Huskers Take on Drake Relays, Prairie Wolf Invite

Nebraska track and field splits between the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa and the Prairie Wolf Outdoor Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., this week. Events begin on the blue oval at Drake Stadium at 11:30 a.m. (CT) on Wednesday, 10 a.m. (CT) on Thursday, 8:30 a.m. (CT) on Friday and 8:10 a.m. (CT) on Saturday. The Prairie Wolf Invitational is a one-day meet on Thursday, starting at 11 a.m. (CT).

Drake Relays Meet Information
Date: Wednesday-Saturday, April 23-26
Location: Des Moines, Iowa (Drake Stadium)
Start Times (CT): Wednesday - Multi Events: 11:30 a.m.; Thursday - Multi Events: 10 a.m. / Field Events: 2:30 p.m. / Running Events: 4:30 p.m.; Friday - Running Events: 8:30 a.m. / Field Events: 8:30 a.m.; Saturday - Running Events: 8:10 a.m. / Field Events: 10 a.m.
Meet Schedule: Link
Watch: Link

Prairie Wolf Outdoor Invitational Meet Information
Date: Thursday, April 24
Location: Lincoln, Neb. (Weary Field and Greeno Track)
Start Times (CT): Field Events: 11 a.m. / Running Events: 1:15 p.m.
Meet Schedule: Link

NCAA Leaders
Nebraska has 14 athletes that currently rank inside the top 20 of the NCAA in their respective events:

Jenna Rogers, High Jump, 1.88m (6-2), No. 3 NCAA
Karsyn Leeling, High Jump, 1.85m (6-0 ¾), No. 6 NCAA
Maddie Harris, Javelin, 56.09m (184-0), No. 8 NCAA
Eniko Sara, Javelin, 55.78m (183-0), No. 9 NCAA
Kalynn Meyer, Shot Put, 17.44m (57-2 ¾), No. 13 NCAA
Kalynn Meyer, Discus, 57.30m (188-0), No. 13 NCAA
Kellyn Kortemeyer, Shot Put, 16.89m (55-5), No. 19 NCAA
Tyus Wilson, High Jump, 2.25m (7-4 ½), No. 1 NCAA
Keyshawn Strachan, Javelin, 80.00m (262-6), No. 2 NCAA
Dash Sirmon, Javelin, 78.26m (256-9), No. 3 NCAA
Arthur Petersen, Javelin, 76.57m (251-2), No. 6 NCAA
Cade Moran, Shot Put, 19.58m (64-3), No. 9 NCAA
Reid Nelson, High Jump, 2.17m (7-1 ½), No. 14 NCAA
Mason Kooi, High Jump, 2.16m (7-1), No. 19 NCAA

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

Berlyn Schutz, 5,000m, 15:57.43, No. 2
Ali Bainbridge, 10,000m, 33:31.88, No. 2
Darby Thomas, 100m, 11.27, No. 2
Ali Bainbridge, 5,000m, 16:02.40, No. 3
Berlyn Schutz, 1,500m, 4:14.98, No. 4
Kalynn Meyer, Shot Put, 17.44m (57-2 ¾), No. 5
Eniko Sara, Javelin, 55.78m (183-0), No. 5
Karsyn Leeling, High Jump, 1.85m (6-0 ¾), No. 6
Berlyn Schutz, 800m, 2:06.29, No. 7
Cami Merickel, 3,000mS, 10:30.75, No. 8
Kellyn Kortemeyer, Shot Put, 16.89m (55-5), No. 9
Kylie Clark-Fox, Pole Vault, 4.13m (13-6 ½), No. 10
Jacelyn Neighbors, Pole Vault, 4.13m (13-6 ½), No. 10
Arina Razina, Pole Vault, 4.13m (13-6 ½), No. 10
Keyshawn Strachan, Javelin, 80.00m (262-6), No. 2
Niko Schultz, 800m, 1:47.39, No. 6
Pradeep Senthilkumar, 800m, 1:47.59, No. 8
Cade Moran, Shot Put, 19.58m (64-3), No. 9
Seth Schnakenberg, Hammer Throw, 63.07m (206-11), No. 9
Hayden Gorovitz, Javelin, 70.09m (229-11), No. 10

2024 Indoor Season Recap
The Husker men and women closed the indoor season inside the top 25, with the men finishing 12th and the women claiming 20th at the NCAA Championships. Out of 12 Husker entries, five earned First Team All-America honors by placing in the top eight.

The women saw three shot putters earn all-american status for the first time in school history and the women had six total all-americans, the most for the Huskers at the indoor championships since 2004. High Jumper Tyus Wilson became the first Husker indoor national champion since 2009, as he cleared an indoor PR and the third-highest mark in school history, 2.28m (7-5 ¾). With the win, Wilson grabbed his fourth first team all-america honor and wrapped up his senior indoor season with six event titles. 

Axelina Johansson claimed her second shot put national championship and the first Husker indoor title since 2005, throwing 19.28m (63-3 ¼). The school-record holder earned her sixth all-america honor and finished the indoor season with five event titles. Henry Zimmerman finished eighth in the weight throw, Kalynn Meyer placed eighth in the shot put and Micaylon Moore grabbed runner up in the triple jump to round out Nebraska’s First Team All-Americans. 

At the Big Ten Championships, the Husker men finished fifth and the women placed sixth. Jenna Rogers (high jump), Wilson (high jump), Adria Navajon (heptathlon) and Johansson (shot put) brought in conference titles. Additionally, during the season, five Huskers set or improved their school records and 33 performances either broke into the all-time list for the first time or moved up the list during the indoor season.