Cornhusker Marching Band makes debut on Saturday

Lincoln, Neb., September 2nd, 2015 —

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 299-member Cornhusker Marching Band makes its 2015 debut Saturday at Memorial Stadium with pregame and halftime performances at Nebraska's football season opener against Brigham Young University.

This year's band includes representatives from nearly every region of the country, however, 78 percent of the students are from Nebraska. Twenty-five percent of the students are music majors. The rest are studying in more than 60 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 Glenn Korff 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, Hixson-Lied Professor of Music, is director of bands. Other band staff members are graduate teaching assistants A. J. Burgess, Bradley Nelsen and Melanie Settle. Cory Davis is the percussion instructor and Ashlea Jurgens-Woitzel is the color guard instructor. Rose Johnson is the administrative technician, Jan Deaton is the office associate, and Nolan Schmit is the "voice" of the band.

The drum majors for the 2015 marching band are senior Sarah Bigge of Bellevue, junior Emily Hoffman of Beatrice, senior Kayla Krueger of Lincoln and senior Patrick Luddy of Omaha. The twirlers are freshman Hannah Kollmann of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and junior Morgan Miller of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.

The Cornhusker Marching Band, which resides in the Korff School, was founded in 1879 as an ROTC unit and is one of the oldest marching bands in the nation. The marching band has received many honors throughout its 136-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 Pride of All Nebraska has been seen by millions of viewers on television including in 2005, when the band was featured on the NBC primetime series "Tommy Lee Goes to College," in 2007 on ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," and in 2008 in the motion picture "Yes Man" starring Jim Carrey. The band was the first collegiate ensemble to perform at all of the major football bowl games (Rose, Orange, Fiesta, Sugar and Cotton). The full marching band will travel to the Nebraska at Illinois game on Oct. 3.

The following is a list of 2015 Cornhusker Marching Band members by hometown, instrument or role in band, year in school and academic major(s).

NEBRASKA:

Albion:

Matthew Brugger, percussion, freshman, applied science.

Joe Brugger, percussion, freshman, applied science.

Alliance:

Ian Nelson, trombone, sophomore, music education.

Auburn:

Ellis Clopton, horn, freshman, computer science.

Aurora:

Katie Muilenburg, piccolo, freshman, biological science.

Beatrice:

Emily Hoffman, drum major, junior, music education.

Rachel Hoffman, clarinet, freshman, elementary education.

Chauncey Kleveland, clarinet, freshman, music education.

Edgar Perez, percussion, freshman, music education.

Bellevue:

Samuel Baird, tenor saxophone, freshman, mechanical engineering.

Alan Barrett, baritone, sophomore, undeclared.

John Benson, percussion, junior, meteorology-climatology.

Sarah Bigge, drum major, senior, music education.

Tanner Casart, trombone, sophomore, pre-criminology and criminal justice.

Cesar Echevarria Mendez, alto saxophone, sophomore, electrical engineering.

Angelica Gonzalez, clarinet, freshman, undeclared.

Lauren Hanson, piccolo, sophomore, music.

Matthew Kruger, trombone, junior, mechanical engineering.

Lalah McLaughlin, piccolo, sophomore, biological sciences.

Samantha Menard, clarinet, senior, animal science.

Zach Simms, percussion, freshman, finance.

Brooke Stelly, trumpet, junior, mathematics.

Dean Whitfield, trombone, senior, civil engineering.

Aurora Kenworthy, clarinet, freshman, mathematics.

Benkelman:

Natalie Kent, tuba, sophomore, music education.

Central City:

Colton Kohl, trumpet, freshman, music.

Scott Smith, alto saxophone, sophomore, agricultural economics.

Chambers:

Bethany Lambert, alto saxophone, sophomore, pre-health.

Columbus:

Christine Reiners, color guard, junior, dance and interior design.

Cortland:

Trenton Buhr, alto saxophone, freshman, architecture.

Sam Murray, tenor saxophone, senior, electrical engineering.

David City:

Frank "Hunter" Helman, tuba, freshman, undeclared.

Doniphan:

Magella Swanson, alto saxophone, junior, finance and international business.

Eagle:

Matthew Caddy, horn, freshman, economics.

Jacob Tegler, trombone, senior, psychology.

Elkhorn:

Drew Dudley, tuba, junior, chemistry.

Caroline Haase, horn, graduate, biology.

Amanda Houston, trumpet, sophomore, electrical engineering.

Sarah Houston, trumpet, junior, pre-mathematics.

Collin Roessner, percussion, freshman, biochemistry.

Madison Johnson, color guard, sophomore, undeclared. 

Fremont:

Sarah Hokamp, alto saxophone, freshman, music education.

Shannon Rezac, trumpet, junior, food science and technology.

Gering:

Vanessa Woolsey, tenor saxophone, sophomore, music education.

Grand Island:

Morgan Dennhardt, horn, freshman, music education.

Logan Dickey, percussion, freshman, accounting.

Bryce Hesterman, trombone, senior, music education.

Austin Moran , alto saxophone, junior, mechanical engineering.

Dalton Stout, color guard, sophomore, music education.

Grant:

Callie Meyer, baritone, junior, agronomy.

Greenwood:

Trevor Rolofson, trombone, junior, agribuiness.

Gretna:

Zachary Boyer, Percussion, senior, mechanical engineering.

Sabrina Korth, clarinet, junior, biological sciences.

Mason McCormick, baritone, sophomore, economics.

Jacob Pennisi, percussion, sophomore, undeclared.

Brandon Purintun, trumpet, senior, civil engineering.

Tate Rittenberger, trombone, senior, business and music.

LaRee Emanuel, color guard, sophomore, undeclared.

Hallam:

Taylor Hinds, percussion, sophomore, athletic training.

Elise Trauernicht, trumpet, senior, pre-elementary education.

Hastings:

Matthew Fry, alto saxophone, senior, civil engineering.

Laura Koch, color guard, senior, landscape architecture.

Julia Warrick, clarinet, senior, music education and Spanish.

Hebron:

Benjamin Hintz, trombone, sophomore, biological systems engineering.

Henderson:

Kaitlyn Quiring, trumpet, freshman, marketing.

Hickman:

Michael Siefert, trombone, sophomore, actuarial science.

Hooper:

Dylan Dam, trombone, junior, agricultural education and cooperative education.

Joey Geisler, trombone, sophomore, agronomy.

Tommy Geisler, trumpet, senior, agribusiness.

Elliot Janssen, tenor saxophone, junior, advertising and public relations, and art.

Maggie Swenson, clarinet, sophomore, business administration.

Kearney:

Lauren Falconer, clarinet, freshman, music.

Alexander Woodside, percussion, junior, mathematics & music education.

Isaac Mitchell, tenor saxophone, freshman, music.

Lexington:

Kelli Bomberger, percussion, senior, music education.

Isabel Salas, clarinet, senior, global studies, human rights and human affairs, political science, and women's and gender studies.

Molly Woockman, color guard, junior, nutrition and health sciences, and psychology.

Ross Rogers, baritone, sophomore, pre-elementary education.

Lincoln:

Jason Ahl, Percussion, junior, actuarial science, mathematics and music.

Tom Anderson, tenor saxophone, sophomore, pre-veterinary medicine.

Lena Buckner, baritone, sophomore, pre-elementary education.

Robert Carlson, trombone, senior, mathematics and physics.

Elliot Choi, baritone, sophomore, biological sciences.

Benjamin Coatney, tenor saxophone, junior, music education.

Hannah Coatney, piccolo, senior, communication studies.

Skyler Crowl, trumpet, senior, Spanish.

Shadid De La Rosa Montiel, piccolo, sophomore, biochemistry.

Jacob Denniston, trumpet, senior, German, and global studies and political science.

Brian Edwards, clarinet, junior, business administration.

Zach Felton, horn, freshman, criminology and criminal justice.

Adam Fitzgibbon, trombone, sophomore, computer engineering.

Nathan Free, alto saxophone, junior, music.

Lexis Funk, piccolo, junior, biological sciences and Spanish.

Brenden Gatzemeyer, trumpet, junior, electrical engineering.

Nathan Gatzemeyer, alto saxophone, freshman, engineering.

Sam Gemar, horn, senior, accounting.

Maura Gillan, color guard, sophomore, business administration.

Riley Good, clarinet, sophomore, music education.

Ben Hartzell, clarinet, sophomore, Theatre.

Ben Herbel, trumpet, freshman, undeclared.

Ryan Hildreth, trumpet, senior, economics, finance.

Katherine Hums, clarinet, freshman, music education.

Ashley Joseph, baritone, freshman, music education.

Vanessa Kibbie, tuba, freshman, music education.

Tae-woo Kim, tenor saxophone, senior, nutrition and health sciences.

Jack Kloecker, percussion, sophomore, music education.

Kayla Krueger, drum major, senior, music education.

McKinsey Leaf, color guard, freshman, textiles merchandising and fashion design.

Alexandra Lee, tenor saxophone, freshman, health.

Noah Loos, clarinet, freshman, computer science.

Kristin Mapson, horn, freshman, psychology.

Drue Marr, tenor saxophone, sophomore, psychology.

Taylor Montgomery, alto saxophone, senior, accounting.

Claire Nixon, alto saxophone, freshman, English education.

Adam Oltman, tuba, sophomore, mechanical engineering.

Krista Parks, piccolo, sophomore, music education.

Andrew Peters, trombone, senior, music education.

Jordan Rosenbohm, alto saxophone, junior, mechanical engineering.

Amber Savidge, clarinet, senior, pre-mathematics.

Hanna Savidge, alto saxophone, freshman, elementary education.

Sydney Schaal, color guard, senior, advertising and public relations, communication studies and English.

Brad Scheuler, tenor saxophone, junior, mathematics and management.

Courtney Schneck, trumpet, freshman, health.

Allie Schroeder, piccolo, junior, biological systems engineering.

Devin Schroeder, trumpet, senior, actuarial science.

Caitlin Senne, piccolo, sophomore, interior design.

Nicole Shively, horn, sophomore, music education.

Wyatt Smith, percussion, freshman, undeclared.

Nick Stanley, trumpet, freshman, business administration.

Stacy Storm, clarinet, freshman, undeclared.

Jordyn Stover, alto saxophone, junior, fisheries & wildlife; psychology.

Andrew Thomas, tuba, sophomore, mechanical engineering.

Eric Ullman, trumpet, freshman, mechanical engineering.

Drew Vogel, alto saxophone, freshman, undeclared.

Maxwell Wanser, alto saxophone, freshman, business administration.

Becca Wolf, trombone, senior, nutrition & health sciences.

Hunter Young, trumpet, sophomore, music.

Hans Zander, tuba, junior, music education.

Nick Thompson, tuba, freshman, music education.

Sydney Van Pelt, color guard, senior, biological sciences, business, and humanities in medicine.

Shannon Warrick, horn, freshman, Spanish.

Louisville:

Joel White, trombone, junior, pre-mathematics.

Norfolk:

Jenny Kirkpatrick, piccolo, senior, psychology and Spanish.

Devin Wiebelhaus, tenor saxophone, freshman, broadcasting.

North Platte:

Nathan McGahan, tuba, freshman, undeclared.

Ogallala:

Elijah Elmshaeuser, trumpet, freshman, mechanical engineering.

Omaha:

Erik Anderson, trumpet, freshman, computer science.

Paul Anderson, baritone, freshman, special education.

Abigail Bessmer, trumpet, freshman, elementary education.

Natalie Bialas, piccolo, sophomore, undeclared.

Grant Brown, tuba, freshman, accounting.

Aaron Calderon, clarinet, senior, mathematics, philosophy and physics.

Rob Cook, trombone, junior, music.

Meghan Coughlin , clarinet, junior, theater.

Christopher Davidson, trombone, senior, biomedical engineering and biological systems engineering.

Guinevere Drabik, horn, sophomore, veterinary science.

Elizabeth Drey, piccolo, freshman, chemical engineering.

Evan Eilers, piccolo, sophomore, biochemistry.

Jose Flores, trumpet, junior, environmental studies.

MacKenzie Foster, trumpet, junior, biological sciences.

Joshua Fruge, horn, freshman, music education.

Colleen Hacker, piccolo, sophomore, mechanical engineering.

Jonathan Halvorson, trombone, junior, music education.

Matthew Harald, trombone, junior, music education.

Lindsey Hostetter, color guard, sophomore, global studies.

Scott Irvin, percussion, junior, biochemistry.

Matthew Iverson, trumpet, freshman, undeclared.

Patrick Iverson, piccolo, senior, chemical engineering.

Colleen Jareske, color guard, senior, accounting.

Anna Korensky, color guard, freshman, elementary education and early childhood education.

Jacqueline Kosalka, baritone, junior, horticulture.

Seth Kurfman, trumpet, junior,senior, music technology and physics.

Jordan Leever, percussion, senior, business administration.

Patrick Luddy, drum major, senior, computer engineering.

Claire Lux, clarinet, freshman, music education.

Tara Maulsby, horn, freshman, undeclared.

Megan McKenzie, color guard, senior, communication studies and sociology.

Samuel Mitchell, baritone, junior, computer science.

Andrew Nelson, trumpet, senior, electrical engineering.

Dani Nelson, horn, freshman, athletic training and Spanish.

Cassandra Rathman, piccolo, senior, music education.

Joseph Regan, alto saxophone, sophomore, business administration.

Lindsay Rhodes, color guard, sophomore, health.

Kylie Scheetz, clarinet, senior, accounting and marketing.

Sasha Schneider, piccolo, senior, music education.

Christian Schuerman, tuba, sophomore, music education.

Tyler Schulze, baritone, senior, music education.

Grant Sernett, percussion, sophomore, mechanical engineering.

Morgan Shipley, percussion, freshman, advertising and public relations.

Nicole Smith, color guard, sophomore, geology.

Matthew Smoot, tuba, senior, music education and music technology.

Benjamin Stahr, trombone, junior, mechanical engineering.

Jennifer Stephenson, trumpet, freshman, elementary education.

Jonathan Temple, percussion, freshman, mechanical engineering.

Paul Umshler, percussion, freshman, music.

Derek Vogel, trumpet, sophomore, computer engineering.

Marie Wagner, clarinet, freshman, electrical engineering.

Katherine Wallace, color guard, junior, pre-elementary education and Spanish.

Tyler Walters, trumpet, freshman, undeclared.

Josue Zamorano, baritone, freshman, mechanical engineering.

Jessee Zhang, trombone, freshman, computer science.

Palmrya:

Grace Patton, piccolo, sophomore, pre-veterinary medicine.

Panama:

Carly Brotherson, color guard, sophomore, pre-architecture.

Papillion:

Brady Caverzagie, trumpet, sophomore, biochemistry.

Samantha Epstein, alto saxophone, sophomore, political science.

Kaleb Ethington, alto saxophone, freshman, mechanical engineering.

Megan Feldmann, color guard, freshman, elementary education.

Andrea Kordik, horn, senior, psychology.

Shane Mueller, trumpet, freshman, criminology and criminal justice.

Taylor Price, trumpet, freshman, mechanical engineering.

Hannah Rothermund, color guard, junior, advertising and public relations.

Lisa Ward, trombone, freshman, engineering.

John Bowley, tuba, sophomore, mechanical engineering.

Plattsmouth:

Nathan Hudson, trumpet, junior, music education.

Plymouth:

Megann Freese, clarinet, freshman, business, textiles merchandising and fashion design.

Prague:

Kara Sousek, trumpet, senior, agribusiness and horticulture.

Ralston:

Colin Frye, Percussion, junior, music education.

Roca:

Bryson Anderson, trombone, freshman, undeclared.

Scottsbluff:

Marissa Yonts, clarinet, junior, psychology.

Michael Miller, trumpet, senior, broadcasting.

Seward:

Chase Nissen, horn, sophomore, biological sciences.

Christopher Urkoski, trumpet, sophomore, physics.

Springfield:

Kylie Miller, color guard, sophomore/junior, architectural studies.

Rachel O'Donnell, color guard, senior, coaching, hospitality, restaurant and tour management, and leadership and communication.

Stratton:

Benjamin Fox, clarinet, junior/senior, music & music technology.

Syracuse:

Kaitlyn Watermeier, color guard, junior, hospitality, restaurant and tour management, and leadership and communication.

Uehling:

Grant Uehling, horn, sophomore, mechanized systems management.

Wahoo:

Mitchell Snyder, baritone, senior, computer engineering.

Wausa:

Lauryl Schumacher, color guard, sophomore, education.

Waverly:

Laurel Preuit, color guard, freshman, accounting.

Wayne:

Sawyer Jager, trumpet, senior, computer engineering.

 

York:

Letitia Phan, color guard, senior, veterinary science.

Yutan:

J.T. McLaughlin, baritone, sophomore, music education. 

ARIZONA:

Surprise:

Caitlin Murphy, color guard, senior, dance.

CALIFORNIA:

Irvine:

Brian Mummery, tuba, freshman, economics.

Mountian View:

Scott Johnson, trumpet, junior, business administration

COLORADO:

Julesburg:

Elizabeth Regier, percussion, senior, civil engineering.

GEORGIA:

Duluth:

Justin Mohling, horn, junior, business administration and music.

ILLINOIS:

Antioch:

Ryley Horner, clarinet, junior, music education. 

Arlington Heights:

Thomas Santry, percussion, sophomore, music education.

Bolingbrook:

Kenneth Nance, trumpet, freshman, engineering. 

Dunlap:

Joshua Lundquist, horn, senior, biological sciences and biochemistry.

Lake Villa:

Kaitlyn Rosploch, color guard, junior, forensic science.

Libertyville:

Justin Ronne, horn, junior, music education.

Oswego:

Daniel Thompson, tenor saxophone, junior, music. 

Romeoville:

Keith Jett, trumpet, junior, computer science and music.

St. Charles:

Patrick Szopinski, horn, freshman, geology.

IOWA:

Bettendorf:

Abby Kurth, horn, freshman, music.

Cedar Rapids:

Miranda Finn, piccolo, freshman, art and music.

DeWitt:

Aidan Connolly, baritone, sophomore, undeclared.

Sioux City:

Trevor Gausman, percussion, freshman, mathematics.

KANSAS:

Burrton:

Elizabeth Simoneau, horn, senior, biological sciences. 

Hays: Alex Crowley, trombone, freshman, music education. 

Overland Park:

Grant Moehlenhoff, trumpet, junior, architectural studies and education.

Mary Morrison, piccolo, sophomore, music.

Shawnee:

Tyler Bienhoff, baritone, senior, computer engineering.

Kristalyn Gentry, trumpet, sophomore, undeclared.

Philip Ruo, percussion, sophomore, actuarial science.

MICHIGAN:

Saline:

William Fleener, tuba, freshman, computer engineering.

Trenton:

Jennifer Wynn, tuba, freshman, agricultural engineering.

MINNESOTA:

Circle Pines:

Christina Ensign, trombone, senior, English and music.

Eden Prairie:

Joshua Hoepner, baritone, sophomore, undeclared.

Libby Jundt, trumpet, junior, global studies, human rights and human affairs, and Spanish.

Mapleton:

Betsy Schultz, piccolo, senior, animal science, environmental education, and fisheries and wildlife. 

Maplewood:

Sara Duke, percussion, sophomore, digital humanities, English, French and history.

Oakdale:

Rebecca Horzewski, trumpet, junior, computer engineering.

Plymouth:

Lindi Bechel, piccolo, freshman, undeclared. 

West St. Paul:

Crisanto Dubuc, trombone, sophomore, history, national security studies and political science.

Woodbury:

Noah Spencer, baritone, freshman, music education.

MISSISSIPPI:

Horn Lake:

Caitlyn Bjork, color guard, junior, music education.

MISSOURI:

Kansas City:

Josephine Choi, trombone, freshman, health.

Sydney Paulak, alto saxophone, freshman, civil engineering.

Lee's Summit:

Aaron Ratigan, trombone, senior, mechanical engineering.

Peculiar:

Addie Schwartzman, tenor saxophone, freshman, music.

Platte City:

Spencer Johnson, alto saxophone, sophomore, music education.

David Wilson, trumpet, sophomore, chemical engineering. 

OHIO:

Pickerington:

Drew Arnold, Percussion, sophomore, music.

PENNSYLVANIA:

Hollidaysburg:

Morgan Miller, twirler, junior, textiles merchandizing and fashion design.

York:

Camille Hoover, baritone, freshman, broadcasting and meteorology-climatology.

SOUTH DAKOTA:

Aberdeen:

Dan Hartung, Percussion, sophomore, music.

Ian Whillock, percussion, freshman, music education.

Kyle Anderson, trumpet, sophomore, broadcasting. 

Mitchell:

Autumn Urbigkit, piccolo, freshman, music education.

Rapid City:

Daniel Iverson, trombone, freshman, music.

Sioux Falls:

Ricardo Espino, trumpet, sophomore, music.

Michael Keen, trumpet, senior, music education.

Isaiah Lamb, percussion, junior, psychology.

Sydney Park, clarinet, freshman, business adminisration.

Emily Wagner, percussion, sophomore, electrical engineering.

Jade Thompson, color guard, sophomore, music.

TEXAS:

Austin:

Kyle Hoppner, tuba, junior, chemical engineering. 

Flower Mound:

Paige DeDecker , percussion, sophomore, accounting.

Friendswood:

Shane Rothchild, trombone, junior, mechanical engineering.

North Richland Hills:

John Duke, percussion, freshman, music.

VIRGINIA:

Fairfax:

Jennifer Harazin, clarinet, senior, music education.

Springfield:

Taylor Whitney, piccolo, senior, mathematics, meteorology-climatology and physics.

WASHINGTON:

Bellevue:

Meaghan Pecha, trumpet, freshman, engineering.

WISCONSIN:

Oshkosh:

Hannah Kollmann, twirler, freshman, athletic training.

WYOMING:

Casper:

Sean Eisenhauer, tuba, freshman, biological sciences.