Three Huskers Win Titles in Texas

Waco, Texas - Kellyn Kortemeyer, Jenna Rogers and Tyus Wilson won titles on the second day of the Michael Johnson Invitational as the Nebraska track and field team wrapped up competition Saturday afternoon. 

Wilson earned the men’s high jump title as he cleared the second-highest mark in the country, 2.25m (7-4 ½). Reid Nelson finished second, jumping 2.17m (7-1 ½), the 15th-best jump this season. Desire Tonye Nyemeck (2.04m, 6-8 ¼) and Gerrit Twitero (1.99m, 6-6 ¼) rounded out the group of Huskers, finishing 12th and 18th, respectively. On the women’s side, Jenna Rogers won the title as she cleared the third-highest mark in the country, 1.88m (6-2), qualifying for the Olympic Trials. Karsyn Leeling jumped a season’s best 1.85m (6-0 ¾), earning second, and Brooklyn Miller and Ela Velepec both cleared 1.76m (5-9 ¼), finishing third and fourth, respectively. Riley Masten placed sixth, clearing 1.68m (5-6) and Rebecca Pecora finished 16th (1.58m, 5-2 ¼). 

Kortemeyer was the third Husker to claim an event title, as she threw a personal-best 16.89m (55-5) in the women’s shot put, the ninth-farthest mark in Husker history. Kalynn Meyer earned second-place finish, throwing 16.70m (54-9 ½), while Sage Burbach claimed fifth with a 15.78m (51-9 ¼). On the men’s side, Maxwell Otterdahl earned a fifth-place finish with a mark of 18.75m (61-6 ¼). 

In the 100m hurdles, Johanna Ilves qualified for the finals on the women’s side and finished sixth, running 13.78. For the men, Raiko Kahr ran 14.68 for 16th. 

Balvin Israel placed 12th in the men’s triple jump, going 14.43m (7-4 ¼), and in the 100m, Seven Hicks ran 12.08 for 30th and Raiko Kahr placed 57th, running 11.02.

Up next, the Huskers travel to Des Moines, Iowa for the Drake Relays, April 23-26