Huskers Set for Big Ten Indoor Championships

Nebraska track and field is ready to take on the Big Ten Indoor Championships this Friday and Saturday at the Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion in Indianapolis, Ind. 

The two-day meet begins at 9 a.m (CT) on both Friday and Saturday with both days being streamed on B1G+. 

Big Ten Indoor Championships Meet Information
Date: Friday, Feb. 28-Saturday, March 1
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. (Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion)
Start Times: Friday - Combined events: 9:10 a.m. / Field Events: 10:30 a.m. / Running Events: 11 a.m.; Saturday - Combined events: 9:20 a.m. / Field Events: 10:10 a.m. / Running Events: 12:20 p.m. 

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Big Ten Leaders
Athletes who finish in the top eight of an event at the Big Ten Indoor Championships will score team points. The Huskers currently have 14 individuals ranked in the top five of their respective events heading into the conference meet. 

Husker Men
Tyus Wilson, High Jump, 7-4 ¼ (2.24m), No. 1 B1G
Maxwell Otterdahl, Shot Put, 64-7 (19.68m), No. 1 B1G
Mason Kooi, High Jump, 7-3 ¾ (2.23m), No. 2 B1G
Dyson Wicker, Pole Vault, 18-2 ¾ (5.56m), No. 3 B1G
Henry Zimmerman, Weight Throw, 74-11 ¼ (22.84m), No. 3 B1G
Reid Nelson, High Jump, 7-1 ¾ (2.18m), No. 4 B1G
Micaylon Moore, Triple Jump, 52-4 (15.95m), No. 4 B1G

Husker Women
Jenna Rogers, High Jump, 6-4 ¼ (1.94m), No. 1 B1G
Axelina Johansson, Shot Put, 61-0 (18.59m), No. 1 B1G
Mine De Klerk, Shot Put, 58-7 ½ (17.87m), No. 3 B1G
Rhianna Phipps, Triple Jump, 44-1 ¼ (13.44m), No. 3 B1G
Ela Velepec, High Jump, 5-10 ¾ (1.80m), No. 4 B1G
Velecia Williams, Triple Jump, 43-9 ¾ (13.35m), No. 5 B1G
Kalynn Meyer, Shot Put, 57-10 ¼ (17.63m), No. 5 B1G

NCAA Leaders
Athletes who rank in the top 16 nationally at the end of the regular season will qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, which will be held March 14-15 in Virginia Beach, Va. The following Huskers currently rank in the top 16 in their respective events:

Jenna Rogers, High Jump, 6-4 1/4 (1.94m), No. 1 NCAA
Axelina Johansson, Shot Put, 61-0 (18.59m), No. 3 NCAA
Rhianna Phipps, Triple Jump, 44-1 1/4 (13.44m), No. 11 NCAA
Mine De Klerk, Shot Put, 58-7 1/2 (17.87m), No. 9 NCAA
Kalynn Meyer, Shot Put, 57-10 1/4 (17.63m), No. 13 NCAA
Velecia Williams, Triple Jump, 43-9 3/4 (13.35m), No. 15 NCAA

Tyus Wilson, High Jump, 7-4 1/4 (2.24m), No. 4 NCAA
Maxwell Otterdahl, Shot Put, 64-7 (19.68m), No. 5 NCAA
Mason Kooi, High Jump, 7-3 3/4 (2.23m), No. 6 NCAA
Dyson Wicker, Pole Vault, 18-2 1/4 (5.56m), No. 16 NCAA
Henry Zimmerman, Weight Throw, 74-11 1/4 (22.48m), No. 13 NCAA

All-Time Top-10 Performances
The following Huskers have either improved their marks or cracked the all-time top-10 indoor charts at Nebraska this season:

Jenna Rogers, High Jump, 6-4 1/4 (1.94m), No. 1
Berlyn Schutz, 3000m, 9:14.33, No. 1
Berlyn Schutz, Mile, 4:35.38, No. 1
Ali Bainbridge, 5000m, 16:07.10, No. 2
Jacelyn Neighbors, Pole Vault, 14-0 ½ (4.28m), No. 2
Arina Razina, Pole Vault, 14-0 ½ (4.28m), No. 2
Brynna McQuillen, 5000m, 16:18.94, No. 3
Mine De Klerk, Shot Put, 58-7 ½ (17.87m), No. 3
Ali Bainbridge, 3000m, 9:20.88, No. 4
Darby Thomas, 60m, 7.36, No. 4
Kylie Clark-Fox, Pole Vault, 13-10 (4.22m), No. 5
Brynna McQuillen, 3000m, 9:21.26, No. 5
Kalynn Meyer, Shot Put, 57-10 1/4 (17.63m), No. 5
Berlyn Schutz, 800m, 2:07.34, No. 5
Ariel Ammentorp, Weight Throw, 65-2 3/4 (19.88m), No. 6
Velecia Williams, Triple Jump, 43-9 3/4 (13.35m), No. 7
Cami Merickel, 5000m, 16:38.46, No. 8
Lishanna Ilves, Long Jump, 20-10 (6.35m), No. 9
Luciana Medina, 600m, 1:32.01, No. 9
Kellyn Kortemeyer, Weight Throw, 64-3 3/4 (19.60m), No. 10
Kellyn Kortemeyer, Shot Put, 54-8 3/4 (16.68m), No. 10

Niko Schultz, 800m, 1:47.42, No. 2
Dyson Wicker, Pole Vault, 18-3 (5.56m), No. 2
Pradeep Senthilkumar, 600m, 1:17.71, No. 5
Pradeep Senthilkumar, 800m, 1:48.60, No. 5
Gabe Nash, 800m, 1:49.50, No. 8
Tyus Wilson, High Jump, 7-4 1/4 (2.24m), No. 9
Brett Schwartz, Weight Throw, 67-8 ¼ (20.63m), No. 9
Mason Kooi, High Jump, 7-3 3/4 (2.23m), No. 10

Nebraska’s 2025 Big Ten Track & Field Weekly Awards
Dec. 18: Jenna Rogers, Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Dec. 18: Dyson Wicker, Men’s Freshman of the Week
Feb. 26: Jacelyn Neighbors, Women's Freshman of the Week
Feb. 26: Henry Zimmerman, Men's Field Athlete of the Week 

Johansson Named to The Bowerman Preseason Watch List
Johansson was one of 10 track and field athletes nationally named to The Bowerman 2024 women's preseason watch list. The Bowerman, presented by the USTFCCCA, is the highest track and field accolade given annually to the most outstanding college male and female athletes. First awarded in 2009, watch lists have been released since 2010.

A four-time All-American, Johansson claimed the 2023 Outdoor NCAA title and Indoor NCAA silver medal in the shot put. The junior from Hok, Sweden swept the Big Ten shot put titles last season, putting up a school record-breaking mark of 64-1 1/4 (19.54m) at the outdoor meet to earn the Big Ten Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year honor. Earlier in the season, Johansson topped the indoor school record book, throwing a 63-4 (19.30m) at the Frank Sevigne Invitational. Her best indoor and outdoor distances also broke the Swedish records.

2025 Indoor Season Meet Recaps
Husker Holiday Open (Dec. 13)
Graduate Classic (Day 1 - Jan. 16)
Graduate Classic (Day 2 - Jan. 17)
Prairie Wolf Invitational (Jan. 24)
Mark Colligan Memorial (Jan. 25)
Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational (Day 1 - Jan. 31)
Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational (Day 2 - Feb. 1)
Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (Day 1 - Feb. 7)
Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (Day 2 - Feb. 8)
Tyson Invitational (Day 1 - Feb. 14)
Tyson Invitational (Day 2 - Feb. 15)
Nebraska Tune-Up (Feb. 21)