The NSAA Board of Directors met on November 5, 2025 at the NSAA Office in Lincoln with the following members present:
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m.
1. Moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Items on the Consent Agenda included:
2. Moved to approve a request by Omaha Westside High School to adjust the December Moratorium Dates for Girls Wrestling to accommodate travel to December 23-27. Motion Carried: 8-0
3. Moved to approve Video Review at the NSAA Boys and Girls Wrestling Finals as an NFHS Experiment. Motion Carried: 8-0
4. Krystal Siebrandt and Lucas Post from HBE presented the Audit Report.
5. NSAA Staff Reports included the following informational items:
7. The Board moved to exit Executive Session and return to regular session at 8:53 a.m. Motion Carried: 8-0
8. Moved to approve a waiver of Approved Ruling 3.11.1-3.11.12 for Lincoln Southwest High School's diving coach. Motion Carried: 8-0
9. Moved to authorize the Executive Director to make the proposed hires for the two assistant director positions. Motion Carried: 8-0
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m.
The next meeting of the NSAA Board of Directors will be December 11, 2025 at the Divots Conference Center in Norfolk, Nebraska.
District I - Kara Graham, Lincoln Southeast
District I - Dade McDonald, McCool Junction
District II - Dr. Nick Wemhoff, Fort Calhoun
District II - Thomas Lee, Omaha Westview
District III - Brad Hoesing, Wausa
District IV - Darren Tobey, Broken Bow
District V - Robert Drews, Arapahoe
District VI - Dr. Troy Unzicker, Alliance
Also in attendance: Dr. Zainab Rida, Nebraska Department of Education Liaison; Tom Kerkman, Omaha Westside Activities Director; Andrew Sherman, Lincoln Southwest Activities Director; Lucas Post, HBE; Krystal Siebrandt, HBE. The meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m.
1. Moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Items on the Consent Agenda included:
- Approval of the Agenda as presented
- Approval of the Minutes of the October 16, 2025 Board of Directors meeting
- Approval of the Minutes of the October 29, 2025 Boundary Committee meeting
- Approval of the Financial Statements
- Approval of the following cooperative sponsorships for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years:
- Central City and Centura for Baseball
- Approval of the following cooperative sponsorships for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years
- Rock County and Keya Paha for Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Boys Wrestling, Girls Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, Girls Track and Boys Golf
- Heartland and Hampton for Football
- Omaha Brownell-Talbot and Cornerstone Christian for Football
- Humphrey and Lindsay Academy for Football
- Plainview and Osmond for Football, Boys Basketball and Girls Basketball
- St. Edward and Newman Grove for Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Boys Wrestling, Girls Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Bowling, Girls Bowling, Boys Track and Girls Track
- Emerson-Hubbard and Allen for Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Girls Golf, Boys Wrestling, Girls Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, Girls Track and Boys Golf
- Maywood and Hayes Center for Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, Girls Track and Boys Golf
- Loup City and Arcadia for Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Girls Golf, Boys Wrestling, Girls Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track, Girls Track and Boys Golf
- Ansley and Litchfield for Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Boys Wrestling, Girls Wrestling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Track and Girls Track
2. Moved to approve a request by Omaha Westside High School to adjust the December Moratorium Dates for Girls Wrestling to accommodate travel to December 23-27. Motion Carried: 8-0
3. Moved to approve Video Review at the NSAA Boys and Girls Wrestling Finals as an NFHS Experiment. Motion Carried: 8-0
4. Krystal Siebrandt and Lucas Post from HBE presented the Audit Report.
5. NSAA Staff Reports included the following informational items:
- The NSAA Boys Tennis Championships were a success. Hosting at Woods Tennis Center allowed the Championship to continue as weather forced Class A inside for a while.
- The NSAA Cross Country Championships were a success with record attendance this year.
7. The Board moved to exit Executive Session and return to regular session at 8:53 a.m. Motion Carried: 8-0
8. Moved to approve a waiver of Approved Ruling 3.11.1-3.11.12 for Lincoln Southwest High School's diving coach. Motion Carried: 8-0
9. Moved to authorize the Executive Director to make the proposed hires for the two assistant director positions. Motion Carried: 8-0
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m.
The next meeting of the NSAA Board of Directors will be December 11, 2025 at the Divots Conference Center in Norfolk, Nebraska.
