Henry Zimmerman was announced as the Big Ten Men’s Field Athlete of the Week on Wednesday by the conference office.
On Nebraska track and field’s first day of competition at the Graduate Classic, Zimmerman broke the weight throw school record and recorded the second-best mark in the NCAA this season. He threw a 73-06 (22.40m) on his second attempt to take over Nebraska’s No. 1 spot in the record book, before topping that in his final try with a 73-06.75 (22.42m). Zimmerman didn’t compete last season but placed third in the event at the 2022 Big Ten Championship.
The Huskers are back in action this weekend with the Prairie Wolf Indoor Invitational on Friday, Jan. 19 and the Mark Colligan Memorial on Saturday, Jan. 20. Both events will be hosted at the Devaney Center Indoor Track.
2024 Big Ten Track & Field Weekly AwardsJan. 17: Henry Zimmerman
