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Wednesday night’s Husker Athletics Radio Show featuring Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst will preview the upcoming Weekend of Champions at Memorial Stadium and the student-athlete experience before honing in on the inside scoop of how the Chicago Bulls and Dallas Mavericks chose Lincoln to host their Friday night NBA Exhibition basketball game at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Beginning his fourth year as Nebraska’s Director of Athletics, Eichorst is eager to welcome more than 220 members from six Husker teams that will celebrate anniversaries this weekend in conjunction with Nebraska hosting Northwestern in a Big Ten Conference football game. ESPN2 will telecast the game Saturday at 11 a.m.
Three National Championship Teams Will Be Honored This Weekend
Three national championship teams will be honored this weekend, including Nebraska’s 1995 undefeated football team (pictured above against Florida in the Fiesta Bowl). The Huskers’ 1995 national championship volleyball team and NU's 2005 national championship bowling team also will be honored.
Other teams that will be honored include Nebraska’s 2005 baseball team that qualified for the College World Series, the Huskers' 2005 NCAA runner-up volleyball team and NU’s 2005 women’s gymnastics team that qualified for the NCAA Super Six Finals.
In the first segment of the radio program that begins at 7 p.m., Eichorst will discuss the newest aspects of the student-athlete experience and comment on Husker athletics programs competing this fall. Steve Schanwald, a recently retired executive vice president of the Chicago Bulls, will be Eichorst’s guest on the second segment of his monthly radio program.
Cross Country Guests Include David Harris, Jacob Olson, Bonnie Smith
Studio host Greg Sharpe will interview Nebraska men’s and women’s cross country coach David Harris in segment three, and Husker cross country student-athletes Jacob Olson and Bonnie Smith will share their thoughts with Sharpe in segment four. The Husker Athletics Radio Show originates from the IMG/Husker Sports Network studio in Lincoln’s downtown Haymarket Area.
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