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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

Coach Dane Tobey

Dane Tobey

Alma Mater: University of Nebraska-Kearney (B.A. 2010)
Experience: 14th Year at UNK


Coaching Career
  • 2012-Present: Nebraska-Kearney (throws)
 
Coaching Highlights
  • Coached 21 All-Americans
  • Coached 1 D2 National Champion
  • Coached D2 Top 10 Performance
  • Coached 52 national qualifiers
  • Coached 7 conference champions
  • Coached 32 conference medalists
  • Coached 8 school-record holders
  • Coached 2 event squads that were ranked #1 in D2 nationally (2019 shot put, 2024 javelin)
  • Coached 44 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