Lincoln ? Lehann Fourie was the Huskers’ top performer on Saturday at the Holiday Inn Invitational, as the junior hurdler posted the top 60-meter hurdle time in the country at 7.77. As a team, the Huskers added another three provisional-qualifying marks and won eight more events, after the team won six events, broke one school record and posted one NCAA provisional-qualifying mark on Friday night.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>
The Huskers started the day with back-to-back wins, as Karyn LaCour and Fourie swept the 60-meter hurdles. After running the top prelim time on Friday at 8.64, LaCour kept the top spot in the finals at 8.60. Fourie then scorched the track with an NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 7.77, which was two-hundredths of a second off his personal best of 7.75.
Epley Bullock and Paul Hamilton both added provisional-qualifying marks in the high jump for NU. A four-time All-American, Bullock cleared her first fourth heights on her first attempt, including 5-10 3/4, but was then able to conquer the 6-0 bar. Hamilton then matched the provisional-qualifying standard of 7-0 1/4 to finish second to former Husker national champion Dusty Jonas. Jonas won with a leap of 7-6 and then attempted to break the Devaney Center record with attempts at 7-7 1/4, but was unable to clear.
Already a 60-meter hurdler and long jumper for the Huskers, Arna Erega added the triple jump to her repertoire on Saturday with a winning leap of 41-2 1/4. Erega led a 1-2-3 finish for the Huskers, as she was followed by teammates Leandra McGruder (40-11 3/4) and Tara Korshoj (39-9 1/4).
Other Huskers posting wins on Saturday included: Dan Christensen (400m ? 48.17), Dax Danns (200m ? 21.56), Lukas Hulett (600y ? 1:11.63) and the men’s 4x400-meter relay squad (3:14.07).
The Huskers will be back in action next weekend for two meets at the Devaney Center. On Friday, Nebraska will compete in the NWU Invitational, which is hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan and set for a 1 p.m. start. NU will then host the adidas Classic on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Saturday’s meet will be a scored meet, with the Huskers competing against Kansas State, Wichita State, Colorado State, Air Force and Missouri.
Attendance ? 3,082