Huskers to Compete at Drake Relays – University of Nebraska

The Nebraska observe and subject workforce will compete on the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa this Thursday by way of Saturday.

Along with many of the Husker athletes competing on the Drake Relays, a few of the observe and subject squad will head to the Prairie Wolf Invitational at Nebraska Wesleyan on Thursday, whereas the Husker pole vaulters will participate within the Rock Chalk Basic in Lawrence, Kan., on Saturday. 

The Drake Relays begins for the Huskers on Thursday at 6:23 p.m. with the boys’s 3,000-meter steeplechase. 

Racking Up Weekly Awards
The Huskers have mixed for 4 Massive Ten weekly honors already this out of doors season:

• Freshman Jenna Rogers has twice been named Massive Ten Ladies’s Area Athlete of the Week (April 6 and 13) for standout excessive bounce performances. Rogers was the Massive Ten indoor excessive bounce champion and a first-team All-American after ending seventh on the NCAA Indoor Championships. 
• Darius Luff was the Massive Ten Males’s Monitor Athlete of the Week on April 6 after successful the 110-meter hurdles on the Pepsi Florida Relays in 13.70. Luff was a first-team All-American indoors within the 60-meter hurdles after ending seventh. 
• Mayson Conner was tabbed Massive Ten Males’s Area Athlete of the Week on April 6 after a excessive bounce clearance of 7-1 (2.16m) on the Pepsi Florida Relays. Conner gained the Massive Ten indoor excessive bounce title and positioned thirteenth at nationals in March. 

Huskers Transferring Up the Charts
A variety of Huskers have cracked the all-time Nebraska out of doors prime 10 charts by way of two weeks of the out of doors season:

• Erika Freyhof moved up one spot to No. 2 on the ten,000 meters chart with a brand new PR of 33:50.38 on the Stanford Invitational. In the identical occasion on the boys’s facet, Ryan Martins ran 29:44.24 to maneuver to No. 6 all-time, and Mark Freyhof set a brand new better of 30:09.72 to rank ninth at school historical past.
• Jenna Rogers, the Massive Ten indoor excessive bounce champion and a first-team All-American as a freshman, already cracked the out of doors prime 10 chart at No. 4 with a finest mark of 6-1 1/4 (1.86m) on the John McDonnell Invitational. 
• Hannah Godwin ran the ninth-fastest 3,000-meter steeplechase at school historical past (10:39.87) on the John McDonnell Invitational, whereas Taya Skelton got here in at No. 10 (10:46.72). 
• Darius Luff’s 110-meter hurdles PR of 13.59 on the John McDonnell Invitational ranks No. 7 at school historical past. 
• Until Steinforth scored 7,473 factors within the decathlon on the Jim Click on Multis, the No. 6 whole at school historical past.
• Alex Talley shattered the hammer throw college document on the Sooner Invitational with a PR of 234-1 (71.36m). He additionally ranks No. 9 within the out of doors shot put with a throw this season of 62-10 1/2 (19.16m).
• Maxwell Otterdahl joined the ranks of the all-time finest shot put marks with a throw of 65-6 3/4 (19.98m) on the Michael Johnson Invitational, the No. 5 throw all-time. 
• Henry Zimmerman has labored his manner as much as No. 4 among the many all-time hammer throw performances with a better of 213-1 (64.95m). 
• Axelina Johansson jumped as much as No. 3 within the out of doors shot put with a throw of 58-4 (17.78m) on the Michael Johnson Invitational. 

Massive Ten Leaders at a Look
A variety of Huskers have positioned themselves amongst the Massive Ten occasion leaders to this point with only a few weeks left till the Massive Ten Outside Championships.

Males
1. Mayson Conner, Excessive Soar, 7-1 (2.16m)
1. Maxwell Otterdahl, Shot Put, 64-10 (19.76m)
1. Alex Talley, Hammer Throw, 234-1 (71.36m)
2. Darius Luff, 110m Hurdles, 13.59
2. Alex Talley, Shot Put, 62-10 1/2 (19.16m)
3. Cory Berg, 400m Hurdles, 51.32
5. Reid Nelson, Excessive Soar, 6-9 3/4 (2.08m)
5. Until Steinforth, Decathlon, 7473

Ladies
1. Jenna Rogers, Excessive Soar, 6-1 1/4 (1.86m)
1. Maddie Harris, Javelin, 178-2 (54.31m)
2. Axelina Johansson, Shot Put, 58-4 (17.78m)
2. Mirta Kulisic, Javelin, 169-2 (51.57m)
3. Lishanna Ilves, Lengthy Soar, 20-9 (6.32m)
3. Ashley McElmurry, Triple Soar, 42-4 (12.90m)
3. Erika Freyhof, 10,000m, 33:50.38
5. Riley Masten, Excessive Soar, 5-8 3/4 (1.75m)
5. LaQwasia Stepney, Lengthy Soar, 20-7 3/4 (6.29m)
5. Brooklyn Miller, Javelin, 151-4 (46.14m) 

Huskers within the NCAA Rankings
Along with the Huskers’ Massive Ten occasion leaders, a handful of Nebraska observe and subject athletes rank within the prime 25 nationally:

Males
4. Alex Talley, Hammer Throw, 234-1 (71.36m)
8. Maxwell Otterdahl, Shot Put, 65-6 3/4 (19.98m)
12. Darius Luff, 110m Hurdles, 13.59
18. Mayson Conner, Excessive Soar, 7-1 (2.16m)
20. Alex Talley, Shot Put, 62-10 1/2 (19.16m)
20. Until Steinforth, Decathlon, 7473

Ladies
4. Axelina Johansson, Shot Put, 58-4 (17.78m)
5. Jenna Rogers, Excessive Soar, 6-1 1/4 (1.86m)
12. Maddie Harris, Javelin, 178-2 (54.31m)
18. Mirta Kulisic, Javelin, 169-2 (51.57m)
23. Lishanna Ilves, Lengthy Soar, 20-9 (6.32m)