The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced the winners of the 29th annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.

The awards recognize 11th-grade students from Nebraska for their talents in visual art, dance, music, theatre, and film and emerging media arts. 

Sixty-eight students from more than 40 high schools across the state have been selected as award winners and will be invited to a day of activities on campus March 25.

“Our faculty always look forward to this event,” said Chris Watson, director of recruitment for the college and coordinator of the awards. “They love meeting enthusiastic young artists, working with them and celebrating their talent.”

Students applied for the recognition and submitted an example of their work. Applications were received from 92 students. Hixson-Lied College faculty chose the winners.

Award winners were also asked to nominate the teacher who provided them with the greatest amount of mentoring and support in the development of their special talents. 

Each student will receive a certificate and an original piece of artwork commissioned for the event and created by a School of Art, Art History and Design student.

Following is a list of award winners by hometown, with their high school and specialty area(s).

Aurora:

• Calvin Miller, Aurora, music

Beaver City:

• Johnathan Eakin, Southern Valley, visual arts

Bellevue:

• Mami Lloyd, Bellevue West, music

Bennington:

• Liliana Martic, Bennington, music

Eagle:

• Jorie Goings, Waverly, dance

Firth:

• Petra Van Cleave, home school, music

Fremont:

• Xavier Herre, Bergan Catholic, theatre

Fullerton:

• Lylla Sabata, Fullerton, music

Gretna:

• Lillian Bock, Gretna, music

Harvard:

• Allee Jarzynka, Harvard, music

Hendley:

• Lily Jordan, Southern Valley, visual arts

Hooper:

• Leo Arellano, Logan View, visual arts
• Ellsie Meier, Logan View, visual arts

Kearney:

• Kruz Flamig, Kearney, visual arts
• Isaac Hooton, Kearney, visual arts
• Mariah Kaslon, Kearney, visual arts
• Landen Tilley, Kearney, visual arts

Lincoln:

• Alissa Brenning, Norris, dance
• Kali Brewer, Lincoln Southeast, visual arts
• Ava Engel, Lincoln Northeast, dance
• Emalie Fischer, Lincoln North Star, dance
• Adelyn Haden, Lincoln Standing Bear, dance and music
• Audrey Haugen, Lincoln Southwest, theatre
• Andrea Hu, Lincoln East, music
• Logan Lambrecht, Lincoln Southwest, music and theatre
• Mckinzey Lile, Lincoln North Star, dance
• Hayley Marshall, Lincoln Southwest, dance
• Riley Minster, Lincoln East, music
• Joslyn Morgan, Lincoln Southeast, music
• Ariadne Ottoson, home school, music
• Megan Plander, Lincoln Lutheran, theatre
• Lauren Ramey, LPS Arts and Humanities Focus Program, visual arts
• Blake Semrad, Lincoln Southwest, dance
• Emma Shaeffer, Lincoln Southwest, dance
• Taylor Sharpe, Lincoln Southwest, dance
• Hugh Skretta, Lincoln High, music
• Samuel Sulzle, Lincoln Northwest, music
• Brooks Xia, Lincoln East, music

Martell:

• Reese Thomas, home school, music

Norfolk:

• Noah Asbury, Norfolk, music
• Emily Henkel, Norfolk, music; Nathan Kaiser, Norfolk, music
• North Platte: Brett Pfeifer, North Platte, theatre

Omaha:

• Asher Abuhl, Trinity Classical Academy, music
• Adam Campagna, Omaha South, film and emerging media arts
• Liam Cowherd Richardson, Creighton Preparatory, music
• Regina Ho, Millard South, film and emerging media arts
• Connor Holmstedt, Fort Calhoun, music
• Kara Leininger, Duchesne Academy, music
• Jayden Li, Millard North, music; Violet Little, Omaha Central, dance
• Mrethi Magesh, Millard North, dance
• Venkatesan Marichamy, Millard North, dance
• Moyra Matthews, Duchesne Academy, dance and music
• Jackson Mu, Millard North, music
• Gauri Nair, Millard North, dance
• Angela Qi, Millard North, music
• Jackson Ramsey, Gretna East, music
• Tara Richardson, Creighton Prep, music
• Vandana Santhanam, Marian, music
• Caroline Soderlin, Millard North, music
• Akshara Venkatesan, Millard North, dance
• Caleigh Walkenhorst, Millard West, music

Osmond:

• Donovan Heiman, Osmond, theatre

Papillion:

• Emelia Weaver, Papillion-La Vista, music

Pierce:

• Spencer Sindt, Pierce, music

Randolph:

• Brecken Shearer, Randolph, visual arts

York:

• Allison Holmes, York, visual arts

Nebraska baseball (10-5, 3-0) closed out its three-game series with Michigan State (3-11, 0-3) on Sunday afternoon. The Huskers completed the sweep over the Spartans, earning a 12-2 run-rule win in seven.

Nebraska shut down Michigan State early, scoring five runs in the bottom of the first after the Spartans took a 1-0 lead. The Huskers scored 11 straight before surrendering another run. The team totaled 11 hits and held Michigan State to three. The Spartans also suffered five errors.

Nebraska struck three home runs on the day, two off the bat of Dylan Carey. He hit 3-for-4 for four RBIs after hitting multiple two-run home runs. Preston Freeman also blasted a two-run shot over the wall to finish 1-for-3.

Case Sanderson brought in three RBIs after batting 2-for-4 with a double. Drew Grego also finished 2-for-4, earning one RBI. Mac Moyer grabbed one RBI off a double. Jett Buck and Joshua Overbeek each delivered one hit.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Cale Jacobsen came off the bench to score 13 of his 15 points after halftime and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer in overtime, and ninth-ranked Nebraska matched its program record for wins in a season with an 84-75 victory over Iowa on Sunday.

Sam Hoiberg, who scored 15 points and had five steals on his senior day, hugged teammate Pryce Sandfort near halfcourt as time ran out and then heaved the ball high into the stands. He and his father, coach Fred Hoiberg, embraced and a short time later the rest of the Huskers came out of the tunnel to salute the sellout crowd at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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Nebraska (26-5, 15-5 Big Ten) led by 10 points with five minutes left in regulation but missed five of its next seven shots and a couple of late free throws to let the Hawkeyes back in it. Kael Combs scored Iowa’s last eight points of regulation, including a second-chance 3-pointer that tied it 70-all with 2.7 seconds left.

After Cooper Koch tied it at 75-all in overtime, Jacobsen made a 3 from the corner and the Huskers went on to score the final nine points. The Huskers beat Iowa (20-11, 10-10) for the first time in five meetings and split the season series.

Sandfort, who transferred from Iowa after last season, scored 15 points and Rienk Mast added 14 for the Huskers.

Combs and Koch had 18 points apiece for the Hawkeyes, who committed 19 turnovers.

Up next

Iowa: The Hawkeyes are the No. 9 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and play Oregon or Maryland on Wednesday.

Nebraska: The Huskers are the No. 2 seed and play Friday.