September 23, 2026

20 Huskers named 2026 homecoming royalty finalists

Twenty Husker students — 10 men and 10 women — pose for a group photo on the stairs leading up to the south entrance of the Nebraska Union. The men are wearing black suits, with white dress shirts and red ties. The women are wearing red blazers over black dresses.
Liz McCue | University Communication and Marketing

Liz McCue | University Communication and Marketing
The 2026 homecoming royalty finalists are: (back row, from left) Miles Wirth, Eswar Ramamurthy, Caleb Most, Carson Reznicek, Davis Farley and Karter Otte; (middle row, from left) Jack Maloney, Tatum Terwilliger, Sophia Harding, Bradie Johnson, Charli Coil, Taylor Streich and Kyler Evans; (front row, from left) Sam Mullin, Ella Medina, Bethany Thimjon, Halle Settles, Hannah Miller, Emily Frech and Caleb Burnside.

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 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.