Kearney, Neb. - The Nebraska-Kearney football team, prior to fall camp starting last week, tested out in the weight room.

The Lopers, under the direction of strength and conditioning coach Jon Larsen, also test out after winter conditioning in March. If a player has an injury, he may not test out in a certain area or all together.

Senior defensive linemen Justin Thiel, a team co-captain for a second straight year, led the Lopers in the squat (671 lbs.) while tying senior defensive end and fellow co-captain Dex Schwieger (Aurora) for first in the bench press (409 lbs.).

Last fall, Thiel set a UNK record by squatting 673 lbs.

Leading the way in the pro agility drills are two Lopers who are also members of the track team in sophomore corner Louis Kaelin (Grand Island) and sophomore receiver Dillon Schrodt (Lincoln North Star).

Kaelin finished in 3.88 seconds with Schrodt right behind at 3.90

In the vertical jump, Schrodt (36.0 inches) ranked second to sophomore corner Bryce Taylor (36.5). Taylor's achievement is noteworthy since he missed all of last season due to injury.

Besides Thiel and Schrodt, the other Loper to crack the top five in two events was junior tight end/punter Kalvin Zoucha (Albion), who tied for fifth in the bench (375 lbs.) and vertical jump (35.5).

Below are the top five marks in each area, along with class, position and home town.
 
Bench Press
Dex Schwieger (Sr., DE, Aurora)                                                                409 lbs.
Justin Thiel (Sr., DL, Hastings)                                                                  409 lbs.
Cole Manhart (So., OT, Highlands Ranch, Colo.)                                  382 lbs.
Matt McDonald (Fr-R, TE, Highlands Ranch, Colo.)                              375 lbs.
Kalvin Zoucha (Jr., TE, Albion)                                                                    375 lbs.
 
Squat
Justin Thiel                                                                                                      671 lbs.
Olukayode Akinmoladun (Jr., OL, Grandview, Mo.)                                  576 lbs.
Jason Wicox (Jr., DL, Norfolk)                                                                      554 lbs.
Cody Wheeler (So., OL, Frederick, Colo.)                                                 550 lbs.
Kellen Werner (So., ILB, Grand Island)                                                     532 lbs.
 
Pro Agility
Louis Kaelin (So., CB, Grand Island)                                                         3.88
Dillon Schrodt (So., WR, Lincoln)                                                                3.90
Tommy Flanagan (Sr., WR/RB/P, Golden, Colo.)                                      3.97
Ian Miner (So., CB, Wakefield)                                                                      3.97
Dillon Loschen (Fr-R, OLB, Columbus)                                                     4.02
Darren Mason (Fr-R, WR, Weeping Water)                                               4.02
 
Vertical Jump
Bryce Taylor (So., CB, Highlands Ranch, Colo.)                                     36.5
Dillon Schrodt                                                                                                36.0
Shad Bride (Jr., RB, St. Johns, Ariz.)                                                         35.5
Mark Nichols (Jr., WR, McCook)                                                                35.5
Austin Smith (Fr-R, WR, Aurora)                                                               35.5
Kalvin Zoucha                                                                                               35.5