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Huskers Remain No. 12 in USTFCCCA Poll




The Nebraska track and field team remained at No. 12 in the men’s rankings of the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association’s (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field National Rating Index on Monday.

The Huskers stayed at No. 12 in the rankings, but improved their point total in the Track & Field Rating Index (TFRI) to 64.44. In last week’s poll, Nebraska had a total of 55.08.

Nine Huskers have performances in 11 combined events contributing to Nebraska’s score in the TFRI.

Darius Luff is fifth in the country in the 60m hurdles (7.70), followed by a fifth-place ranking by Mayson Conner in the high jump (7-2 1/2, 2.20m).

Michael Hoffer is currently 30th in the high jump with a clearance of 7-0 1/4 (2.14m).

Alex Talley leads the group of NU throwers, sitting fifth in the shot put (65-7, 19.99m) and sixth in the weight throw (73-3 1/2, 22.34m). Burger Lambrechts Jr. is sixth in the shot put with a launch of 64-9 1/4 (19.75m), while Henry Zimmerman is 22nd in the weight throw with a toss of 68-5 3/4 (20.87m).

Maxwell Otterdahl is the second NU thrower contributing in two events, ranking 23rd in the weight throw (68-5 1/4, 20.86m) and 26th in the shot put (61-7, 18.77m). Kevin Shubert is 28th in the shot put with a mark of 61-4 3/4 (18.71m).

After last weekend’s score of 5,582, Till Steinforth ranks 16th nationally in the heptathlon.

Nebraska remains at home this weekend, hosting the 46th annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 4-5 at the Devaney Center Indoor Track.

 





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