Kirby, Kammrad Named Athletes of the Year
Oct 28, 2004 | General
Stephanie Kirby, who led the Maverick soccer team to national recognition and Justin Kammrad, the school's first Harlon Hill Trophy finalist and national rushing leader, are the female and male athletes of the year. They will be among those honored at the 29th annual University of Nebraska at Omaha Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet on Wednesday, Nov. 3.
The event will begin with a 6 p.m. social hour, followed by dinner at 7 p.m. The program will begin at 7:45 p.m. at the Holiday Convention Centre, 72nd and Grover Streets. Tickets for the event are $40 per person and $400 per table of 10. Reservations for the banquet may be made through the UNO Athletic Department at 554-2506.
Kirby was a four-time all-North Central Conference selection. She earned first-team All-American honors while leading the Mavericks to the national finals in 2002 and semifinals in 2003. She also helped lead UNO to three NCC tournament championships. The Elkhorn, Neb., native will graduate in December from UNO with a degree in biology. She carries a 3.964 grade point average. Kirby was a three-time NCC all-academic team member and a two-time all-academic pick by the National Soccer Coaches Association.
Last spring, she was selected as the Omaha World-Herald's female state college athlete of the year.
Kammrad set the school single-game and season rushing records last year for the Mavericks. The Council Bluffs, Iowa, native ran for 308 yards in his final collegiate start to finish with 1,866 yards, which led NCAA Division II.
Kammarad was named the North Central Conference's most valuable offensive back and was one of three finalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy, which is presented annually to the top Division II football player in the nation.
The three newest members of the Athletic Hall of Fame to be inducted that night inlcude wrestler Braumon Creighton, softball player Toni Novak Geary and football player Ed Thompson.
The event will begin with a 6 p.m. social hour, followed by dinner at 7 p.m. The program will begin at 7:45 p.m. at the Holiday Convention Centre, 72nd and Grover Streets. Tickets for the event are $40 per person and $400 per table of 10. Reservations for the banquet may be made through the UNO Athletic Department at 554-2506.
Kirby was a four-time all-North Central Conference selection. She earned first-team All-American honors while leading the Mavericks to the national finals in 2002 and semifinals in 2003. She also helped lead UNO to three NCC tournament championships. The Elkhorn, Neb., native will graduate in December from UNO with a degree in biology. She carries a 3.964 grade point average. Kirby was a three-time NCC all-academic team member and a two-time all-academic pick by the National Soccer Coaches Association.
Last spring, she was selected as the Omaha World-Herald's female state college athlete of the year.
Kammrad set the school single-game and season rushing records last year for the Mavericks. The Council Bluffs, Iowa, native ran for 308 yards in his final collegiate start to finish with 1,866 yards, which led NCAA Division II.
Kammarad was named the North Central Conference's most valuable offensive back and was one of three finalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy, which is presented annually to the top Division II football player in the nation.
The three newest members of the Athletic Hall of Fame to be inducted that night inlcude wrestler Braumon Creighton, softball player Toni Novak Geary and football player Ed Thompson.
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