ZIMMERMAN BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD GRADUATE CLASSIC DAY ONE
Zimmerman Breaks School Record Graduate Classic Day One
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"Nebraska track and field opened its season on Friday for the first day of the Graduate Classic. Henry Zimmerman highlighted the day at the Devaney Center Indoor Track, breaking a school record and recording the best weight throw mark in the nation this season. Zimmerman threw a 73-06 (22.40m) on his second attempt to take over the No. 1 spot in the record book, before topping that in his final try with a 73-06.75 (22.42m).
Max Herman took third in the men’s weight throw with a mark of 64-09.25 (19.74m) in his first collegiate throw. Cade Moran (62-06, 19.05m) and Seth Schnackenberg (59-03, 18.06m) completed the Huskers in the top five, placing fourth and fifth.
Cammy Garabian cracked the all-time list in her Husker debut, throwing for 65-0 1/2 (19.82m) in the women’s weight throw to win the event. Hillevi Carlsson (61-0, 18.59m) and Ariel Ammentorp (60-6, 18.44m) made it an all Big Red top three, placing second and third.
Jessica Gardner cleared 13-01 1/2 (4.00m) in the women’s pole vault to take the title, while Kylie Clark finished fifth with a 12-1 1/2 (3.70m).
Till Steinforth won the men’s pole vault with a clearance of 16-06 3/4 (5.05m), while Kolby Heinerikson (15-00, 4.65m) placed fourth and Nick Loibl (14-09, 4.50m) took fifth.
In the long jump, Rebecca Pecora finished first during her first time competing for Nebraska, leaping 19-03 1/2 (5.88m). Ashley McElmurry was runner-up, jumping 18-11 1/4 (5.77m)."
"Nebraska track and field completed the Graduate Classic on Saturday at the Devaney Center Indoor Track, climbing the all-time list in three events and accomplishing five marks that rank in the top five of the NCAA.
Jenna Rogers cleared 6-02.75 (1.90m) to win the high jump and move to No. 2 in Nebraska history. That mark puts Rogers at the top of the NCAA for the 2024 season. Rebecca Pecora (5-8, 1.73m) and Brooklyn Miller (5-7, 1.70m) notched second- and third-place finishes in the high jump to take over the top three spots for the Huskers.
Mine De Klerk hit the third-best shot put mark in the NCAA, winning the event with a 57-3 (17.45m). That is the fourth-best distance in school history from the Oregon transfer. Amelia Flynt added a runner-up finish with a 54-5 1/2 (16.60m), cracking the all-time list at eighth and tying her for sixth in the country. Kalynn Meyer took home third, throwing for 50-5 1/2 (15.38m).
Kevin Shubert (63-02, 19.25m) and Cade Moran (58-11 1/4, 17.96m) finished first and second in the shot put. Shubert's mark is ranked fourth in the NCAA this season.
Velecia Williams grabbed the triple jump title with a distance of 42-3 1/2 (12.89m). That marks a personal best and the seventh-best leap in the NCAA this season. Rhianna Phipps took second with a jump of 40-8 1/4 (12.40m). Micaylon Moore led the Huskers in the men’s triple jump with the No. 6 leap in the country to place first (51-5, 15.67m). Terrol Wilson finished second with a 50-4 1/2 (15.35m).
Nebraska claimed the top three spots in the women’s mile, led by Berlyn Schutz. The freshman from Lincoln clocked a 4:50.13 to finish first.
Abrielle Artley secured the women’s 400m victory (56.80) in her first time competing for Nebraska.
Johanna Ilves (8.44) and LaQwasia Stepney (8.73) went 1-2 in the 60m hurdles, after Ilves posted a personal-best 8.42 in the prelim. Till Steinforth went on to win the men’s 60m hurdles, clocking a personal-best 7.85.
In the 800m, Hayley Trotter and Zoie Ecord (2:17.40) produced top-three finishes. In her first meet as a Husker, Trotter posted a Big Ten-leading 2:15.20.
Arianna Walker ran a 24.86 in the women’s 200m, grabbing second.
Sam Kirchner cruised to the men’s 3000m win in 8:27.82.
The Husker men (Garrett Kaalund, Tyrell Pierce, Kavian Kerr, Steinforth) teamed up to clock a 3:09.93 in a 4x400m relay victory, the fourth-fastest time in the NCAA this season. "
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