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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	Kevin Coleman	Shot put
1995	Peter Malesev	High jump
1996	Jonah Kiptarus Alex Lamme Miklos Roth Balazs Tolgyesi	Distance medley relay
2002	Carl Myerscough	Shot put
2003	Carl Myerscough	Shot put
2008	Dusty Jonas	High jump
2009	Nicholas Gordon	Long jump

Outdoor
Year	Player	Category
1926	Roland Lake	100-yd dash
1926	Roland Lake	200-yd dash
1932	Hugh Rhea	Shot put
1937	Sam Francis	Shot put
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	Carl Myerscough	Shot put
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

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

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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Located in: Lincoln, Nebraska

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Rivalries

Football	Colorado (Buffalo Head) Iowa (Heroes Trophy) Kansas Kansas State Miami (FL) Minnesota ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) Missouri (Victory Bell) Oklahoma Wisconsin (Freedom Trophy)
Basketball	Creighton
Volleyball	Penn State

Venues

Current	Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium Bob Devaney Sports Center Bowlin Stadium Haymarket Park Memorial Stadium Pinnacle Bank Arena
Former	Buck Beltzer Stadium Nebraska Coliseum Nebraska Field Pioneers Park Nature Center

Conferences

Big Ten
WIUFA (1892–97)
Big Eight (1907–18, 1921–96)
Big 12 (1996–2011)
Patriot Rifle
Great America Rifle (2004–21)

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Founded: 1869
Students: 24,431
Endowment: $2.27 billion
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