George Kusche, the first-year Nebraska track athlete on the verge of making college distance running in the state a bigger deal, took care of business in his race on Saturday, and in one week will try to become the first runner in program history to break the four-minute mark in the mile run.
The smooth running South African came on the scene in a big way in the fall when he finished third at the Big Ten Conference cross country championship, which was held in Lincoln. It was the best finish by a Nebraska men’s runner at a conference meet in 20 years.