Homecoming Royalty

2026 Finalists

Caleb Burnside

Hometown: Stapleton, Nebraska

Major: Agribusiness 

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Charli Coil

Hometown: Hastings, Nebraska

Major: Management

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Kyler Evans

Hometown: Elkhorn, Nebraska

Major: Finance

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Davis Farley

Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska

Major: Forensic Science 

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Emily Frech

Hometown: Erie, Colorado

Majors: Marketing and Management

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Sophia Harding

Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska

Majors: Computer Science and Graphic Design

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Bradie Johnson

Hometown: South Sioux City, Nebraska

Major: Secondary Education

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Jack Maloney

Hometown: Papillion, Nebraska

Majors: Economics and Finance

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Ella Medina

Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska

Major: Speech-Language Pathology

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Hannah Miller

Hometown: Shickley, Nebraska

Majors: Elementary Education and Special Education (K-6)

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Caleb Most

Hometown: Ogallala, Nebraska

Major: Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication 

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Sam Mullin

Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska

Majors: Economics, Management and Finance 

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Karter Otte

Hometown: Orchard, Nebraska

Major: Agribusiness

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Eswar Ramamurthy

Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska

Major: Biochemistry

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Carson Reznicek

Hometown: Waverly, Iowa

Major: Data Science

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Halle Settles

Hometown: Papillion, Nebraska

Major: Psychology

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Taylor Streich

Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska

Major: Management

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Tatum Terwilliger

Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska

Major: Biological Systems Engineering

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Bethany Thimjon

Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska

Major: Management

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Miles Wirth

Hometown: Stockton, Missouri

Majors: Finance and Economics

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Past Winners

2025 Royalty

2025 Royalty

Homecoming royalty winners Caden Connelly, Claire Kelly, and Ava Hollingsworth pose for a photograph during halftime of the Nebraska-Michigan State football game on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Seniors Caden Connelly (from left), Claire Kelley and Ava Hollingsworth were crowned homecoming royalty during halftime of the Nebraska-Michigan State football game October 4, 2025.

2024 Royalty 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]

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 Winners

2023 Royalty

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. (photo by Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing)

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.