'WE WANT TO COME OUT ON TOP': UNK HIGH JUMPERS PUSHING EACH OTHER TO NEW HEIGHTS

KEARNEY, Neb., May 19 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney issued the following news release:

By TYLER ELLYSON

UNK Communications

KEARNEY - Nolan Studley didn't hesitate when asked if he wants to beat teammate Luke Brachle in competition.

"Oh yeah," he said with a grin.

Brachle immediately echoed the response.

"We want to beat each other, but not in a super mean way," he added with a laugh. "We want each other to do well, but we also want to come out on top."

That competitive balance - pushing each other while celebrating each other's success - has helped fuel one of the nation's top high jump groups at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Studley and Brachle are among the 11 Lopers headed to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track an...