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The University of Nebraska at Kearney is one of only two NCAA schools to be nicknamed the Antelopes (Lopers for short). The other is Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz. GCU is often referred to as the 'Lopes.
The Antelope name became associated with the school thanks to the student newspaper. In December of 1910, the staff chose the creature, calling it "the swiftest, most beautiful, and most graceful animal in the western plains." The paper continued, in its first edition, "(Antelope) appeals as a fitting emblem of the school located on the broad prairies of Nebraska, where the antelopes once roamed so freely."
Adopted soon after by the athletic department, the short term of "Lopers" didn’t appear until the 1950’s when the local daily paper, The Kearney Hub, began using the term. The student paper quickly picked up on "Lopers" and the word has stuck ever since.
Contact:
Peter Yazvac (yazvacpa@unk.edu)
Media Relations Director (308)
865-8334
