CONTRACT.pdf

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY

ATHLETIC EVENT AGREEMENT

This Agreement sets forth the terms between the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, a public body corporate, for and on behalf of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics of the University of Nebraska at Kearney having an address at 2504 9th Avenue, Kearney, Nebraska 68849 (the “University of Nebraska”) and the Visiting Team, individually or collectively referred to herein as “Party” or “Parties”, describes the arrangements for the intercollegiate athletic contest(s) between the Parties’ respective teams described herein. Any notice to either party shall be in writing and shall be served in person, by electronic mail, or by certified mail, addressed to the individuals listed below.

AGREEMENT REFERENCE NUMBER: _______________ VENDOR NUMBER: _________

MAXIMUM CONTRACT TOTAL TERM START DATE TERM END DATE

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VISITING TEAM LEGAL NAME:

VISITING TEAM INFORMATION

Contact:

Address:

City, State, Zip:

Phone:

Email:

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT INFORMATION UNIVERSITY BUSINESS OFFICE INFORMATION

Contact: Emily Ridgeway Contact: Michael Christen

Address: 2501 15th Avenue Address: 2504 9th Avenue

City, State, Zip: Kearney, Nebraska 68849 City, State, Zip: Kearney, Nebraska 68849

Phone: (402) 270-1635 Phone: (308) 865-8448

Email: ridgewayea@unk.edu Email: contracts@unk.edu

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA ATHLETICS APPROVAL

Director of Athletics Head Coach

SOURCES OF UNIVERSITY FUNDING

COST OBJECT NAME

COST OBJECT

NUMBER

COMMITTED

BUDGET

RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL APPROVAL SIGNATURE

ACCEPTED BY:

VISITING TEAM

THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY

OF NEBRASKA (THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)

Signature: Signature:

Printed Name:

Printed Name:

Printed Name: Title: Title:

Date: Date:

The above signed represents that they are a representative authorized to sign on behalf of the

Visiting Team and to enter into this Agreement. Upon completion of this Agreement, there may be additional documentation, including tax forms, which will need to be completed to ensure proper and timely payment to the Visiting Team for the arrangements stated here within.

I affirm that I am authorized to sign on behalf of “The University of Nebraska” pursuant to the bylaws of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Executive Memorandum No. 14 and other respective campus policies. Any person signing a University contract without proper authorization may be subject to disciplinary action, including dismissal.

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Men's Basketball

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Natalie Hagan

Matt Hiebert matt.hiebert@hesston.edu

5377120300

12/13/2025

Hesston College

325 S College Dr

620-327-8302

Head Men's Basketball Coach

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Matt Hiebert

249043

09/02/2025 | 16:58 CDT

Scott A. Benson interim Vice Chancellor for Business & Finance

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1. CONTEST(S):

Sport: __________________________________

Venue/City: __________________________________

Date/Time: __________________________________

2. FINANCIAL AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS (if not applicable please indicate “n/a”):

Cash Guarantee: $_______________________

Additional Considerations:

3. OFFICIALS AND GAME EXPENSES: The University of Nebraska shall assume management of the event and pay the expenses thereof, including the official’s fees, but not including the expenses of Visiting Team unless otherwise stated herein.

Officials will be arranged by the University of Nebraska.

4. CANCELLATION, FORFEITURE, NON-APPEARANCE: The Parties agree that if a Party’s team cancels, forfeits or fails to appears for a contest, actual damages would be difficult to calculate, therefore, the Party whose team cancels, forfeits or fails to appear shall pay the other liquidated damages in the amount of $ _____________ unless such cancellation, forfeiture or failure to appear is by mutual consent and confirmed in writing and executed by authorized representatives of both Parties, or is caused by conditions beyond the Party’s control (an “Event of Force Majeure”), including but not limited to Acts of God, including fire, flood or water damage; elements of nature, including blizzard, tornados, lightning storms and adverse and inclement weather; outbreak, escalation or credible threat of hostilities, including war, riots or terrorism; labor disputes;

contamination or destruction from any nuclear, chemical, or biological event; failures of facilities and/or essential services, including lighting and telecommunications systems; directive of athletic conference or National Collegiate Athletic Association

(“NCAA”) authority; state and local orders and directives; and reasonably anticipated or actual health emergencies including an outbreak of serious life-threatening contagious disease or health crisis, epidemic and pandemic.

A Party asserting an Event of Force Majeure hereunder (“Affected Party”) will give reasonable notice to the other Party of an

Event of Force Majeure upon it being foreseen by, or becoming known to, the Affected Party. There shall be no obligation by either Party to reschedule the athletic contest.

As of the signing of this Agreement, the COVID-19 pandemic is occurring. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the COVID-

19 pandemic is an event beyond the reasonable control of the parties as are directives issued by governing bodies, including the

NCAA, relating to the holding of competitions, conference scheduling requirements, travel restrictions and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

5. GOVERNANCE AND ELIGIBILITY: The said contest shall be played under the rules of the National Collegiate Athletics

Association (“NCAA”). It is agreed that in the event the rules and regulations of the NCAA are amended, modified, or changed in any manner so as to make the terms of this Agreement to be in conflict with the subsequently changed rules or regulations, then the terms of this Agreement are to be considered amended so as the terms shall not be in conflict but in accord with such rules and regulations.

6. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This is the entire Agreement of the Parties, and may contain handwritten amendments, which are only valid if initialed by an authorized representative of both Parties.

7. TELEVISION: Any telecast or distribution (live or delayed, whole or condensed, including highlights) via any and all forms of media and methods of distribution and of distribution technology to University of Nebraska home games and certain games played at neutral sites, when applicable, will be coordinated in advance by the Visiting Team with the University of Nebraska

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Health and Sports Center, Kearney, NE

Men's Basketball

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University of Nebraska (and its conference) to use (and to authorize each entity effecting or facilitating the Contest’s broadcast to use) the trademarks and logos of the Visiting Team and the names and likenesses of the Visiting Team’s individual players, participants and coaches to promote and publicize such game and the participating teams and institutions, provided that such trademarks, logos, names and likenesses must not be used as an endorsement of any product or service or in any manner prohibited by applicable NCAA rules and regulations.

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