Nebraska
Nebraska Track and Field announces 2023-24 signees
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Athletics) – Nebraska track and field announced 29 newcomers to its program for the 2023-24 season on Wednesday.
This talented class represents 13 states and three countries, including eight transfers and 21 incoming freshmen. The 29-member class is made up of 62 state titles, four national titles and two world championships.
Highlighting the class on the women’s side is Mine De Klerk, University of Oregon transfer and Welkom, South Africa-native. De Klerk is expected to bolster NU’s throwers, as a two-time World U20 Champion, a World U20 runner-up, a World U20 bronze medalist and a South African U20 National Record Holder.
Cece Deebom comes in as a decorated sprinter, jumper and hurdler from Fargo, N.D., collecting 12 state titles through her high school career.
Joining Nebraska’s distance corps, Ali Bainbridge is an eight-time South Dakota State Champion and Hayley Trotter is a seven-time Kansas State Champion.
Berlyn Schutz and Sage Burbach are Nebraska-natives that have made impacts at the state meet. A distance runner from Lincoln East, Schutz won three state titles, while Burbach is a two-time state champion in the throws.
Adding to the sprints and hurdles, Abrielle Artley is a two-time state champion from Illinois.
On the men’s side, Tyrell Pierce is a sprinter transferring from Knox College and has earned two DIII First-Team All-America honors. Garrit Twitero is another DIII First-Team All-American joining Nebraska, transferring from Texas Lutheran University.
Max Herman, a Nike Indoor National Champion and Adidas Indoor National Champion in the weight throw, comes to Lincoln from Marietta, Ga.
Highlighting the in-state newcomers, Jack Gillogly is an accomplished sprinter from Creighton Prep. He holds the state record in the 200m and is a five-time Nebraska State Champion. Jaylen Lloyd, an incoming freshman from Omaha Westside, has captured six state titles and won the long jump at the Nike Outdoor National Championship. Lloyd and fellow newcomer Malachi Coleman are two dual-sport athletes, playing wide receiver for Nebraska football.
Mason Kooi is a three-time Illinois State Champion and a New Balance Indoor National Champion in the high jump. Kael Miedema, a thrower from Sioux Falls, S.D., notched three state titles. Adding to the distance runners, Gabe Nash is a four-time state champion from Iowa.
Jeremiah Smith and Brice Turner add depth to the sprints, with Smith winning three state titles in Kansas and Turner capturing two state titles in Texas.
Women
Abrille Artley – Sprints/Hurdles – Evanston, Ill. (Evanston Township High School)
• 100mH: 14.35; 300mH: 43.25; 400m: 56.36
• 2x Illinois State Champion
Ali Bainbridge – Distance – Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sioux Falls Lincoln High School)
• 800m: 2:14.26; 1600m: 4:53.59; 3200m: 10:30.25
• 8x South Dakota State Champion
Sage Burbach – Throws – Norris, Neb. (Norris High School)
• Shot put: 46-4; Discus: 136-0
• 2x Nebraska State Champion
Cece Deebom – Sprints/Jumps/Hurdles – Fargo, N.D. (Davies High School)
• 100m: 11.80; 200m: 24.39; 100mH: 14.00; Long jump: 19-7
• 12x North Dakota state champion
Mine De Klerk – Throws – University of Oregon/ Welkom, South Africa
• Shot put: 57-7; Discus: 178-8
• 2x World U20 Champion, 1x World U20 runner-up, 1x World U20 bronze medalist, South African U20 National Record Holder
Cammy Garabian – Throws – Harvard College/ Seekonk, Mass.
• Hammer throw: 203-8; Weight throw: 61-2
Seven Hicks – Sprints – Illinois State University/ Peoria, Ill.
• 60m: 7.39; 100m: 11.65; 200m: 24:01
Grace Parsons – Combined Events – Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge High School)
• 100mH: 14.48; 300mH: 43.83
Rebecca Pecora – Combined Events – Houston Christian University/ Milan, Italy
• High jump: 5-9 3/4; Long jump: 20-8 1/2; Pentathlon: 3,604; Heptathlon: 5,059
Berlyn Schutz – Distance – Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East High School)
• 800m: 2:11.57; 1,600m: 4:44.77; 3,200m: 10:45.43
• 3x Nebraska State Champion
Hayley Trotter – Distance – Clearwater, Kan. (Clearwater High School)
• 400m: 58.63; 800m: 2:12.00; 1,600m: 5:06.00
• 7x Kansas State Champion
Arianna Walker – Sprints – Illinois State University (Richton Park, Ill.)
• 60m: 7.48; 100m: 11.67; 200m: 23.91
Men
Luca Arcuri – Distance – Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine South High School)
• 1,600m: 4:24.97; 3,200m: 9:23.11
Jeremiah Charles – Jumps – Arlington, Texas (Arlington Martin High School)
• Triple jump: 50-3 3/4; Long jump: 23-1 1/2
Malachi Coleman – Sprints – Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East High School)
• 100m: 10.46; 200m: 21.31
Jack Gillogly – Sprints – Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep High School)
• 100m: 10.53; 200m: 20.90
• 5x Nebraska State Champion
• Nebraska State Record Holder in the 200m
Max Herman – Throws – Marietta, Ga. (Marietta High School)
• Weight throw: 80-5 3/4; Hammer throw: 213-8 1/2
• Nike Indoor National Champion (Weight throw)
• Adidas Indoor National Champion (Weight throw)
Mason Kooi – High Jump – Springfield, Ill. (Springfield Lutheran High School)
• High jump: 7-0
• 3x Illinois State Champion
• New Balance Indoor National Champion (High Jump)
Jaylen Lloyd – Jumps/Sprints – Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Westside High School)
• 100m: 10.43; 200m: 21.32; Long jump: 25-5 1/2; Triple jump: 50-6
• 6x Nebraska State Champion
• Nike Outdoor National Champion (Long jump)
Ethan Magee – Hurdles – Columbia, Mo. (Battle High School)
• 60mH: 8.09; 110mH: 14.66; 300mH: 39:56
Kael Miedema – Throws – Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sioux Falls Washington High School)
• Shot put: 64-8; Discus: 196-6
• 3x South Dakota State Champion
Cade Moran – Throws – University of Michigan/ Murrieta, Calif.
• Shot put: 58-3; Weight throw: 54-4 1/2
Gabe Nash – Mid-Distance – Sioux City, Iowa (Sioux City North High School)
• 800m: 1:51.23; 1,600m: 4:12.30; 3,200m: 9:07.94
• 4x Iowa State Champion
Luke Noland – Combined Events – Kearney, Mo. (Kearney High School)
• Long jump: 23-2; 100m: 11.28; 200m: 22.13; 110mH: 14.30; 300mH: 40.91
• Missouri State Champion
Tyrell Pierce – Sprints – Knox College/ Auburn, Ala.
• 200m: 21.49; 400m: 46.45
• 2x DIII First-Team All-American
Kaleb Sharp – Mid-Distance – Jordan, Minn. (Jordan High School)
• 400m: 49.61; 800m: 1:53.23; 1,500m: 3:59.98
• Minnesota State Champion
Jeremiah Smith – Sprints – Tecumseh, Kan. (Shawnee Heights High School)
• 60m: 6.80; 100m: 10.27; 110mH: 14.26; 300mH: 39.53
• 3x Kansas State Champion
Brice Turner – Sprints – Bay City, Texas (Bay City High School)
• 100m: 10.25; 200m: 20.97
• 2x Texas State Champion
Garrit Twitero – High Jump – Texas Lutheran University/ McQueeney, Texas
• High jump: 6-10 3/4
• DIII First-Team All-American
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Nebraska
Sidney graduate Karsyn Leeling earns Gatorade Nebraska Girls Track and Field Player of the Year
SIDNEY, Neb. (KNOP) – Karsyn Leeling was named 2023-2024 Gatorade Nebraska Girls Track and Field Player of the Year. The Sidney High School athlete had a senior season to remember in track and field. In May she wrapped up her high school career with three Class B state championships claiming titles in the long jump, triple jump and the high jump. She would also break a state record in the high jump back in April.
Leeling went on to win a national title in the high jump at Nike Outdoor Nationals clearing six feet even to earn All-American honors.
She maintained a 3.66 PGA in the classroom and will continue her track and field career at the University of Nebraska this coming fall.
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Nebraska
Pillen officially announces intent to call special session for Nebraska tax reform
LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen took the next step in securing a special session in the state’s legislature this summer.
Gov. Pillen on Tuesday sent a letter to Speaker John Arch, officially announcing his plans to call senators back to Lincoln on July 25. The purpose of the session is to make more headway on addressing property taxes in Nebraska.
“In my sine die address in April, I stated that I would call a special session this summer to facilitate another opportunity for us to meet Nebraskans’ demand that their elected leaders fix this crisis now,” read the Governor’s letter, in part. “I have traveled extensively across the state since the Legislature adjourned and have heard from a wide range of people. Their message is clear: stop this massive overall tax increase by fixing property taxes.”
Gov. Pillen has been hosting town halls across the state over the past two months since the legislative session ended, working to educate Nebraskans on what he calls a “tax crisis.”
He still has several of those meetings planned:
Wednesday, June 26
1:30 p.m. (CT) Columbus: Columbus Chamber of Commerce, 753 33rd Ave, Columbus
Thursday, June 27
10:00 a.m. (CT) Valentine: Mid Plains Community College, 715 E Hwy 20, Valentine
1:00 p.m. (MT) Chadron: Chadron State College, Student Center – Lakota Room, 1000 Main Street, Chadron
4:30 p.m. (MT) Alliance: Westside Events Center, 2472 County Road 62, Alliance
Friday, June 28
8:30 a.m. (MT) Ogallala: Petrified Wood Gallery, 418 East 1st Street, Ogallala
1:00 p.m. (CT) McCook: Coppermill Steakhouse, 202 Coppermill St., McCook
4:00 p.m. (CT) Lexington: Central Community College – The Opportunity Center, 1501 Plum Creek Pkwy, Lexington
Along with slashing property taxes, Gov. Pillen also wants to ensure that the legislature knows he will call a special session regarding other “unfinished business” leftover from the 2024 legislative session, which could include Nebraska’s move to a “winner-take-all” state during elections.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 2.5% in May
Nebraska’s unemployment rate in May was unchanged at a seasonally adjusted rate of 2.5%. That rate is unchanged from September 2023 and up 0.4% from May 2023.
Nebraska’s rate is the fourth lowest in the nation. The national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2024 is 4.0 percent, up 0.1 percentage points from the April 2024 rate of 3.9 percent and up 0.3 percentage points from the May 2023 rate of 3.7 percent.
“Nebraska’s total nonfarm employment has been on an upward trajectory since February and reached an all-time high in May at 1,077,200,” said Commissioner of Labor John H. Albin. “Omaha’s leisure and hospitality industry saw a large gain over the month, with all the metro areas reaching record highs in total nonfarm employment.”
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