Pole Vault Exhibition Saturday at Ed Weir Stadium

Members of the Nebraska track & field team will put on a pole vault exhibition at the Husker Nation Pavilion at Ed Weir Stadium from 5:30 to 7 p.m. before Saturday's night football game.

The Huskers have just begun training for the 2015 season, which starts with the Dec. 13 Intrasquad Meet at Devaney. Because of the limited amount of practice time so far, the pole vaulters will jump from about half of a normal run-up.

The men's and women's teams will have a friendly competition against each other with the men spotting the women a handicap of four feet. For example, a woman's jump of 12-6 would defeat a man's jump of 16-0. 

"More than anything, it's a fun time for the athletes to put on a show for the crowd and get them close to the pit and the runway so fans can learn about the event and have a better appreciation for it," said pole vault coach T.J. Pierce.

The Husker men and women are coming off top-three finishes at both the Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championships last season. Lincoln Southwest graduate Christian Sanderfer was the runner-up in the pole vault at last year's Big Ten Indoor Championships with a jump of 17-1. Grand Island native Steven Cahoy jumped 17-8 1/2 at the Drake Relays last year, the sixth-best mark in school history. On the women's side, Paula Andrie recorded three first-place finishes last season and was fifth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a mark of 13-3 1/2.

The following Huskers will be jumping on Saturday: Paula Andrie, Melanie Blum, Karlye Cygan, Allexis Menghini, Tess Merrill; Brandon Benson, Steven Cahoy, Jed Fenske, Tyler Loontjer, Christian Sanderfer, Beau Simmons.

2015 Nebraska Track & Field Schedule

Sat, Dec 13	Nebraska Intrasquad	Devaney Center Indoor Track	TBA
Fri, Jan 16 -   Sat, Jan 17	Holiday Inn Invitational	Devaney Center Indoor Track	TBA
Fri, Jan 23 -   Sat, Jan 24	Jayhawk Classic Multi	at Lawrence, Kan.	TBA
Fri, Jan 23	Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational	at Devaney Center Indoor Track	TBA
Sat, Jan 24	Mark Colligan Memorial	Devaney Center Indoor Track	TBA
Sat, Jan 31	adidas Classic	Devaney Center Indoor Track	TBA
Fri, Feb 06 -   Sat, Feb 07	Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational	Devaney Center Indoor Track	TBA
Fri, Feb 13 -   Sat, Feb 14	Tyson Invitational	at Fayetteville, Ark.	TBA
Fri, Feb 13 -   Sat, Feb 14	Iowa State Classic	at Ames, Iowa	TBA
Fri, Feb 20	Nebraska Tune-Up	Devaney Center Indoor Track	TBA
Sat, Feb 21	Alex Wilson Invitational	at South Bend, Ind.	TBA
Fri, Feb 27 -   Sat, Feb 28	Big Ten Indoor Championships	at Geneva, Ohio (SPIRE Institute)	TBA
Fri, Mar 13 -   Sat, Mar 14	NCAA Indoor Championships	at Fayetteville, Ark.	TBA
Wed, Mar 25 -   Thu, Mar 26	Texas Relays Multi	at Austin, Texas	TBA
Fri, Mar 27 -   Sat, Mar 28	ASU Pac-12 Conference vs. Big Ten Conference Invitational	at Tempe, Ariz.	TBA
Fri, Apr 03 -   Sat, Apr 04	Air Force Multi	at USAF Academy, Colo.	TBA
Sat, Apr 11	Nebraska Quad	Ed Weir Stadium	TBA
Wed, Apr 15 -   Thu, Apr 16	KU Relay Multi	at Lawrence, Kan.	TBA
Wed, Apr 15 -   Thu, Apr 16	California Invitational Multi	at Azusa, Calif.	TBA
Thu, Apr 16 -   Sat, Apr 18	Mt. SAC Relays	at Walnut, Calif.	TBA
Sat, Apr 18	Michael Johnson Classic	at Waco, Texas	TBA
Wed, Apr 22	Pre-Drake	Ed Weir Stadium	TBA
Thu, Apr 23 -   Sat, Apr 25	Drake Relays	at Des Moines, Iowa	TBA
Sat, May 02	Musco Twilight	at Iowa City, Iowa	TBA
Sat, May 09	Nebraska Invitational	Ed Weir Stadium	TBA
Fri, May 15 -   Sun, May 17	Big Ten Outdoor Championships	at East Lansing, Mich.	TBA
Thu, May 28 -   Sat, May 30	NCAA West Preliminary Round	at Austin, Texas	TBA
Wed, Jun 10 -   Sat, Jun 13	NCAA Outdoor Championships	at Eugene, Ore.	TBA