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NEBRASKA TRACK & FIELD 3 NCAA TEAM TITLES | 106 CONFERENCE TEAM TITLES TWITTER FACEBOOK 78 NCAA CHAMPIONS | 628 ALL-AMERICANS | 911 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS @NUTRACKANDFIELD NEBRASKATRACKANDFIELD SID: NATE POHLEN | OFFICE: (402) 472-7781 | EMAIL: [email protected] FRANK SEVIGNE HUSKER INVITATIONAL HUSKERS HOST 41ST ANNUAL FRANK Feb. 5-6, 2016 | Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Neb. Live Results: Huskers.com TV: Big Ten Network (Tape Delayed - Feb. 13, Noon) SEVIGNE HUSKER INVITATIONAL The Nebraska track and field team hosts the 41st annual Frank Sevigne PARTICIPATING TEAMS Husker Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the Bob Devaney Sports Nebraska, Arizona State, Arkansas State, Auburn, Drake, Illinois (men), Kansas, Center. The meet begins on Friday at Noon and on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Kansas State, Missouri, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, Omaha (women), South Dakota State, Texas, Texas Tech, UCLA, Chadron State, Colorado School of Mines, with the combined events. The rest of the track and field action begins on Emporia State, Fort Hays State, Nebraska-Kearney, Pittsburg State, Wayne State Friday at 4:30 p.m., and Saturday at Noon. College, Nebraska Wesleyan, St. Olaf, Barton County CC, Garden City CC, Cloud County CC, Iowa Central CC, Iowa Western CC, Southwestern CC, Briar Cliff, More than 30 schools are expected to compete at this year’s meet. On the Concordia University, Dakota State, Oklahoma Baptist men’s side, some of the top teams joining the 15th-ranked Huskers are No. 3 Texas, No. 14 Texas Tech and No. 24 Kansas State. On the women’s side, MEET SCHEDULE (All times Central) No. 5 Texas and No. 6 Kansas State are the top-ranked squads. FRIDAY, FEB. 5 Combined Events SATURDAY, FEB. 6 Saturday’s field events and running events will be recorded by Big Ten 12:00 p.m. Heptathlon 60m Combined Events Network and will air tape delayed on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Noon. Live 12:35 p.m. Heptathlon Long Jump 9:30 a.m. Heptathlon 60m Hurdles 1:50 p.m. Heptathlon Shot Put 10:15 a.m. Heptathlon Pole Vault results will be available at Huskers.com. 2:50 p.m. Heptathlon High Jump 1:18 p.m. Heptathlon 1000m Top Performers - Husker Men 11:30 a.m. Pentathlon 60m Hurdles Field Events 12:20 p.m. Pentathlon High Jump 12:00 p.m. Shot Put (Men) Athlete Event Mark B1G Rk NCAA Rk 2:50 p.m. Pentathlon Shot Put 12:00 p.m. Triple Jump (Men) 4x400 (Neal, Koroknai, Wiseman, Alexandre) 3:07.98 1 7 3:55 p.m. Pentathlon Long Jump 12:00 p.m. High Jump (Women) Landon Bartel HJ 7-1 1/2 (2.17) t1 t11 5:10 p.m. Pentathlon 800m 2:00 p.m. Pole Vault (Men) 2:15 p.m. Triple Jump (Women) Antoine Lloyd 60mH 7.78 2 11 Field Events 2:30 p.m. Shot Put (Women) Malcolm White 200 21.07 2 t11 4:30 p.m. Weight Throw (Men) 2:30 p.m. High Jump (Men) 6:00 p.m. Pole Vault (Women) Oladapo Akinmoladun 60mH 7.82 3 t15 6:00 p.m. Long Jump (Men) Running Events Mate Koroknai 400 47.17 4 t24 6:00 p.m. Long Jump (Women) 12:00 p.m. 200m (Women) Sean Pille 60mH 7.87 4 t24 7:00 p.m. Weight Throw (Women) 12:15 p.m. 200m (Men) 12:30 p.m. Mile (Women) Craig Driver PV 17-1 (5.21) 2 t28 Running Events 12:45 p.m. Mile (Men) 6:00 p.m. 60m Hurdles Prelim (Women) 12:58 p.m. 600m (Women) Top Performers - Husker Women 6:21 p.m. 60m Hurdles Prelim (Men) 1:09 p.m. 600m (Men) 6:42 p.m. 60m Prelim (Women) 1:18 p.m. Heptathlon 1000m (Men) Athlete Event Mark B1G Rk NCAA Rk 6:57 p.m. 60m Prelim (Men) 1:23 p.m. 800m (Women) Reka Czuth HJ 6-0 1/2 (1.84) 1 t7 7:22 p.m. 5000m (Women) 1:30 p.m. 800m (Men) 7:45 p.m. 400m Final (Women) 1:40 p.m. 3000m (Women) Paula Andrie PV 13-11 1/4 (4.25) 2 14 8:25 p.m. 400m Final (Men) 1:55 p.m. 3000m (Men) Tierra Williams TJ 42-6 (12.95) 2 t15 9:05 p.m. 5000m (Men) 2:05 p.m. Husker Officials Association Awards Tierra Williams LJ 20-7 3/4 (6.29) 1 t16 2:20 p.m. 60m Hurdles Final (Women) 2:24 p.m. 60m Hurdles Final (Men) 2:30 p.m. 60m Final (Women) Noting the Husker Men 2:34 p.m. 60m Final (Men) • Nebraska’s 4x400-relay team of Andy Neal, Mate Koroknai, Drew 2:44 p.m. 600m Special Invitational (Women) 2:48 p.m. 600m Special Invitational (Men) Wiseman and Oliver Alexandre ran a time of 3:07.54 at the New Mexico 2:53 p.m. Mile Special Invitational (Women) Team Invitational, the third-fastest time in NU indoor history. Converted for 3:01 p.m. Mile Special Invitational (Men) 3:09 p.m. 800m Special Invitational (Women) altitude to 3:07.98, their time ranks seventh in the nation. 3:15 p.m. 800m Special Invitational (Men) 3:20 p.m. 200m Special Invitational (Women) • Senior Cody Rush will make his season debut this weekend after an injury 3:35 p.m. 200m Special Invitational (Men) 3:50 p.m. 3,000m Special Invitational (Women) setback. Rush, the school-record holder in the 400 meters, is the defending 4:05 p.m. 3,000m Special Invitational (Men) champion of the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational with his record time of 4:16 p.m. 4x400m (Women) 46.32. He also holds the oversized school record (45.91). 4:36 p.m. 4x400m (Men) 4:51 p.m. 4x400m Special Invitational (Women) 4:56 p.m. 4x400m Special Invitational (Men) • Ricco Hall and Steven Cahoy are set to compete unattached for the first 5:00 p.m. Awards Presentation time this season. Hall, with only one season of outdoor eligibility remaining, 2016 SCHEDULE will run the 200 and 400 meters unattached. His 20.90 in the 200 ranks INDOOR second in NU indoor history, and his 46.53 in the 400 ranks third. Cahoy Date Meet Location M/W has been battling an injury and will compete unattached in the pole vault, Jan. 15-16 Holiday Inn Invitational Devaney Center NTS/NTS an event in which he earned both Big Ten runner-up finishes in 2015 and is Jan. 22 Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational Devaney Center NTS/NTS third in NU indoor history (17-11, 5.46m). Jan. 23 Mark Colligan Memorial Devaney Center 1st/1st Jan. 30 New Mexico Team Invitational Albuquerque, N.M. 1st/1st • Landon Bartel ranks tied for first in the Big Ten and tied for 11th nationally Feb. 5-6 Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational Devaney Center in the high jump after clearing 7-1 1/2 (2.17m) at the Mark Colligan Feb. 12-13 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Memorial. Feb. 12-13 Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic Pittsburg, Kan. Feb. 19 Nebraska Tune-Up Devaney Center Feb. 26-27 Big Ten Indoor Championships Geneva, Ohio • Antoine Lloyd has started off 2016 with personal bests in both the 60 March 11-12 NCAA Indoor Championships Birmingham, Ala. meters and 60-meter hurdles. In his best event - the 60-meter hurdles - Lloyd’s 7.78 ranks 11th nationally and second in the Big Ten. It’s a strong OUTDOOR event all-around for the Husker men, as Oladapo Akinmoladun (7.82) and Date Meet Location M/W Sean Pille (7.87) rank third and fourth, respectively, in the Big Ten. March 25-26 ASU Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge Tempe, Ariz. April 9 Husker Spring Invite Ed Weir Stadium • Malcolm White ran 21.07 in the 200 meters to win the event at the Mark April 16 Texas Invitational Austin, Texas Colligan Memorial with the sixth-fastest time in NU indoor history. He ranks April 16 Kansas Relays Lawrence, Kan. tied for 11th in the nation and is second in the Big Ten. April 27 NWU Spring Open Lincoln, Neb. April 28-30 Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa May 7 Nebraska Invitational Ed Weir Stadium Noting the Husker Women May 13-15 Big Ten Outdoor Championships Ed Weir Stadium • Tierra Williams is off to a fantastic start to her junior season. A second- May 26-28 NCAA West Preliminary Round Lawrence, Kan. team All-America long jumper at last year’s outdoor meet, Williams has June 8-11 NCAA Outdoor Championships Eugene, Ore. entered six events this indoor season and has won five of them. She took 3 NCAA TEAM TITLES • 106 CONFERENCE TEAM TITLES • 78 NCAA CHAMPIONS • 628 ALL-AMERICANS • 911 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS HEAD COACH GARY PEPIN up triple jump this season for the first time ever and her personal-best 42-6 (12.95m) ranks tied for 15th nationally and second in the Big Ten. Williams’ long jump of 20-7 3/4 The all-time winningest track (6.29m) ranks first in the Big Ten and tied for 16th in the nation. She also won a 60-meters and field coach in the history of title at the Holiday Inn Invite to open the season. the Big 12 and the former Big Eight Conference, Nebraska • Paula Andrie cleared a personal-best 13-11 1/4 (4.25m) at the New Mexico Team Head Coach Gary Pepin enters Invitational and now ranks second in NU indoor history.