Prep Running Nerd

We needed t-shirts for Nerds making their debut next spring, so we've got ten new options on our website at preprunningnerd.com/shop ▪️ 'Track Nerd' in black or white T's, with NE in blue or red ▪️ 'Run Nerd' with same options ▪️ Fitness Factory in black or white Pics below

Volley Nerd and Valley Nerd got us off to a good start yesterday at Doane and UNK. Potential Nerd sightings for the next two days: Friday: Cambridge - Valley Nerd College of St. Mary - Nerd Dawg Concordia am session - Sky Nerd Elkhorn South - Royal Nerd, Nerd Sr. UNK - NerdCenter Wayne State - Nor'easter Nerd Saturday: College of St. Mary - Nerdtron, Royal Nerd Concordia - MegaNerd, Nerdy by Nature If you see us, give us a 'Howdy Nerd!'

We've posted our first Nerdsletter of the season at preprunningnerd.com/post/031826nl. Fun stuff included: ▪️ Irish Nerd's feature story on Kaser Johnson ▪️ Collegiate national qualifiers ▪️ Top HS results from the winter ▪️ Schedules/results ▪️ College commitments ▪️ What is a Nerd? ▪️ Spring performance list ▪️ Photos!

We've updated the Nationals qualifier list to include results for NAIA, D1, D2 and D3. We've got a crazy number of All Americans in Nebraska: preprunningnerd.com/post/indoor26q

This week's Nebraska high school schedule is available at preprunningnerd.com/trackresults If we're missing a meet, let us know. We use this schedule to assign Nerds and track down results.

2nd place at D1 Nationals for Gretna alum Dominic Sedlacek!

.@WSCXCTF Cain Brown earns fifth-place medal and All-American high jump honors at NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships. #PlayforthePaw wscwildcats.com/news/2026/3/14…

MAKE THAT THREE. 🏆🏆🏆 Axelina Johansson claims the women's shot put national title with a throw of 19.55m (64-1¾)! 3x National Champion. 6x Medalist. 7x All-American.

NINTH IN THE NATION FOR BERLYN. 🐥 Berlyn Schutz ran 4:42.35 in the women's mile final and became a Second Team All-American for the first time in her career!

HIGH JUMP PODIUM FOR THE SOPHOMORE DUO. 🔥👊 Karsyn Leeling and Ela Velepec both cleared 1.85m (6-0 ¾) to tie for SEVENTH in the nation and become First Team All-Americans!

Kassidy Stuckey finishes sixth in the mile (4:47.99), the first Loper AA in this event since 2008! #LopesUp results.leonetiming.com/?mid=8658

LSW alum Bri Rinn is a First-Team All-American!

Senior Lily Novacek earns her third All-American honor by finishing 4th in the weight throw! In her sixth and final attempt, she broke her own school mark by over a foot (65-7) Novacek is the 3rd Loper women to be a 3-time AA #LopesUp results.leonetiming.com/?mid=8658

Sophomore Kassidy Stuckey advances to the mile finals (Sat., 3:50pm) & will be an All American after a 4:48.33 this afternoon! That is good for 8th out of 18 & fifth best in heat 2 #LopesUp ncaa.com/liveschedule/2…

We're back.... Nebraska HS track meets can be held beginning Thursday. Each week we create a meet list so we can post results and assign Nerds. However, we need your help. For the week ended March 21, please tell us: a) Which team(s) do you support? b) WHERE are they competing this week? c) WHAT is the meet date and start time?

BIRD IS ONTO THE FINAL. 🤩✨ Berlyn Schutz runs a 4:39.17 for a big Q and qualifies for the women's mile final tomorrow at 4:10pm CT! ✅

Reigning champions are back in the women's 800, mile, 5k, and DMR at NCAAs. Can Makayla Paige, Wilma Nielsen, Doris Lemngole, and BYU repeat? Stars Juliette Whittaker, Riley Chamberlain, & Jane Hedengren will be trying to prevent that. letsrun.com/news/2026/03/2…

One of the most competitive indoor meets of the year -- the NCAA championships -- kick off on Friday in Arkansas. Here's your guide to the must-watch races and athletes in the men's distance events. letsrun.com/news/2026/03/2…