Harding named 2026 homecoming royalty finalist

September 29, 2026

The 2026 homecoming royalty finalists.
The 2026 homecoming royalty finalists.

Twenty senior students, including computer science major Sophia Harding, 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 Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. They will be crowned Oct. 3 at halftime of the Nebraska-Maryland football game, which kicks off at 3 p.m. in Memorial Stadium.

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

Nebraska

Elkhorn:

  • Kyler Evans, finance, Matt Evans and Tiffany Howieler.

Hastings:

  • Charli Coil, management, Randy and Beth Coil.

Lincoln:

  • Ella Medina, speech-language pathology, Scott and Angela Medina.
  • Eswar Ramamurthy, biochemistry, Byrav Ramamurthy and Bhuvana Gopal.
  • Taylor Streich, management, Chad and Anne Streich.
  • Tatum Terwilliger, biological systems engineering, Ryan and Judy Terwilliger.

Ogallala:

  • Caleb Most, agricultural leadership, education and communication, Sam and Jody Most.

Omaha:

  • Davis Farley, forensic science, Michael and Paula Farley.
  • Sophia Harding, computer science and graphic design, Matthew and Kari Harding.
  • Sam Mullin, economics, management and finance, Jim and Marla Mullin.
  • Bethany Thimjon, management (Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management), Todd and Jill Thimjon.

Orchard:

  • Karter Otte, agribusiness, Kirk Otte and Shannon Stelling.

Papillion:

  • Jack Maloney, economics and finance, Marny Maloney.
  • Halle Settles, psychology, Sam and Kati Settles.

Shickley:

  • Hannah Miller, elementary education and special education (K-6), Dan and Sarah Miller.

South Sioux City:

  • Bradie Johnson, secondary education, Brett Padgett and Stacie Johnson.

Stapleton:

  • Caleb Burnside, agribusiness, Rich and Polly Burnside.

Elsewhere in the U.S.

Erie, Colorado:

  • Emily Frech, marketing and management, Mike and Sue Frech.

Waverly, Iowa:

  • Carson Reznicek, data science, David and Karla Reznicek.

Stockton, Missouri:

  • Miles Wirth, finance and economics, Mike and Sarah Wirth.

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