Vanden Bosch Named Lifter of the Year

Lincoln -- Kyle Vanden Bosch, a junior rush end from Larchwood, Iowa, was awarded the 2000 Lifter of the Year award for football on March 31, 2000. Vanden Bosch is the third two-time Lifter of the Year recipient for football in Nebraska's history. Other two-time Lifter of the Year recipients include Rik Bonness (center) in 1974 and 1975 and Donta Jones (OLB) who won the award in 1993 and 1994. He recorded the best performance index score on the team during post-winter testing in 2000 with 2885 points. He set personal bests in the pro agility with 3.97 seconds, scoring 977 points, the second most points ever scored on any performance test in Nebraska's history. His 977 points for the pro agility run also set a position record for rush ends.

In 1999, Vanden Bosch squatted 551 lbs. for 514 points and hang cleaned 375 lbs. for 556 points, giving him a strength index of 1070 points. Vanden Bosch has become a member of the Award Platform due to his performance and strength scores.

In his career so far, Vanden Bosch has improved his pro agility from 4.34 seconds (506) to 3.97 seconds (977) and his vertical jump from 29" (461) to 34.5" (632). Never missing a workout, Vanden Bosch's dedication and strong work ethic are constant reminders to his teammates of how hard work in the weightroom translates to success on the field.

Dan Alexander, a junior I-back from Wentzville, Missouri, was awarded the 2000 Performance Index award for the football team. This award is given to the athlete who scored the most Performance Index points at one testing period during the year. Alexander scored 3063 points at pre-winter conditioning testing in January to earn this top honor.