Huskers Ready for Graduate Classic

Nebraska track and field continues its season this weekend as the Huskers host the Graduate Classic at the Devaney Center Indoor Track on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17-18. 

Field events start on Friday at 12 p.m., and running events begin at 1:35 p.m. Admission is free and links to watch will be posted on huskers.com. 

Highlighting the event is an impressive shot put field, led by Huskers Axelina Johansson and Mine De Klerk, and NCAA record holder and defending national outdoor champion, Jaida Ross of Oregon. 

Graduate Classic Information
Date: Friday-Saturday, Jan. 17-18
Venue: Devaney Center Indoor Track
Start Times: Field Events: 12 p.m. / Running Events: 1:35 p.m.
Meet Schedule
Live Video
Live Results

Big Ten and NCAA Leaders
A group of 16 Huskers rank near the top of the Big Ten and the NCAA so far this indoor season:

Jenna Rogers, High Jump, 6-3 1/4 (1.91m), No. 1 B1G, No. 1 NCAA
Mine De Klerk, Shot Put, 57-1 1/2 (17.41m), No. 1 B1G, No. 4 NCAA
Kylie Clark, Pole Vault, 13-8 1/2 (4.18m), No. 3 B1G, No. 16 NCAA
Amelia Flynt, Shot Put, 55-6 1/4 (16.92m), No. 4 B1G, No. 8 NCAA
Karsyn Leeling, High Jump, 5-9 1/4 (1.76m), No. 4 B1G, No. 17 NCAA
Lishanna Ilves, Long Jump, 20-10 (6.35m), No. 6 B1G, No. 8 NCAA
Kalynn Meyer, Shot Put, 53-3 3/4 (16.25m), No. 8 B1G, No. 14 NCAA
Tyus Wilson, High Jump, 7-1 3/4 (2.18m), No. 1 B1G, No. 3 NCAA
Maxwell Otterdahl, Shot Put, 63-5 1/2 (19.34m), No. 1 B1G, No. 3 NCAA
Reid Nelson, High Jump, 7-0 1/2 (2.15m), No. 2 B1G, No. 5 NCAA
Mason Kooi, High Jump, 7-0 1/2 (2.15m), No. 2 B1G, No. 5 NCAA
Niko Schultz, 800m, 1:49.42, No. 3 B1G, No. 3 NCAA
Dyson Wicker, Pole Vault, 17-4 1/4 (5.29m), No. 3 B1G, No. 10 NCAA
Micaylon Moore, Triple Jump, 50-5 1/2 (15.38m), No. 3 B1G, No. 14 NCAA
Gabe Nash, 800m, 1:49.50, No. 4 B1G, No. 4 NCAA
Cade Moran, Shot Put, 60-8 (18.49m), No. 8 B1G, No. 18 NCAA
Kaleb Sharp, 800m, 1:50.89, No. 7 B1G, No. 10 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, 6-3 1/4 (1.91m), No. 1
Darby Thomas, 60m, 7.41, No. 5
Ariel Ammentorp, Weight Throw, 65-2 3/4 (19.88m), No. 6
Kylie Clark, Pole Vault, 13-8 1/2 (4.18m), No. 8
Lishanna Ilves, Long Jump, 20-10 (6.35m), No. 9
Pradeep Senthkilkumar, 600m, 1:17.96, No. 8 

Rogers, Wicker Earn Weekly Honors
Nebraska track and field’s Rogers and Wicker earned Big Ten Track and Field Weekly honors, announced by the conference office on Wednesday. After her record-setting performance last week, Rogers, the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week, claimed a share of the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honor, and Wicker was named the Freshman of the Week, the first Husker to complete this feat. 

A native of Rutherford, N.J., Rogers cleared a personal-best and Husker school record 6-3 1/4 (1.91m) in the high jump and took the early collegiate lead. Freshman Wicker, a 2024 New Balance Indoor National Champion, made his Husker debut last week at the Holiday Open, clearing 17-4 1/4 (5.29m) to claim the event title.

Johansson Named to Second-Straight Bowerman Preseason Watch List
NCAA Champion and Paris Olympian Johansson was one of 10 track and field athletes nationally named to The Bowerman 2025 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. 

Senior Johansson, making her second-straight appearance on the watch list, became the first Nebraska athlete named to the list last season and is the lone athlete from the Big Ten. Five-time All-American Johansson owns the shot put school record and looks to continue her impressive Husker career. The native of Hok, Sweden, finished as a bronze medalist at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships, throwing 59-10 1/4 (18.24m) to earn her fourth First-Team All-American honor. Last season, she also earned her second-straight Big Ten Title and third overall with a mark of 60-8 (18.49m) at the outdoor championships.

2025 Indoor Season Meet Recaps
Husker Holiday Open (Dec. 13)