Huskers Ready for Big Ten Indoor Championships

Nebraska track and field is ready to take on the Big Ten Indoor Championships this Friday and Saturday at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. 

The two-day meet begins on Friday at 9:40 a.m. (CT), followed by a 10 a.m. start on Saturday. Both days of the meet will be streamed on B1G+.  

At last year’s conference meet, the men finished second, just seven points behind Wisconsin while the women placed eighth. The men went on to win the title at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships. With 17 individuals ranking in the top five in the conference, NU is in the hunt for team and individual titles entering the weekend.

Big Ten Indoor Championships Meet Information
Dates: Feb. 23-24
Location: Geneva, Ohio (SPIRE Institute) 
Start Times:
Friday - Combined Events: 9:40 a.m. / Field Events: 10:30 a.m. / Running Events: 11:40 a.m. Saturday - Combined Events: 10 a.m. / Field Events: 10:30 a.m. / Running Events: 12:20 p.m.

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Live Stream: Friday Track / Friday Field / Saturday Track / Saturday Field

Big Ten Leaders
Athletes who finish in the top eight of an event at the Big Ten Indoor Championships will score team points. The Huskers currently have 17 individuals ranked in the top five of an event heading into the conference meet. 

Husker Men
Till Steinforth, Heptathlon, 6,097, No. 1 Big Ten
Micaylon Moore, Triple Jump, 54-0 1/2  (16.47m), No. 1 Big Ten
Darius Luff, 60m Hurdles, 7.65, No. 1 Big Ten
Brithton Senior, 60m Hurdles, 7.66, No. 2 Big Ten
Terrol Wilson, Triple Jump, 52-6 (16.00m), No. 2 Big Ten
Henry Zimmerman, Weight Throw, 75-2 (22.91m), No. 2 Big Ten
Tyus Wilson, High Jump, 7-1 (2.16m), No. 2 Big Ten
Kevin Shubert, Shot Put, 65-3 1/4 (19.89m), No. 2 Big Ten
Till Steinforth, Long Jump, 25-0 3/4 (7.64m), No. 3 Big Ten
4x400m Relay, 3:09.25, No. 4 Big Ten
Kavian Kerr, Long Jump, 24-9 3/4 (7.56m), No. 5 Big Ten

Husker Women
Mine De Klerk, Shot Put, 58-4 1/2 (17.79m), No. 1 Big Ten
Jenna Rogers, High Jump, 6-2 3/4 (1.90m), No. 1 Big Ten
Amelia Flynt, Shot Put, 56-0 1/2 (17.08m), No. 2 Big Ten
Rhianna Phipps, Triple Jump, 43-2 1/2 (13.17m), No. 3 Big Ten
Kalynn Meyer, Shot Put, 55-0 3/4 (16.78m), No. 4 Big Ten
Velecia Williams, Triple Jump, 42-3 1/2 (12.89m), No. 5 Big Ten

NCAA Leaders
Athletes who rank in the top 16 nationally at the end of the regular season will qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, which will be held March 8-9 in Boston, Mass. The following Huskers currently rank in the top 16 in their respective events: 

Till Steinforth, Heptathlon, 6,097, No. 2 NCAA
Kevin Shubert, Shot Put, 65-3 1/4 (19.89m), No. T-4 NCAA
Henry Zimmerman, Weight Throw, 75-2 (22.91m), No. 5 NCAA
Micaylon Moore, Triple Jump, 54-0 1/2  (16.47m), No. 6 NCAA
Darius Luff, 60m Hurdles, 7.65, No. 8 NCAA
Brithton Senior, 60m Hurdles, 7.66, T-No. 9 NCAA
Terrol Wilson, Triple Jump, 52-6 (16.00m), T-No. 12 NCAA
Jenna Rogers, High Jump, 6-2 3/4 (1.90m), T-No. 3 NCAA
Mine De Klerk, Shot Put, 58-4 1/2 (17.79m), No. 7 NCAA
Rhianna Phipps, Triple Jump, 43-2 1/2 (13.17m), No. 16 NCAA

All-Time Top-10 Performances
The following Huskers have either improved their marks or cracked the all-time top-10 indoor charts at Nebraska this season: 

Henry Zimmerman, Weight Throw, 75-2 (22.91m), No. 1
Niko Schultz, 800m, 1:47.75, No. 2
Micaylon Moore, Triple Jump, 54-0 1/2 (16.47m), No. 3
Brithton Senior, 60m Hurdles, 7.66, No. 4
Niko Schultz, 600m, 1:17.72, No. 5
Kevin Shubert, Shot Put, 65-3 1/4 (19.89m), No. 8
Terrol Wilson, Triple Jump, 52-6 (16.00m), No. 10
Berlyn Schutz, Mile, 4:37.45, No. 1
Jenna Rogers, High Jump, 6-2 3/4 (1.90m), No. 2
Mine De Klerk, Shot Put, 58-4 1/2 (17.79m), No. 3
Amelia Flynt, Shot Put, 56-0 1/2 (17.08m), No. 6
Brynna McQuillen, 3000m, 9:26.46, No. 6
Johanna Ilves, 60m Hurdles, 8.35, No. 7
Darby Thomas, 60m, 7.46, T-No. 7
Cammy Garabian, Weight Throw, 65-0 1/2 (19.82m), No. 7
Kalynn Meyer, Shot Put, 55-0 3/4 (16.78m), No. 8
Rhianna Phipps, Triple Jump, 43-2 1/2 (13.17m), No. 9
Ariel Ammentorp, Weight Throw, 64-8 1/2 (19.72m), No. 9

Huskers in the Polls
Nebraska men's track and field is ranked eighth in the fifth week of the USTFCCCA rankings, moving up a spot after improving marks at the Nebraska Tune-Up.

The Husker men have posted seven marks that currently rank inside the top-15 nationally, while adding seven all-time marks this season.

After his first time competing in the heptathlon this season at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational, Till Steinforth jumped to No. 2 in the NCAA with 6,097 points. Henry Zimmerman broke the weight throw school record for the fourth time this season on Feb. 9 at the Tyson Invitational, posting a 75-2 (22.91m) to rank fifth nationally. Kevin Shubert moved to No. 4 in the country and No. 8 all-time in the shot put with a mark of 65-3 1/4 (19.89m). Darius Luff and Brithton Senior rank in the top-10 nationally in the 60m hurdles, sitting at eighth (7.65) and a tie for ninth (7.66). Senior’s 7.66 was clocked at last weekend’s Nebraska Tune-Up, moving him up to fourth in school history. Micaylon Moore recorded a massive mark in the triple jump at the Iowa Open with a 54-0 1/2 (16.47m). That distance set a facility record, moved him up to No. 1 in the Big Ten, No. 6 in the NCAA and No. 3 in school history. Terrol Wilson currently ranks 12th in the nation after posting a PR 52-6 (16.00m) at the Tyson. 

In this week’s conference rankings, the Husker men came in at No. 2 and have six event squads ranked in the top 10 nationally, including weight throw and triple jump at No. 2, 60m hurdles at No. 6, long jump and high jump at No. 8 and shot put at No. 10.

On the women's side, Nebraska is ranked No. 2 in triple jump, No. 4 in shot put and long jump, No. 7 in high jump, and No. 10 in the weight throw.

Senior, Moore Earn Big Ten Weekly Honors
Nebraska swept the men’s Big Ten weekly awards, announced by the conference office on Feb. 21. Brithton Senior was named the Big Ten Men’s Track Athlete of the Week and Micaylon Moore earned the Big Ten Men’s Field Athlete of the Week honor.

Senior ran a 7.66 in the 60m hurdles at Friday's Nebraska Tune-Up to win the event with a personal-best time. That time moved him up to second in the Big Ten behind Darius Luff, tied him for ninth in the NCAA and fourth in school history ahead of conference week.

Micaylon Moore competed at the Iowa Open on Friday, leaping 54-0 1/2 (16.47m) in the triple jump. That mark set the facility record, the meet record, ranks first in the Big Ten, ranks sixth in the NCAA and is the third-farthest distance in school history.

Steinforth Claims Big Ten Weekly Award
Till Steinforth earned the Big Ten Men's Field Athlete of the Week honor on Feb. 7, announced by the conference office.

In his first time competing in the heptathlon this season, Steinforth topped the standings at the competitive Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational over the weekend with 6,097 points, ranking second in the NCAA. Entering Saturday, Steinforth had 3,452 points after winning the 60m (6.80) and long jump (25-0 3/4, 7.64m) portions on Friday. He added solid shot put (46-8 1/4, 14.23m) and high jump (6-6, 1.98m) marks to put him in good position entering the final day. Steinforth then won the 60m hurdles with a 7.99, placed fourth in the pole vault with a 15-11 (4.85) and ran to third in the 1000m with a PR time of 2:47.08 to secure first place and the Devaney Center record. 

Zimmerman Earns Second Big Ten Weekly Award
Henry Zimmerman was named the Big Ten Men’s Co-Field Athlete of the Week on Wednesday, Jan. 24 by the conference office.

For the second-consecutive week, Zimmerman was honored by the conference as a top performer with his record-breaking weight throw mark at the Mark Colligan Memorial.

A week after breaking Nebraska' s school record at the Graduate Classic, Zimmerman improved his personal-best weight throw mark to break his own record. He won the event at the Mark Colligan Memorial with a mark of 74-8 1/4 (22.76m), after hitting 73-6 3/4 (22.42m) the previous weekend. Since then, he's broken the school record two more times. His throw of 75-2 (22.91m) from the Tyson Invitational is currently No. 2 in the Big Ten and No. 4 in the NCAA.

Nebraska's 2024 Big Ten Track & Field Weekly Awards
Jan. 17: Henry Zimmerman, Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Jan. 24: Henry Zimmerman, Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Feb. 7: Till Steinforth, Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Feb. 21: Brithton Senior, Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Feb. 21: Micaylon Moore, Men’s Field Athlete of the Week

Johansson Named to The Bowerman Preseason Watch List
Axelina Johansson was one of 10 track and field athletes nationally named to The Bowerman 2024 women's preseason watch list on Tuesday. The Bowerman, presented by the USTFCCCA, is the highest track and field accolade given annually to the most outstanding college male and female athletes. First awarded in 2009, watch lists have been released since 2010. 

A four-time All-American, Johansson claimed the 2023 Outdoor NCAA title and Indoor NCAA silver medal in the shot put. The junior from Hok, Sweden swept the Big Ten shot put titles last season, putting up a school record-breaking mark of 64-1 1/4 (19.54m) at the outdoor meet to earn the Big Ten Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year honor. Earlier in the season, Johansson topped the indoor school record book, throwing a 63-4 (19.30m) at the Frank Sevigne Invitational. Her best indoor and outdoor distances also broke the Swedish records.

2024 Indoor Season Meet Recaps
Graduate Classic (Day 1 - Jan. 12)
Graduate Classic (Day 2 - Jan. 13)
Prairie Wolf Indoor Invitational (Jan. 19)
Mark Colligan Memorial (Jan. 20)
Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (Day 1 - Feb. 2)
Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (Day 2 - Feb. 3)
Tyson Invitational (Day 1 - Feb. 9)
Tyson Invitational (Day 2 - Feb. 10)
Nebraska Tune-Up (Feb. 16)