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HUSKERS EARN SIX FLAGS, WILSON JUMPS NCAA-LEADING MARK
"Nebraska track and field combined for
five titles at the Drake Relays on Saturday, while adding an NCAA-leading mark. The Huskers totaled
six total event wins over the weekend in Des Moines, Iowa.
Darius Luff won the highest division of the 110m hurdles with a
personal-best and record-breaking 13.25. On top of breaking his own school record, that time currently
leads the NCAA.
NU swept the
top three spots of the championship division of the
women’s javelin. Mirta Kulisic secured
the title with a 169-3 (51.58m), Eniko Sara finished second with a 162-10 (49.65m) and Emanuela Casadei finished third with a 162-3 (49.45m). In the WACT (World Athletics Continental Tour) shot put, Axelina Johansson claimed runner-up honors with a 58-11 1/2 (17.97m) and Mine De Klerk placed fourth with a 57-6 1/2 (17.54m).
Niko Schultz used a diving finish to seal the
sprint medley relay title after teaming up with Tyrell Pierce, Terrol Wilson and Nick Bryant to clock a 3:17.26. The women (Bariborve Deebom, Arianna Walker, Meghan Walker, Berlyn Schutz) finished second in a
school record time of 3:48.54. The men’s 4x400m relay (Pierce, Garrett Kaalund, Schultz, Bryant) went down to the wire, but finished in second place with a 3:03.31. That time is
tied for third in school history.
Dash Sirmon
won the men’s championship javelin with a 242-8 (73.97m), while Tyler Brown placed third with a 211-8 (64.53m). Henry Zimmerman went 221-6 (67.52m) on his final hammer throw attempt to finish third in the championship division. In the university division, Josh Marcy went 197-9 (60.27m) to place eighth and Max Herman threw 196-3 (59.82m) to finish ninth. Hillevi Carlsson bettered her mark that’s No. 2 all-time with a
personal-best 207-6 (63.25m) in the hammer throw. She took fifth in the championship division, while Cammy Garabian placed eighth with a 195-2 (59.50m).
Brooklyn Miller captured a flag in the
high jump, winning with a height of 5-8 (1.73m).
Johanna Ilves clocked a
personal-best 13.45 in the
100m hurdles final to claim fourth. That improved upon her No. 9 all-time mark. Brithton Senior added a fourth-place finish in the 110m hurdles final with a time of 13.82.
Lishanna Ilves used a 20-6 ¼ (6.25m) to
take second in the championship division of the
women’s long jump, while Ashley McElmurry finished fourth with a 19-9 ½ (6.03m). Micaylon Moore jumped 23-4 ¾ (7.13m) in the championship division of the men’s long jump to take sixth.
The Husker women (Bariborve Deebom, LaQwasia Stepney, J. Ilves, Rebecca Pecora) placed third in the
shuttle hurdles with a time of 57.84. In the 4x100m relay, Ashley McElmurry, Arianna Walker, L. Ilves and J. Ilves teamed up to finish sixth with a 46.18."
"Amelia Flynt captured two white flags on the day, while Tyus Wilson posted a
high jump mark that's tied for
first in the country.
After Friday night’s big 7-5 (2.26m) in the high jump,
Wilson leaped to a tie for first in the NCAA. That mark won the title and moved Wilson up to fifth in school history. It also came near breaking the Drake Relays high jump record. Reid Nelson cleared 6-11 (2.11m) in the university section of the men’s high jump to take fourth.
Flynt and Kellyn Kortemeyer went 1-2 in the open section of the
discus, each putting up a
personal-best mark. Flynt threw for 177-2 (54.01m), moving to No. 10 all-time and Kortemeyer went 164-4 (50.09m). Flynt brought in
another title in the championship division of the shot put, going 54-11 1/4 (16.74m) on her fifth throw. Kalynn Meyer added a third-place finish with a 52-11 1/2 (16.14m). In the university division of the shot put, Kortemeyer went on to get her own flag,
winning with a 49-11 1/4 (15.22m). Meyer pitched in a third-place finish in the championship section of the discus, throwing 188-11 (57.58m).
In the
men’s discus, the Big Red put three in the top five. Brett Schwartz posted a
personal-best 191-0 (58.22m) to take third, Cade Moran threw 183-7 (55.97m) to finish fourth and Tyler Brown went 183-3 (55.85m) to take fifth. Kevin Shubert
placed second in the championship division of the shot put with a 63-2 1/4 (19.26m) on his first attempt. Cade Moran took fifth with a distance of 58-10 (17.93m).
Niko Schultz captured his flag in the men’s
800m, running a 1:48.46 to win the race. Bariborve Deebom went a
personal-best 20-4 1/4 (6.20m) in the long jump to win the title on her third jump.
In the
pole vault, Jessica Gardner matched her
personal-best height to finish second with a 13-8 1/4 (4.17m). Kylie Clark soared over a
personal-best mark to tie for third with a 13-4 1/4 (4.07m). Lotavia Brown recorded a 40-10 1/4 (12.45m) in the championship division of the triple jump to grab fifth.
Berlyn Schutz cruised to a 4:18.37 in the 1500m to
take second. Abrielle Artley covered the track in a
personal-best 1:00.02 to finish sixth in the 400m hurdles. Joseph Clifford added a
personal-best 52.20 in the men’s 400m hurdles to take fourth. Meghan Walker crossed the line at 55.60 in the women’s 400m to place 11th. Tyrell Pierce ran a 47.75 to come in at seventh."
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