The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's and women's track and field teams compete as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. The men's program became Nebraska's first varsity sport in 1889 and a women's team was established in 1976. The programs host indoor meets at the Bob Devaney Sports Center and outdoor meets at an incomplete facility on Nebraska Innovation Campus.
| Nebraska Cornhuskers track and field | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1889 |
| University | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Athletic director | Troy Dannen |
| Head coach | Justin St. Clair (4th season) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Indoor track | Bob Devaney Sports Center |
| Outdoor track | Unnamed facility under construction |
| Nickname | Cornhuskers |
| Colors | Scarlet and cream |
| NCAA Indoor National Championships | |
| Women: 1982, 1983, 1984 | |
| Conference Indoor Championships | |
| Men: 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1963, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2019 Women: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012 | |
| Conference Outdoor Championships | |
| Men: 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1966, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2023, 2024 Women: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2005 | |
NU's men's team has won thirty-eight indoor and thirty-one outdoor conference championships, producing thirty-six individual national champions; the women have won twenty-four indoor and eighteen outdoor conference championships with thirty-seven national champions. Nebraska's only three team national titles came in the early 1980s in women's indoor competition, led by Jamaican sprinter and nine-time Olympic medalist Merlene Ottey. Gary Pepin retired in 2022 after four decades as Nebraska's head coach and assistant Justin St. Clair was named his replacement.
Conference affiliations
- Independent (1889–1907)
- MVIAA / Big Eight Conference (1908–1996)
- Big 12 Conference (1997–2011)
- Big Ten Conference (2012–present)
Coaches
Men's coaching history
| No. | Coach | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. E. Pearson | 1898 |
| 2 | Clinton Barr | 1899 |
| 3 | T. J. Hewitt | 1900 |
| 4 | W. Engel | 1901 |
| 5 | S. D. Clinton Walter C. Booth | 1902 |
| 6 | Raymond G. Clapp | 1903–1909 |
| 7 | Osmond F. Field | 1910–1911 |
| 8 | Guy Reed | 1912–1916 |
| 9 | E. J. Stewart | 1917–1919 |
| 10 | Henry Schulte | 1920–1938 |
| 11 | Ed Weir | 1939–1954 |
| 12 | Jerry Lee | 1955 |
| 13 | Frank Sevigne | 1956–1983 |
| 14 | Gary Pepin | 1984–2022 |
| 15 | Justin St. Clair | 2023–present |
Women's coaching history
| No. | Coach | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Frost | 1980 |
| 2 | Gary Pepin | 1981–2022 |
| 3 | Justin St. Clair | 2023–present |
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | First year | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin St. Clair | Head coach | 2023 | Boise State |
| Mike Bartolina | Assistant coach – pole vault | 2023 | Central Oklahoma |
| Trent Edgerton | Assistant coach – sprints | 2024 | Howard |
| Megan Elliott | Assistant coach – middle / long distance | 2024 | Arkansas |
| Vincent Johnson | Assistant coach – jumps | 2022 | Alcorn State |
| Dusty Jonas | Assistant coach – high jump / combined events | 2018 | Nebraska |
| Erik Whitsitt | Assistant coach – throws | 2025 | Boise State |
| Matt Wackerly | Assistant coach – distance | 2023 | Ashland |
Venues
Nebraska has hosted indoor meets at the Bob Devaney Sports Center (originally the NU Sports Complex) since its construction in 1976. The facility, renovated in 2000 and 2011, can host 5,000 spectators. The arena has hosted several indoor conference championships.
For decades, Nebraska hosted outdoor meets at Ed Weir Stadium, located just northeast of Memorial Stadium. It was demolished in 2019 to make room for the Osborne Legacy Complex. The program moved to an unnamed, incomplete facility on Nebraska Innovation Campus, though it has not hosted any meets as permanent seating has yet to be installed. The $16.5-million, 2,000-seat complex is scheduled to be completed in time for NU to host the 2026 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Conference Championships.
Awards and championships
Team national championships
- Women's indoor: 1982, 1983, 1984
Team conference championships
Men's indoor
- MVIAA / Big Eight: 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 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
Men's outdoor
- MVIAA / Big Eight: 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1966, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996
- Big 12: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010
- Big Ten: 2013, 2016, 2023, 2024
Women's indoor
- Big Eight: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
- Big 12: 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2011
- Big Ten: 2012
Women's outdoor
- Big Eight: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
- Big 12: 2000, 2005
Individual awards
Men's indoor
- Midwest Region athlete of the year: Jonah Wilson (2023 – field), Till Steinforth (2024 – field)
- Midwest Region coach of the year: Gary Pepin (2015, 2019), Justin St. Clair (2024)
- Conference athlete of the year: Burger Lambrechts Jr. (2022 – field), Jonah Wilson (2023 – field), Till Steinforth (2024 – field)
- Conference freshman of the year: Mayson Conner (2019), Brent Wetovick (2020)
Men's outdoor
- Midwest Region athlete of the year: Dusty Jonas (2008 – field), Darius Luff (2024 – track), Tyus Wilson (2024 – field)
- Midwest Region coach of the year: Gary Pepin (2009, 2010, 2013, 2016), Justin St. Clair (2023, 2024)
- Conference athlete of the year: Tyus Wilson (2024 – field)
- Conference freshman of the year: Mayson Conner (2019)
Women's indoor
- National coach of the year: Gary Pepin (1995)
- Midwest Region athlete of the year: Priscilla Lopes (2006 – track), Ashley Selig (2006 – field)
- Midwest Region coach of the year: Gary Pepin (2010, 2011, 2012)
- Conference athlete of the year: Mara Griva (2013 – field)
Women's outdoor
- Midwest Region athlete of the year: Mara Griva (2011 – field), Axelina Johansson (2023 – field), Rhema Otabor (2024 – field)
- Midwest Region coach of the year: Justin St. Clair (2023)
- Conference athlete of the year: Mara Griva (2011 – field), Axelina Johansson (2023 – field)
- Conference freshman of the year: Axelina Johansson (2022 – field)
Men's indoor national champions
- Charles Greene – 1965 (60 yards), 1966 (55 meters), 1967 (55 meters)
- Lennox Burgher – 1969 (triple jump)
- Jeff Lee – 1977 (55 meter hurdles)
- Paul Downes, Brian Dunnigan, Mark Fluitt, Scott Poehling – 1979 (4 × 800 meter relay)
- Kevin Coleman – 1992 (shot put), 1993 (shot put)
- Peter Malesev – 1995 (high jump)
- Miklos Roth, Alex Lamme, Jonah Kiptarus, Balázs Tölgyesi – 1996 (distance medley relay)
- Carl Myerscough – 2002 (shot put), 2003 (shot put)
- Arturs Abolins – 2006 (long jump)
- Dusty Jonas – 2008 (high jump)
- Nicholas Gordon – 2009 (long jump)
References:
Men's outdoor national champions
- Roland Locke – 1926 (100 meters, 200 meters)
- Hugh Rhea – 1932 (shot put)
- Sam Francis – 1937 (shot put)
- Harold Hunt – 1941 (pole vault)
- Bob Ginn – 1942 (mile run)
- Howard Debus – 1943 (discus throw)
- Charles Greene – 1965 (100 meters), 1966 (100 meters), 1967 (100 meters)
- Peter Scott – 1966 (800 meters)
- Lennox Burgher – 1968 (triple jump)
- Eric Eshbach – 2003 (pole vault)
- Carl Myerscough – 2003 (shot put), 2004 (shot put)
- Dmitrijs Miļkevičs – 2005 (800 meters)
- Arturs Abolins – 2006 (long jump)
- Chad Wright – 2012 (discus throw)
- Miles Ukaoma – 2014 (400 meter hurdles)
- Nicholas Percy – 2016 (discus throw)
- Darius Luff – 2024 (100 meter hurdles)
References:
Women's indoor national champions
- Donna Fox – 1978 (1000 yards)
- Sharon Burrill – 1979 (high jump)
- Merlene Ottey – 1980 (300 meters), 1981 (60 meters, 300 meters), 1984 (55 meters)
- Janet Burke – 1983 (55 meters)
- Angela Thacker – 1984 (long jump)
- Rhonda Blanford – 1985 (55 meter hurdles)
- Linetta Wilson – 1987 (500 meters)
- Shanelle Porter – 1993 (400 meters)
- Angee Henry – 1996 (long jump)
- Nicola Martial 1996 (triple jump)
- Tressa Thompson – 1997 (shot put)
- Priscilla Lopes – 2004 (60 meter hurdles)
- Ineta Radēviča – 2004 (triple jump)
- Anne Shadle – 2005 (mile run)
- Ashley Selig – 2005 (penathlon)
References:
Women's outdoor national champions
- Merlene Ottey – 1980 (200 meters), 1981 (100 meters, 200 meters), 1982 (100 meters), 1983 (100 meters, 200 meters)
- Deborah James, Alicia McQueen, Rhonda Blanford, Merlene Ottey – 1982 (4 × 100 meter relay)
- Denise Thiemard – 1983 (javelin throw)
- Rhonda Blanford – 1985 (100 meter hurdles)
- Linetta Wilson – 1987 (400 meter hurdles)
- Sharron Powell – 1988 (800 meters)
- Renita Robinson – 1989 (triple jump)
- Ximena Restrepo – 1991 (400 meters)
- Shanelle Porter, Tranquil Wilson, Kim Walker, Ximena Restrepo – 1991 (4 × 400 meter relay)
- Nicola Martial – 1994 (triple jump), 1995 (triple jump)
- Angee Henry – 1996 (long jump)
- Tressa Thompson – 1997 (shot put), 1998 (shot put)
- Becky Breisch – 2003 (shot put), 2004 (discus throw)
- Ineta Radēviča – 2003 (triple jump), 2004 (triple jump)
- Anne Shadle – 2005 (1500 meters)
- Axelina Johansson – 2006 (shot put)
- Dace Ruskule – 2006 (discus throw)
- Rhema Otabor – 2023 (javelin throw), 2024 (javelin throw)
References:
Seasons
Men's seasons
| Indoor conference champion | Outdoor conference champion |
| Year | Coach | Indoor conference | Indoor postseason | Outdoor conference | Outdoor postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVIAA / Big Eight Conference (1908–1996) | ||||||||
| 1908 | Raymond G. Clapp | T–5th | ||||||
| 1909 | 3rd | |||||||
| 1910 | Osmond F. Field | 3rd | ||||||
| 1911 | 3rd | |||||||
| 1912 | Guy Reed | 2nd | ||||||
| 1913 | 3rd | |||||||
| 1914 | 4th | |||||||
| 1915 | 6th | |||||||
| 1916 | 5th | |||||||
| 1917 | E. J. Stewart | 3rd | ||||||
| 1918 | 2nd | |||||||
| 1919 | 5th | |||||||
| 1920 | Henry Schulte | 4th | ||||||
| 1921 | 1st | NCAA 6th | ||||||
| 1922 | 2nd | 1st | NCAA T–21st | |||||
| 1923 | 2nd | 1st | NCAA T–31st | |||||
| 1924 | 2nd | 1st | Not held | |||||
| 1925 | 1st | 2nd | ||||||
| 1926 | 1st | 1st | NCAA 3rd | |||||
| 1927 | 2nd | 3rd | NCAA – did not place | |||||
| 1928 | 4th | 2nd | NCAA T–26th | |||||
| 1929 | 4th | 1st | NCAA T–28th | |||||
| 1930 | 1st | 2nd | NCAA T–12th | |||||
| 1931 | 1st | 2nd | NCAA T–12th | |||||
| 1932 | 1st | 1st | NCAA T–15th | |||||
| 1933 | T–1st | 1st | NCAA 10th | |||||
| 1934 | 3rd | 2nd | NCAA T–22nd | |||||
| 1935 | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||
| 1936 | 1st | 1st | NCAA T–8th | |||||
| 1937 | 1st | 1st | NCAA T–12th | |||||
| 1938 | 1st | 2nd | ||||||
| 1939 | Ed Weir | 5th | 1st | NCAA T–20th | ||||
| 1940 | 1st | 1st | NCAA 9th | |||||
| 1941 | 1st | 1st | NCAA 9th | |||||
| 1942 | 1st | 1st | NCAA 4th | |||||
| 1943 | 2nd | 2nd | NCAA 6th | |||||
| 1944 | 4th | 5th | ||||||
| 1945 | 2nd | 4th | NCAA T–13th | |||||
| 1946 | 3rd | 2nd | NCAA T–34th | |||||
| 1947 | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||
| 1948 | 3rd | 2nd | NCAA T–37th | |||||
| 1949 | 1st | 3rd | ||||||
| 1950 | 2nd | 1st | NCAA T–44th | |||||
| 1951 | 1st | 4th | NCAA T–41st | |||||
| 1952 | 4th | 4th | ||||||
| 1953 | 3rd | 3rd | NCAA T–34th | |||||
| 1954 | 6th | 7th | ||||||
| 1955 | Jerry Lee | 5th | 7th | |||||
| 1956 | Frank Sevigne | 7th | 7th | |||||
| 1957 | 3rd | 3rd | NCAA T–38th | |||||
| 1958 | 2nd | 2nd | NCAA T–8th | |||||
| 1959 | 6th | 7th | NCAA T–39th | |||||
| 1960 | 5th | 7th | NCAA T–39th | |||||
| 1961 | 7th | 7th | ||||||
| 1962 | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||
| 1963 | 1st | 3rd | ||||||
| 1964 | 6th | 2nd | NCAA University Division T–35th | |||||
| 1965 | 3rd | NCAA T–7th | 5th | NCAA University Division 6th | ||||
| 1966 | 2nd | NCAA T–3rd | 1st | NCAA University Division T–4th | ||||
| 1967 | 3rd | NCAA T–14th | 2nd | NCAA University Division T–19th | ||||
| 1968 | 4th | NCAA T–9th | 4th | NCAA University Division T–14th | ||||
| 1969 | 3rd | NCAA 6th | 3rd | NCAA University Division T–19th | ||||
| 1970 | 4th | 2nd | ||||||
| 1971 | 5th | NCAA T–22nd | 4th | NCAA University Division T–44th | ||||
| 1972 | 1st | NCAA T–5th | 7th | |||||
| 1973 | 1st | NCAA 8th | 4th | |||||
| 1974 | 4th | NCAA T–32nd | 5th | NCAA Division I T–52nd | ||||
| 1975 | 8th | 8th | ||||||
| 1976 | 5th | NCAA T–51st | 6th | NCAA Division I T–47th | ||||
| 1977 | 3rd | NCAA T–10th | 5th | NCAA Division I T–20th | ||||
| 1978 | 1st | NCAA T–43rd | 4th | |||||
| 1979 | 3rd | NCAA T–13th | 4th | |||||
| 1980 | 2nd | NCAA T–37th | 8th | |||||
| 1981 | 2nd | NCAA 10th | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–36th | ||||
| 1982 | 5th | 7th | ||||||
| 1983 | 8th | 6th | ||||||
| 1984 | Gary Pepin | 3rd | 2nd | NCAA Division I 75th | ||||
| 1985 | 1st | NCAA Division I 14th | 3rd | |||||
| 1986 | 3rd | NCAA Division I T–31st | 2nd | |||||
| 1987 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–44th | 1st | NCAA Division I T–66th | ||||
| 1988 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–21st | 3rd | |||||
| 1989 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–36th | 1st | NCAA Division I 7th | ||||
| 1990 | 2nd | 1st | NCAA Division I T–15th | |||||
| 1991 | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–44th | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–15th | ||||
| 1992 | 1st | NCAA Division I 14th | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–35th | ||||
| 1993 | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–15th | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–25th | ||||
| 1994 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–24th | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–48th | ||||
| 1995 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–11th | 1st | NCAA Division I T–37th | ||||
| 1996 | 1st | NCAA Division I runner-up | 1st | NCAA Division I T–10th | ||||
| Big 12 Conference (1997–2011) | ||||||||
| 1997 | Gary Pepin | 1st | NCAA Division I 18th | 2nd | NCAA Division I 15th | |||
| 1998 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–14th | 1st | NCAA Division I 18th | ||||
| 1999 | 4th | NCAA Division I T–44th | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–58th | ||||
| 2000 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–24th | 1st | |||||
| 2001 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–26th | 7th | |||||
| 2002 | 1st | NCAA Division I 14th | 1st | NCAA Division I T–19th | ||||
| 2003 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–9th | 3rd | NCAA Division I 5th | ||||
| 2004 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–19th | 1st | NCAA Division I T–13th | ||||
| 2005 | 1st | NCAA Division I 7th | 2nd | NCAA Division I 18th | ||||
| 2006 | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–12th | 2nd | NCAA Division I 14th | ||||
| 2007 | T–1st | NCAA Division I T–25th | 5th | NCAA Division I 53rd | ||||
| 2008 | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–17th | 4th | NCAA Division I 36th | ||||
| 2009 | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–5th | 1st | NCAA Division I T–17th | ||||
| 2010 | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–26th | 1st | NCAA Division I 16th | ||||
| 2011 | 3rd | NCAA Division I 17th | 4th | NCAA Division I 38th | ||||
| Big Ten Conference (2012–present) | ||||||||
| 2012 | Gary Pepin | 3rd | NCAA Division I T–23rd | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–11th | |||
| 2013 | 4th | NCAA Division I T–32nd | 1st | NCAA Division I T–15th | ||||
| 2014 | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–17th | 3rd | NCAA Division I 12th | ||||
| 2015 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–13th | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–68th | ||||
| 2016 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–44th | 1st | NCAA Division I T–10th | ||||
| 2017 | 4th | NCAA Division I T–49th | 3rd | NCAA Division I T–69th | ||||
| 2018 | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–28th | 3rd | NCAA Division I T–40th | ||||
| 2019 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–35th | 4th | |||||
| 2020 | 4th | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||
| 2021 | 4th | NCAA Division I T–42nd | 4th | NCAA Division I T–37th | ||||
| 2022 | 3rd | NCAA Division I T–24th | 4th | NCAA Division I T–59th | ||||
| 2023 | Justin St. Clair | 2nd | NCAA Division I 8th | 1st | NCAA Division I T–17th | |||
| 2024 | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–12th | 1st | NCAA Division I T–13th | ||||
| 2025 | 5th | NCAA Division I 12th | 5th | NCAA Division I 35th | ||||
Women's seasons
| National champion | Indoor conference champion | Outdoor conference champion |
| Year | Coach | Indoor conference | Indoor postseason | Outdoor conference | Outdoor postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Eight Conference (1976–1996) | ||||||||
| 1976 | Unavailable | 5th | 4th | |||||
| 1977 | 5th | 4th | AIAW – did not place | |||||
| 1978 | 3rd | 2nd | AIAW T–42nd | |||||
| 1979 | 4th | 7th | ||||||
| 1980 | Carol Frost | 1st | AIAW 4th | 1st | AIAW 7th | |||
| 1981 | Gary Pepin | 1st | AIAW 4th | 1st | AIAW Division I 6th | |||
| 1982 | 1st | AIAW champion | 1st | NCAA Division I 7th | ||||
| 1983 | 1st | NCAA champion | 1st | NCAA Division I 3rd | ||||
| 1984 | 1st | NCAA champion | 1st | NCAA Division I 5th | ||||
| 1985 | 1st | NCAA Division I 4th | 1st | NCAA Division I T–12th | ||||
| 1986 | 1st | NCAA Division I 17th | 1st | NCAA Division I T–27th | ||||
| 1987 | 1st | NCAA Division I 6th | 1st | NCAA Division I 15th | ||||
| 1988 | 1st | NCAA Division I 5th | 1st | NCAA Division I 5th | ||||
| 1989 | 1st | NCAA Division I 7th | 1st | NCAA Division I 3rd | ||||
| 1990 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–9th | 1st | NCAA Division I 16th | ||||
| 1991 | 1st | NCAA Division I 4th | 1st | NCAA Division I 3rd | ||||
| 1992 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–7th | 1st | NCAA Division I 3rd | ||||
| 1993 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–12th | 1st | NCAA Division I T–14th | ||||
| 1994 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–5th | 1st | NCAA Division I T–16th | ||||
| 1995 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–8th | 1st | NCAA Division I T–6th | ||||
| 1996 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–4th | 2nd | NCAA Division I 8th | ||||
| Big 12 Conference (1997–2011) | ||||||||
| 1997 | Gary Pepin | 1st | NCAA Division I T–9th | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–25th | |||
| 1998 | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–43rd | 2nd | NCAA Division I 8th | ||||
| 1999 | 2nd | 4th | NCAA Division I T–14th | |||||
| 2000 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–8th | 1st | |||||
| 2001 | 1st | NCAA Division I T–54th | 2nd | |||||
| 2002 | 2nd | 3rd | NCAA Division I 9th | |||||
| 2003 | 2nd | NCAA Division I 11th | 2nd | NCAA Division I 5th | ||||
| 2004 | 1st | NCAA Division I 3rd | 2nd | NCAA Division I 3rd | ||||
| 2005 | 1st | NCAA Division I 4th | 1st | NCAA Division I 8th | ||||
| 2006 | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–13th | 3rd | NCAA Division I T–4th | ||||
| 2007 | 5th | NCAA Division I T–67th | 2nd | NCAA Division I 18th | ||||
| 2008 | 2nd | NCAA Division I 52nd | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–43rd | ||||
| 2009 | 3rd | NCAA Division I 29th | 3rd | NCAA Division I T–62nd | ||||
| 2010 | 3rd | NCAA Division I 27th | 2nd | NCAA Division I 19th | ||||
| 2011 | 1st | NCAA Division I 17th | 2nd | NCAA Division I 32nd | ||||
| Big Ten Conference (2012–present) | ||||||||
| 2012 | Gary Pepin | 1st | NCAA Division I T–55th | T–2nd | NCAA Division I T–63rd | |||
| 2013 | 2nd | 6th | NCAA Division I T–32nd | |||||
| 2014 | 3rd | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–19th | |||||
| 2015 | T–5th | 2nd | NCAA Division I T–66th | |||||
| 2016 | 6th | NCAA Division I T–42nd | 3rd | NCAA Division I T–46th | ||||
| 2017 | 8th | 6th | ||||||
| 2018 | 9th | T–5th | ||||||
| 2019 | 5th | 4th | NCAA Division I T–48th | |||||
| 2020 | 10th | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||
| 2021 | 6th | 9th | ||||||
| 2022 | T–7th | NCAA Division I T–47th | 5th | NCAA Division I 14th | ||||
| 2023 | Justin St. Clair | 8th | NCAA Division I T–14th | 3rd | NCAA Division I 8th | |||
| 2024 | 8th | NCAA Division I 25th | 2nd | NCAA Division I 9th | ||||
| 2025 | 6th | NCAA Division I T–20th | 4th | NCAA Division I T–26th | ||||
Olympians
Fifty-one Nebraska track and field athletes have combined to compete in seventy-two Olympic Games, winning nineteen medals. Merlene Ottey earned nine total medals to become NU's most decorated Olympian in any sport.
| Olympiad | Sport | Athlete | Country | Medal(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 (V) Stockholm | Sprinting | Lewis Anderson | United States | |
| 1936 (XI) Berlin | Shot put | Sam Francis | United States | |
| 1956 (XVI) Melbourne | Sprinting | Keith Gardner | Jamaica | |
| 1960 (XVII) Rome | Sprinting | Keith Gardner | British West Indies | 4 × 400 m relay |
| Joe Mullins | Canada | |||
| 1964 (XVIII) Tokyo | Sprinting | Lynn Headley | Jamaica | |
| 1968 (XIX) Mexico City | Discus | Carol Moseke | United States | |
| Sprinting | Clifton Forbes | Jamaica | ||
| Lynn Headley | ||||
| Charlie Greene | United States | 4 x 100 m relay 100 m | ||
| 1972 (XX) Munich | Sprinting | Garth Case | Jamaica | |
| Horace Levy | ||||
| Leighton Priestley | ||||
| Don Quarrie | ||||
| 1976 (XXI) Montreal | Sprinting | Leighton Priestley | Jamaica | |
| Don Quarrie | 200 m 100 m | |||
| 1980 (XXII) Moscow | Sprinting | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 200 m |
| Don Quarrie | 200 m | |||
| 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles | Long jump | Angela Thacker | United States | |
| Sprinting | Janet Burke | Jamaica | ||
| Merlene Ottey | 100 m 200 m | |||
| Don Quarrie | 4 x 100 relay | |||
| Marcia Tate | ||||
| Dennis Wallace | ||||
| Bill Trott | Bermuda | |||
| 1988 (XXIV) Seoul | Javelin | Denise Thiémard | Switzerland | |
| Sprinting | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | ||
| Sharon Powell | ||||
| Marcia Tate | ||||
| Bill Trott | Bermuda | |||
| 1992 (XXV) Barcelona | Sprinting | Mark Jackson | Canada | |
| Karen Kruger | South Africa | |||
| Tamás Molnár | Hungary | |||
| Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 200 m | ||
| Ximena Restrepo | Colombia | 400 m | ||
| 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta | Distance running | Dieudonné Kwizera | Burundi | |
| Balázs Tölgyesi | Hungary | |||
| Heptathlon | Patricia Nadler | Switzerland | ||
| Sprinting | Frank Mensah | Ghana | ||
| Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 100 m 200 m 4 x 100 m relay | ||
| Linetta Wilson | United States | 4 x 400 m relay | ||
| Triple jump | Nicola Martial | Guyana | ||
| 2000 (XXVII) Sydney | Sprinting | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 4 x 100 m relay 100 m |
| Jimmy Pino | Colombia | |||
| Ximena Ristrepo | ||||
| Jelena Stanisavljević | Yugoslavia | |||
| 2004 (XXVIII) Athens | Discus | Dace Ruskule | Latvia | |
| Hurdles | Nenad Lončar | Serbia and Montenegro | ||
| Priscilla Lopes | Canada | |||
| Long jump | Ineta Radēviča | Latvia | ||
| Sprinting | Dmitrijs Miļkevičs | Latvia | ||
| Merlene Ottey | Slovenia | |||
| 2008 (XXIX) Beijing | Heptathlon | Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas | Hungary | |
| High jump | Dusty Jonas | United States | ||
| Hurdles | Priscilla Lopes | Canada | 100 m hurdles | |
| Long jump | Ineta Radēviča | Latvia | ||
| Sprinting | Dmitrijs Miļkevičs | Latvia | ||
| 2012 (XXX) London | Heptathlon | Chantae McMillan | United States | |
| Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas | Hungary | |||
| Hurdles | Lehann Fourie | South Africa | ||
| Long jump | Ineta Radēviča | Latvia | ||
| Shot put | Carl Myerscough | Great Britain | ||
| 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro | Heptathlon | Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas | Hungary | |
| High jump | Maruša Černjul | Slovenia | ||
| Hurdles | Miles Ukaoma | Nigeria | ||
| 2020 (XXXII) Tokyo | Hurdles | Máté Koroknai | Hungary | |
| 2024 (XXXIII) Paris | Decathlon | Till Steinforth | Germany | |
| Discus | Nicholas Percy | Great Britain | ||
| Javelin | Maggie Malone-Hardin | United States | ||
| Rhema Otabor | Bahamas | |||
| Shot put | Miné de Klerk | South Africa | ||
| Axelina Johansson | Sweden |
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