Nebraska track and field completed its first day at the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas on Friday, highlighted by three runner-up finishes and 10 personal-best performances.
A trio of Huskers claimed top-five placements in the women's discus. Kalynn Meyer hit a personal-best mark (175-9, 53.58m) to earn the runner-up finish. That is the eighth-best mark in school history. Betty Rosvold took third with a 172-2 (52.48m) and Taylor Latimer placed fourth with a personal-best 171-10 (52.37m).
Maxwell Otterdahl (188-2, 57.35m) and Jonah Wilson (183-6, 55.94m) each pitched in season-best marks in the men's discus, placing fourth and fifth.
Latimer led the Big Red in the women's hammer throw, finishing third with a personal-best distance of 202-4 (61.68m). That mark moves Latimer up to fourth on the all-time list. Tanessa Morris and Hillevi Carlsson added top-five placements with marks of 200-8 (61.16m) and 196-10 (60.00m), respectively.
In the men's hammer throw, Otterdahl claimed the runner-up finish with a personal-best 197-2 (60.11m). Nick Ronnfeldt posted a personal-best 188.07 (57.50m) to place sixth, while Josh Marcy finished eighth with a personal-best 184-4 (56.18m).
Kavian Kerr brought in runner-up honors with a 25-3 1/4 (7.70m) in the men's long jump. Michael Hoffer leaped 24-1 3/4 (7.36m) to take fourth.
Ashley McElmurry set a wind-aided personal-best mark in the women's long jump, placing third with a 20-6 1/4 (6.25m). Zionn Pearson finished fifth with a 20-4 1/2 (6.21m).
Taya Skelton ran a personal-best 4:35.14 in the 1500m, finishing third. Cami Merickel added a sixth-place finish with a 4:35.96. In the 5000m, Emma Ralston clocked a 17:31.12 to place fifth.
Omar Rodgers crossed the line at 52.43 in the men's 400m hurdles to take fifth, while Joseph Clifford placed ninth with a personal-best 52.90. Karlie Moore clocked a personal-best 1:01.19 in the women's 400m hurdles to finish 10th.
Nebraska is set to return to action tomorrow at 11 a.m. (CT) for field events and 12 p.m. (CT) for running events.
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