22 Nebraskaland • October 2025
The Circle
The scene was a familiar one in
Nebraska each fall. On this day in Otoe
County, the line of upland hunters
clad in orange with guns in hand
consisted of Jordy; her dad, Dave; two
of her brothers, Hayden and Broden;
and her soon-to-be husband, Trey
Frahm.
In front of the group, Dave's Labrador
retriever, Jessie, weaved left and right
across the line, a dog well-versed in
his job of flushing birds. Meanwhile,
Jordy's black Lab, Remi, had to be
ushered back to her job more than
once.
"J, if you're not going to work this
dog," Dave called out, "we're going to
have to get her with grandpa."
Jordy didn't respond. How could
she? As one of Nebraska's most
popular athletes, downtime for other
pursuits — even dog training — is
nearly nonexistent.
Two summers ago, when Jordy
announced her return to Nebraska, the
decision was reported by every major
sporting news outlet in the country.
Since then, she's become a folk hero of
sorts. While she has continued to field
countless interviews from the likes
of ESPN, Sports Illustrated and other
titans of sports media, she would
also show up at a local Sunday night
Fellowship of Christian Athletes event
in places like Gretna to talk about her
relationship with God.
One might think the 23-year-old
carries a little weight on her shoulders.
But in that pheasant field that
day, while walking through a patch
of standing milo, the only weights
she carried were the semi-automatic
shotgun in her hands, and the thought
When Jordy is with her family, like during this upland hunt, she is in
full relaxation mode.
