Nebraska Cornhuskers men's track and field

Nebraska Cornhuskers men's track and field
University	University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Head coach	Gary Pepin (38th season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Lincoln, NE
Indoor track	Bob Devaney Sports Center
Outdoor track	Ed Weir Stadium Unnamed facility under construction
Nickname	Cornhuskers
Conference Indoor Championships
MVIAA: 1925, 1926 Big Six: 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942 Big Seven: 1949, 1951 Big Eight: 1963, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996 Big 12: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 Big Ten: 2015, 2016, 2019
Conference Outdoor Championships
MVIAA 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926 Big Six: 1929, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 Big Seven: 1950 Big Eight: 1966, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996 Big 12: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010 Big Ten: 2013, 2016, 2023, 2024

The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's track and field team represents the University of Nebraska in NCAA Division I. The program was established in 1889, making it Nebraska's first varsity sport, and is currently coached by Gary Pepin, who has led Nebraska's women's program since 1980 and men's program since 1983.[1] NU has won 38 indoor conference championships and 29 outdoor conference champions, and has produced 41 combined individual national champions.

Coaches

Coaching history

No.	Coach	Tenure	Accomplishments
1	J. E. Pearson	1897–98
2	Clinton Barr	1898–99
3	T. J. Hewitt	1899–1900
4	W. Engel	1900–01
5	S. D. Clinton Walter C. Booth	1901–02
6	R. G. Clapp	1902–09
7	Osmond F. Field	1909–11
8	Guy Reed	1911–16
9	E. J. Stewart	1916–19
10	Henry Schulte	1919–38	MVIAA indoor champion (1925,1926) MVIAA outdoor champion (1921–24,1926) Big Six indoor champion (1930–33,1936–38) Big Six outdoor champion (1929,1932,1933,1936,1937)
11	Ed Weir	1938–54	Big Six indoor champion (1940–42) Big Six outdoor champion (1939–42) Big Seven indoor champion (1949,1951) Big Seven outdoor champion (1950)
12	Jerry Lee	1954–55
13	Frank Sevigne	1955–83	Big Eight indoor champion (1963,1972,1973,1978) Big Eight outdoor champion (1966)
14	Gary Pepin	1983–2022	Big Eight indoor champion (1985,1987–89,1992,1994–96) Big Eight outdoor champion (1987,1989,1990,1995,1996) Big 12 indoor champion (1997,1998,2000–05,2007) Big 12 outdoor champion (1998,2000,2002,2004,2009,2010) Big Ten indoor champion (2015,2016,2019) Big Ten outdoor champion (2013,2015)
15	Justin St. Clair	2022–

Coaching staff

Name	Position	First year	Alma mater
Gary Pepin	Head coach	1983	Pittsburg State
Scott Cappos	Throws	2014	Indiana
David Harris	Distance	2012	Northeast Missouri State
Dusty Jonas	Sprints / hurdles / relays / high jump	2018	Nebraska
T. J. Pierce	Pole vault / combined events	2014	Nebraska
Sheldon Hutchinson	Volunteer – jumps	2018	Nebraska
Nathan Meier	Volunteer – distance	2019	Redlands
Jackson Schepp	Volunteer – combined events / pole vault	2019	Concordia (MN)
LeRon Williams	Volunteer – sprints / high jump	2019	Nebraska

NCAA individual champions

Indoor Year Player Category 1965 Charlie Greene 60-yd dash 1966 1967 1969 Lennox Burgher Triple jump 1977 Jeff Lee 60-yd hurdles 1979 Mark Fluitt Paul Downes Brian Dunnigan Scott Poehling 4x880-yd relay 1992 Kevin Coleman Shot put 1993 1995 Peter Malesev High jump 1996 Jonah Kiptarus Alex Lamme Miklos Roth Balazs Tolgyesi Distance medley relay 2002 Carl Myerscough Shot put 2003 2008 Dusty Jonas High jump 2009 Nicholas Gordon Long jump

Outdoor Year Player Category 1926 Roland Lake 100-yd dash 200-yd dash 1932 Hugh Rhea Shot put 1937 Sam Francis 1941 Harold Hunt Pole vault 1942 Bobby Ginn Mile run 1943 Howard Debus Discus 1965 Charlie Greene 100-yd dash 1966 1967 1966 Peter Scott 880-yd run 1968 Lennox Burgher Triple jump 2003 Eric Eshbach Pole vault 2003 Carl Myerscough Shot put 2004 2005 Dmitrijs Milkevics 800-m run 2006 Arturs Abolins Long jump 2012 Chad Wright Discus 2014 Miles Ukaoma 400-m hurdles 2016 Nick Perry Discus

Academic All-Americans

Track & Field/Cross Country (M)

• Alex Lamme (1996)
• Bjorn Barrefors (2011–13)
• Brady Bonsall (1996)
• Issar Yazhbin (2007)
• Levi Gipson (2014-2016)
• Nate Polacek (2012)
• Nate Probasco (2007)
• Nicholas Gordon (2010)

References

1. "GARY PEPIN". huskers.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

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