Lincoln, NE - Nebraska Wesleyan track and field is set for a busy weekend at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational and Beile Invitational this weekend. 

FRANK SEVIGNE HUSKER INVITATIONAL
Host: University of Nebraska
Date(s): Friday, February 6th - Saturday, February 7th
Location: Bob Devaney Sports Center | Lincoln, Nebraska
Meet Schedule
Live Results

FRED BEILE INVITATIONAL
Host: Doane University
Date: Saturday, February 7th
Location: Fuhrer Fieldhouse | Crete, Nebraska
Live Results

ABOUT NEBRASKA WESLEYAN
Through five meets, Nebraska Wesleyan has thrown, jumped, vaulted, and ran to some of the top individual marks and event rankings in the country. At the national level, NWU has posted 24 top 50 marks, with five ranking in the top 10. Both represent an improvement from last week when the team had 22 top 50 performances and three top 10 placements. The Black and Gold also have 13 event groups ranked in the top 25.  As a program, the Prairie Wolves continue to rewrite the record books, as Chloe Mooberry earned the third farthest long jump in school history at 5.71 meters, while Reed Emsick dropped the school's fourth fastest 800 time, while claiming gold at 1:53.54. NWU has claimed 18 program top 10 marks and look to add to the total this weekend. 

HURDLE U
Nebraska Wesleyan has continued its legacy as one of the top hurdle programs in the country. NWU's male hurdle squad is currently ranked second, with Eli Etherton sitting at seventh. Etherton is followed by Connor Halde at 27th, with Connor Plahn and Jacob Young tied for 30th. On the women's side, Rachel Smith (11th) and Jadah Laughlin (46th) headline a squad that ranks 17th nationally. Freshmen Ryleigh Waldstein and Kaylee Taylor round out the top four. 

THROWING IT AROUND
Nebraska Wesleyan's throws have been dominant through the first half of the season, with both the men's and women's shot put and weight throws ranking inside the top 10 in this weeks event squad rankings. The Prairie Wolf women check in with the third ranked weight throw and fourth ranked shot put squad. The men currently sit at seventh in shot put and eighth in weight throw. Individually Emmilly Berglund checks in at #5 nationally in shot put, while Sam Clements holds serve at 10th in the same event. 

MEN'S TOP 50
7 - Eli Etherton - 60 MH (8.08)
10 - Reed Emsick - 800 M (1:51.94)
10 - Sam Clements - Shot Put (17.01M)
15 - Colin Wojtkiewicz - Shot Put (16.69M)
17 - Ghaith Taha - 60 M (6.84)
22 - Gabriel Price - Heptathlon (4,487)
26 - Colin Wojtkiewicz - Weight Throw (17.56M)
27 - Connor Halde - 60 MH (8.28)
30 - Connor Plahn - 60 MH (8.31)
30 - Jacob Young - 60 MH (8.31)
31 - Hudson Vetrovsky - Heptathlon (4,265)
42 - McClain Meyer - 200 (21.95)
48 - Lachlan Pickering - Long Jump (6.92M)

WOMEN'S TOP 50
5 - Emmilly Berglund - Shot Put (14.02M)
8 - Chloe Mooberry - Long Jump (5.71M)
11 - Rachel Smith - 60 MH (8.86)
16 - Kaelyn Means - Weight Throw (16.54M)
20 - Lyndsie Bosquez - Weight Throw (16.37M)
26 - Ainsley Galyen, Chloe Mooberry, Raegan Levi, Delaney Vacek - 4x4 (4:00.58)
27 - Tiernan Stanton - Weight Throw (16.15M)
34 - Ja'Dein Madison - Weight Throw (15.99M)
45 - Makenna Meyer - Weight Throw (15.83)
46 - Jadah Laughlin - 60 MH (9.14)
49 - Ainsley Galyen - 400 M (58.31)

EVENT RANKINGS
2 - Men's 60 Hurdles (Eli Etherton, Connor Halde, Jacob Young, Connor Plahn)
3 - Women's Weight Throw (Kaelyn Means, Lyndsie Bosquez, Tiernan Stanton, Ja'Dein Madison)
4 - Women's Shot Put (Emmilly Berglund, Emma Dostal, Aubrie McDonald, Morgan Speciale)
7 - Men's Shot Put (Sam Clements, Colin Wojtkiewicz, Gavin Kelch, Garett Regier)
8 - Men's Weight Throw (Colin Wojtkiewicz, Sam Clements, Jonathan Lee, Drake Ferris)
13 - Men's 60 (Ghaith Taha, Max Lyon, Bladen Kohl, Steven Dalmeida
14 - Women's 400 (Ainsley Galyen, Chloe Mooberry, McKenna Smith, Rachel Smith, )
17 - Women's 60 Hurdles (Rachel Smith, Jadah Laughlin, Ryleigh Waldstein, Kaylee Taylor)
17 - Men's 400 (Connor Plahn, McClain Meyer, Connor Halde, Barrett Mayfield)
18 - Men's 800 (Reed Emsick, Brennan Steenson, Lucas Steuter, Alex Ienn)
18 - Men's 200 (McClain Meyer, Jacob Adams, Vaughn Bausch, Max Lyon)
19 - Women's 200 (Rachel Smith, Jadah Laughlin, Raegan Levi, Ainsley Galyen)
25 - Women's Pole Vault (Angelina Schademann, Leni Henderson, Libby Driver, Sydnee Cheek)

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.