2007 TR ACK & FIELD Nebraska Track & Field • Coaches: Head Coach Gary Pepin, Mark Colligan, Jay Dirksen, Kris Grimes, Matt Martin, Billy Maxwell • Phone: 402.472.6461 • Fax: 402.472.9361 Nebraska Media Relations • Track & Field MRD: Andy Anderson • Phone: 402.472.0271 • Cell Phone: 402.617.2852 • Fax: 402.472.2005 • E-Mail: [email protected] This Week in Husker Track & Field Week 4 (Release Date: April 18, 2007) Competition* Next Week Kansas Relays—Lawrence, Kan. (Memorial Stadium) Drake, Illinois, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Drake Relays—Des Moines, Iowa (Drake Stadium) Date: Wed., April 18 - Saturday, April 21 Oral Roberts, Texas-San Antonio, Wichita State, Dates: April 25 - 28 Times: Wed.: Multis-10 a.m.; Wisconsin-Milwaukee Penn Relays—Philadelphia, Pa. (Franklin Field) Thurs.: Multis-8:30 a.m., Field-Noon, Track-5 p.m.; *-Only Division I teams listed. Dates: April 25 - 28 Fri.: Field-8 a.m., Track-9 a.m.; Sat.: Field-8 a.m., Track-9 a.m. Nebraska Open—Lincoln, Neb. (Ed Weir Stadium) For a schedule and listing of NU's entries, see pgs 2-3. Date: April 29 > NU Travels to KU for Kansas Relays > Husker Relays Set for Busy Weekend 2007 Nebraska Indoor Schedule The Nebraska men's and women's track and field teams Nebraska's sprints and hurdles groups once again Date Meet Time/Result hit the road for the fourth straight week when they travel will have a busy weekend planned for its relay teams, as Jan. 12-13 Holiday Inn Invitational .....................................NTS to Lawrence, Kan., for the 80th running of the Kansas the Kansas Relays, like most of the major outdoor relays Lincoln, Neb. ...................... Devaney Center Track Relays this week. More than 50 Huskers will make the trip meets, has several such events scheduled. Jan. 20 Conference Challenge .........Big 12-223; MWC-146 for meet, which will be held Wednesday through Saturday NU will field seven different relay groups this weekend, Lincoln, Neb. ...................... Devaney Center Track Jan. 27 adidas Classic ...................................................NTS at KU's Memorial Stadium including the common—the men's and women's 4x100- Lincoln, Neb. ...................... Devaney Center Track Competition begins Wednesday morning with the and 4x400-meter relays—and the uncommon—the Feb. 2-3 Sevigne Husker Invitational ..............Noon/10 a.m. start of the women's heptathlon and men's decathlon. women's 4x100-meter shuttle hurdle and the men's 4x110- Lincoln, Neb. ...................... Devaney Center Track The combined events wrap up on Thursday, while the meter shuttle hurdle and 4x200-meter relays. Feb. 9-10 Iowa State Classic ..............................................NTS men's and women's hammer throw and a brief distance The Husker men, who have already earned regional Ames, Iowa ........................... Lied Recreation Center carnival also will be held on the second day. Only Casie qualifying marks in both the 4x100 and 4x400, will attempt Tyson Invitational ................................................NTS Witte and Erin Hannon (women's heptathlon) will compete to improve their regional standing in the two events, while Fayetteville, Ark. .........Randal Tyson Track Complex for NU in the multi-events. they also will take their first shot at breaking the nearly 20- Feb. 16 Prairie Wolf Invitational .......................................NTS The meet gets into full swing on Friday with half of the year old school record in the 4x200 (1:23.27 in 1988). Lincoln, Neb. .......................... Devaney Center Track remaining field events and nearly all of the track prelims, The NU women will be aiming for their first regional Feb. 23-24 Big 12 Championships ...........................M-1st; W-5th while mostly track finals and all remaining field competitions marks of the year in both the 4x100 and 4x400. Ames, Iowa ........................... Lied Recreation Center will be contested on Saturday to conclude the meet. March 2-3 NCAA Qualifier ....................................................NTS Live results from the Kansas Relays can be > Huskers Complete Busy Week with 16 Fayetteville, Ark. .........Randal Tyson Track Complex found by visiting Kansas' official athletics web site, Seattle, Wash.. .................................Dempsey Indoor www.kuathletics.com. A final recap and complete results Qualifying Marks March 9-10 NCAA Indoor Championships ......... M-t25th; W-t67th will be available on Huskers.com each evening following Nebraska concluded last week's series of four weekend Fayetteville, Ark. .........Randal Tyson Track Complex meets with nine total event titles and 16 NCAA qualifying the conclusion of events. A schedule with NU's entries is 2007 Nebraska Outdoor Schedule listed on pages 2 and 3. marks in total while splitting squads between Oklahoma, Missouri and California. Date Meet Time/Result March 30-31 Stanford Invitational ............................................NTS Palo Alto, Calif. ...................Cobb Track, Angell Field Nebraska's 2007 NCAA Outdoor Qualifiers April 4-7 Texas Relays ......................................................NTS Women Men Austin, Texas ...................... Mike A. Meyers Stadium April 12-13 Audrey Walton Combined Events .......................NTS NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifiers NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifiers Columbia, Mo. ...................Audrey J. Walton Stadium Name ........................Event ..........Mark (NCAA rank) Name ....................Event ..............Mark (NCAA rank) April 13-14 Mt. SAC Relays/V Athletics Invite ..........................NTS Ashley Selig ............Heptathlon (auto) ...... 5,595 (7th) Lee Martin ............Decathlon (prov) ......... 7,010 (16th) Walnut, Calif. ...........................Hilmer Lodge Stadium Casie Witte ..............Heptathlon (prov) ... 5,080 (32nd) NCAA Midwest Regional Qualifiers Long Beach, Calif. ........................... Jack Rose Track NCAA Midwest Regional Qualifiers Name ....................Event ............ Mark (NCAA Rank) April 13-14 John Jacobs Invitational ......................................NTS Name ........................Event ..........Mark (NCAA rank) Arturs Abolins .....Long Jump ..................24-10w (8th) Norman, Okla. .................John Jacobs T&F Complex Epley Bullock ..........High Jump ......... 5-10 3/4 (t13th) Gable Baldwin .....Pole Vault ............... 16-8 3/4 (27th) April 19-21 Kansas Relays .....................................Noon/8/8 a.m. Lawrence, Kan. ............................. Memorial Stadium Nikita Eades ............100m Hurdles ........ 13.85 (t57th) Tim Grier ..............400m Hurdles ............. 52.12 (40th) April 25-28 Drake Relays ...................................................... TBA Jenny Green ............Pole Vault ................. 12-8 (36th) Lukas Hulett ........400m ........................... 46.65 (20th) Des Moines, Iowa .............................. Drake Stadium Chaunte McMillan ...Long Jump ....... 19-10 1/4 (t36th) Dusty Jonas ........High Jump .................. 7-2 1/4 (8th) Penn Relays ........................................................ TBA Sheryl Morgan .........400m Hurdles ......... 59.43 (23rd) Brian Parr ............3,000m Steeple ........9:05.95 (41st) Philadelphia, Pa. ...................................Franklin Field Dace Ruskule ..........Discus ....................... 180-5 (4th) Andrew Pearson..400m Hurdles ............. 51.99 (33rd) April 29 Nebraska Open .............................................11 a.m. Ashley Selig ............High Jump ...........5-8 3/4 (t33rd) Daniel Roper ........Triple Jump .............. 51-8 1/4 (t8th) Lincoln, Neb. ................................Ed Weir Stadium Kim Shubert ............High Jump ...........5-8 3/4 (t33rd) Aaron Ross ...........110m Hurdles ............. 14.10 (30th) May 5 Nebraska Invitational ...................................11 a.m. Brysun Stately ........Pole Vault ..........12-9 1/2 (t23rd) Tyrell Ross ..........110m Hurdles ...........14.23w (43rd) Lincoln, Neb. ................................Ed Weir Stadium May 11-13 Big 12 Championships ....... 1 p.m./9:30 a.m./Noon Jeni Steiner .............Shot Put .............. 50-3 1/4 (28th) Peter van der Westhuizen 800m ............ 1:50.04 (26th) Lincoln, Neb. ................................Ed Weir Stadium Discus .................... 163-1 (42nd) 1,500m ...................... 3:41.74 (t5th) May 25-26 NCAA Midwest Regional ..................................... TBA Z. Suluki-Drakes .....Triple Jump ........ 40-6 1/4 (t38th) Issar Yazhbin .......Hammer ..................... 204-6 (24th) Des Moines, Iowa .............................. Drake Stadium Natalja Zarcenko .....800m .................. 2:09.59 (t67th) Relays ..................4x100m ....................... 40.48 (27th) June 6-9 NCAA Outdoor Championships .......................... TBA 1,500m ................ 4:22.55 (24th) 4x400m .................... 3:07.67 (10th) Sacramento, Calif. ............................ Hornet Stadium Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 18, 2007) Page 2 The Husker multi-eventers kicked off the weekend Kansas Relays Husker NCAA All-Americans Schedule of Events by competing at the Audrey Walton Combined Events in Columbia, Mo. Lee Martin earned an NCAA provisional Women Wednesday, April 18 qualification while finishing third in the men's decathlon Name Honors Event(s) Combined Events at Mizzou (7,010), while Kim Shubert set a personal-best 10:30 a.m. ............100m Hurdles ..............W ..................