Kearney, Neb. - After a record-breaking fall season, Nebraska-Kearney head football coach Darrell Morris was recently named the Omaha World Herald's 2010 Midlands College Men's Coach of the Year.

In 2009, the Lopers won a school-record 11 games, won its third even RMAC title and won a postseason game for the first time in 29 years. Finally, Morris is now 73-35 in 10 years as leader of the Kearney program.

Non-Division schools in Nebraska submitted nominations and the winner was chosen by a committee of World-Herald staff writers.

Other Kearney State/UNK men's sports head coaches to win this award include wrestling's Marc Bauer (2008), men's basketball's Tom Kropp (2003) and Jerry Heuser (1978 & 1972), track's Charlie Foster (1958) and football's Al Zikmund (1957 & 1964) and Claire Boroff (1977).

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