Huskers Qualify 31 for NCAA West Preliminary Round

LINCOLN, Neb. - The Nebraska track and field team earned a total of 31 bids to the NCAA West Preliminary Round at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas from May 26-29. 

Athletes who rank among the top 48 in their respective events earned berths into the NCAA West Preliminary Round, as well as the 24 best relay times.

The Husker men claimed 19 bids to the regional meet, while the women's team accounted for 12. Athletes with the top-12 times/marks and the best 12 relay teams at both the NCAA East and West prelims will qualify for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., from June 9-12.

Maddie Harris is the top-seeded Husker heading into the regional meet, as she is seeded third in the javelin with her PR of 183-11 (56.05m), which won her the Big Ten Championship last weekend. Mayson Conner is seeded seventh in the West Region with his high jump mark of 7-3 1/4 (2.22m), and Burger Lambrechts ranks seventh in the shot put at 65-7 (19.99m). 

The four-day regional meet will have the men compete on Wednesday and Friday, while the women will compete on Thursday and Saturday. Click here for a full schedule of events for the NCAA West Preliminary Round. 

Husker Men's Regional Qualifiers (listed by regional seed)

Athlete	Event	Time/Mark	Region	NCAA
Mayson Conner	High Jump	7-3 1/4 (2.22m)	7	12
Burger Lambrechts Jr.	Shot Put	65-7 (19.99m)	7	10
Joey Daniels	110H	13.57	9	15
Tyler Loontjer	Pole Vault	18-2 3/4 (5.56m)	9	12
Luke Siedhoff	110H	13.61	10	18
Michael Hoffer	High Jump	7-1 1/2 (2.17m)	t-14	29
Noah Lukz, Alex Nelson, Lorenzo Paissan, Isaiah Hutchinson	4x100m Relay	39.79	19	51
Papay Glaywulu	Triple Jump	51-11 3/4 (15.84m)	20	39
Spencer Powell	Pole Vault	17-5 3/4 (5.33m)	21	35
Zach Podraza	Javelin	218-6 (66.60m)	24	59
Darius Luff	110H	13.85	24	47
Terrol Wilson	Triple Jump	51-3 3/4 (15.64m)	t-26	56
Kevin Cahoy	Pole Vault	17-3 3/4 (5.28m)	26	43
Kevin Shubert	Shot Put	59-11 (18.26m)	29	67
Michael Hoffer	Long Jump	24-10 (7.57m)	t-32	69
Garrison Hughes	Pole Vault	17-1 3/4 (5.23m)	t-32	55
Dais Malebana	1,500m	3:43.21	34	105
Eric Garner	Javelin	210-0 (64.00m)	37	89
Micaylon Moore	Long Jump	24-5 3/4 (7.46m)	t-47	101

Husker Women's Regional Qualifiers (listed by regional seed)

Athlete	Event	Time/Mark	Region	NCAA
Maddie Harris	Javelin	183-11 (56.05m)	3	6
Judi Jones	3,000m SC	09:51.8	11	17
Lishanna Ilves	Long Jump	21-4 3/4 (6.52m)	12	18
Mirta Kulisic	Javelin	169-9 (51.75m)	15	29
Madison Yerigan	High Jump	5-10 1/2 (1.79m)	t-18	31
Jessica Gardner	Pole Vault	13-8 1/4 (4.17m)	t-18	36
Darby Thomas	Long Jump	20-7 3/4 (6.29m)	t-28	55
Ieva Turke	Long Jump	20-6 1/2 (6.26m)	32	63
Erika Freyhof	10,000m	34:02.3	32	65
Kayla Hugg	400m	53.52	36	78
Madison Lueger	Javelin	154-1 (46.98m)	41	92
Kristina Insingo	Shot Put	51-9 (15.77m)	t-46	88