The Cornhusker State

Nebraska wins Jim Click Shootout with team dominant performance
Posted by Matt
The Nebraska track and field team was firing on all cylinders at its first outdoor meet of the season as it not only won the 2008 Jim Click Shootout with 398 points

Dusty Jonas of Nebraska clears 7-7 (2.31m) for high jump title
Posted by Matt
Dusty Jonas of Nebraska clears 7-7 (2.31m) for high jump title. (track)

Nebraska hosts last chance meet on Thursday, view the schedule of events
Posted by Matt
Nebraska hosts 2008 Cornhusker Last Chance track meet on Thursday, view the schedule of events.

Nebraska's Dusty Jonas clears 7-5
Posted by Matt
Senior Dusty Jonas was the star on Friday as the six-time All-American high jumper returned to the top of the national rankings with a new personal-best jump of 7-5 (Nebraska Dusty Jonas)

22 teams head to Lincoln for Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational
Posted by Matt
22 teams head to Lincoln for Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational

Huskers total 17 victories at Nebraska Holiday Inn Invitational
Posted by Matt
The Husker track team continued its dominance at the Holiday Inn Invitational on Saturday, as the Huskers won seven more events to bring its two-day total to 17. The Huskers easily won more events then any other school at the two-day invitational at the Devaney Center Track.

Nebraska fares well at intrasquad
Posted by Matt
Three top finishes in the final three events of the evening gave the White team the push it needed to top the Red, 116-112, at the annual Nebraska track and field intrasquad on Friday at the Devaney Center. Nebraska

Jared Randle of Lincoln soars to 26-1 in the long jump at UMES Invite
Posted by Matt
Jared Randle of Lincoln soars to 26-1 in the long jump at UMES Invite

Qualifiers begin NCAA track and field championships (Daily Nebraskan)
Posted by TheRunning
The Cornhuskers are sending eight athletes to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, which begin today at the Randal Tyson Indoor Track Complex in Fayetteville, Ark. A breakdown of the Husker national qualifiers includes three true freshman, one redshirt freshman, one sophomore, two juniors and a senior.

Marathon dances to a night of success (Daily Nebraskan)
Posted by TheRunning
The phrase "dancing the night away" is taken literally at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Dance Marathon. UNL hosted the fourth annual Dance Marathon in the Nebraska Union on Friday.

NU track and field team set to divide and conquer (Daily Nebraskan)
Posted by TheRunning
The Huskers will separate this weekend, with 48 athletes traveling to Ames, Iowa, to compete in the Iowa State Classic, while 10 athletes will head to Fayetteville, Ark.

NU men's track and field looks to be strong this season (Daily Nebraskan)
Posted by TheRunning
After a dominating performance by the Cornhusker men's track and field team at the annual intrasquad meet held in December, Nebraska Coach Gary Pepin feels pretty confident in the possibilities that lay ahead for his men's squad in 2007. The Husker men rolled to an impressive 78-29 victory over their feminine counterparts during the December meet, and the group looks prepped to begin ...

Perez, Poppe compete in Jr. Olympic cross country nationals (North Platte Bulletin)
Posted by TheRunning
Jordan Perez and Rick Poppe competed in the 15-16-year-old division of the Junior Olympic National Cross Country meet at Spokane, Wash. Perez finished the 5K run in 95th place with a time of 17:54. Poppe finished in 124th place with a time of 18:08.

Kahugu wins at Las Vegas Marathon
Posted by LG
Joseph Kahugu passed fellow Kenyan Noah Talam during the 14th mile to take control of the men's race and got by female champion Jemima Jelagat with about a half-mile left to win the male-female challenge prize Sunday at the Las Vegas Marathon.

Perez, Poppe compete in Jr. Olympic cross country nationals (North Platte Bulletin)
Posted by TheRunning
Jordan Perez and Rick Poppe competed in the 15-16-year-old division of the Junior Olympic National Cross Country meet at Spokane, Wash. Perez finished the 5K run in 95th place with a time of 17:54. Poppe finished in 124th place with a time of 18:08.

Cross country finishes a season full of ups and downs (Daily Nebraskan)
Posted by TheRunning
For the Cornhusker cross country teams, the 2006 season was one of improvement yet still marred by frustration and disappointment. Throughout the women's season, an air of excitement surrounded the program, one that hadn't been felt for quite some time.

Omaha Marathoner Will Participate in His 98th Marathon
Posted by LG
Leonard Vavra won't let a wheelchair or a prosthetic leg stop him from crossing the finish line of another marathon. "My goal has always been to complete 100 marathons," said Vavra. He's come close. At age 78, the Omaha man carries the honor of completing 97 marathons. The Omaha Marathon on Sunday, September 24 will be number 98.

Five Huskers Earn Automatic NCAA Bids
Posted by LG
Several Nebraska track and field athletes punched tickets to the NCAA Outdoor Championships Friday during day one action of the NCAA Midwest Regional at the University of Texas’ Mike A. Meyers Stadium.

Six Huskers Add Big 12 Outdoor Crowns
Posted by LG
Six Nebraska track and field athletes won conference titles Sunday, as the Big 12 Outdoor Championships concluded at Baylor’s Hart-Patterson Track and Field Complex.

A Brief Chat with Ann Gaffigan
Posted by LG
Ann Gaffigan, who won the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in a personal best of 9:39.35, will run the steeplechase at the Cardinal Invitational at Stanford on Sunday. Gaffigan attended the University of Nebraska and was a Big 12 champion in the steeple.

The 1945 Legislature changed the official state name to the
“ Cornhusker State”. The name is derived from the nickname for the University of Nebraska athletic teams - the "Cornhuskers" - which was coined in 1900 by Charles S. "Cy" Sherman, a sportswriter for the Nebraska State Journal in Lincoln. "Cornhuskers" replaced earlier nicknames, such as "Golden Knights", "Antelopes", and "Bugeaters". The term "cornhusker" comes from the method of harvesting or "husking" corn by hand, which was common in Nebraska before the invention of husking machinery.
source: http://visitnebraska.org/nefacts/