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Heating up The Nebraska women’s gymnastics team pulled off an upset against No. 3 Michigan on Friday. The Huskers remain undefeated on the season as they climb up the rankings.

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR It’s Saturday midmorning, and I’m 10 miles into my weekly long run in Wilderness Park. My mind is wandering. How did I wind up here?

My new navy blue ASICS and black calf compression sleeves have changed color, now caked in mud, clay and slushy leftover from the melted snow that has softened the trail.

The elements are all courtesy of the unseasonably warm weather after recent snowfalls, but I’m not complaining. It’s another 50 degree run in January—heavenly conditions for any runner.

I’m thankful for Mother Nature’s gift along with the fact I only have a 5K left before I’m finished for the day. With only one month left until my first half marathon of the year, I have to take advantage of glorious days such as this.

The Lincoln Half Marathon is also approaching quickly, as well as my seventh full marathon in Duluth when June rolls around.

My mind frequently wanders about upcoming races, but not today.

Today, I’m retracing my steps—not the thousands of steps from my run, but the ones that led me to this point.

With only three months until graduation, I’m at a crossroads.

I don’t know yet what’s coming after I receive my diploma, but thanks to my time as a student at UNL, I now have a better idea of where I may be headed.

I nearly never wound up in Lincoln. But now, it has become my second home. When choosing colleges four years ago, I was sold on Iowa State.

Originally a meteorology major, I was attracted by Iowa State’s meteorology program—No. 3 in the nation.

But after a second look at UNL, a gut feeling told me Lincoln was my home away from home (Sioux Falls, S.D.).

Sophomore year rolled around and I realized I wasn’t doing what I truly loved. Was I really going to be infatuated with weather for the rest of my life?

Having always had a passion for writing, I changed my major to journalism before semester break. It made sense. I love to write, and I love sports.

Why not combine the two?

The transition was easier than expected. My journalism classes intrigued me and engaged my learning. Then, I got plugged in with The Daily Nebras-

kan. The experience stretched what I was learning in classes even further.

For my senior capstone class, I am writing for the Nebraska News Service, covering the state Legislature this spring.

The writing experiences are great and all. I am confident the work I’ve done will reflect itself when interviewing for jobs in the next few months.

But what has been even grander are the people I’ve met along the way.

All my friends at the paper and the J-school have been inspirational to the person I am today.

Most importantly, they have taught me to be myself. In turn, everything else will work out.

These friends have all made my journey worthwhile. And through it all, I found my calling—writing.

So if your college journey takes an unexpected turn, don’t give up. Have faith, look for your friends and then you will find your niche—whatever it may be.

Happy trails, Seth Olson

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MARCELLA MERCER DN When 20 young African leaders arrive in the United States, often for the first time, their first step is on the frozen, January ground. Their second step is to buy coats and winter gear at Target.

What follows throughout the next month is a flurry of volunteer activities, social events and lectures.

For the past three years, students from five African countries have come to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as part of a cross-cultural initiative through the U.S. State Department.

The program, available to students from Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe, is called the Study of the U.S. Institutes, SUSI. The UNL program focuses on civic engagement.

“Civic engagement is about understanding how to come together to make the world a better place,” said Kris Baack, UNL’s director of leadership for the Center for Civic Engagement.

“If one is civically engaged, they care about and make a difference in their communities.”

Each SUSI scholar participated in an array of extracurricular activities and leadership roles that led him or her to be hand-picked for the program by the embassies of his or her home country. The scholars aspire to be doctors, accountants, lawyers, public relations workers and change-makers.

Damien Pfister, assistant director of the program and a professor of communication studies, said the hope is the SUSI scholars can learn to better their communities from their experience in the U.S. The program includes a focus on the darker aspects of the country’s civil rights history. Lecture topics range from “American Indians and the Communication of Culture” to “Race and Identity in America.” The SUSI scholars’ stay wraps up with trips to Washington, D.C., and Birmingham, Alabama, where important civil rights events occurred.

“The United States has a very complicated history when it comes to acknowledging our diversity,” Pfister said.

SUSI students don’t shy away from these difficult issues. Debate is common, whether it be about feminism, race or leadership, said Xanthe Hazel Cidyagwai, a Zimbabwean SUSI student.

But the racial conflict the U.S. faces today is strange to them, the 23-year-old said.

“One thing we all agree on is that the issue of race in America is overemphasized,” she said.

“In Africa, okay, you’re white, you’re black.

Here, you have to specify why. I’m not saying there’s not racism in Africa. It’s there. But it’s not as eminent as it is here.”

SUSI student Courtney Gehle said race relations in the U.S. are worse than they were in her home country of South Africa, which was divided along racial lines only a few decades ago.

The only white SUSI scholar, Gehle said she disagreed with the term “African-American.”

When she asked a professor about the term, he said it was a nod to black Americans’ African roots. But why then, she asked, would she

not be considered an African-American if she became a citizen? Why would the term not apply to her although she was from Africa? The conversation quickly spiraled into an argument.

Pfister said SUSI students bring a new perspective to American race relations.

“One thing I’ve learned is just how peculiar the United States is when it comes to our handling of race and ethnicity issues,” he said. “This is not just about teaching SUSI students about the United States. It’s also an unbelievable opportunity... for us to learn from their cultures.”

That’s the takeaway many peer ambassadors get from the experience. The peer ambassadors are 11 UNL students who devote much of the month to spending time with and helping SUSI scholars with day-to-day problems.

The ambassadors don’t expect much sleep during January, said Jazmin Castillo, a junior student and third-year ambassador. But it’s worth it to interact with the SUSI scholars.

“They changed my perspective a lot,” Castillo said. “They’re really outgoing, they’re so open and everything is very warm. I think the American culture is very your-own-business sort of a thing, so it’s nice to have them. When they came, it felt sort of like I was with family.”

Pfister said the SUSI students interact with thousands of people while living in the residence halls, volunteering and attending social events. And from many of these interactions, they make strangers their friends, Castillo said.

“You get to meet a lot of people with different views of life,” Cidyagwai said. “It’s quite diverse. I’m getting to enjoy that part of it. I think whoever organizes this program and whoever participates in this program, they have one of the best jobs in the world.”

For the SUSI scholars, it’s also an opportunity to meet people from other parts of Africa, Cidyagwai said.

With the new experience of winter weather, snowball fights are common. Some SUSI students seem to enjoy being nailed in their faces with icy slush more than the peer ambassadors.

“I love the snow,” said 23-year-old Zimbabwean SUSI scholar Mollet Ncube. “I really don’t mind the cold. It’s my first time experiencing it, so it’s really kind of fun.”

One of the scholars’ favorite jokes is to play along with American stereotypes of Africa. Some SUSI scholars have successfully convinced UNL students they have pet lions or cheetahs and live in little houses on top of elephants.

This ruse is easily played when most American students know little about Africa, Castillo said.

SUSI student Danny Elias, 19, said this knowledge gap became apparent while he was traveling to Lincoln. While in an airport in Chicago, he struck up a conversation with an American traveler. When Elias said he was from Angola, the man asked “Do you guys have houses there?”.

“I say that was not that mean because he became my friend,” Elias said. “We still message each other.”

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UNLPD searches for missing student EMILY MCMINN DN

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department is searching for a University of Nebraska-Lincoln student reported missing Thursday. The student’s parents requested officers check on the welfare of their daughter, whom they had not heard from since Sunday, Jan. 24. According to the report, there are no safety issues at this time and foul play is not suspected.

On Wednesday, an UNL student was taken into custody after he assaulted another student during an intramural basketball game at the Campus Recreation Center. The student was arrested at his off-campus residence and jailed for third-degree assault.

On Thursday, a student was cited and released after claiming ownership of two fake Ohio driver’s licenses in UNLPD’s lost and found property.

Later on Thursday, a UNLPD officer assisted the Lincoln Police Department in locating stolen property being kept in an instrument locker in Westbrook Music Building. Upon further investigation, it was found the party responsible – non-UNL affiliate Alan Dickie, 32 – also stole a Nintendo Wii console and remote from the Nebraska Union. He also had three desktop computer data chips and a television remote, all of which he

admitted to stealing from the Union.

Dickie was cited for theft by unlawful taking, banned and barred from UNL campuses and released.

Just before 2 a.m. Saturday, a UNLPD officer observed a UNL student who was carrying a barstool. The student was walking on Q Street between 17th and 18th streets. When the officer attempted to contact the student, he set the stool down and entered a parking garage. After initially failing to obey commands to stop, the student was eventually stopped and transported to corrections, eventually admitting the stool was from Pickleman’s Gourmet Cafe. The student was cited for obstruction of a peace officer and theft by receiving.

At 1:30 a.m. Thursday, a UNL student, later identified as 21-year-old Easton Jacobsen, was stopped after an officer observed him driving his SUV the wrong way on a one-way street. According to the incident report, Jacobsen showed signs of alcohol consumption and was asked to complete a series of field sobriety tests. Jacobsen was transported to The Bridge, where his BAC was recorded at .201. He was cited for DWI and failing to obey a traffic control device and released to staff at The Bridge, according to the report.

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Campus prepares for ‘100 percent chance of snow’ Tuesday STAFF DN

A blizzard might be rolling through campus soon.

According to the National Weather Service, rain and snow should begin in the early afternoon on Monday.

The forecast has winds reaching 19 to 24 mph and gusts as high as 33 with the snow accumulation reaching as high as seven inches.

Crews from the City of Lincoln began brine pretreatment of emergency snow routes, major streets and bus

and school routes around Lincoln on Sunday night, according to a release.

A blizzard watch is in effect from 6 p.m. on Monday to Feb. 3 at midnight.

On Tuesday, Feb. 2, there is a 100 percent chance of snow, according to the National Weather Service. The forecast has winds reaching 25 to 30 mph and gusts as high as 41. New snow accumulation could reach four to eight inches.

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Paula Sandoval, chair of ASUN’s Committee for Diversity and Inclusion, speaks at an ASUN installment ceremony last spring.

Campus leaders discuss need for international center Committee for Diversity and Inclusion members say an international center could benefit and attract students.

BAILEY SCHULZ DN Mohammed Al for three years, the campus of Lincoln.

“I’m going

Abdullah has been in Lincoln but is still not comfortable on the University of Nebraskato stay six years,” he said.

“That’s a huge time. I really need to feel comfortable.”

Abdullah said he feels uncomfortable because he believes the university isn’t offering him enough for the price he’s paying.

But his desire to change this and help the university become a better place is part of what drove him to become an international student representative on the Committee for Diversity and Inclusion.

The committee, a subcommittee of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska, has played a major role in helping underrepresented students. It often partners with other student organizations, such as the Women’s Center, the LGBTQA+ Resource Center and the Military and Veteran Success Center to plan events. It also has representatives for international students, LGBTQ and racial

affairs, students with disabilities, veteran and military affairs and women’s issues.

The past year, the committee has worked toward proposing an international center on campus. For Abdullah, this has been a dream since he joined ASUN in 2013.

When he first got to Lincoln, he was surprised a university with close to 3,000 international students had no international center.

Instead, offices with resources for international students were spread across the campus.

It took Abdullah almost two weeks to find help on campus, something he said an international center would fix.

“These offices all around the campus make my life so difficult,” he said. “These offices cause a lot of (confusion), especially for the new people who don’t speak, who don’t have a friend, who don’t know anything here. The

center will make their lives so easy.”

Paula Sandoval, chair of the Committee for Diversity and Inclusion, said the center would be similar to the Military and Veteran Success Center recently introduced to the Nebraska Union and would offer international students a place for resources and applications.

The committee has been pursuing this idea since last semester, and is preparing a proposal they hope will be approved by next year.

Abdullah said he hopes the center would be open to international students during the holy days or weeks.

“They can come spend the time inside it because they don’t have a car. They don’t know where they need to go, so this center will be the house for them.”

The center would also help teach international students skills such as using the bus sys-

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DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM tem on campus or renting an apartment.

Abdullah said the center would bring a lot to the university by attracting more international students. This would help accomplish Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s goal of raising enrollment to 30,000 students by 2020.

“We try to really raise the enrollment for students, especially the international,” Abdullah said. “We can’t (meet the goal) without international students.”

One of the committee’s biggest annual events is Friends Beyond Borders, a program that connects international students with domestic students.

Ignacio Correas, appointments board chair of ASUN, said Friends Beyond Borders helps international students branch out and make

cultures. friends with other stuThey can come spend to new “There’s some peodents who may not speak the time inside it ple that had their first their native language. for the first “International stubecause they don’t have a margarita time, people who ate dents get hosted by a doranch for the first time,” mestic student for a whole car. They don’t know where Sandoval said. “It’s a weekend, and they get to they need to go, so this pretty good experience.” learn about the United The committee asStates, about Lincoln, center will be the house for sists with a variety of about Nebraska,” he said. other diversity and in“And the domestic stu- them.” clusion events on camdent who’s hosting the inMOHAMMED AL ABDULLAH pus, such as “Culture ternational student learns international student representative Shock” and a Dio de a lot about someone else’s Los Muertos event in culture and country.” partnership with the Sandoval said the experience is a fun way for students to open up Mexican American Student Association. The

committee has also assisted in implementing gender-neutral housing on campus and was a part of the recent Black Lives Matter rally.

Correas said the committee is one of the hardest-working in ASUN. “I’m very proud of the things they do because of the number of diversity and inclusion issues the university campus faces every year,” he said. “I think that they’ve been instrumental in materializing a lot of projects... You might not see it in action every single time, but whenever the committee gets involved in something, I believe that the outcome has to be good.”

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Alums launch motion graphics studio COLLIN SPILINEK DN At first glance, passersby might see the vinyl sign outside Pixel Bakery’s building and mistake it as a site for confections and cakes.

“I’m not exaggerating when I say this,” cofounder Jordan Lambrecht said. “There were about 15 people who walked by and got really excited about the new bakery.”

Lambrecht laughed while discussing setting up the sign for Pixel Bakery with co-founders Karley Johnson and Tony Bertino.

“We’re not an actual bakery,” Bertino said.

“I’m a decent cook, though. I’m not a good baker.”

The three University of Nebraska-Lincoln alums are in their second week of running their motion studio, Pixel Bakery, from their new location at 1200 N St. Although the company acts as an advertising agency, it tends to avoid the label.

“That’s not really what we want to be,” Lambrecht said. “There’s a lot of that in Lincoln right now and a lot of those agencies need help with motion. So basically, if it moves, we make it.”

The three met in Jacht Ad Lab, a student-run advertising agency at UNL. “It kind of gave us that real life experience while we were in school, so we really learned what it was like to be in the real would without actually being in the real world,” Johnson said.

The company was founded a few months before the three students’ graduation in December.

Lambrecht has a degree in fine arts; Bertino has a bachelor’s in journalism with an emphasis in advertising and public relations, and Johnson has a bachelor’s in both degrees. The fledgling studio works mainly with non-profits and does pro bono work.

“It started as a joke, almost,” Lambrecht said.

“We took a look at what the community needed, and we saw that there was a huge gap in the motion department. We figured we could fill that niche. And we did. And we’re pretty good at it too.”

The studio offers 2-D and 3-D animation, 360 degree videos, motion graphics, web design and general videography. The company also uses drones to shoot high-resolution aerial footage.

“It went from jokes or casual conversations over coffee to discussing whether we should file as an LLC or [an ‘S corporation’],” Bertino said of the type of business they wanted to run. “It went from casual conversation to harsh reality very quickly.”

In regards to the name, Lambrecht takes credit for the title.

“It makes us seem lazy, but I had just parked my car and was shooting off a quick text to Tony about the name,” Lambrecht said. “I liked the

FILE PHOTO BY ADAM WARNER | DN word ‘pixel’ and was typing something that started with a ‘B.’ I don’t remember what the word was, but it autocorrected to ‘bakery.’ I was like, ‘Oh, I kind of like that.’”

After working from their apartments, the group decided it needed a space for Pixel Bakery.

Lambrecht had been working at Social Assurance when the CEO, Ben Pankonin, offered the group a space to set up their business.

“He acts as a mentor to us,” Johnson said. “He broke down taxes for us and things we don’t have any knowledge about at all. He’s really been helping us.”

The group met with Pankonin to discuss business structures, business loans, taxes, how to pay

employees, how to price stock and other strategies.

After buying the space, the group spent a weekend renovating their new location by building desks and painting the walls.

“We went to (The) Home Depot and got a bunch of wood, stain and all of that stuff,” Lambrecht said. “We worked here from 7 at night to 3:30 in the morning, so we were able to come in on Monday and not worry about it.”

The company consists of the three, along with Jennifer Taylor, a photographer, and Jesse Merriman, a videographer and 360-degree video expert. Pixel Bakery uses two 360-degree rigs, one of which consists of two 4K Kodak cameras.

Lambrecht said the group is the only to have

the rig in the U.S. It was a gift from Kodak, he said.

Although they don’t have set hours, the three usually work depending on how big their projects are. It’s not uncommon for the group to work 12hour days.

The group had doubts when founding Pixel Bakery.

“It’s kind of like jumping off a cliff and hoping there’s water at the bottom,” Johnson said. “That’s what it was for us. We had to take a lot of risks to get where we even are now, and we still are going to have to take a lot of risks to get where we want to be in the future.”

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UNL students get involved in presidential campaigns

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SARAH WONTORCIK DN Behind a typical storefront in Des Moines, Iowa, Ben Mullany, a junior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is calling hundreds of people.

He and about 20 other volunteers working with Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign are using a list of phone numbers provided by the Republican National Committee to share why Bush should have their vote.

“All the campaigns get those numbers, and there’s this program that you use, and it dials three numbers at once,” Mullany said. “Whichever one you get, you talk to. You have to tell them, ‘Hi, my name is Ben, and I work under Bush’s campaign here in Iowa.’ At that point, they usually slam the phone down.”

Of the more than 3 million people who live in Iowa, about 600,000 were registered Republi-

cans in 2012.

“600,000 people and we’re going to call all of them,” Mullany said. “They started making calls maybe a week and a half ago. I think we’re through maybe 30,000 of them. So we’ll try and get through the rest in the next two weeks.”

The goal is to call most, if not all, of the 600,000 registered GOP members before the Iowa caucus on Feb. 1. Mullany said the chaos is part of what makes working with the campaign exciting.

“There’s an energy to it,” Mullany said. “It’s very chaotic, and things happen very quickly.”

One of the situations Mullany describes as chaotic is recruiting precinct captains, who serve as elected officials for political parties in local election districts. In the case of the Iowa caucus, each campaign’s goal is to have someone from each of the 600 precinct locations in Iowa stand up and say something positive about a particular candidate, Jeb Bush in Mullany’s case.

“All the campaigns are trying to do this, so you’re making all these separate calls trying to convince people to come over to your side,” Mullany said. “There are so many people in the field, a lot of people have the same ideas. It’s a lot of schmoozing.”

UNL sophomore Grace Evans is also preparing for the Iowa caucus by working with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Evans’ job involves recruiting volunteers and organizing the many different processes accompanying caucus preparation such as phone calls, data entry and door-to-door efforts. Evans said though it can be tough to balance the campaign work with school, she would still recommend that students get involved with politics.

Evans said younger people don’t always have strong interests in voting. But she stressed the importance of people educating themselves on the issues, the candidates and their political leanings, regardless of whether they want to

join a candidate’s campaign.

“Even if it’s just voting in the primary, volunteering for a weekend or watching the debates, any kind of political involvement is still important,” Evans said. “Those are the people that will be making decisions about your country that will impact your future.”

Evans believes many don’t think their vote matters, but she is quick to disagree.

“I think a lot of people have it in their minds, ‘Oh this is the primary. It doesn’t matter,’ or that a candidate is just going to win,” Evans said.

“But with voter abstention, the problem is the candidate doesn’t win. Maybe if a single person doesn’t show up to vote it won’t matter, but if 200,000 people think ‘Oh it doesn’t matter if I go,’ that’s 200,000 votes.”

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Tensions high as protesters meet at Union ABBY KORINEK DN A lone man sat on a bench at the corner of 14th and O streets holding an American flag in one hand and a picture of a pregnant woman’s stomach in the other.

On Saturday, the Nebraska Union, usually calm and quiet on a weekend morning, was full of life. The annual anti-abortion Walk for Life began at 10 a.m. at the Nebraska State Capitol and ended on the second floor of the Union with guest speakers, information booths, food and drinks. The large crowd listening to keynote speaker Sue Thayer, a former Planned Parenthood director, overflowed from the Centennial Room into the ballroom and hallways, which were filled with children running around and playing as their parents listened.

Outside the Union, emotions ran high at times, with a small group of pro-abortion rights backers gathering on the sidewalk across from the building. The pro-abortion rights group was outnumbered by the hundreds of anti-abortion protestors passing by.

“Well, Nebraska is a traditionally Republican state, and we do have a lot of opposition on the pro-choice side, but it’s really important that we get our voice out there because that is not the norm in the country,” said Megan Yank, one of the pro-abortion rights protesters.

The theme of protecting people’s rights was heard from both sides throughout the day, with the sides differing as to whose rights need to be protected.

“There are so many of them trying to take away our rights to bodily autonomy, to reproductive rights, and we need to stand out here

to let them know that it is our right, and we are going to let them know that they aren’t going to take that away from us,” Tytus Zink, another pro-abortion rights protester, said.

Alexa Birkel, president of UNL Students for Life, disagreed.

“I believe that every person should deserve the same right to life as everyone else, and I believe right to life begins at conception to natural death,” she said. “So if we’re going to protect toddlers as if they are human, then we can believe that fetuses are human, and we should be protecting them as we would protect anyone else.”

Started by Birkel, UNL Students for Life is an anti-abortion organization made up of students of different religious backgrounds.

“I felt that we needed a group that included all different denominations, so I stemmed off

with a couple other people, and we created a group called UNL Students for Life, basically inviting all different denominations to do activism events on campus,” Birkel said.

The conversation between the pro-abortion rights and anti-abortion groups was tense at times, as both sides attempted to make their ideas heard and change the minds of their opponents.

“We’re not anti-birth, we’re just pro-choice,” pro-abortion rights protester Amanda Nichols said. “So if you choose to have an abortion, then that’s your choice. If you choose not to have an abortion, then that’s your choice. So we support being able to make that choice.”

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SUSI: FROM 4 But the stereotypes go both ways. SUSI students chase after the “American experience” they have seen in American media.

“I haven’t been to McDonalds yet, and that’s unacceptable,” Elias said.

Another SUSI scholar said her experience wouldn’t be complete unless she met a celebrity.

The perception of America as the land of “milk and honey” is a common misconception, Pfister said.

SUSI students said they’ve noticed a sense of community during their time in Lincoln. SUSI scholars have stayed with local host families, helped build a house as part of Habitat for Humanity and volunteered at the Malone Community Center.

“It’s just a lot of caring,” Gehle said.

In another aspect of the program, the students initiate civic engagement programs in their own communities when they return to Africa. This year, some of the SUSI scholars are dreaming of starting initiatives to help others learn English or teaching young people about using social media to instigate change. The scholars can receive a stipend from the U.S. Department of State for these projects, which is the key to realizing many of their ambitions.

These personal projects are only the start of SUSI alumni’s legacy, Pfister said.

“We are pretty sure we’ve worked with future presidents, cabinet ministers and movers and shakers from these five countries,” he said.

But the idea of the SUSI scholars returning home is always saddening. The friendships made during the month are strong because they’re always together, said Griffen Farrar, a third-year peer ambassador.

“I don’t think people realize that first year that you’ll make such strong bonds, and then it’ll be so hard when they pull away in the bus,” he said.

“You’ll just stand there and cry.”

Castillo said she checks in with her old SUSI friends with text messaging apps and social media throughout the year. During some summers, she’s done research while studying abroad in Botswana.

Reuniting with SUSI alumni was a highlight of the trip.

Farrar has visited SUSI friends in South Africa and is planning another trip soon.

“You meet such great people,” he said. “You have such great conversations and form such great bonds. I can show up in five African countries and know that I’ll have someone at the airport to pick me up. I have 60 couches to sleep on. How many people get to say that?”

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Havers shines after earning starting spot

Trusting the process has been key for Allie Havers. Through her hard work, she finally earned a starting spot. Now she is capitalizing on the opportunity.

SETH OLSON DN Good things come to those who wait. Even greater things come to those who work hard while waiting.

That’s exactly what junior center Allie Havers has been doing for the Nebraska women’s basketball team, and it’s finally paying off in a big way.

After spending the past two and a half years coming off the bench, Havers is finally displaying her basketball skills as a starter.

“Allie is playing like a veteran,” said Nebraska coach Connie Yori. “And that’s really fun for me to watch. I’m really proud of the kids who hang in there and are persistent.

Good things generally happen to people who keep working. And that’s Allie.”

The Mattawan, Michigan, native was a top-100 recruit coming out of high school, as well as a two-time All-State player and a finalist her senior year (2013) for Michigan Miss Basketball.

But unlike many elite recruits, her high school success didn’t automatically transfer to the college game.

Freshman year, she played in every game, but didn’t receive much playing time or put forward a significant amount of production, PHOTO BY JAMES WOOLDRIDGE | DN only averaging 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds Junior center Allie Havers drives to the basket in last week’s win against Wisconsin. Havers scored 11 points and added a careerper game. Havers’ sophomore campaign was high 14 rebounds in the victory. similar, but she quickly became Nebraska’s go-to post player off the bench. She played every game again, while chipping in 4.9 has given Nebraska significant post produc“I’m just really proud of her and what what keeps me motivated.” points and 3.0 rebounds per game. tion alongside freshman forward Jessica she has done this year,” Yori said. “She startEntering her third year with the program, “I give credit to her to sticking with it,” Havers was still motivat- ed this year coming off the bench, and she Shepard. The two have formed a dominant Yori said. “There are a lot frontcourt causing havoc for other teams in has hung in there for the last two and a half ed and it was sure to be of kids nowadays if you years, practicing well and trying to get bet- the Big Ten. Good things her time. But once again, don’t play much your first In each of the last four games, Havers ter. She has been one of our most consistent had to wait, comtwo years, you’re out of generally happen Havers has seen more than 25-plus minutes includpractice players in terms of her effort and her ing off the bench until the there. It happens all the ing the last two with more than 35 minutes commitment to what we are doing.” to people who end of the nonconference time. She’s been really on the court. The increased playing time has Coach Yori said throughout the process, when an opportupersistent.” keep working. And that’s season resulted in a greater impact on both ends of each year Havers has not only become a betnity arose.

Havers kept working ter practicing player, but also has improved the floor.

With freshman forand feeding off inspiration Allie.”

Havers had an emphatic return home to in understanding detail and concepts. All of ward Rachel Blackburn from her teammates.

Michigan in January as she scored 15 points out with an injury against which have led to her starting.

“When you have teamCONNIE YORI while adding a career-high five assists in NeNow excelling in her new role as a starter, Northern Arizona on Dec. Nebraska coach mates who have your back Havers is shooting 49 percent from the field braska’s win.

19, Havers made her first 100 percent—whether “For her, it’s neat to come into her home while adding 7.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per career start and has kept you’re playing good or state and play so well in front of her family the starting center role game. Havers also has 24 blocks so far this you’re not—it’s one of the most reassuring and friends,” Yori said. “It says a lot about season in 21 games. ever since, starting all 12 games. things you can hear from a teammate when Havers has excelled at hitting the short Patience was key all along. you’re not doing well,” Havers said. “That’s corner shot on the baseline this season which ALLIE HAVERS: SEE PAGE 12

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Webster steps up as x-factor for Huskers RILEY BOWDEN DN How heavily will you guys rely on Shavon Shields this year? Who are you going to look at to supplement the scoring of Shields and Andrew White III? Those are just a couple of the questions Tim Miles fielded about his offense heading into the year. But those questions remained unanswered for a good portion of the season.

“I’m not ready to say there is a bona fide third scorer,” Miles said after Nebraska beat Southeastern Louisiana in late November.

In that same post-game presser, Miles said this team needs to find an x-factor. He said it could have been anyone at that point.

Tai Webster had 13 points and a career-high six rebounds against Southeastern Louisiana -- Miles said he knew Webster was capable of it.

Flash forward to Saturday against Purdue. The Huskers lost 89-74 on the road.

Webster was a bright spot though. He had 17 points and five steals to go along with four rebounds. He started a couple of Nebraska runs, including an eight-point run that pulled Nebraska within seven points in the second half.

This season would leave you to wonder why no one was pointing to Webster in the preseason as that third scoring option. But there wasn’t much of a reason to. He had only scored in double figures seven times in his first two seasons, he averaged less than four points per game and played less than 22 minutes on

average in each of his first two seasons.

This year, Webster is on the floor an average of 27 minutes per game, he is third in both points and rebounds and he leads the team in steals.

Miles said Webster’s growth hasn’t come easy. Miles said he and Webster didn’t vibe with each other right away.

“He’s been through it,” Miles said of Webster. “He has been able to take his offensive game and bring it back to game form and really help us.”

Webster has been in double figures 10 times this season and is averaging a little more than 10 points per game. His biggest games coming against No. 19 Iowa, 22 points, and No. 21 Cincinnati, 21 points.

Miles said early in the year that guys needed to contribute.

“I can go out there and move the ball, you don’t want me out there, but hell anybody can do that,” Miles said as message his to his team early in the year. “What we want is you to be able to make plays; that’s why you’re recruited here, so go do it.”

Those words have stuck with none better than Webster. He has been one of the most efficient players on the court for Nebraska this year. He is shooting 50 percent from the field, which is 13 percentage points better than last year. He is making 41 percent of his three point attempts, which is double his percentage from the previous two seasons.

The Nebraska offense is much improved this year -- 14 points improved. While there are many reasons behind that, Webster

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Guard Tai Webster beats a Wolverines’ defender on the dribble drive during a January defeat at the hands of Michigan. knocking down shots and stuffing the stat sheet has been a major key.

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Former NU lacrosse player returns to coach Santo Marasco enjoyed playing lacrosse so much, he decided to come back and help coach the NU team. Now he hopes to grow the sport.

HOPE CUDLY DN Although Nebraska has athletes and coaches who desire their programs to grow and compete at the highest collegiate levels, seldom do the athletes get to coach.

Santo Marasco played four years for the Nebraska lacrosse team and after graduating in 2015, he decided to come back and help out as an assistant coach.

Specializing in defense, Marasco is helping the team grow as its season begins.

“I wanted to coach because I wanted to still be involved in the game,” Marasco said.

As well as coaching at Nebraska, Marasco returned to his high school alma mater—Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha—serving as an assistant coach for the 2015 season.

When Marasco played for the Huskers, he led the team in defense in one of the best years in program history. He joined the 2015 Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference team and played long stick middle for the first team.

He began playing lacrosse his freshman year of high school, and it was only a year later when he realized his potential when he earned the starting spot on his defense during his sophomore year of high school. That is when lacrosse started to become more than just a game to him and competition became more serious.

“I became close friends with the guys on my team,” Marasco said. “We all took it seriously and wanted to become very good. It became a passion.”

He started going to the national tournament as playing collegiately became an option for his future.

“My coaches helped me pursue recruiting opportunities during the end of my junior year of high school and throughout my senior year,” Marasco said.

Ultimately, he decided he wanted to play lacrosse at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

He not only enjoyed the campus and the size, but he wanted to go to a Power Five conference school.

“I believed I would be more immersed

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Ehly shines as NU falters in trip to WSU TREV MCDIFFETT DN

emerged as one of the top point scores for Nebraska. In the 50-yard breaststroke, Ehly finished on top with a time of 30.32. Ehly would Over the weekend, the Nebraska swimming go on to find herself in third-place in the and diving team took part in a two-day meet 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.11. in Pullman, Washington, to take on the Wash- Senior teammate Katie Ditter finished right behind Ehly with a time of 1:05.89. ington State Cougars.

In the 200-yard freestyle, Nebraska was When it was all said and done, Nebraska (6-3) found itself on the short end of a 266- able to swipe second and third place with strong times from Collura and junior Katt 106 margin.

The loss to Washington State snapped Sickle. Sickle finished second with a time of a two-meet winning streak for the Husk- 1:54.00 and Collura trailed just behind with a ers. The past two meets prior to the Wash- third place time of 1:54.09.

Collura also finished second in the 100ington State road trip, Nebraska was able to outscore their opponents 340-244. Freshman yard freestyle with a time of 51.76. Sickle Kaylyn Flatt remained optimistic despite the would go on to grab another second place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (5:04.94). tough loss.

Two Nebraska swimmers played a large “Even though it wasn’t quite the meet we role in the weekend’s backstroke events. hoped for, it was good to get some good racBoth senior Jacqueline Juffer and freshman ing practice to get us ready for conference,” Morgan McCafferty were able to notch third Flatt said.

The first half of the two-meet competition place finishes in their respective events.

In the 100-yard backstroke, McCafferty ended with Nebraska trailing 108-40. Washington State took seven of eight events to top finished with a time of 58.20. Juffer ’s third off the first day. Senior Taryn Collura was place finish in the 50-yard backstroke came able to notch the lone Husker victory in the with a time of 27.51.

Nebraska was able to see improvements 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.65.

Despite the single victory, Nebraska was from its relay teams during the second day able to come up with several runner-up fin- of competition. In the 200-yard medley relay, Juffer, Ehly, Oeltjen and Collura just missed ishes from swimmers such second place by .04 seconds as Flatt, freshman Dana (1:45.98).

Posthuma and sophomore “Even though To finish up the day in Jordan Ehly. it wasn’t the 200-yard freestyle relay, Flatt came up with a secthe Nebraska team of Colond place time of 17:32.97 in quite the meet we lura, Bilunas, Helferich and the 1650-yard freestyle. In Oeltjen came in second with the 200-yard breaststroke, hoped for, it was a time of 1:36.24.

Ehly fell just short of first good to get some Next week’s meet will place with a time of 2:18.28. be the start of championship Posthuma notched a time of good racing practice season with Big Ten Cham2:06.42 in the 200-yard but- to get us ready pionships taking place in terfly.

Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ehly Nebraska’s relay teams for conference.” said the team is ready for found their way on to the the next step.

KAYLYN FLATT leaderboards with third “Our girls are hungry for Nebraska swimming and diving place finishes in both Big Ten’s, and I don’t know events. In the 400-yard if I have ever been so excited medley relay, the team of Ehly, Collura, junior Erin Oeltjen and senior for a meet,” Ehly said. “We have put in the Bria Deveaux finished with a time of 3:47.88. work and that confidence is going to come from the work we know we have to put in.”

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ALLIE HAVERS: FROM 10 her having persistence and being a person who trusts the process.”

For Havers, it meant the world playing in front of loved ones, but the love for her team made the moment all the more special.

“Playing at home was awesome seeing friends and family,” Havers said. “But what made it more awesome was the win we got altogether.”

Without senior point guard Rachel Theriot in the lineup, Havers took the load off her teammates to spread the ball around while revealing her selfless, team-oriented character that has earned her a starting five position.

Although most selfless players are quiet and reserved, Havers is the complete opposite according to one of her teammates, sophomore shooting guard Natalie Romeo.

“She’s our most energetic player,” Romeo said after home victory against Wisconsin last week. “She gets our whole team going.

I look to Allie for energy. She had a huge game, and if it weren’t for her, it would have been a different outcome.”

Romeo was right. Havers followed up her impressive homecoming with an even better performance against the Badgers, exploding for a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.

Her showcase earned her a standing ovation from the home crowd, which she didn’t even notice when asked after the game.

“I did?” Havers asked. “I was so into the game.”

For her coach, it was no surprise Havers didn’t notice. It speaks to the player Havers is—how she worked hard in silence and received her well-deserved applause without realizing.

“In today’s world, we have so many people who think that it’s about media gratification, and they want to be recognized and have an impact at a very early stage,” Yori said. “Allie is a person who has trusted the

process, has believed in what we’ve done and has continued to get better.”

All along Havers stuck with the process in becoming a starter. She may have found the perseverance through the same character traits the team reflects.

“What our team has grown to do really well is get together and say, ‘Alright, we’re facing some adversity now. Let’s just calm down, take care of the ball and don’t give them second chances,’” Havers said. “I think us sticking together is what really helps us.”

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Junior Lisa Andersson returns a volley during last weekend’s pair of matches. NU easily dispatched Eastern Michigan and Air Force at home.

NU picks up pair of wins SYDNY BOYD DN

Huskers to 3-0 this season.

“The environment was great,” Nebraska coach Scott Jacobson said. “I’m happy for the The Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center kids that they have the opportunity to play has brought in record-breaking fans and an in front of crowds and perhaps the most pheundefeated season so far for the Nebraska nomenal indoor tennis center in the nation.”

The Huskers proved themselves again on women’s tennis team. the court with a doubles sweep.

Nebraska (3-0) earned its second win of In doubles, Lehmicke and Andersson the season against Eastern Michigan on Fritook the No. 1 spot after beatday, defeating the Eagles, 5-2, before defeating Air I’m happy for the kids ing Air Force, 6-3. The No. 2 spot went to the unfinished Force, 6-1 on Sunday. match with Hanna and Shinde, “It feels amazing,” se- that they have the followed by nior Lisa Andersson said. opportunity to play Matysova and Maddox“This is what we’ve worked Herr in the No. 3 spot winning in front of crowds so hard for.”

6-2.

On Friday, Nebraska and perhaps “They were pushers,” Antook the win after a doubles dersson said. “She played point sweep. The doubles the most quick, so it was more competipoint was taken by Nebrasphenomenal tion. But I was able to win and ka after all three doubles finish out on top.” pairs won. indoor tennis center Lehmicke posted a 6-1, 6-4 Seniors Maggy Lehmvictory grabbing the No. 1 sinicke and Andersson paired in the nation.” gles spot and securing NebrasSCOTT JACOBSON up at the No. 1 doubles spot ka’s third win of the season, NEBRASKA COACH and took the Huskers’ first before Andersson and freshwin of the day with a 6-4 man Sydney Harlow closed out victory. Junior Mary Hanna the match with two more victories. Harlow and freshman Vasanti Shinde won at the No. 2 spot (6-3) while sophomore Katerina Ma- scored 7-6, 6-3, taking the No. 6 spot while tysova and senior Mackenna Maddox-Herr Andersson won 6-2, 7-6 at the No. 3 spot taking the 6-1 win for Nebraska. also earned a 6-3 victory at No. 3 doubles.

“Every time we compete, we grow.” JaLehmicke posted a close 6-4, 6-3 win at cobson said. “We get a little bit stronger evthe No. 1 spot followed by Andersson at the No. 3 spot with a 6-0, 6-3 win. Shinde was the ery time and this weekend was no exception.

Air Force offered a challenging style of play third win in singles play, winning 7-6, 6-3.

Hanna won the first set, 6-3, before losing and it tested us. That will help us down the the second set, 6-3. She took the third set, 6-2, road as we get into Big Ten play.”

The Huskers will next be in action at the locking in the victory.

Lehmicke, Hanna, Andersson and Shinde Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center on Friday, Feb. 5 when they take on Creighton at 3 all improved to 2-0 on the season with their p.m. followed by UMKC at 7 p.m. victories on Friday.

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Men & women win New Mexico team titles STAFF DN

At the New Mexico Team Invitational on Saturday, the Nebraska track and field teams decimated the competition, winning both the men’s and women’s team titles.

The men’s team won the meet title with 107 points, edging Texas Tech and Kansas State.

The women’s team won the meet title with 110 points, just ahead of Colorado State. As well as winning the meet, the Nebraska team won four title events. The women’s team won three titles in field events and the men won the title for the 4x400 meter relay.

For the women’s team, sophomore Reka Czuth won the high jump title with a leap of 6-0 ½ (1.84m), a personal record which vaulted her into an eighth place tie in Nebraska indoor track and field history, moved her to first place in the Big Ten and is now tied for sixth nationally.

Tierra Williams, junior, won the long jump title with a jump of 20-7 ¾ (6.29m). The personal best jump places her tenth in Nebraska indoor track and field history, ranks eighth in the nation and moves her into the Big Ten lead. Williams also jumped a personal best of 42-6 (12.95m) in the triple jump.

Senior Paula Andrie won the pole vault title with a personal best of 13-11 ¼ (4.25m). With this mark, she now ranks second in Nebraska indoor track and field history, she is the second best in the Big Ten and she is 11th in the nation.

Junior Melanie Blum was third in the event, jumping with an indoor personal record of 12-11 ½ (3.95m) and her teammate, sophomore Karlye Cygan got fourth with a jump of 12-5 ½ (3.80m).

The pole vault earned the Husker women 20 points to help win the title.

Leading the men’s team were freshman Oliver Alexandre, sophomore Andy Neal and juniors Mate Koroknai and Drew Wiseman who joined forces to win the men’s 4x400 relay with a season best time of 3:07.54. This time is the sixth fastest in the nation this season and is the third fastest time in Nebraska indoor track and field history.

Koroknai also finished fourth in the 400-meter dash with a personal record time of 47.06, giving him the seventh-fastest Nebraska indoor track and field time in men’s history.

Junior Davon Clark jumped a 50-11 (15.52m) on the triple jump to get second place and move to number two in the Big Ten this year. His teammate sophomore Kaiwan Culmer jumped a 49-0 ¾ (14.95m), getting him fourth place.

Sophomore Antoine Lloyd clocked a time of 7.83 in the 60-meter hurdles which placed him second. His teammates, seniors Oladapo Akinmoladun and Sean Pille, finished in fourth and

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In the men’s pole vault, senior Craig Driver got third with a jump of 17-1.

Redshirt freshman Cam Holmes placed third in the 600-meter race, clocking a new personal record, 1:19.28.

Freshman Lakayla Harris finished second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.61 and teammate junior Brena Andrews got fifth place with a season best time of 24.23.

Junior Jazmin McCoy finished third in the long jump with a season best of 19-9 (6.02m).

Sophomore Angela Mercurio placed sixth in the triple jump with an indoor personal record of

40-3 ½ (12.28m).

In the women’s 60-meter hurdles, freshman Jasmine Barge got fourth place with a personal best time of 8.52.

Senior Tristen Sharp got second place in the weight throw with a toss of 59-10 ½ (18.25m) and got fifth place in shot put with 48-9 ½ (14.87m).

Sophomore Nick Percy got fourth place in the men’s weight throw with a toss of 60-5 (18.41m).

Sophomore Malcolm White finished fifth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 21.14 Sophomore Grant Anderson was the Huskers’ leader in the men’s high jump, finishing fifth after clearing 6-10 3/4 (2.10m). Freshman Elijah Lucy

had an indoor long jump personal record of 23-2 3/4 (7.08m) which placed him fifth as well.

Junior Matt Gilbert ran the mile in 4:12.86 to finish sixth. Sophomore Karolina Pahlitzsch finished sixth in the 400 meters in 55.76. Sophomore Katrina Santiago placed sixth in the 3,000 meters (10:13.83).

The Nebraska track and field team will continue its season by hosting the 41st annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational, which will be Friday, Feb. 5 and Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

national scale. He led the conference and entire Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) in ground balls, scooping up 114 in 13 games, averaging 8.8 ground balls per game. His efforts earned him Honorable Mention All-Conference in 2014 before graduating UNL with a major in psychology.

He has tryouts for two professional teams, the Denver Outlaws and the Ohio Machine. In the meantime, he is coaching at UNL to keep himself in the game.

“If neither team decides to take me on their roster, then I still want to be involved with the game,” Marasco said. “Coaching affords me the opportunity to be involved by helping players

develop their abilities and foster their own passion for the game.”

He wants the game to continue to grow in Nebraska.

Marasco plans to start his first full-time, out of college job at Pacific Life as a Regional Sales Associate. He will gain professional credentials at Pacific Life as well as valuable, career developing experience.

He wants to continue coaching in his future and is taking his job coaching for the Nebraska lacrosse team as his first step.

“After gaining valuable experience coaching at Nebraska, I will have to see where my experience is wanted and needed.” Marasco said.

He said he hopes to develop the high school lacrosse organization in Nebraska and help develop it into a Nebraska School Activities Association sponsored sport.

“If other opportunities in other states at different levels present themselves to me, I will take interest in those too,” Marasco said. “For now though, I am taking it one step at a time and enjoying the time I spend doing it.”

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LACROSSE: FROM 11 in the full college experience,” said Marasco.

“UNL was perfect because I was able to attend a Power Five school and still get to play lacrosse.”

After joining the Huskers, Marasco worked hard with his teammates. They all had high expectations for their team.

“We all came from winning programs in high school,” said Marasco, “And we wanted to do the same thing here.”

They took control of the team and reorganized it. It became a team that could be competitive. New mindsets and goals grew passions for Marasco and his team.

Marasco endured several successful seasons while dominating the midfielder position on a

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Do you want to earn money? Do you want an employer that can work around your class schedule? Do you want a set schedule so you know when you work each week? If this sounds like you, Elite Professionals Home Care wants to talk to you! If you are a Nurse Aide in NE and have reliable transportation, this could be the job for you. Contact Denise or Rhonda @ 402-464-2422 or complete a profile @ www.eliteprohomecare.com. EOE Join the CenterPointe Team! Part-time positions available in residential program working with substance abuse/mental health clients in a unique environment. Must be at least 21 years of age and be willing to work a varied schedule including overnights and weekends.

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Huskers upset No. 3 Michigan at home SYDNY BOYD DN

step up for this to happen.’ And some people really did step up.”

The Huskers moved to bars and scored a season-high of 49.200. Laeng led the way for the Sometimes you just have to believe.

Huskers, hitting a season-high 9.925. Williams That’s what coach Dan Kendig said Friday finished second with a 9.90, which tied her careernight after the Nebraska women’s gymnastics team pulled off an upset against No. 3 Michigan, high. Blanske added a 9.875, while Orel scored a winning narrowly 196.775-196.550 in front of 2,113 9.825. Sophomore Danielle Breen hit a 9.675 to finish the rotation. fans on Friday night.

Laeng picked up a pair of event titles, winning Sophomore Grace Williams led Nebraska with a career-high of 39.500. She finished second in the the uneven bars with a score of 9.925 and tying for all-around and picked up her fourth balance beam first on the vault with a 9.85.

“It feels so great to get this win as a team,” title of the season, scoring a career-high 9.95. Williams also finished second on uneven bars with a Laeng said. “I don’t think of my individual performance. I think about what everyone contributed score of 9.90 and set season highs on three events. and how we really did it together.”

“It feels pretty awesome,” Williams said. “It After two rotations, Michigan led 98.350feels so nice that all of our hard work during preseason has paid off. Going into the meet, I wasn’t 98.225.

The Huskers moved to the balance beam for thinking about myself. I was the third rotation. Williams led the thinking about my teammates. way with her 9.95, a career high.

All I did was go out there and try ‘Some Breen also set a career-high, scorto contribute as much as I could.” people are ing a 9.90 to finish second. SchDuring the first rotation on weihofer and Blanske both added vault, Nebraska scored 49.025. going to have to a 9.825. Orel rounded finished Junior Jennie Laeng hit a seasonthe line-up with a 9.75 in the first high 9.85 to lead the Huskers. step up for this to beam routine of her collegiate caSenior Hollie Blanske scored happen.’” reer. a 9.825, while freshman CateThe fourth rotation clinched lyn Orel added a career-high DAN KENDIG the win for Nebraska with a NEBRASKA COACH 9.80. Williams, freshman Sienna season-high 49.300 on floor. Orel, Crouse and freshman Megan Williams and Schweihofer each Schweihofer each scored a 9.775 scored a 9.875 to finish tied for fourth. Blanske to round out the Husker lineup. added a 9.85 and Crouse hit a 9.825 to finish the “Michigan’s a great team, but our team had a lot of heart today,” Kendig said. “I told them be- rotation and end the meet with a victory.

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PHOTO BY CALLA KESSLER | DN Senior Hollie Blanske celebrates in the midst of Nebraska’s upset of No. 3 Michigan. grew up tonight. We beat a very good team today, and we’re going to enjoy this and get back to work again next week.”

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