Two universities use the antelope as their sports symbol.

Kearney State (University of Nebraska at Kearney) calls its teams the "Lopers" for short, while Grand Canyon U shortens "antelopes" to "Lopes."

Kearney State is located in Kearney, Nebraska. It was established in 1903 as the Nebraska State Normal School, and it joined the University of Nebraska system in 1991. http://www.unk.edu/

The Antelope name became associated with the school thanks to the student newspaper. In December of 1910, the staff chose the creature, calling it "the swiftest, most beautiful, and most graceful animal in the western plains." The paper continued, in its first edition, "(Antelope) appeals as a fitting emblem of the school located on the broad prairies of Nebraska, where the antelopes once roamed so freely."

Adopted soon after by the athletic department, the short term of "Lopers" didn’t appear until the 1950’s when the local daily paper, The Kearney Hub, began using the term. The student paper quickly picked up on "Lopers" and the word has stuck ever since.

http://www.lopers.com/Pressbox/whyLopers.htm

Kearney State is an NAIA school. Its colors appear to be blue and gold.

I shall continue with Grand Canyon U another day; I know, I know -- you can hardly stand the wait.