Wicker Vaults to School Record at Graduate Classic

Lincoln - Nebraska track and field continued its strong start to the 2026 season, setting two new school records and winning 17 event titles at the Graduate Classic.

Nebraska’s Dyson Wicker raised the bar with his record-breaking vault of 5.71m (18-8 ¾) to set a new indoor and outdoor school record and move into first in the NCAA en route to winning the men’s pole vault title. Kyle Hensley cleared 4.82m (15-9 ¾) to finish in third place. Claiming fifth, with a mark of 4.37 (14-4), was Nebraska’s Brayden Bergcamp. 

Arina Razina opened up day two, winning the women’s pole vault title, clearing 3.96m (12-11 ¾). Aspen Fears tied for second with a mark of 3.81m (12-6).

Mine De Klerk moved to fourth in the NCAA rankings and claimed the women’s shot put title with her throw of 17.71m (58-1 ¼). Jolina Lange claimed third with a mark of 16.04m (52-7 ½). Fellow Huskers, Amelia Flynt (15.59m, 51-1 ¾) and Donna Douglas (15.19, 49-10), completed the top five.

The Husker men took three of the top four spots in the men’s shot put as Hencu Lamberts threw 18.45m (60-6 ½) for the event title. Kael Miedema (17.92m, 58-9 ½) and Barret Wilke (16.92m, 55-6 ¼) added second and fourth place finishes, respectively. 

Senior, Rhianna Phipps, took the women’s triple jump title with 12.08m (39-7 ¾). 

Xavier Bogan claimed the men’s triple jump title with a mark of 15.27m (50-1 ¼), tying his personal best. Bogan added a fifth place in his first collegiate 200m, running 22.23. 

Jaylee Wingate competed to a third-place finish in the women’s 800m race with a personal best time of 2:09.6. Freshman, Sydney Drevlow, placed fifth running 2:11.21. 

The Big Red swept the podium of the men’s 800m, led by Gabe Nash, who ran 1:51.00. William McDavid placed second, running 1:52.30, and Kaleb Sharp claimed third with a time of 1:52.43. Dennis Chapman complimented the dominant Husker performance taking fifth running 1:54.19.

The Husker men (3:15.23) and women (3:40.92) both earned 4x400m titles, and now both sit at fifth in the Big Ten. 

Up next, the Huskers will compete at the Prairie Wolf Indoor Invite on Friday, Jan. 23 and on Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Mark Colligan Memorial. 

Event Winners:
Arina Razina - Women’s Pole Vault
Mine De Klerk - Women’s Shot Put
Rhianna Phipps - Women’s Triple Jump
Hencu Lamberts - Men’s Shot Put
Xavier Bogan - Men’s Triple Jump
Dyson Wicker - Men’s Pole Vault
Gabe Nash - Men’s 800
Sakena Massiah, Abrielle Artley, Victoria Aransiola, Kelsie Belquist - Women’s 4x400
James Ledbetter, Emmanuel Rwotomiya, Jacorric Allen, Ronaldo Andrews - Men’s 4x400