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CORNHUSKER STATE GAMES

Tournament – Lincoln, Nebraska
Cornhusker State Games
Cornhusker State Games
Lincoln, Nebraska
Tournament

The Cornhusker State Games is a statewide amateur sports festival for all Nebraskans. The purpose of the Games is to provide top-quality amateur competition in a wide range of activities. The week-long festival is held annually the third week of July at more than 70 sites. More than 2,500 volunteers are involved in the Games. The first Cornhusker State Games in 1985 offered 19 sports and attracted 4,000 participants. In 2007, the 23rd year of operation, the Cornhusker State Games attracted 12,066 entrants in 59 competitive and participation sports. Participants came from 81 counties; the oldest official entrant was 88, the youngest 159 days. Besides offering a wide range of competitions -- from traditional Olympic sports such as track and field, gymnastics and swimming, Nebraskans' competitive interests are served by less demanding events such as horseshoe pitching, volkswalk and chess. The Games is preceded each year by a three-week statewide promotional torch run involving more than 700 runners and local observances in 10 communities along the route. Other Games activities include an Olympic-style opening ceremonies and a Family Fest, which includes a free meal and a host of activities for participants and the general public. Other outreach programs include an annual $5,000 scholarship program and a sports injury treatment clinic for medical practitioners.

Lead Organizer: Jason Pulliam

Members: 8

Description
The Cornhusker State Games is a statewide amateur sports festival for all Nebraskans. The purpose of the Games is to provide top-quality amateur competition in a wide range of activities. The week-long festival is held annually the third week of July at more than 70 sites. More than 2,500 volunteers are involved in the Games. The first Cornhusker State Games in 1985 offered 19 sports and attracted 4,000 participants. In 2007, the 23rd year of operation, the Cornhusker State Games attracted 12,066 entrants in 59 competitive and participation sports. Participants came from 81 counties; the oldest official entrant was 88, the youngest 159 days. Besides offering a wide range of competitions -- from traditional Olympic sports such as track and field, gymnastics and swimming, Nebraskans' competitive interests are served by less demanding events such as horseshoe pitching, volkswalk and chess. The Games is preceded each year by a three-week statewide promotional torch run involving more than 700 runners and local observances in 10 communities along the route. Other Games activities include an Olympic-style opening ceremonies and a Family Fest, which includes a free meal and a host of activities for participants and the general public. Other outreach programs include an annual $5,000 scholarship program and a sports injury treatment clinic for medical practitioners.

Members (8)

Gallery (12)

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News and Notes from Day One of the 2008 CSG's!

<st1:city><st1:place>Lincoln</st1:place></st1:city>--The first full day of action in the 2008 Cornhusker State Games featured competition in 44 sports. Six more sports begin Sunday and competition resumes in several of Saturday's events. Medal results for completed divisions are now available at CornhuskerStateGames.com.<o:p></o:p>

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Highlights from Saturday's events include:<o:p></o:p>

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--In swimming, 64 year-old Keefe Lodwig of <st1:city><st1:place>Elkhorn</st1:place></st1:city> broke the 50 meter fly world record for the 60-65 age group with a time of 29.52. Lodwig also won gold medals in the 50 meter free, 100 meter free and 50 meter backstroke.<o:p></o:p>

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--Eleven year-old Tiani Reeves of Gothenburg took home gold medals in the 100M (13.40), 200M (27.66) and Long Jump (14' 1 1/2") of the Youth Track & Field Midget Girls division. <o:p></o:p>

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--Pallav Kumar Deka,a native of <st1:country-region><st1:place>India</st1:place></st1:country-region>, breezed to a Badminton Gold Medal in the Open Men's singles. As a 16 year-old in the <st1:place><st1:placetype>province</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename>Assam</st1:placename></st1:place>, where badminton is as widely played as baseball in <st1:country-region><st1:place>America</st1:place></st1:country-region>, Deka won an age group singles national championship. Deka, who is a graduate student at <st1:stockticker>UNO</st1:stockticker>, also won a gold medal in open doubles with his partner, Peng Xiau, a Doctor at <st1:place><st1:placename>Creighton</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>University</st1:placetype></st1:place>. <st1:stockticker>CSG</st1:stockticker> Badminton is a melting pot of sorts, with players formerly from <st1:country-region><st1:place>China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, the <st1:country-region><st1:place>Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region><st1:place>Thailand</st1:place></st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region><st1:place>India</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p>

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--Several former track and field stars from <st1:place><st1:placename>Snyder</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>High School</st1:placetype></st1:place> took part in a reunion at the <st1:stockticker>CSG</st1:stockticker> Masters Track & Field Meet Saturday night at the Nebraska Wesleyan Track. The meeting, involving Nebraska State High School Track & Field Championship medalists from as far back as 1959 and at least four of the former Snyder track coaches, was put together by Alex Myer, 66. Most of the former athletes and at least one coach are competing in the meet.<o:p></o:p>

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--From SportFest and the Opening Ceremonies Friday night... Eric Piatkowski, former Husker Star and 14-year NBA veteran, lit the caldron to begin the Games... <st1:stockticker>CSG</st1:stockticker> Scholarship winners for 2008 include Andrea Bowen, <st1:city><st1:place>Omaha</st1:place></st1:city>; Jami Harper, <st1:city><st1:place>Grand Island</st1:place></st1:city>; Brian Logan, Lincoln; Brandon Schlautman, Lincoln; Jodi Schreurs, <st1:city><st1:place>Grand Island</st1:place></st1:city>. Each winner receives a $1,000 Scholarship sponsored by the <st1:city><st1:place>Gallup</st1:place></st1:city> Organization... Cassidy Whitney, 8, of <st1:city><st1:place>Lincoln</st1:place></st1:city> was chosen as the winner of the random <st1:stockticker>CSG</st1:stockticker> Grand Prize drawing and will receive free airfare for two to any Midwest Airlines destination. Cassidy is set to compete in the kids' triathlon next week at <st1:place><st1:placename>Holmes</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Lake</st1:placetype></st1:place>... Four thousand athletes and guests partook in the SportFest dinner and games. Attendance for the Opening Ceremonies was estimated at 7,000.<o:p></o:p>

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Entries are still being accepted for Footstock, the Games' <st1:street><st1:address>5-Kilometer Road</st1:address></st1:street> Race and festival, and beach wrestling, the sport chosen by athletes for Games Executive Director Dave Mlnarik.<o:p></o:p>

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The Cornhusker State Games is a program of the Nebraska Sports Council. Learn more at NebraskaSportsCouncil.com or call <st1:phone phonenumber="1800$$$$$" o_x003a_ls="trans">1-800-304-2637</st1:phone>

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