Huskers Win Trio of Big Ten Golds

Nebraska track and field wrapped up the final day of the 2026 Big Ten Indoor Championships bringing home three gold medals and three Championship records. The Husker women ended with 63.5 points, good for fourth and the best finish since 2014, while the men ended in ninth with 39 points. 

Rhianna Phipps was the first Husker to claim gold on the weekend with her championship record mark of 13.62m (44-8 ¼ in the women’s triple jump. Axelina Johansson (19.47m, 63-10 ½) was the second Husker to win gold with a championship record shot put performance. Dyson Wicker was the final Husker to win gold with his men’s pole vault title.  

Johansson added her fifth Big Ten gold medal to her already stacked resume, throwing a Big Ten Championship record, 19.47m (63-10 ½), en route to win the women’s shot put title. Mine De Klerk (18.48m, 60-7 ¾) followed just behind with a silver medal finish. The senior from Welkom, South Africa set the South African national record and moved into second in school history. In her Big Ten Championship debut, Jolina Lange added a sixth-place finish, throwing 16.45m (53-11 ¾). The trio combined for 21 points. 

Wicker brought out his best performance when it mattered most, clearing a Championship record 5.79m (19-0) to win gold. The sophomore finished second at last year’s conference championships in his debut. 

Phipps added to her gold medal count winning her second triple jump title after jumping a championship record of 13.62m (44-8 ¼). Phipps now sits in second in school history and holds the third-best mark in the NCAA this year. 

In the men’s shot put, Cade Moran added to the medal count earning bronze with a throw of 19.87m (65-2 ¼). Hencu Lamberts (18.81m, 61-8 ½) used a lifetime-best throw to add a point for the Husker men in his first championship appearance with an eighth-place finish.

Berlyn Schutz ran 4:38.63 in the women’s mile final, earning a bronze medal. This is the second medal Schutz has won in her career after finishing in third at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in 2024. 

Xavier Bogan grabbed a fourth-place finish in the men’s triple jump after putting up a personal best distance of 15.80m (51-10) in his first Big Ten Championship appearance.

In the men’s high jump, Mason Kooi cleared 2.15m (7-0 ½) to finish fifth, improving on last year’s 10th-place performance. Desire Tonye-Nyemeck finished just behind him in sixth after clearing 2.12m (6-11 ½) as the pair combined to earn seven points for the men’s team. 

The NU women’s 4x400m relay team (Kelsie Belquist, Abrielle Artley, Sakena Massiah and Victoria Aransiola) claimed fifth after running a season best 3:36.86.

Kelsie Belquist put together a strong showing in the women’s 400m running 53.37 on her way to a seventh-place finish.

Dennis Chapman ran a personal best, 8:16.11 in the men’s 3000m, finishing 22nd.

The Huskers will have the next week off before heading to Fayetteville, Ark. to compete at NCAA Indoor Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Center. Events will start on Friday, March 13th and coverage will be streamed on ESPN+.