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Rogers Finishes Sixth in NCAA High Jump



EUGENE, Ore. – Nebraska freshman high jumper Jenna Rogers tied for sixth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field on Saturday to conclude the meet. 

Rogers cleared 6-0 (1.83m) to finish in a tie for sixth and earn first-team All-America honors for the second time this year. The Big Ten indoor and outdoor champion was also an indoor first-team All-American after finishing seventh. 

With Rogers’ finish – combined with Maddie Harris’ silver medal in the javelin and Axelina Johansson’s bronze medal in the shot put – the Husker women scored 16 team points to finish in 14th place in the team standings. It marks the best finish for the Husker women since 2006. 

Riley Masten also competed in the high jump for the NU women on Saturday. In her first trip to the NCAA Championships, Masten cleared 5-7 3/4 (1.72m) to tie for 20th place and earn USTFCCCA honorable mention. 

Nebraska’s NCAA Championships Finishes

Maddie Harris, Javelin, 2nd

Axelina Johansson, Shot Put, 3rd

Alex Talley, Hammer Throw, 6th

Jenna Rogers, High Jump, T-6th

LaQwasia Stepney, Long Jump, 13th

Mirta Kulisic, Javelin, 14th

Burger Lambrechts Jr., Shot Put, 15th

Mayson Conner, High Jump, T-15th

Darius Luff, 110-meter Hurdles, 17th

Maxwell Otterdahl, Shot Put, 18th

Riley Masten, High Jump, T-20th

 





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