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Hall of Fame Members - Men
Track & Field/Cross Country
athletes and coaches who are members of the UNK Athletic Hall of Fame
| Dennis Dukesherer | Charlie Foster | Robert D. Hauver | Frank Lydic |
| Martin Mason | Clayton Scott | Larry Snell | J. Michael Sobieszcyk |
| Orlie Watts | Bob Whitehouse |
| Charlie
Foster Inducted in 1977. |
| Coach Charlie Foster
joined the Kearney State staff in 1945 as the only coach and
became a legend in his nearly 40 years as a track and cross
country coach. His track teams won 22 consecutive conference
championships and his cross country teams won every conference
championship after the sport was added in 1960. After he
retired as men's coach in 1971, Foster coached women's track
and cross country until his death in 1983. The 'father' of
Nebraska cross country, he featured high school girls track
events in meets before the sport was approved in the state and
was the first to add the triple jump to track meets. Foster
was NAIA Track Coach of The Year in 1970. Kearney State named
the football stadium Foster Field in his honor in 1963. |
| Frank
Lydic Inducted in 1980. |
| Frank Lydic was an
outstanding track and cross country athlete from 1928 to 1931.
Lydic won the mile at the 1930 Drake Relays and competed in
the 1932 and 1936 Olympic trials. In 1932, he reached the
finals of the 1500 meter run and in 1936, he reached the semi
finals of the 5000 meter run. Lydic also won the midwest AAU
junior mile run in 1929 and set a number of Kearney State
records. |
| Martin
'Tuck' Mason Inducted in 1981. |
| Martin Mason dominated
the middle distances during his years at Kearney State. He won
4 letters in track and three in cross country from 1958 to
1962. Tuck captured the conference 880 yard run all four years
he competed. He was runner up in the 1962 NAIA championships
in the 880. His mark of 1:50.7 was one of the nation's
outstanding times. |
| Clayton
Scott Inducted in 1995. |
| Clayton Scott was a two time NAIA
national two-mile champion, winning the race in 1954 and 1955.
In the 1955 race, he set a school record of 9:28.4. In 1956,
Scott finished second in the 5000 meters qualifying him for
the Olympic Trials. Scott won the NCC mile and two-mile races
all three years he competed for Coach Charlie Foster. |
| Bob
Whitehouse Inducted in 1988. |
| Bob Whitehouse made his
marks in basketball and track from 1963 to 1966. In
basketball, he was the teams second leading scorer during both
his junior and senior years. He scored 705 career points. In
track he was an All American long jumper for four years,
placing in the national NAIA meet each of those years. In 1964
he set the Antelope long jump record of 24' 2" (which
still stands!). In 1982 he was named Nebraska High School
Athletic Director of the year for his work at Omaha Central
High School. |
| Robert
D. (Bob) Hauver Inducted in 1983. |
| Bob Hauver was a 3 sport
letterman specializing in track and football. His career,
interrupted by World War II, started in 1943 and concluded in
1949. Hauver lettered four years in football and earned all
conference honors twice as a back. As a sprinter in track,
Hauver earned four letters and was a squad captain in 1948. He
earned 3 basketball letters. In 1976, Hauver was inducted into
the NAIA Hall of Fame for his Kearney State achievements. He
served two years as president of the NAIA track coaches
association. He coached track and cross country at Kearney
State from 1959 until his retirement in 1988. |
| Dennis
Dukesherer Inducted in 1990. |
| Dennis Dukesherer was the
first Nebraska athlete to Pole Vault 15-0, a feat he
accomplished in 1967 the year he was NAIA champion with a
vault of 15-5.75. He was an NAIA All American 4 years and was
conference champion all four years. Dukesherer placed in the
long jump, triple jump, and high hurdles in the conference
championships. He held the Foster Field and Cushing Coliseum
records and had a career best vault of 15-7.5. |
| Orlie
Watts Inducted in 1982. |
| Orlie Watts was a four
year letterman in Cross Country and Track & Field from
1929 to 1933. He won every race in track meets during the 1932
season and was selected to run in the 1932 Olympic trials.
After graduation, he coached at 5 Nebraska schools. He was
instrumental in the acceptance of six-man football during his
coaching years in Custer County. |
| Larry
Snell Inducted in 1993. |
| Larry Snell was an
outstanding track and cross country runner, earning four
letters in both sports. In his last 3 years with the cross
country team in 1957-59, Snell finished 24th, 12th, and 8th in
the NAIA championships. As a team, the Lopers were 7th in 57,
8th in 58, and 2nd in 59. He was also a Nebraska College
Conference, District 11 NAIA and midwest AAU champion. Snell
made a national impact in track as well. In 1959, he was third
in the mile at the NAIA national meet. In 1960, he was 2nd in
the 1500 and 6th in the 5000 meters. Kearney State finished
6th at nationals. He set the school record in the mile with a
time of 4:14.8 in 1960. To cap his career, Snell was named
State College athlete of the year. |
J.
Michael Sobieszcyk
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| Sobieszcyk was the first 7 foot high jumper in Nebraska, a feat he accomplished when he won the NAIA championship as a senior in 1971. In that meet, he also placed fourth in the javelin. During the indoor meet his senior year, he also won the NAIA title. Sobieszcyk was also a member of the basketball and cross country teams. After graduation, he qualified for the US Olympic Trials in the decathlon four times- 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1984. |
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