Rico Leijenaar Season 2025-26

Career Performance List

Honors & Awards
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2026)
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2024; Spring 2025, 2026)
Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2025, 2026)

2026
Indoor: Did Not Compete

Outdoor: Claimed second in the Open Division 5000m at the Drake Relays with a time of 14:32.33... Won the 1500m (3:48.34) at the Nebraska Spring Tune-Up...Finished 12th in the men's 10000m race at the Big Ten Championships, running 30:29.00.

2025
Indoor: Ran 4:15.28 in the mile at the Husker Holiday Open to place second.

Outdoor: Did not compete. 

Before Nebraska 
Runner joined the Huskers from Potchefstroom North West, South Africa...Second at 2024 South African U20 Championships in the 5K (14:32.12)...23rd at 2024 U20 World Cross Country Championships with an 8K time of 24:30.

Personal
Parents are Cor and Ditri Leijenaar.