2006 TRACK & FIELD. Indoor Schedule Date Opponent Time*/Result Jan Holiday Inn Invitational NTS

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1 Drake, Penn Relays Highlight Husker Weekend Schedule Nebraska's track and field season hits high gear this weekend, as more than 70 Huskers are scheduled to compete at three separate destinations. The featured meets are two of the nation's most historic athletic competitions in the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa., and the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. Meanwhile, several Huskers will stay behind in Lincoln for the Nebraska Wesleyan Twilight. Drake Relays Meet Information The 97th edition of the Drake Relays will feature 22 Huskers competing in 18 different events. Alec Maduza will begin the weekend for NU in the men's 5,000-meter run on Thursday at 5:10 p.m. Nebraska's competition on Friday and Saturday begins at 10 a.m. each day. Also included among this year's field will be Gable Baldwin, who will attempt to repeat as Drake Relays men's pole vault champion, while Becky Breisch (women's shot put and discus) and Jenny Green (women's pole vault) will try to regain event titles last claimed in A live webcast of action on Friday and Saturday will be offered on-line at a price of $10 per day. For more information, visit Live stats also may be accessed at the site for free. A complete recap and full results will be available on Huskers.com each day following competition. A schedule and list of NU entries may be found on page TRACK & FIELD Nebraska Media Relations Track & Field MRD: Andy Anderson Phone: Cell Phone: Fax: aanderson@huskers.com Nebraska Track & Field Coaches: Head Coach Gary Pepin, Mark Colligan, Jay Dirksen, Kris Grimes, Matt Martin, Billy Maxwell Phone: Fax: Week 15 (April 26, 2006) Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa Drake Stadium Dates: Thursday-Saturday, April Times: Thurs.-Field: 11 a.m.; Track: 5 p.m.; Fri.-Track: 8 a.m.; Field: 8:30 a.m.; Sat.-Track: 8 a.m.; Field: 10 a.m. For a complete schedule of events, see page 2 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. Franklin Field Dates: Friday-Saturday, April Times: Fri.-Track: 8 a.m.; Field: 8 a.m.; Sat.-Track: 6 a.m.; Track: 8 a.m. For a complete schedule of events, see page 2 Penn Relays Meet Information The fewest number of Huskers (nine) are scheduled to participate in the 112th running of the Penn Relays on Friday and Saturday. NU's action begins Friday at 7 a.m., while Saturday's competition starts at 11:35 a.m. Featured men's athletes in Philadelphia will include Oliver Williams Jr. in the 100-meter dash; Courtney Jones in the 110-meter hurdles; Mark Harrison, Andy Nelson and Gatis Spunde in the 400-meter hurdles; Arturs Abolins in the long jump; and Daniel Roper in the triple jump. NU also will fi eld men's 4x100- (Abolins, Williams, Roper and Nate Probasco) and 4x400-meter relays (Pearson, Probasco, Nelson and Harrison). Live results from the Penn Relays will be offered on-line at flashresults.com. NU's schedule and list of entries are available on page 2. NWU Twilight Meet Information Nebraska's largest group of athletes will compete at the Nebraska Wesleyan Twilight on Friday. Competition begins with field events at 3 p.m., with track events starting at 5 p.m. The javelin and hammer throw events each will be held on the Nebraska State Fair Grounds, while all remaining events are to be contested at the Woody Greeno Track Facility on the Wesleyan campus. Admission to the NWU Twilight will be $6 for adults, while senior citizens and students will only be charged $2. Children under the age of 6 can get in free. Complete results from the meet will be posted on huskers.com following competition Friday evening. NU's entries and schedule are available on page 3. Nebraska's 2006 NCAA Outdoor Qualifiers Women NCAA Championships Provisional Qualifiers Men NCAA Midwest Regional Qualifiers Name Event (NCAA rank) Mark Name Event (NCAA rank) Mark Sara Jane Baker Heptathlon (7th) 5,485w Arturs Abolins (t3rd) /4 Kayte Tranel 10,000m (21st) 34:10.94 Gable Baldwin (t40th) /4 Mark Harrison 400m Hurdles (24th) NCAA Midwest Regional Qualifiers Dusty Jonas (2nd) 7-5 3/4 Name Event (NCAA rank) Mark Courtney Jones 110m Hurdles (16th) Jenna Blubaugh (t18th) /2 Keith Lloyd (t41st) 57-9 Becky Breisch (2nd) /4 Hammer (40th) (1st) Nic Petersen (t44th) /4 Amber Curtis (61st) Aaron Plas (10th) 7-1 3/4 Jessie Graff (t52nd) /2 Nate Probasco 200m (t23rd) Jenny Green (t14th) /2 Daniel Roper Triple Jump (t30th) /4 Priscilla Lopes 100m Hurdles (2nd) Ray Scotten (t4th) /2 Sheryl Morgan 400m (t31st) Patrick Southern (t42nd) /4 Dace Ruskule (4th) Gatis Spunde 400m Hurdles (23rd) Jamie Senkbile Hammer (41st) Oliver Williams 100m (t55th) 10.49w Tamara Solari Hammer (76th) Team 4x100m Relay (t9th) Jeni Steiner (35th) /4 4x400m Relay (22nd) 3:07.37 Kayla Wilkinson (3rd) Nebraska Wesleyan Twilight Lincoln, Neb. Woody Greeno Track Facility / Nebraska State Fair Grounds Date: Friday, April 28 Times: Field: 3 p.m.; Track: 5 p.m. For a complete schedule of events, see page 3 Indoor Schedule Date Opponent Time*/Result Jan Holiday Inn Invitational NTS Lincoln, Neb. Devaney Center Indoor Track Jan. 21 adidas Classic NTS Lincoln, Neb. Devaney Center Indoor Track Jan. 28 Triangular W-1st; M-1st Lincoln, Neb. Devaney Center Indoor Track Feb. 3-4 Frank Sevigne Husker Invite NTS Lincoln, Neb. Devaney Center Indoor Track Feb Iowa State Classic NTS Ames, Iowa Lied Recreation Center Feb Tyson Invitational NTS Fayetteville, Ark. Randal Tyson Track Center Feb. 17 Prairie Wolf Invitational NTS Lincoln, Neb. Devaney Center Indoor Track Feb Big 12 Indoor Championships W-2nd; M-2nd Lincoln, Neb. Devaney Center Indoor Track March 4 Cyclone NCAA Qualifier NTS Ames, Iowa Lied Recreation Center March NCAA Indoor Championships W-t13th; M-t12th Fayetteville, Ark. Randal Tyson Track Center Outdoor Schedule March Jim Click Combined Events NTS Tucson, Ariz. Roy P. Drachman Stadium March 31- Stanford Invitational NTS April 1 Palo Alto, Calif. Cobb Track & Angell Field April 6-8 Texas Relays NTS Austin, Texas Mike A. Meyers T&F Stadium April 8 Emporia State Relays NTS Emporia, Kan. Fran Welch Stadium April Audrey Walton Combined Events NTS Columbia, Mo. Audrey J. Walton Stadium April 15 Nebraska Invitational NTS Lincoln, Neb. Ed Weir Stadium April Kansas Relays NTS Lawrence, Kan. Memorial Stadium April Drake Relays 11/8/8 a.m. Des Moines, Iowa Drake Stadium April Penn Relays 8/6 a.m. Philadelphia, Pa. Franklin Field April 28 Nebraska Wesleyan Twilight Woody Greeno Track Lincoln, Neb. 3 p.m. May 6 Ward Haylett Invitational Noon Manhattan, Kan. R.V. Christian Track May Big 12 Outdoor Championships TBA Waco, Texas Hart-Patterson T&F Complex May NCAA Midwest Region Championships TBA Austin, Texas Mike A. Meyers Stadium June 7-10 NCAA Outdoor Championships TBA Sacramento, Calif. Alex G. Spanos Track *All times are Central and subject to change

2 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page 2 Drake Relays Schedule of Events All Times Central and Subject to Change Thursday, April 27 5:10 p.m... 5,000m Run... M...Finals...Maduza Friday, April a.m......w... Final...Blubaugh, Graff, Green 11:12 a.m m Hurdles...W... Prelims...Lopes 11:28 a.m m Hurdles... M... Prelims... Ross 11:30 a.m......w... Final... Breisch, Curtis, Ruskule, Steiner 12:37 p.m m Dash...W... Prelims...Lopes 1:15 p.m M... Final... Petersen, Southern 1:30 p.m M... Final... Rands, L. Williams 1:44 p.m m Hurdles...W... Final... Roach 1:57 p.m m Run...W... Final... Lange 2 p.m......w... Final... Wilkinson 2:30 p.m M... Final...Lloyd 5:30 p.m......w... Final... Breisch, Steiner Saturday, April a.m......w... Final... Baker, Dickinson 10:30 a.m......w... Final...Senkbile, Solari 1:42 p.m m Hurdles...W... Final 1:52 p.m m Hurdles... M... Final 2 p.m... (Special)... M... Final...Baldwin, Scotten 2:02 p.m m Dash...W... Final 2:15 p.m M... Final...Donlin, Lloyd 3 p.m... (Special)... M... Final...Jonas, Plas Penn Relays Schedule of Events All Times Central and Subject to Change Friday, April 28 7 a.m m Hurdles "Championship"... M...Finals... Harrison, Nelson, Spunde 10:20 a.m... 4x100m Relay... M... Prelims... Abolins, O. Williams, Probasco, Roper Noon... "Championship"... M...Finals...Abolins 1:05 p.m m Dash... M... Prelims...O. Williams 1:20 p.m m Hurdles... M... Prelims...Jones 2:25 p.m... 4x400m Relay... M... Prelims...Pearson, Probasco, Nelson, Harrison Saturday, April 29 11:35 a.m... 4x100m Relay "Championship"... M...Finals 1:35 p.m m Hurdles "Championship"... M...Finals 2 p.m m Dash "Championship"... M...Finals 3:25 p.m... 4x400m Relay "Championship"... M...Finals 2 p.m... Triple Jump "Championship"... M...Finals...Roper NU Collects Six KU Relays Titles Twelve Huskers pushed NU during a successful meet last weekend by combining to win six event titles at the 79th annual Kansas Relays. Four athletes won individual crowns, while NU also claimed a pair of relay titles. Dusty Jonas led the men's team by rising to the top of the four-man Invitational high jump. The sophomore All- American cleared a career-best height of 7-5 3/4 to win honors over Kansas State All-American Kyle Lancaster. Kayla Wilkinson and Dace Ruskule each posted dominating marks to post throws titles for the Husker women. Despite battling her runway approach, Wilkinson defeated the fi eld in the javelin by more than 13 feet with a toss of for her third meet title in four chances this season, while Ruskule's preliminary spin of won her fi rst discus crown this year by more than 25 feet. While Wilkinson earned a win in the return to the state where she attended high school, Blubaugh also accomplished the feat in the women's pole vault. A three-time All-American while at Johnson County (Kan.) Community College, Blubaugh matched her personal-best height of /2 for her fi rst career outdoor meet title. A pair of NU relay teams also notched winning efforts in the women's 4x100-meter shuttle hurdle and men's 4x100-meter relays. The women's group of Priscilla Lopes, Justine Roach, Sara Jane Baker and Kim Shubert recorded the No. 7 all-time effort in Husker women's history of The men, who were running Courtney Jones as the leadoff replacement for Arturs Abolins, clocked a winning time of to hold off a late surge by Lindenwood University. In other action at Kansas, Tamara Solari gave Nebraska another regional qualifi er by surpassing the standard for the fi rst time in the women's hammer throw (177-11). Several Huskers also competed in Invitational event sections featuring both collegiate and professional athletes, including Priscilla Lopes (13.28), who placed third in the women's 100-meter hurdles, and Ray Scotten (17-4 1/2), the men's pole vault seventh-place fi nisher. Hot Race in the Cool Northwest Kayte Tranel overcame cool and windy conditions to earn her fi rst career NCAA provisional qualifi cation at the Oregon Invitational. The temperature at the start of the race was a blustery 39 degrees. The Husker senior broke out a huge personal-best time of 34:10.94 to fi nish fi fth among a competitive fi eld in the women's 10,000-meter run. Tranel, who was only 15 seconds shy of earning an NCAA auto bid, became the fi rst NU woman to reach the provisional standard in the event since 1998, when former Husker Christina Blackmer last accomplished the feat. An All-American during the cross country season, Tranel trimmed more than one minute off her previous best time of 35: The second half of the race was especially impressive with a split of 16:52.94, which was faster than her lifetime-best 5k time of 16: Nebraska's Returning NCAA Outdoor Qualifiers Women Name Class Event(s) Sara Jane Baker Sr. Heptathlon Becky Breisch Sr. SP, DT Danute Ceika Jr. 800m Jessie Graff Jr. PV Jenny Green So. PV Priscilla Lopes Jr. 100m Hurdles Justine Roach Jr. 400m Hurdles Dace Ruskule Jr. DT Ashley Selig Sr. Heptathlon Egle Uljas So. 800m Kayla Wilkinson Jr. JT NCAA Midwest Region Rankings* Athletes must fi nish fi fth or higher at NCAA Midwest Regional to qualify for NCAA Outdoor Championships. Women *Sara Jane Baker Heptathlon (2nd) 5,485 Jenna Blubaugh (4th) /2 Becky Breisch (1st) /4 Becky Breisch (1st) Amber Curtis (19th) Jessie Graff (t11th) /2 Jenny Green (t2nd) /2 Priscilla Lopes 100m Hurdles (1st) Sheryl Morgan 400 Meters (11th) Dace Ruskule (2nd) Jamie Senkbile (10th) Tamara Solari (18th) Jeni Steiner (9th) /4 *Kayte Tranel 10,000 Meters (4th) 34:10.94 Kayla Wilkinson (2nd) Men Arturs Abolins (3rd) /4 Gable Baldwin (16th) /4 Mark Harrison 400m Hurdles (8th) Dusty Jonas (1st) 7-5 3/4 Courtney Jones 110m Hurdles (6th) Keith Lloyd (15th) 57-9 Keith Lloyd (6th) Nic Petersen (t18th) /4 Aaron Plas (6th) 7-1 3/4 Nate Probasco 200 Meters (t9th) Daniel Roper Triple Jump (6th) /4 Ray Scotten (1st) /2 Patrick Southern (17th) /4 Gatis Spunde 400m Hurdles (7th) Oliver Williams Jr. 100 Meters (t15th) 10.49w Relays 4x100m Relay (4th) x400m Relay (11th) 3:07.37 * - Heptathlon and 10,000-meter events utilize NCAA provisional and automatic qualifi cation standards. Eight Compete at Doane Relays An eight-athlete group, comprised mainly of men's multi-eventers and throwers, stayed back in Nebraska last weekend to compete at the Doane Relays in Crete. Ben Schutter participated in four events, including the men's javelin, which he launched a career-best, secondplace throw of Thorin Meyer fi nished just behind in third (181-0), while Corlan Vonderschmidt claimed fourth place. Schutter also posted personal bests of in the 110-meter hurdles (15.58) and shot put (39-8 3/4). Daniel Wasson added a career-best performance in the men's triple jump (46-8) to earn third place. Katie Roberts, who fi nished eighth in the javelin, was the long Husker women's athlete to compete. Men Arturs Abolins Jr. LJ, 4x100m Gable Baldwin Jr. PV Mark Harrison Sr. 400m Hurdles Dusty Jonas So. HJ Courtney Jones Sr. 110m Hurdles Aaron Nasers Sr. 800m Aaron Plas Sr. HJ Nate Probasco Jr. 200m, 4x100m Daniel Roper Jr. TJ Ray Scotten Sr. PV Peter van der Westhuizen Jr. 1,500m Oliver Williams Sr. 100m, 4x100m *NCAA All-Americans in bold.

3 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page 3 Nebraska Wesleyan Twilight Schedule of Events All Times Central and Subject to Change Friday, April 27 Field Events 3 p.m......w...finals...roberts, Sharp Follows W M...Finals... Druba, Meyer, Petrocchi 3 p.m M...Finals...Bozarth, Evans Follows M......W...Finals... Sharp, Solari, Steiner 4 p.m......w...finals... Shubert, Suluki Follows LJ... Triple Jump...W...Finals... Suluki 4 p.m M...Finals...Carter, Rands, L. Williams Follows LJ... Triple Jump... M...Finals...Carter, Rands, Wasson, L. Williams 4 p.m w...finals...benson, Kadyszewski, Selig, Shubert Follows W M...Finals...Burke, Martin, Reising, Schutter 4 p.m M...Finals... Holoch 5:30 p.m......w...finals... Selig, Sharp, Shubert, Steiner Follows W M...Finals...Beideck 5:30 p.m M...Finals...Beiceck, Burke, Martin, Reising,...Petrocchi, Schutter, Senske, Vonderschmidt Follows M......W...Finals... Sharp, Steiner Track Events 5:55 p.m... 1,500m Run...W...Finals...Carrizales, Lenihan, Miller, J. Pancoast 6:25 p.m m Hurdles...W...Finals... Selig 6:35 p.m m Hurdles... M...Finals...Martin, Reising, Schutter, Vonderschmidt 6:45 p.m m Dash...W...Finals...Kalu 7:10 p.m m Dash...W...Finals...Morgan, Saka 7:15 p.m m Dash... M...Finals...Kumm 7:20 p.m m Run...W...Finals... Ceika 7:35 p.m m Run... M...Finals... Lemke 7:50 p.m m Hurdles...W...Finals... Roach, Selig 8 p.m m Hurdles... M...Finals...Gilmore 8:10 p.m m Dash...W...Finals... Kalu, Saka, Shubert 8:20 p.m m Dash... M...Finals...Burke, Kumm, Vonderschmidt 8:30 p.m... 5,000m Run...W...Finals...Goldstein 8:55 p.m... 5,000m Run... M...Finals...Dickmeyer 9:25 p.m... 4x400m Relay... M...Finals Plas, Selig Sweep Academic Honors Husker All-Americans Aaron Plas and Ashley Selig were honored with the University of Nebraska's Student- Athlete-of-the-Year awards at the annual Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet on April 24. Plas became the first NU men's track and field athlete to be honored, while Selig added the fifth award for the women's team. This year marked only the second time that athletes from the same sport have won in the same year, matching the honors won by gymnasts Ted Harris and Shelley Bartlett in A native of McCook, Neb., Plas is scheduled to graduate in May of 2007 with a degree in business education and a minor in curriculum development. He currently carries a cumulative grade-point average and is a two-time selection to the National Track Coaches Association All-Academic team and a two-time first-team academic All-Big 12 selection. Selig is a nutrition, health and exercise science major, who carries a 3.63 cumulative grade-point average. A native of Lincoln, Selig will graduate in May. She is a twotime member of the National Track Coaches Association All-Academic team and has twice been named first-team academic All-Big 12. Jonas Honored By Big 12 Conference Dusty Jonas became the third Husker, and first men's athlete, to be honored as Big 12 Conference Track and Field Athlete of the Week on April 26, bringing NU's 2006 indoor-outdoor award total to six. Jonas continued his phenomenal sophomore campaign with a victory in the Invitational section of the men s high jump at the Kansas Relays. The La Vernia, Texas, native became the first Husker to win a Kansas Relays men s high jump title since Steve Krebs in 1968 after recording a winning leap of on his final attempt at the height. The jump marked the third consecutive meet with a personal best for Jonas, who entered the outdoor season with a career best of He moved from fourth place on NU s all-time outdoor high jump chart into a tie for second with fellow Texan Shaun Kologinczak (2003). Becky Breisch claimed her fifth career conference honor on April 4 after a spectacular outing at the Stanford Invitational featuring a pair of wins in the shot put and discus events. The Husker senior took a dominant national lead in the discus with her throw of 201-7, which she has since increased to She also won the shot put with a mark of /2. Her current season-best put of /4, which set a career best at the Nebraska Invitational, ranks second nationally. Sara Jane Baker was honored by the Big 12 for the first time in her career on March 28 after recording a careerbest score of 5,485 for the heptathlon at the Jim Click Combined Events. She currently leads the Big 12 with the performance, while ranking seventh in the NCAA. The Husker trio joins Egle Uljas (twice) and Dmitrijs Milkevics, who earned awards during the indoor season. Southern Breaks Own World Record Patrick Southern recorded a pair of milestones at the Nebraska Invitational. Along with earning the first bid of his career to next month's NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, he also set a new world record for the second time in as many years. The fifth-year senior cleared /4 in the men's pole vault to break his own world record for a deaf athlete. Southern became the first deaf athlete to surpass the 16- foot barrier last spring at the Emporia State Relays with a fifth-place vault of /4. What was most impressive about his recent performance was that the event featured a nearly two-hour delay in the middle of competition due to a thunderstorm. USTFCCCA Poll (as of April 25, 2006) Women 1. Texas 2. Miami 3. USC 4. Nebraska 5. Georgia 6. Arizona State 7. LSU 8. Stanford 9. South Carolina 10. Auburn 11. UCLA 12. North Carolina 13. Oregon 14. Florida State 15. Tennessee 16. Michigan 17. Texas A&M 18. Providence 19. BYU 20. Alabama Women 1. Texas Miami Georgia Nebraska 44 USC LSU Arizona State Stanford Auburn South Carolina North Carolina 22 UCLA Oregon Florida State Michigan BYU 15 Texas A&M Providence Tennessee Minnesota Washington St Akron 10 Iowa 10 Houston 10 Maryland 10 Men 1. Florida State 2. Arkansas 3. LSU 4. Texas 5. UTEP 6. Arizona 7. Tennessee 8. Oregon 9. Florida 10. BYU 11. Virginia Tech 12. North Carolina 13. Texas Tech 14. Wisconsin 15. Nebraska 16. USC 17. Texas A&M 18. Baylor 19. Oral Roberts 20. Kansas Trackwire 25 Team Rankings (as of April 24, 2006) Men 1. Florida State LSU UTEP Arkansas Texas Arizona Tennessee Florida Virginia Tech Oregon 22 Wisconsin North Carolina Texas A&M Boise State 18 BYU 18 Oral Roberts 18 Texas Tech Nebraska Washington Kansas State Kansas South Carolina 12 USC George Mason 10 Jackson State 10 Ohio State 10

4 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page 4 Wilkinson Sets School Record Kayla Wilkinson fi nally got her record. The Husker junior notched a throw of on her fi rst attempt in the women's javelin at the Nebraska Invitational to break the school record by two inches. The junior had been eyeing the former Nebraska women's standard of set by Cassi Morelock in 2000 since the middle of 2005, when she set a major personal best to climb within fi ve feet of the mark. Wilkinson said that while she hoped to eventually reach the record, she did not expect to break it so early, especially while throwing into a stiff wind at Ed Weir Stadium. The reigning Big 12 champ also said she now owns a new goal of reaching during this season. Men's 4x100 on the Right Track Last year's Husker men's 4x100-meter relay team set a school record on its way to repeating as Big 12 champion for the fi rst time in school history. The squad appears to be on its way to landing a third title in three years despite replacing former anchor Dusty Stamer. With three of the four members from last season's lineup returning, the team is off to a fast start with Daniel Roper serving as the fresh anchor leg. Arturs Abolins, Oliver Williams Jr., Nate Probasco and Roper combined for a winning time of at the Nebraska Invitational one week after clocking at the Texas Relays. The new mark ranks second in the conference and ninth nationally this season. The squad also appears to be on a record-breaking pace. Last year's team ran only in its second meet of the year, and it failed to break 39.7 until the Big 12 Championships in mid-may (its sixth meet). Big 12 Event Rankings Women Name Event (Big 12 Rank) Mark Sheryl Morgan 400m (6th) Ari Goldstein 3,000m (6th) 10:07.61 Kayte Tranel 10,000m (3rd) 34:10.94 Priscilla Lopes 100m Hurdles (1st) Nebraska 4x100m Relay (8th) Nebraska 4x400m Relay (7th) 3:46.01 Sara Jane Baker (8th) 5-8 1/2 Jenny Green (2nd) /2 Jenna Blubaugh (3rd) /2 Jessie Graff (t-6th) /2 Becky Breisch (1st) /4 Jeni Steiner (6th) /4 Becky Breisch (1st) Dace Ruskule (2nd) Jamie Senkbile (4th) Tamara Solari (7th) Kayla Wilkinson (1st) Sara Jane Baker Heptathlon (1st) 5,485 Kim Shubert Heptathlon (6th) 4,723 Men Name Event (Rank) Mark Oliver Williams Jr. 100m Dash (t-8th) 10.49w Nate Probasco 200m Dash (t-3rd) Courtney Jones 110m Hurdles (6th) Gatis Spunde 400m Hurdles (6th) Mark Harrison 400m Hurdles (7th) Nebraska 4x100m Relay (2nd) Nebraska 4x400m Relay (4th) 3:07.37 Dusty Jonas (1st) 7-5 3/4 Aaron Plas (5th) 7-1 3/4 Ray Scotten (1st) /2 Arturs Abolins (3rd) /4 Daniel Roper Triple Jump (3rd) /4 Keith Lloyd (6th) /4 Seven Vaulters Qualify for Regionals While Nebraska has historically proven to be a wellrounded track and fi eld program, this season the pole vault has been NU's deepest event. The group alone accounts for nearly one-fourth of the Huskers' NCAA regional roster makeup this season with seven vaulters on the list. Patrick Southern became the fourth men's qualifi er in the pole vault at the Nebraska Invitational to signify the group as NU's deepest event area. Likewise, Jessie Graff gave the Husker women their third qualifi er in the vault to match the women's discus throwers, who also added Amber Curtis to their list of qualifi ers at the meet, for the women's team lead. NU Ranks 4th/18th in Trackwire 25 The Nebraska women's team ranking stayed steady in the Trackwire 25 rankings this week, while the men's squad suffered its fi rst drop in the rankings this season. The Husker women remained in fourth place, as USC fell into a tie with NU. Nebraska's team total of 44 points stayed the same, only 17 points behind No. 1 Texas (61). Miami (50) and Georgia (48) also rank ahead of the Huskers. The women's team is bidding for its highest NCAA outdoor fi nish this season. While it owns three indoor national titles, the squad has never fi nished higher than third place at the national outdoor meet. The last time the Huskers fi nished third, which has happened six times, was in 2004, when they fell only nine team points shy of champion UCLA. The Husker men fell fi ve spots into 18th place by dropping two points in the projections (17). They started the season at No. 17. Florida State ranks as the early NCAA favorite with 60 points, while Big 12 foes Texas (fi fth), Texas A&M (13th) and Texas Tech (tie-14th) also rank ahead of NU. The Trackwire 25 attempts to predict team scores for the NCAA Championships based on individual athlete rankings for each event nicknamed the "Dandy Dozen" that are updated weekly by track and field statistician Gary Verigin. Two Huskers are picked this week as favorites to win individual national titles Becky Breisch (women's discus) and Arturs Abolins (men's long jump). Husker athletes among this week's "Dandy Dozen": Women Becky Breisch, 1st 2nd Priscilla Lopes, 100m Hurdles 2nd Dace Ruskule, 2nd Ashley Selig, Heptathlon 3rd Kayla Wilkinson, 5th Men Arturs Abolins, 1st Dusty Jonas, 3rd Ray Scotten, 8th 4x100-Meter Relay 12th Aaron Plas, 11th Coaches Rate Huskers 3rd/15th In conjunction with the launch of its new web site, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association has begun organizing a Division I USTFCCCA Poll. Nebraska is one of nine programs to have both men's and women's squads included in the poll this week. The Husker women are ranked fourth after spending two straight weeks at No. 3 behind No. 1 Texas and No. 2 USC. In addition to NU and the Longhorns, fellow Big 12 Conference squad Texas A&M (17th) also appears in this week's rankings. The NU men rank 15th for the second consecutive NU Big 12 Outdoor Champions Women Name Titles (Years) Event(s) Becky Breisch Two ('03, '04) Two ('02, '03) Jenny Green One ('04) Priscilla Lopes One ('05) 100m Hurdles Dace Ruskule One ('05) Ashley Selig One ('05) Heptathlon Kayla Wilkinson One ('05) Men Arturs Abolins One ('05) 4x100m Gable Baldwin One ('05) Aaron Plas One ('05) Nate Probasco Two ('04, '05) 4x100m Oliver Williams Two ('04, '05) 4x100m Issar Yazhbin One ('04) *Reigning Big 12 outdoor champions in bold. week. The coaches rate Florida State as this year's NCAA outdoor favorite. The men's poll is more heavily represented by conference schools than the women's, as six of the top-20 squads are from the Big 12. Texas (fi fth), Texas Tech (13th), Texas A&M (17th), Baylor (18th) and Kansas (20th) are all included this week. Added Outdoor Events Provide Boost Both the NU men's and women's teams will receive a boost from additional events held during the outdoor season. The Husker women will greatly benefit from the added throwing disciplines, chiefly the discus and javelin, while the men return NCAA qualifiers in the 400- meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay. The discus will be one of the women's squad's deepest events, as 2004 NCAA champion Becky Breisch, who also won the USATF title last summer, returns after redshirting during the 2005 outdoor campaign. Breisch should be considered the overwhelming favorite to claim her second NCAA title, as her career best would have won last year's national meet by more than 13 feet. Another Husker talent in the discus is Dace Ruskule, a 2004 Olympian who won the Big 12 title last spring. While Ruskule struggled at the 2005 NCAA outdoor meet, she ranked among the nation's top five athletes for the entire season. Amber Curtis, who qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional as a freshman last year, also returns. Kayla Wilkinson opens her junior season in the javelin already as one of Nebraska's best in the event. After winning her first Big 12 title as a sophomore in 2005, Wilkinson, the current school record holder, looks to take the next step to All-American status this season. On the men's side, Mark Harrison returns after sitting out the indoor season due to exhausted eligibility. Harrison made huge gains in the 400-meter hurdles near the end of the 2005 outdoor campaign and fi nished 17th in the prelims at the NCAA Championships. He should also give NU another talented pair of legs in the 4x400-meter relay. Others who will compete in the intermediate hurdles include Andrew Pearson, Andy Nelson and Gatis Spunde. Three members of Nebraska's 4x100-meter relay returns for the second straight season with hopes of another Big 12 championship. Last season's team of Arturs Abolins, Oliver Williams Jr., Nate Probasco and Dusty Stamer broke the school record with a time of at the NCAA Midwest Regional after claiming a second straight conference title. With only Stamer to replace this year, the Huskers once again hold the potential to be dangerous in the event.

5 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page Nebraska Outdoor Performance List Women 1. Chi Kalu 12.86p* 4/21 Wind-Aided: Chi Kalu 12.17w* 4/15 Pinar Saka 12.48wp 4/8 200-Meter Dash 1. Chi Kalu 25.49* 4/15 Pinar Saka 25.49p 4/8 3. Sara Jane Baker /23 4. Kim Shubert /23 Wind-Aided Kim Shubert 25.6wp* 4/8 400-Meter Dash 1. Sheryl Morgan 53.60@ 4/15 2. Pinar Saka / Meter Run 1. Elizabeth Lange 2: /1 2. Sara Jane Baker 2: /24 3. Danute Ceika 2: /8 4. Kim Shubert 2: /24 1. Sara Jane Baker 5-8 1/2 (1.74) 3/23 2. Kim Shubert 5-7 1/4 (1.71) 3/23 3. Ashlee Dickinson 5-7 (1.70) 4/7 Nicole Kadyszewski 5-7 (1.70) 4/15 5. Amanda Benson 5-5 (1.65) Twice 1. Jenny Green /2 (4.05)@ 4/15 2. Jenna Blubaugh /2 (4.00)*@ 4/22 3. Jessie Graff /2 (3.80)@ Twice 1. Zarinah Suluki /4 (5.90) 4/15 2. Ashley Selig /4 (5.76) 4/7 3. Sara Jane Baker /2 (5.37) 4/22 4. Kim Shubert /2 (5.22)* 4/14 Wind-Aided: Sara Jane Baker /4w (5.57w) 3/24 Ashlee Dickinson /4w (4.68) 4/15 Triple Jump 1. Zarinah Suluki 38-7 (11.76) 4/21 1,500-Meter Run 1. Natalja Zarcenko 4: /31 3,000-Meter Run 1. Ari Golstein 10:07.61* 4/20 5,000-Meter Run 1. Kayte Tranel 17:29.9 4/15 2. Ari Goldstein 17:57.6* 4/15 2. Jennifer Pancoast 18:54.46* 4/20 3. Rachel Carrizales 20:02.3* 4/15 10,000-Meter Run 1. Kayte Tranel 34:10.94*% 4/ Meter Hurdles 1. Priscilla Lopes 12.98@ 4/8 2. Kim Shubert /8 Wind-Aided: Ashley Selig 14.01wp 4/6 Sara Jane Baker 14.76w Twice Kim Shubert 14.91w 3/23 1. Justine Roach 1:01.22p 4/21 4x100-Meter Relay 1. Lopes, Saka, /15 Morgan, Kalu 4x400-Meter Relay 1. Morgan, Zarcenko, 3: /15 Roach, Saka 4x100-Meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay 1. Baker, Roach, /21 Shubert, Lopes 1. Becky Breisch /4 (18.46)*@ 4/15 2. Jeni Steiner /4 (15.18)@ 4/21 3. Kacie Sharp /4 (12.88) 4/15 4. Sara Jane Baker /4 (11.23) 4/13 5. Kim Shubert /4 (10.47)* 4/13 1. Becky Breisch (612.55)@ 4/15 2. Dace Ruskule (58.49)@ 4/15 3. Amber Curtis (48.47)@ 4/15 4. Jeni Steiner (45.58) 4/22 5. Kacie Sharp (40.86)* 4/8 1. Jamie Senkbile (56.91)*@ 4/15 2. Tamara Solari (54.22)*@ 4/20 3. Jeni Steiner (53.17)* 4/6 4. Amber Curtis (46.03)* 4/20 5. Kacie Sharp (45.16)* 4/15 1. Kayla Wilkinson (55.21)*@# 4/15 2. Sara Jane Baker (40.54)* 3/24 3. Katie Roberts (35.54)* 4/15 4. Kim Shubert 96-5 (29.39) 3/24 Heptathlon 1. Sara Jane Baker 5,442% 3/ Kim Shubert 4,723 3/23-24 Wind-Aided: Sara Jane Baker 5,485w*% - NCAA regional qualifying mark * - personal best % - NCAA provisional qualifying mark p - preliminaries # - school record s- semifinals $ - all-time Big 12-best performance

6 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page Nebraska Outdoor Progression Chart Women SARA JANE BAKER 200-Meter Dash /23 [Jim Click Heptathlon] 6th/ w 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] 10th/ [61.44]@ 4/1 [Stanford Invite] 1st/ [60.71]@ 4/7 [Texas Relays-Section A] 1st/ [62.55]@ 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/ Meter Run 2: /24 [Jim Click Heptathlon] 2nd/13 2: /14 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] 1st/ Meter Hurdles 14.76w 3/23 [Jim Click Heptathlon] 6th/ p 4/6 [Texas Relays] 58th/ w 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] 7th/ wp 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 12th/ /2 [1.74] 3/23 [Jim Click Heptathlon] 2nd/ [1.70] 4/7 [Texas Relays-Section A] 9th/ /4 [1.66] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] T-3rd/ [1.70] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] T-2nd/ [1.65] 4/21 [Kansas Relays] T-7th/ /4w [5.57w] 3/24 [Jim Click Heptathlon] T-3rd/ [5.33] 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] 7th/ /2 [5.37] 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 14th/ /4 [10.95] 3/23 [Jim Click Heptathlon] 6th/ /4 [11.23] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] 6th/ [40.54]* 3/24 [Jim Click Heptathlon] 2nd/ [35.33] 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] 3rd/16 Heptathlon 5,485w*% 3/23-24 [Jim Click Heptathlon] 2nd/13 5,175w% 4/13-14 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] 3rd/17 AMANDA BENSON 5-5 [1.65] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] T-6th/ [1.65] 4/21 [Kansas Relays] T-16th/23 JENNA BLUBAUGH /2 [3.95]*@ 4/7 [Texas Relays-Section B] 2nd/ /2 [3.80]@ 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 2nd/ /2 [4.00]*@ 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 1st/18 BECKY BREISCH /2 [16.98]@ 4/1 [Stanford Invite] 1st/ /4 [16.97]@ 4/8 [Texas Relays-Section A] 3rd/ /4 [18.46]*@ 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/10 RACHEL CARRIZALES 5,000-Meter Run 20:06.12* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 13th/16 20:02.3 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 9th/10 DANUTE CEIKA 800-Meter Run 2: /8 [Emporia State Relays] 4th/31 2: /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 5th/31 2: /20 [Kansas Relays-unseeded] 7th/54 AMBER CURTIS [45.85] 4/1 [Stanford Invite] 10th/ [43.67] 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 1st/ [48.47]@ 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 5th/ [46.75] 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 4th/ [44.40] 3/31 [Stanford Invite-B Section] 12th/ [44.18] 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 3rd/ [44.07] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 12th/ [46.03]* 4/20 [Kansas Relays] 12th/31 ASHLEE DICKINSON 5-7 [1.70] 4/7 [Texas Relays-Section B] T-12th/ [1.65] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 8th/ [1.65] 4/21 [Kansas Relays] T-7th/ /4w [4.68w] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 23rd/24 ARI GOLDSTEIN 3,000-Meter Run 10:07.61* 4/20 [Kansas Relays] 4th/14 5,000-Meter Run 18:01.11* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 3rd/16 17:57.6* 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 2nd/10 JESSIE GRAFF /4 [3.65] 4/7 [Texas Relays-Section B] 10th/ /2 [3.80]@ 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 3rd/ /2 [3.80]@ 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 3rd/18 JENNY GREEN /2 [3.95]@ 4/8 [Texas Relays-Section A] 5th/ /2 [4.05]@ 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/9 No Height 4/22 [Kansas Relays-Invitational] -/- * personal NCAA regional qualifier; % NCAA provisional qualifier; ^ NCAA automatic qualifier; # school record

7 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page Nebraska Outdoor Progression Chart Women (cont.) NICOLE KADYSZEWSKI 5-7 [1.70] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 5th/ [1.65] 4/21 [Kansas Relays] T-7th/23 CHI KALU 12.65wp* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] N/A 12.58w* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 5th/ w* 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 5th/ p* 4/21 [Kansas Relays] 26th/39 PINAR SAKA 12.48wp 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] N/A 200-Meter Dash 25.49p 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] N/A /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 5th/ p 4/21 [Kansas Relays] 14th/ Meter Dash 26.07p* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] N/A 25.49* 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 6th/15 ELIZABETH LANGE 800-Meter Run 2: /1 [Stanford Invite] 15th/38 2: /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 13th/31 2: /22 [Kansas Relays] 5th/8 PRISCILLA LOPES 100-Meter Hurdles 13.36wp 4/7 [Texas Relays] N/A 12.98@ 4/8 [Texas Relays] 1st/ /22 [Kansas Relays-Invitational] 3rd/7 SHERYL MORGAN /8 [Emporia State Relays] 2nd/ @ 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 2nd/ p 4/21 [Kansas Relays] N/A JENNIFER PANCOAST 5,000-Meter Run 19:01.25* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 8th/16 19:03.1 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational 6th/10 18:54.46* 4/20 [Kansas Relays] 17th/26 JUSTINE ROACH 1: /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/16 1: /21 [Kansas Relays] N/A 1: /22 [Kansas Relays] 8th/8 KATIE ROBERTS [34.96]* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 9th/ [35.54]* 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 9th/ [33.37] 4/22 [Doane Relays] 8th/31 DACE RUSKULE [56.43]@ 4/1 [Stanford Invite] 2nd/ [56.77]@ 4/7 [Texas Relays-Section A] 2nd/ [58.49]@ 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 2nd/ [56.97]@ 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 1st/23 ASHLEY SELIG 100-Meter Hurdles 14.01wp 4/6 [Texas Relays] T-29th/ /4 [5.76] 4/7 [Texas Relays-Section B] 13th/18 JAMIE SENKBILE [50.96] 4/1 [Stanford Invite] 8th/ [52.96] 4/6 [Texas Relays] 19th/ [56.91]*@ 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 4th/ [55.10]@ 4/20 [Kansas Relays] 6th/31 KACIE SHARP /4 [12.30] 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 8th/ /4 [12.88] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 4th/ [12.47] 4/21 [Kansas Relays] T-21st/ [40.86]* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 2nd/9 No Distance [Foul] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] -/ [40.73]* 3/31 [Stanford Invite-B Section] 21st/ [43.92]* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 4th/ [45.16]* 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 10th/ [43.22] 4/20 [Kansas Relays] 17th/31 KIM SHUBERT 200-Meter Dash /23 [Jim Heptathlon] 9th/ wp* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] N/A /8 [Emporia State Relays] 7th/ w 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] 12th/ Meter Run 2: /24 [Jim Click Heptathlon] 6th/13 2: /14 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] 7th/17 * personal NCAA regional qualifier; % NCAA provisional qualifier; ^ NCAA automatic qualifier; # school record

8 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page Nebraska Outdoor Progression Chart Women (cont.) 100-Meter Hurdles 14.91w 3/23 [Jim Click Heptathlon] 8th/ wp 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] N/A /8 [Emporia State Relays] 2nd/ w 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] 13th/ p 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 21st/ /4 [1.71] 3/23 [Jim Click Heptathlon] 3rd/ /4 [1.66] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] T-3rd/ [1.65] 4/21 [Kansas Relays] T-7th/ /2w [4.99w] 3/24 [Jim Click Heptathlon] 12th/ /4w [5.21w]* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 6th/ /2 [5.22]* 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] 9th/ /2 [9.56] 3/23 [Jim Click Heptathlon] 10th/ /4 [10.47]* 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] 12th/ [29.39] 3/24 [Jim Click Heptathlon] 9th/ [23.58] 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 14th/ [26.58] 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] 13th/16 Heptathlon 4,723* 3/23-24 [Jim Click Heptathlon] 7th/13 4,666 4/13-14 [Walton Combined Events-Heptathlon] 10th/17 TAMARA SOLARI [52.48]* 3/31 [Stanford Invite-B Section] 1st/ [50.94] 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 2nd/12 No Distance [Foul] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] -/ [54.22]*@ 4/20 [Kansas Relays] 8th/31 JENI STEINER /2 [13.50] 4/1 [Stanford Invite] 10th/ /4 [14.24] 4/8 [Texas Relays-Section A] 12th/ /4 [14.65]@ 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 2nd/ /4 [15.18]@ 4/21 [Kansas Relays] 2nd/ [45.58] 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 7th/ [48.10] 3/31 [Stanford Invite-B Section] 7th/ [53.17]* 4/6 [Texas Relays] 18th/ [52.86] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 6th/ [50.73] 4/20 [Kansas Relays] 10th/31 ZARINAH SULUKI /4 [5.90] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 2nd/24 No Distance [Foul] 4/22 [Kansas Relays] -/- Triple Jump No Distance [Foul] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] -/ [11.76] 4/21 [Kansas Relays] 9th/27 KAYTE TRANEL 5,000-Meter Run 17:29.9 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/10 10,000-Meter Run 35:23.18* 3/31 [Stanford Invitational] 39th/60 34:10.94*% 4/21 [Oregon Invitational] 5th/9 KAYLA WILKINSON [55.01]*@ 3/31 [Stanford Invitational] 1st/ [50.42]@ 4/8 [Texas Relays-Section A] 2nd/ [55.21]*@# 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/ [51.01]@ 4/21 [Kansas Relays] 1st/12 NATALJA ZARCENKO 1,500-Meter Run 4: /31 [Stanford Invite-B Section] 28th/40 Did Not Finish 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] -/- RELAYS 4x100-Meter Relay (Lopes, Saka, Morgan, Kalu) /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/ /21 [Kansas Relays] N/A /22 [Kansas Relays] 3rd/7 4x400-Meter Relay (Morgan, Zarcenko, Roach, Saka) 3: /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 2nd/6 4x100-Meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay (Baker, Roach, Shubert, Lopes) /21 [Kansas Relays] 1st/4 * personal NCAA regional qualifier; % NCAA provisional qualifier; ^ NCAA automatic qualifier; # school record

9 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page Nebraska Outdoor Meet-By-Meet Review Women Jim Click Combined Events March 23-24, 2006 Roy P. Drachman Stadium - Tucson, Ariz. Heptathlon: 2. Sara Jane Baker, 5,485w% (0:14.76w; 1.74; 10.95; 0:25.87; 5.57w; 40.54; 2: 13.87); 7. Kim Shubert, 4,723 (0:14.91w; 1.71; 9.56; 0:26.55; 4.99w; 29.39; 2:27.17). Stanford Invitational March 31-April 1, 2006 Cobb Track & Angell Field - Palo Alto, Calif. 800-Meter Run (Top Section): 15. Elizabeth Lange, 2: ,500-Meter Run (B Section): 28. Natalja Zarcenko, 4: ,000-Meter Run: 39. Kayte Tranel, 35: (Top Section): 1. Becky Breisch, /2@; 10. Jeni Steiner, /2. (Top Section): 1. Becky Breisch, 201-7@; 2. Dace Ruskule, 185-2@; 10. Amber Curtis, (Top Section): 8. Jamie Senkbile, (B Section): 1. Tamara Solari, 172-2; 7. Jeni Steiner, ; 12. Amber Curtis, 145-8; 21. Kacie Sharp, (Top Section): 1. Kayla Wilkinson, 180-6@. Texas Relays April 6-8, 2006 Mike A. Meyers Track & Field Stadium - Austin, Texas 100-Meter Hurdles (University): 1. Priscilla Lopes, 12.98@ (13.36wp); t29. Ashley Selig, 14.01wp; 58. Sara Jane Baker, 14.83p. (Section A): 9. Sara Jane Baker, 5-7. High Jump (Section B): t12. Ashlee Dickinson, 5-7. (Section A): 5. Jenny Green, /2@. (Section B): 2. Jenna Blubaugh, /2@; 10. Jessie Graff, /4. (Section B): 13. Ashley Selig, /4. : 3. Becky Breisch, /4@; 12. Jeni Steiner, /4. (Section A): 1. Becky Breisch, 199-2@; 2. Dace Ruskule, 186-3@. : 18. Jeni Steiner, 174-5; 19. Jamie Senkbile, : 2. Kayla Wilkinson, 165-5@. Becky Breisch is undefeated this season in the discus, and she owns a nearly 14-foot lead on the rest of the nation in the event for She also ranks No. 2 nationally in the shot put. Emporia State Relays April 8, 2006 Fran Welch Stadium - Emporia, Kan. : 5. Chi Kalu, 12.58w (12.65wp); DNR-Pinar Saka, 12.48wp. 200-Meter Dash: 7. Kim Shubert, (25.60wp); DNR-Pnar Saka, 25.49wp; DNR-Chi Kalu, 26.07p. 400-Meter Run: 2. Sheryl Morgan, Meter Run: 4. Danute Ceika, 2: ,000-Meter Run: 3. Ari Goldstein, 18:01.11; 8. Jennifer Pancoast, ; 13. Rachel Carrizales, Meter Hurdles: 2. Kim Shubert, (15.07wp). : 6. Kim Shubert, /4w. Shot Put: 8. Kacie Sharp, /4. : 1. Amber Curtis, 143-3; 2. Kacie Sharp, Hammer Throw: 2. Tamara Solari, 167-1; 3. Amber Curtis, ; 4. Kacie Sharp, : 9. Katie Roberts, 114-8; 14. Kim Shubert, Nebraska Invitational April 15, 2006 Ed Weir Stadium - Lincoln, Neb. : 5. Chi Kalu, 12.17w. 200-Meter Dash: 6. Chi Kalu, Meter Dash: 2. Sheryl Morgan, 53.60@; 5. Pinar Saka, Meter Run: 5. Danute Ceika, 2:14.49; 13. Elizabeth Lange, 2: ,000-Meter Run: 1. Kayte Tranel, 17:29.9; 2. Ari Goldstein, 17:57.6; 6. Jennifer Pancoast, 19:03.1; 9. Rachel Carrizales, 20:02.3. : 1. Justine Roach, 1: x100-Meter Relay: 1. Nebraska (Lopes, Saka, Morgan, Kalu), x400-Meter Relay: 2. Nebraska (Morgan, Zarcenko, Roach, Saka), 3:46:01. : t2. Sara Jane Baker, 5-7; 5. Nicole Kadyszewski, 5-7; 6. Amanda Benson, 5-5; 8. Ashlee Dickinson, 5-5. : 1. Jenny Green, /2@; 2. Jenna Blubaugh, /2@; 3. Jessie Graff, /2@. Long Jump: 2. Zarinah Suluki, /4; 23. Ashlee Dickinson, /4. : 1. Becky Breisch, /4@; 2. Jeni Steiner, /4@; 4. Kacie Sharp, /4. : 1. Becky Breisch, 205-2@; 2. Dace Ruskule, @; 5. Amber Curtis, 159-0@. : 4. Jamie Senkbile, 186-8@; 6. Jeni Steiner, 173-5; 10. Kacie Sharp, 148-2; 12. Amber Curtis, : 1. Kayla Wilkinson, 181-2@; 9. Katie Roberts, Kayla Wilkinson broke the Nebraska women's javelin record with a throw of at the Nebraska Invitational. She ranks third nationally, and first in the Big 12 Conference, with the NCAA regional qualifier; % NCAA provisional qualifier; ^ NCAA automatic qualifier

10 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page Nebraska Outdoor Meet-By-Meet Review Women Kansas Relays April 20-22, 2006 Memorial Stadium - Lawrence, Kan. : 26. Chi Kalu, 12.68p. 400-Meter Dash: 14. Pinar Saka, 56.77p; --Sheryl Morgan, DNR (55.58p). 800-Meter Run: 5. Elizabeth Lange, 2: Meter Run (unseeded): 7. Danute Ceika, 2: ,000-Meter Run: 4. Ari Goldstein, 10: ,000-Meter Run: 17. Jennifer Pancoast, 18: Meter Hurdles: 12. Sara Jane Baker, 15.02wp; 21. Kim Shubert, 15.45p. 100-Meter Hurdles (Invitational): 3. Priscilla Lopes, 13.28@. : 8. Justine Roach, 1:02.55 (1:01.22p). 4x100-Meter Relay: 3. Nebraska (Lopes, Saka, Kalu, Morgan), (46.31p). 4x100-Meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 1. Nebraska (Baker, Roach, Shubert, Lopes), : t7. Sara Jane Baker, 5-5; t7. Ashlee Dickinson, 5-5; t7. Nicole Kadyszewski, 5-5; t7. Kim Shubert, 5-5; t16. Amanda Benson, 5-5. : 1. Jenna Blubaugh, /2@; 3. Jessie Graff, /2@. : 14. Sara Jane Baker, /2. Triple Jump: 9. Zarinah Suluki, : 2. Jeni Steiner, /4@; 21. Kacie Sharp, : 1. Dace Ruskule, @; 4. Amber Curtis, 153-4; 7. Jeni Steiner, : 6. Jamie Senkbile, 180-9@; 8. Tamara Solari, @; 10. Jeni Steiner, 166-5; 12. Amber Curtis, 151-0; 17. Kacie Sharp, : 1. Kayla Wilkinson, 167-4@. Oregon Invitational April 21-22, 2006 Hayward Field - Eugene, Ore. 5,000-Meter Run: 5. Kayte Tranel, 34:10.94%. Doane Relays April 21-22, 2006 Simon Field - Crete, Neb. : 8. Katie Roberts, Kayte Tranel became NU's first women's regional qualifier in the 10,000-meter run since 1997 with her time of 34:10.94 at the Oregon Invitational. Jenna Blubaugh matched her personal best with a clearance of /2 that won the women's collegiate division pole vault at the Kansas NCAA regional qualifier; % NCAA provisional qualifier; ^ NCAA automatic qualifier

11 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page Nebraska Outdoor Performance List Men 1. Oliver Williams Jr p 4/7 2. Ben Schutter /13 3. Patrick Burke 11.69* 4/13 4. Corlan Vonderschmidt /13 5. Lee Martin /13 Wind-Aided Oliver Williams Jr. 4/15 Arturs Abolins 10.54* 4/15 LeRon Williams 11.34wp* 4/8 Skyler Reising 11.55w 3/ Meter Dash 1. Nate Probasco 4/15 2. Oliver Williams Jr /15 3. LeRon Williams 23.36p 4/8 Wind-Aided Nathan Kumm 23.36w 4/ Meter Dash 1. Nathan Kumm /15 2. Lee Martin /23 3. Skyler Reising 51.24* 4/13 4. Ben Schutter /13 5. Patrick Burke 51.80* 4/13 6. Corlan Vonderschmidt / Meter Run 1. Jack Lemke 1: /15 1,500-Meter Run 1. Patrick Burke 4:25.25* 4/14 2. Lee Martin 4: /14 3. Ben Schutter 4:42.46* 4/14 4. Skyler Reising 4:48.89* 4/14 5. Corlan Vonderschmidt 5:09.84* 4/14 5,000-Meter Run 1. Alec Maduza 15:30.53* 4/8 2. Bryce Dickmeyer 15: /8 110-Meter Hurdles 1. Courtney Jones 4/1 2. Patrick Burke 15.32* 3/24 3. Ben Schutter 15.58* 4/22 4. Lee Martin 15.73* 4/14 5. Corlan Vonderschmidt /14 6. Skyler Reising 17.66* 3/24 Wind-Aided: Aaron Ross 14.98w 4/15 Skyler Reising 16.60wp* 4/8 1. Gatis Spunde 4/22 2. Mark Harrison 4/15 3. Andrew Pearson 53.02* 4/21 4. Andy Nelson /31 5. Courtney Jones 55.48* 4/15 4x100-Meter Relay 1. Abolins, Williams Jr., 4/15 Probasco, Roper 4x200-Meter Relay 1. Williams Jr., Harrison, 1: /24 Kumm, Probasco 4x400-Meter Relay 1. Pearson, Probasco, 4/7 Nelson, Harrison 1. Dusty Jonas 7-5 3/4 4/22 2. Aaron Plas 7-1 3/4 4/15 3. Patrick Burke 6-8 1/4 (2.04) 4/13 4. Skyler Reising 6-6 (1.98) 3/23 5. Lee Martin 6-4 3/4 (1.95) 4/13 6. Ben Schutter 6-0 1/2 (1.84) 4/8 1. Ray Scotten /2 4/8 2. Gable Baldwin /4 4/22 3. Patrick Southern /4 4/15 4. Nic Petersen /4 4/6 5. Ben Schutter /4 (4.25) 4/14 6. Patrick Burke /4 (4.20)* 3/24 7. Skyler Reising /4 (4.10)* 3/24 8. Lee Martin /2 (3.80) 3/24 9. Corlan Vonderschmidt /4 (3.35) 4/14 1. Arturs Abolins /4 4/15 2. Daniel Roper /4 (7.31) 4/15 3. Dusty Jonas /2 (7.30)* 4/15 4. Robert Rands /4 (7.23) 4/22 LeRon Williams /4 (7.23) 4/15 6. Demea Carter /2 (6.92) 4/22 7. Lee Martin /4 (6.53) 3/23 8. Patrick Burke /4 (6.47) 4/13 9. Skyler Reising /4 (6.13) 3/23 Wind-Aided: Ben Schutter /4 (6.71w) 4/13 Lee Martin 21-8 (6.60w) 4/13 Skyler Reising 21-8 (6.60w) 4/13 Corlan Vonderschmidt /4 (6.03w) 4/13 Triple Jump 1. Daniel Roper /4 4/21 2. LeRon Willimas /2 (14.16) 4/15 3. Daniel Wasson /4 (14.00)* 4/15 Wind-Aided: Daniel Wasson 46-8w (14.22 nwi) 4/22 1. Keith Lloyd /15 2. Chase Beideck 50-4 (15.34) 4/8 3. Skyler Reising /2 (12.71) 4/13 4. Ben Schutter /4 (12.10)* 4/22 5. Lee Martin /4 (12.03) 3/23 6. Corlan Vonderschmidt (11.25)* 4/13 7. Patrick Burke 33-2 (10.11)* 3/23 1. Chase Beideck (47.65) 4/8 2. Keith Lloyd (44.17)* 4/15 3. Matt Senkske (44.09)* 4/22 4. Lee Martin (41.10)* 4/8 5. Skyler Reising (36.53) 3/24 6. Corlan Vonderschmidt /2 (36.43)* 4/22 7. Ben Schutter (35.72)* 4/8 8. Patrick Burke 84-0 (24.61)* 4/8 1. Keith Lloyd /6 2. Tom Donlin (54.47) 4/1 3. Adam Evans (51.04) 3/31 4. Aaron Bozarth (50.91)* 3/31 1. Ben Schutter (56.15)* 4/22 2. Thorin Meyer (55.16)* 4/22 3. Brett Druba (53.16)* 4/8 4. Corlan Vonderschmidt (52.62)* 4/22 5. Patrick Burke (45.96)* 4/14 6. Skyler Reising (44.36)* 4/8 7. Lee Martin (36.06) 3/24 Decathlon 1. Ben Schutter 6,707* 4/ Lee Martin 6,605 4/ Patrick Burke 6,256* 3/ Corlan Vonderschmidt 5,115 4/13-14 Wind-Aided: Skyler Reising 6,293w - NCAA regional qualifying mark * - personal best % - NCAA provisional qualifying mark p - preliminaries # - school record s- semifinals $ - all-time Big 12-best performance

12 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page Nebraska Outdoor Progression List Men ARTURS ABOLINS /4 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/ /4 [6.23] 3/23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 7th/ /4 [6.47] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 16th/ w 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 4th/24 GABLE BALDWIN /4 4/8 [Texas Relays-Section A] T-12/ [4.60] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] T-5th/ /4 4/22 [Kansas Relays-Invitational] T-8th/10 CHASE BEIDECK [14.58] 3/31 [Stanford Invite-B Section] 13th/ [15.34] 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 5th/ [46.20] 3/31 [Stanford Invite-B Section] 7th/ [47.65] 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 4th/ [45.00] 4/22 [Doane Relays] 5th/21 AARON BOZARTH [50.91]* 3/31 [Stanford Invite-B Section] 11th/ [50.03] 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 2nd/16 No Distance [Foul] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] -/ [48.65] 4/20 [Kansas Relays] 15th/27 PATRICK BURKE 11.78w* 3/23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 11th/ * 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 18th/ Meter Dash 52.45* 3/23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 7th/ * 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 13th/19 1,500-Meter Run 4:30.87* 3/24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 1st/14 4:25.25* 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 1st/ Meter Hurdles /24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 3rd/ /14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 8th/ p 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 28th/ /2 [1.92] 3/23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] T-4th/ /4 [1.89] 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 8th/ /4 [2.04] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 1st/ /4 [1.95] 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 12th/ /4 [4.20]* 3/24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 3rd/14 No Height 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] -/ [10.11]* 3/23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 11th/ /4 [9.68] 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 22nd/ /2 [9.92] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 19th/ [23.73]* 3/24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 14th/ [24.61]* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 19th/ [23.03] 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 18th/ [36.52]* 3/24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 13th/ [45.96]* 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 13th/15 Decathlon 6,256* 3/23-24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 7th/14 5,861 4/13-14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 13th/14 DEMEA CARTER /2 [6.92] 4/22 [Kansas Relays] T-11th/31 BRYCE DICKMEYER 5,000-Meter Run 15: /8 [ Emporia State Relays] 8th/16 TOM DONLIN [54.47] 4/1 [Stanford Invite] 8th/9 BRETT DRUBA [47.85]* 3/31 [Stanford Invite-B Section] 12th/ [53.16]* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 6th/ [48.05] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 8th/12 ADAM EVANS [51.04] 3/31 [Stanford Invite-B Section] 10th/ [50.84] 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 1st/ [48.69] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 10th/ [48.49] 4/20 [Kansas Relays] 16th/27 MARK HARRISON 51.91p@ 4/6 [ Texas Relays-Prelims] 12th/ @ 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 2nd/ p@ 4/21 [Kansas Relays] N/A ZACH HOLOCH No Height 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] -/- * personal NCAA regional qualifier; % NCAA provisional qualifier; ^ NCAA automatic qualifier; # school record

13 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page Nebraska Outdoor Progression List Men (cont.) DUSTY JONAS 7-4 1/2 4/8 [Texas Relays-Section A] 4th/ /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/ /4 4/22 [Kansas Relays-Invitational] 1st/ /2 [7.30]* 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 4th/ /4 [7.04] 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 6th/31 COURTNEY JONES 110-Meter Hurdles 4/1 [Stanford Invite-Prelims] N/A 4/1 [Stanford Invite-Finals] 3rd/9 4/7 [Texas Relays-Prelims] N/A 4/8 [Texas Relays-Finals] 6th/8th 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/19 4/22 [Kansas Relays] N/A 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 2nd/ * 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 8th/ p 4/21 [Kansas Relays] 37th/39 NATHAN KUMM 200-Meter Dash 22.36w 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 8th/ Meter Dash /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 3rd/ p 4/21 [Kansas Relays] 13th/29 JACK LEMKE 800-Meter Run 1: /8 [Emporia State Relays] 5th/38 1: /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 16th/37 KEITH LLOYD /4 [16.78]* 4/1 [Stanford Invite] 3rd/ /2 4/7 [Texas Relays-Section B] 6th/ /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 3rd/ /4 4/21 [Kansas Relays] 2nd/ [41.13]* 3/31 [Stanford Invite-B Section] 21st/ [44.17]* 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 9th/ [55.50] 3/31 [Stanford Invite-B Section] 5th/ /6 [Texas Relays] 7th/15 No Distance [Foul] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] -/ /20 [Kansas Relays] 5th/27 ALEC MADUZA 5,000-Meter Run 15:30.53* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 3rd/16 LEE MARTIN 11.85w 3/23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 14th/ /13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 20th/ Meter Dash /23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 4th/ /13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 9th/19 1,500-Meter Run 4: /24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 2nd/14 4: /14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 2nd/ Meter Hurdles /24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 8th/ wp* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 10th/ * 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 9th/ /2 [1.92] 3/23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] T-4th/ /4 [1.95] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] T-4th/ /2 [3.80] 3/24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] T-7th/ /2 [3.75] 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 11th/ /4 [6.53] 3/23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 4th/ w [6.60w] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 12th/ /4 [12.03] 3/23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 5th/ [11.73] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 13th/ /2 [12.00] 4/22 [Doane Relays] 16th/ [39.98] 3/24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 1st/ [41.10]* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 10th/ [37.66] 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 9th/ [37.82] 4/22 [Doane Relays] 15th/ [36.06] 3/24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 14th/ [39.84] 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 15th/15 Decathlon 6,528w 3/23-24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 3rd/14 6,605w 4/13-14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 8th/14 THORIN MEYER [51.48]* 3/31 [Stanford Invite-B Section] T-9th/ [51.16] 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 10th/ [54.77]* 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 3rd/ [55.16]* 4/22 [Doane Relays] 2nd/20 * personal NCAA regional qualifier; % NCAA provisional qualifier; ^ NCAA automatic qualifier; # school record

14 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page Nebraska Outdoor Progression List Men (cont.) ANDY NELSON /31 [Stanford Invitational] 7th/ p 4/6 [Texas Relays-Prelims] 33rd/ /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 3rd/12 ANDREW PEARSON 53.31* 3/31 [Stanford Invitational] 9th/ p 4/6 [Texas Relays-Prelims] 42nd/ /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 9th/ p* 4/21 [Kansas Relays] 10th/ /4 [4.10]* 3/24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] T-4th/ /4 [3.65] 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] T-12th/ /4 [6.13] 3/23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 8th/ w [6.60w] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] T-12th/ [12.14] 3/23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 3rd/ /2 [12.71] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 8th/20 NIC PETERSEN /4 4/6 [Texas Relays-Section B] T-7th/ /4 [4.90] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 4th/ [4.75] 4/21 [Kansas Relays] 12th/21 AARON PLAS /4 4/1 [Stanford Invitational] T-4th/ /4 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 2nd/ /2 4/22 [Kansas Relays-Invitational] 4th/4 NATE PROBASCO 4/15 [Nebraska Invitiational] 1st/14 ROBERT RANDS /4 [7.23] 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 4th/31 SKYLER REISING 11.55w 3/23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 7th/ w* 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 10th/ Meter Dash /23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 5th/ * 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 7th/ [36.53] 3/24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 3rd/ [32.53] 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 16th/ [39.42]* 3/24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 10th/ [44.36]* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 15th/ [42.94] 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 14th/15 Decathlon 6,293w* 3/23-24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 5th/14 6,488w* 4/13-14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 11th/14 DANIEL ROPER /4 [6.89] 4/8 [Texas Relays-Section B] 13th/ /4 [7.31] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 3rd/ /2 [6.92] 4/22 [Kansas Relays] T-11th/31 Triple Jump /2 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/ /4 4/21 [Kansas Relays] 4th/22 AARON ROSS 110-Meter Hurdles /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 10th/19 1,500-Meter Run 4: /24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 9th/14 4:48.49* 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 6th/ Meter Hurdles 17.66* 3/24 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] 10th/ wp* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 13th/ w* 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 13th/ [1.98] 3/23 [Jim Click Decathlon-Section 1] T-2nd/ /2 [1.92] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] T-6th/17 * personal NCAA regional qualifier; % NCAA provisional qualifier; ^ NCAA automatic qualifier; # school record

15 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page Nebraska Outdoor Progression List Men (cont.) BEN SCHUTTER /13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 14th/ Meter Dash /13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 10th/19 1,500-Meter Dash 4:42.46* 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 5th/ Meter Hurdles 15.79w* 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 11th/ p* 4/22 [Doane Relays] N/A 15.58* 4/22 [Doane Relays] 5th/ /2 [1.84] 4/8 [ Emporia State Relays] 12th/ [1.83] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] T-14th/17 PATRICK SOUTHERN 15-5 [4.70] 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] T-1st/ /4 [5.06]*@ 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] T-2nd/7 No Height 4/21 [Kansas Relays] -/- GATIS SPUNDE 52.18@ 3/31 [Stanford Invitational] 3rd/ @ 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational 1st/ p@ 4/21 [Kansas Relays] N/A 51.54@ 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 2nd/7 CORLAN VONDERSCHMIDT /13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 19th/ Meter Dash /13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 19th/ /4 [4.25] 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 8th/ /4w [6.71w] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 10th/ /4 [11.94]* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 16th/ /4 [11.33] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 16th/ /4 [12.10]* 4/22 [Doane Relays] 14th/ [35.72]* 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 15th/ [34.87] 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 14th/ /2 [35.16] 4/22 [Doane Relays] 18th/ [47.09] 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 15th/ [56.15]* 4/22 [Doane Relays] 2nd/20 Decathlon 6,707* 4/13-14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 9th/15 RAY SCOTTEN /2 [5.50]@ 4/8 [Texas Relays-Section A] 3rd/ /4 [5.20]@ 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/ /2 [5.30]@ 4/22 [Kansas Relays-Invitational] 7th/10 MATT SENSKE [44.09] 4/22 [Doane Relays] 6th/21 1,500-Meter Run 5:09.84* 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 11th/ Meter Hurdles /14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 16th/16 No Height 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] -/ /4 [3.35] 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 14th/ /2w [6.03w] 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 20th/ [11.25]* 4/13 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 18th/ [10.74] 4/22 [Doane Relays] 19th/ [36.30]* 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 11th/ /2 [36.43]* 4/22 [Doane Relays] 16th/ [48.05]* 4/14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 8th/ [52.62]* 4/22 [Doane Relays] 4th/20 Decathlon 5,115 4/13-14 [Walton Combined Events-Decathlon] 14th/14 DANIEL WASSON Triple Jump /4w [14.05w] 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 3rd/ /4 [14.00] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 8th/ w [14.22w nwi]* 4/22 [Doane Relays] 3rd/12 * personal NCAA regional qualifier; % NCAA provisional qualifier; ^ NCAA automatic qualifier; # school record

16 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page Nebraska Outdoor Progression List Men (cont.) LERON WILLIAMS 11.34wp 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 15th/ Meter Dash 23.36p 4/8 [Emporia State Relays] 18th/ /4 [7.23] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 6th/ /2 [6.97] 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 9th/31 Triple Jump /2 [14.16] 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] T-5th/15 OLIVER WILLIAMS JR p 4/7 [Texas Relays] 28th/65 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/ p 4/21 [Kansas Relays] 12th/ Meter Dash /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 2nd/14 RELAYS 4x100-Meter Relay (Abolins, Williams, Probasco, Roper) 4/7 [Texas Relays-Prelims] 10th/32 4/15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/8 (Baldwin, Petersen, Holoch, Scotten) /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 6th/8 (Jones, Williams, Probasco, Roper) 4/21 [Kansas Relays] N/A 4/22 [Kansas Relays] 1st/7 4x200-Meter Relay (Williams, Abolins, Roper, Kumm) 1: /8 [Texas Relays] 7th/12 (Williams, Harrison, Kumm, Probasco) 1: /21 [Kansas Relays] 6th/18 4x400-Meter Relay (Pearson, Probasco, Nelson, Harrison) 4/7 [Texas Relays-Prelims] N/A (Pearson, Probasco, Nelson, Jonas) 4/8 [Texas Relays-University Final] 5th/7 (Kumm, Spunde, Nelson, Probasco) 3: /15 [Nebraska Invitational] 1st/5 (Harrison, Pearson, Nelson, Spunde) 3:12.23p 4/21 [Kansas Relays] N/A (Kumm, Spunde, Nelson, Probasco) 3: /22 [Kansas Relays] 5th/8 * personal NCAA regional qualifier; % NCAA provisional qualifier; ^ NCAA automatic qualifier; # school record

17 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page Nebraska Outdoor Meet-By-Meet Review Men Jim Click Combined Events March 23-24, 2006 Roy P. Drachman Stadium - Tucson, Ariz. Decathlon: 10. Lee Martin, 6,528w (0:11.85w; 6.53; 12.03; 1.92; 0:51.08; 0:16.14; 39.98; 3.80; 36.06; 4:35.16); 12. Skyler Reising, 6,293w (0:11.55w; 6.13; 12.14; 1.98; 0:51.80; 0:17.66; 36.53; 4.10; 39.42; 4:57.87); 15. Patrick Burke, 6,256 (0:11.78w; 6.23; 10.11; 1.92; 0:52.45; 0:15.32; 23.73; 4.20; 39.13; 4:30.87). Stanford Invitational March 31-April 1, 2006 Cobb Track & Angell Field - Palo Alto, Calif. 110-Meter Hurdles: 3. Courtney Jones, 13.85@ (14.23p*). : 3. Gatis Spunde, 52.18@; 7. Andy Nelson, 53.17; 9. Andrew Pearson, : 4. Aaron Plas, /4@. (Top Section): 3. Keith Lloyd, /4. (B Section): 13. Chase Beideck, (B Section): 7. Chase Beideck, 151-7; 21. Keith Lloyd, (Top Section): 8. Tom Donlin, (B Section): 5. Keith Lloyd, 182-1; 10. Adam Evans, 167-5; 11. Aaron Bozarth, (B Section): t9. Thorin Meyer, ; 12. Brett Druba, Texas Relays April 6-8, 2006 Mike A. Meyers Track & Field Stadium - Austin, Texas (University): 28. Oliver Williams Jr., 10.82p. 110-Meter Hurdles (University): 6. Courtney Jones, 13.92w (14.04p@). (Univ./College): 12. Mark Harrison, 51.91p@; 33. Andy Nelson, 53.76p; 42. Andrew Pearson, 54.68p. 4x100-Meter Relay (University): 10. Nebraska (Abolins, Williams, Probasco, Roper), 40.06p@. 4x200-Meter Relay (University): 7. Nebraska (Williams, Roper, Abolins, Probasco), 1: x400-Meter Relay (University): 5. Nebraska (Pearson, Probasco, Nelson, Jonas), 3:09.01@ (3:07.37p@). High Jump (Section A): 4. Jonas, 7-4 1/2@. (Section A): 3. Ray Scotten, /2@; 12. Gable Baldwin, /4@. (Section B): t7. Nic Petersen, /4@. (Section B): 13. Daniel Roper, /4. (Section B): 6. Keith Lloyd, /2@. : 7. Keith Lloyd, 195-9@. Arturs Abolins won his first long jump competition of the outdoor season with a leap of /4 at the Nebraska Invitational. He also helped NU's 4x100-meter relay post a season-best time. Emporia State Relays April 8, 2006 Fran Welch Stadium - Emporia, Kan. : 15. LeRon Williams, 11.34wp. 200-Meter Dash: 18. LeRon Williams, 23.36p. 800-Meter Run: 5. Jack Lemke, 1: ,000-Meter Run: 3. Alec Maduza, 15:30.53; 8. Bryce Dickmeyer, 15: Meter Hurdles: 10. Lee Martin, 15.75wp; 13. Skyler Reising, 16.60wp. : 8. Patrick Burke, 6-2 1/4; 12. Ben Schutter, 6-0 1/2. : t1. Patrick Southern, Triple Jump: 3. Daniel Wasson, /4w. : 5. Chase Beideck, 50-4; 16. Ben Schutter, /4; 22. Patrick Burke, /4. : 4. Chase Beideck, 156-4; 10. Lee Martin, ; 15. Ben Schutter, 117-2; 19. Patrick Burke, : 1. Adam Evans, 166-9; 2. Aaron Bozarth, : 6. Brett Druba, 174-5; 10. Thorin Meyer, ; 15. Skyler Reising, Keith Lloyd leads the Huskers in both the shot put and hammer throw this season. He posted regional-qualifying marks in both events at the Texas Relays. Nebraska Invitational April 15, 2006 Ed Weir Stadium - Lincoln, Neb. : 1. Oliver Williams Jr., 10.49w@; 4. Arturs Abolins, 10.54w. 200-Meter Dash: 1. Nate Probasco, 20.88@; 2. Oliver Williams Jr., 21.30; 8. Nathan Kumm, 22.36w. 400-Meter Dash: 3. Nathan Kumm, Meter Run: 16. Jack Lemke, 1: Meter Hurdles: 1. Courtney Jones, 13.96w@; 10. Aaron Ross, 14.98w. : 1. Gatis Spunde, 51.55@; 2. Mark Harrison, 51.56@; 3. Andy Nelson, 53.24; 8. Courtney Jones, 55.48; 9. Andrew Pearson, x100-Meter Relay: 1. Nebraska (Abolins, Williams, Probasco, Roper), 39.70@; 6. Nebraska (Baldwin, Petersen, Holoch, Scotten), x400-Meter Relay: 1. Nebraska (Kumm, Spunde, Nelson, Probasco), 3: : 1. Dusty Jonas, 7-5@; 2. Aaron Plas, 7-1 3/4@. : 1. Ray Scotten, /4@; 3. Patrick Southern, /4@; 4. Nic Petersen, /4; t5. Gable Baldwin, : 1. Arturs Abolins /4@; 3. Daniel Roper, /4; 4. Dusty Jonas, /2; 6. LeRon Williams, /4. Triple Jump: 1. Daniel Roper, /2@; 6. LeRon Williams, /2; 8. Daniel Wasson, /4. : 3. Keith Lloyd, 57-9@. : 9. Keith Lloyd, : 10. Adam Evans, : 3. Thorin Meyer, 179-8; 8. Brett Druba, NCAA regional qualifier; % NCAA provisional qualifier; ^ NCAA automatic qualifier

18 Husker Track and Field Weekly Notes (April 26, 2006) Page Nebraska Outdoor Meet-By-Meet Review Men Kansas Relays April 20-22, 2006 Memorial Stadium - Lawrence, Kan. : 12. Oliver Williams Jr., 10.81p. 400-Meter Dash: 13. Nathan Kumm, 48.85p. 110-Meter Hurdles: 2. Courtney Jones, 14.10@ (14.29p@); 28. Patrick Burke, 15.73p. 400-Meter Hurdles: 2. Gatis Spunde, 51.54@ (52.02p@); 10. Andrew Pearson, 53.02p; 37. Courtney Jones, 56.67p; --Mark Harrison, DNR (52.13p@). 4x100-Meter Relay: 1. Nebraska (Jones, Williams Jr., Probasco, Roper), 40.35@ (40.64p@). 4x200-Meter Relay: 6. Nebraska (Williams Jr., Harrison, Kumm, Probasco), 1: x400-Meter Relay: 5. Nebraska (Harrison, Pearson, Nelson, Spunde), 3:10.24 (3:12.23p). (Invitational): 1. Dusty Jonas, 7-5 3/4; 4. Aaron Plas, /2. : 12. Patrick Burke, 6-4 3/4. (Invitational): 7. Ray Scotten, /2@; t8. Gable Baldwin, /4@. : 12. Nic Petersen, : 4. Robert Rands, /4; 6. Dusty Jonas, /4; 9. LeRon Williams, /2; t11. Demea Carter, /2; t11. Daniel Roper, /2. Triple Jump: 4. Daniel Roper, /4@. : 2. Keith Lloyd, /4@. : 5. Keith Lloyd, 192-9@; 15. Aaron Bozarth, 159-7; 16. Adam Evans, Doane Relays April 21-22, 2006 Simon Field - Crete, Neb. 110-Meter Hurdles: 5. Ben Schutter, (15.69p). Triple Jump: 3. Daniel Wasson, 46-8w. : 14. Ben Schutter, /4; 16. Lee Martin, /2; 19. Corlan Vonderschmidt, : 5. Chase Beideck, 147-8; 6. Matt Senske, 144-8; 15. Lee Martin, 124-1; 16. Corlan Vonderschmidt, /2; 18. Ben Schutter, /2. : 2. Ben Schutter, 184-3; 3. Thorin Meyer, 181-0; 4. Corlan Vonderschmidt, Oliver Williams Jr. helped push the Husker men's 4x100-meter relay to consecutive wins at the Nebraska Invitational and Kansas Relays. Dusty Jonas set a personal best 0f 7-5 3/4 in the men's long jump to win the Kansas Relays men's Invitational title. He currently ranks tied for second nationally with the NCAA regional qualifier; % NCAA provisional qualifier; ^ NCAA automatic qualifier