2025 Finalists
Caden Connelly
Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska
Major: Fisheries and Wildlife
Tom Dey
Hometown: Wheaton, Illinois
Majors: Marketing and Sales
Laila Doyle
Hometown: Edmond, Oklahoma
Major: Nutrition and Health Sciences
Jonathan Drueke
Hometown: Elkhorn, Nebraska
Major: Secondary Education: Social Science
Anna Hadan
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Max Hamill
Hometown: Sheldon, Iowa
Majors: Biological Sciences & Entrepreneurship
Ava Hollingsworth
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Majors: Accounting, Finance and Management
Eric Jacob
Hometown: Parker, Colorado
Majors: Business Law and Economics
Claire Kelly
Hometown: Grand Island, Nebraska
Major: Elementary Education
Dylan Kluthe
Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska
Major: Supply Chain Management
Emma Lindsey
Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota
Major: Child, Youth & Family Studies (Inclusive Early Childhood Education)
Ella Mitchell
Hometown: Aurora, Nebraska
Majora: Psychology, Women's and Gender Studies
Allan Muinov
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Majors: Economics and Data Science
Brittani Perez
Hometown: Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Majors: English and Criminology/Criminal Justice
Nathan Ray
Hometown: Elkhorn, Nebraska
Major: Supply Chain Management
Nikoleta Skoufis
Hometown: Papillion, Nebraska
Major: Management
Jaidy Suarez
Hometown: Roca, Nebraska
Majors: Biology and Psychology
Jenna Wakefield
Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska
Majors: Biochemistry and Mathematics
Josh Warner
Hometown: Salina, Kansas
Majors: Sports Media and Communication and Advertising and Public Relations
Jacob Zitek
Hometown: Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Majors: Mechanical Engineering
Past Winners
2024 Royalty
![Seniors Emmerson Putnam (left) and Jamie Smith were crowned homecoming royalty during halftime of the Nebraska-Rutgers football game Oct. 5. [Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing]](/sites/unl.edu.university-communication.homecoming/files/styles/16_9_960x540/public/media/image/20241005-royaltycrowned-nt.jpg?itok=7sPmZRD0)
Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing
Seniors Emmerson Putnam (left) and Jamie Smith were crowned homecoming royalty during halftime of the Nebraska-Rutgers football game October 5, 2024.
2023 Royalty
Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing
Newly crowned homecoming royalty Hannah-Kate Kinney (second from left) and Preston Kotik (third from left) are joined by Chancellor Rodney Bennett (right) and his wife, Temple (left), during the halftime ceremony.