Cornhusker Marching Band announces 2011 roster

Lincoln, Neb., August 26th, 2011 —

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 290-member Cornhusker Marching Band will make its 2011 debut Sept. 3 at Memorial Stadium with pre-game and halftime performances at Nebraska's football season opener against the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

This year's band includes representatives from nearly every region of the country, but 80 percent of the students are from Nebraska. Nearly one-fourth (23 percent) of the students are music or music education majors. The rest of the students are studying in more than 70 other degree programs across campus. Each band member passed two auditions to gain admittance to the group.

Anthony M. Falcone, associate director of bands in the UNL School of Music, is the director of the Cornhusker Marching Band. Douglas W. Bush is the assistant director of bands and assistant marching band director. Carolyn Barber, associate professor of music, is director of bands. Other band staff members are graduate teaching assistants Raul Barcenes, Jeremy Cardamone and Eric Chrostoski. Ben Coleman is the band's percussion instructor and Ashlea Jurgens-Woitzel is the color guard instructor. Rose Johnson is the administrative technician for the band program, Jan Deaton is the office associate and Nolan Schmit is the marching band's announcer.

The drum majors for the 2011 marching band are seniors Joanie Halouska of Plattsmouth, Andrew Kroeger of Omaha, and Tommy Krueger of Lincoln. The twirler is junior Rachel Foehlinger of Omaha.

The Cornhusker Marching Band was founded in 1879 as an ROTC unit and is one of the oldest marching bands in the nation. The Marching Red has received many honors throughout its 132-year history, including a Distinguished Recognition Trophy presented by John Philip Sousa in 1927 and the John Philip Sousa Foundation's Sudler Trophy in 1996 for high musical standards and innovative marching routines. The Sudler Trophy is the highest honor given to collegiate bands.

The Marching Red has been seen by millions of viewers on television including in 2005, when the band was featured on the NBC prime-time series, "Tommy Lee Goes to College," and in 2007 on ABC's "Extreme Home Makeover: Home Edition."

The band was the first collegiate ensemble to perform at all the major football bowl games (Rose, Orange, Fiesta, Sugar and Cotton). The full marching band will be traveling to the Nebraska game at Michigan on Nov. 19. Pep bands will travel to the Wyoming, Wisconsin and Minnesota games.

Following is a list of band members by state and hometown. Information includes the student's year in school, academic major and instrument or role in the band.

NEBRASKA

Ashton: Jordan Kuszak, senior, secondary education-English, trumpet.

Aurora: Alexandria Cerveny, sophomore, management, marketing and Spanish, flag; Julia Harvey, freshman, food science and technology, piccolo.

Bayard: Michael Coolidge, sophomore, undeclared, alto saxophone.

Beatrice: Keygan Boesiger, senior, music education/composition, percussion; Jeffrey Cass, senior, undeclared, trumpet; Amber Detter, junior, pre-speech language pathology, flag; Carrie Niemeier, sophomore, music education, trumpet.

Bellevue: Ben Adams, freshman, computer science, percussion; Ashley Bigge, sophomore, veterinary science, clarinet; Patrick Curington, freshman, chemical engineering, trumpet; Cheyney Greer, freshman, pre-health, flag; Daniel Holtmeyer, senior, psychology and journalism, trombone; Benjamin Hutchinson, sophomore, music, percussion; Richard Loftis, senior, nutrition, exercise and health science, trombone; Alyssa Meyer, freshman, Spanish, piccolo; Remy Pepper, sophomore, music education, alto saxophone; Stephanie Render, freshman, English and music, clarinet; Emily Snell, sophomore, chemistry, baritone; Ryan Splichal, freshman, chemistry, tuba.

Bellwood: Vincent Tomcak, freshman, business administration, trumpet.

Broken Bow: Matthew Karges, sophomore, computer engineering, trombone.

Columbus: David Foote, senior, computer science, mathematics, music and physics, percussion; Caitlin Gilmore, freshman, music, alto saxophone; Caleb Klatt, freshman, finance, percussion.

Cortland: Melanie Severin, senior, art, flag.

David City: Philip Palomaki, sophomore, undeclared, trumpet.

Denton: Joshua Neumann, freshman, undeclared, alto saxophone.

Doniphan: Jacob Swanson, freshman, pre-architecture, horn.

Dunbar: Kayla Dozier, freshman, biochemistry, flag.

Eagle: Michelle Ostmann, freshman, music education, clarinet; Jacob Royal, senior, landscape and turf management and music, tenor saxophone; Jennifer Smith, sophomore, music education, alto saxophone; Jacob Tegler, freshman, chemistry, trombone; Zachary Tegler, sophomore, history, journalism, trombone.

Elkhorn: Daniel Blaker, sophomore, business administration, trumpet; Daniel Clough, senior, management, baritone; Bethany Drain, junior, mechanical engineering, horn; Hannah Hummel Sophomore fisheries and wildlife, percussion; Andrew Nelson, junior, psychology, trumpet; Kaila Shirey, senior, advertising, flag; Megan Tunink, sophomore, biological systems engineering, horn.

Ewing: Dominic Thoendel, junior, computer science, trumpet.

Falls City: Clinton Bartek, sophomore, business administration and accounting, tuba; William Neubauer, sophomore, music education, trombone; Rachel Stevens, freshman, horticulture, tuba.

Fremont: Spencer Brown, junior, food science technology, trumpet; Allison Hanen, junior, speech-language pathology, alto saxophone; Brooke Kotik, junior, psychology, piccolo; Brittney Pruss, freshman, pre-physical therapy, flag; Nicole Rezac, senior, nutritional science and dietetics, trumpet.

Grand Island: Chance Christensen, freshman, chemistry, tenor saxophone; Konnor Davis, freshman, music education, trumpet; Lucas Elsbernd, sophomore, undeclared, percussion; Kaitlin Manley, junior, anthropology, alto saxophone; Kevin Palu, sophomore, music education, trumpet; Gary Shuda, senior, music education, percussion.

Gretna: Zachary Boyer, freshman, mechanical engineering, percussion; Kevin Cooley, sophomore, music education, trombone; Brittany Jeary, freshman, undeclared, flag.

Hallam: Sara Hinds, freshman, journalism -- news and editorial, percussion.

Hastings: Danielle DeTour, junior, psychology, child, youth and family studies, clarinet; Jaime DeTour, freshman, English humanities in medicine and Spanish, percussion; Christopher Ganshert, freshman, psychology, alto saxophone; Amy Pettit, sophomore, pre-elementary education, piccolo.

Inland: Keldon Phillips, freshman, music education, tuba.

Kearney: Allison Brady, junior, music education, clarinet; Sophia Loveless, freshman, history, clarinet; Kristin Payne, freshman, textiles, clothing and design, alto saxophone.

La Vista: Nathan Demarais, freshman, music education and communication studies, trumpet; Elliot Knoell, freshman, information science and technology, tuba; Rebecca Pieti, senior, music education, baritone.

Lexington: Juliana Batie, senior, agricultural education, clarinet; Phoebe Gydesen, sophomore, pre-law, alto saxophone.

Lincoln: Erica Ahlschwede, senior, chemical engineering, horn; Sarah Anthony, senior, music and mathematics, piccolo; Doron Attanasio, freshman, music, trumpet; Sarah Basham, freshman, undeclared, trumpet; John Brandt, junior, mechanical engineering, horn; Marilyn Buresh, junior, economics, percussion; Katherine Byers, junior, biological sciences, flag; Haylee Carpenter, freshman, advertising, horn; Rebecca Carr, sophomore, advertising, piccolo; Reid Christensen, senior, history, baritone; Laura Clark, junior, pre-elementary education, clarinet; Benjamin Coatney, freshman, undeclared, tenor saxophone; Taylor Cobb, sophomore, music education, trumpet; Bryce Cooper, sophomore, computer science, trumpet; Skyler Crowl, freshman, pre-health, trumpet; Karl Dietrich, senior, natural resource and environmental economics, alto saxophone; Nicholas Doty, junior, computer engineering, tenor saxophone; Bryan Dulaney, sophomore, history, trumpet; Amy Duncan, senior, undeclared, clarinet; Matthew Dussault, senior, history, trombone; Jordan Ehly, senior, computer science, trumpet; Alex Fall, senior, music education, alto saxophone; Anna Fangmeier, sophomore, music, tenor saxophone; Hayden Florom, sophomore, music, percussion; Michael Foley, sophomore, music education, tenor saxophone; Tara Gonser, sophomore, elementary education, flag; Ryan Grazier, junior, hospitality, restaurant and tourism management, tuba; Sean Grosshans, junior, English and theatre, tuba; Emily Hartman, junior, fisheries and wildlife, trumpet; Eric Hartwell, senior, business administration, tuba; Cabe Harwood, freshman, undeclared, tuba; Abigail Heiser, senior, art and German, flag; Hannah Heiser, senior, criminology and criminal justice, flag; Mark Hiebner, graduate, music, baritone; Taylor Hiemer, freshman, undeclared, trumpet; Ryan Hildreth, freshman, pre-architecture, trumpet; Shaina Humann, senior, economics, business, history, political science, psychology, clarinet; Derek Hupp, junior, Spanish and international studies, alto saxophone; Ramsey Jaber, freshman, biochemistry and humanities in medicine, trumpet; John Jasa, sophomore, mechanical engineering, trombone; Amanda Jones, freshman, chemistry, tenor saxophone; Nathan Jungck, freshman, mechanical engineering, tuba; Danielle Kempkes, senior, psychology, piccolo; Tori Knoche, freshman, psychology, flag; Thomas Krueger, senior, music education, drum major; Bryan Kubitschek, sophomore, civil engineering, horn; Paul Kubitschek, sophomore, computer engineering, trombone; Hannah Lambert, junior, music education, trombone; Meredith Lee, sophomore, music education, horn; Jason Lenz, senior, music education, tuba; Meghan Leonard, senior, psychology and advertising, trumpet; Ali Malik, senior, accounting, horn; Eric Marrow, sophomore, undeclared, horn; Jani Martinez, sophomore, political science, alto saxophone; Sadie Massey, senior, elementary education, piccolo; Christina Masters, senior, advertising and art, flag; Aaron Mathis, sophomore, music education, percussion; Nathanial Matz, freshman, mechanical engineering, horn; Aaron Matzke, freshman, biological systems engineering, percussion; Anne Merchant, sophomore, psychology and sociology, piccolo; Nicholas Meysenburg, sophomore, veterinary science, alto saxophone; Steven Montgomery, junior, pre-natural science, trumpet; Kathryn Moore, junior, fisheries and wildlife, piccolo; Lyndsey Muehling, senior, biochemistry, chemistry and Spanish, piccolo; Ryan Murphy, freshman, music education, baritone; Andrew Nguyen, senior, biochemistry, trombone; Michael Nguyen, freshman, undeclared, alto saxophone; Tony Nguyen, senior, art-graphic design, alto saxophone; Ethan Parks, junior, film and new media, tuba; Julia Peterson, sophomore, journalism -- news and editorial, horn; Rachel Pieloch, sophomore, Spanish, trumpet; Joe Pinnell, freshman, undeclared, piccolo; Carl Post, sophomore, biochemistry, percussion; Tyler Randazzo, junior, social science education, baritone; Nicole Retzlaff, senior, English and communication studies, trombone; Brian Richard, freshman, biological systems engineering, baritone; Baileigh Rodgers, senior, business administration, clarinet; Taylor Rosenbaum, sophomore, pre-criminology and criminal science, alto saxophone; Bailey Ryan, junior, business administration and sociology, percussion; Erika Scholz, senior, psychology and ethnic studies, alto saxophone; Madeline Shomos, sophomore, English, tenor saxophone; Jeremiah Sievers, junior, psychology, music and sociology, alto saxophone; Ramsey Steinkamp, junior, hospitality, restaurant and tourism, tuba; Taylor Stelk, senior, food science and technology, trumpet; Frank Stroup, sophomore, music education, trumpet; Jennifer Thorpe, senior, hearing impaired education, flag; Karissa Van Liew, freshman, music education, piccolo; Brian Vuu, freshman, music education, alto saxophone; Rachel Watermeier, junior, speech and language pathology, flag; Kelsey Weeks, junior, undeclared, flag; Sara Werner, junior, history, international studies and Spanish, tenor saxophone; Colleen White, freshman, business administration, tenor saxophone; Brandi Zwiener, senior, English, horn.

Louisville: Austin White, sophomore, civil engineering, trumpet.

McCool Junction: Candiace Clark, senior, nursing, flag.

Nebraska City: Dylan Heng, junior, marketing, alto saxophone.

Norfolk: Jennifer Kirkpatrick, freshman, music, piccolo.

North Platte: Shane Williams, senior, forensic science, trombone.

Ogallala: Jakeb Geisert, sophomore, pre-architecture, trumpet.

Omaha: Ashley Alba, freshman, biochemistry, trumpet; Joshua Albright, sophomore, business administration, percussion; Andrea Anderson, freshman, accounting, flag; Laura Armitage, sophomore, biological sciences, clarinet; Kristin Bainbridge, sophomore, pre-speech language pathology, horn; Isabella Brown, freshman, music, piccolo; Nicole Brummond, sophomore, music education, piccolo; Brian Carnaby, senior, secondary education, tuba; Brad Christensen, sophomore, mechanical engineering, trumpet; Ryan Coughlin, freshman, mechanical engineering, percussion; Taylor Delp, sophomore, music, horn; Tianna Delp, sophomore, music, tuba; Joseph Farley, freshman, mechanical engineering, trumpet; Rachel Foehlinger, junior, advertising, twirler; John Fucinaro, freshman, music education, trombone; Allison Goodman, senior, business education, flag; Austin Haase, freshman, civil engineering, percussion; Caroline Haase, junior, animal science, horn; Kevin Halvorson, junior, psychology, percussion; Michael Harper, junior, advertising, tuba; Brett Hessel, sophomore, undeclared, clarinet; Andrew Kroeger, senior, nutrition, exercise and health sciences and dietetics, drum major; Andrew Krueger, senior, computer science, piccolo; Sean Kurfman, sophomore, music education, baritone; Jordan Leever, freshman, business administration, percussion; Whitney Leichner, freshman, pre-health, percussion; Collin McAcy, senior, physics and mathematics, percussion; Matthew McCown, senior, political science, tuba; Brian Petty, senior, music education , percussion; Greg Preston, freshman, biological sciences, horn; Ethan Seyl, junior, music education and business administration, percussion; Courtney Smith, freshman, business administration, clarinet; Michael Taylor, junior, chemical engineering, trumpet; Kathryn Weak, sophomore, undeclared, piccolo; Benjamin Wilson, sophomore, environmental studies, trombone.

O'Neill: Jason Sanderson, senior, forensic science, alto saxophone.

Palmyra: Jared Brinkman, freshman, music, tenor saxophone.

Papillion: Eric Bierbrauer, junior, mechanical engineering, percussion; Andrew Bro, freshman, chemical engineering, alto saxophone; Jennifer Eagin, junior, biological sciences, horn; Emily Earith, freshman, pre-physical therapy, flag; Nathan Feldmann, freshman, biochemistry, alto saxophone; Shannon McCoy, senior, business administration and political science, alto saxophone; Jason Thomas, sophomore, engineering, tenor saxophone; Cristina Woodworth, sophomore, advertising, horn.

Pawnee City: Rachel Valenziano, sophomore, art, baritone.

Pierce: Zachary Bresler, senior, music, percussion.

Plattsmouth: Ashley Bolton, freshman, undeclared, flag; Jason Frye, senior, music education, baritone; Joan Halouska, senior, music and business administration, drum major; Brady Swope, sophomore, undeclared, trumpet.

Pleasant Dale: Morgan Wachal, sophomore, pre-veterinary medicine, flag.

Riverdale: Jacob Petr, freshman, meteorology and climatology, alto saxophone.

Seward: Anne Kamprath, junior, animal science, flag; Rachel von Kampen, junior, mathematics and psychology, trumpet.

Valparaiso: Mary Rezac, senior, pre-journalism and English, piccolo.

Walton: Kai Rosecrans, freshman, computer science, trumpet; Nicole Stott, sophomore, food science and technology, piccolo.

Waterloo: Derek Johansen, senior, civil engineering, baritone.

York: Michaela Fischer, senior, biological systems engineering, piccolo.

Yutan: Ryan Ambrose, freshman, finance, trumpet.

ARIZONA

Gilbert: Elizabeth Keuter, freshman, animal science, piccolo.

Surprise: Timothy Murphy, sophomore, classical languages, horn.

Waddell: Michael Hurt, freshman, mechanical engineering, trumpet.

CALIFORNIA

Pomona: Christian Hernandez, freshman, music, trombone.

COLORADO

Castle Rock: Mark Carney, junior, music performance, percussion; Jordan Kranse, sophomore, music and journalism (news-editorial), trumpet.

Colorado Springs: Justin Nelson, freshman, music, baritone.

Denver: Grace Brown, freshman, international studies, percussion.

Lonetree: Dylan Spencer, freshman, computer science, baritone; Matthew Spencer, senior, biological sciences, trombone.

IDAHO

Pocatello: Rebekah Whitham, freshman, pre-elementary education and early childhood education, piccolo.

ILLINOIS

Aurora: Tessa Culbertson, freshman, pre-speech language pathology, clarinet.

Deerfield: Nicholas Raimondi, sophomore, music education and technology, tenor saxophone.

Dunlap: Joshua Lundquist, freshman, biological sciences, horn.

Hoffman Estates: Jake Mastera, freshman, criminology and criminal justice, tuba.

Macomb: Blake Severs, senior, psychology, tuba.

IOWA

Ankeny: Michael Rogers, sophomore, music education, tuba.

Council Bluffs: Brianna Myre, senior, fisheries and wildlife and Spanish, clarinet; Kevin von Kampen, junior, music education, percussion.

Davenport: Samantha Adrales, freshman, English, flag.

Glenwood: Marissa Ware, freshman, biological sciences and Spanish, trumpet.

Muscatine: Jenna Krueger, sophomore, pre-architecture, flag.

Norwalk: Nathan Baker, sophomore, industrial engineering, tenor saxophone.

Robins: Andrew Ward, sophomore, broadcasting, percussion.

Sioux City: Brian Ganzel, senior, civil engineering, trumpet.

Treynor: Jason Strohbehn, senior, marketing, alto saxophone.

Urbandale: Casey Guillaume, senior, nutrition, exercise and health science, piccolo.

Villisca: Daniel Vanderhoof, senior, forensic science and chemistry, baritone.

KANSAS

Derby: Michael Reyes, sophomore, mechanical engineering, tuba.

Ellis: Maggie Zody, freshman, undeclared, alto saxophone.

Leavenworth: Krista Stapfer, freshman, psychology, flag.

Manhattan: Luke Messmer, sophomore, music, trumpet.

Shawnee: Cameron Eckardt, freshman, music education, piccolo.

Wichita: Alyssa Spencer, senior, fisheries and wildlife, piccolo.

MINNESOTA

Marshall: Jake Schmitt, junior, computer engineering, percussion.

MISSOURI

Columbia: Martha Hensel, junior, music education, trumpet.

Fenton: Justine LaViolette, freshman, forensic science, trumpet.

Lee's Summit: Susan Cooper, senior, mathematics and physics, flag; Brianne DeBose, freshman, music education, trumpet.

Nixa: Matthew Jankovitz, junior, music education, trumpet.

Oak Grove: Kathleen Hanson, senior, anthropology, piccolo.

Platte City: Nate Romey, senior, secondary special education, alto saxophone.

Sedalia: Emilee Sadler, senior, music and psychology, percussion.

PENNSYLVANIA

Macungie: Carissa Vinovskis, sophomore, biological sciences and humanities in medicine, percussion.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Elk Point: Viktor Sundleaf, senior, music education, tuba.

Madison: Michael Lindsay, senior, music, percussion.

Sioux Falls: Jacob Bachman, freshman, undeclared, tenor saxophone; Allison Hout, senior, archaeology, French and history, clarinet; Katelyn O'Brien, senior, textile and apparel design, flag; Matthew Olson, sophomore, mathematics, alto saxophone.

TEXAS

Cypress: Megan Pryor, sophomore, German and hospitality, restaurant and tourism management, tenor saxophone.

Denton: Cory Stoneburner, freshman, music education, alto saxophone.

Montgomery: Jade Lombard, freshman, pre-special education, flag.

Plano: Ian Jordan, senior, marketing and management, alto saxophone.

Saginaw: Clancie Valverde, sophomore, music education, percussion.

WYOMING

Casper: Darren Lojo, freshman, music education, clarinet.

WRITERS: Rose Johnson, Tom Simons