Dane Tobey

University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

Alma Mater: University of Nebraska-Kearney (B.A. 2010)
Experience: 15th Year at UNK

Coaching Career

Coaching Highlights

Coached 21 All-Americans
Coached 2 D2 National Champions
Coached 1 USATF Championships qualifier
Coached 2nd ranked women's hammer thrower in D2 history
Coached 57 national qualifiers
Coached 8 conference champions
Coached 33 conference medalists
Coached 8 school-record holders
Coached 3 event squads that were ranked #1 in D2 nationally (2019 shot put, 2024 javelin)
Coached 1 CSC (College Sports Communicators) Academic All-American
Coached 53 USTFCCCA All-Academic award winners

Throwing Career Highlights

Won D2 national title (shot put)
Earned 8 individual All-American awards (most in UNK history, all Top-4 finishes)
Named D2 field event athlete-of-the-year
Competed in USATF Outdoor Championships (2010, shot put)
Established 3 UNK school records
USTFCCCA All-Academic award winner
Led UNK to programs first RMAC outdoor championships by scoring in all 4 throwing events

Personal

Married to Jessi (Vasquez) Tobey
Coaches his children, Traxton, Blakely, Cooper, Landri and Ripken in a variety of youth sports
Coached the Kearney Little League baseball team to 3 consecutive state championships
Graduated from Utica-Centennial H.S. in Nebraska