The Nebraska track and field team picked up three throws titles on Saturday at the ASU Invitational in Tempe, Ariz., to wrap up the first weekend of the outdoor season.

The Huskers swept the javelin titles with Maddie Harris winning the women's title and Trey Patterson claiming the men's title. Maxwell Otterdahl won the men's shot put title with a top-10 throw in school history.

Harris, who was the Big Ten javelin champion in 2021 as a freshman, claimed gold at her first competition of the season with a throw of 172-3 (52.50m). Mirta Kulisic brought home runner-up honors at 169-2 (51.57m). 

For the men, redshirt freshman Trey Patterson registered a throw of 204-2 (62.23m) to win the javelin, while sophomore Tyler Brown finished second with a throw of 202-10 (61.84m). 

Otterdahl was the top athlete in the shot put at 62-0 1/2 (18.91m), the 10th-best throw in Nebraska outdoor history. Kevin Shubert finished third with a mark of 58-5 3/4 (17.82m). In the women's shot put, Kalynn Meyer placed third and Nya Diew placed fifth for the Big Red.

Elsewhere, three Husker decathletes competed at the Emporia State Relays and Combined Events on Saturday in Emporia, Kan. Kolby Heinerikson led the trio with PRs in the javelin (176-0, 53.64m) and 110-meter hurdles (15.13).

Game Three vs. Michigan Canceled

Saturday's game between Nebraska and Michigan has been canceled due to inclement weather. The Huskers clinched the series with two wins on Friday.

NU returns to action on Tuesday to face the Creighton Bluejays at 5 p.m. at Bowlin Stadium. The game will be streamed live on BTN+ and broadcasted on the Huskers Radio Network and Huskers.com with the call by Nate Rohr and Mattie Fowler Burkhardt. 

Series Notes 

  • Nebraska won the series over Michigan (2-0). The Huskers handed the Wolverines their first Big Ten home series loss since 2014. That season, Wisconsin won the final series of the regular season (2-1) at Michigan , which helped Nebraska tie the Wolverines for a share of the Big Ten Conference title.
  • Nebraska posted two wins on Michigan's home field this weekend. Entering the series, Michigan had not lost two Big Ten home games in the same season since 2014. In fact, Michigan lost a total of only four Big Ten Conference regular season home games from the 2015 to 2021 seasons.
  • This is the first time Michigan was swept at home in a big ten series since 2001, when Iowa won the series 2-0.

Huskers Defeat Purdue on the Road, 4-1

West Lafayette, Ind. - The Nebraska women's tennis team (9-6, 2-1 Big Ten) defeated the Purdue Boilermakers (9-6, 1-2 Big Ten) 4-1 Saturday afternoon at the Schwartz Tennis Center. 

The Huskers started off strong in doubles competition. In the No. 3 spot, Ellie Kuckelman and Samantha Alicea took the match over Purdue, 6-2. Defeating the Boilermakers on Court Two was Chloe Kuckelman and Isabel Adrover Gallego, 6-4. In the No. 1 spot, Kristina Novak and Maja Makoric's 4-3 battle against Nathalia Wolf Gasparin and Csilla Fodor resulted in an unfinished match. 
 
To start singles play, Novak played in the No. 1 spot sweeping Fodor, 6-1, 6-3. Makoric following suit in the No. 3 spot with a 6-1, 6-3 win. At the No. 2 spot, Adrover Gallego fell short in a two-set match to Boilermakers' Carmen Gallardo Guevara, 3-6, 3-6. Alicea competed in the No. 6 spot against Purdue's Seira and won 3-6, 6-4,6-1 to clinch the conference win for the Huskers. The Kuckelman duo playing in the No. 4 and 5 spots, both battled three-set matchups that went unfinished. 

Up next, the Huskers will stay on the road and face Indiana on Sunday, March 27 at 11 a.m. CT.

Nebraska 4, Purdue 1

Singles 

1. Kristina Novak (NEB) def. Csilla Fodor (PUR) - 6-1, 6-3 
2. Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) def. Isabel Adrover Gallego (NEB) - 6-3, 6-3 
3. Maja Makoric (NEB) def. Tara Katrina Milic (PUR) - 6-1, 6-3 
4. Juana Larranaga (PUR) Chloe Kuckelman (NEB) - 6-1, 6-7(5), 2-3, unfinished 
5. Rut Galindo (PUR) Ellie Kuckelman (NEB) - 5-7, 7-6(5), unfinished 
6. Samantha Alicea (NEB) def. Seira Shimizu (PUR) - 3-6, 6-4, 6-1? 

Doubles 

1. Nathalia Wolf Gasparin/Csilla Fodor (PUR) vs. Maja Makoric/Kristina Novak (NEB) - 3-4, unfinished 
2. Chloe Kuckelman/Isabel Adrover Gallego (NEB) def. Rut Galindo/Tara Katrina Milic (PUR) - 6-4 
3. Ellie Kuckelman/Samantha Alicea (NEB) def. Seira Shimizu/Carmen Gallardo Guevara (PUR) - 6-2 

Order of Finish 

Singles – 1,3,2,6 
Doubles – 3,2 

Huskers Beat Spartans For First Conference Win

East Lansing, Mich. - The No. 74 Nebraska men's tennis team (5-12, 1-1 Big Ten) gathered its first conference win against the Michigan State Spartans (13-7, 0-2 Big Ten), 4-3 at the MSU Indoor Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon. 
 
Action started with doubles play as the No. 2 team of Dario Huber and Shunya Maruyama bested Michigan State's Max Sheldon and Nick Williams, 6-1. In the No. 1 spot, Victor Moreno Lozano and Nic Wiedenhorn knocked off the Spartan's duo of Jarreau Campbell and Kazuki Matsuno, 6-3, to earn the doubles point.

Neither team in the two Nebraska victories trailed as the Huskers got off to a hot start with a sweep of the doubles point. Patrick Cacciatore and Calvin Mueller competed in the No. 3 spot before their match was called at 5-4 in favor of Michigan State's Graydon Lair and Jack Winkler.
 
In singles play, Maruyama beat Luke Baylis in consecutive sets, 6-3, 6-2, to give them the Huskers their second match point. Roni Hietaranta then proceeded to defeat Carson Gates in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2. The Lappeenranta, Finland native earned his team-high 10th victory of the season and gave Nebraska a 3-0 advantage. Lozano clinched the match for the Huskers as he was victorious over Lair, 6-4, 6-2, to give Nebraska its first conference win of the season.

William Gleason, Huber, and Mueller all dropped matches for the Huskers after the match was decided.
 
Up next, the Huskers host conference opponent Wisconsin on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT at the Dillon Tennis Center.

No. 74 Nebraska 4, Michigan State 3

Singles Competition:
1. Jack Winkler (MSU) def. Dario Huber (NEB) 6-4, 2-6, [14-12]
2. Max Sheldon (MSU) def. Calvin Mueller (NEB) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
3. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. Luke Baylis (MSU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Roni Hietaranta (NEB) def. Carson Gates (MSU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) def. Graydon Lair (MSU) 6-4, 6-2
6. William Gleason (NEB) def. Nick Williams (MSU) 7-5, 4-6, [10-8]

Doubles Competition:
1. Victor Moreno Lozano/Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) def. Jarreau Campbell/Kazuki Matsuno (MSU) 6-3
2. Dario Huber/Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. Max Sheldon/Nick Williams (MSU) 6-1
3. Graydon Lair/Jack Winkler (MSU) vs. Patrick Cacciatore/Calvin Mueller (NEB) 5-4, UF

Match Notes:
Michigan State (13-7)
No. 74 Nebraska (5-12)
Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 1) Singles (3, 4, 5, 2, 1, 6)

Huskers Win Second-Straight Conference Match

Bloomington, Ind. - The Nebraska women's tennis team (10-6, 3-1 Big Ten) defeated the Indiana Hoosiers (8-9, 1-3 Big Ten) 4-3 Sunday morning at the Indiana University Tennis Center. 

The Huskers started off strong in doubles competition. In the No. 3 spot, Ellie Kuckelman and Samantha Alicea swept their match, 6-0. Battling for the win against the Hoosiers on court one was Kristina Novak and Maja Makoric, 7-5. In the No. 2 spot, Chloe Kuckelman and Isabel Adrover Gallego fell short, 2-6. 
 
To start singles play, Sandberg began strong in the No. 6 spot, sweeping Hernandez, 6-1, 6-1. Makoric followed suit in the No. 3 spot with a 6-3, 6-4 win. At the No. 2 spot, Adrover Gallego gained a win in a two-set match with the Hoosiers' Masic, 7-6,6-2. Alicea competed in the No. 5 spot against Indiana's Seira falling short 3-6, 2-6. Chloe Kuckelman fought hard in a three-set battle, 7-5, 3-6, 6-7. Novak had a hard-fought three-set match dropping it to Schneider, 6-2, 2-6, 2-6. 

Up next, the Huskers will return home to play Northwestern on Friday, April 1 at 5 p.m. CT.
 

#51 Nebraska 4, Indiana 1

Singles competition

1. Lara Schneider (IND) def. Kristina Novak (NEB) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2

2. Isabel A. Gallego (NEB) def. Laura Masic (IND) 7-6, 6-2

3. #110 Maja Makoric (NEB) def. A. Staiculescu (IND) 6-3, 6-4

4. Mila Mejic (IND) def. Chloe Kuckelman (NEB) 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)

5. Rose Hu (IND) def. Samantha Alicea (NEB) 6-3, 6-4

6. Vivien Sandberg (NEB) def. Sayda Hernandez (IND) 6-1, 6-1
 

Doubles competition

1. Maja Makoric/Kristina Novak (NEB) def. Laura Masic/Lara Schneider (IND) 7-5

2. A. Staiculescu/Mila Mejic (IND) def. Chloe Kuckelman/Isabel A. Gallego (NEB) 6-2

3. Ellie Kuckelman/Samantha Alicea (NEB) def. Lexi Kubas/Rose Hu (IND) 6-0
 

Match Notes:

Nebraska 10-6; National ranking #51

Indiana 8-9

Order of finish: Doubles (3 ,2, 1); Singles (6, 3, 5, 2, 1, 4)