Huskers Set for Prairie Wolf Invitational and Mark Colligan Memorial

Nebraska track and field will compete at the Prairie Wolf Indoor Invitational on Friday, January 23rd, hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan University at the Devaney Center Indoor Track. Saturday, January 24th the Huskers will return to the Devaney Center Indoor Track to host the Mark Colligan Memorial.

Friday's competition begins at 1 p.m., while Saturday's events begin at 10:45 a.m. Admission is free. 

Prairie Wolf Indoor Invitational Information
Date: Friday, Jan. 23rd
Venue: Devaney Center Indoor Track
Start Times: Friday: 1 p.m.
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Mark Colligan Memorial
Date: Saturday, Jan. 24
Venue: Devaney Center Indoor Track
Start Times: Saturday: 10:45 a.m.
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Teams Competing: Boise State, Nebraska, North Dakota State University, Wichita State University

Graduate Classic Recap
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.

Berlyn Schutz continues to rewrite the record books, crushing the 3000m record en route to winning the event title with a time of 9:06.41. Ali Bainbridge tabbed a silver medal finish to the impressive outing by the Husker women with a time of 9:25.61.

All eyes were on the five Husker men who claimed the top five spots in the men’s weight throw competition. Noa Isaia took the event title with the sixth-best throw in school history (21.47m, 70-5 ¼). Seth Schnakenberg threw an impressive 20.75m (68-1) to claim second, and Brett Schwartz finished third with his mark of 19.59m (64-3 ¼). Supporting this dominant showing for the men was Gustav Rydaker in fourth with a throw of 19.01m (62-4 ½) and Cade Moran, who took fifth with a throw of 18.64m (61-2).

Kelsie Belquist led off the day in a big way for the Huskers with a new personal best and top-eight time in the NCAA (53.97) in the women’s 400m to win the event title. Sakena Massiah (55.61) and Abrielle Artley (55.87) finished in third and fourth, respectively. 

Emmanuel Rwotomiya added a 400m title of his own on the men’s side, running 47.91, which is good for second in the Big Ten. Jaccoric Allen earned a fourth-place finish, running 48.28. 

Mason Kooi took the men’s high jump title, clearing 2.17m (7-1 ½). Desire Tonye Nyemeck came in fourth, clearing 2.14m (7–0 ¼). Ela Velepec took the title for women’s high jump, clearing 1.80m (5-10 ¾). Karsyn Leeling cleared 1.74m (5-8 ½), finishing third. Ava Goetz took fourth, clearing 1.70m (5-7).

Kellyn Kortemeyer threw 19.70m (64-7 ¾) to claim third place in the women’s weight throw competition. Fellow Husker, Donna Douglas, followed closely with a mark of 19.66m (64-6) to bring home fourth place.

Huskers swept the men’s mile podium, led by Gabe Nash, crossing the line in a personal best, 4:08.85. Grant Wasserman strided to second place with a new PR time of 4:10.14, and Dennis Chapman capped off this dominant performance with a time of 4:12.65.

Kate Campos posted a second-place finish for the Husker women in the women’s 60m hurdle race with a time of 8.45. Grace Parsons followed with a fifth-place finish, running 9.09. Brayden Bergkamp grabbed a third-place finish on the men’s side, running 8.22.

With a new personal record of 6.83 in the men’s 60m, Ashriel Dixon took first place. Following by just a hundredth of a second, Kavian Kerr (6.84) claimed second. Elo Blessing Okpah took fourth in the women's 60m, running a 7.60. 

Ronaldo Andrews jumped to a third-place finish in the men’s long jump with a mark of 7.03m (23-0 ¾).

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.