[email protected] Following years of dissatisfaction with his 1,600-meter times, Luke Stuckey has finally hit his stride in his final season with the Lopers. The redshirt senior recently broke...

[email protected] Shocked. Stunned. Silenced. That was the reaction of UNK football players after former coach Josh Lynn announced that he was leaving the program for West Texas A&M...

[email protected] Since fourth grade, wrestling has been a staple in Austin Eldredge’s life. While his skills and size took time to develop, the redshirt senior has found his dominance while...

[email protected] Coming off its first loss of the season, the UNK women’s basketball team bounced back with a pair of wins over the weekend. The Lopers first beat Minnesota-Crookston 69-49...

[email protected]  Even after moving from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in 2012, one thing that has transcended time is...

[email protected] With a little over two minutes remaining, Central Oklahoma had a chance to cement a victory over UNK on fourth-and-1 from the UNK 24-yard line. The Bronchos set to go for...

[email protected] UNK was a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference from 1994 to 2012, accumulating 14 RMAC All-Sports trophies and 64 regular-season conference titles. After announcing...

[email protected] Ten years ago, UNK left the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. While subjective, the consensus among the current...

[email protected] UNK split its weekend slate of matches at home versus Central Missouri and Missouri Western. The Lopers suffered a 3-2 defeat at the hands of the Jennies, but quickly bounced...

[email protected] From player to coach to player again. That’s the story of UNK linebacker Willie Fair’s football journey. After playing at Azusa Pacific University in California for...

[email protected] While he may not have a list of accolades to his name, sixth-year Loper football player Thomas Tews has become a staple in the UNK offense.  In a run-heavy scheme...

[email protected] Explosive. That was the story of the Lopers’ 38-6 victory over Central Missouri. UNK (3-1) only ran 17 plays in the first half but managed to put up over 300 yards and...

[email protected] Unbeaten no more. Central Oklahoma came into its matchup at No. 8 UNK on Saturday 13-0. With the crowd inside the Health and Sports Center roaring, Bailee Sterling finished...

[email protected] UNK redshirt junior Fallon Stutheit found her love of volleyball at a young age. After taking a redshirt year at UNL in the fall of 2019, she transferred to UNK and joined...

[email protected] After starting the season 1-0 with a 24-7 win at Missouri Southern, the Lopers will be back in Kearney for their home opener against Pittsburg State. ‘It’s exciting,”...

[email protected] Following a series of scoreless drives, UNK still held a 10-7 lead as the Missouri Southern offense took the field in the fourth quarter of the week 1 matchup. With 9:55 remaining,...

[email protected] After finishing with a 2-16 record last season, the UNK women’s soccer team went in a different direction, hiring Rob Breton as the new head coach. With a newfound sense...

[email protected] Less than two months after the opening of the new Ernest Grundy Tennis Center, UNK Athletic Director Marc Bauer announced the reinstatement of the men’s tennis program....

[email protected] UNK senior Carlee Liesch is playing her final season of softball for the Lopers and even before graduating, she has already left a lasting impact on the program. The 5-foot-8...

[email protected] After a game of musical chairs, Rob Breton is the new head coach of the UNK women’s soccer team. He is the fourth head coach in the history of the program, which started in...

[email protected] The Lopers hosted the Central Nebraska Challenge at Kearney High on Saturday and the team left the meet with six first-place finishers. Five came on the men’s side and one for...

[email protected] UNK is adding another entrée to the menu of Loper athletics with a competitive eating team. With this sport available, the Lopers will be able to attract athletes from around...

[email protected] The UNK track and field indoor season came to a close with a strong finish at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships. Putting a stamp on the Lopers’ indoor season was Wes...

[email protected] Over his short UNK track and field career, Wes Ferguson has broken school records in the 800-meter and 1,000-meter races, along with being a key part of the men’s 4x400...

[email protected] In a crucial game for NCAA tournament hopes, the UNK women’s basketball team faced off against Missouri Western State. The Lopers were down by five entering halftime, but hot...

[email protected] The UNK men’s basketball season came to a close last week, after a pair of losses to Northwest Missouri State and Missouri Western State. The Lopers entered the game against...

[email protected] As the UNK men’s basketball season has progressed, redshirt junior Parker Badding has seen his impact on the team dramatically increase. During Badding’s first three years...

[email protected] With 3:30 remaining and the Lopers nursing a 61-57 lead over Northeastern State, UNK point guard David Simental leaped into the air to grab a loose ball, but a RiverHawks player...

[email protected] The UNK women’s basketball team won both of its games last week against Northeastern State and Rogers State. With the victories, Carrie Eighmey achieved her 200th career win...

[email protected] Haley Simental had a whirlwind of a basketball career before reaching UNK. She graduated from Pueblo West High School (Colorado) with a school-record 1,411 career points and was...

[email protected] The Lopers begin postseason play in the Central Regional of the 2021 NCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball Championship. The first match features sixth-seed UNK facing off against...

[email protected] The Lopers had a busy weekend on the road with the men’s and women’s basketball teams starting their seasons and UNK volleyball finishing off its regular season. The volleyball...

[email protected] Before one of the biggest volleyball matchups of the year against Central Missouri, nine seniors on the UNK volleyball team were honored. Two of those seniors, Maddie and Anna...

[email protected] The UNK women’s soccer team played its final game of the season against Emporia State on Saturday. For five seniors, this was the last time stepping on the field in a Loper...

[email protected] After their first loss, No. 22 UNK bounced back and achieved a well-deserved 35-14 homecoming victory over Missouri Western State. It was the Lopers’ second straight win against...

[email protected] The UNK volleyball team hosted two matches last weekend, losing the first 3-1 to NW Missouri State, but bouncing back and winning the second 3-0 against Missouri Western State....