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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 26, 2002

Football's Summer Testing Impressive

            Kearney, NE – With the 2002 football season just around the corner, the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers are working harder than ever to prepare for what they hope will be another banner season. Recent summer strength testing shows UNK will not be easily pushed around.

            The Lopers were especially impressive in squats. Forty-one different players had multi-repetitions of at least 400 lbs. with six going over 500 lbs. The members of the "500 Club" include senior center Steve Vecchio, senior defensive linemen Bryan Calder (525 lbs.), junior fullback Eric Sorenson (518 lbs.), sophomore offensive linemen Kurt Nielsen (540 lbs.) and Justin Weller (546 lbs.) and redshirt freshman offensive lineman Nick Trampe (510 lbs.).

            Vecchio, a team co-captain who was named first-team All-RMAC last fall, led the way with an impressive squat of 604 lbs. He also squatted 525 lbs. five times.

            In the bench press, 11 different Lopers went over 340 lbs. Leading the way were Nielsen (409 lbs.) and senior defensive lineman Kalon Fancher (408 lbs.).

            UNK opens its season Thursday August 29^th at UNO.

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