Eugene, Ore. – Maddie Harris and Jenna Rogers added to the Husker Big Ten title count as the Nebraska track and field team finished competition on Sunday at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with both the men and women finishing in the top five.
The Huskers swept the high jump titles as Rogers won on the women’s side, clearing 1.84m (6-0 ½). There were four other Huskers in the top 10, as Karsyn Leeling was fifth (1.81m, 5-11 ¼), Brooklyn Miller finished sixth (1.75m, 5-8 ¾) and Riley Masten and Ela Velepec tied for 10th (1.70m, 5-7). Harris became a three-time Big Ten Javelin Champion, throwing 58.38m (191-6) for the win. Jenessa Ruder joined Harris in the top eight, finishing seventh (49.12m, 161-2).
In the men’s discus, Maxwell Otterdahl threw a person-best 59.12m (193-11) to improve his ninth-best mark in school history and finished third. Cade Moran also earned points for the Big Red as he finished fifth (57.59m, 188-11). Kael Miedema was 16th (52.42m, 172-0), and Brett Schwartz was 25th (45.15m, 148-1).
Kalynn Meyer and Kellyn Kortemeyer scored points in their second event of the weekend, as Meyer threw 17.43m (57-2 ¼) for fourth and Kortemeyer hit a mark of 16.87m (55-4 ¼) for eighth. Amelia Flynt was 11th (15.95m, 52-4), Sage Burbach finished 15th (15.55m, 51-0 ¼) and Lauren St. Peters placed 18th (14.44m, 47-4 ½).
In the women’s pole vault, Jacelyn Neighbors grabbed sixth (4.03m, 13-2 ½), scoring three team points for the Huskers, and Kylie Clark-Fox was 17th (3.88m, 12-8 ¾). In the women’s triple jump, Velecia Williams was ninth (12.53m, 41-1 ½), and Lotavia Brown was 18th (12.15m, 39-10 ½).
On the track, the Huskers scored points in seven events. In the women’s 4x100m relay, Velecia Williams, Bariborve Deebom, Kelsie Belquist and Darby Thomas finished eighth (45.10). Thomas also finished in the top 10 of the women’s 100m, running 11.39. Abrielle Artley ran 58.94 in the women’s 400mH for fifth, and Ali Bainbridge clocked the second-fastest 5000m in school history (15:54.16) for eighth. Berlyn Schutz earned on point for the Huskers as she finished eighth in the 1500m (4:16.54). On the men’s side, Kavian Kerr earned eighth in the 100m (10.53), and James Ledbetter was sixth in the 400mH (51.83).
Rounding out the events at the Big Ten Championships was Ashriel Dixon, Till Steinforth, Luke Noland and Kavian Kerr placing 10th in the 4x100m relay (40.59), Abrielle Artley, Belquist, Deebom and Johanna Ilves finishing 10th in the 4x400m relay (3:39.01), and Logan Lebo, Niko Schultz, Gabe Nash and Pradeep Senthilkumar in 14th in the men’s 4x400m relay (3:12.76).
The Husker men finished fifth with 76 points, while the women were fourth (73 points).
Up next, the Huskers compete in the NCAA West First Round in College Station, Texas, May 28-31.
Big Ten Outdoor Championships Results
Day 3
Women’s Javelin
1. Maddie Harris – 58.38m (191-6)
7. Jenessa Ruder – 49.12m (161-2)
Women’s Pole Vault
6. Jacelyn Neighbors – 4.03m (13-2 ½)
17. Kylie Clark-Fox – 3.88m (12-8 ¾)
Women’s Triple Jump
9. Velecia Williams – 12.53m (41-1 ½)
18. Lotavia Brown – 12.15m (39-10 ½)
Men’s Discus
3. Maxwell Otterdahl – 59.12m (193-11) PR
5. Cade Moran – 57.59m (188-11)
16. Kael Miedema – 52.42m (172-0)
25. Brett Schwartz – 45.15m (148-1)
Women’s High Jump
1. Jenna Rogers – 1.84m (6-0 ½)v
5. Karsyn Leeling – 1.81m (5-11 ¼)
6. Brooklyn Miller – 1.75m (5-8 ¾)
10. Riley Masten – 1.70m (5-7)
10. Ela Velepec – 1.70m (5-7)
Men’s 4x100m Relay
10. Dixon/Steinforth/Noland/Kerr – 40.59
Women’s 4x100m Relay
8. Williams/Deebom/Belquist/Thomas – 45.10
Women’s Shot Put
4. Kalynn Meyer – 17.43m (57-2 ¼)
8. Kellyn Kortemeyer – 16.87m (55-4 ¼)
11. Amelia Flynt – 15.95m (52-4)
15. Sage Burbach – 15.55m (51-0 ¼)
18. Lauren St. Peters – 14.44m (47-4 ½)
Men’s 100m
8. Kavian Kerr – 10.53
Women’s 100m
6. Darby Thomas – 11.39
Men’s 400mH
6. James Ledbetter – 51.83
Women’s 400mH
5. Abrielle Artley – 58.94
Women’s 5000m
8. Ali Bainbridge – 15:54.16
18. Berlyn Schutz – 16:25.46
Men’s 4x400m Relay
14. Lebo/Schultz/Nash/Senthilkumar – 3:12.76
Women’s 4x400m Relay
10. Artley/Belquist/Deebom/Ilves – 3:39.01
Women’s 1500m
8. Berlyn Schutz – 4:16.54