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Outdoor Track and Field 2025: More PBs and Titles!

"Nebraska track and field’s Maddie Harris headlined a group of four Huskers who secured all-america honors on the second day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore.

Two Huskers competed in the javelin as Harris finished fifth and claimed first-team honors, her fourth career all-america award, as she threw 58.36m (191-6).

Kalynn Meyer and Kellyn Kortemeyer finished 17th and 19th respectively in the shot put. Meyer went 16.66m (54-8) to earn honorable-mention honors and claim her third career all-america award. Kortemeyer was named an all-american for the first time, throwing 16.58m (54-4 ¾).

Berlyn Schutz was the lone Husker on the track competing in the 1500m. She ran 4:16.15 for 24th and was named an honorable mention all-american. "

Jenna Rogers concluded her Husker career with eight all-america honors and a third-place high jump finish.

Rogers secured her sixth First-Team All-America honor on Saturday, clearing 1.90m (6-2 ¾)) to place third, her highest-career finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She etched her name in the Husker record book as a five-time Big Ten Champion and an eight-time All-American, while holding the school records in both the indoor and outdoor high jump. "

 
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"Nebraska freshman Jenessa Ruder won the javelin event at the USATF U20 Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Thursday.

Ruder threw 46.31m (151-11) on her second throw to claim the title in the eight-women field. Ruder has a successful freshman campaign as she won the javelin in the Championship division at the Drake Relays, throwing 53.50m (175-6), placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships (49.12m, 161-2) and competed at the NCAA West Prelims, finishing 39th (43.32m, 142-1)."
 

""Nebraska track and field senior Axelina Johansson won the shot put gold medal at the FISU Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany on Tuesday.

Johansson, representing Sweden, threw 60-6 1/2 (18.45m) to earn the top spot on the podium. Johansson is a two-time NCAA champion in the shot put and six-time All-American, as well as the Nebraska school record holder in the event. She placed 10th at the Olympics last summer.

Husker junior Miné De Klerk, representing South Africa, finished in fourth place with a mark of 56-10 1/4 (17.33m). De Klerk is a two-time All-American in the shot put and also competed at the Olympics last year.
 
"Nebraska track and field graduate Tyus Wilson won the gold medal in the high jump at the USATF Outdoor Championships on Sunday in Eugene, Ore.

Wilson was the only high jumper to clear 7-5 1/4 (2.27m), doing so on his third attempt to clinch the title. He outdueled 2024 Olympics silver medalist Shelby McEwen and 2024 Olympian JuVaughn Harrison to win the U.S. national title.

Wilson was a five-time All-American for the Huskers and won the 2025 NCAA Indoor high jump gold medal. He was also the runner-up at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Wilson was a four-time Big Ten champion, sweeping the indoor and outdoor conference titles each of the past two years. He earned two Big Ten Field Athlete of the Year honors. Wilson also excelled in the classroom where he was a two-time Academic All-American."
 
"Nebraska track and field high jumper Tyus Wilson won the gold medal at the NACAC Championships on Sunday in The Bahamas.

Wilson, who won the gold medal at the USATF Outdoor Championships two weeks ago, was victorious again with a mark of 7-4 1/4 (2.24m).

Wilson was a five-time All-American for the Huskers and won the 2025 NCAA Indoor high jump gold medal. He was also the runner-up at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Wilson was a four-time Big Ten champion, sweeping the indoor and outdoor conference titles each of the past two years. He earned two Big Ten Field Athlete of the Year honors. Wilson also excelled in the classroom where he was a two-time Academic All-American.

A native of Sterling, Kan., Wilson will represent the United States at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this September.
Husker junior Dash Sirmon was the runner-up in the javelin with a throw of 252-9 (77.04m). Fellow Husker Keyshawn Strachan, representing Bahamas, was fourth at 251-2 (76.57m). "
 
"Nebraska track and field head coach Justin St. Clair has announced the addition of national champion assistant coach Erik Whitsitt to the Husker coaching staff. Whitsitt will assist St. Clair in coaching the Husker throwers.

Whitsitt joins the staff after spending the last three seasons as the throws coach at Tennessee. He spent the previous 10 seasons at Oregon where he was part of 12 NCAA Championship teams, six each on the men's and women's side.

In his three seasons at Tennessee, Whitsitt guided his throwers to six combined All-America honors in the men's discus, men's javelin, women's hammer, women's weight throw and women's discus. Additionally, he guided Tennessee throwers to freshman records in the men's and women's weight throw, men's javelin and men's discus. This past June, Whitsitt coached Aidan Ifkovits to the USATF U20 hammer gold medal.

At Oregon, Whitsitt coached student-athletes to two individual NCAA titles, 10 Pac-12 titles and six Oregon school records. He guided 34 athletes to NCAA Outdoor Championship appearances. "........
 
"Lincoln - Nebraska track and field put together a strong showing in the season debut, earning event titles in 18 of the 29 events and setting two new school records at the Husker Holiday Open on Friday.

Highlighting the day, Axelina Johansson opened up her senior campaign breaking the school record and Swedish record in the shot put with a mark of 19.72m (64-8 ½) to win the event title.

Dyson Wicker broke a school record of his own, clearing 5.62m (18-5 ¼), earning the men’s pole vault title. Cade Moran won the men’s shot put title, moving up to fifth in school history with a mark of 20.07m (65-10 ¼).

Donna Douglas made a strong debut for Nebraska, winning the all-Husker women’s weight throw with a mark of 19.33m (63-5), followed by Hillevi Carlsson (18.38m, 60-3 ¾), Harshita Sehrawat (18.33m, 60-1 ¾), and Sage Burbach (17.60m, 57-9).

Aspen Fears won the women’s pole vault title, clearing 3.96m (12-11 ¾), and Arina Razina took second with a mark of 3.81m (12-6).

Seth Schnakenberg set a new personal best in the men’s weight throw with a mark of 20.87m (68-5 ¾), earning the event title.

In the women's 300m, Abrielle Artley won the event title, running 39.00. Sakena Massiah made her Husker debut, earning a third-place spot, running a 39.93.

Three Husker men made their program debut in the 300m. Emmanuel Rwotomiya finished second with a time of 34.28.

Elo Blessing Okpah raced as the only Husker in the women’s 60m and took first place with a time of 7.66. Ashriel Dixion also raced solo for the Huskers in the men’s competition and took second with a personal best 6.88.

In the men's 60m hurdles, Brayden Bergkamp won the event, running a personal best 8.18. Kate Campos kicked off her career as a Husker, winning the women's 60m with an 8.52.

Alea Hardie took the women’s mile title, running a new personal best of 4:56.18. Jaylee Wingate came in second, finishing with a 5:02.80. On the men's side, Gabe Nash took the event title, running a 4:15.26. Grant Wasserman came in second with a 4:17.16.

In the men's 600m, sophomore William McDavid won the event with a 1:20.05. On the women’s side in the 400m, Luciana Medina took second, running 58.12."

Ela Velepec hit a new personal best of 1.83m (6-0) to claim the title in the women's high jump. Karsyn Leeing came in second, also clearing 1.83m (6-0). Junior, Luke Noland, from Kearney, Mo., took the long jump title at 7.04m (23-1 ¼).

In the women's 4x400, the Huskers (Sakena Massiah, Abrielle Artley, Kelsie Belquist, Luciana Medina) won the event title with a 3:43.41. The Husker men (Richard Simpson, James Ledbetter, Jacorric Allen, William McDavid) followed that up with another first-place finish in the men’s 4x400 with a time of 3:15.61.

Desire Tonye-Nyemeck took the men's high jump title, with an indoor personal best, clearing 2.14m (7-0 ¼)."
 
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"On Friday at the Husker Holiday Open, Johansson threw for a mark of 19.72m (64’ 8.5”) to shatter her own school record. Notably, this throw set a new Swedish record and an NCAA record.

Johansson was named a Big Ten Preseason Track and Field Athlete to Watch earlier this season. She previously held the shot put school record with a throw of 19.31 (63’ 4.25”) set on March 1, 2025. "
 
"The Huskers had eight top-three finishers, highlighted by event titles from Xavier Bogan in the men’s triple jump and Hencu Lamberts in the men’s shot put.

Bogan made a clean sweep on the weekend, winning the men’s triple jump with a jump of 15.05m (49-4 ½).

Lamberts won the men’s shot put title, throwing a lifetime best of 19.23m (63-1 ¼). Kael Miedema added a podium finish of his own, throwing 17.65m (57-11) to finish third.

In her first collegiate competition, Taysha Stubbs threw the fourth furthest javelin mark in school history (56.34m, 184-10), earning second in the women’s javelin invite. Jana Lowka finished just behind her in third, with a mark of 54.57m (179-0).

Jolina Lange added her name to the school record books as well, throwing 17.30m (56-9 ¼), good for seventh all-time and a second-place finish in the women’s shot put invite.

In the 400mH, James Ledbetter ran a personal best, 50.61 earning a third-place finish.

The women’s 4x100m relay team (Elo Blessing Okpah, Kelsie Belquist, Sakena Massiah and Timeke-Jade Coetzee) finished in third, running 44.77.

Whitney Robinson jumped a personal best 12.83m (42-1 ¼) to finish in fourth in the women’s triple jump.

The men’s 4x400m team (Richard Simpson, James Ledbetter, Xavier Bogan and Michael Buchanan) ran 3:13.52, snubbing a fourth-place finish.

On the women’s side, Sakena Massiah, Abrielle Artley, Whitney Robinson and Ava Alexander claimed a fourth-place finish of their own, running 3:40.75.

"Four Huskers won events on day 1 of competition with Noa Isaia winning hammer throw, Arina Razina and Dyson Wicker winning both pole vault titles and Xavier Bogan winning the men’s long jump.

Isaia started the day off in dominant fashion winning the men’s hammer throw title with a throw of 66.99m (219-9), good for fourth in school history. Seth Schnakenberg (65.80m, 215-10) wasn’t far behind, finishing in second and moving up to sixth all time. Brett Schwartz used a PR of 62.10m (203-9) to finish fourth and Gustav Rydaker (60.92m, 199-10) finished fifth in his first outdoor competition. "

Razina shot up the school record books in the first outdoor meet of the season clearing a personal best 4.32m (14-2) to win the pole vault title and sit in a tie for third all time.

Bogan used a personal best to win the men’s long jump title, jumping 7.77m (25-6). On the women’s side, Timeke-Jade Coetzee (6.08m, 19-11 ½) added a PR of her own, claiming fourth.

Wicker continued his winning ways from the indoor season, clearing 5.52m (18-1 ¾) en route to a men’s pole vault event title. Louis Martinez competed for the first time as a Husker, finishing in second and clearing 5.32m (17-5 ½).

Hillevi Carlsson grabbed a runner-up finish in the women’s hammer throw throwing 58.32m (191-4) and Harshita Sehrawat finished fifth in her first collegiate outdoor action, throwing 56.61m (185-8).

In the men’s discus, Schwartz added another fourth-place finish after throwing 56.39m (185-0) and Kael Miedema followed closely behind with a throw of 54.87m (180-0) to finish fifth.

Kelsie Belquist ran her first collegiate 300m, finishing second and running 36.59. Sakena Massiah ran 37.51, claiming fourth.

On the men’s side, Richard Simpson ran a personal best, 33.75, finishing fifth, and Jacorric Allen added his own PR, running 33.96 to finish sixth. "
 
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"The Nebraska track and field team completed their first home outdoor meet since 2019, winning 17 events.

Husker Spring Kickoff Preview
Date:
Friday, April 3
Venue: Field - Bob Devaney Sports Center Indoor Track; Track - Nebraska Outdoor Track
Start Times: Friday: Field 12 p.m., Track 12:30 p.m.
Teams Competing: Bismarck State, Creighton, Des Moines Community College, Doane, Iowa Western CC, Midland, Missouri – Kansas City, Nebraska, Nebraska – Kearney, Nebraska Wesleyan, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Wayne State

Freshman distance runner Taya Fettig was the first Husker to compete on the new track, winning the women’s 3000m steeplechase with a time of 11:22.95. On the men’s side, Riley Boonstra won the event title, running 10:09.40.

In the women’s 800m, Sydney Drevlow ran 2:12.12 to win the title. Jordan Metzler crossed the line in 2:14.26, claiming third. Tommy Rice and Logan Lebo took the top two spots in the men’s 800m, running 1:55.92 and 1:56.05, respectively.

Amelia Flynt claimed the women’s discus title with a throw of 50.11m (164-5). Jolina Lange finished closely behind in second, throwing 45.63m (149-8) and Lauren St. Peters (43.79m, 143-8) rounded out the top three.

Luciana Medina strided to her first win of the outdoor season, running 57.17 in the women’s 400m race.

The Huskers took the top three spots in the women’s hammer throw with Hillevi Carlsson taking the title with a throw of 57.81m (189-9). Harshita Sehrawat (56.81m, 186-4) and Sage Burbach (53.62m, 175-11) finished second and third, respectively.

Burbach won the women’s shot put title with a mark of 14.92m (48-11 ½). Fellow sophomore, Lauren St. Peters claimed a second-place finish, throwing 14.63m (48-0).

On the men’s side, Kael Miedema won the event title with a throw of 17.79m (58-4 ½). Barrett Wilke (16.92m, 55-6 ¼) added a third-place finish.

Husker sophomore Ava Goetz claimed the women’s high jump title, clearing 1.76m (5-9 ¼). EJ Brown stood second on the high jump podium at her first collegiate outdoor meet with a mark of 1.76m (5-9 ¼). Mason Kooi won the title on the men’s side after clearing 2.11m (6-11).

Dyson Wicker won his second men’s pole vault title of the outdoor season, clearing the bar at 5.65m (18-6 ½). Louis Martinez followed just behind, clearing 5.25m (17-2 ½) for a second-place finish.

Ava Alexander won the women’s triple jump title after jumping 11.35m (37-3) on her second attempt.

In the men’s hammer throw, Seth Schnakenberg claimed the event title after throwing 64.59m (208-7). Freshman Gustav Rydaker claimed second with a throw of 60.80m (199-6).

Brett Schwartz earned the men’s discus title with a throw of 55.90m (183-5). Kael Miedema 53.62m, 175-11) and Hencu Lamberts (48.54m, 159-3) rounded out the top three.

Alea Hardie ran away with the women’s 1500m title crossing the line in 4:33.32.

Nebraska took the women’s 4x400m title, running 3:48.59. The men’s team made it a clean sweep in the event, running 3:17.12.

On the women’s side, Arina Razina finished third in the women’s pole vault after clearing 4.21m (13-9 ¾)."
 
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"The Nebraska track and field team concluded day one of multi-event action at the Spec Towns Invitational highlighted by Luke Noland sitting in fifth in the men's decathlon and Ava Goetz holding a sixth-place position in the women's heptathlon.

Through five completed events in the decathlon, Noland has 3694 points in his first competition of the outdoor season. The sophomore posted a personal best in the high jump, clearing 2.00m (6-6 ¾) to earn second in the event and earned top-five finishes in the 100m (4th-11.06) and long jump (5th-6.87m, 22-6 ½).

Goetz, who ended the day with 3111 points posted a lifetime best in the heptathlon high jump, clearing 1.77m (5-9 ¾) to take first in the event. The Fayetteville, Ark. native also earned PRs in the shot put (10.25m, 33-7 ½) and 100mH (14.69).

Fellow heptathlete Grace Parsons added a personal best of her own in the 100mH, running 14.48. Parsons ended day one in 10th place with 3025 points. "

Keyshawn Strachan capped off day two of competition in dominant fashion by winning the men’s javelin title on his final throw of 78.48m (257-6).

Kelsie Belquist earned a second-place finish in her women’s 400mH debut , running the second-fastest time in school history (55.96). Abrielle Artley added a PR of her own, running 58.74, good for fifth.

Brett Schwartz threw 66.77m (219-0) in the men’s hammer throw to earn second in the event and move into fifth in school history. Seth Schnakenberg improved on his sixth all-time mark, throwing 66.02m (216-7).

On the women’s side, Harhsita Sehrawat claimed a second-place finish with a throw of 59.93m (196-7) and Hillevi Carlsson followed closely behind in third, throwing 59.90m (196-6).

Jana Lowka threw 55.19m (181-1) in the women’s javelin claiming second and moved into eighth in school history.

Luke Noland finished in second in the men’s decathlon with 6,849 points. Noland collected a pair of top-three finishes on the second day of competition including a third-place finish in the 110mH (14.96) and second-place finish in the javelin (49.95m, 163-10).

In the women’s 800m, Luciana Medina grabbed a second-place finish, running 2:15.26. On the men’s side, Logan Lebo ran a personal best, 1:52.01 to claim fourth.

Arina Razina earned her second third-place finish in a row in the women’s pole vault after clearing 4.21m (13-9 ¾).

Ava Goetz added on to her collection of new personal bests from yesterday with 5,192 points in the women’s heptathlon, surpassing her previous best of 4,799. Goetz recorded a PR of 5.97m (19-7) to earn second in the heptathlon long jump.

Grace Parsons added a PR of her own in the heptathlon with 4,966 points and ended the competition with a personal best 800m time of 2:23.23."
 
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The Nebraska track and field teams wrapped up the final day of action at the Spec Towns Invitational claiming two more titles and adding four new top-10 marks.

Karsyn Leeling and Cade Moran were the event winners of the day as they both used personal best marks to claim their titles.

Leeling cleared a career-best 1.89m (6-2 ¼) in her first outdoor meet of the year to win the women’s high jump title. That mark moved the sophomore into a tie for third in school history and is the current NCAA No. 1 mark. Ela Velepec cleared 1.83m (6-0) to finish just behind Leeling in second. EJ Brown cleared a personal best of 1.80m (5-10 ¾) to slot herself into sixth.

Moran tied his personal best en route to winning the men’s shot put title, throwing 19.90m (65-3 ½). Hencu Lamberts used a PR of his own to claim second and move into 10th in school history.

In the men’s high jump, Mason Kooi cleared the bar at 2.20m (7-2 ½) to earn a second-place finish and tie for 10th in school history.

Kelsie Belquist circled the track in 52.41 to claim fourth in the women’s 400m and slot herself at ninth in school history.

Mine De Klerk was the first Husker on the podium on the final day of competition, claiming third in the women’s shot put with a throw of 17.87m (58-7 ½).

In the men’s triple jump, Xavier Bogan used a last jump of 15.07m (49-5 ½) to earn a second-place finish.

Rhianna Phipps jumped 13.09m (42-11 ½) in the women’s triple jump to finish third at her first outdoor competition of the year.

Axelina Johansson threw a lifetime-best 49.88m (163-8) to finish eighth in the women’s discus.

Richard Simpson (46.94) and Logan Lebo (47.34) both ran personal bests in the men’s 400m, finishing seventh and 11th, respectively."
 

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