FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Nebraska natives Darius Luff and Mayson Conner qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on day three of the NCAA West Preliminary Round on Friday.
Luff posted a time of 13.64 in the 110-meter hurdles, good for the seventh-best time and a trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the second year in a row. The Lincoln High grad placed 22nd last year at the national meet. His 13.64 was his second-best time this season.
Conner, a McCool Junction native, is headed back to Eugene, Ore., after clearing 7-1 3/4 (2.18m) on his first attempt to qualify for nationals with ease. Conner was the Big Ten indoor and outdoor high jump champion this year, and the four-time All-American had a career-best third-place finish at last year’s NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene.
Luff and Conner’s qualifications bring the Huskers’ total to nine national qualifiers with one day remaining. The Husker women will conclude the meet tomorrow, beginning with the women’s discus at 1 p.m.
PLAYERS MENTIONED
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Mayson Conner
- High Jump
- Junior
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Darius Luff
- Hurdles
- Sophomore