Ridge Lovett. He is a true freshma…
It was a site to behold during the 3,000-meter run at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational. Sophomore George Kusche crossed the finish line w…
After a disappointing women’s basketball season last year, things could have gone one of two ways: Players could remain discouraged and hang t…
Nebraska women’s basketball assistant coach Tandem Mays’ relationship with head coach Amy Williams began long before Mays started coaching und…
The phrase like father, like son is one that tends to get tossed around in families.
Freshman Anna Baranovski did not begin her life playing tennis, but the discovery of her passion for the sport changed her whole life.
At a typical women’s basketball practice, a well-executed drill or quick scrimmage lead to a happy head coach Amy Williams and players saying …
One of the hardest things for a collegiate athlete to do is adjust to the training schedule a program has in place.
It’s been an unbelievable run for Ben Buchnat since he graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln eight months ago, but one thing hasn’…
Usually heading down to Florida would be a vacation, but for the Nebraska swim and dive team, it was all business.
After suffering an ankle injury that kept him out of gymnastics for the entirety of his senior year of high school, Dillan King entered his fr…
On senior wrestler Isaiah White’s 8th birthday, his father, Walter, took Isaiah to the local wrestling gym, the Romeoville Spartans Kids Club.
Throughout his 20 years as the head coach of Husker volleyball, John Cook has been an iconic coach in both the world of college volleyball and…
A Nebraska women’s swim and dive meet typically takes about two hours. However, the work that goes into those two hours breaks down into nine …
Unlike some athletes who started playing their sport at a young age, Leah Glazer didn’t grow up bowling. In fact, this year is only her ninth …
Head women’s basketball coach Amy Williams once told her team that in order to be a good team, you have to be a great teammate. That message s…
On game days, the fans, players, coaches, officials and other staff members all contribute to the atmosphere during sporting events. One of th…
All-American men’s gymnast Jake Bonnay knows Nebraska is where he wants to be.
As a young girl, Natasha Chikina didn’t care for gymnastics — her parents’ sport of choice for her. Just her luck, she had a neighbor who was …
Head women’s basketball coach Amy Williams is a strong believer that one of the best aspects of college athletics is people uniting from all d…
Sweat drips from Chad Red Jr.’s face down onto the mat. He is down 3-2 in the final period with only 30 seconds remaining in the match. He loo…
Trey Ashby had an almost-accidental alter-ego in the months before showing off his scale model of Memorial Stadium to the world. During the da…
Samantha Peterson has always enjoyed being outdoors. She doesn’t like sitting around, and the outdoors provide freedom for her to pursue hobbi…
At Harvest, an ultimate frisbee tournament held in Arkansas, an opposing team challenged the UNL women’s ultimate frisbee team to a no-smiling…
Driving back from their first ever game at Memorial Stadium, Oscar Monterroso and Kike Morales stopped at a gas station to fill up and grab so…
When kids start swimming competitively, they often watch their favorite swimmers like Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky swimming at the Olympics.
Nebraska recently announced plans for a new $155 million facility and track to be built right outside of Memorial Stadium. As Nebraska embarks…
A common buzzword for coaches describing their team is family. A team whose members have each other’s backs through thick and thin. It’s what …
The Nebraska men’s tennis team has given back to the community this year.
Club Rugby at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has one of the most close-knit teams on campus, with an environment and attitude that creates…
Freshman diver Reagan Hinze hasn’t always been a standout diver. However, she’s worked her way up and proven through her first few meets that …
One of the many ways UNL students choose to get involved on campus is through joining a club sports team. Some of the most popular club sports…
Junior cross country and track runner Gabrielle Boucher never planned on being a Nebraska runner. She’s faced injuries, burnout and hard decis…
One concern college students may have is roommate trouble. Students often worry they won’t get along with their roommate because they lack com…
When a program is created, the first manner of action is to find a head coach who knows how to win, will be loyal to the program and will crea…
As a part of our initiative called Curious Cornhuskers, an anonymous reader asked The Daily Nebraskan, “Tell me more about club soccer.”
Nebraska track and field athlete and Canada native, Angela Mercurio graduated last spring, but she’s continuing to ring in awards and recognit…
To say that Nebraska senior goalkeeper Aubrei Corder is one of the best to play the position in program history is an understatement.
Nebraska and Wisconsin play this weekend for the top Big Ten spot at the Devaney Center, yet the two schools are easily confused for each othe…
According to some experts, it takes 10,000 hours to master a sport or any activity for that matter. While the validity of that claim is debata…
To see Andre Saleh, a talented 5-star freshman tennis recruit from Newport Beach, California, come to Nebraska might be a surprise. However, t…
This season, the Nebraska bowling team will have a new head coach for just the second time in program history following previous head coach Bi…
All spectators see when watching a game is the coach yelling instructions to their players. What they don’t see is the previous week full of n…
Sophomore golfer Vanessa Bouvet is a seasoned traveler. The knowledge and experience she’s gained from traveling has affected many different p…
The Huskers made an exciting addition to the sidelines this year as they are now allowing men to join the cheer team for the first time in ove…
