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Terry Lange has been selected to receive the 2004 Spirit of the Plainsman Award. During his time with Nebraska Wesleyan, Lange contributed for eight years as assistant women’s basketball coach, five years as assistant softball coach, and he currently serves as the director of NWU’s Spirit Squad.
Since he joined the coaching staff in 1996, Lange has shown his love for the students, the student-athletes and the school.
“When he coached here, Terry did work coaches normally don’t do,” Director of Athletics Dr. Ira Zeff said. “He wants to do anything he can to help his teams. Terry loves Nebraska Wesleyan and loves working with students and student-athletes.”
He has helped increase the university’s visibility in the community as well, involving the mascot in numerous off-campus activities, but Lange is most often seen delighting children and spectators at home Nebraska Wesleyan athletic events.
Lange even made history during the 2003 homecoming football game against Dana College. Though he’d been told it couldn’t be done, Lange became the first person to ride a bike off a ramp while wearing the inflatable Prairie Wolf suit. This is but one example of Lange’s “anything for the team” level of dedication, but it illustrates how he truly exemplifies the Spirit of the Plainsman.
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