Willer Wins Award

The accolades keep rolling in for Nebraska sophomore Natalie Willer as she was named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week on Tuesday after also being selected as the Big 12 Track and Field Female Athlete of the Week. Willer is the first Husker to be selected for the USATF award during its eight-year history. A native of Elkhorn, Neb., Willer broke her own NU and American junior record in the women’s pole vault with a clearance of 14-4 1/2 at the Concordia Twilight in Seward, Neb., on Friday, May 8. The vault shot Willer to the top of the NCAA performance list and is the fifth-best vault by an American this season. Her previous record of 14-3 1/2 was set at this year's Drake Relays, also a meet record. Now in its eighth year, USATF's Athlete of... [read full story]                    

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