Nebraska senior Dais Malebana finished second in the men's mile and ran himself into the Husker record books at the Tyson Invitational on Saturday in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Malebana ran the second-fastest time on a 200-meter track in school history with a sub-four-minute mile in 3 minutes, 59.88 seconds. He became the fourth Husker to run a sub-four-minute mile and his time currently ranks fifth in the Big Ten this season.
Nebraska's Mayson Conner finished first in the high jump with a season-best jump of 7 feet, 3¼ inches, which leads the Big Ten. His new season-best ties him for fourth nationally. Michael Hoffer added a third-place mark in the event at 6-9.
Alex Talley finished runner-up in the shot put with a throw of 64-3¼.
On the Husker women's side, Jenna Rogers also had a great day in the high jump, finishing second with a 6-0¾ mark, which moved her up the national ranks to sixth.Ìý
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