Hunter Promoted to Assistant Coach for Huskers

Volunteer aide trainer Kelly Seeker has actually been advertised to a permanent aide trainer for the Nebraska beach ball program, head trainer John Chef revealed Wednesday.

Following her specialist having fun occupation overseas, Seeker signed up with the Husker team 2 years earlier. She has actually offered in numerous functions as a volunteer aide (2020-21), acting aide trainer (January-August 2020) as well as graduate aide (2019 ). She satisfied her job as an acting aide trainer in 2020 while previous associate head trainer Tyler Hildebrand got ready for the 2020 Olympic Gamings before his arrival in Lincoln.

” Kelly has actually been a fundamental part of Nebraska Beach ball for 8 years, as well as we enjoy to reveal her promo to a permanent aide trainer on our team,” Chef claimed. “She is just one of the most effective leaders I have actually ever before been about, as well as she recognizes what it requires a nationwide champ, which just profits our student-athletes.

” We have actually seen over as well as over once more exactly how unique Kelly is, as well as she has actually tipped up to the difficulty of every duty she has actually had in our program. Kelly is a fantastic partnership contractor, as well as she has the trust fund of our gamers. She hemorrhages Husker red, as well as she has actually gained this chance.”

Seeker established the Huskers to championship games in 2015 as well as 2017 as well as was a two-time All-American. She was likewise the 2017 Huge 10 Setter of the Year as well as a two-time All-Big 10 option. The three-year Husker captain obtained various honors from beach ball magazines, consisting of National Gamer of the Year as well as All-America first-team honors from PrepVolleyball.com as well as VolleyMob.com. Seeker was likewise called co-Most Superior Gamer of the NCAA Champion with colleague Mikaela Foecke after the Huskers defeated Florida in the nationwide championship in 2017.

In the class, Seeker gained CoSIDA Academic All-District First string honors as well as was called a semifinalist for the Elderly Course Honor. She finished her occupation with 4,125 helps, after that the second-most in Husker background. Seeker completed her occupation with a 16-1 document in the NCAA Event as Nebraska’s beginning setter, uploading one of the most victories as well as greatest postseason winning portion by a beginning setter in NU background.

” I am past enjoyed start my permanent training occupation at Nebraska,” Seeker claimed. “There is no higher desire than to trainer for my university as well as stay a component of Husker Country.

” I would love to give thanks to Vice Chancellor, Supervisor of Sports Trev Alberts as well as Chancellor Ronnie Eco-friendly for the chance, along with Train Prepare for constantly relying on me. This program establishes the requirement for effort as well as success, as well as I am glad to be a component of such an incredible society. I am humbled as well as thrilled for the future.”

Coming from Papillion, Neb., Seeker concerned the program as a Husker tradition, as her mommy, Lori (Melcher) Seeker, was likewise a setter at NU from 1977-80.

Seeker gained her bachelor’s level in monitoring as well as advertising in May 2017. She finished with her master’s level in the arts of organization management from Nebraska in December 2019.