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I Torch carried across state
By Scott Stempson
Staff Reporter
The Cornhusker State Games’ torch
left the western border of the state July
6 on a 575-mile journey destined for the
opening ceremonies in Lincoln on July
17.
Approximately 400 runners legged
the journey through Sidney, Ogallala,
Kearney, Grand Island, Seward, David
City, Blair, Omaha and then into the
capital city.
According to Dale Nichols, media
coordinator of the games, the 400
runners ran about one-mile segments.
Nichols said runners in the western
part of the state ran closer to two miles
simply because of "the fewer people in
that part of the state."
Nichols said more applications were
submitted than could possibly be allow
ed in the torch run.
"At least 50 applicants were turned
down in the Lincoln area alone," he
said. “The run turned out to be very
popular this year.”
The Cornhusker State Games, now in
its third year, has developed a custom
of keeping the final torchbearer a
secret until the opening ceremonies.
This ‘‘mystery runner” is a Nebraska
sports celebrity which was chosen to
represent all the athletes of the state.
In 1985, the mystery sports celebrity
was Jim Hartung, outstanding gymnast
at UNL and a 1984 member of the U.S.
Olympic team.
Last year the celebrity was Julie
Vollertsen, member of the 1984 United
States Olympic Volleyball team.
Vollertsen said it was a “tremendous
honor” to represent the state’s athletes
at the games last year. She said when
an athlete puts the time, energy and
pride into his/her sport and is rewarded
with a privilege like that, it’s a “special
feeling of joy.”
Vollertsen was contacted at the be
ginning of June last year about being
the celebrity runner. She said she was
so busy in the month leading up to the
games that she didn’t have time to tell
anyone “the secret.”
Vollertsen said that these games are
“fantastic for this state. Every age
group can get involved,” she said. "It’s
for the whole family.”
Many couples from across the state
participated in the torch run. A Lincoln
couple will cover part of 70th street
late Friday morning.
Tom Tingle, 38, and his wife Colleen,
31, became interested in the run be
cause they are “runners anyway,” he
said.
Tingle will begin his run at approxi
mately 11:20 a.m. Friday at 70th and
Cornhusker. He’ll hand the torch to his
wife at 70th and Morrill Avenue. She
will take it to 70th and Adams.
The torch will eventually end up at
the FirsTier bank, the sponsor of the
run, for a 2 p.m. observance.
The 1987 Cornhusker State Games
will begin when the flame is lit at
Seacrest Field by the mystery runner at
8 p.m.
Nebraska coaches approve of
Cornhusker State Games
By Jeff Apel
Staff Reporter
A survey of four Nebraska coaches
revealed that all were in favor of this
weekend's Comhusker State Games.
Nebraska men’s gymnastics coach
Francis Allen, women's gymnastics
coach Rick Walton, volleyball coach
Terry Pettit and men's tennis coach
Kerry McDermott all said they liked
the state’s amateur sports compet ition.
Allen said he was in favor of the
Cornhusker State Games because they
provide an opportunity for long lasting
friendships. He said many of the in
dividuals who compete in the third
annual games will form friendships
that will last throughout their com
petitive careers.
"You never know what kind of deals
can be made,” Allen said. "If you look
at it in the long scope, there are many
opportunities.”
Walson said he likes the games
because they are able to attract some
of the state’s top female gymnasts. He
said the Cornhusker State Games are
able to do this because they are con
ducted at an ideal time of the year.
"It’s something to do to break up the
summer," Walton said. "It comes at a
good time.”
Both Walton and Allen said they
aren’t surprised by how the games have
increased in popularity because they
offer a wide range of sports.
Tom Ash, the games’ executive dir
eetor, said 11,089 entries have been
processed so far. That compares to
8,873 entries in 1986 and approximately
4,000 entries in 1985, Ash said.
Walton said the fact that the Corn
husker State Games are able to handle
the number of participants they do is a
tribute to the volunteers and other
persons in charge. He said the games
could have never grown to the level
they are at if it weren’t for careful
planning.
“The organization (of the games) is
super," Walton said. "They’re doing a
remarkable job.”
McDermott agreed.
“It’s kind of a good idea,’’ he said.
"They’re doing a good job of promoting
it, and the public is taking advantage
of it."
McDermott said this year’s competi
tion will be stronger than usual because
Cornhusker State Game officials were
able to make their tennis competition
the nnlv sanrtinned tnnmument hpld
this weekend. He said many of the
state's t p players have skipped the
games in the past because they were
competing in other sanctioned touma
ments.
Pettit said the level of the game's
volleyball competition will be “super"
because they will match persons of all
ages against one another.
But Pettit said he discourages his
athletes from entering the volleyball
competition because he believes the
competition is for amateur athletes.
“The real focal point of the games is
for amateurs," he said. "I don’t think it
would be appropriate for Nebraska
athletes to enter.”
Pettit said he supports the Com
husker State Games because they pro
mote volleyball. He said he also sup
ports the games because the health of
society is measured more by the phy
sical well-being of average people rather
than the participation of non-amateur
athletes.
“These games are popular, no matter
who is competing," Pettit said. “It’s
certainly a big event."
Cornhusker Games . . .
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tainment will be provided by the
Magoos, an Omaha band.
Ash said the games are part of a
national trend. More than 40 states
hold state games, he said.
The Cornhusker Games were organ
ized in 1985 by three Lincoln men: Bill
Smith, the state softball commissioner,
Jerry McGinn, state athletic commis
sioner, and Richard Hammer, a Lincoln
physician, Ash said.
The event has grown steadily since
its beginning. In 1985, 4,000 people
took part in 19 events, Ash said. Last
year 8,800 Nebraskans competed, he
said.
Ash said that the Cornhusker Games
are different from other state games in
that they receive no state funding. The
games are nnanced by entry tees (which
range from $5 for more junior events to
$100 for softball teams) and corporate
sponsors. Ash said $106,500 of the
games’ $275,000 budget came from
corporate sponsors.
Ash said the most popular events are
soccer and softball, both of which
attract over 2,000 participants.
lie said another very popular event is
the volkswalk, a non-competitive event
where participants walk at their own
pace for 10 kilometers. The event is
designed to allow whole families to
participate. Everyone who finishes the
course will be awarded a commemora
tive medal. Ash said more than 1,000
volkswalkers are expected.
Ash said it’s difficult to estimate
spectators, since many events are free,
but he estimates that "for every one
that’s participating we have a couple
more there watching."
The games will be held all over the
Lincoln area and many events are
scheduled in the UNL Coliseum or the
State Fair Park.
Advance tickets to the Cornhusker
State Games are available at State Fair
Park and at ShopKo stores. Tickets
cost $6 for an all-events pass. Saturday
and Sunday day passes are also avail
able for $4. Single event tickets will
cost $1 and will be available for all
events at the gate. There is no charge
for admission to certain events. Children
under 12 will be admitted free to all
events.
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