Kearney, Neb. - Four student-athletes and one staff member will be inducted into the University of Nebraska Kearney Athletic Hall of Fame during ceremonies on Homecoming Weekend this September 25-26.

The 2015 Hall of Fame members are Erin Arnold Kay (volleyball), Class of 2004; Carrie Hoehner Goltl (track & field), Class of 1990; Mike Keehn (baseball), Class of 1985; Burt Muehling (football), Class of 1984 and former equipment manager Dick Collins, Class of 1976.

The group will be honored at the Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday, September 25th, in the Ponderosa Room of the Nebraskan Student Union, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $ 40.00 per person and reservations for the evening can be made on the UNK Alumni Association website (www.unkalumni.org/homecoming) starting August 1st, by contacting the Alumni Office (308-698-5271) or by emailing Toni Meyers (toni.meyers@unkalumni.org).,

On Saturday, September 26th, the class will also be recognized at half time of the Homecoming game vs. Central Missouri. That contest kicks off at 3:00 p.m.,

Erin Arnold Kay is among the top volleyball players in school history, earning AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) All-American honors in 2003 and 2004.

The outside hitter and six-rotation player was a three-time first-team All-RMAC (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) selection who became UNK's all-time leader in kills during her senior season. Her total of 1,711 currently ranks second in Loper lore.

Arnold Kay was a starter on teams that went a combined 131-19, won four RMAC titles, reached four NCAA Tournaments and reached the Elite Eight twice. In 2004, UNK went 40-1, was ranked No. 1 for most of the fall and reached the Final Four.

One of 12 Lopers to have 1,000 digs and kills in a career, Arnold Kay currently lives her hometown of Casper, Wyo., with her husband, Jess.

After being Wildland Firefighter for two years, Arnold Kay currently works as a receptionist and bookkeeper for the Early Childhood Learning Center at Casper College.

Carrie Hoehner Goltl currently ranks in the UNK career top 10 five different events, holding school outdoor records at 100 meters (11.90), 200 meters (24.27) and the long jump (20-5.25).

A four-time NAIA All-American, she was runner up in the long jump at the 1989 indoor meet (19-1) while placing in the top six in the 200 and long jump at that year's outdoor championships in California.

Holding a B.A. in Education and two Master's Degrees in Education, Hoehner Goltl currently works for McCook Public Schools as an administrative assistant, is a physical education teacher at McCook Junior High and also serves as the eighth grade girls track coach.,

She and her husband, Randall, have four children; Cody, Dillon, Hannah and Rachel.

Mike Keehn was a standout baseball player between 1981-83, earning District MVP and NAIA All-American honors as a junior.

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Helping the Lopers win 72 games, he was a key member of the 1981 team that won then a school-record 37 games, finished runner up in the CSIC (Central States Intercollegiate Conference) and set a slew of school marks.

A second baseman, he was a three-year starter who finished his career with a .338 batting average, 30 doubles, 24 home runs and 134 runs scored. On UNK's current career top 10, he ranks ninth in assists with 269. At the time of graduation, he was the Lopers all-time leader in home runs and RBI's.

Drafted by the Texas Rangers in 1983, Keehn has gone on to have a successful coaching career at Kansas City C.C. and the University of North Alabama.

He has spent the past 27 years at UNA, serving as head coach for the past seven seasons. In his time in Florence, Keehn has helped the Lions reach nine NCAA Tournaments and win 938 games.

Graduating from UNK in 1985 and earning a Master's Degree from UNA five years later, he and his wife, Lisa, have three children; Austin, Erica and Jessica.

Burt Muehling was a tight end for the Lopers between 1982-84. In an era where UNK ran the ball over 70% of the time, he finished his career with 67 receptions for 1,064 yards and 11 TD's.

Earning first-team NAIA All-American honors in 1983, he helped the Lopers win 17 games and place first in the CSIC twice.

In 1983, he was the Lopers leading receiver, averaging 19.1 yards per catch and finishing a 10-game schedule with eight TD receptions. He subsequently signed a free agent deal with the Detroit Lions.

A two-time all-district and a two-time All-CSIC selection, the Lincoln native and home builder currently lives in his hometown with his wife, Stacy. They have four children; Barrett, Beau, Hope and Meghan.

Dick Collins was the Lopers head equipment manager, for all men's and women's sports, over a 38-year period (1976-13). He began his career as a student assistant, in 1967, before heading to the Navy.

Returning to UNK in 1975 and graduating a year later with a Recreation Degree, he was charged with outfitting all Loper varsity sport program, which numbered 10 when he began at then-Kearney State. With the advent of women's sports, the number grew quickly to 17.
 

In 1990, he helped design the current equipment room, housed on the ground floor of the Health & Sports Center.

He was a member of the Athletic Equipment Manager's Association (AEMA) since its inception in 1976 and worked with over 10,000 UNK student-athletes, not to mention hundreds of Loper coaches.

Collins currently resides in Kearney with his wife, Shirley.

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Carrie Hoehner Goltl is a graduate of McCook High School
Erin Arnold Kaye is a graduate of Natrona County (Wyo.) High School
Mike Keehn is a graduate of Kearney High School
Burt Muehling is a graduate of Lincoln Southeast High School
Dick Collins is a graduate of Ord High School