Nebraska track and field earned six event titles on Friday at the Shocker Open, while hitting personal-best marks ahead of the conference meet next week.
Tyus Wilson won the high jump, matching his personal-best mark of 7-5 (2.26m). The sophomore from Sterling, Kan. first jumped that height last weekend at the Drake Relays, moving up to second in the NCAA and fifth in Nebraska school history. Reid Nelson placed third with a 6-11 (2.11m) and Mason Kooi grabbed fifth with a 6-9 (2.06m). In the women’s high jump, Brooklyn Miller claimed third with a 5-8 (1.73m) and Rebecca Pecora finished fifth with a 5-5 ¾ (1.67m).
Kellyn Kortemeyer brought home two titles, throwing a 153-2 (46.69m) in the discus and a 50-4 (15.34m) in the shot put. Sage Burbach added a 46-6 ¾ (14.19m) in the shot put to finish as runner-up. In the women’s hammer throw, Ariel Ammentorp threw 168-7 (51.39m) to win the event. On the men’s side, Seth Schnakenberg placed third with a 197-9 (60.28m) and Max Herman finished fourth with a 196-8 (59.94m).
Kylie Clark cleared a personal-best mark in the pole vault, placing second with a 13-4 ¾ (4.08m). Jessica Gardner (13-0 ¾, 3.98m) and Hannah Preissler (12-6 ¾, 3.83m) provided third and fourth place finishes. Kolby Heinerikson cleared 15-3 (4.65m) in the men’s pole vault to take third.
In the women’s long jump, Favour Wanjoku took third with an 18-9 ½ (5.73m) and LaQwasia Stepney took fourth with an 18-6 (5.64m). Wanjoku went on to take seventh in the 100m hurdles, running a personal-best 14.41. In the 110m hurdles, Matthias Algarin ran a personal-best 14.64 to cross the line fourth, while Heinerikson finished fifth with a 15.00.
Lindsey Blehm added a title, winning the 800m in 2:11.78. McKenna Lovehaug took third with a time of 2:16.79. Blehm took fourth in the 1500m, covering the track in 4:50.45. Holden Ruse finished second in the men’s 800m with a 1:52.91. In the men’s 1500m, Colby Erdkamp placed third with a 4:00.90, Cal Puskar finished fourth with a 4:02.10 and Erik Snell took fifth with a 4:07.34.
Abrielle Artley and Karlie Moore went 1-2 in the 400m hurdles, clocking times of 58.47 and 59.93. Cory Berg (52.64) and Joseph Clifford (53.41) added top-five finishes in the men’s 400m hurdles, taking fourth and fifth.
Seven Hicks clocked an 11.80 in the women’s 100m to take second, while adding a third-place finish in the 200m with a 24.41. Lorenzo Paissan (10.88) and Seth Baylus (10.98) brought in sixth- and eighth-place finishes in the men’s 100m. In the men’s 200m, Algarin took fifth with a 21.89. In the women’s 400m, Marie Pfannenstiel ran a 58.66 to take fifth.
Next, Nebraska looks to the Big Ten Championships. The meet will be hosted in Ann Arbor, Mich. on May 10-12.
