20 Huskers named 2023 homecoming royalty finalists

The 2023 homecoming royalty finalists are: (back row, from left) Phoenix Sadd, Sam Spethman, Cordell Vrbka, Preston Kotik, Dylan Anderson, Grant Auman, Jayven Brandt, Samuel Phillips, Paul Owens and Paul Pechous; (front row, from left) Bridget Peterkin, Whitney Schwisow, Rachel Morros, Ritsa Giannakas, Madison Stracke, Nyarial Nyoak, Megan Snow, Isha Kishore, Lydia Storm and Hannah-Kate Kinney.

Twenty senior students have been selected as University of Nebraska–Lincoln homecoming royalty finalists.

The royalty winners will be elected by the student body in an online vote Oct. 25 and 26. They will be crowned Oct. 28 at halftime of the Nebraska vs. Purdue football game, which kicks off at 2:30 p.m. in Memorial Stadium.

Students named to homecoming royalty are listed below by hometown, with their academic major(s) and parents’ names.

Nebraska

Beatrice: Whitney Schwisow, actuarial science, Roy and Rebecca Schwisow.
Elkhorn: Paul Pechous, special education (7-12) and political science, Don and Nicki Pechous.
Harvard: Phoenix Sadd, marketing, Summer Sadd.
Hooper: Preston Kotik, biochemistry and political science, Michael and Haley Kotik.
Kearney: Jayven Brandt, social science (7-12), Mindy Spivey.
Lincoln: Ritsa Giannakas, political science and economics, Dinos Giannakas and Tala Awada; Sam Spethman, political science and communication studies, Matt and Michelle Spethman.
Malcolm: Cordell Vrbka, pre-veterinary medicine, and fisheries and wildlife, Jake and Becky Vrbka.
Omaha: Dylan Anderson, management, Rob and Lori Anderson; Hannah-Kate Kinney, journalism, advertising and public relations, and broadcasting, Jon and Jane Kinney; Isha Kishore, finance and Clifton management, Latha Kishore and Kishore Viswanathan; Nyarial Nyoak, political science, Koang Nyoak and Elizabeth Reath; Paul Owens, mechanical engineering, Daniel and Jeanette Owens; Bridget Peterkin, computer science, Fred and Kristina Peterkin; Megan-Francis Snow, fisheries and wildlife, Joseph and Patricia Snow.
Stuart: Madison Stracke, agricultural education, Mike and the late Jenny Stracke.

Elsewhere in the U.S.

Los Angeles, California: Samuel Phillips, hospitality, restaurant and tourism management, Joseph and Nicole Phillips.
Mission Viejo, California: Rachel Morros, elementary education, Mark Morros and Carolyn Cohn-Morros.
Lawrence, Kansas: Lydia Storm, biochemistry, Christopher and Amanda Storm.
Overland Park, Kansas: Grant Auman, economics and political science, Jeff Auman and Allie Cleek.