Conner’s high jump PR leads to indoor-outdoor sweep, powers Husker men at Big Tens – Lincoln Journal Star
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After a sixth-place finish in the high jump at the 2021 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, Nebraska’s Mayson Conner leaped to his fourth career gold and an indoor-outdoor sweep Sunday in Minneapolis.
Conner, who jumped 6-foot, 8 3/4 inches last season, cleared an outdoor PR 7-2½ on his final attempt Sunday to capture the Big Ten title.
The York grad and 2019 Big Ten freshman of the year jumped more than a foot higher than Ohio State’s Shaun Miller and Michigan’s Cassidy Henshaw that rounded out the top three in the event with 7-1½ finishes.
Conner’s winning jump is tied for ninth in school history and is the same height he jumped to win an indoor Big Ten title this year. He also has four All-America honors to his name, including second-team this season in indoor, and completed an indoor-outdoor sweep in 2019.
Tyus Wilson added points in the high jump for Nebraska, who finished fourth with 82 team points, with a sixth-place mark of 6-9¾.
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Ieva Turke finished fourth in the triple jump (42-9) and Ashley McElmurry fifth (42-6¼). Turke was the 2020 Big Ten indoor champion.
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After a sixth-place finish in the high jump at the 2021 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, Nebraska’s Mayson Conner leaped to his fourth career gold and an indoor-outdoor sweep Sunday in Minneapolis.
Conner, who jumped 6-foot, 8 3/4 inches last season, cleared an outdoor PR 7-2½ on his final attempt Sunday to capture the Big Ten title.
The York grad and 2019 Big Ten freshman of the year jumped more than a foot higher than Ohio State’s Shaun Miller and Michigan’s Cassidy Henshaw that rounded out the top three in the event with 7-1½ finishes.
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After a sixth-place finish in the high jump at the 2021 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, Nebraska’s Mayson Conner leaped to his fourth career gold and an indoor-outdoor sweep Sunday in Minneapolis.
Conner, who jumped 6-foot, 8 3/4 inches last season, cleared an outdoor PR 7-2½ on his final attempt Sunday to capture the Big Ten title.
The York grad and 2019 Big Ten freshman of the year jumped more than a foot higher than Ohio State’s Shaun Miller and Michigan’s Cassidy Henshaw that rounded out the top three in the event with 7-1½ finishes.
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