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immediate impact.
“I feel like Brooke will be a cata
lyst for us and the future of the Ne
braska program,” Beck said.
“Brooke is one of the best players
ever to come out of the state of
Nebraska.”
“She’s unbelievable,” Jacobs
said. “She’ll do whatever Coach
Beck has her do.”
Kubik, another all-state per
former, said she would sign her let
ter-of-intent today. Her sister, Jami,
a sophomore guard, is expected to
be a starter for the Huskers this sea
son. That made Nicole’s decision
to come to Lincoln even easier.
“I looked at a couple of other
schools,” Kubik said. “But I pretty
much knew it would be Nebraska.
I grew up here, and having my sis
ter there just made it that much
easier.”
The 5-10 guard has started since
her freshman year for Coach Mike
Tomlin’s Trojans. In that time,
Cambridge has not lost a game,
winning three state titles.
“Every part of her game is
strong,” Tomlin said. “She’s very
coachable. Not many people give
her credit for her defense, but half
of her points come off of layups
from steals.”
Kubik averaged 23.7 points per
game in her junior year, along with
8.1 steals and 7.8 agists.
Rogers, a 6-2 center, also
earned all-state honors, and aver
aged 16 points per game for coach
Kelly Flynn’s South Sioux City
Cardinals as a junior.
“She’s a very dedicated player,”
Flynn said. “She has a super atti
tude. She’s got a 3.9 grade point
average and just great basketball
savvy.”
The three future Huskers played
together this summer on the
Dobman-Woodwin all-star team in
Washington, D.C., which won a
national tournament by capturing
10 straight games.
“It was one of the most amazing
experiences I’ve ever had,” Rogers
said. “We just clicked so well. I was
really honored to play with such a
talented group. It’s just awesome to
have the chance to play with them
again.”
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Tough mentality guides Shepherd
By Gregg Madsen
Staff Reporter
Cross country is not a sport for the
weak.
Every race challenges runners with
hills, trees and unpredictable condi
tions. But Nora Shepherd loves it.
The sophomore Comhusker runner
from York has a competitive spirit and
a drive that has made her a leader on
the Nebraska cross country team.
“She’s a person that wants to be the
front runner,” Husker coach Jay
Dirksen said. “She really wants that
leadership role.”
Shepherd said she excelled in the
worst conditions.
“I feel that I’m a strong runner,”
Shepherd said. “I’m tough mentally.”
Last year. Shepherd had to adjust
from winning nearly every race in high
school to the stiffer competition at the
college level.
“It was a tough transition,” Shep
herd said. “The team really helped me
last year and gave me a lot of atten
tion, though. I had to realize that
you’re not always going to be number
one.”
As her freshman season pro
gressed, the change became more of
a challenge and less of a hardship,
Shepherd said.
“It is usually easier for the women
to make the transfer in cross country,”
Dirksen said. “She didn-’t have to
double the distance like the guys do.
She just got better as the year went
on.”
Shepherd finished 11th last year at
the Big Eight Championships as the
second runner for the Huskers, and she
qualified for nationals.
“Throughout her career, for her
age, she’s done very well,” Dirksen
said. “She’s not that far from the next
level.”
Shepherd, who runs both cross
country and track, logged an average
of 70 miles a week this summer while
training for this season.
The long workouts, she said,
helped her gain strength.
“I just got into shape,” Shepherd
said. “I had all this endurance, but I
just didn’t feel fast.”
Shepherd said her practices
changed to speed-oriented workouts
as the season wore on, allowing her to
regain her racing form.
She notched her first collegiate vic
tory at Texas A&M on Oct. 14, finish
ing in 17 minutes, 30 seconds. Last
Friday, Shepherd placed sixth in the
Big Eight meet at Lawrence, Kan.,
with a time of 18:14.
Despite heavy winds and a tough
Angela Heywood/DN
Nora Shepherd stretches
before Nebraska cross
country practice on Monday.
course, both coach and runner were
pleased with the results.
“I thought she had a really strong
performance in a really good field,”
Dirksen said. “She had a great race. I
was hoping she could finish in the top
ten. It was a real lousy day to run. The
wind was blowing and it was dusty,
but she handled it real well.”
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with” Belcher said Wednesday. “I’m
glad everything is done. It’s a big re
lief to finally sign.”
Belcher, who committed to Ne
braska on Oct. 19, was a first team all
state selection a year ago, averaging
22 points, nine rebounds and three
assists per game. He was also a USA
Today honorable mention All-Ameri
can for Mexico, which finished 28-3
last season and won the Missouri Class
3 A (second largest class) state title.
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player of Cookie’s caliber, because he
was our No. 1 recruiting target from
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“The thing that has impressed me
about Cookie is the great work ethic
he has. The people of Mexico, Mo.,
can be very proud of Cookie and
Tyronn. I believe they will be the heart
and soul of the Huskers for a long time
to come.”
Belcher chose Nebraska over Mis
souri, Tulsa, St. Louis and Memphis.
He said he visited the Nebraska cam
pus in September, and attended the
Nebraska-Arizona State football game
with Luc, Belcher’s longtime friend
and distant cousin.
“Tyronn being there had a little to
do with (my decision),” Belcher said.
Lue moved from Mexico to Kan
sas City, Mo., during high school be
fore the duo had a chance to show
case their talent in the same backcourt.
Other than a summer league, Belcher
— who is academically eligible to
play as a freshman next fall — said he
had never had a chance to play orga
nized basketball with Lue.
“I’m looking forward to that,”
Belcher said. “He looks real promis
ing, and everything seems to be work
ing out real well for him. That’s en
couraging for me.”
The Huskers have one more schol
arship available. They may be hold
ing it for Ryan Bailey, a 6-3 guard
originally from Los Angeles, who at
tends Hargrave Military Academy in
Chatham, Va. Bailey, the younger
brother of UCLA’s Toby Bailey, will
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