Lincoln, NE - Nebraska Wesleyan track and field will wrap up its 2025 indoor regular season with a pair of tune up meets Friday. 

NEBRASKA TUNE UP
Host: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Date: Friday, February 20th
Location: Bob Devaney Sports Center | Lincoln, Nebraska
Start Time: 12:25 PM
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LOPER TUNE UP
Host: University of Nebraska-Kearney
Date: Friday, February 20th
Location: Cushing Coliseum | Kearney, Nebraska
Start Time: 3:00 PM

ABOUT NEBRASKA WESLEYAN
Nebraska Wesleyan enters Friday looking to put the finishing touches on an impressive regular season, which has seen 18 top 50 marks, highlighted by Eli Etherton and Emmilly Berglund who rank seventh in the men's 60 hurdles and women's shot put. NWU has eight event squads ranked in the top 25, headlined by the women's weight throw (first) and men's 60 hurdles (third). Nebraska Wesleyan has set 25 program top 10 marks this season, with Noah Thomas setting a new freshman record in the men's 5K at the SDSU Classic last weekend. 

RECORD SETTING DAY
Coming off a strong freshman cross country campaign, Noah Thomas was primed for a big first collegiate track season. After a second place, 15:18.55, 5K finish at the Coach Alsup Invite, Thomas followed up with two strong 3K times at the Prairie Wolf Indoor Invite, and Frank Sevigne Husker Invite, before crushing his personal best and the NWU freshman record with a 14th place, 15:11.63 time at the SDSU Classic. 

MEN'S TOP 50
7 - Eli Etherton - 60 MH (8.08)
11 - Sam Clements - Shot Put (17.01M)
13 - Reed Emsick - 800 M (1:51.94)
16 - Colin Wojtkiewicz - Shot Put (16.69M)
21 - Ghaith Taha - 60 M (6.84)
31 - Jacob Young - 60 MH (8.25)
35 - Connor Halde - 60 MH (8.28)
37 - Gabriel Price - Heptathlon (4,487)
39 - Colin Wojtkiewicz - Weight Throw (17.56M)
43 - Connor Plahn - 60 MH (8.31)

WOMEN'S TOP 50
7 - Emmilly Berglund - Shot Put (14.02M)
13 - Chloe Mooberry - Long Jump (5.71M)
14 - Kaelyn Means - Weight Throw (17.16M)
15 - Lyndsie Bosquez - Weight Throw (16.37M)
18 - Rachel Smith - 60 MH (8.86)
24 - Ainsley Galyen, Chloe Mooberry, Raegan Levi, Delaney Vacek - 4x4 (4:00.58)
40 - Tiernan Stanton - Weight Throw (16.15M)
45 - Ja'Dein Madison - Weight Throw (15.99M)

EVENT RANKINGS
1 - Women's Weight Throw (Kaelyn Means, Lyndsie Bosquez, Tiernan Stanton, Ja'Dein Madison)
3 - Men's 60 Hurdles (Eli Etherton, Jacob Young, Connor Halde, Connor Plahn)
5 - Women's Shot Put (Emmilly Berglund, Ava Larmon, Aubrie McDonald, Emma Dostal)
7 - Men's Shot Put (Sam Clements, Colin Wojtkiewicz, Gavin Kelch, Nathan Walborn)
10 - Men's Weight Throw (Colin Wojtkiewicz, Jonathan Lee, Sam Clements, Drake Ferris)
14 - Men's 60 (Ghaith Taha, Max Lyon, Bladen Kohl, Steven Dalmeida
22 - Women's 60 Hurdles (Rachel Smith, Jadah Laughlin, Ryleigh Waldstein, Kaylee Taylor)
24 - Men's 200 (McClain Meyer, Jacob Adams, Ghaith Taha, Max Lyon)

DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY DERRICK MCKENZIE PROFILE
Derrick McKenzie is in his third season as the Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Nebraska Wesleyan. In his first two seasons, Nebraska Wesleyan has 26 NCAA qualifying performances, 12 NCAA All-Americans, one individual national championship and two national runner ups. The Prairie Wolves have won nine individual conference championships and broke numerous school records. Prior to being named Director of Track & Field and Cross Country, McKenzie served as an assistant coach at NWU, where he coached sprints and relays.