A total of 10 Nebraska track and field student-athletes have qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships, set for March 13-14 at Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Athletes in the top 16 of their respective events qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Axelina Johansson leads the way with the No. 1 shot put mark in the country this indoor season at 64-8 1/2 (19.72m), an NCAA indoor record. Dyson Wicker enters the NCAA Indoor Championships ranked No. 2 in the pole vault with a school-record mark of 19-0 (5.79m). Rhianna Phipps leaped to No. 3 in the country in the triple jump after a personal-best 44-8 1/4 (13.62m). All three were crowned Big Ten indoor champions in their respective events over the weekend.
NU’s seven other qualifiers include: Mine De Klerk (No. 5 shot put), Cade Moran (No. 6 shot put), Berlyn Schutz (No. 12 mile), Ela Velepec (No. 14 high jump), Karsyn Leeling (No. 14 high jump), Amelia Flynt (No. 14 shot put) and Kellyn Kortemeyer (No. 14 weight throw).
Johansson (shot put), Phipps (triple jump) and Wicker (pole vault) were all crowned Big Ten champions this season. Johansson was named the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships.
Nebraska’s NCAA Indoor Championships Qualifiers
Husker Men Event Mark NCAA Rank
Dyson Wicker Pole Vault 19-0 (5.79m) 2
Cade Moran Shot Put 65-10 1/4 (20.07m) 6
Husker Women Event Mark NCAA Rank
Axelina Johansson Shot Put 64-8 1/2 (19.72m) 1
Rhianna Phipps Triple Jump 44-8 1/4 (13.62m) 3
Mine De Klerk Shot Put 60-7 3/4 (18.48m) 5
Berlyn Schutz Mile 4:27.71 12
Ela Velepec High Jump 6-1 1/4 (1.86m) T-14
Karsyn Leeling High Jump 6-1 1/4 (1.86m) T-14
Amelia Flynt Shot Put 56-3 3/4 (17.16m) 14
Kellyn Kortemeyer Weight Throw 72-2 1/4 (22.00m) 14
NCAA Indoor Championships Schedule of Events (All Times Central)
Friday, March 13
4:45 p.m. – Men’s Pole Vault (Dyson Wicker)
5:05 p.m. – Women’s Mile Prelims (Berlyn Schutz)
7:30 p.m. – Women’s Weight Throw (Kellyn Kortemeyer)
Saturday, March 14
1 p.m. – Men’s Shot Put (Cade Moran)
1:45 p.m. – Women’s High Jump (Karsyn Leeling, Ela Velepec)
2:30 p.m. – Women’s Triple Jump (Rhianna Phipps)
2:45 p.m. – Women’s Shot Put (Axelina Johansson, Mine De Klerk, Amelia Flynt)
4:10 p.m. – Women’s Mile Final (Berlyn Schutz)
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