Huskers to Compete at B1G North Florida Invitational

The Nebraska track and field team heads to Jacksonville, Fla., for the B1G North Florida Invitational this weekend. All 13 Big Ten programs will send athletes to Florida this weekend, and the Huskers will send approximately 70 athletes to compete. 

Friday action begins with the women’s hammer throw at 9 a.m. (CT), though running events begin at 1 p.m. (CT). On Saturday, the men’s discus takes place at 7:30 a.m. (CT), but the rest of the meet gets underway at 2:30 p.m. (CT).

Husker Notes

• Tyler Loontjer won the pole vault at the Indiana Big Ten Invitational #1 on March 26 with the fourth-best jump in school history. Loontjer cleared 17-10 1/2 (5.45m), a new personal best by four inches. 

• Maddie Harris won the javelin title at the Big Ten Invitational #1 with a personal-best throw of 164-7 (50.17m), the No. 9 throw in school history. 

• Burger Lambrechts Jr. was the runner-up in the shot put at the Indiana Big Ten Invitational #1 with an outdoor personal-best throw of 64-0 1/4 (19.51m). His mark moved him up to No. 5 in outdoor school history. 

• Joey Daniels made his 110-meter hurdles debut for the Big Red at the Indiana Big Ten Invitational #1. The Princeton transfer was the runner-up with a personal-best time of 13.69. With wind aid, it was the 12th-fastest time ever by a Husker. 

• Both the Husker men and women placed fourth at the 2019 Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Iowa City, Iowa. Mayson Conner was the men’s high jump gold medalist in 2019 and is the lone Husker who holds claim to a Big Ten Outdoor gold medal. Conner was a second-team All-American at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the high jump, finishing in a tie for 12th at nationals. Lambrechts Jr. (shot put), Kusche (1,500 meters) and Siedhoff (110-meter hurdles) also achieved second-team All-America honors at the 2019 outdoor meet. Siedhoff was a first-team All-American in the 110-meter hurdles in 2018, finishing seventh at nationals.

Indoor Season Recap

• At the 2021 Big Ten Indoor Championships in February, four Huskers were crowned champions. Lambrechts Jr. won the shot put title with the second-best throw in school history and went on to be a first-team All-American with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Papay Glaywulu won the men’s triple jump title and Lishanna Ilves won the women’s long jump, and both were NCAA Indoor qualifiers. Ieva Turke was the Big Ten women’s indoor triple jump champion for the second year in a row. 

In addition to Lambrechts, Glaywulu and Ilves, Kusche and Kevin Shubert were also NCAA Indoor qualifiers. Kusche finished 10th in the mile, and Shubert was 16th in the shot put in his first time at nationals. Both were second-team All-Americans. Kusche is the reigning Big Ten cross country champion and the school-record holder in the indoor mile and 3,000 meters.