Huskers at the World Athletics Championships

Past and current members of the Nebraska track and field program are set to compete at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from Sept. 14-21. 

Tyus Wilson (USA) will start things off in the men's high jump on Sept. 14-15. Former Husker Kaiwan Culmer (Bahamas) is in the men's triple jump on Sept. 17. Keyshawn Strachan (Bahamas) will compete in the men's javelin Sept. 17, and former Husker Rhema Otabor (Bahamas) is set to begin the women's javelin on Sept. 19-20. 

Mine De Klerk (South Africa) and Axelina Johansson (Sweden) will participate in the women's shot put on Sept. 20. Till Steinforth (Germany) is in the men's decathlon, set for Sept. 20-21. Former Huskers Chad Wright (Jamaica) and Nick Percy (Great Britain) will compete in the men's discus on Sept. 20-21. 

Huskers at the World Athletics Championships
t-6th. Tyus Wilson, High Jump, 7-5 3/4 (2.28m) 
13. Axelina Johansson, Shot Put, 60-0 1/4 (18.29m)
15. Rhema Otabor, Javelin, 197-0 (60.06m)
19. Chad Wright, Discus, 206-3 (62.87m)
22. Keyshawn Strachan, Javelin, 262-6 (80.03m)
23. Kaiwan Culmer, Triple Jump, 53-9 1/4 (16.39m)
24. Mine de Klerk, Shot Put, 57-0 3/4 (17.39m)
33. Nick Percy, Discus, 187-3 (57.08m)
DNF. Till Steinforth, Decathlon