Huskers Look to Defend Team Title at Jim Click Shootout

With only a few groups competing the first two weeks of the outdoor season, a majority of the Nebraska track and field will hit the road for Tucson, Ariz., to compete at the Jim Click Shootout. A team scored meet, the Big Red will look to defend their 2008 team title, with the men and women combining to score 398 points at last season’s meet. The Husker’s took down Arizona (354.5), Georgia (263) and Arizona State (234.5).

This weekend, the Huskers will do battle with some of the top programs from across the nation, including Washington, Nebraska, Kansas, Penn State, Wisconsin and Arizona . The meet is set to begin with the multi-events on Thursday, April 2, and Friday, April 3, starting at 1 p.m. (Central) both days. The rest of the meet will begin on Saturday, April 4, starting at Noon with the women’s hammer throw and ending at roughly 6 p.m. with the men’s 4x400-meter relay. As of now, no live results will be available.

The Huskers will also send a small contingent of distance runners to the Concordia Invitational in Seward, Neb. The two-day meet will begin on Friday night at 6 p.m., and start up again Saturday morning at 11 a.m.