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The Nebraska track and field team collected eight top-three finishers on day two of the Spec Towns Invitational in Athens, Ga. hosted by the University of Georgia.
Keyshawn Strachan capped off day two of competition in dominant fashion by winning the men’s javelin title on his final throw of 78.48m (257-6).
Kelsie Belquist earned a second-place finish in her women’s 400mH debut , running the second-fastest time in school history (55.96). Abrielle Artley added a PR of her own, running 58.74, good for fifth.
Brett Schwartz threw 66.77m (219-0) in the men’s hammer throw to earn second in the event and move into fifth in school history. Seth Schnakenberg improved on his sixth all-time mark, throwing 66.02m (216-7).
On the women’s side, Harhsita Sehrawat claimed a second-place finish with a throw of 59.93m (196-7) and Hillevi Carlsson followed closely behind in third, throwing 59.90m (196-6).
Jana Lowka threw 55.19m (181-1) in the women’s javelin claiming second and moved into eighth in school history.
Luke Noland finished in second in the men’s decathlon with 6,849 points. Noland collected a pair of top-three finishes on the second day of competition including a third-place finish in the 110mH (14.96) and second-place finish in the javelin (49.95m, 163-10).
In the women’s 800m, Luciana Medina grabbed a second-place finish, running 2:15.26. On the men’s side, Logan Lebo ran a personal best, 1:52.01 to claim fourth.
Arina Razina earned her second third-place finish in a row in the women’s pole vault after clearing 4.21m (13-9 ¾).
Ava Goetz added on to her collection of new personal bests from yesterday with 5,192 points in the women’s heptathlon, surpassing her previous best of 4,799. Goetz recorded a PR of 5.97m (19-7) to earn second in the heptathlon long jump.
Grace Parsons added a PR of her own in the heptathlon with 4,966 points and ended the competition with a personal best 800m time of 2:23.23.
The Huskers are back in action tomorrow with events starting at 10:30 a.m., opening with women’s shot put and track events beginning at 12 p.m.