Krondak out for Alumni Match
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By Andrew Strnad
Staff writer
The season hasn’t even started
for the Nebraska volleyball team,
but the injury bug has already bitten
the Comhuskers.
During prac
tice on Monday
afternoon, senior
outside hitter
Jaime Krondak
sprained her left
foot while chas
ing a ball on
what NU Coach
Terry Pettit
called “an unusu
al play.”
“It was pretty
scary when it happened because it
looked like a knee (injury) when she
went down,” Pettit said. “All of us
had our hearts in our mouths for
about the next five minutes.”
Pettit told reporters at a Tuesday
press conference that Krondak’s
injury didn’t appear to be serious,
but isn’t sure about her status for
Saturday’s annual Alumni Match.
Krondak had X-rays taken on
Tuesday evening for precautionary
reasons, and the results proved nega
tive.
The Lincoln native didn’t prac
tice Tuesday and won’t practice
today either.
“I really don’t know when I’ll be
able to return, but I hope to be ready
for the trip to San Diego,” Krondak
said.
Nebraska opens the regular sea
son TUesday night against Creighton
before competing in the San Diego
State Tournament September 3-5.
As for now, Krondak has her foot
in a boot to help relieve any pain
from swelling.
Last year Krondak’s season was
plagued by a back injury which
forced her to miss nearly half the
season.
In the meantime, Pettit said
sophomore Angie Oxley will replace
Krondak as left outside hitter until
she returns to the lineup.
Oxley was taken out of her red
shirt season last year when
Krondak’s back injury forced the
Ogallala native into action.
In other news, Pettit anticipates
that true freshman Pam Krecji will
redshirt this season.
“Barring something I don’t fore
see, she’ll really benefit from that,”
Pettit said.
Krecji is a 6-foot-2 middle
blocker from Crete and walked on
while turning down track and field
scholarships to several other
schools.
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BY UAVID WILSON
Senior staff writer
When Ryon Bingham checked
in at the Nebraska Football Camp
June 7, he was told by NU Receivers
Coach Ron Brown that the
Cornhusker coaches would be
watching him.
Evidently, they liked what they
saw.
Bingham, a defensive tackle
from Sandy, Utah, became the
eighth high school football player to
give Nebraska a verbal commit
ment.
The 6-foot-4, 262-pounder said
he was offered a scholarship a
month ago, and after talking it over
with his parents, Bingham decided
he wanted to be a Husker.
“They’re obviously one of the
best teams in the nation,” Bingham
said. “The coaching staff — they’ve
been through a lot. They’ve coached
a lot of great players. That had a lot
to do with it. They’ve shown a lot of
interest in me, and I liked that.”
Bingham, who benches 410
I think it takes a lot of pressure off me. I
don’t have to think about is as much.”
Ryon Bingham
NU recruit
pounds and squats 530, helped Alta
High School to an 8-2 record in
Utah’s largest class last season.
As a junior, he also won the state
wrestling title in the heavyweight
class.
His senior football campaign
begins Thursday - four days before
the district’s first day of classes.
Unlike most of his teammates,
he no longer has to worry about his
future.
“I think it takes a lot of pressure
off me,” Bingham said. “I don’t have
to think about it as much.”
Bingham, who said he shouldn’t
have a problem qualifying academi
cally, also considered Brigham
Young, Utah, Iowa, Kentucky and
Illinois.
At the Husker camp, Bingham
said he worked primarily with
defensive coordinator Charlie
McBride, but did get a chance to
talk to Coach Frank Solich.
“They were nice,” Bingham
said. “Way nice. I like the way they
treat freshmen. They make you feel
like part of the team.”
And Bingham, who recorded 13
sacks last season, is ready to be a
Husker.
“I’m excited*” Bingham said. “I
understand it’s a big step up, but it’s
awesome. Hopefully, it will work
out.
“I want to play in the NFL some
day, and I think this is the best way
to do it.”
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