A national champion leaper lives in Omaha. Imani Skanes, a freshman at the College of St. Mary, made track and field history for the Flames by winning the long jump at the NAIA Indoor Championships in Gainesville, Fla., March 5-7. It's the first national championship...
Berlyn Schutz is no stranger to breaking track and field records at every level, and she’s done it again for the Nebraska Cornhuskers during the 2025-2026 season. The Nebraska junior distance runner set the woman's program record for the 3,000-meter run, finishing in...
AROUND NEBRASKA'S OVALS -- Forgive me. This one is about ten days late; the author trying to wrap his head around a spring on the track. How is it one falls in love with the stories of track? I never considered it. Rarely even thought about the late May circus at...
UP THE STAIRS, DOWN THE STAIRS -- In the shadows of so many standout performances on Wednesday and Thursday's Class A and B NSAA State Track Meet at Omaha Burke, was quiet Gretna sophomore Elle Heckenlively. Sure, you probably didn't read much about Elle -- the...
THE FINAL TRIP DOWN HIGHWAY 92 -- There are very few turns down Nebraska Highway 92 if you are traveling from Loup City to Omaha Burke. A few slowdowns so you pay attention. Ashton, St. Paul, Clarks, Osceola and Shelby and Rising City, then Wahoo and Yutan. Before the...
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