Austin Lober Season 2018-19

Austin Lober Photo Album

Honors & Awards

• 2018 NCAA Team Finals Competitor (Rings)
• 2018 NCAA Team Qualifiers Competitor (Rings)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2017, 2018, 2019)
• Nebraska Bronze Academic Medallion (2020)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall: 2017, 2019; Spring: 2017)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2018, 2019)

Career Bests

• Still Rings - 14.15 (at Rocky Mountain Open, 1/13/18)
• Parallel Bars - 13.40 (at Rocky Mountain Open, 1/13/18)
• High Bar - 12.70 (vs. Ohio State, Jan. 20, 2018)

2020 (Senior)
Austin Lober decided to retire from gymnastics and didn't compete as a senior. However, he still impacted the team in the classroom earning a Nebraska Bronze Academic Medallion, as well as spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall. 

2019 (Junior)
Lober appeared in six meets for the Huskers on still rings. He posted a season-high score of 13.90 against Ohio State and Minnesota in Columbus, Ohio. Outside of the gym, Lober was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.

2019 Season Highs

• Still Rings - 13.90 (vs. Illinois/Oklahoma, February 2, 2019)

2018 (Sophomore)
Lober competed five times on still rings and twice on parallel bars and high bars in his second season with the Huskers. Lober posted a 12.766 at the NCAA Championships, helping the Huskers to its best national team finish (fifth) since 1999.

Lober continued making a difference outside the gym as an Academic All-Big Ten honoree and member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2018. He also was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall semester.

2018 Season Highs

• Still Rings - 14.15 (at Rocky Mountain Open, 1/13/18)
• Parallel Bars - 13.40 (at Rocky Mountain Open, 1/13/18)
• High Bar - 12.70 (vs. Ohio State, Jan. 20, 2018)

2017 (Freshman)
Lober joined the team in the middle of the 2017 season as a walk-on for the Huskers, after transferring from Illinois. He spent most of the season working on skills and adjusting to the new environment at Nebraska, but did appear once on still rings. He notched a score of 13.55 vs. Minnesota March on March 25.

Outside of the gym, Lober made an immediate impact, earning Academic All-Big Ten Honors in 2017 and earning a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2017. 

2017 Season Highs

• Still Rings - 13.55 (vs. Minnesota, March 25, 2017)

Before Nebraska
Lober signed with Illinois in November 2014, but never competed with the Illini as he decided to transfer prior to the start of the 2015 season.

Lober competed for Gold Cup Gymnastics under Head Coach Ed Burch. In 2015, he placed 18th in the all-around at the Junior Olympic Championships. He also placed second in the all-around at the 2015 BlackJack Championship with a score of 81.00. Lober is a seven-time Junior National Team qualifier and was also a member of the 2009 USA Future Star National Team.

Personal
Austin is the son of Rusty and Sherry Lober. He has one sister, Ashley. Austin was born on Sept, 27. 1996, in Albuquerque, N.M. He chose Nebraska over California, Air Force and Michigan. Austin is a marketing major and a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection. He is also a two-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. He earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in December 2019.