Story Links Nebraska track and field’s distance runners competed at the Indiana Big Ten Invitational #2 in Bloomingon, Ind., on Friday.
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Judi Jones won the 3,000-meter steeplechase title. She posted a personal-best time of 10:04.75, the third-fastest time in school history. She was seven seconds faster than the next closest finisher. It marked Jones’ eighth career individual collegiate win on the track and second in the steeplechase.
Dais Malebana also cracked the all-time top-10 charts with a time of 3:43.87 in the 1,500 meters. Malebana placed fourth overall in the race, and his time was the ninth-best ever in Nebraska outdoor history.
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NEB XC: Kusche Crowned Big Ten Champion
George Kusche became the Husker s first Big Ten cross country champion on Saturday, racing a time of 24:01.2 in the 8K to reach the historic feat at the 2020 Big Ten Championships.
January 30, 2021 8:20 pm
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LINCOLN, Neb. (Husker Athletics) – George Kusche became the Husker’s first Big Ten cross country champion on Saturday, racing a time of 24:01.2 in the 8K to reach the historic feat at the 2020 Big Ten Championships in Shelbyville, Ind. Overall, the Nebraska cross country team continued to improve at the conference championship event, earning a fifth-place finish on the men’s side and ninth-place finish on the women’s side.