New coach starts track team on rigorous circuit Sep 28, 2005
The baseball strength coach has begun working with both the mens and womens Nebraska track and field squads in the hopes of bringing some consistency to the program. And, boy, has he come in ready to work. (Daily Nebraskan, NE)
Jonas, Rands Earn Pan Am Junior Wins Aug 4, 2005
By Date: Aug 1, 2005 A pair of Nebraska track and field athletes claimed wins at the Pan American Junior Championships during the past weekend. Dusty Jonas and future Husker Robert Rands earned two of the United States 57 medals. (The Insiders -- Nebraska Prep)
Disability doesn't stop pole-vaulter's success at NU Apr 26, 2005
KRIS KOLDEN/DN Senior pole-vaulter Pat Southern has overcome a lot to achieve success on the Nebraska track and field team. Southern, who is deaf, has cleared 16 2/3 in his event, is a Big 12 academic honoree and the 2005 Deaflympic Games gold medalist. (Daily Nebraskan, NE)
IN THE CORNER: Mark Harrison Apr 24, 2005
Mark Harrison in a senior sprinter for the Nebraska track and field team. Harrison took second place in the 600-yard dash in the Big 12 Conference Indoor Championships in February, and he finished second in the 400-meter hurdles in last weekend s John Jacobs Invitational in Norman, Okla. (Daily Nebraskan -- Sports)
Huskers use weekend off to train, prepare for regional meets Apr 5, 2005
The Nebraska track and field teams were idle last weekend, but just be careful telling that to NU Coach Gary Pepin. Though the Cornhuskers were off, it was only in that no one competed in a meet. (Daily Nebraskan, NE)
Seven penetrate record books Mar 28, 2005
The Nebraska track and field team entered its outdoor season like a lion, as seven athletes added their names to the Cornhusker history books. The seven Huskers placed on the top-10 performance lists in their respective events at the Stanford Invitational. (Daily Nebraskan -- Sports)
Nebraska Track And Field Teams Headed For NCAA Championships Mar 17, 2005
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NU captures team titles Feb 28, 2005
If Gary Pepin is right, the Nebraska track and field teams may have a lot to look forward to at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in two weeks. The Cornhuskers swept the Big 12 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships team titles for the second straight year this weekend, and earned their eleventh and twelfth conference titles since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996. (Daily Nebraskan -- Sports)
Four more earn qualifying marks Feb 14, 2005
Members of the Nebraska track and field teams went separate ways this weekend, representing the Cornhuskers in three separate meets. When all was said and done, the Huskers added four more athletes to their growing list of provisional qualifiers. (Daily Nebraskan, NE)
Milkevics shatters national record Feb 7, 2005
Several of the nation s best performances were turned in at Bob Devaney Sports Center Track and the Nebraska track and field teams had their fair share. Dmitrjis Milkevics headlined the two-day track meet as he set an NCAA record in the 600 meter run. (Daily Nebraskan -- Sports)
Learning, patience keys to pole vaulting Feb 4, 2005
The Nebraska track and field teams will host their most significant meet to date today and Saturday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Track. They will face their toughest competition yet, and Green expects it to be a dogfight. (Daily Nebraskan -- Sports)
NU recruiters go international for talent Feb 2, 2005
Take one look at the Nebraska track and field rosters, and one thing is certain. College athletics have gone global. (Daily Nebraskan, NE)
Huskers pick up 22 titles at Holiday Inn Invite Jan 18, 2005
Typically what you will see on the Nebraska track and field teams, both men s and women s, are teams that cover the bases in all events, Pepin said. A lot of new people on our team ran well. (Daily Nebraskan, NE)
Erdkamp takes aim for Athens Jul 6, 2004
But the 1999 Nebraska track All-American wants the rest of America to get to know his face as an Olympian in the 2004 Summer Games in Athens - as a discus-thrower rather than an elbow-dropper. The 28-year-old graduate of Papillion-La Vista High School will compete in the Olympic Trials July 16 to 18 in Sacramento, Calif. (Omaha.com -- Sports)
NU's Green right at home blazing pole vault trail May 9, 2004
But even in a program loaded with international stars, the Nebraska track and field team still has plenty of room for some homegrown talent. Jenny Green, a freshman from Grand Island, has made a lasting first impression with the Huskers. (Omaha World Herald, NE)
Huskers look to sweep track championships Apr 29, 2004
For the Nebraska track and field teams, conference trophies are like Jell-O.. There's always room for more. (Daily Nebraskan -- Sports)
Texan jumper ready to help NU brand Longhorns Apr 28, 2004
Her final season could be the sweetest, though, for Vice and the Nebraska track and field team. In Vice's career as a Husker, the women's team has never won an outdoor conference title, earning two second-place finishes and a third-place finish instead. (Daily Nebraskan -- Sports)
St. Cecilia's Van Cura captures state lead in discus Apr 27, 2004
The Hastings St. Cecilia senior took the state lead in the discus with a school record of 174 feet, adding more than 8 feet to his personal record, and set another school record at Monday's Central Nebraska Track Championships by winning the shot put at 57-0. "I don't want to say numbers, because I'm feeling I'll hit them and stop there," said the Hastings College football and track recruit. (Omaha.com -- Sports)
Huskers lead scoreboards at Friday events Apr 26, 2004
The Nebraska track and field team had strong showings this weekend at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, as well as at the Nebraska Wesleyan Twilight held in Lincoln. Nebraska got off to a successful start, as the women's 4X1,600 relay team set a school record in the meet's first day with a mark of 19 minutes, 49. (Daily Nebraskan, NE)
UNL student conquers Boston Marathon Apr 21, 2004
"The Nebraska track team has been great motivation, and I thank God most importantly. He gives me the strength, and I can do all things through Him.". UNL student conquers Boston Marathon. (Daily Nebraskan, NE)
Athletes flaunt solid routines in Texas Apr 5, 2004
In a talented field including some of the best athletes in the country, the Nebraska track and field team displayed some impressive performances during the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, which began with the multi-events competition Wednesday and ran through Saturday. Sophomore Ashley Selig took home the silver medal in the heptathlon, accumulating 5,316 points to net a provisional qualifying score for nationals. (Daily Nebraskan, NE)
Hall of Fame party a reunion Mar 27, 2004
Grand Island Central Catholic pole vaulters Gable Baldwin and Jenny Green setting state records (16-4, 13-3, respectively) at the Central Nebraska Track Championships and state meet records (16-0, 13-0) in 2003. Geneva Fillmore Central's Michael Brower, the first 11-man football player in Nebraska to rush for 1,000 or more yards in each of his four seasons. (Omaha.com -- Sports)
NU ready to carry success outdoors Mar 24, 2004
Although the ending to their seasons were different, the Nebraska track and field team got exactly what it wanted from both its men's and women's teams during the 2004 indoor campaign. While both teams accomplished their goal of winning a conference title, only the women were able to follow through with their second goal of placing in the top-10 nationally, boasting a bronze medal from the NCAA Indoor Championships March 12-13 in Fayetteville, Ark. (Daily Nebraskan)
Nebraska women take indoor bronze Mar 22, 2004
Fresh off an appearance in the NCAA Indoor Championships, the Nebraska track and field team got its outdoor season off to a successful start at the College Station Relays held March 18-19 in College Station, Texas. The Husker women were led by their throwers, as Becky Breisch and Leann Boerema both earned medals for Nebraska. (Daily Nebraskan -- Sports)
International experience could be X-factor for Husker at NCAAs Mar 12, 2004
Now that she's back in the United States, Radevica and 25 of her teammates from the Nebraska track and field team will be competing in this weekend's national meet in Fayetteville, Ark. which begins today, in hopes of bringing home individual and team national championships. (Daily Nebraskan)
Huskers get final shot to qualify for NCAAs Mar 7, 2004
While Saturday's Last Chance Meet in Ames, Iowa, hardly will resemble "Pirates of the Caribbean," it will emulate the attitude of the Nebraska track and field team. This weekend's meet is the final opportunity for athletes to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, which begin March 12 in Fayetteville, Ark. (Daily Nebraskan)
read more Mar 4, 2004
Green, Pepin honored by conference Nebraska pole vaulter Jenny Green was named the Big 12 Indoor Freshman of the Year and Husker Coach Gary Pepin picked up the Men's and Women's Coach-of-the-Year honors for the Nebraska track and field team, the Big 12 Conference announced Wednesday. In her first meet of the season, Green cleared a height of 13 feet, 9 inches -- shattering the previous conference and school records by 5 inches. (Daily Nebraskan -- Sports)
NU Sports Briefs Feb 23, 2004
In the Nebraska track and field team's final competition before the Big 12 Indoor Championship, the sophomore cleared a school-record tying height of 13 feet, 9' inches in the women's pole vault to lead the Huskers at the KSU Open in Manhattan, Kan. Saturday. (Daily Nebraskan -- Sports)
NU track fares well at adidas Classic, primed for conference meet Feb 16, 2004
The finely tuned machine that is the Nebraska track and field team got the tuneup it wanted Saturday at the adidas Classic. "One of the things you always get a little worried about this time of year as a coach is: Are you making progress and are you staying healthy?" NU Coach Gary Pepin said. (Daily Nebraskan -- Sports)
Track to host nation's best Feb 7, 2004
This weekend is Nebraska track and field's version of the Oscars, as the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational kicks off today, featuring over 20 teams and showcasing as many as 12 national champions. "It'll be one of the finest meets going on in the country (all season)," Nebraska Coach Gary Pepin said. (Daily Nebraskan -- Sports)
NU hurdler leaps and bounds ahead of competition Feb 3, 2004
With the most muscle outside of Venice Beach, and the most speed this side of Talladega International Motor Speedway, Lopes is intent on rewriting the Nebraska track and field record book. Lopes thanks her father's side of the family for her athletic prowess. (Daily Nebraskan, NE)
World Class Sprinter Hosts Speed and Quickness Clinic Dec 11, 2003
Southwest Nebraska News - from the Republican Valley Media Group, McCook, NE. LINCOLN?Charlie Greene, Olympic champion and former Nebraska track star will join forces with Bob Andersen, director of Victory Human Performance Center to conduct a Speed and Quickness Clinic, Dec 20 at Nebraska Wesleyan University?s Field House, starting at 8:30 a.m. The all day clinic will feature speed and quickness training with the additional bonus of strength conditioning and training designed for young... (Southwest Nebraska News, NE)
Local briefs Nov 8, 2003
Our Network: Nebraska Auto Center Wellness Shop G.I. Homefinder. Nebraska baseball player Aaron Marsden, a two-time All-Big 12 selection and conference pitcher of the year who was taken in the third round of the MLA amateur draft will be on hand (Grand Island Independent, NE)
