Nebraska track and field finished its opening weekend of the outdoor season on Saturday, adding two Florida Relays titles and three all-time marks.
Amelia Flynt recorded the second-best shot put mark in the NCAA this season with a 56-1 (17.09m). With her personal-best distance, Flynt won the title and moved up to fifth on the all-time list. In the discus, Flynt placed 11th with a 153-0 (46.63m). Kalynn Meyer added a sixth-place finish with a 53-4 1/4 (16.26m) in the shot put invite. Cade Moran represented the Big Red in the men’s shot put invitational, going 60-4 (18.39m) to place sixth.
Rhianna Phipps went 43-10 (13.36m) in the triple jump, securing the win. That distance is the second-best in the NCAA this season and moves Phipps up to ninth on the all-time list. Ashley McElmurry (42-4 ¼, 12.91m) and Lotavia Brown (42-1 ¼, 12.83m) added top-eight finishes, placing fourth and seventh. Micaylon Moore placed fifth overall and second among collegiate athletes in the triple jump with a distance of 52-0 3/4 (15.87m).
Darby Thomas flew to a wind-aided 11.35 in the 100m to place sixth overall after six heats. That time is among the top-five wind-aided times in school history. Kavian Kerr ran a personal-best 10.45 in the men’s 100m to place 15th and Lorenzo Paissan grabbed 21st with a 10.66.
Darius Luff bettered his prelims time and place in the 110m hurdles final, running to second with a time of 13.46. He closed just .003 seconds behind the victor.
Niko Schultz crossed the line at a personal-best 1:47.40 in the 800m, to place fifth overall and third among collegiate runners. That time moved Schultz up to sixth on the all-time list.
In the men’s discus invitational, Brett Schwartz provided a sixth-place finish with a 183-0 (55.79m). Tyler Brown finished eighth with a distance of 172-7 (52.62), a day after claiming a fourth-place javelin finish.
Brooklyn Miller pitched in a fourth-place high jump invitational finish with a height of 5-8 1/2 (1.74m). Rebecca Pecora took seventh with a 5-6 1/2 (1.69m).
Tyrell Pierce clocked a personal-best 47.04 in the men’s 400m to claim 11th, while Meghan Walker finished 23rd in the women’s 400m, running a 55.35. Johanna Ilves placed 16th in the 100m hurdles prelim with a time of 13.70.
The Husker women (Abrielle Artley, Ilves, Arianna Walker, M. Walker) ran to third in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:39.71. The men (Pierce, Jacob Hyde, Schultz, Cory Berg) finished seventh in the invitational section with a 3:09.36.
At the Stanford Invitational, Berlyn Schutz clocked a 2:09.85 in the 800m. At the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, Lindsey Blehm ran the 800m and finished 26th with a 2:13.35. Holden Ruse placed 10th in the men’s 800m with a 1:51.42.
Nebraska will be back in action next weekend at the Jim Click Shootout in Tucson, Ariz. Action begins Friday at 12:30 p.m. (CT).
