Nebraska track and field brought in six titles on Friday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. Amelia Flynt captured two white flags on the day, while Tyus Wilson posted a high jump mark that's tied for first in the country.
After Friday night’s big 7-5 (2.26m) in the high jump, Wilson leaped to a tie for first in the NCAA. That mark won the title and moved Wilson up to fifth in school history. It also came near breaking the Drake Relays high jump record. Reid Nelson cleared 6-11 (2.11m) in the university section of the men’s high jump to take fourth.
Flynt and Kellyn Kortemeyer went 1-2 in the open section of the discus, each putting up a personal-best mark. Flynt threw for 177-2 (54.01m), moving to No. 10 all-time and Kortemeyer went 164-4 (50.09m). Flynt brought in another title in the championship division of the shot put, going 54-11 1/4 (16.74m) on her fifth throw. Kalynn Meyer added a third-place finish with a 52-11 1/2 (16.14m). In the university division of the shot put, Kortemeyer went on to get her own flag, winning with a 49-11 1/4 (15.22m). Meyer pitched in a third-place finish in the championship section of the discus, throwing 188-11 (57.58m).
In the men’s discus, the Big Red put three in the top five. Brett Schwartz posted a personal-best 191-0 (58.22m) to take third, Cade Moran threw 183-7 (55.97m) to finish fourth and Tyler Brown went 183-3 (55.85m) to take fifth. Kevin Shubert placed second in the championship division of the shot put with a 63-2 1/4 (19.26m) on his first attempt. Cade Moran took fifth with a distance of 58-10 (17.93m).
Niko Schultz captured his flag in the men’s 800m, running a 1:48.46 to win the race. Bariborve Deebom went a personal-best 20-4 1/4 (6.20m) in the long jump to win the title on her third jump.
In the pole vault, Jessica Gardner matched her personal-best height to finish second with a 13-8 1/4 (4.17m). Kylie Clark soared over a personal-best mark to tie for third with a 13-4 1/4 (4.07m). Lotavia Brown recorded a 40-10 1/4 (12.45m) in the championship division of the triple jump to grab fifth.
Berlyn Schutz cruised to a 4:18.37 in the 1500m to take second. Abrielle Artley covered the track in a personal-best 1:00.02 to finish sixth in the 400m hurdles. Joseph Clifford added a personal-best 52.20 in the men’s 400m hurdles to take fourth. Meghan Walker crossed the line at 55.60 in the women’s 400m to place 11th. Tyrell Pierce ran a 47.75 to come in at seventh.
Johanna Ilves ran a 13.69 in the 100m hurdles prelim to qualify for tomorrow’s final. In the 110m hurdles prelim, Brithton Senior ran a 13.99 to punch his ticket to the final. Bariborve Deebom clocked a 11.75 in the 100m prelim to place eighth and Darby Thomas ran a 11.79 to take 10th.
Both 4x100m relays earned a spot in the final, with the women (Ashley McElmurry, Arianna Walker, Lishanna Ilves, J. Ilves) clocking a 46.05 to place fifth in the prelim and the men (Darius Luff, Jeremiah Smith, Lorenzo Paissan, Seth Baylus) clocking a 40.48 to take third in the prelim.
The final day of the Drake Relays will begin tomorrow with running events at 9:10 a.m. (CT) and field events at 10 a.m. (CT).