Prep Running Nerd

The coaches-only portion of the Workshop for Girls in Running has wrapped up in Lincoln. Over 50 coaches attended presentations by Dan Iverson of Naperville North High School and mindset coach Kate Kelley Schneider. Friday's session is open to girls and coaches, with topics to include culture, fueling, mindset and puberty. There is on-site registration available tomorrow. Details: events.humanitix.com/lincoln-nebras… A huge thanks to Ann Ringlein of the Lincoln Running Company and ON Running for sponsoring this event.

Freeman High School has added another outstanding T&F clinic to its summer schedule. UNL's Dyson Wicker, the newly-minted NCAA outdoor pole vault champion, will be leading a three-hour pole vault camp at Freeman HS from 9-12 on July 28. Scan the attached image for more info.

Due to this week's forecasted high temps, Wednesday night's fun run at Omaha Northwest has been pushed back to 8:00 p.m. The details: Ididarun 5k Race Series #2 – Wednesday, July 15th. Cost $5. No pre-registration. Friends and family are welcome and encouraged to run! Meet on Northwest’s front lawn. Registration 7:15PM-7:50PM and the races start at 8PM.

On July 16-17 there will be an excellent clinic in Lincoln targeting girls who run and the adults who coach them. We’ve come a long way in realizing that boy and girl runners have different physiological needs, developmental stages and performance arcs. I reached out to a few Lincoln high school coaches who think this will be an outstanding event. events.humanitix.com/lincoln-nebras…

No one like her. 👑 Only a few more hours left to vote Axelina Johansson for @thebowerman! 🏆 Vote up to 5 times per email per day. Voting closes today at 1:00pm CT. 🗳️ » go.unl.edu/3v45 #GBR x #TheBowerman

Western Nebraska’s 2nd best race coming at you for year 2! 120 runners last year. This year even better! @monumentmile @preprunningnerd Prizes, prizes, and food and music 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥✈️✈️✈️

Not just a finalist. 🪓 Vote Axelina Johansson for The Bowerman. Can vote up to 5 times per email per day. Voting ends July 2nd at 1:00pm CT. 🗳️ » go.unl.edu/3v45 #GBR x #TheBowerman

@PrepRunningNerd 5 votes per day per email!

You can help UNL's Axelina Johannson win the T&F equivalent of the Heisman trophy. She is the Husker's first finalist for The Bowerman, with fan votes determining which of the three finalists will win. Votes now open at web4.ustfccca.org/iz/bowerman-vo…. Voting ends on July 2nd at midnight. In just 2026, Axelina: * Indoor and outdoor NCAA shot put champ; * Indoor and outdoor Big Ten shot put champ; * Her worst throw in each of those four meets would have been enough to win the titles; * NCAA indoor shot put record (64-09.75) * NCAA #2 outdoor shot put mark (65-06.25) * NCAA outdoor meet record (65-04.25) * Big Ten outdoor meet record (65-06.25) * Swedish national outdoor shot put record * Swedish national indoor shot put record * NCAA outdoor women's field athlete of the year * World indoor shot put bronze medalist Go vote! It's super easy.

BREAKING NEWS: The NCAA Division I cabinet has unanimously voted to approve its age-based eligibility model. This will grant athletes five years of eligibility over five seasons, notably eliminating redshirts and waivers. The eligibility clock starts after the athlete's high school graduation or 19th birthday, whichever comes first. Limited exceptions will be granted for factors such as religious missions, military service, and maternity leave.

Lincoln Southeast grad and KU commit Niles Medcalf wins the Nike Outdoor U20 800 in Eugene this afternoon in 1:49.56, launching a ferocious kick in the last 150 meters. That’s his second sub-1:50 in the last three weeks; he ran 1:49.52 at the Midwest Night of Stars meet on May 30. He won the State title on May 21 in 1:52.97. Video and photos: Royal Nerd

@HastingsTigers alum @austincarrera_ qualified for the U20 World track and field championships today in Eugene, Oregon. He clocked an 8:58.71 in the men’s 3,000 meter steeplechase. @PrepRunningNerd

Home track. Home crowd. U20 National title 🏅 @OregonTF’s Juan Gonzalez made his move with 200m to go, separating from tightly packed lead group to win the U20 men’s 5,000m crown in 14:13.06 🇺🇸 #TeamUSATF | #USU20Champs

.@FremontXC alum Juan Gonzalez wins the U20 5k at the USATF Championships, out sprinting Michigan’s Jack Bidwell. He’s also slated to run the 3k tomorrow night.

It's with great sadness that we share that Holly Benish, aka CW Nerd, passed away on June 5th from a cancer-related illness. Holly was our sixth Nerd, and she is one of the reasons we have so many Nerds today. Nerd #4, Jaden Gebeke, was shooting for us for the first time at the 2022 State T&F meet, and Holly was thrilled to meet a Nerd when she saw him at the discus arena. She had the same reaction when I met her the next day, and her enthusiasm led me to believe that other photographers might join the Nerd team. Holly leaves behind her 'coolest farmer ever' Jed and her incredible daughters Axi and Zaili. Please keep the Benish family in your prayers. panhandle.newschannelnebraska.com/story/30685643…

I have never been so disappointed.

THE SOPHOMORE DUO SHARES FOURTH. 🥹 Karsyn Leeling and Ela Velepec both clear 1.90m (6-2 ¾) to tie for fourth place and both earn First Team All-American honors! Both are now tied for second all-time in school history! #GBR x #NCAATF