nebraska’s all-time results
Karen Balke
1975-76
The first head coach in Nebraska
women’s gymnastics history,
Karen Balke guided the Huskers to
a 9-12 regular-season record and a
2-9 postseason record during the
1975-76 regular season. Despite a
fifth-place finish at the conference
meet, the Huskers earned a berth
to the AIAW Region 6 meet by
averaging 79.54 points in their
best three meets.
Iowa
84.75 L
Bemidji State
77.20 W
Central Missouri State 15.87 W
Note: To qualify for the regional meet, a team needed to average
76 points in three meets.
1976
Regular Season: 9-12 • Postseason: 2-9
Date NU
Opponent
Score
W/L
Central Missouri State 77.42 W
at Emporia State
73.11 W
Wichita State
61.41 W
1/17 70.61 at South Dakota State 84.15
L
Grandview
96.02
L
Augustana
18.86 W
1/24 73.65 Drake
18.25 W
Augustana
13.25 W
1/31 71.45 at Iowa State Invite
(4th)
at Iowa State
96.65
L
St. Cloud State
80.95
L
Mankato State
74.25
L
Wichita State
57.45 W
2/7 64.10 Iowa
61.65 W
Oklahoma State
54.10 W
2/14 68.14 vs. Kansas
84.62
L
at Washburn
71.56
L
2/20 79.20 at Big Eight Championships
(5th )
at Colorado
99.15
L
Iowa State
95.80
L
Kansas
84.55 L
Oklahoma State
80.25
L
2/27 63.25 at South Dakota State 73.25
L
3/11 78.28 at AIAW Region 6 Meet
(10th)
SW Missouri State
108.28
L
Grandview (Iowa)
105.29
L
Minnesota
99.16
L
Iowa State
96.79
L
Gustavus Adolphus
93.69
L
Kansas
88.78 L
Mankato State
87.43
L
at South Dakota State 87.37
L
Judy Schalk
Judy Schalk took over the
head coaching reins following
Nebraska's first season of varsity
competition in 1976 and led the
Huskers for seven seasons. She
compiled an overall record of
173-121 and a regular-season
record of 136-65 at Nebraska.
Schalk's teams captured five
conference championships and
qualified for nationals four times.
1976-83
1977
Regular Season: 14-4 • Postseason: 4-3
Date NU
Opponent
Score
W/L
12/4 118.30 at South Dakota State 107.95 W
Bemidji State
105.65 W
12/11 119.70 Drake
119.50 W
1/21 119.50 Kansas
75.30 W
Chadron State
34.10 W
1/29 116.75 at Iowa State
123.95
L
Drake
105.20 W
Wichita State
90.20 W
1/31 118.50 Grandview
131.20
L
2/5
124.55 NW Missouri State Invite
(1st)
at NW Missouri State N/A W
Emporia State N/A W
Arkansas N/A W
2/10 116.20 at Big Eight Championships
(2nd)
at Iowa State
123.05
L
Kansas
113.10 W
Oklahoma State
104.85 W
2/17 124.40 SW Missouri State
134.15
L
2/24 130.28 Nebraska State Meet
(1st)
Chadron State
37.38 W
3/4
129.95 South Dakota State
113.30 W
3/10 127.70 AIAW Region 6 Meet
(4th)
(hosted by Nebraska)
SW Missouri State
142.20
L
Grandview
136.85 L
Iowa
128.50 L
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Minnesota
126.50 W
Iowa State
124.05 W
South Dakota State
105.75 W
Minot State
83.75 W
Note: The top team at the region meet qualified for the national
championship, provided it scored at least a 134. Any other team
that scored 134 or better could earn an at-large berth.
1978
Regular Season: 21-8 • Postseason: 7-2
Date NU
Opponent
Score
W/L
11/5 123.75 at Minnesota
125.80
L
12/3 130.75
Nebraska Quadrangular
(1st)
Minnesota
119.25 W
Oklahoma State
117.20 W
South Dakota State
95.60 W
1/9
130.05 at Rocky Mountain Open
(2nd)
Utah State
131.65
L
Northern Colorado
124.80 W
New Mexico
122.80 W
Denver
121.55 W
Air Force
116.65 W
at Colorado State
115.65 W
Eastern Montana
102.30 W
Southern Colorado
99.60 W
1/14 98.25 Iowa State
124.25
L
1/20 121.60 at Drake
130.80
L
Wichita State
120.80 W
1/21 123.60 at Kansas
108.60 W
1/28 130.20 Windy City Invite
(2nd)
at Illinois-Chicago
132.10
L
Wisconsin-LaCrosse 121.40 W
2/4
135.90 Wichita State
118.75 W
2/11 133.10 vs. Southern Illinois
138.15
L
Grandview
136.65
L
at Drake
128.90 W
2/17 130.75 Eight Championships
Big
(1st)
(hosted by Nebraska)
Colorado
129.15 W
Iowa State
117.35 W
Oklahoma State
114.10 W
Kansas
110.60 W
2/24 132.75 at Colorado
138.05
L
Denver
131.95 W
2/25 126.55 at Colorado State
123.25 W
3/10 135.50 at Region 6 Meet
(3rd)
at SW Missouri State 147.45
L
Grandview
136.25 L
Minnesota
131.00 W
Wichita State
127.65 W
Iowa State
127.65 W
Drake
126.05 W
Iowa
115.30 W
Gustavus Adolphus
112.00 W
SE Missouri State
103.75 W
1979
The 1979 team was the first to earn a national championship berth and produced Nebraska’s first All-Americans. The team tied for 11th with
LSU, led by Patty Carmichael-Gerard (front right) and Renee Reisdorff (second from the right).
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74
Regular Season: 20-10-2 • Postseason: 9-11-1
Date NU
Opponent
Score
W/L
11/18 123.10 Minnesota
123.10 T
11/24 117.60 Midwest Open
(4th)
LSU
128.60 L
Illinois-Chicago 124.75 L
Indiana State
121.25
L
12/2 122.25 Oklahoma State
126.82
L
South Dakota State
76.50 W
12/8 123.65 at Rocky Mountain Open
(6th)
Northern Colorado
128.15
L
Ohio State
127.90
L
Arizona State
126.65
L
Utah State
126.00
L
Denver
124.95 L
at Colorado State
122.30 W
Colorado
118.80 W
Air Force
110.70 W
1/20 128.75 at SW Missouri State 132.75
L
Wichita State
120.35 W
1/27 129.65 at Windy City Open
(1st)
Michigan
126.30 W
at Illinois-Chicago
123.90 W
Iowa State
123.20 W
Central Michigan
116.65 W
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