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By Shannon Heffelfinger < Senior Reporter I. ;;__ For die last year, Kyle Whitaker has , chased a dream realized four times by • his father The cowboy has competed in nearly \ 60 rodeos over the last l2 months and has traveled over 40,000 miles to do it And this Saturday at the World’s Toughest Rodeo at Pershing Auditorium, he wiU be rewarded for his perseverance. Whitaker, a junior at UNL, will accept the Linderman Award, an honor bestowed upon his father four different times. The award is presented each year to the cowboy who earns $1,000 or more in at least three events, including at least one rough stock event and at least (me timed event Whitaker earned this money competing in Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association rodeos. Whitaker is both proud of and thankiul lor the aaxmipiishment He haschased the dream long enough. “It means quite a lot to me to win this,” Whitaker said. “When I fust start 04 I was always announced as ‘Chip Whitaker’s son.’ It didn’t really matter howgoodlwas. ‘1 guess withthis, I amtdndof step : of the shadow.” spotlight will indeed shine on Whitaker who represesteaslowly dyir£ breed in the rodeo worid Manycowtwys shy awry from competing m three events, instead specializing in either a timed event orarough stock event The trend of specialization elevates die competition level in every event As a result the Linderman Award went unclaimed for die second time in three years in 19%. And Whitaker had no intention of proclaiming himself die next winner at the start of die 1997competition. *T wasn’t a good enough saddle bronc rider at the beginning of tire year,” Whitaker said. “But die one thing that helped more than anything was that I placed in Kansas City. Some of the world’s most famous cowboys are at that rodeo. ‘This, I got a new bronc saddle and I spent so much money on it I figured I better improve.” As Whitaker began to improve half way through the rodeo season, he began entertaining thoughts of following in his father’s footsteps and capturing the tide. Drawing upon his improvement in saddle bronc riding, Whitaker totaled earnings of $18,977 - $13,015 in steer wrestling, $3,813 in saddle bronc riding and $2,149 in calf roping. Chip Whitaker never doubted his son’s ability to qualify for die specially designed buckle. “He’s a (Hetty intense competitor, and he works ready hard,” he said. Chip, who won the Linderman Award in 1975 and then the three years from 1977-1979, exposed his son to the rodeo at aneaify age. The family often traveled to watch aunts and uncles compete, and Kyle Whitaker first entered the mix competi tively around age 10 Whitaker said the memories he has Courtesy Photo | UHL COWBOY Kyle WMttafcsr will be given the Undentae Award Saturday. of attending rodeos with his father add a special element to earning die award “I think we were the first father-son combination to do this and that means a lot to me and to him,” he said. He isn’t ruling out future multiple runs at the Linderman award. Whitaker . currently studies agricultural econom ics and will continue to balance school and rodeo until he graduates next year. Whitaker competes on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Rodeo Team in four events and is ranked nationally in saddle bronc, calf roping and steer wrestling. “I’ve had to set my priorities, and I know what’s important to me,” Whitaker said. “I want to compete after I graduate full time. I’d really kind of like to see what I can do with that” 1 Thursday, February 19,1998 8:00 p.m. at the Cornhusker Hotel. Cost $7^^ f Nikki Giovanni 1 Her performance will kick off the I Big 12 Conference on Black Student I L Government being held this weekend. J Sponsored by the University Program Council and the Africkan Peopled Union_M ' .. . • - NU sneaks past Tigers in overtime WIN from page 7 1 - while Belcher had 19 points along with a team-high four steals. Belcher said he had his best game of the season against Missouri. “I haven’t played so well lately,” Belcher said, “I’m just glad I stepped it up at a time Mien we realty needed it” MU, which lost its 22nd straight game on the road, was led by center Monte Hardge and guard John Woods who scored 14 points each. With losses from Kansas State, Texas Tech, and Baylor Wednesday, NU now ranks fourth in the Big 12. And now, with a road game at Colorado on Saturday, Lue said NU is right where it wants to be. “Wfe all said we needed to win six in a row,” Lue said. “We got three now and three more to go. Itb one game at a time.” o misses m final seconds kill Missouri BRICKS from page 7_ As NU continued to help keep Missouri in the ballgame with turnovers and missed free throws, the Tigers were unwilling recipients as they 290£i6mio'h3<I of the game that summed up Missouri’s night Trailing toe Huskers 67-66, with 28 seconds to go, the Tigers were plan ningto foul Nebraska immediately. But NU point guard Tyronn Lue brought the ball across mid-court and turned the ball over to Missouri. “Once we got that unexpected turnover by Lue, I thought for sure we wae going to win the game,” Stewart said. After missed shots by AlbertWhite and Kelly Thames, guard Dibi Ray fired a 3-point shot with two seconds left, but his shot was long. ^ “(The shot) felt so good,” Ray said. “I guess it wasn’t meant to be.”