Omaha rower set to gentle torch for forty second annual Cornhusker State Games

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Taryn Smith, 26, is ready to behave as torch lighter for the opening evening of the Cornhusker State Games on Thursday. The occasion will begin at 7 p.m. outdoors Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The forty second Annual Cornhusker State Games runs July 9-19.

Smith, an Omaha native, was the primary American girl to row solo throughout the Atlantic Ocean within the World’s Toughest Row in January, finishing the three,000-mile journey in 46 days, 3 hours and 37 minutes.

This yr’s video games will function greater than 70 sports activities and greater than 8,000 athletes competing throughout Nebraska.

“This is the most wonderful time of the year,” mentioned Dave Minerick, Nebraska Sports Council President. ”It’s the time when the Cornhusker State Games come round, which all the time, as , coincides with the most popular couple of weeks within the calendar yr for Nebraska. But it’s an thrilling time.”

Minerick said a couple of new sports are coming in the shooting and golf categories, however the CSG remains with the same formula they’ve always had.

Hockey ended up having the highest entry number so far in registrations.

“Our hockey tournament, especially in the last four years, has really taken off,” Minerick said. “And it is a regional tournament. And it’s one of the top summer events in the country.

A full list of the events at the Cornhusker State Games can be found below:

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