Assistant NU track coach dies at nationals

[Red Ghost]

Tragic story.  What a shame.

http://www.weddingessentialsmagazine.com/article/20110608/BIGRED/706089791#nu-assistant-dies-at-nationals

The startling news of Mark Colligan’s death Wednesday hit hard for Nebraska’s track and field athletes in Des Moines.

It caused as big of a jolt for Colligan’s colleagues and friends in Nebraska and across the country.

“I can’t even fathom it right now,” said Leann Boerema, the throws coach at Lincoln North Star who competed for Colligan in the early 2000s. “It seems to not be real. He’s a guy that is very talented in what he does. He’s a great leader, motivator, coach, but more important, a great person. It’s going to be difficult for a very long time.”

Colligan, 47, a former Nebraska track and field standout and a throws coach with the Huskers for more than 20 years, died Wednesday while in Des Moines for the NCAA Championships. He was found unresponsive in his hotel room early Wednesday afternoon.

[Red Ghost]

Here is an article about Mark Colligan....he was a great man, a great coach, and a great Cornhusker.  RIP.

http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=205158670

[SUHnami]

Here is an article about Mark Colligan....he was a great man, a great coach, and a great Cornhusker.  RIP.

http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=205158670

Yes he was all those things.  My wife and Mark's wife Jean are good friends.  We saw her at the viewing on Sunday.  She was holding up very well.  She's a strong woman that truly loved her husband and loves her kids.  RIP Mark.  Husker Nation lost a great person last Wednesday.