KYLE KASPERBAUER
Talk about putting your degree to good use. Twelve years after earning a BS in exercise physiology from UNO in exercise physiology, Kyle Kasperbauer earned a CrossFit Games championship in 2017, winning the first-ever Masters Series for men ages 35-39. The championship continued Kasperbauer’s impressive career at the CrossFit games, high-profile competition for a popular fitness method that focuses on functional movement — moving large loads, long distances, quickly. The former All-American running back for the Mavericks has been a mainstay at the CrossFit Games since 2009, most notably earning the title 3rd Fittest Man on Earth in 2012. He is currently one of just four male athletes to have been to the Games six consecutive years. He also has the distinction of being the only CrossFit Games athlete to have stood on the podium as an individual, team and Masters competitor. Kasperbauer, who also earned an MA in sports medicine athletic training from UNO, is helping others do the same as a coach at CrossFit Kinesis in Gretna, Nebraska.