Huskers Win Three Events on Day One of the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational

The Nebraska track and field team began action at the 50th Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Indoor Track on Friday night. 

Noa Isaia continued his dominant indoor season, throwing 22.12m (72-7) in the men’s weight throw to win the event title and move into fourth in school history. Isaia has won three weight throw titles in a row. Fellow Huskers Brett Schwartz (2nd - PR 20.65m, 67-9) and Seth Schnakenberg (3rd - 20.56, 67-5 ½) completed the men’s weight throw podium sweep. Schwartz' throw tied for 10th in school history.

In the men's mile, the Huskers swept the podium with Gabe Nash taking first with a personal best 4:06.48. Kaleb Sharp ran a PR (4:09.73) of his own to finish second, and Dennis Chapman placed third, running 4:10.35.

Sydney Drevlow ran a personal best 1:33.07 in the women’s 600m on her way to a second-place finish. Luciana Medina added a third-place finish, running 1:33.44. 

Kellyn Kortemeyer threw a PR 20.26m (66-5 ¾) in the women’s weight throw to claim second and improve on her No. 4 mark in school history. 

Rajer Gurode finished third in the women’s 60m with a time of 7.44. On the men’s side, Ashriel Dixon sprinted to a personal best 6.80 to finish fifth. 

Michael Buchanan jumped 7.00m (22-11 ¾) to place second in the men’s long jump competition in his first event as a Husker.

Dyson Wicker cleared 5.70m (18-8 ¼) to win the men’s pole vault event title, his fourth straight win in four meets this indoor season. Louis Martinez was third at 5.11m (16-9 1/4).

James Ledbetter ran to a third-place finish in the men’s 600m race with a time of 1:20.10.

Cami Merickel was the runner-up in the women's mile with a personal-best time of 4:52.14.

Grace Parsons scored 3,709 points in the heptathlon to finish sixth overall. After day one of the heptathlon, Brayden Bergkamp is in third place with 2,967 points, and Luke Noland is in fourth with 2,959 points. 

Men’s Heptathlon (4/7 Events Completed)
3. Brayden Bergkamp - 2967 pts
60m (6th - 7.22)
LJ (4th - 6.60m, 21-8)
SP (PR 3rd - 12.67m, 41-7)
HJ (2nd - 1.99, 6-6 ¼)

4. Luke Noland - 2959 pts
60m (4th - 7.12)
LJ (2nd - 7.15m, 23-5 ½)
SP (5th - 12.03m, 39-5 ¾)
HJ (4th - 1.84m, 6-0 ½)

Women’s Pentathlon (Final)
6. Grace Parsons - PR 3709 pts
60mH (5th - 8.89)
HJ (11th - 1.51m, 4-11 ½)
SP (1st - 12.91m, 42-4 ¼)
LJ (PR 4th - 5.45m, 17-10 ¾)
800m (5th - 2:26.50)

9. Ava Goetz - PR 3493 pts
60mH (10th - 9.19)
HJ (2nd - 1.69m, 5-6 ½)
SP (12th - 10.22m, 33-6 ½)
LJ (6th - 5.04, 16-6 ½)
800m (9th - 2:32.20)

Event Winners
Gabe Nash - Men’s Mile
Noa Isaia - Men’s Weight Throw
Dyson Wicker - Men’s Pole Vault