The Nebraska track and field team will compete at the Jim Click Shootout in Tucson, Ariz., this week. The Huskers will send decathletes and heptathletes to compete on Thursday and Friday, while the rest of the squad will join the team on Saturday for a full day of events. 

The three-day meet will be held at Arizona's Roy P. Drachman Stadium. Live results will be available at FinishedResults.com. Competition gets underway on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. (CT) and Friday at 11:30 a.m. (CT). Saturday's events will begin at 3 p.m. (CT). 

The Huskers had a strong opening weekend at the Texas Relays and Texas State Bobcat Invitational last weekend. Seven all-time top-10 marks were set on the first weekend of the outdoor season, including a school record by Darius Luff in the 110-meter hurdles (13.39).

2023 Indoor Season Recap
The Huskers are coming off a record-breaking indoor season under first-year head coach Justin St. Clair. Nebraska had 10 indoor All-Americans, while the men had their best national finish (eighth) since 2009 and the women had their best national finish (14th) since 2006. Axelina Johansson (second, women's shot put), Jonah Wilson (second, men's shot put) and Darius Luff (third, 60m hurdles) all took home NCAA medals. 

Nebraska's five Big Ten indoor champions included Luff (60m hurdles), Nick Bryant (600m), Mayson Conner (high jump), Wilson (men's shot put) and Johansson (women's shot put). The men finished second in the team standings while the women finished eighth. 

The Huskers also had five new school records set during the indoor season: Luff (60m hurdles), Bryant (600m), Till Steinforth (heptathlon), Johansson (shot put) and Taylor Latimer (weight throw). NU athletes also combined for 22 new top-10 marks in school history. 

2022 Outdoor Season Recap 
The Huskers collected six Big Ten titles at the 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Minneapolis. Maddie Harris repeated as the Big Ten javelin champion, while Jenna Rogers won the high jump title as a freshman. Mayson Conner won the men's high jump crown, as he and Rogers won all four Big Ten high jump crowns in 2022. Maxwell Otterdahl was the Men's Field Athlete of the Championships after sweeping the shot put and discus titles. The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Jacob Hyde, Alex Nelson, Cory Berg and Nick Bryant also won gold in a surprising upset. 

At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Harris finished second in the javelin while Johansson placed third in the shot put. The Huskers finished with eight All-Americans. 

New Huskers to Watch in 2023
Kavian Kerr (Kansas State) finished fourth in the long jump and 200m at the 2022 Big 12 Indoor Championships. His 200m PR of 20.99 would be the fourth-fastest time in Nebraska school history. 

Tanessa Morris (Montana) was a two-time Big Sky champion in the hammer throw and her PR of 210-4 (64.14m) at Montana would rank as the second-best throw in Husker history. 

Rhema Otabor (Florida International) placed fourth in the javelin at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships to earn first-team All-America honors. Her personal best of 184-6 (56.25m) would rank second in Nebraska school history. 

Arthur Petersen (UT Arlington) was a two-time All-American and Sun Belt champion in the javelin. Petersen was sixth at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships and 11th in 2021. His personal best of 262-2 (79.90m) would be a Nebraska school record. 

Rhianna Phipps (Kansas State) finished 12th in the triple jump at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships and 17th at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She has a personal best of 44-4 1/4 (13.52m), and she finished third at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in 2023. 

Omar Rodgers (Southern Illinois) was the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles champion at the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships. 

Brithton Senior (South Dakota) was an All-American in the 60m hurdles in 2021 after finishing 10th at the NCAA Indoor Championships. During the 2023 indoor season, Senior was the Big Ten runner-up in the 60m hurdles and qualified for the NCAA Championships with the No. 5 time in school history. 

Velecia Williams (Kansas State) finished 17th in the long jump at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships as a freshman. Her outdoor long jump personal best of 21-0 3/4 (6.42m) would put her on Nebraska's all-time top-10 chart at No. 10. 

Jonah Wilson (Washington) was a three-time All-American in the shot put for the Huskies. Wilson was eighth at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships, ninth at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships and 16th at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships. In his lone indoor season at Nebraska in 2023, Wilson won the Big Ten shot put title, finished second at the NCAA Indoor Championships, was the Big Ten Men's Field Athlete of the Championships and of the Year, and he posted the No. 2 throw in school history (68-7 1/4, 20.91m). 

2023 Nebraska Track & Field Captains
Mayson Conner, Senior, High Jump
Michael Hoffer, Senior, Jumps
Lishanna Ilves, Junior, Jumps
Johanna Ilves, Junior, Sprints/Hurdles
Micaylon Moore, Junior, Jumps
Jenna Rogers, Sophomore, High Jump
Bailey Timmons, Senior, Distance
Madison Yerigan, Senior, High Jump

Huskers Partner with Vet Tix for Military Appreciation Weekend

The Nebraska Athletic Department has partnered with Vet Tix to provide tickets to all branches of currently-serving Military and Veterans, including immediate family of troops KIA at the home series against Northwestern on April 14, 15, and 16. Special festivities to honor active duty military personnel, Veterans, and families of military members will take place throughout the weekend at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.
 
Nebraska Athletics has provided 100 tickets for each of the Husker games on Friday and Sunday and 200 tickets for Saturday's contest. 
 
Vet Tix provides tickets to events which reduce stress, strengthen family bonds, build life-long memories, and encourage service members and veterans to stay engaged with local communities and American Life. Tickets will be distributed to veterans and currently serving members of the military and their families via VetTix.org. Tickets to several events throughout the region and the nation are available.

NU Closes Out Home Schedule Against Indiana, Purdue

The No. 47 ranked Nebraska men's tennis team (10-7, 2-2 Big Ten) plays its final home matches of the 2022-23 season this weekend at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center. NU will face No. 75 Indiana on Friday, April 2 at 5 p.m. CT, before matching up with the Boilermakers on Sunday for Senior Day at 12 p.m. CT. Live stats will be available on Huskers.com, and updates will be posted on @HuskerMTennis on Twitter.
 
Scouting Indiana (12-8, 1-2 Big Ten)
• Indiana enters the Friday night match coming off a 4-0 win over St. Louis this past Sunday.
• The Hoosiers' lone conference win came on the road against Purdue, which Indiana won 7-0.

Series History
Nebraska is 3-8 all-time against Indiana. The Huskers won the most recent matchup 4-2 in Bloomington, Ind., in April of 2022. Prior to that victory, the Huskers lost six-straight matches to Indiana.

Scouting Purdue (2-13, 0-3 Big Ten)
• Purdue enters its week of play on a two-match losing streak.
• The Boilermaker's most recent win came on March 26, when they defeated Butler 4-3.

Series History
Nebraska is 4-8 all-time against Purdue. NU won the most recent match in 2022, 4-2 in West Lafayette, Ind. The Huskers lost five-straight matches to Purdue prior to last season's match.

Huskers Continue to Sit in Top 50 of ITA Team Rankings
The Huskers are currently ranked No. 47 in the ITA team rankings after a 1-1 week, including a 5-1 win over No. 73 Penn State and 7-0 loss to the No. 2 Ohio State.

Up Next
The Huskers play their last three regular season matches on the road, including two matches next weekend. On Friday, the Huskers travel to Evanston, Ill., to take on No. 27 Northwestern at 6 p.m., and to Urbana-Champaign, Ill., on Sunday to play No. 23 Illinois at 12 p.m.